A Name and Blessing

Dane was blessed at our house in Sunday. We had planned to bless him that day since before he was born, but ran into a little problem. The Oqquirh Mountain Temple dedication was scheduled for that day and so the Church had canceled regular meetings for the whole state that day so members could watch the dedication. Eric's parents had already purchased their plane tickets and my dad and stepmom were already going to be out here that weekend for my stepbrother's wedding. Fortunately our bishopric lets us bless babies when we want and not just on Fast Sunday, so were able to bless Dane on the August 23. It was a little crazy trying to jam 40 people into my family room to hear the blessing, but it worked out. We had a little luncheon afterward. It was really nice to have both sets of parents there as well as all Eric's siblings (and families) that live in Utah and my brother and sister from California. Eric gave a beautiful blessing which I recorded on his cell phone and now need to go back and write it down. Of course Megan woke up with a cold that morning and now I think Dane is getting it. I'm sure this is just the first of many illnesses that they will pass back and forth. The weekend was a little hectic with the wedding and blessing back to back, but being able to spend it with family made up for it. I hadn't seen my brother since Christmas and I'm not sure when I'll get to see him or my sister again. Hopefully sooner rather than later!

Being a Mother of 2

Going from one kid to two really hasn't been that hard. Mostly that is due to the fact that I have a good baby that sleeps all day. That being said though, some things are a little more difficult to do, like getting the house clean, and I'm learning to be creative. I'm usually napping or resting when Megan is napping (when I used to clean) and then don't have a lot of energy at the end of the day to do it. I do get the energy to clean sometimes though and this is how it the floor had to get mopped a few weeks ago:

Eric was out for a motorcycle ride, Megan was in bed for the night, and Dane was sleeping. I finally had a chance to get something done. Of course, as soon as I started to mop, Dane woke up. Determined to still get it done, I busted out my BabyBjorn and got to work. Eric thought it was hilarious and had to take a picture. (Notice my sweet non-matching outfit of pajama bottoms and the top I was wearing that day. A candid picture for sure!)

I also have to shower when Megan is strapped in her chair eating breakfast so Dane gets left alone (ad stays alive). If he's in the swing unattended, this is what happens:

Eric actually found Megan in Dane's crib on top of him one morning last week. She's going to love that kid to death if I'm not careful!

We've still had friends over to play. This is how we've spent many days this summer - playing in the kiddie pool. Megan thinks it's great and I don't have to be in the pool with her or worry that she's going to go in too far and drown. It's really a win-win situation.

This is Megan with her friend, David. They get along really well, even though David is 18 months older than her.

Not being able to take Dane out to very many places has limited what we've been able to do this summer, but we are still managing to have fun. Two more weeks until Dane is 2 months old and we can be "normal" again!