Say who's name?

Oh Billy!

Are names a really big controversy? I find it amusing that sometimes, picking out what you're going to call your offspring, can be. Eli didn't tell me til AFTER Leena was born, that he didn't care for her name...well, it's on her birth certificate pal, too late.

In short, Jeff and I have narrowed it down to 3, 1, which I'm forcing that one of them, he needs to let it grow on him.

Boy:
Landon (middle MAY be Jeff)

Girl:
Kylie Grace (leena thought Kylie Kate was really cute, so we may run with taht being I think it's super cute)
Or..
Audrey Belle, that's the one I'm asking that he sleep on. I LOVE it, he isn't too keen on it. My whole family likes it, and we really are partial name nazis.

IE: When my older sister Mikelle, had my niece Maleah. Mikelle was really wanting to name her Brighton, but her husband at the time, wasn't going for it. He said it HAD to be Maleah. She was born with jet black curly hair, and dark eyes. Now, she has bright blonde super curly hair and huge blue yes and is a clone of my sister. We heard her name the first time and We all said "WHOA!! that is TRIBAL!" We adjusted by the time she was 2 or so...ha.

So needless to say, I'd just like to go with what I had picked out before even meeting Jeff last summer, but I guess that's a no go! Well, least til the 17th!

Jeff-fa-fa

Aww poor guy, he's not having fun. He's up at like 3am sometimes, I'll get an email from him on my blackberry saying hi and how on earth he's still awake.

Real pics!

The ONE time she looks like her mommy! After the end of a long and eventful day!

I think he had lint on his nose...

I love these girls, 11 years and counting! We all went to Inglemoor HS together.

Me and little Gideon Johnson, he's SOO precious!!

Jeff', his Mom Lori, sister Christy, me and Leena

Seeeesters!

My little Ling-Ling!

We love this little girl!!

I'll have to frame this one.

He's so good with her!

I think Jeffs face is just funny in this..

So I was having problems with my earrings, getting them in!

My sister Hillary and I..

Jeff and his friend Chris

Both families, my brothers are out on missions, and his dad wasn't here.
And, my older sister wasn't here either...

"Babeh Daniels"

SO! We're 4 months down on this one, and 5 more to go. I'm not looking forward to the summer, pregnant. I've done it before, and I seriously went into hiding for 3 months to avoid being miserable.

It was 92 here yesterday. And now today, it's only like 73. Then again it was 92 at my parents house, who are about 80 miles (if you drive it, ferry is 40 or so) from me, so maybe that makes a difference. I just know that it was HOT for May in Seattle! So long as it doesn't continue like that, I think I'll be ok.

I feel so bad for Jeff, he's stuck on his aircraft carrier missing about 70% of the pregnancy due to him being gone for Sea Trials for 2 months at a time. He'll be home all of July, gone for 2 weeks in August, then gone again 2 more months from Sept-Nov, which is right when I'm due. We've got it figured out that if we can get a scheduled C-section, he can get teh days off and fly home, if not, he has to wait for the call from me or a family member and get flown off the aircraft carrier out by San Diego, and then catch another plane to Seattle, then over to the Navy Hospital in Bremerton, whew! We're in for it!

I'm just far along enough now, that if Jeff calls, and for some reason I have to put my cell on speakerphone, kid gets SUPER excited. It's too cute! They kick me like crazy. Jeff feels bad he's missing so much, but he'll be home in....6 weeks.

We find out what we're having on the 17th, I think it's going to kill me until then!

As far as actual health goes, I feel exhausted all the time. Just an hour ferry ride to my parents house, kicks my butt, and I'm like a wet dishrag by the time I get there. They (dr's) told me to eat more cause I was under weight and I need more iron... And oddly, I ate a steak the other night. Well, that's one out of like 10 that I need to eat, so it'll be a process. And I'm sure once Jeff gets home, and he's figured out how to use the BBQ (hes still learning, haha. it's kinda funny cause I can do it faster than he can.) It'll be easier for me to choke down red meat. (I've never really liked it, it's ok) Funny thing is, I keep wanting chow mein and doughnuts...WOW.

It's a matter of time before I dock my hours down to part time at Sprint. That job wears me out, and I'm constantly yawning while I'm on calls with major companies, real professional!

On a side note, cross your fingers and pray that Jeff and I stay stationed in WA state. If we have to move, it will be a custody issue with leaving the state and wanting to take Leena. So we're hoping they stick him on the Western Washington side. We find out where we'll be be getting orders to soon.

Ok, I'm going to go for now, I'll write more later!

She's getting older!

Leena is 6 and a half now. Her room has recently been re-done and furniture moved and what not. I think my dad and brother made this little mini bookshelf looking corner, hobbit thing. Which, she rather enjoys. I guess after some more of the furniture was put back into her room, she was "charging" my family to check out books from her mini library. I guess it just cost "air money"

HA! She is too cute! Her imagination is so creative.

Her new thing is something Jeffs mom, Lori got her...a coveted webkinz. She has 2, they have a little stuff animal they buy, and you get this special code to go online and build a special world for your animal. She can spend ALOT of time on that little website if you let her! She will call me and tell me all about her "kinz cash" that she's gotten and what little world she's built and what it's name is.

All I have to say is that whoever thought of that for kids her age, CHA CHING! $$ I promise you that!

I wonder how long this will last, like any other child, she has her phases. She's still in the horse phase, that's going on 3 years or so. Who knows, maybe thats a real love of hers!

She is going to horse riding camp this summer too. Holy cow, she's so excited! We'll see if she still likes horses after that!

I said I'd put more up, so here we go! I think this will do for now.

Married life, part 2

Woop! On Sat, April 26th, 2008, we "sealed the deal". I'm Heidi Daniels now. Hey - nice to have a last name that someone won't botch to death!

It was a nice ceremony, despite a 20lb dress, a million friggin' degrees inside the relief society room where it was actually held, it was a success.

Jeffs mom and sister flew in from Idaho, so that was a plus to have them here! I felt a little bad because they were only here for a little more than 48 hours, and then it was back to work for both of them come Monday. Poor Jeffs mom even sort of cried a bit while she was at our house, and just said "I don't get to see you guys enough!" Which, it made me feel awful, but we will be in Idaho in July, so in time!

As far as the wedding ceremony actually goes, I really had NO idea how it was really going to go..(Being pregnant has put me out of comission and pretty much anything to do with wedding planning) Til the day before, we went to the church to see how the set-up was progressing, of couse it was breath taking. My mom pulled me aside and said "Ok, we're having 2 musical numbers.." *wait - what?!* Musical numbers? Where was this in the consent form that I apparently not only did not sign, did not know even existed! I sighed and hung my head. I knew she meant well, but the Bishop is the one that encouraged her to do the musical numbers. And, my family being as musical as they are, I guess sounded like a good idea. (I personally have felt like one of the Von Trapp children most of my life with "performing" all the time. Of course I'm scolded that it's a blessing people love it, I just never liked it.) But, in the midst of "Bless us all", I look at Jeff, notice his eyes are welling a little bit. My first instinct is to ask if he's ok. Of course he says he is. Then I coudln't help but think "NO! Don't start, cause if you do, I will!" and that's exactly what happened. Heidi, the non-crier, was crying. I tried to hold it back so much, but it just wouldn't work!

It was nice overall. I got told how "Beautiful" it was by several people.

Know what's funny, out of the 250 invites we sent, I would have expected to see more people there, but some in their defense, did get mailed out late. Which, I understand. It's called snail mail for a reason, it's slow! But, all in all, it was a good day, I got the hang of carrying my train pretty fast, and that's without falling on my face! Which, I am so proud to say, I did not do. (I'm still incredibly clumbsy and spastic, it's rejuvinating I tell ya!)

Today is the last day off for us. How depressing! We took out honeymoon in Feb to Oahu, Hawaii. It was a blast of course, so we took time off this weekend to re-coop and entertain the Idaho people. We're planning to go back, one last year without kids, and then next year after that, we'll take them.

And, off topic as well as lastly, I think my "night sickness" is finally subsiding! HALLELUJAH! Poor Jeff, He had to deal with me puking 24-7 it seemed liked. Everything from oreos to pickles, this baby did not like them! Oddly enough, this is SOOO his child. I am craving macaroni and cheese (yuk, right?!) which I used to make fun of him for eating, and now we're the ones sitting ont he couch eating it. And Jeff will pipe up "my baby wants some fat!" Well honey, that's right. this is YOUR child! I'm due Nov 5th, but the Dr. pretty much told me to plan for Oct like Leena. Which whom, is thrille she's finally going to be a sister! A 7 year age gap wil be interesting, but we couldn't have been more happier, even if this baby was only 50% planned...Funny how that happens! Lord has his ways, doesn't he?

Here are some wedding pictures, there will be more later, of course!