Lilly

Wes and I found out on March 19th that we are going to be blessed with a baby girl! Wes was so excited when they said girl that he started hooting and hollering so loudly a nurse came in and asked if we were having a party. As for me, I was stunned! I really thought we were having another boy, in fact part of me is still skeptical, but I am SO happy for a girl. We plan on naming her Lilly Mae. Steele comes up to me everyday with a little pink outfit my mom bought us and says, "Mama is this Lilly's?" It makes me smile just thinking about it.
Speaking of Steele, he is such a good brother. Today, Gideon was crying and I was on the phone so I asked Steele to go talk to him. When I got off the phone I peeked into the bedroom and they were both sitting in Gideon's play-pen laughing.
I cannot express how much my kids mean to me. All the little things they do to make me smile far out weigh the things they do wrong. Wes always reminds me that the greatest treasure in life is family...well, I know that we are very rich, maybe not materially, but definitely eternally! Thank goodness for family!

New Home

So here it is, the new Filhart home. It is such a cute house and this picture does not really do it justice. Wes and I are so excited to get to work on it. We have plans to add wood flooring, paint inside and out, reface the kitchen cabinets and add new fixtures to name a few. The last few weeks have been somewhat of a headache, but now that the papers are signed we're getting really excited. It's so nice to know we have a place of our own that we can do whatever we want with it. We are especially looking forward to having everyone over for a backyard BBQ before it gets too hot.
Also, I plan on doing some before and after pictures as we fix the place up so watch for updates and hopefully I won't bore you all!

Pee

You know I have always hated the word pee. Well now it's not just a matter of hate, I detest it! It is such a gross word, but what could describe urine better, it's just GROSS!
So once again I am up in the middle of the night because I was cleaning up, what else, pee. If it's not Steele, it's Gideon. If it's not Gideon, it's Skillet (our chihuahua). If it's not cleaning it up, it's me running to the bathroom to pee thanks to this little person growing inside.
But seriously, I have a new appreciation for mothers this morning at 4:30am. I never realized just how gross motherhood could be. However, I suppose that is what makes it so wonderful. I believe the scripture reads, "for it must needs be, that there is an oppposition in all things," the scripture then goes on to say if not so, then we could not know good or bad.
So basically I have had some pretty gross experiences over the last few years and now that I have 2 children and a dog it seems that those experiences are more frequent. Yet, as bad as cleaning up pee can be, the joy I get from my family is ten times greater. I am so thankful Heavenly Father has a plan. A plan that included some gross experiences, because without it, how would I know that my life is really PERFECT!

Test-Run

So I had the opportunity today to experience what life might be like with 3 kids. EmmaLee came over for the day and boy was it interesting. I started out with little sleep due to neither Steele or Gideon sleepling last night. By the time EmmaLee got here at 6am I was dead tired. Then I had a doctors appointment to get ready for and trying to get myself and 3 kids ready and fed was challenging. We did it though and I was only 5 minutes late! (Now I can appreciate Sarah's predicament when it comes to being late.:)) The next challenge was trying to get 3 down for a nap. Steele and Gideon made it down, but EmmaLee didn't, maybe next time I'll accomplish all three. With all that said it was nice that EmmaLee and Steele were able to keep each other somewhat occupied while I took care of Gideon. Yet, all I could think was that in about 6 months this will be a daily task and I pray that I can get through it!

Update

So thanks to Tina I was finally able to make my blog worthy of being viewed. Now I can start adding to and becoming addicted like the rest of the world. Actually, I feel that this is a great way to journal and hopefully share what is going on in our lives. So here's the update for those of you who may not know...
1- We are having another baby in August.
2- We are in the process of buying an adorable little house in Mesa.
3- Wes is working on the reservation and loving the semester so far.
4- I'm on the waiting list for nursing school and will hopefully be in the program in January.
5- Wes and I are completely in love.
Any questions?

For those of you reminding me that I need to post some pictures, here's a start.



Gideon - My little cheese ball and probably the happiest baby I have ever known.

Steele- My sweet boy who makes me cry, laugh, and wonder why I am so blessed.



Wes- The #1 man in my life who makes everything in life worth it.
I'm truly a lucky woman!

My Family

I thought I would start this blog out by posting a picture of our family. My family is everything to me. President Eyring said it best when he stated, "My sense of gratitude stems also from blessings to my family. It is the sealing power and our knowledge of it which changes and transforms our family life here and our expectations for the joy of family life in the world to come. The thought and the hope that I can have eternal relationships carries me through the trials of separation and the loneliness which are part of mortal existence. The promise to the faithful in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is that we may have associations and an expansion of families in the eternities. That assurance changes forever and for the better all of our associations in families." I am so happy to be a part of a wonderful family and I am grateful we can be together forever. This picture was taken in June 2007 and has since been outdated, but I don't have a family picture yet that includes our newest addition, Gideon.

Gave In

So I finally did it. After being pestered by Ashley, Corrine and Stacy yesterday about not having a blog I gave in and decided I would try this out. Hopefully I'll be able to keep up with the pro-bloggers out there.