Lilia's Teeth

Well, her teeth are finally coming in. I'm sure I'll live to regret it once she starts biting things (i.e. me). They're so cute and I thought I'd share them with you. These pictures were not easy to get. The macro feature requires that the subject be very still and Lilia kept covering her teeth up with her tongue.

Enjoy.

Discount Windows 7

I thought I would let all you tech savvy know about this discount. You can get Windows 7 Home Edition or Professional for $30.

The only downside is that it is an upgrade license and not good for a complete install. I prefer to do a clean install rather than an upgrade but if you can decide for yourselves.

If someone who is not a student is interested in my copy just let me let me know and I could get it for you. Hooray, Windows 7 is here!

I am still learning this.

I wanted to try and post some family pictures.

I think I signed on okay

Thanks Adam for posting Isaac's B-day pictures for me. I got the blog invite and I hope this is working. I am just seeing if I can post on the family web site now.

Isaac's 5th Birthday

Connie says: I though these were cute. Isaac turned 5 today and he wanted a pinata for his birthday.

My New Schedule

I prayed for a long time to get a job and now I have one. It is a great blessing but one that requires a lot of sacrifice. The work I'm doing is essentially what I have been doing for years. The hard part comes from my schedule.

I work Monday to Thursday from 7 am to 5:30 pm. In and of itself that's not bad but every Tuesday and Thursday I have class from 6 pm to 10 pm. The rest of the time I spent reading and writing just trying to keep up with my homework. In fact, I should be working right now but sometimes studying has a diminishing marginal return to scale. For ever additional hour of studying I get less and less benefit. My mind seems to turn to pudding and I just stare at a page.

Lilia is getting her first tooth. She has been in a foul mood for the last few days because of it. I'm sure her version of foul is mild compared to many children but it sure has made things more difficult for us. She is a lot more vocal and loves to play with Papa. She is adventurous and loves to play hard.

Laura was called to be the Relief Society President last week. She felt overwhelmed at first but I think she will do a great job. She is a hard worker and can be a great leader when she needs to be. I'm sure her calling will make us even busier but I know that the Lord is in it. I'm just grateful that we're are doing so much better. This kind of stress is normal for me but not having a job was getting to be too much.

Thanks to all of you who prayed for us. We always appreciate all the help we receive from you all.

My first day at work went well. It will be a chore to work a 10 hour day and then drive to a 4 hour class two nights a week but nothing I can't handle. The first day was kind of boring (they never seem to be quite ready for you at first). I shadowed some people and got a tour of some of the facilities. All the people there seem nice. I think I will enjoy working there.

Our friend Stacy had her baby on Lilia's half birthday. In fact her baby was born at almost the same time as Lilia. Lilia had some bananas for her birthday meal and she really loves them. I'm not surprised considering how much her mother loves them.

Laura has decided to take that babysitting job I mentioned but will just do it two days a week to start. It will mean some extra money for us and hopefully we'll be able to hold on to part of our savings. We'd really like to have that when I graduate so we can use it as a down payment on a house.

Here are some new pictures. I have it setup to update automatically so check back to see if there are any new ones.

Lilia October 2009

Quick Update

Here are some more pictures of our little one. She is growing up really fast.


She is starting to eat different kinds of food (sweet potato, squash, carrots, etc.) and loves to play. We recently spent some time painting Laura's parent's house and Lilia enjoyed the time she got to spend with grandma. She was really good during the road trip. We've been spoiled by a well behaved child. I included some pictures in case any of you care to evaluate my work.


I got a job and will be starting work sometime next week. It's not the best paying job but it is better than none at all. It's an IT job for the county of Riverside. The position lasts for 6 months but the department heads made it sound like if I do well then I may be hired permanently. I also started classes Thursday and it's going to be a long quarter. Between work, school and family I'm going to be pretty busy.

Well, got to get ready for church. We love you all and hope you are doing well. Thanks for the posts and helping us keep in touch.

Vivian's 1st Birthday party

Here is the birthday girl she was a little tired but still pulled through and seemed to have a good time I know she'll have many more to come

Lilia Pictures

Here are some of the latest photos. Nothing too interesting but she's just fun to look at.

Lilia August 2009

Gillian's 4th Birthday Party and family pics

I thought it would be fun to compare some generations. From left to right Dad, Me, Lilia.

Cute Babies

These are some of the cutest little ladies around. I forgot that we took these pictures when we were there last. I love Vivian's hair. She just had her pigtails taken out and has the cutest hair-do.

Lilia's First Supper

Well, earlier this week we went in for Lilia's 4 month appointment and shots. She did great for the shots, only crying a little bit after the very last one! But, we did find out that she isn't gaining weight like she ought to. At two months she weighed 9 lbs 12 oz and was in the 25th percentile. At 4 months, they said she weighed 10 lbs 12 oz - only 1 lb gained in 2 months. She dropped to the 5th percentile, and the doctor was very concerned. He told us we needed to start supplementing with formula. At first we were both concerned but also doubtful - we had needed to find a place that would accept my out of state insurance, and the place felt pretty ghetto. Anyway, after much deliberation (including talking to her old Dr. in Utah) we decided to give her formula to replace two full meals at night when I'm the lowest in milk supply. Things have been going ok so far. We bought a scale off craigslist and when we weigh her here she's about 12 lbs. So I don't know if they just messed up at the Dr.'s office, or if she has gained over a pound in less than a week, but either way we're pretty happy about it - it puts her back in the 25th percentile!

We figured that we may as well start working on her with solids. The sooner she can master eating solids, the sooner we can add some more calories to her diet. Anyway, so I've been reading up on giving solids, what to start with, how to start out, etc. Almost everything I read and everyone I spoke with told me not to expect much the first time - no more than a teaspoon or two and most of that to end up spit out onto the bib. She's been staring at our food, watching us eat, opening her mouth and making chewing motions when we have food, etc. for several weeks now, but I was just sure she'd spit everything out.

Boy was I wrong! She did screw her face all up and was kinda wierded out at first, but by the end was actually taking food in - I was very impressed. Tonight was her second night and she ate a full tablespoon of cereal (minus the inevitable drops onto the bib)! I can hardly believe she not only is eating so much, but that she likes it so well. When I didn't get to her mouth fast enough with the next spoonful tonight, she would bend her head down and lick the stuff that had fallen to her bib. Hilarious!

She's doing very well - is a very happy girl, loves to laugh, grab for toys, babble all the time, and generally only cries when she's sleepy. We are very lucky parents!

The pictures below are of the first solids experience for Lilia. At the very bottom if you click on the picture in the box, it is a link to Adam's picasa web album to see the rest of the pictures and a short video.

Lilia's First Solids