Grandma and Grandpa Dryden

It was so nice to have my mom come and help me with Jillian. She stayed Friday thru Monday. It's so nice to have her live close by to help out often. Thanks mom.

My dad came to visit today. I love this picture so much. Jillian was so content in his arms. Thanks mom and dad.

First Bath

Meet Jillian Marie!!

Here she is! Jillian was born 10 days early and weighed a whopping 9 lbs. 11 oz. on December 1, 2008 at 8:31 pm. Thank goodness I was able to post one photo, I have been having problems uploading any images. I hope to put a lot more on here soon. Jillian had Jaundice when she was born, which is the yellow color seen in the skin of many newborns. It happens when a chemical called bilirubin builds up in the baby's blood. Her bilirubin went really high so on Thursday, Jillian had to undergo photo therapy. She was placed in a special incubator for a day and a half with special lights on her to lower the bilirubin. She was only taken out for feedings and then put back in. The bilirubin dropped really low so finally on Friday afternoon we were able to bring her home!! We love her so much and we can't wait to have you all meet her.

Here I am- BIG and READY

Can you guess which pair of feet are mine? I know its tricky....



I wish I posed for every picture like this one...

Only 11 more days till my due date!

Only 4 more days till my last day of work!

so very soon till we can hold our little girl!

My Grandma

Aaron brought my laptop into work for me today since my work computer isn't working and I have sooooooo many pictures on here that I haven't looked at forever cause I never turn on my laptop. Anyway, Here is my cute Grandma. I love her. (and I love that my mom stopped whatever she was doing to smile at the photo)

The Alpha Male

Max and Aaron.
They are two peas in a pod. I have never seen a dog love his master as much as Max loves Aaron and I never knew how much a master can love his pup. Its adorable. I love to watch them interact. Its good that Max is a daddy's boy, because the baby will be coming soon and need my full attention and daddy's attention can be spread amongst both our babies.

Back East part 2

Here is my handsome brother with his beautiful wife and children.

Hi Eve!! I love this photo.

Look at the colors in the trees! It was absolutely beautiful in Phillidelphia and Maryland.

Faith's baptism day! What a happy day for her! Love you guys!

Trip Back East-part 1

I had so much fun last week visiting family in Baltimore and Philly! It was a blast. Here are Steve, Erica, Sara, Kate, and Tyler all ready to go trick or treating.
Here is Sara as Sharpeh (from High School Musical), Kate is minnie mouse, and Tyler is a scary dragon! This was taken at Sara's halloween parade at her school.
Tyler and I at the school waiting for Sara to come out. What a cutie!

It was so much fun seeing you guys and seeing where you live.

I will post the second part of my trip soon!

What should Max be?

A Monkey...

or a prisoner...


I am leaving for Washington D.C. tomorrow morning and will be there for Halloween with Steve and Erica and the kido's. and then off to Philly to see John and Laura and their fam, I can't wait, so I guess Max won't be dressing up for Halloween unless Aaron does it. So you all tell me which costume you like best so I can tell Aaron which one Max should wear!

It's too hard for me to decide, cause let's be honest, he makes a pretty cute prisoner and monkey.

I want you

I am dreaming, but I really think it would be fun to have this. I love it. Here is the craigslist listing for you all to look at in case your heart is telling you that you also can't live without it: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/nby/cto/896876390.html

Lucas' Lunch

This is Lucas, he is my nephew and since Heather my sister in law doesn't have a blog, I decided to post the latest news of Lucas. The conversation went something like this:

Lucas "Mom, I eat money."
Heather (Is he serious) "Where is the money now?"
Lucas takes his finger and runs it down his esophagus.
Heather (Alarm bells)"Is it in your belly?"
Lucas shakes his head yes.
Heather (Loud Alarm bells) 'Did it go down your throat?
Lucas shakes his head yes again.

The doctor told Heather to hold out every coin and have him point to the one he ate, low and behold he pointed to the penny and since it has copper in it the doctor told them to come in and get x-rays of the penny. Look how naughty but cute he is...



The doctor said that if it didn't pass thru, they would have to do surgery. According to what Heather said, "he withdrew his funds."



(note: this is not the penny he ate; totally different penny)

"It's a Major Award!"

We went to the city tonight with our friend Jared for some tasty Eliza's (the best Chinese food),and as we were driving home, Aaron started telling us a story about this new knee brace that he is trying out and how it is helping his leg and right then I looked out the car window into an apartment window and spotted this...



Can you see it?

Here is a better picture if you can't quite see what is shining so brightly in the window...



A leg lamp, it was pretty amazing!! Oh, and again another reason why I love the city.

SF Book

One of my close friends, Mia gave me this old book. It has old images of San Francisco. I keep it displayed on a shelf we have, I love it. I just love old books with cool hard back covers.

Paul Newman

I don't really know much about Paul Newman. But on Saturday, after the last session of General Conference, I went to get a pedicure and I started reading the People magazine they had there. They had a big article on Paul Newman and his life. I was fascinated by how much he loved his wife. He only had eyes for her. Joanne, his wife once said of him, "Sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, but to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day, ah, now that's a real treat." She too felt the same of him. This makes me happy.