Beautiful Temple

I love the Oakland Temple and luckily we have been able to go there alot lately. Two Fridays ago, my good friend Heidi was sealed to her husband Patrick their. Then Saturday we went back because my sister in law, Kristen, went thru the Temple for the first time so we were all there again. Then This last Saturday, I was able to help out at our Regional Youth Conference that was held at the Oakland Stake Center on the Temple grounds. I was sitting in on the testimony meeting and so many of the youth stood up to bear their testimonies. The spirit was so strong and alot of them made comments on how special it was for them to be able to have the youth conference their, right be the Temple of our Lord. I am so grateful for temples.

Happy Birthday Laura!!

Today is my sweet sister in law Laura's birthday! Happy Day to you Laura! I hope you are having a fun filled day with your family. I wish I could jump on a plane right now and come and see you guys and have you meet Jillian. I can't wait for the family reunion this summer so we can all get together.

I love you Laura! Have a great day!

All Ready for Church

I'm 2 months old today!!

"Roar!!! I'm a tiger and I'm two months old." I love this blanket she is on. Its a fleece blanket made by someone in my ward. Jillie loves to spread out and she loves her passy.

Year of the babies in our ward!

A lady in our ward, Ruth Ann Daines, invited all the moms that had babies in 2008 to come over for brunch and have a visit a couple of days ago. I think our ward holds the record for births in one year. If I'm not mistaken, I believe that their were about 15 births with one set of twins!! Here are some of the girls that were born with Jillian in the middle.

Here's my little cutie, I just love her....

Jillian, George, Anya, Ethan, twin 1, forgot name, twin 2, Samantha, and I forgot his name too. Oh my, I need to learn their names. Look how cute they all are, this was so fun having them all sit together in a row.

This one's my favorite!

Jillian's Blessing Day!

Today has been such a special day. So many friends and family were able to come and witness Jillian's blessing. Aaron gave such a beautiful blessing for her. It is so neat that grandma was in town visiting my mom and dad so she was able to come as well.

Here is Michael Austin, Jillian's cousin that is 3 months older than her. They live close by each other so I look forward for them growing up together and playing.

Here's our little family.

Max loves Jillie

Max is really protective over Jillian, it is very cute. He always wants to be by her or know where she is. One time I was in the shower, and Aaron was still sleeping and the baby started crying so Max started licking Aaron's face and that didn't wake him up so then he sat on his face to wake him up to get the baby.

I had to put a chair by the bassenet so Max could see the baby.

Ahh...

I love my little girl!

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!