Nothing to post

So I sat here at the computer, baby Luke is actually laying in his bed to sleep, and I wanted to post. But as I thought about the last little while and all that has happened I couldn't think of anything exciting to post about. Not any exciting, life-changing, tell your friends on your blog - kind of a post. And yet here I am.

A friend of ours did his son's baby blessing in their ward yesterday and Dave was invited to participate. There is nothing greater to see than a circle of men holding the Priesthood standing over an brand new baby - straight from heaven. It is a powerful image to me. I can't wait for baby Luke's blessing. He will be 3 1/2 months old when it happens but we wanted to wait for Dave's parents to come home from their mission. Since they missed the birth we thought that it would be alright to wait a few months to have the baby blessing so that they could be a part of it. I would love for you all to come. June 14th. 11 am. 400 west 1200 south church building.

Baby Luke is still sleeping.

I love being graduated from BYU. It's kind of hard to describe because I never really thought about life after college. Life happened during college. I am so happy about where I am today. Now about who I am, that is still up for discussion but I continue to work on that part every day. Some days more than others. A while ago I said that I was going to start my Personal Progress again and so far I have finished the first requirement for faith. Read three scriptures on the topic, two conference talks, and say my morning and evening prayers for 3 weeks. I am still in the three weeks but what I am trying to say is that I thought I would be done with alot more by now. After all, I am at home all day, minus the times when I am out and about. I just hope to maybe work a little harder on it. But I also realize that my most important and enjoyable activity is taking care of my baby boy. My mom keeps reminding me that every step is a baby step and pretty soon the changes will be much smaller and farther between, so enjoy this time because in the whole scheme of things, the newborn period is very small. I hope to cherish every moment.

Every smile.
Every time he reaches out for me.
Every time he opens his eyes while sleeping just to make sure that I am still there.
Every little breath.
Every nuzzled face into my neck.
Every time I get to feed him.
Every second that the only thing he needs is me.
Every time Dave holds him and says, "Don't worry, daddy's here."
Every morning that I get to wake up and be a mom.
Every cry that ends because mommy came home.
Every little toe.
Every time I wake up in the night to feel his warm little body curled up next to mine.
Every moment.

He makes me want to be the best person that I can be and I hope that each day I get a little bit closer to that person. Mother's Day is particularly special this year to me. By becoming a mother, I have come to appreciate my mother a bazillion times more than before. I have always known that she has been the perfect mother, but now that I am a mother, I have come to realize all of the sacrifices that she has made for me and my sister and brothers. She is about to start her first semester of classes since around the time that I was born. She decided to postpone her education so that she could give her all to her kids. My dad was working two jobs and going to school so that my mom could stay home and he could finish his degree. I am so proud of her being able to go back to school. She has wanted it forever. Way to go mom. I always try to find the right words to express to her how I feel but I always comes short. Maybe in heaven we will be able to more fully express how we feel. I sure hope so because I really want to tell her how much I love her.

Life has been crazy. I am extremely interested to know the total number of hours of sleep that I have gotten over the last 2 1/2 months. I think the number would baffle me. I have never been so exhausted in my life and yet I have never been so happy in my life. Maybe Dave is right, sleep is overrated. I have never learned so much in such a small amount of time. Each day has been so precious.

Baby Luke is awake...

Some graduation pics!

Here are some pictures from graduation that we took. It was a great day. This is posted by Brienne in case you were wondering.