Wonderful Summer!

Im going to try and pretend that it hasn't been an incredibly long time since I last posted. We have had kinda a lot going on and I didn't have a camera for quite a long time. Its just not as fun unless I can post some pictures! I was finally able to get a new camera a couple weeks ago and it has been Great! I dont like having to beg people for copies of pictures, so its been good!
Well, lets see....Jon finally graduated back in May and we were so excited to be done with school! He was really hoping to get into the FBI right away, but that was kinda put on hold for a little while. He needs some more experience in his field and what not. So we went on the search for a job and have been doing that up until about last week! Jon was able to get a job at Mercedez Benz in Lindon! He has never sold a car or done sales like this before, but he is confident and excited to see how he does and to learn some new things. I think he will be able to do it just fine...Jon can sell anything, Im sure! He officially starts that job next Monday, but has been going in for all sorts of training and stuff. So after this thursday, we will officially be done with night jobs! YAY! Jon has been working nights for 1 1/2 years now and I have been doing it for about 7 months and we are definetaly done with that schedule. It will be so nice for him to just have a regular day job and be local!

This little baby inside of me is doing a good job of growing! I feel pretty big at this point..I think Im bigger than I was with Makella, but Im not sure. He seems to be a pretty laid back baby and I really dont feel him too often, but its enough to know that he is in there and doing well! I am 29 weeks now. Its so weird that I only have 11 more weeks until he is here! It seems to be going by soo fast and there is so much I have not gotten done! We are hoping to be able to move into a little bit bigger/nicer place before he is here, but that depends on Jon's job. I feel like he will be here before I have a chance to get everything I need and before I can prepare myself mentally to have 2 kids! I seem to have forgotten what it will be like to have a newborn. It will work out somehow though and we are really excited to meet him! We are still working on names though, so if you have any suggestions, we would love to hear them!

Makella just continues to grow and make us laugh with all the things she says and does. Besides her 2 year old tantrum/not listening/destructive moments, she is so much fun to have around and we love her to pieces! We have spent a lot of time outside this summer swimming, and playing. We tried to potty train her about a month ago and I think she is about 80% ready, but she is just not completely there yet, so I decided to give her a couple more months. Im determined to have that taken care of before the new baby comes. I think it would be great to not have 2 kids in diapers, but we will see. She definetaly moves at her own pace and will not be pushed!

That is kind of an update on everyone here. We have been able to do some fun things this summer, which is great! We have a family reunion in May with my family in Washington and it was soo much fun to see everyone. I was able, just this last weekend, to go up to rexburg with Karianne for Tayven's blessing. It was lots of fun to see Amiee and be able to spend some time with her and Hyrum and Kyla. Makella and Kyla get along so fun and its fun to watch them play together!

Here are some pictures from Rexburg and just some other ones from this summer. I am determined to make more of an effort to write on this blog, even if its just for myself!

These pictures are a little bit out of order, but thats ok!

Big News!!

We just got back from the ultrasound and it turns out that we are having a LITTLE BOY! Woo hoo! We are both really excited! The lady doing the ultrasound said that it was the best baby she had seen all day, so that was good too.

He was sucking on his fingers! So Cute!

We were playing around on the computer and found this thing that tells you what your name means. We thought they were pretty funny. Do they sound like us? Jon's is my favorite. I was laughing pretty hard :) I got these from Babyzone.com. Its one of the quizes or whatever that you can take.

Bonnie Ruthanne Graff

Bonnie Ruthanne Graff reflects idealism, the good of mankind. Bonnie Ruthanne Graff is the humanitarian with the power to make things happen and the integrity to stay the course. A mover and a shaker, without a selfish bone in its body; the name Bonnie Ruthanne Graff attracts respect, support, and devoted fans. It seems even that the Universe tends to support what the name Bonnie Ruthanne Graff represents. Speaks to people of all walks of life. Tolerant and broad-minded.

This name pursues goals other than money and power. It seeks justice. It wants to feed the hungry and heal the sick. And yet, the resources it needs to do the job seem to always magically appear.

Bonnie Ruthanne Graff's most positive characteristics: Integrity, love for all, charisma. Encourages the best in people.

Bonnie Ruthanne Graff's most negative characteristics: Naive, seeks fame, vulnerable to criticism, not a good judge of character.

Jonathan David Graff

Powerful, a conqueror, devours the weak and rules the strong. The name Jonathan David Graff reflects money and power. It is a carnivore, a winner at all cost.

Jonathan David Graff has the power and potential to achieve great things. Whatever the enterprise, it strives to be the best and most successful in its field. Extremely competitive and not afraid of challenges or challengers. A visionary, a realist, and a planner. Discipline and perseverance. Dynamic and efficient.

Rewards the faithful and hardworking employee, but has no tolerance for the incompetent.

Jonathan David Graff understands the balance between giving and taking, generosity and greed. When it loses that balance, it self-destructs.

Jonathan David Graff's most positive characteristics: Strength, perseverance, potential for greatness.

Jonathan David Graff's most negative characteristics: Financial ups and downs. Lacks compassion. Can be self-destructive.

Makella Juliette Graff

Responsible, caring, loving, nurturing, healing and comforting, the name Makella Juliette Graff is warm and makes one feel loved and special. Harmonious and peaceful, the name Makella Juliette Graff feels good to anyone, but doesn't call up any particular feeling strongly. Makella Juliette Graff is neutral, suitable for those for whom stability and harmony are high priorities.

Good sense of business, but slow and not particularly adaptable. Strong sense of beauty, but not passionate. Idealistic, with a strong sense of justice.

The name Makella Juliette Graff makes one feel like a home away from home. It offers protection and love. It takes away anxiety and fears, and heals the broken-hearted. If you want others to feel like this is their home, this is their safe haven, then this is an excellent name.

The name Makella Juliette Graff attracts money slowly, predictably, the result of effort and common sense.

Makella Juliette Graff's most positive characteristics: Protective, harmonious, comfortable to all.

Makella Juliette Graff's most negative characteristics: Stick-in-the-mud. No passion.

Update

Its been awhile so I thought I would update everyone as to what we have been up to. I am 10 weeks pregnant! I found out I was pregnant about a month or so ago. We are really excited! We just decided that we would start trying at at the beginning of the year, so I wasnt expecting it to happen so soon, but I think its great timing. My due date is around sept 29th so Jon will be graduated and hopefully we will be a little settled by then! I think everything is going pretty good right now. I have pretty bad "all the time" sickness :) I do my best to deal with it and it is better than when I was pregnant with Makella, so I think Ill make it. My next doctor's appointment is in a couple weeks and hopefully we will get to hear a heartbeat! I have kinda been nervous about having a miscarriage since Ive been there before, but Im sure it will all be fine!
Other than that, it is just the same old stuff. Jon is getting ready to graduate on May 1st. Yay! He will be applying for the FBI in a couple months, so hopefully that goes well. Makella is just being a wonderful two year old and having a great time! Tomorrow we are heading up to Boise for the weekend to see Jon's family. We are looking forward to a great weekend!
In other news, I have officially lost my camera. I dont know how it is possible to lose a camera in such a small apartment...but I have. Hopefully soon it will pop up! I hate being without a camera!

Birthday Pictures!

I just wanted to put up a few pictures from Makella's party! It turned out pretty fun. We just had Karianne, Larry, Jamie and my mom in law over. I made some awesome (if I do say so myself!) Chinese food. I made egg rolls and sesame chicken and rice. I was really proud of myself :) Then we just let her open presents and have cake. It wasnt a huge event, but she had a great time! I didnt get a whole lot of good pictures just because she was soo squirmy and did not care about the camera, so I did my best :)

Her tinkerbell cake that I made. It didnt taste all the wonderful, but it was cute! :)

The Party goers! After we finally got her to go to bed, I came in to check on her and found her sleeping soundly with her toys!

Little Baby Bumbs

This might be kind of long, so dont feel pressured to read it all :) Its mostly for me to try and remember for later on since Im horrid at journals!

My little Ella is going to be 2 years old tomorrow! I am so excited! Im hoping that it is a wonderful day for her! We decided not to have a real big party this year, so it will just be some of our friends there. But I think she will have fun. Ever since I first asked her about what kind of party she wanted, it has always been a tinkerbell Party. So that is what she gets. Im even attempting to make a really cute cake. Wish me luck!

It is so crazy that it has already been 2 years that she has been around. I cant say that it has been the easiest 2 years for me, but it has definetaly been worth it. Anyone who is able to be around me and Makella regularly would know that me and her dont always get along. It is a very regular occurance for us to butt heads and on more than one occasion I have heard Ella say, "I dont want to talk to mommy right now" or, if asked why she is mad she will say, " Im mad at mommy". I've gotten pretty used to it and it doesnt hurt my feelings like it used to :) She is a daddy's girl through and through and I wouldnt have her any other way and Im pretty sure Jon likes her that way too! But despite all the differences, or similarities, whatever it may be. She is so amazing to me and has taught me SO much! What a blessing she is to us! If I am having a bad day or am just way to tired, she will come up to me ask, "Mommy, you ok? you need a band aid?" Or she will just want to snuggle and say, "I need you mommy, I need you". Its moments like this that make everything perfect! Her ability to remember things and her never ending desire to learn is so amazing to me! She was talking in sentences when she was just over a year old. Her ability to speak has been one of her best talents and she definetaly does it well. She is very emotional and I think being able to express herself so well has helped her in dealing with all her emotions that are hard for her to control.

She is forever wanting to learn about something! When she was a little younger, if I was sitting at the computer or table to anything she would make her way all the way up until she was right in front of my face and then say, " lets talk about it, mommy, lets talk about it". And then we would talk about dogs, big girls, whatever was on her mind. Then when given a choice between a doll or learning the alphabet or words, she will always choose the alphabet. I have never been a very school minded person. It was pretty much the last thing on my mind. I think she will be so much better than me! Well, this is pretty long, but overall it has been such an adventure and a joy to know her and learn all the things that make her who she is. Im grateful to be able to help her grow and learn! When she was blessed some of the things she was blessed with was knowledge and having a sense of humor. She definetaly has both. We love her so much!

P.S. Her latest achievement...She read her first word yesterday! She read the word DOG. I spelled it with letters on the ground and asked her what word it was. She wasnt sure, so then I had her spell it. Then I asked her again and I didnt think she would get it so I was about to tell her what it was when she suddenly said "DOG!" Then clapped and yelled. I was pretty excited!

Comfy and Cozy

So yesterday we finally took the plunge and got Makella a "Big Girl Bed." I just felt like she was ready for it. She has been HATING bed time lately and when she starts hating something, it usually just means that she is ready for a change. So we went and got a twin bed for her and she was SOO excited about it. Its really weird to see such a tiny girl in such a big bed, but its really fun. When I was talking to her about her bed, I asked her if she liked it and she said that she did because it is comfy and cozy. Then she said that her pillow is snugli! Im glad to know she loves her bed. She still had a little trouble going to bed, but it was only because she wasnt totally tired yet.
Here are a couple of pictures in her her new bed!


Then today, Makella made it very obvious that she is turning 2 next month by throwing tantrum after tantrum...over EVERYTHING. She is pretty emotional as it is and Im pretty used to her getting upset about things, but today was BAD. For about 40 minutes, it was non stop screaming. She was in time out for a bit and would like right at me and scream as loud as she could. Then she wouldnt stop and so she like started hyperventilating and it kinda freaked me out, so I tried to just hold her and that didnt help either. So I just sat with her while she cried for a long time. I was afraid the neighbors would be and would think that I was like hurting her or something! But, I finally got her convinced that it would be good to eat lunch so she calmed down. I went into the other room for a few minutes and when I came back this is what I found:

I guess that explains why she was so upset. She woke up happy still wanted to play with me, so life is good for now. i think I still have a lot to learn about a two year old.