Layla's Easter Dress

Thank you Grandma Lueck for the super cute Easter dress!

Layla sleeps in the funniest positions. I was trying to update this blog and she was fussy so I just kept typing away anyways and when I looked back this is the position she was in....precious little thing.

Mmmm Candy!

I love Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!!!!! I just think they are delicious and on Wednesday at work something funny happened involving my favorite candy. Maybe this is a story that you needed to see, but it was hilarious to me!

I was at the vending machine getting me a King size Reese's. I put my money in the machine and presses D1. The lovey chocolate cups dropped and were then trapped, because it was too long to go through the space the way it fell. So I went to the surgery waiting room and asked the receptionists if they had a quarter that I could use to get another candy so it would hit the one that was stuck. The one lady asked, "Did you shake the machine"? I said no that thing weights a ton. Mind you this lady is at least 65 years old. She says, "well let me come and shake it for you". I told her NO WAY I don't want you to hurt yourself. She said she would be just fine and didn't want me to help since I just had a baby. I was thinking there is no way she is moving this thing. So we go to the machine and sure enough she starts shoving this machine back and forth lifting it off of the ground. It was banging so loud I'm surprised the glass didn't break. I was laughing the whole time and just kept cheering her on. After some final big shakes she got my candy loose! She said she hates it when other people get free candy. We were just laughing when we got back to the waiting room. Everyone was staring at us....probably wondering what the noise was and wondering why this young girl couldn't get her candy out but a 65 some odd year old could.....wimp I know.

Here's Atleast One Picture...

(Courtesy of Marsha)

Here's at least one picture from Layla's blessing day. We were just so busy we forgot to get a picture of her, But Aunt Marsha got some!
This was such an awesome experience to be able to watch all of my brothers and husband participate in blessing our baby. I'm so thankful that they are worthy priesthood holders

I just think this is a cute picture of her!
Thanks, Auntie Marsha for the cute bows!

Ahhh...so precious!

I wanted to see if Layla would try to grab this soft little giraffe or just even be interested in it. She was! She kept watching it as I moved it around. I put it by her face and some how she managed to hug it! It was so stinking cute. The doctor said at her last check up that she will start grabbing at things and to be careful with what we have in our hands....its already beginning!

Ooooh Baby.....

This baby is so fun to dress and buy accesories for! I love these glasses and lucky enough Layla likes to wear them too. I bought them at Gymboree with a gift card I got from Stacey and Daniel from work! Thanks guys!!

Gosh we're a good looking family!

LtoR: Kelli Ricky David, Robbie Todd Ashley

Ma and Pa in front

This is all the Lueck clan on the day of Layla's blessing. You know what's funny....I didn't get a single picture of Layla on her special day. I'm so mad!!! So if anyone has a pic of her send me one!

I was so excited to have all of my siblings come and participate on this big day even with the bad weather and Marsha being 8 months pregnant!! David and Crystal traveled from Las Vegas the night before not getting in until midnight. There were a few times we said they should turn around because the weather was so bad, but they pressed on. There SUV looked like someone sprayed water on it and froze it!

Oh, the things we do to be beautiful!

I think babies with their ears pierced are sooo cute! So I wanted to get Layla's done. It took some effort though. Kelli and I had to go to three different piercing shops to get the babes ears done. I have lost my drivers license and in order to pierce Layla's ears I needed it. So the first place said no. I asked if Kelli could just use her license and they said no. So they said go to Icing and they should be able to do it. We went to icing this time with a plan. Kelli was going to act as Layla's momma! She was having issues with lying about it...I'm not sure why though. We got to icing and they said she needed to be 3mo. But Kelli and I think that the gal from Clarie's called and said we were coming and going to lie about who was the mom. Well if she did they were right. Finally we called another place at Provo Towne Center and they said they could do it but needed a license. So since they didn't know us there we could pull off our little fib. Layla did great. She cried for a little bit after and was back to normal quickly like nothing happened!

NO!!! Not her again.....

(sequence of feelings)

in that order

I don't know if all of you guys knew that I was in an accident when I was 26 weeks pregnant. It happen early in the morning about 6:30am on Beck Street going to SLC. Traffic came to quick stop. So I stopped. The car behind me stopped, but the idiot behind her didn't. So I got smacked into by the middle car. Mind you all, this was in my wonderful Mother-in-laws car.....So as a result, I had to go to the hospital to be observed for 4 hours. This nurse in the picture..GRRR! and this is why.....
After I had been at the hospital for 2 1/2 hours I was getting thirsty so I asked her if I could have a drink. What she told me was horrid. She said

I can't give you anything to drink in case we have to do and emergency C-section and you know babies at that age might live or they might DIE

....Seriously why would you add the "might die" part? I still ask myself that. So after she said that both Paul and I were a little freaked out that all of a sudden this baby could be coming that day! Thankfully she decided to stay and bake longer.
So when I arrived at the hospital to be induced guess who was the first person I saw? Yes, you got it....That nurse. My blood pressure started to boil. I was thinking "oh, great I get her again". She showed me to my room and told me to put my gown on and said such wonderful words..."I'm just helping you for now until your nurse is available". phew....I don't think that I could handle her for a whole day. Thank goodness my prayers were answered! I think it is funny that Paul happened to take a picture of her!The nurse pictured in the "good" photo was awesome! She was an answer to my prayers. She made me feel comfortable the whole time and kept everything light and had just a wonderful attitude. It was great she knew Dr. Spencer very well....he delivered her kids too!

She's Arrived....2 1/2 months ago!!!!

Layla Faye Blanchard was born on December 21, 2007 at 1:37pm. She weighed in at 8lbs. 1 oz. At that point in the day she was the biggest baby! The labor was a piece of cake. I was in labor for 5 1/2 hours and pushed a total of 9 times! I don't think I even broke a sweat. I surely took after my mother with how easy baby making and the delivery was!! hahaha....

I have added some picture of her right when she came out. Sorry if they some gross you out.