More Pictures!

Halley has been smiling a lot. I finally got a pretty good picture of it. She is so cute. She loves to go "ooooo" with her mouth. She plays that game with Wes all the time. We are having so much fun with her. I figured out tonight why it's easier to be a parent the second and third time around. It's because I know that all the hard phases that we go through with the newborn stuff will end. I think with Bradley I thought he would never sleep through the night and that he would always be nursing every two hours, etc., etc. Now, with Halley I can handle some of that hard stuff a little better because I know it won't always be this way.
Another update - we got some betta fish for the boys. When we gave away our fish before Wes left for basic training we promised the boys that when we got to California we'd get them their own fishies. Well, we were actually kind of hoping they'd forget, but they kept bringing it up. Anyway, so Bradley calls his "Little Fish," and Connor calls his either "Big Fish" or "Colorful Fish." It's kind of fun to have little pets around, and they are pretty low maintenance.

I also want to let everyone know how our first week of healthy dinners from our new recipe book went. We actually loved it! Well, I did. I feel so much better about myself when I eat healthy, and it wasn't that difficult. I though the food was great. I guess I should just speak for myself though. The thing that amazes me the most is that we didn't eat a whole lot of meat. In fact, if we had followed the menu perfectly (we ate out once or twice :), we would have only eaten red meat once! I am now a huge fan of this lady - Zonya. I loved the recipes. They are pretty simple and taste great! OK, so that's my story. The true test will be if we lose any weight. Of course, we are still trying to get rid of some of our chocolate and stuff so it might take awhile for our healthy eating habits to take effect. :)

OK, so I keep thinking about how fast Halley is growing. I feel like she is so big now. It's nice to look at this picture of Wes' hand on her and realize that she is still just a little baby.

One more really cute story that I am sure Wes won't want me to put on here. We were driving the other night and listening to a CD that my sister and her then boyfriend made for us for our honeymoon. It has that song "Just Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Vassar on it. Wes hasn't ever really listened to the words, and he did this time. He got all teary-eyed and reached over and grabbed my hand. It was so adorable. We are both so happy to be together, and despite how hard things are, it is so nice to have each other and know we're in the right place doing the right thing. Some days may not seem like "paradise," but I think we both really recognize how much we love each other now that we've spent some time apart.

And that's that. I fulfilled my Sunday blogging goal!