I love my family!

Having a family is by far the best blessing you can ever have. I have always had so much love for my parents and siblings. Growing up, they are all you really have and you can't imagine loving anyone as much as them. And then you become an adult and fall in love. I never imagined that it was possible to love someone as much as I love Allen. He is the most amazing thing in my life and I am so grateful for everything he has done for me, and everything he is to me. There we are a newly married couple and find out we are having a baby. What a shocking/scary/overwhelming yet exciting feeling. Now here I am with my husband and my son. They are by far the two most important things in my life. I cannot believe it is possible to have so much love in your heart for so many people. I can't believe it is possible to love someone just as much as your husband. When I look at my son, my heart just melts. He is such a sweet, sweet baby. It is so hard when I swaddle him for the night. I sit there wrapping his blanket tight around him, explaining that it is time for him to sleep...and he just lays there looking straight into me eyes, and smiling so big. It just breaks my heart. How can you put someone to sleep when they are so cute and happy and love you so much. I love who Riley is becoming. Although it is sad to know that I no longer have a newborn, it is fun to see his personality shining through. I know he will be my best friend (besides Allen of course!) I just love this amazing blessing that I have been blessed with. I love my little family more than anything in this world and would do anything for them!

It's a sad thing

Why do my little brothers need to grow up? I want them to stay little forever. I remember when they were so little, and now they are turning into men. So sad. Today is my brother's 18th birthday and also his Prom. I just cant believe it. He is graduating in less than two weeks. I just can't believe that he is growing up. Its a sad thing, but I am really looking forward to having my little brother here in Utah with me soon. I feel so lucky that he is going to BYU so that I get to spend so much time with him. He can come over to do his laundry and eat Sunday meals...oh I am just so stinking excited! Now I just wish August was here! Love you bro!

Here is his graduation announcement that I designed for him:
Yeah I know, he is VERY good looking. If any of you have sisters going to BYU next year let me know. He is available! :)

Whitney="F" on blogging lately

Yeah I know I suck. I haven't blogged much in the past couple weeks. I hate to report that all of my time lately has been occupied by Riley and my website I am working on. Well I don't hate to report my time is occupied by my baby, because I love it. I just mean I haven't had much time, nor anything to write about. My new site will be up and running soon so stay tuned. Anyways...what's new here?

We all were supposed to go down to California in 2 weeks for one of Allen's friends wedding...but now only Allen is going. It would have cost about 300 in gas to get there and back...so it wasn't reasonable. So now Allen is just driving down with his family after Riley's blessing and then flying back. So instead of spending 300 it will cost 85. I am pretty bummed that I don't get to go. It will be hard to be alone for a few days and I was really looking forward to our trip to Cali and to go see my Grandparents. Bummer! Riley is talking so much now (well cooing and stuff since babies don't talk yet). He knows when his mom and dad are talking to him because he smiles real big and gets so excited. He especially loves his dad! It is sad to know he isn't a newborn anymore...but it is fun to see him getting personality. He is being blessed on the 7th...which is the day he is 2 months old. He sleeps in his own crib and sleeps from about 10:30 at night until about 9:30. I am so glad to have such an amazing sleeper. He sure likes to play and he loves to be held. Well not much else is going on. I am lame. Well here is a few pictures. Sorry they are really grainy. I was trying to get him to smile, but he wouldn't smile big at the time...only a small smile.


He also sits in his bumbo chair now. So cute!

Riley's Blessing

Let me know if you are going to be there! Thanks!

Last Week

Last week was a fun week. Allen's parents flew up to Utah and met Riley for the first time. Riley liked his Grandma and Grandpa Bennett! Grandma Bennett held him so much and he loved it! We also were able to have them over for dinner one night.We were able to go to my niece's first dance recital. She is 3 years old and just the cutest thing EVER! You have to watch the video of her dance! She is just so precious. She is the 4th one in from the left. Love this girl!Thanks Scott and Cheryl for a fun week!

And as promised...

Recipe Blog

So I re-designed my recipe blog. I think it's pretty dang cute. I have to work on more stuff for the columns but I will work on that later. So yeah check it out! I still haven't posted that recipe as promised. I will do that tonight while hubby is at mutual. I know I re-do my sites too much...but I get bored with them. So go check out the new design. Woohoo!

P.S. Check out my illustration. I am wearing an arpon and holding a rolling pin...so cute! :)

Simply AMAZING

I have the best little sleeper.  Ever since he was born he was pretty much sleeping through the night.  At a week old he would sleep until about 5:30 every night and since then he has been sleeping even longer.  My baby is 6 weeks old and last night he went to sleep at 10:30 and he woke up at.........9:45 in the morning.  Yes, that's right.  He slept for over 11 hours straight.  GOOD JOB RILEY!  Mom and Dad sure are happy to have such a great little sleeper.  We sure love him!  

Perks of being a mom

You get to see this all the time:

Good thing I think he has the cutest face when he cries!  He is going to use that bottom lip to his advantage one day...

Ok, so...

So if you read my last twitter update it said I was uploading a new recipe on my recipe blog...obviously I never finished typing it seeing that there is no new recipe on it. Ooops. I got busy. I will do it tomorrow. It is a good recipe, so you'll have to look for it tomorrow. Okay so today I played with my little baby all day. I took so many videos of him---making up for my lack of video taking in the beginning. I think I have a new addiction to videoing my baby. He is just so funny and cute. I had my 6 week check up and got my birth control. Lets hope I don't get pregnant again real soon because that would be bad! 2 babies in 20 months? NO THANK YOU! 

Ok, so...

After my appointment I came home and made Allen some lunch. He came home for lunch today. Happy eh? I think so! Then I played with Riley some more. Made dinner...which with fantastic! Allen and I wanted to go to Cabella's tonight...so we did. We still had a gift card to there that we got way back at our wedding. Allen's family came with! I had a lot of fun walking around. We came home and made strawberry banana smoothies which were amazing. Jamba Juice in our own home...WOOHOO!! I cleaned up the nursery and put Riley in his crib. Riley started sleeping in his crib last night, instead of sleeping in a bassinet by my bed. It is nice to have our bedroom to ourselves again. After I gave him a kiss and put him in his crib I did a happy thing. I organized my spice cupboard. It takes a long time. I have more spices than anyone I know. This is sad...but it makes for some yummy food. I had fun organizing the spices. I have a goal to own every spice in the store...I am getting close! I know, I know...it's a sad goal!

Finally...

after all this time I FINALLY took a video of Riley. Yup thats right! Sad eh?

Ramblings from my mouth

So this morning I brought Riley to sacrament. The bishop came up and asked Allen and I to give the prayers in sacrament. I wanted to curl into a ball and roll away. I have never been asked to say the prayer in sacrament and I was so scared for some reason. I was like shaking...I was so nervous. After I said the prayer I almost fell down the stairs. Why was I so nervous?

Anyways, my in-laws have been in town the past few days. They are leaving today so we are having an early dinner. Right now I am boiling some potatoes. Potatoes are my favorite thing ever to eat...so yummy! So I just signed up for twitter. See my updates in the left column? I changed my background and layout for my blog yesterday. You like?

Custom Illustrations

Do you want a custom illustration done of YOU? Did you see the one I did of me in the previous post and think it was pretty cool? If so click on the icon in the upper left hand column to have me design one of you! It's that simple. Thanks guys! I hope you like them!

cocky...NAH!

So I freaking rock! "WHY?" do you all ask?...I'll tell you why! Well, I am re-designing my website. "You just did that!" you are probably now all saying. Well yes I did...but I am making it cute, hip, and trendy. I am also adding a part were I will put my announcements I designed...and for a very minimal fee I will design announcements for people. Eventually I want to add more stuff to it where I will sell things that I make, such as those baby beanies with brims like ya'll asked about. There are all sorts of things I am going to start making to sell, so you'll have to keep your eye out for when I launch that section. Alright with me rambling. Now here is why I rock...because I designed a cartoon illustration of ME!!!!
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Yes, that's right...I did design that all by myself from scratch. Isn't it sweet! I am so proud of myself.

**DO NOT RIGHT CLICK THE IMAGES AND SAVE THEM TO YOUR COMPUTER! I made this completely myself and it's made of me...so don't use it. This isn't out there anywhere else on the web so it's not nice to use it.

So yeah, now I will wait for you all to tell me how awesome I am. No just kidding!

...but no really! :)

P.S. The new site isn't up and running yet...it takes awhile. I will let ya'll know. Thanks!

I can dream...right?

So Allen and I have been looking for new places to live on KSL and craigslist. We have a really nice apartment and really do like it, but we kinda want a change. Today I found this AMAZING place in Provo...and I am DYING! Is it too good to be true?

This is a HOUSE not an apartment. It is a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom with:
*Hardwood floors
*Fireplace
*Garage
*2 level house
*Two walk in closets in the master bedroom and a walk in closet in the second bedroom
*New appliances in the kitchen
*Front and Back Yard
*Front Porch
*Back Patio
*Pool

...and the best part is it is pretty much the same price as what we are paying right now for rent. Here are the pictures they posted for the house:

Do you see that HUGE kitchen? And it looks like in the pictures that there are stainless steal appliances. Check out that bathtub in the bathroom...and the pool in the backyard! OMG I am dying. I want to live there soooo bad. I can't call about it till Monday though. Oh I hope....

Splish Splash

I love the last picture. I think he is saying, "Mom, will you please stop taking pictures of me!" Haha. I sure love this boy!


I cannot believe he is already a month old. It makes me so sad to know he is growing up so fast already. Before I know it he will be one, then moving out of the house and going on a mission. SO SAD! Please slow down...

New Backgrounds

I posted four new backgrounds this morning on my site. Go to SpecialMadeDesigns.blogspot.com to use them. Thanks guys!

Baby Announcement

This is my baby announcement I made to send out.  I designed it all myself!  What do you guys think?

Swaddled? NO WAY!

Babies love to be swaddled. They like feeling secure and bundled. Now why is it that my baby hates it? The answer my friends is that he just loves his hands too much. When he was first born he loved being swaddled but now he hates it. He always wants to be held and feel your body against his. You would think that he would love being swaddled since he likes being snuggled...but he likes being held, but free to kick and punch his hands around. If I swaddle him he will move and do everything he can to get his arms out of it. I have even tried swaddling him with his hands out of it, but then it just results in him pushing the blanket down off of him. He loves his hands. They are always by his face. This is how my cute baby likes to sleep! I am not a bad mom for not swaddling him, he just likes it this way!

(doesn't he just have the most perfect face? cutest little boy around!)

My first real bath!

My mom has always just given me sponge baths and I hated them. Well my umbilical cord finally fell off so today my mom tried this really cool new thing. I have never experienced it before and I sure loved it. First she took off my clothes and I did not appreciate that. Then the next thing I knew she stuck me in the sink in this nice warm water. Boy was it so cool!


She rubbed some soap on my body and let me splash around and play. I had so much fun. Then she started to take me out of the water and I was not a happy camper!

She put me in this fun towel with a hood and cuddled me so close. I liked that too!


I can hardly wait for my next bath! Thanks mom!