Anna's First Band Aid

Well it happened. I was cutting her fingernails while she was sleeping and I made her bleed. She really didn't care, she slept right through the whole thing. But like Jennifer warned me, it would not stop bleeding. So she wouldn't get blood on her cute outfit, I thought I should put a band aid on it. Well a regular band aid would not do. No, I got one of Hope's Dora band aids out and cut it down to size. And it looked so cute I had to take pictures of it. But like I said she slept through the whole thing.

She is such a great baby! I still can't believe she is mine (I mean ours) to keep.

Anna had her first outting without Mommy or Daddy today. Yes, it was a little hard on Mommy. Every Friday morning my mom, sisters and I go to Begals. Well, this morning I woke up with the flu. So I called Heather to tell her I wasn't coming, and Heather offered to take Anna so I could get some sleep. It was nice to sleep, but I had to tell myself not to be sad when Heather came and got her. She was only like 3 minutes away and I thought I could go get her if I needed to, but after Heather left I realized my car keys were in the diaper bag. I finally told myself to go to sleep. And it worked too. I woke up two hours later to Heather knocking on the door.

Hey here's a funny story. This morning when Heather got here she had to call me on my cell phone to ask which tailer was mine. What does that tell you? That we are not the only white trash people on this street! :)

Oh, by the way, I was excited to find this out. I ran into a lady a used to work with at the book store and she told me that there is a Christian Book Store opening up in Redding again. They are supposed to be open on November 1st and they are going to be in the old School Tools building on Hilltop. I am kind of excited about it. I can't believe how much I have missed the bookstore. This should be nice. So go check it out!!

Anna's Baby Shower!

I have really wanted to put these pictures up earlier, but when the baby was born 3 weeks early I thought those pictures were cuter! So I want to share these now.

My baby shower was so much fun!!!! Brenda and Erica did such a good job at making it so special. Anna is so spoiled already! One of the fun things for me at the shower was how many babies were there and how many pregnant ladies. It is definitely baby season in my neck of the woods!

From left to right the babies are Jackson, Wesley, Jason, Emily and Emmerie. Jackson and Emily are cousins to Anna. Wesley and Jason are second cousins and Emmerie is a friend. Neil and I graduated with Emmerie's Daddy, Jonathan Estes. Oh my word, that was 10 years ago!

Here is a picture of all the pregnant girls! Jennifer is due in December, LaRynn just had her baby on Sunday. A cute baby girl, Leila Mae (you can see her picture on the Mercy Website). And Ginni is due in April I think. But I could be way off on that one.

And this is a picture of the Prize Corner. They all sat together and they all won a prize (and Jessica didn't even want to play!) That is Wesley in the middle. Doesn't he look happy to be at an all girl party!

Thank you every one for coming to my party and for the super cute presents! We really appreciate your eagerness to spoil Anna.

This is for you Katie!

When Emily was born in March, her Auntie Katie bought her this cute outfit. Which she quickly grew out of! That girl knows how to grow!

Since Anna is so small and she LOVES to be warm, she has gotten to wear it a couple of times. And I got this cute picture of her today. So I thought I would share.

We had out first doctors appt yesterday. Anna is already growing so much! She weighed 6 lbs 10 oz when we left the hospital on Saturday and yesterday, 12 days later, she weighed in at 7 lbs 8 1/2 oz. She has gained almost a whole pound! And she grew almost an inch. But she is still so small and I still love to hold her little self!

Who do you think?

Well, here is a picture of Neil and I when we are only a few days old. I thought it might be fun to see who everyone thinks Anna looks like?

I think she looks just like her daddy, but has my hair and complextion. All I know is she is so adorable and fun to watch. Although she is starting to look just like Anna to me and not so much like a mixer of Neil and I.

Let me know if you want to come visit and hold her yourself! It is a blast!

She Has Gotten Cuter!

I know, how can it be? But it is true! She is cuter! I can't believe how blessed Neil and I are! It just blows my mind to see how God put this little life together and said, "Here, take real good care of her!" All I got to say is it freaks me out a little bit! Okay ! It freaks me out ALOT!!!! I just have to remember that God won't give me anything I can not handle with His help. So together the 3 of us (God, Neil and I) I guess we will figure it out! She is just so sweet and fun to hold. I don't ever want to put her down.

Have you ever seen a cuter yawn!?!

Introducing Anna Kathleen

Our Sweet Baby Girl is here! Which is actually a bit surprising since she isn't due for 3 more weeks. I guess my mom was right when she said I was going early.

She was born on Friday at 7:18 am. Neil and I got to the hospital at 5:10 and the nurse said I was already at an 8 or a 9. The whole experience was just so strange, and incredible! I didn't know I would use so many muscles giving birth. But today even my elbows hurt.

She weighs 6 lbs 14 1/2 oz and is 19 1/2 inches long! She is so little. And she has a full head of hair!

And I must say the older she gets, the cuter she is getting!

The first picture is just a few minutes after she was born in the Labor room and the second one is a few hours later.

The last picture is just about an hour ago. She was having some daddy time and when I looked at my camera this is what I found! Daddy is already smitten!

Well, check back for updates, but the baby just started fussing, so I guess that is my alarm clock now!

Happy Birthday to Me!

Here are some real cute pics from my birthday bowling party. Notice why they are real cute? Yep! Baby Emily is just so stinking lovable!

I will put a picture on here soon of me so that you all can see my really big profile!

Trailer Trash!

Yep, Neil and I and Baby will be living in a travel trailer! What an adventure!

We are going to sign papers today on our property. Here is a picture of our dirt! And at 4:30 it will be ours! I am really excited about starting from scratch like this. It will be so neat to see all the different layers of a house.

But in the mean time we will be in a 27 foot 1995 Wildwood Trailer. With Neil you just never know where you will be living! I can't believe how much I love this man! He is just so amazing! He is so good at everything he tries!

For now we will be parked in front of a very nice green house on Lori Lane, known to most as Neil's parents house!

Dirt?

Yep! Neil and I bought dirt. A pretty good amount of it too. We bought a city lot off of East Bonneyview. Well, we are in the process of buying right now. We should know in about 15 days if it will really be ours or not.
Once it is ours, we will start building. Neil has been wiring a house off of Twin View that we both like a lot. So I think we will try and biuld that one.
Had another doctors appt today. And yep I am getting fatter. WaHoo! I just realized I forgot to ask what the baby's heartbeat was. Bummer. I can tell you though this kid is active! I hope she is wearing herslef out now, so that when she is born ahe will want to sleep alot! Wishful thinking I know!
Only about 6 more weeks. I think with our current living conditions and the crazyness we are in, I wouldn't mind if it took her a little longer to get here. But I really would like to have the use of my normal stomach muscles back. Do you know how hard it is to round over when your center of gravity is off so much. Not fun!!!!

Hello In There!

Well, in case you haven't guessed Neil and I are no longer at the lake! In fact we have been quite a few places since then! But I guess the most interesting news, is that I am now homeless, pregnant, and now unemployeed! WaHoo! Yeah it is actually a little daunting!
Neil and I are looking for a place to rent right now. And man is that a pain! After living and owning your own home for 6 years, it is surprising how hard it is to get people to believe that you are not white trash and you do not plan on destroying their property!
On a brighter note, we started our birthing classes! I am actually enjoying it and feel like I am not so freaked out now. Neil may not be as pleased with the whole process, we had to watch our first births last week and let me tell you, it is not pretty! I don't care if it is a miracle, it is just not pretty!
Well, thanks for still checking my blog even though it has been months. I am off to another rental company!

At the Lake

Neil, Gauge and I went to the Lake last weekend. The water was so cold, but with Redding temps already getting warm, it was nice to feel the water (up to my ankles). I took a bunch of pics of Gauge fetching . I put my camera on a rapid shutter speed and got all these pictures of him charging into the water. It was neat to see how much he can stretch out and how quickly he can cover alot of ground. We also "tried" to take some family pictures but Gauge just wanted to lick the camera or completely ignore it.

May 8, 2007 Gauge had his Second Birthday. I can not believe we have had him for 2 years. Crazy! And before you say something about how pathetic it is I remember his birthday, I would just like to say that he is papered by AKC and he came with a birth certificate. Yeah I think it's funny too.

I thought it might be fun to see how much he has grown. He was sooooo little when we got him and now . . . Well, now he is not little! But he is still cute!

Bernard

I took this picture last week and I just love it because you can see how blue his eyes are. He is such a handsom kitty!

And in case you don't know yet, Noah now has a blog and Faither's even updated hers! WaHoo!

99% Sure!

That we are having . . . a girl! Yeah we are a little surprised. But the doctor did say not to paint anything and not to take the tags off stuff when we buy it, but she is pretty sure. So we will be having another sonogram in 10 weeks and we will be able to check again then. The heart beat was at 143 and the baby weighs about 13 oz. But I must say it looks a lot bigger than that! The baby was sucking her little thumb again. That was fun to watch. We got to watch the sonogram for about 20 minutes, but the baby wasn't moving around that much this time. She had her little feet tucked up and her little fists stuffed in her face.
Well, Emily Elizabeth you better look out, there is some competition on the way!

Baby Room Idea

I hope you can see the detail in this picture because it is so cute! And yes it is on the girly side of life. But I was thinking to just add more blue than pick. I just love the pattern of the quilt. The diamond shapes and all. And the skirt is so cute too with the candy strip at the bottom. Anyway, just thought I would share what my hours of hunting on line has come up with. You can see it better on www. landofnod .com under baby bedding. The pattern is called "Diamonds are a girls best friend". But if it is a boy we won't tell him that.
Tomorrow is the big day! As long as little baby is not shy we will know what color clothes to start making. I have a huge desire to start sewing all of the sudden. I am sure that will go away in a couple of days though. Just about the time I could start.
I did feel the baby move on the outside of my tummy this morning when I had my hand on my belly. I can't wait for Neil to get to feel, I think it will totally freak him out.

Red Door For Sale!

Really cute red door for sale! Even comes with 4 bedroom house.
I am so happy we painted our front door. I think it is so cute. And boy does it pop! I even painted the house numbers on the post red. You can't see them in the picture, but trust me they are cute!
Our realtor put a virtual tour of our house on line. If you go to www.realestatenow.org and click the "Search MLS" link, you can type in our street name (which is Red Bluff) and then you can click on our house and watch the virtual tour. It is really nice and my really cute cat is in the tour too. I can never get links to work right, so you might have to type that address into your tool bar. Sorry.
In other news! I had my next check up today. My blood preasure was 122 over 60 and the baby's heartbeat was 150. And those are the only new things I learned. A pretty boring visit.
But on my next visit the doctor will do another sonogram and we MIGHT be able to tell the baby's sex. The appt. is set for May 22 at 2:45. So cross your fingers!

Ladies, You Will NOT Believe This!!!

Well, my wonderful darling husband, who is ALWAYS so thoughtful, actually told me last week (now pay attention) that he thinks that he would handle this whole pregnancy thing better than I am!
Yep! He said it out loud. And he meant it!
I am complaining so much about not feeling good and always being hungry and he said that when he is just a little bit sick like that he just ignores it. So he thinks he would handle it better, but just the sick part.
Yeah, whatever!
And so I said it's funny how God doesn't even give you the chance to find out.
I just thought you might enjoy hearing that little story.

I'm Sorry, What's That Blur?

It's our baby!!! Have you ever seen a baby any cuter than this one? That was a rhetorical question because of course you haven't!
The Doctor said that whatever I had for lunch today the baby was loving because it was moving all around and kicking it's little feet. So stinkin cute! The pictures that we got are very blurry because of that though.
(Sorry kid you are going to have to learn to sit still for the camera if you are going to be my child!)

The heartbeat was right on 140 beats per minute, and it is 6 1/2 inches long. Or rather 58.86 mm.

I don't know if I had more fun watching Neil or the Baby!

My next appt. is April 24. But I will only be at 16 weeks then so we probably won't find out the sex of the baby until the following appt. in May.
Well, just thought you might like to see our adorable bundle of bouncing joy!

I'm an Auntie Again!

Here is a picture of 3 of my neices. Hope, Faith and new baby Emily, with new mommy and Grandma looking on!
Emily Elizabeth is a little over an hour old in this picture.
The nurse came into Brenda's room at 8:30 and said they were going to start trying to push so Brenda told me to wait in the hallway. And thinking we still had a ways to go and that I would get to go back in the room again, I did. Well, Brenda did amazing, or so I heard the nurse say, because everything strated happening really fast. And Neil and I were still standing in the hallway waiting when we got to hear Emily cry for the very first time. That has got to be one of the coolest sounds I have ever heard.
I didn't get to see her first though. Brenda said something about Grandparents getting that right. WHATEVER! Anyway Neil and I went into the waiting room, were everyone looked really anxious, and told them they could go in and see their new grandbaby. Man did that room clear out fast!
Congratulation Brenda and Zachary! You guys are going to be great parents!!! We love you and your new little Emily so much already!

Snow Day at Auntie's

Last week I took my first pregnancy sick day and when I opened my windows I was so glad I had! The prettiest snow flakes were drifting down, and there was about an inch on the ground.

I called Jennifer to tell her if she wanted to bundle up the girls she could come on over. (Seeing as even if I was contagious, she already has what I got!)

We made two snow men, complete with carrot nose. (Dixie was really the expert in that one, she can roll up snow like you wouldn't believe.) We also tried our hands (and feet) at snow angels, but seeing as we kind of used most of the snow for the men, it was hard to make in impression you could see.

Isabella loved to watch the snow activities, but when we set her down I think her bottom got cold to fast. Her nose got the cutest color pink!

And according to Jed tradition, Tessa finished the day at Auntie's with a cup of Hot Chocolate.

I had so much fun playing with the girls. It was nice to see all the snow! That is one thing I am going to miss when we move. We have gotten snow three or four times in Shasta Lake when Redding didn't get any. But I don't know that that is a good enough reason to stay up here!

Thanks girls for coming up and playing with me in the snow. You were so CUTE!

Is It To Soon To Buy Elastic Pants?

I can not believe how much my stomach already hurts from my jeans and work pants. So I don't know if I am jumping the gun or am right in line, but I went shopping this weekend for some pants with elastic waist bands. Pathetic, I know! But I did get some killer deals. I got 8 items of clothing at Sears for $25.00. And I got a super cute pair of black pants with white pin-stripes and a red shirt at JCPenny for $8.97 for both. I love sales.