Out on the Town

Reese has gone a lot of places for the first time lately.

Just coming back from a nice walk - I think she likes the sound of the stroller bumping along the snowy roads because she goes right to sleep when we start strolling. Oh... and I love how her puffy outerwear drowns her- she's so itty bitty!!

About to meet up with Grandma Ellis and Auntie Amber to shop the outlets


Reese's first Sundance Film Festival experience. She was so toasty that she slept through the whole thing. It was hillarious how much attention Eric got from all the passing girls due to the cute little bundle strapped on his chest. It was CRAZY!! Single guys - strap a doll to your chest and walk around and you'll get more attention from beautiful girls than you've ever dreamed possible.

Visiting Papa at work - This is one proud papa, he had to show her off to all his work buddies, I love you dad!

18 Days

Reese is now 18 days old and as of yesterday's doctor's appointment, weighs in at 8 lbs (meaning she's put on a whole pound over the last 1 1/2 weeks). She is a totally chill little gal, and we love her lots and lots. Here are some pics, I can't believe how much she changes each day. She is still eating and sleeping well, and has more and more wakeful moments each day, which is kind of fun, other than I haven't figured out how to entertain a 2 1/2 week old :) Chelsea loves HER cousing Reese, she makes sure everyone knows that she is HER cousin

Reese likes tummy time, too bad we can't let her sleep on her tummy, because pretty sure she'd sleep through the night.

She has some awesome cheeks!

Foxy Lady

Sorry if anyone reading this blog is getting tired of the baby updates. Reese has become the center of everything we do and is the fun new item in our lives. I will try to find other things to blog about occasionally too.

Precious Feet

Precious Hands

I LOVE how little her body is next to her dad's hand - Completely PRECIOUS!

Our Foxy Little Lady in her fox outfit - thank you Papa for the fun fox stuff!! She wore this for approximately 5 minutes, after which she covered it in spit up.

LOVE

It is amazing the love you can have for someone you just met! Reese has stolen mine and Eric's hearts! She is a complete doll and we just LOVE her to death! It is such a blessing that God allows us to increase our capacity for love with the arrival of a new child. She is perfect in every way and amazes us with her sweetness! I watch her all day and am enthralled by her every move and sound.

My love for Eric has also increased with this new adventure in our life. It is precious for me to watch him interact with Reese, and it is such a neat feeling to be our own little family, sealed together FOREVER! So wonderful!
Daddy got Reese all ready for her first doctor's appointment. Reese is lucky to have a dad that loves her SO much!

More pics of Reese

She doesn't cry much - but she definately let us know she wasn't a fan of having a bath.

She's got her daddy wrapped around her finger already.

Reese Keely

And baby makes three...

Reese Keely

January 3, 2009

4:47 pm

7 lbs 1 oz

20 inches

We're home now enjoying being a little family. Reese is a very good baby, eats well, sleeps well, and is the love of our lives!

Ah man.

Well... my doctor's appointment yesterday was a little disappointing. I haven't progressed ANY since last week, my doctor said he wants to induce me but that I'm currently un-inducable. I'm grateful for his wisdom, because he said if he were to induce me right now, there would be a large chance I'd end up needing a c-section because my cervix just isn't ready. Now my countdown to my due date is exactly that - a countdown to the date my baby is due, but not necessarily the end of my pregnancy. I was hoping I wouldn't go past my due date, but it looks like there is quite a big possibility seeing as the due date is in 9 days and I haven't progressed any in the last 7. Guess we'll see what happens.

I'm hoping that sometime this week, my body will all of a sudden decide that it is ready to shed this extra weight lying on my abdomen, and my cervix will start dilating like crazy and baby girl will be in my arms :) Ah.... the thought, it is PURE BLISS! One really good thought: She can't stay in their forever! Sometime within the next, what 3 weeks, I WILL have her in my arms! That's wonderful! I just CANNOT wait to see what she looks like!!!!!!

The Holiday Break

The 25th COVERED us in snow! Tons of fun, but also tons of work for Eric (snowblowing our driveway for 4 hours - BLAH!) We got pretty bored Christmas night so we went and enjoyed the snow covered roads in the pathfinder. Up in the area we live there was like a foot of new snow on the already snow-packed roads, so it was quite the adventure driving up to our friends' cabin. Then we drove into town, delivered some treats, and broke humongous icicles off of a building on Main Street. It made for a really fun date night! On the 26th we had some family and friends up for a slumber party. My sister Aubrey and her family came up and our friend Derek and his lady, Becky. We played games, visited, snacked way too much, and enjoyed each other's company! Eric , Derek, and Becky went snowmobiling and I played with "potato" (Play-do) with Chelsea.Chelsea liked our kitty

Merry Christmas

This year we spent Christmas at my parents house, which of course was a lot of fun! On Christmas Eve we all put on our new PJs and had our traditional shepherds' meal (cheese, bread, juice, beef stick, grapes, and olives) while we watched the Living Scriptures Nativity Story. After the meal, Eric and I had a slumber party with Camla.On Christmas morning we walked over to Aubrey and Jeremy's house to watch Chelsea and Eli open their presents. Santa got Chelsea a power wheels Jeep and we were excited to see her reaction. Her reaction wasn't ideal. Let's just say she woke up on the wrong side of the bed and wanted nothing to do with the Jeep until after she had had her fill of the chocolates papa and grandma gave her. I've heard reports that she now loves the Jeep and enjoys driving it back and forth in her kitchen. Kids are funny!!At least Eli would get in it :)

Chelsea did enjoy her Belle dress and princess shoes!

Then we all went to my parents to open our presents.

Eli was astonished by Teddy Ruxpin - I was too, I had no idea they made these still!

Handsome Eric - I had to add a pic of him in this post because I just like him so much

Camla is fun to shop for now because she loves clothes - and who doesn't love to buy clothes for a darling teenage girl!!

37 weeks 4 days

I had my 37, almost 38 week appointment today. Good news: According to Dr. Judd I have a 2% chance of going over my due date, 20% chance of having her this month, and 80% chance of having her between New Years and my due date. Supposedly I'm pretty "far along" for a first timer - I'll spare you the details in case you are squeemish, and because that would probably just be weird to disclose that kind of info on a blog.

Dr. Judd said he thinks I'll probably have her around the 4th - 6th of January. I'm ok, with that. I'm obviously overly excited about having my little girl outside of my belly and in my arms, but I personally would like her to have a birthday not so close to Christmas day, which means I either want her here by tomorrow (which ain't gonna happen) or wait to come until maybe three days after Christmas. Guess I will just sit back and enjoy the holidays, spend some quality time with just Eric, and try not to get too FAT on the holiday snacks :) Here's a pic.

Fire & Ice

My little sis and her friend (who is one of my young women in my ward) slept over at our house Friday night. They and Eric thought it'd be fun to bounce between our hot tub and the snow on our deck. They tried many variations of rolling in the snow, here are just a few pics. I opted out of the snow rolling and was in charge of picture taking. I was afraid that if I got down into the snow to roll around I wouldn't be able to get myself back up - probably a good idea!

Are you cold Eric??

Farewell Little Bro

My little brother entered the MTC last Wednesday. He will be there until February and then will be on his way to France to serve the people there. I'm so proud of him! He is such a good example. He has already written one letter home and he is loving it, which doesn't surprise me at all! Here are some pics of just hours before he got set apart.

Just enjoying hanging out - Cam, Mom, and Eli

I was hoping my girl would come before he left so he could meet her. Oh well :( Stubborn little miss will come when she wants.

Chelsea following her aunt Kita's footsteps - playing horse with oats and all! Yum!

A little Wii before 2 years without

This is how I work...

My team doing the snow angels our manager talked us into doing (she is the one in the red jacket and awesome moon boots). At least she joined us :) We formed a Christmas tree, I got to be the star - and yes, I look more like a bloated teddy bear than a star! I'm 37 weeks pregnant - Give me a break.

Just in case anyone is wondering...

Baby is still camping out!

What will tomorrow bring??

I love surprises, but not this kind! Tomorrow is the last day of Nifedipine and what in the world will happen once the meds are out of my body?? No one knows! The nurses at the hospital made it sound promising that labor would resume once I stopped taking the medicines. Doc told me that baby can come out anytime after tomorrow because she'll be fully developed and functioning, but said he's seen just as many girl stay pregnant until their due date and beyond after stopping the meds.

I kinda feel like an emotional wreck right now. After almost having our baby a couple weeks back I'm dying to have her here. And knowing that she is healthy enough to come makes me all the more ready for her! I was totally content waiting 40 weeks plus for her, but the little teaser has made me very impatient and all of a sudden discontent with the idea of waiting much longer!

All I know is that Thursday will be full of long walks and other things to help get labor going again. I know that Heavenly Father knows what is best for us and baby and he'll give us to her when he thinks is best, but oh boy, my unknowing state is getting the best of me! Breathe in... Breathe out....

Baby Showers

I have had a couple baby showers that I still haven't blogged about: my ward baby shower and my family and friends baby shower!

Thank you to Terra, who threw me my ward baby shower! Poor Terra is pregnant and quite sick, yet she still pulled it off, and beautifully at that! I owe her BIG! I won't bore you with the billions of pictures I took of all my gifts, but check out these darling boots from my next door neighbors!

My mom and sisters (with the help of other friends and family) threw me a marvelous baby shower a few days after! Thank you so much Mom, Aubrey, and Camla!! We enjoyed delicious chocolate, yummy food, great guests, and I enjoyed getting cute things for my little gal! Thank you guys!!The Sweet Table

Aubrey, Mama, and Me

Camla

Whit and Me - She's do in March with a little gal of her own! So exciting - did someone say "play dates"??