Photo Shoot Montage

Our fabulous friend Gianne took Addie's newborn pictures, ok she was 4 weeks old, but who is counting. It was quite hilarious trying to get her to do some of the positions we wanted...and keeping her asleep was near impossible. But we had a blast and got some beautiful shots of her. Here is one of my favorite pics of her, and a funny montage she put together! More to come soon. Thanks Gianne!!!

Addie's First Bath

It is a tradition in my family for my mom to give the babies their first real bath at home after their cords fall off, so here are a few pics of this fun event! Addie loved every minute of it.

Our Little Lady

Our little lady finally made her debut on June 6th, three days past her due date. She made quite an entrance into the world! We were at the wedding of our fabulous friends Brian and Hannah at La Caille when Addie decided it was time to come. We had just finished dinner and the reception was about to start. I was feeling a bit achey and crampy so I was going to leave early and let Andrew stay for the rest of the festivities, but this little lady had plans of her own. I said good bye to the bride and groom and had to make a bathroom stop...typical prego bladder. This was a much different bathroom break in that my water decided to break! Now, I have heard that if it does break on its own it will most likely be a slow trickle...well not mine. It was like the flood gates opened...it was gushing! I ran out in a panic and grabbed Andrew and let him know that the time had finally come! You always wonder when this moment is going to happen, and pray that it is not somewhere in public, but these little bundles of joy have a mind of their own and will come whenever and wherever they please! We rushed out and Andrew ran to the valet guy screaming, "My wife is in labor, I need my car!!!" This put the valet guy in a bit of a panic and he could not find our car, so Andrew grabbed the keys from him and pushed the panic button, and lucky enough, our car was parked on the front row so we were able to get out of there pretty quickly.

We rushed to the hospital, and lucky for us we had a blanket in the car for me to sit on cause I was still gushing! We got to the hospital and I had pre registered so I thought I would be able to just go straight to a room. But the lady checking us in said that I had a few things I needed to sign. I said "Mam, I am leaking all over your floor, are you ok with that? Can I sign this stuff once I get in the bed?" She did not think it was a big deal and said no, I should just finish up at the registration desk. When we were all checked in she showed us to our room. My sandals were all full of baby fluid and they squished as I walked...so gross! The nurse was like "man you really are gushing"...my thoughts were "did you think I was lying?" We got all situated in the room and then the contractions started. At first they were managable, but then they started in my back as well as the tummy, and they started coming more quickly, and that is when they hurt so bad! Plus I felt so bloody hot, I wanted to rip my gown off, and Andrew had to put cold wash cloths all over my arms and face, as well as an extra fan in the room! Then the nurse told me I could have my epidural any time, and I thought "You are just telling me this now...bring it on!" I had always been terrified of getting the epidural, but it did not hurt one bit, and once it started working I was a completely different person...it was a dream!

I was in labor for about 9 hours and around 4am the nurse told me I was at a 10 and it was time to push. About an hour and a half later Addison joined our family! It was the most amazing experience and feeling when they put her on my chest, it is truly indescribable. Andrew and I just cried...and I am crying right now as I write this just thinking about it! Babies truly are miracles and amazing gifts from our Heavenly Father!

She is now three and a half weeks old, I cant believe how fast the time flys. She is already getting so big and chubby...she loves to eat, and I love her chubby arms and double chin! She is such a great baby and I am enjoying every minute with her. Andrew had two weeks paternity leave which was a dream. We were in our own little world for those two weeks...nothing else seemed to matter but this little piece of heaven in our home. Now we are adjusting to real life, and figuring things out as a party of three! I can never be anywhere on time...as soon as I think we are ready to get out the door, she spits up all over both of us, or poops! But, we are getting the hang of things. We love being parents, and cannot get enough of this little lady. We love her so much!!!

At the hospital, they had a photographer that took some beautiful pictures of her when she was two days old, so I thought I would share them!

Everyone, I am pleased to introduce you to Addison Nygren!

The Nursery

Andrew has been very busy these past few weeks getting the nursery ready...well, busy pretty much doing everything actually. I am pretty useless these days, and he is so wonderful to get all our pre-baby projects finished in the house. Here are a few before and after pictures of Addie's room so far...

From this....

to this!!!

Norman loves the new nursery!

There still is work to be done, but it is just about there. Andrew and his dad did such a great job, I am so proud of their hard work! In six weeks our little lady will be living in here!

Babymoon

Andrew and I had the wonderful opportunity to take one last big trip before the baby comes. We took a week off and headed down to Mazatlan! This was our last true "vacation" for a long time. Trips with kids are great, but they are just that...a trip...not a relaxing vacation. So, we took full advantage of this time and did absolutely nothing all week! Our days were spent laying out, reading, taking long walks on the beach, and eating...a lot! I am so grateful we had this time, just the two of us!

IT'S A GIRL!!!!!!!!

Andrew and I are happy to report that we will be adding a little baby girl to our family this coming June! We are so excited and are getting busy on preparing her room. Any ideas, tips, suggestions would be greatly appreciated! We found out it was a girl the week of Christmas, but we had another ultrasound on Friday that confirmed she was still a girl :) Everything is going well so far. I was sick the first few months but am doing much better now....just expanding! We are exactly half way there this Wednesday...so weird! My sister is due on Valentines Day and my sister in law is due in April, so baby cousins all around! WE CANT WAIT!!!

Girls Weekend

A few weekends ago Mom and I hit the road for a fabulous weekend of sun, hiking, and Shakespeare plays! We stayed in Zions and spent our days hiking and laying out, and our nights in Cedar City watching plays..."Comedy of Errors" and "As you Like It".Both were phenomenal but we liked "Comedy of Errors" best. Here are some highlights of our adventure...

Out in front of the Sweet's Shop...of course we went there!

The theater we saw both plays in...it is meant to resemble the Globe Theater where Shakespeare's plays were performed in his day

The "grueling" hike to the Court of the Patriarchs

I liked this rock...I am in it!

The Emerald Pools