Wednesday, February 17, 2010

A Baby Named Nelson...

...was born yesterday, on his due date!

He weighed 7lbs 7oz and was 21 in. long.

He was born at 11:21am PST.


He is a very peaceful baby.

Mom and baby are both home and doing great!

We are so happy our son has arrived! We love you so much, Nelson Muir!
Thank you Shelly for taking the pictures!

Monday, February 15, 2010

...so, this weekend...

...was an object lesson in frustration and futility!
I've been having contractions on/off since Friday evening. On two separate occasions, we were ready to hop in the car and head to the hospital. Both times I suggested we give it one more hour and then head out. Both times my contractions stopped in that hour (only to start again 2 hours later).
Hopefully, today will bring something (or someone) new!
If the baby IS born today, and it is a girl, than Kadence wins the prediction game. If it is a boy, than Sonya wins...
P.S. I'm in a fight with all the people who predicted a birth AFTER my due date!!!

Friday, February 12, 2010

Making Candy With Grandma

Amya and Grandma Chris made candy covered pretzels and lolly pops!

Do you think she had fun?


Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Happy Birthday, Angel!

You are loved more than you will ever understand!!

Happy Birthday, Brother John!.....

...hope you're having fun in Switzerland!
Happy Anniversary John and Danielle!!

Monday, February 8, 2010

Hehehehe.....






Amya and I did another photo shoot today with our friend, Michael (his website is on the right). Amya did fantastic!...she loved painting my belly! :)

**Make sure you check out the next post and make your prediction! If you don't have a google or gmail account, just post it under "Anonymous" and leave your name**

The Final Countdown!

One week and counting before we get to meet "Nelson"!

Anyone want to guess who he/she is?.......

In the comments section, leave your prediction for gender and date. If you get both right, we'll name the baby after you! (probably not)

I'll start.......

Saturday, February 6, 2010

"Happy Birthday"

The traditional song! If you're not Amya's Grandparent or under the age of 5, you may find this a bit boring.

A Three Year Old's Birthday Party!



Amya's sledding party was a blast!




We went up to Little John Snow Park for a morning of sledding, coffee, hot chocolate and fruit salad...oh yeah, and cupcakes!












Cupcakes!!



Friday, February 5, 2010

Green Guys



Amya got these cute little monsters from Uncle John and Aunt Danielle. Amya was calling them "the little one" and "the big one". So, I asked her if she wanted to name them. She loved that idea. Now their names are "Carol" and "Nelson".....I couldn't talk her out of the "Carol" part.

(Also, apparently our new license plates are their beds!)

Cards!

I meant to do a post about this last fall when the Halloween cards starting coming in....

Amya LOVES cards...especially the ones that come in the mail (don't get me wrong, the kid loves presents, too, but don't all kids?). She knows her name starts with an "A", so when I show her that she got a card in the mail....and it starts with an "A", the squealing begins! If there is glitter or velvet on the cover, that gets extra points. She carries them around with her and puts them in her bookshelf. sometimes she picks her cards for us to read to her instead of a book.

I don't remember being so fond of cards when I was a kid, but maybe I was. I just think it is funny how much she loves them. Amya says "thanks!" to all those who send them!

Oh No She Didn't!

So, Amya is in a "sassy" stage....experimenting with her language and will (what else is new?)! We were eating at a noisy restaurant this week and she looked at Dan and I said, "It is too loud in here!" Then she looked at the table next to us and called over, "Hey! I don't want your noise in my ears!"

Thank goodness it was loud...they didn't hear her. This incident was followed with yet another conversation about respectful words. Last night I was told, "Now you listen to me." -- don't know were she's heard that before?!

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

A Hike On Sunday



On Sunday we went for a walk along the Klicitat River with the Hoensees. The sun was shinning and it was a beautiful day to be out!








Here are some pictures from the "Baby Sprinkle" my friends threw for me last weekend. It was so much fun! They made a salad bar and chocolate cupcakes...what could be better than that?!?





Apparently when I don't know someone is taking my picture, I make some interesting faces!

(the beautiful quilt that Shelly made for me!...another picture at the bottom)


The obligatory side view!




...a little bit of practice on baby Eli :)