Happy New Year 2010!

Oops, I forgot to post these posts.

This has been the happiest year of my entire life! (Although I do think that every year probably.) However, I will say it's been rough since I've been back at work, especially this past month. Since starting my new job, I've had to do quite a bit of training where I only get about a third of what I usually make so I've had to work more. I've only been working in three hospitals, but it's hard to learn where everything is and how things are done, work mostly with people I don't know, be super slow at the computer system, and not feel like I've been an ER nurse for over five years. And then when I get home I still have all of the responsibilities of a stay at home mom, minus some of the cooking. My schedule hasn't been as great as I had hoped. I don't have the freedom of shifts I thought I would so I'm back to working nights and days and times when we need a babysitter for a couple of hours super early in the morning. Sometimes I wonder if it's better to work less and not enjoy your job, but be able to spend more time with my family, or enjoy my job, not feel like an idiot, and spend less time with the family. Hmmm, MORE TIME WITH THE FAMILY!

Hope you all have the HAPPIEST NEW YEAR EVER!!!

Four Month Professional Photos!

We had professional photos taken at Target again. It was very poor planning on my part since I had them taken several hours after her well check where she received a terrible tasting immunization and two shots. She was a little fussy but still managed some darling smiles. They're just so darn cute I have to include lots of them. Sorry!

Keira's First Christmas

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas! This year we celebrated on Christmas Eve since I had to work on Christmas. Chris was so sweet and made it so special for me and Keira made it even more wonderful. And I think it will get even better when she's older and understands and enjoys more.

Auntie Wals (my sis) was able to come for a few days before Christmas so we exchanged gifts a little early with her.

I worked the night before our celebration and only got about two hours of sleep before Chris couldn't contain his excitement anymore. I was a bit tired alllll day long, but still had a great time!

Keira joined us for a delicious Christmas dinner of steak and sweet potatoes in her highchair for the first time. It was so wonderful having her join us at our level rather than in her bouncer, swing, or play gym. :o)

We were so blessed with wonderful Christmas gifts, and a couple that we got to pick out ourselves aren't shown.

Chris and I made a gingerbread house together. It was so fun and he was so sweet and such a good sport about it!

Christmas Day 2009! Merry Christmas from our family to yours!

Four Months!

On Christmas Eve we celebrated Keira's Four Month Birthday (and Christmas)! The time has been flying! I can't believe this little bundle of joy joined our family four months ago! Keira is doing fabulous and is so much fun! She's 25.5 inches long (88%, but we thought they had told us 24 inches) and weighs 13 pounds 10 ounces (47%) and is as healthy as can be!

She's a really happy baby and laughed for the first time a few nights ago! It was the sweetest thing ever! She was sitting on our bed while I was folding laundry and Chris started tickling me so we were both laughing and she started laughing too! She had giggled before, but never a laugh like this! It was wonderful!

On Keira's Four Month Birthday she slept in her crib at night for the first time. I have to admit, it was sad. I really missed her being so close to me at night and hearing the creaks of the bassinet as she moved and hearing her little noises. She's right across the hallway though so it's really not that bad. Keira has been sleeping great in the crib and I think it's more fun and comfortable. She's been sleeping for 12 hours at night and usually goes that whole time without eating. It's been wonderful sleeping more at night. But sleeping more at night for Keira means sleeping less during the day which gives me less time to get things done around the house. But it also gives me more time to play and spend with Keira!

Keira is very adaptable. She does great nursing and with bottles. Sometimes when I work early I have to wake her up in the middle of her sleep, feed her, and take her to a friend's house for a couple of hours until Chris gets home. She loves being out and about and doesn't sleep like she used to, but she's usually really good. Her play gym is still her favorite spot besides in the arms of her mommy or daddy and she loves looking at the toys. She also loves the mobile in her crib and smiles whenever she sees it or I start turning it on. She got a jumperoo for Christmas and she really enjoys that too! She loves standing and is really strong. She can hold up her weight for a little while when we steady her.

This morning when I was changing her diaper she found her feet for the first time! It was so cute! She was looking at them and holding onto them!

One Year Ago Today...

We found out I was pregnant! I was soooooo excited! 2009 couldn't have started out better!

But really I had no idea how life changing and wonderful our adorable little bundle of joy would be! She's the second best decision I've ever made and had I known how great being Keira's mommy would be, I wouldn't have been able to contain my excitement!!!

Keira's Friends

Keira is very blessed to already have two great friends and many more church friends that she doesn't know as well yet.

Mariana and Todd's cute little boy, Gabriel

Gabriel is about two months older than Keira

Jessica and Andrew's cute baby girl, Sydney

Sydney is almost a month younger than Keira

Gentlemen, May I Have Your Attention Please?

Babies do not "barf"- they spit up. It's normal.
When you take care of your baby, you're not babysitting, you're being a dad.

Thank you. Have a nice day.