Around the house

Well, my mother-in-law left today. Sad day. Very sad day! She occupied Tyler, kept the house clean and made all the meals. Now the real work begins. The past week and a half has gone surprisingly well. Tyler was able to be a helper going to the store with Grandma and doing the dishes almost every night. I feel bad though, he's sort of been house bound with us. He has had to become creative with his toys, and now uses the Boppy and says, "Hey, I'm a flower!"

Hannah is a great little one. She has already done several four hour stretches at night! I'll take it. She was able to meet all of her grandparents and her great grandmother all within ten days.

Our first family picture. It is sort of sad it took us ten days to get this. Oh, well!

Just one more!

I couldn't help but post this. Her first 'smile' picture. I love her so!

Hannah at home

Well we are home and doing pretty well. She spoiled us rotten the first night by waking up every three hours to eat, then going right back to sleep. Last night, however, was what you typically imagine nights with a newborn to be. Oh, well. She is a great eater, very calm, and as sweet as they come. It is going to take me a while to find the balance between holding her, sleeping, getting things done, and trying to give Tyler the attention he needs. Thank goodness for mothers and mother-in-laws!

Tyler seems to be coping well. He is a little more hyper than normal, but that is to be expected. The moment he walked in the room to meet her, he came over to ask me if he could give her a hug. I'm hoping that is a good sign. He will give her a hug or kiss, then not notice or touch her for hours. He seems so big now too. I keep thinking he's big enough for kindergarten or something!

I sure do love these two little ones!

Video of Hannah

Here is a short video of our little girl.

Sorry if it's a little bumpy. Grandma Pulley, you may want to take some Dramamine first!

Enjoy!

Hannah is Here!

Proudly announcing the birth of Hannah at 11:30 am on October 19, 2009. She came after 12 hours of labor and about 6 minutes of pushing by her courageous mom, Erin. Hannah was 8 pounds 5 ounces and 21 inches long at birth. She is happily sleeping, all swaddled and warm. Mommy is looking and feeling great, as well. We feel so blessed to have a beautiful daughter!

Coming soon to a hospital near you...

This is Steve, giving an update on my amazing wife. We have been in the hospital since 1:30 this morning, and Erin has steadily progressed towards birth. Right now she is happily dilated to a 5 and pumping the epidural for more liquid comfort. She would appreciate your prayers in the coming hours!

We will get back with another post, with pictures, as soon as we can. Here's to a healthy baby and Mommy!

Hmmm....

So after a week of a few contractions but nothing steady, Steve decided a nice easy hike to a waterfall would be good. So Saturday afternoon we headed up to Pleasant Grove for a leisurely hike. It was more than leisurely. I was sweating and huffing and puffing my way up. That last few yards were pretty steep, so I didn't even reach the waterfall. Steve and Tyler trekked up and enjoyed the triumph! I was hurting by the time we got home and had consistent contractions for about an hour, then they stopped. Bummer. I thought for sure a hike would send me into labor. Wrong. Oh, well. The guessing game we play when waiting for babies is just their way of preparing us to revolve around them. Here's to hoping something happens this week.

Final Attempts and Fall Feelin'

Doesn't it seem like we went from summer to fall in one day? I've actually turned the heater on and pulled out Tyler's winter pj's. This year I love October more that normal because it is officially baby month. But with the excitement, I have also been feeling the need to get out and do fun things with Tyler while I still can. I know we are going to be house-bound for a few weeks soon and I wanted him to feel special before the baby comes. So the past two weeks have entailed us going to the zoo, going up several canyons to see the fall colors, pumpkin patches and playing with cousins.



On the agenda for this week is a haircut for Tyler, making his robot Halloween costume, and hopefully having a baby early!