New Arrival

Ok, found a little bit of motivation to blog...

So I "evicted" my sweet baby girl on Sunday night 2/27/11, but she still wasn't ready. I was in labor for 26 hours before she decided it was time. Emma Claire Entwistle was born 2/28/11 @ 9:40 p.m. All this baby stuff is so new to me, and there's no way anyone could have tried to prepare me for it! The labor was intense, I had shooting neck and shoulder pain during contractions, and there was no pain control for it. Matt took a picture of my contractions on the monitor, and there were little jagged lines on all the really painful ones. It was bad! Luckily after only 45 minutes of pushing she came out happy and healthy. We absolutely love her.

 Matt went back to work last Tuesday, so for the last 2 weeks it's been me and Emma at home. I was so excited for the pregnancy to be over, so that I could be rid of all the pains and aches, but you really just exchange the prego pains for sleepless nights and for me, "downstairs" repair pain (I had a 2nd degree tear. Ugh). I'm learning as I go, luckily I have had some great experience with my nieces and nephews, but this is definitely a full time, 24 hour job!! I rarely have time to brush my teeth or wash my face, two things I used to do on a routine basis. I'm very lucky if I get time for lunch, or even a snack! Between feeding her every 2-3 hours, pumping breast milk, and trying to keep the house clean, I just can't find any time for myself. That's been rough!! Matt does get home home and relieves me of my Mommy duties so I can at least shower. She is an absolute angel and even though it's been hard to adjust, it is so worth it. I love being a Mom and taking care of Emma.

She is very mellow (she gets that from Matt) and doesn't really mind much. She only cries when she is hungry, poopy, or tired. We even went to the doctor yesterday and they gave her a vaccine, and she only cried for about a minute during the initial needle poke, and then fell right to sleep. She is a very relaxed baby, which makes it great for first time parents!

We are very excited for next weekend, when we will all be sealed as a family. Matt's parents are also coming down, and we are all very excited for that too! Next weekend will be crazy for sure- Saturday is the sealing, then a family brunch- Sunday is her blessing in church, followed by another family dinner. I've got to find some time to buy a dress for Saturday as well. Yikes! Anyways, here are some pictures of our little angel.

Emma and Daddy

prior to birth, waiting for Emma

These were my contractions, if you look closely the jagged lines were the worst part.

Finally here!

SO tired.

she was a bit jaundice, so they had to put her under these lights. It was so hard to see her in there!

These are her toes. Matt and I both have long toes, and she has them too!

Eviction Notice

Baby Emma:

You have prolonged your stay and shown us that you are not coming out on your own. I love you, but I absolutely cannot wait another week to have you here with us! You are hereby given your official eviction notice for Sunday, February 27th. You may still check out before then if you would like, and we won't have to evict. It is your choice! Your stay at the Hotel Uterus is coming to an end; I hope you've enjoyed the amenities for the last 10 months. Comment cards are not available, but you can cry if you want to. 

Best Regards,

Mom and Dad

Anniversary Book

This is an easy post, and I have a few moments of time before Emma wakes up :) I made this book on Shutterfly's website for Matt for our anniversary. It turned out so great and it was delivered last week. These are so much fun to make and so easy! I put pictures of us, and some of our favorite song lyrics in it to go with the pictures.

Click here to view this photo book larger

1 Year

Sunday was our 1 year anniversary (2/20/11), so I decided to put up a slide-show of my favorite wedding pictures (below this post). To celebrate, we went out to dinner the Friday before to Carver's steak house- it was so delicious! I can't believe we've been married for one year already, it went by so fast! I am so lucky to be married to my best friend, and can't wait to be sealed as a family in March. I am at a loss for words when I think of how blessed I have been in the last 2 years. It is a true testament that God loves us, and if we are willing to change He will immediately bless us. I have personally seen this happen in my life, as well as Matt's. The change is scary, and not easy; the pain unbearable at times, -- but the happiness you find when you come out of the darkness is so worth it. 


Happy 1 year anniversary to my amazing husband, I can't wait to spend eternity with you.

1 Year Anniversary slide show

our kitty obsession

 Matt recently took some close up shots of Sasha and Ryno the other day, and I just had to post them! Sasha is such a beautiful kitty, and a good model too! She always gets into the most comfortable looking sleeping positions, it makes me so jealous! I totally wish I was a cat. Enjoy!

Sugar tucks her face into whatever she is sleeping on

Sugar and Sasha both love our new rocking chair, but they have figured out a way to share!

Nursery

 We waited until the last month to put the nursery room together for the baby. I knew that if were to put it together any sooner it would just make time go that much slower! We really didn't pay for anything in the room, and I can't imagine having to! It is all so expensive once you start adding it up. The crib turned out really cute, and I just love it all. We find that it's very peaceful in this room, so we occasionally spend our nights here reading or playing with our kitties. 

As you can see, our kitties love this room too! Sugar and Sasha love the rocking chair, and we find them sleeping there often. Sometimes they even have to share :) Good thing we have plenty of lint rollers and a vacuum!