Baby Ella at two months:
loves the bees on her new swing;
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbUGZfc3hzUThCTG8/edit?usp=sharing
learning to smile;
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbOGJyQ3VBeXc4RWs/edit?usp=sharing
getting big!
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbTlhzbWg4TE1KSXc/edit?usp=sharing
She also likes primary songs (and lots of other songs too).
Thursday, September 26, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Ella's Baby Blessing
It only took a few weeks to document it, but Ella's baby blessing went well! We had both of our parents here, and Mom (Zina) even made a fancy dress for the occasion. Here's a few pictures:
*she did NOT make the baby, though she is quite adept at calming her.
We know a lot of you wanted to be here for the blessing, and we missed you but totally understand.
Saturday, September 14, 2013
Baby Ella Stealing Hearts
We have been so busy, that we got really behind on our blog posts! My parents and Daniel's mom came down to see baby Ella. I'm pretty sure she has stolen some hearts!
Daddy Getting His Heart Stolen:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbdGo1SlJ2YUF5SEk/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbQ2NnaExUMjRDbmc/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9pB_v2W7aXcSXh2d3BUMTg5ejg/edit?usp=sharing
Grandpa too!
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbMExmVUlUN2FaTlE/edit?usp=sharing
You boys better watch out!
Baby model faces:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9pB_v2W7aXcUjcwbmJld1JIMEU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9pB_v2W7aXcNW5vOGZWZWVTbjQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbNWVUcEN5M3pnTk0/edit?usp=sharing
Daddy Getting His Heart Stolen:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbdGo1SlJ2YUF5SEk/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbQ2NnaExUMjRDbmc/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9pB_v2W7aXcSXh2d3BUMTg5ejg/edit?usp=sharing
Grandpa too!
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbMExmVUlUN2FaTlE/edit?usp=sharing
You boys better watch out!
Baby model faces:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9pB_v2W7aXcUjcwbmJld1JIMEU/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B9pB_v2W7aXcNW5vOGZWZWVTbjQ/edit?usp=sharing
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_oerMO0yfsbNWVUcEN5M3pnTk0/edit?usp=sharing
Friday, September 6, 2013
A Short Post
For those people who think that our baby might not have eyes, we bring you pictures to prove otherwise. During the day, and at night (when she should be asleep).
Ella is still growing and is healthy. And, thanks to Elissa's Aunt, we even got a whole 1 hour date in. We had Indian food, which was a nice break.
Honestly not a whole lot more happened this last week, so this post is ridiculously short.
Ella is still growing and is healthy. And, thanks to Elissa's Aunt, we even got a whole 1 hour date in. We had Indian food, which was a nice break.
Honestly not a whole lot more happened this last week, so this post is ridiculously short.
Friday, August 30, 2013
Four Weeks, and ... Just Going
Happy 4 weeks, Ella! We thought we'd do a quick overview of Ella at 4 weeks old:
- Baby Ella loves cuddles (that also means she hates to sleep when she's not being held)
- Can hold head up when she has tummy time
- Everyone says she's the poster child for newborn babies
- She doesn't scream all the time, but can't smile yet
- Has a VERY full head of hair
- She loves the "swaddle-majig"
Daniel went back to work full-time this week. The Relief Society brought us food, which was awesome (it tasted good and vas very helpful). My visiting teacher came by every day for a little while to work on burp cloths. The doctor says that Ella is growing just like she should be. Ella tried really hard to meet her 7 oz gain this week and succeeded.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
What Nobody Tells First-Time-Dad
So Elissa made a post last week about what nobody tells you as a first-time parent, but it was pretty skewed toward the 'mother' experience. I figured I should make my own list:
1. You'll need to be patient before baby will do more than cry, poop, and eat. But you would be surprised how cute they are even then. I mean, seriously, check these out: Baby & Bear, Just Chilling, Dad & Baby(apparently she had a question :P ), The Ella-rrito (loosely packed this time).
2. If mom's breastfeeding, then you're really not all that useful compared to mom. Deal with it. But that doesn't mean mom doesn't want/need you around for those moments when she feels overwhelmed or you can actually be helpful.
3. Even if mom says you can sleep all night, your baby may have a different plan in mind. Believe me, I'm a heavy sleeper, but a baby's cry is quite good at waking people up. Also, unless mom is incredibly skilled she'll need light to figure out that feeding thing (and if you're feeling helpful once you're up, you might as well help burp & change a diaper).
4. Make sure you try to spend time with your baby -- you can't bond if all you do is hear them scream. Holding babies is pretty good weight training too -- they get bigger as you get stronger. Also, apparently women find husbands spending time with babies incredibly attractive.
5. You're probably going to feel inexplicably tired, and you DON'T have hormones to blame like your wife. At these times, it's good to look at people around you who have babies and aren't always tired -- it'll remind you that some day you'll figure it out.
6. You'll need to be prepared for a lot of excitement over things that sound (and actually are) pretty gross. I still don't get it. I understand that we expect these gross things, but being excited about it just seems strange. I mean, seriously: "Oh, baby just pooped all over in the diaper and it was this gross color and consistency, which is exactly what I always wanted!!!" (exaggeration of course).
7. Everyone's going to ask you how things are going. If you're anything like me, you'll have no idea what to tell them. Just say something, and if it's crazy, they'll probably figure you need more sleep, or, they'll think you're amazing for being able to take care of a wife and baby, AND still have social skills and/or wit.
8. Since mom is sleep-deprived and constantly attached to baby, you're going to have to do all the things she normally did around the house (or do without). Your list may or may not contain: laundry; filling/starting a dishwasher, doing the dishes that don't fit; sweeping, mopping, vacuuming; cooking meals; cleaning (not that I don't usually do SOME of those tasks, but doing all of them is a big job).
9. If you're like us, something will break around the house, making regular tasks take even longer. For us, it was the kitchen sink drain, which is attached to both sinks, the disposal, and the dishwasher. This meant that if we didn't want to have water spewing all over the kitchen floor and cupboards, we had to do our dishes elsewhere. It turns out that in most modern houses, this is incredibly inconvenient, but kind of a fun adventure (once).
10. Even after just a couple weeks, it's easy to see that it get's much easier as time goes by. You've just started something great. Even if you don't feel like it's rewarding now, I am assured that it is the most rewarding thing you could ever pursue, and from the parents I know it seems pretty true, even if it doesn't always seem logical.
2. If mom's breastfeeding, then you're really not all that useful compared to mom. Deal with it. But that doesn't mean mom doesn't want/need you around for those moments when she feels overwhelmed or you can actually be helpful.
3. Even if mom says you can sleep all night, your baby may have a different plan in mind. Believe me, I'm a heavy sleeper, but a baby's cry is quite good at waking people up. Also, unless mom is incredibly skilled she'll need light to figure out that feeding thing (and if you're feeling helpful once you're up, you might as well help burp & change a diaper).
4. Make sure you try to spend time with your baby -- you can't bond if all you do is hear them scream. Holding babies is pretty good weight training too -- they get bigger as you get stronger. Also, apparently women find husbands spending time with babies incredibly attractive.
5. You're probably going to feel inexplicably tired, and you DON'T have hormones to blame like your wife. At these times, it's good to look at people around you who have babies and aren't always tired -- it'll remind you that some day you'll figure it out.
6. You'll need to be prepared for a lot of excitement over things that sound (and actually are) pretty gross. I still don't get it. I understand that we expect these gross things, but being excited about it just seems strange. I mean, seriously: "Oh, baby just pooped all over in the diaper and it was this gross color and consistency, which is exactly what I always wanted!!!" (exaggeration of course).
7. Everyone's going to ask you how things are going. If you're anything like me, you'll have no idea what to tell them. Just say something, and if it's crazy, they'll probably figure you need more sleep, or, they'll think you're amazing for being able to take care of a wife and baby, AND still have social skills and/or wit.
8. Since mom is sleep-deprived and constantly attached to baby, you're going to have to do all the things she normally did around the house (or do without). Your list may or may not contain: laundry; filling/starting a dishwasher, doing the dishes that don't fit; sweeping, mopping, vacuuming; cooking meals; cleaning (not that I don't usually do SOME of those tasks, but doing all of them is a big job).
9. If you're like us, something will break around the house, making regular tasks take even longer. For us, it was the kitchen sink drain, which is attached to both sinks, the disposal, and the dishwasher. This meant that if we didn't want to have water spewing all over the kitchen floor and cupboards, we had to do our dishes elsewhere. It turns out that in most modern houses, this is incredibly inconvenient, but kind of a fun adventure (once).
10. Even after just a couple weeks, it's easy to see that it get's much easier as time goes by. You've just started something great. Even if you don't feel like it's rewarding now, I am assured that it is the most rewarding thing you could ever pursue, and from the parents I know it seems pretty true, even if it doesn't always seem logical.
Thursday, August 15, 2013
What Nobody Tells You
So, I'm all for keeping it real, so here is my blog post of the things that people never tell you (or at least didn't tell me) to expect from the first 2 weeks of your baby's life.
1) Your life will now revolve around baby eating. I know they say "about every 2 hours," what they don't tell you is that you will be latching and feeding and cleaning for a half hour to an hour of that 2 hours, and the rest of the time your chest is just sore! You will never get away! (well, not in the first couple of weeks anyway.)
2) You will see your husband in a whole new light. My husband is even more awesome in my eyes now, as unbelievable as it seems. He takes such good care of baby and me. Along with going to work for a few hours every day, he sets up our nursing cocoon upstairs, holds the fussy baby, makes dinner, and gets basically anything I need. He manages to do all this without complaining, and while being handsome. Basically he is my super husband! (Happy Anniversary, by the way )
3) You will stare at and worry more about poop in these two weeks than you ever have in your entire life. You are going to say: "Where is that poop?" "How can she make so much poop?" "Is that yellow or green poop?"
4) You are going to wish baby had some other way of communicating than noises that all sound like crying. We definitely looked up how long it will be before we get smiles and coos. For now, the best thing you can get is sleepy eyes.
5) You will probably panic at least once. That is totally normal. Apparently, that panicking thing is going to be normal from now on.
6) And after all of that, you still love this baby and want to take care of it.
And now for what you've all been waiting for, more baby pictures:
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
1) Your life will now revolve around baby eating. I know they say "about every 2 hours," what they don't tell you is that you will be latching and feeding and cleaning for a half hour to an hour of that 2 hours, and the rest of the time your chest is just sore! You will never get away! (well, not in the first couple of weeks anyway.)
2) You will see your husband in a whole new light. My husband is even more awesome in my eyes now, as unbelievable as it seems. He takes such good care of baby and me. Along with going to work for a few hours every day, he sets up our nursing cocoon upstairs, holds the fussy baby, makes dinner, and gets basically anything I need. He manages to do all this without complaining, and while being handsome. Basically he is my super husband! (Happy Anniversary, by the way )
3) You will stare at and worry more about poop in these two weeks than you ever have in your entire life. You are going to say: "Where is that poop?" "How can she make so much poop?" "Is that yellow or green poop?"
4) You are going to wish baby had some other way of communicating than noises that all sound like crying. We definitely looked up how long it will be before we get smiles and coos. For now, the best thing you can get is sleepy eyes.
5) You will probably panic at least once. That is totally normal. Apparently, that panicking thing is going to be normal from now on.
6) And after all of that, you still love this baby and want to take care of it.
And now for what you've all been waiting for, more baby pictures:
Picture 1
Picture 2
Picture 3
Picture 4
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