Seven weeks old and a visit with family.

I love this picture!
Say cheese!

Snoozing with daddy!

Sian, Jackie, Calvin, and Gabriel

All the Girls + Gabe. Carol, Lucinda, me, Jackie, and Christy.

All of the boys. Dad, Jeremy, Aaron, Sheridan, and Sian.

Sian, Gabe, and Jackie.

Gabe Hanging out with Uncle Sheridan!

The Cake (very yummy)!

Lucinda and Jeremy!

Chillin with Grandpa!

Snuggling with Grandma!

Gabe playing with his cousin Katelyn!

Today Gabe is seven weeks old and getting bigger everyday. He is getting more interactive everyday as well. He smiles and coos and is just so darn adorable. We spent the weekend in Rapid City visiting my dad and stepmom. It was such a great weekend. I got to see my brother Sian, his wife christy,thier two kids Jackie and Calvin. I also saw my other brother sheridan. I saw my sister Lucinda and Her husband Jeremy. I got to see my niece Katelyn but my three nephews were not around that weekend. Carol threw me a surprise baby shower. It was with just my family and it was great. She and my dad told us to get out of the house while they babysat Gabe and they decorated the basement. We had a nice turkey dinner and had fun spending time with everyone. Gabe loved being held by everyone, but seemed to think his Uncle Jeremy was really funny! I think I heard him giggle. It was a really short trip but it was worth it to have gabe finally meet all of his family. Well i guess he has not met uncle Chris, but we will forgive him since he is brazil for the next two years on his mission. Anyway, I here are a ridiculus amount of pictures! Enjoy.

My baby shower and some cute pics!

This last weekend I had my first baby shower! My really good friends Kara and Dot and my mom organized the event. My mom did such amazing decorations. She is so good at this kind of stuff and the extra little touches made the shower so much more special. Dot made awesome invitations -they were way cute. She also ordered the cake and cupcakes. Kara -with the help of Dantzel- her sister-in-law made some of the food. I had fun making chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate dip pretzel rods, and mini dessert pizzas. We had lots of friends and family show up. Of course we got lots of great gifts too. Thanks to everyone! It was a perfect!

Gabriel is now 5 weeks old! last week he was 8 1/2 lbs and 21 inches long. I am sure he is a little bigger now. He grows so fast. he had his first social smile this week which just made my heart melt. he is such a good baby and rarely cries! what can I say! We're in love!

I DONT KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS STUPID SPACE!

Pay it forward

I am joining in the pay it forward fun! I got this from my friend Carissas blog. It sounds like it will be very fun. So I am going to copy and paste the message about the pay it forward task.

Pay it Forward
SO--Here's how it works-the first 3 people to leave a comment on this post will receive, at some point during the year, a handmade gift from me.
What it will be and when it will arrive is a total surprise!
The catch is that you must participate as well. Before you leave your comment here, write up a pay it forward post on your blog to keep the fun going. Then come back, let me know you're going to play, and sit back and anticipate the arrival of your gift! Please submit in an e-mail or on the comment, your address, if I don't already have it :)
Remember that only the first 3 comments will receive a gift from me, so be quick!

My Kid is sooooo Cute!

Gabriel's Birth announcement (THAT MY SISTER MADE!)
Look at these cheeks!

So, I am sitting in Dads chair! You got a problem with that?

Okay, this last picture was kindo of set up. My mom gave me this cute bear/blanket. I wanted to get a picture of him with it and I set it next to him and when I did he grabbed it and started to fall asleep. Do we have the start of a new favorite toy.

Before I Was a Mom

Okay. So I know some of you may think this is cheesey, but you will live. I saw this poem and I really liked and put into words how I feel.

Before I was a Mom

Author: Unknown

Before I was a Mom-

I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom-

I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put them down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

Before I was a Mom -

I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom -

I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, the joy, the love, the heartache, the wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.

I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

MY BOYS!

Gabriel is now three weeks old. Time Flies by so fast. He is such a good baby! He is doing really well and is giving us a fair amount of sleep. We think he is growing, because he seems to demand a lot more food in the last few days. These pics are with my new camera. The camera that I got for my birthday broke and walmart did not have one to replace it. We bought a new and better one at staples. I love it and now I can be obsessive about taking pictures. Dad and Gabriel taking a snooze. Aaron looks a little more sleepy than Gabriel.

Gabriel showing mommy where his eye is. lol!

I love this picture! It was taken right after he sneezed. So funny!

Just plain cute! He is awake!

The Pacifier is still way big!

How Rude!

So I really didnt know if I should be angry or if I should take it as a compliment for my sister. Let me explain........

While we were in Utah, my sister took some really cute pictures of Gabriel. Then we picked out some pictures that we like from those that she took and one from the hospital and my sister designed some baby announcements for us on Photoshop. They turned out great. Maybe a little too great. Well i finally got around to printing them at walmart. Originally I had planned to use the kodak kiosk and print them myself. It is more expensive, but a whole lot quicker. That plan failed because my SD card was too big and the kiosk was not equipt to handle or at least that is what the associate said. Anyway so I used the other kiosk thing and set it up to have my announcements printed in an hour. So I went and finished my shopping and came back. I came back in an hour and they were not printed. The associate said the machine was not working right and to come back in thirty minutes. She said she would give the pictures to me for free, because of the trouble. I was not bothered by that at all (i was wishing that I had printed more announcements). I came back a half an hour later and the associate, without saying anything to me, handed me the envelope with all the pictures on it. As I was walking away I saw, in big red letters, written on the envelope the word- COPYRIGHT- with a big question mark behind it. Really!? I am assuming they thought I was making illegal copies of the announcements. What I don't get is why they did not ask me about it. One of my biggest pet peeves is being accused of something I did not do. Ahhh! I was so mad and I wanted to complain to someone, but I thought to myself that I got the pictures for free and should I really push my luck. I should just walk away and be content with the gift I got. Well it obviously still bothers me a little that someone out there thinks I am that dishonest. Pooh! Well I guess my sister did a better job than we both anticipated. She is great!