Bath Time

Shane gave Makena her bath the other night so I took the opportunity to take a few pics. I just love how she looks with her hair wet. She has really come to love all of bath time, not just getting her hair washed.

Photo Shoot

We had Makena's pictures taken when she was one month old...ok I am a little behind on getting these posted! They turned out really cute so I wanted to share a few of our favorites. She is already two months old, I can't believe it! Time is flying by.

What a cutie!

Here are a few pictures of Makena over the last month, She is such a good baby and is always bringing a smile to our faces. We just love having her in our home and think she is so stinkin' cute, we can't help but take a million pictures...and now I am finally getting around to sharing them with all of you.

Blessing Day

We blessed Makena on October 12th. My mom and I found this darling dress for her to wear, she looked so cute! It was a very special day! We appreciate all the family and friends that came and supported us and our sweet girl.

More pics of Makena

As a new proud mom I think that everything Makena does is so cute and I take like a million pictures of her every day. I'm always telling Shane to "go get the camera". So here are some of the pictures taken during the first few weeks of Makena's life at home. It is so fun to have her here and she is definitely keeping us on our toes as we try to figure this whole parenting thing out! I know I am a bit biased but I think she is pretty dang adorable! :)


Sleeping on Mom and Dad's bed. She likes to sleep a lot!



Looking cute in her swing

Makena LOVES to get her hair washed. When I run her head under the tap she just closes her eyes and gets so relaxed, its so funny. When I am done washing it she always looks up at me with a funny little look like she is saying "why are you stopping", I can't believe she like this so much...she hates the rest of the bath.

Taking a nap with Grandpa Wilding

Hanging out with Papa

Uncle Jake is holding her

Shane's New Trick

A few weeks ago Shane learned how to barefoot off the rope that attaches to the boom of our boat. He is very excited about being able to barefoot. In this video he is trying to switch from two feet to one foot barefooting. As you will see he was not successful in his attempt. Maybe next time. I would have posted the successful barefooting attempt but the file was to big. Sorry.

Coming Home

We got to bring Makena home on Saturday, August 23rd. We were so happy that she was healthy and doing good and could not wait to have her home with us.

In her new outfit ready to go home. Mom is pretty excited!

First time in the carseat. She looks so little when she is in it. She slept the whole ride home.

Mom couldn't resist putting a bow in that hair as soon as we got home.



We were all a bit exhausted after the week we've had. Papa and Makena decided to take a little nap, so cute!

Makena's room all ready for her!

NICU

While I was in labor I got a really high fever for some reason, so my doctor was pretty concerned about me and the baby and put me on antibiotics. When Makena was born she had a little trouble breathing at first but quickly seemed fine. Just to be safe they took some blood test from her to make sure everything was ok. It seemed like she was just fine and she was able to be with Shane and I in the room through the night. Unfortunetly, in the morning the blood test were showing that her White Blood Cell count was incredibly high and other things were not looking right so our Pediatrician came in and told us she had to go into the NICU because it appeared that she had a really bad infection. This news was obviously very overwhelming and upsetting to me, expecially since I didn't really understand exactly what was wrong with her. Also, they weren't sure how long she would have to be in there. The first time I went in and saw her in the little incubator with all the wires and iv hooked to her it was so sad, I couldn't beleive my little baby was so sick. The next few days went by in a bit of a blur. I had to feed her every three hours and since she wasn't eating enough just breast feeding I had to do a lot of pumping and bottle feeding which took a lot of time and became exhausting. Luckily the antibiotics began to work quickly and Makena started doing much better. Several tests were done and she was finally well enough to go home by Saturday afternoon. As you can imagine Shane and I were so excited and releived! It was definitely an emotional rollercoster this last week but we are so thankful for our darling baby and that she is doing well. We are also so thankful for all the support and prayers from our families and friends, I truly believe that Makena's quick recovery is a little miracle. Here are some pictures of our little lady in the NICU.

Makena is here!

After having contractions all night I woke Shane up at about 4 am on Tuesday, August 19th, and told him I thought it was time to head to the hospital. It was a long day of being in labor but thankfully I had an epidural to make things a little easier. I truly do not know how people do it without having an epidural, that is amazing to me. I personally loved my epidural. :) Shane was right by my side all day and was a great support to me. At 5:38 pm our sweet, little Makena came into this world. It was an incredible moment that I will never forget and I am so thankful for her and for my sweet husband and this special time we were able to experience together. Makena was 8 lbs, 5 ounces and 21 3/4" long!! Yep, she was a big girl. I was shocked when they told me how much she weighed, I never expected to have that big of a baby. She has tons of dark curly hair that is just adorable.

Papa putting on her first diaper.



After her first bath...she's not sure she liked it.



Makena and Moma having some bonding time.

Our sweet Makena, I can't believe she is finally here. What a special day it was.

Almost there...

So it has been a long time since I have posted, I just can't seem to stay on top of this blogging thing. So I am due on Monday, it is crazy to think we are almost to the end of this journey called "pregnancy" and about to begin a new one called "parenting". I am so ready to have this baby, I keep hoping that any minute I am going to go into labor. I really do not want to go over my due date but I guess at this point all we can do is wait. I have received lots of "advice" as to how to get labor going so this morning Shane and I decided to give one of the ideas a try. I was told that Curb Walking is a sure way to get things going so we went on a walk this morning and I walked with one foot up on the curb and the other on the road. I will say during the actual walk my belly did have several contractions and it was a lot harder than I thought it would be. I am really hoping that our little walk will pay off and by tonight we will be up at the hospital, but it has been over an hour since I have had a contraction and I am just really tired at this point. I just want our little girl to come, I can't wait to meet her and see what she looks like. I am as ready as I think you can be for her to come, it will be a long week next week if she doesn't decide to come. I am used to being so busy at work that being home I just keep cleaning my house and organizing things but you can only do that so many times. Her room is all ready and it turned out so cute, I will post pics of it soon. Anyway, we have our fingers crossed that she will be here soon, I am so excited! We'll keep you all posted.

Maiden Voyage!

This winter Shane and I bought a boat with his cousin, Zach. We love boating and water skiing and have had many fun times out on the lake ever since Shane and I started dating. We have always wanted to get our own boat so when Shane and Zach came across this Ski Centurion on KSL they got pretty excited and we just couldn't pass it up. They have been really anxious to get out on the lake and run the boat ever since we got it. So a couple Saturday's ago we had the boat dewinterized and the motor all checked out. Everything looked great and so we decided the first warm day we had a chance we would take the boat out for its maiden voyage. Monday, April 28th was my B-Day and a very beautiful day so the three of us along with Shane's dad left work a little early and headed up to Pineview to go for a test drive. It's still a little early in the season to be out boating, especially this year with all the snow we have had. There was still snow on the banks and the water was super cold. We weren't really planning on actually getting out and skiing but the water was glass and the air was pretty warm so the boys just couldn't resist, although I think once they actually got in the water they had second thoughts about their decision. Since I am pregnant they didn't even pressure me to get in, but I am sure if I weren't that there would have been some peer pressure and I would have ended up in the freezing lake as well. The boat ran awesome which was exciting for all of us and the water was amazing. Shane and Zach are both great water skiers and had really good runs to start the summer off. I still think they are a little crazy for getting into that cold water but they did wear two wetsuits. We are happy with our purchase and look forward to a fun summer of boating and many years of fun memories! It was a fun way to celebrate my B-Day.

Pulling out to go






You can see there is still a lot of snow in the mountains and even on the banks


Definitely cold enough for two wetsuits!


Shane skiing




Zach skiing

Sugar and spice and everything nice....

thats what little girls are made of!!

We found out yesterday at our ultrasound that we are having a GIRL!!!!!!! We are so excited. The ultrasound went great, our little girl is growing just as she should and everything looks healthy. It was so amazing to see her little hands and feet moving all around and see her tiny heart beating away. We are so thankful for the opportunity we have to be pregnant and be parents of this special little girl! Now that we know what we are having I guess I can start shopping for all the darling girl stuff!!!