Rachel's Blessing

I am a little late in posting these pictures but life with a baby is busy.  John and I had so much support from family that drove all the way to Logan for Rachel's blessing, and since we had such an early church time it was even harder for some. Here are some pictures of Rachel's beautiful dress.

We had so many wonderful men stand in the circle for Rachel's blessing.  

Rachel with her grandma's.

A group picture with everyone who came to Rachel's blessing.

Pictures

I have had these pictures for a while but I am finally getting around to putting them on my blog.  So many wonderful pictures taken by great family.  

These newborn pictures were taken by my brother Quinn and a couple were taken by my mom.

These family pictures were taken by my sister-in-law.

I am so thankful for all the people who took pictures for me, they are all so talented.  

Baby Girl's Birth

I gave birth to my beautiful baby girl on May 8, 2013.  I went into the hospital around 3:30 in the afternoon after my doctors appointment.

Going into the hospital

Once at the hospital I started going pretty fast.  I dilated from a 4 to a 10 in an hour (that was fun). At 10 p.m. the nurse had me start pushing.  I had to stop pushing for about 10 minutes while we waited for my doctor to get there.  

Waiting for time to start pushing

At 10:55 p.m. my baby girl was born.  She weighed 8 pounds 4 ounces and was 21 inches long.  

Having a baby is the most amazing thing.  I am so happy she is here!

Week 40

I made it to 40 weeks!  Baby girl is the size of a jackfruit.  I am so ready to meet my little girl.  Wednesday night I will be going into the hospital to be induced.  Once she is here it will be the start of a whole new chapter of life.

Week 39

39 weeks!  Baby girl is now the size of a small watermelon.  Her organs are now very well-developed and ready to function outside the womb.  I am so ready for her to come, I am extremely uncomfortable.  I just want to hold her.  

Week 38

Only 2 weeks until my due date.  Baby girl weighs around 7 pounds and is the size of a small pumpkin.  I have been having a lot of back pain because baby girl is sitting so low and so far back. I am so ready for this little girl to come, I am so excited to get to hold her.

Week 37

I am a couple days late posting this picture but here it is.  I am getting so close to my due date. Baby girl is now the size of winter melon, weighing about 6 1/2 pounds.  In preparation of life she continues to practice breathing, moving around, sucking her thumb, and blinking.  My back has been hurting more and more and I have to use the bathroom all the time as she wiggles around right on my bladder.

Baby Showers (Salt Lake Valley)

My in-laws threw me a baby shower.  I got some really awesome stuff including a nursing pillow, clothes, and burp clothes.  There were some beautiful flower balloons for the decorations.

The next night my aunt Jodi threw me a baby shower.  She had some beautiful decorations.

Cool wreath on the door

Food table, the bottles as cups so so fun

Gift table

Umbrella hanging from the fan for a baby "shower"

We played some really fun games including the chocolate in the diaper, price is right (guessing game), pinata, etc.  I also got some really nice gifts.  A rocking chair, a swig, a door jumper, some mirrors for the car, a beautiful picture with the story of baby girl's name, clothes, a cute sheep chair, and some other awesome stuff.  

 Chocolate diaper game

 I had a lot of issues with the pinata

Some of the gifts