Want to see more pictures??

Hey guys!! Just thought I'd post some more pictures of Elli. Here's me and Elli on Christmas morning with our scraggly tree. (And I know she looks ticked off.....it was too early in the morning I guess!!) Someone put the tree on our porch a few days before Christmas because they knew we didn't have a tree set up. (We weren't setting one up because we thought we were moving.) Anyway, it was fun to have something up when Christmas morning rolled around.

Here's Elli over at Steve's parents house on Christmas morning. She was all tuckered out.

After we brought Elli home, her janudice kept getting worse so we had to put this pad on her back that had fiber optic lights in it. It was supposed to help break down her excess red blood cells and flush them out of her body. It had to be on her 24 hours a day and it had to be plugged in so we weren't very mobile for about 4 days. I am SO glad she is off of that thing. What a pain!! Anyway, here's Steve holding her with the lit up pad up her back that attached to that dang box. We called her our little glow worm!!

Just another of Elli hanging out on our bed.




Here's Elli right after her bath. She was so mad at us for getting her all wet and cold......but she got over it! So sweet and clean afterwards!! :o)


And here's Elli hanging out with my mom. She's leaving tomorrow....what will I do at night time when she bounces her while I sleep??


Anyway, Elli's screaming. Gotta go!!

Ashley

She's here!!

Okay guys........Elli is here finally. She was born Dec. 20, 2002 at 3:33am. She was 8lb 6 oz and 20 in long. I don't have 2 hands to type this so the long version will have to wait. But I wanted to put up some pics for you guys to see. Here is our 1st family photo shoot. Take a look at my puffy eyes and face. After pushing for 2 hours, I thought my head was going to explode.

Here is her first bath at the hospital. She HATED it!! But check out her cone head in the back where she had the suction attached to her head to pull her out. It is all bruised back there and she SCREAMS when we touch it or bump it on accident. It's already gone down a bunch so it'll go away soon.

They took her out a few hours after birth to take her picture. They put a Christmas shirt and red bow on her. That bow sucked taking off.......they really plastered it on.

This was her on our way home from the hospital. I made the hat and it was a bit too big. She'll probably have a big head like me and she'll grow into it next week!!

We have been so tired since Elli arrived. Here's the both of us taking a little siesta on the couch.

She has been pretty alert this afternoon and making us laugh. It has been so much fun having her around for the past day and a half. What a fun little girl!!

Okay, hope you enjoyed the pictures. I'll have to write out the extended version of the birth and stuff.....if you guys want to know. Love you all!!

Ashley (Elli says hi from my lap!! :o) )

The day has come!!

Okay, so it's 5:30 am on December 19th and I can't sleep. I have been awake since 3:30 after only 3 hours of sleep. I realized I haven't updated you guys with the most recent news...so here we go. At 7:30 (in 2 hours) we are heading to the hospital to be induced. I went to the doctor yesterday and I was 2 cm dialated and 75% effaced. A little progress so we decided to go for the induction today. They'll probably put me on pitocin right away to help me progress. From what the doctors say, I could be on that all day before I dialate to a 10. Anyway, we might have our baby by Tuesday night but maybe not until Wednesday morning. We shall see. But I will let you all know how it goes and if she really comes out a girl!! ;o) Anyway, I am so restless and going crazy. I'm super excited and just want our baby to finally be here. If any of you read this today, pray that everything goes well and that our little girl comes out healthy and quickly!! Love you guys!!

Ashley

CHRISTMAS COOKIES!!!

So last night Bryson and I invited his two sisters, Carli & Casey, over to decorate sugar cookies. It was fun!! I think I need to go to the gym after all those cookies!! Here they are....

Carli, Casey, Bryson and me

Bryson and I with our masterpieces

Bryson's pieces of art

My pieces of art

So is everyone ready for Christmas?? We are so excited to take a week off and go to California! We can't wait! Hope all is well with everyone! LOVE YOU ALL!!

Katie

Stubborn baby!!

I keep telling her that if she doesn't come out...her name's MUD, not Elli!!!!!! Hahahaha......just kidding baby!! Anyway, I didn't want to post because I didn't want to bump that dang goose down on the blog. But I guess the goose's moment of glory is over. Sorry. Okay, everyone needs to see how crazy this goose thing is. She has all these outfits like a dress-up doll and most of them are pretty cute and clever. Don't you worry that I tried the outfits on her when I first met the goose. Spoiled goose.....more clothes than most humans. Oh, and Melissa, that Christmas pic is so cute!! Who ever has a Mrs. Claus in their picture? That's pretty special!! Cute!

Okay, so none of you need to worry. We are taking the cell phone to the hospital and once we have her, we'll let you all know. It might be a quickie call but we'll for sure call. No worries. But I haven't had much progress. I haven't dialated at all but my cervix is softening. Big whoop.....cervixes can soften for weeks before anything happens. If any of you have seen me get a bit emotional, well, multiply that by about 20 and that is how I have been lately. I don't know what it is but I am a crazy woman now. Always antsy, uncomfortable, happy, excited, hypersensitive.......and a big cry baby. I hate it. Oh, but the doctor did schedule me to be induced on my due date. That's kind of big news. So for sure we will have her by the 19th. I don't have to wait the "one week" after the due date like some. But I am hoping she'll still come early. Like maybe this weekend! :o) Everyone say big prayers that this big baby will GET OUT OF ME!!!!

One more piece of news. Do you guys remember me talking about my older sister Shannon? She's the second oldest in our fam (37 yrs old) and has never been married? If you remember my wedding, she was the grumpy one helping me with my dress and stuff. Anyway, she got engaged over thanksgiving. She's getting married in June. Great huh?? She's like a whole new girl now...it's great. She's so happy and so are the rest of us. Anyway, just had to let you guys know.

'Tis the Season

MERRY CHRISTMAS! And I am wondering the same thing Ash!! Come on we want to know updates!!!!
Well, I had to post a few christmas pictures. The first one is mainly for Ashley because of my moms goose she like to dress up. Ashley had a kick out of it last year and laughed so hard at the ridiculous goose that has 15 outifts!!!!! No joke huh Ashley? Anways, That is our cute dog next to the goose and our tree. The 2nd is of me and my mom at our ward party with Santa and Mrs. Claus. I hope everybdoy is doing well!
I love you all and hope this season is wonderful!! Bobby I need your address. Can you email it to me? And ashley can you email me Christy's address. Thank you!
Love you all!

Bobbie...I was just getting on to ask Ashley the same thing!!! I'm like SOOOO anxious Ashley!! Have you had it? Have you had it?? Keep us posted! LOVE YOU ALL!!

Ashley,
Have you had that baby yet???
Bobbie

Ashley,
Have you had that baby yet???
Bobbie