Pictures

Pictures

Normally, nothing interesting happens to us in a span of a few weeks, much less a few hours. So, it feels good to be able to blog for TWO consecutive days! Yeah SUHWEET. Here are some pictures of Hailey and various family members.

6.13 Pounds, 19 Inches

Hailey is here! (And in this pic, she's nude.)

Nine months has gone by very quickly. It was just about 3 weeks ago that Allison and I were still refering to Hailey as BTBNL (Baby To Be Named Later) and now, Hailey is here. It has been a whirlwind for the past 36 hours. I was almost excited to come back to work tonight just to get back into some sort of routine.

We had decided a few weeks ago that we did want to put up Christmas lights this year but we did not want to do it after the baby had come. The ladder that we own is not very long, so we need Alli to steady the ladder while I climb up to put the lights on the house and we didn't want to tackle the job while Hailey was here. We kept procrastinating the lights, until Monday afternoon. We FINALLY did it, and its a good thing, because Allison went in to labor Tuesday morning at about 4 a.m. Alli was in labor until about 5 p.m. and did fantastic during the birth. Hailey had some problems- the umbilical (sp?) cord was wrapped around her neck, she wasn't able to hold a good body temperture, and she would not cry- which I have learned is the best way for babies to absorb the gunk in their lungs. So I went with Hailey to some special room to with equipment to measure her oxygenation and temperture while Alli rested. Both mama and baby are doing great now, and Allison will be home tomorrow afternoon.

We will put a TON of Hailey pics up tomorrow night. I have a few here now, along with some other pictures that I ahven't had the time/desire/need to post that the Boss (Alli) insists I share. So, for the 2 people who actually read our blog, here's some overdue goodies:

Here is Allison about 24 hours before she went into labor. Besides the Christmas lights, we were lucky enough to get one lil' glimpse at her belly before she lost it. It's amazing how small she looks already. She came over to me while I was watching TV and and handed me the camera. Now I am glad she did, because neither of us Hailey would come this early.

Here is Allison in the labor and delivery room. We were in her for what seemed like forever- I had stayed up until 3 am working on a paper for a commuications class on the Amish. I finally went to bed, only to be woke up about an hour later by Allison asking me to take her to the hospitol. Needless to say, it was awhile before I could actually sleep. I fianlly fell asleep at about 8 a.m and slept for about an hour, while Allison didn't sleep at all until she got her epideral around 2 p.m. I thought we would both crash after Hailey was born, but neithe rof us has slept much, instead, we have been at the hospital with baby.

Here we are after Hailey had been birthed and cleaned up. We had both been up for a long time and Allison was worn out for labor, but luckily, the nurses reminded us to take some pictures. I don't know that we would have remembered had she not reminded us. Off topic a bit- For the 2 people who read this blog- if at all possible, give birth in the women's center. The nurses were so cool and the faciliites were very nice. The room Allison is in now at the women's center is much nicer than our room in our house (maybe that's an exageration, but you get the point).

That's all I want to say tonight. Tomorrow we will put a blog of Hailey and it probably won't have our boring narratives. Just lotsa baby pics.

Weekly Update

First of all, Congrats to the wonderful MRS. Carrie Smith. She got married this Thursday to some dude. Allison made it to the sealing/reception and said Carrie looked extremely happy. Yeach Carrie, enjoy your honeymoon!

As for an update on Allison- She's still pregnant. We are only about 2-3 weeks away from having a kid! It's been a very fast 8 months, and as happy we are that Hailey is healthy and moving around, we are both ready for the pregnancy part of having a baby to be over. Alli has a couple online classes this semester and is finding it hard to stay awake as she watches the podcasts, because she is always tired. She had her latest doctor appointment today and the doctor told her everything looked perrfect, and she is dialated to 2.

Tonight, the Red Sox face the Rays in the ALCS. PLEASE, everyone who reads this, think good thoughts about the Red Sox. We need good vibes.

We have been working on the house, trying to get it ship-shape before winter comes. We just put the finishing touches on our new firplace mantle. I built the mantle using my bare hands. And, some hammers and nails and other stuff. We used a really neat marble for the surround and we feel it turned out pretty great. I will get some photos of it up as soon as posible. It seems like winter is around the corner- it's even supposed to snow this weekend. Last time it snowed, we forgot to let Guiseppi in. We even took a picture of him after the snow stopped.

Yeah USU!!!

Never, in this history of sports, have I ever been so satisfied with the team I am cheering for losing by 20 points. Utah State actually looked improved against #8-ranked BYU.

Some funny shirts I saw at the hotel tonight:

Win or lose, BYU fans still live in Provo!

BYU gave me Herpes!

And my personal favorite...

BYU- keeping ugly women out of Utah State since 1888

Although I am aboard the BSU bandwagon every year, it is nice to see BYU struggle against a WAC team.

It's been 8 months ALREADY!?!?

Amazing how time flies. In just a few weeks, HAILEY will be joining the world! In case you are one of the 2 readers of this blog who lives outside of Logan, BTBNL has been changed to Hailey. Naming a baby can be a challenge. Alli and I had a list of names we liked, and it seemed every name on her list was the same as one of the shady girls I knew from high school or one of my cousins, while every name on my list was just as distasteful to Alli. I even offered to name the baby Allison Jr. We decided to settle it by arm wrestling, and after a three hour long battle of forearm strength, Allison let me win. She got bored.

We are very excited for the baby. In the photo with this posting, my mom, sister, dad, and I are trying to figure out how to put together a baby swing that Allison got from her baby shower. We have all the baby furniture bought and all the unnecessary baby items (swing, bouncer, etc.) assembled. Thanks to everyone who has helped us out at baby showers or in other ways, it is a big change to have another member of the family and the help has been very appreciated. Condolences to all of you who voted on our blog survey thinking our baby was going to be a boy. Hopefully, your vote in the presidential election will reflect a better choice *cough (McCain) cough* than your choice in unborn babies' genders.

As the baby and the holidays draw near, Allison and I will try and be a bit more diligent in blogging. I was horrified to find that it had been almost 3 months since our last blog. If bloggin was as much fun as XBox, I would do it everyday. I will put a couple of photos we took this summer up in the next few days. In the one above, we are at Carla and Allen's house during August. We have since changed our optomologist. And yes, I am rockin a Halo 3 shirt.