drew's side of the bed

one of my very favorite things about having little Niya is snuggle time. she wakes up to eat at about the same time drew gets up to go to work. so when he gets out of bed, she gets to come in. she loves it and i love it. We just cuddle, and she smiles, and coos, then we both fall back asleep for a little while. she looks so cute on drews side of the bed.

life so far

i thought since i haven't been blogging for the last 6 weeks i would just do a little photo recap of Niyas life so far

these are her at 1 week. wow shes already changed so much

3 weeks. so sleepy so serious

at 5 weeks she started smiling. smiles are fun. its so much more gratifying when i can get something back from her

at six weeks she could do all sorts of tricks!

raise the roof

smiles...... no problem

funny faces :)

she gets more and more fun everyday!!

remember when i had a baby six weeks ago?

i've been feeling more, and more overwhelmed because as time ticks by i get further and further behind on my blog posts. i decided i'd finally post about the birth of our little niya. its been so amazing, and wonderful, and hard, and emotional, and scary all at the same time. i can't believe how beautiful she is, and how much i just love her. i really didn't expect to bond with her so quickly. i don't know why but i just thought she would feel like a little stranger. she doesn't! its been a rough six weeks for me as my body basically wigged out after she was born but she's just perfect!

here i am 40 weeks prego. this was taken the night we went into the hospital. i went to the doctor the day before my due date monday the 26th. he decided he wanted to induce me that night. i reported to labor and delivery at 10pm where they started the what was unknown to me to be my very long labor!

here i think i'd been in labor a good 20 hours at least. and i look freakin beat! people say having a baby is hard but come on! seriously i didn't really think it was going to be that hard! the whole time i was on the verge of a c section. looking back now im so glad i didn't have one but at the time i just wanted the baby out! it was really painful even with an epidural, it kept wearing off! and it was a lot of hard work! not to mention nerve racking, but i did it!

she was finally born 28 and a half hours later. 7lbs 10ounces and 20 inches long. she was perfect. i love this picture of drew and aunt lori looking at the baby as she was getting cleaned up. his face is priceless. he was so emotional and excited

here she is looking like a scary little alien ghost baby. they look so weird when they first come out!

when i got to hold her for the first time it was amazing. i couldn't believe i could finally look at her little face and hold her. not to mention how glad i was that the labor was finally over!!!

when she got all cleaned up and bathed she looked so pretty :)

i was so glad my mom could be there for the whole thing.

drew is so protective of her. its really sweet. he was actually more paranoid than i was about her in the hospital. he kept checking to see if she was breathing and asking the nurse "is this normal" about every little thing

my pretty little baby girl

time to go home! she slept through the whole thing. she didn't seem to think it was as eventful as us.

did you get your swine flu vaccine?

WE DID!

saturday morning drew and i woke up at 5:30am to make it down to the sandy health department by 6, one hour before they started giving out the h1n1 vaccination shot at 7. when we arrived i couldn't believe my eyes! it was ridiculous. the line was already at least 1000 people long. luckily my smart husband rememered to bring me a chair and a coat. don't ask me why i didn't think to bring one for myself, after all it is the end of october in utah at 6am. so the waiting game began. over the next hour the line continued to grow and by 8am no joke there was AT LEAST 5000 people in line. Are you kidding me!!!!! around 8 some "official" came out and basically started telling people around us and behind us to go home cause we weren't gonna get it. since the whole process so far had been so unorganized drew and i were skeptical. as people left we just moved up in the line and decided to take our chances. i didn't get up at 530 for nothin!! we continued to wait as different health officials walked up and down the line trying to deter us saying things like "youre takin a chance waiting you might not get one." finally a couple of worker ladies came walking down actually counting. she came back to tell us that we would in fact most likely be getting one. yay! the waiting was not gonna be in vain. so at 10am after a long morning of standing in line we lifted our sleeves and got shot!

happy halloween!

we went to our first halloween party of the year! a couple in our ward threw this really extravagant party. I've never seen a house so decked out. it was pretty cool. there were lots of clever costumes, good food and yummy desserts. i love halloween. we ended up being ketchup and mustard cause drew already had the mustard costume and i found the ketchup at a costume store. my choices are limited being as im as big as a house. so it worked out good. the guy at the counter that checked me out asked "so did you try this on to see if it fits" as he looks down at my belly. I reply "nope" and handed him my card.

fall

one of my very favorite things about fall is all the yummy fall food. im so in love with squash and sweet potatoes! drew and i went to the final farmers market in salt lake and stocked up for winter. yum yum. the funny thing is i didn't discover these gems really until i moved to utah. what do we not have squash in california????

park city fun

last weekend drew and i went to park city and stayed at the dakota waldorf estoria in park city. we got a screamin deal and then got upgraded to an awesome suite! we decided now was a good time before baby came to have one last weekend away. we ate at stein erickson lodge courtesy of tim and julie mckeon (thanks guys).the hotel was absolutely amazing. the food at stein erickson was really yummy and it was just a really nice weekend! thanks husband for making all the plans. youre such a good planner :)

this is the outside of the hotel. its located at the canyons resort

looking down from the master suite to the sitting area
the bathroom was a beauty

the master suite was upstairs and overlooked the living area

my new camera is not the best for self pics but this was us on our way to dinner

after dinner we came home and went in the spa then lounged by the fire on our balcony

we really loved our plush robes!

is this a mean joke?

i think i have officially entered into the "i can't wait to get this baby out" phase. My feet are pretty much the fattest little things you've ever seen! I think its to the point now where elevation doesn't even help!

the dents are my favorite part. who even knew that was humanly possible?

its really just weird

Im about 37 and 1/2 weeks now. technically the baby is full term now and could really come any day. im thinking shes just loving her life in there cause on tuesday the doctor said she hadn't even dropped into my pelvis and my body was not even a little bit getting ready to go into labor. So as long as my blood pressure stays under control I think i could actually make it to the end. lets just pray that it does cause i'd really like to not have a c section. but if i do oh well. So other than the swelling, the constant numb sensation in my hands, the oh so uncomfortable nights, constant braxton hicks, snoring, shortness of breath, high blood pressure, one pair of pants that fit, no shoes that fit, not being able to get up once i sit, no bending over to pick up what i've just dropped, I think i'm feeling pretty good!

ready for baby

The nursery is finally done! yay! We're still waiting for our rocking chair but other than that done, and done! Its been really fun seeing it all come together and making things here and there. Oh wait I forgot I still have to make the curtains and the crib quilt but after that done and done!

close up of the bedding

pics above the bookshelf, me and drew i. i modge podged them on canvas getting pics printed on canvas is freakin expensive. so i did it myself :)

the rocking chair is gonna go right under the mobile

this is my cute stroller and the car seat canopy i made

im 30!

this last weekend i turned 30!! drew was really sweet and organized a birthday bbq bash for me. we had all our family friends and neighbors there! he did such a good job getting organized. he sent out the evite all by himself and organized all the food. he even had a few surprises in store for me. the best surprise was that he flew sunny out for the weekend without me knowing! on saturday i was just hangin out at home when she comes walking through the door. i was so happy! i couldn't believe how thoughtful and sweet of him that was. it made my birthday extra fun. he also managed to borrow a hurse from the mortuary and make some lovely birthday signs for all the neighborhood to see. thanks husband for making my birthday so special you are the best!!!

heres my happy birthday sign

heres the hurse and the lovely "one foot in the grave" sign

im old

we had fun getting in it and taking some pics!

especially me and sunny

drew did a good job manning the bbq. he makes a mean burger

yeah he's pretty cute

i was so happy to have my friends there! especially gerrit cause he never comes to anything!

this was my much anticipated birthday gift! all my family was so nice to contribute so that i could get it! now i just need to learn how to use it!!!!!!

baby brother did a good job handling the fire

me and kam

i love cupcakes! amanda made yummy ones with black frosting