3 week pictures

We took a visit to Amanda Livingston and had her take some pictures. alivingstonphoto.com
Kaitlyn is now 4 weeks old. I can't believe it! We went to weigh in at the doctors and she weighed 7lbs. 6oz. that is a one pound gain in one week. She can roll over from her tummy to her back, She is a major grunter ( I think this one is from Daddy), and smiles when you talk to her. Bandit and her have made friends and he is always coming in the house to say hello and gives her a kiss. We are loving the challenges of parenthood and are excited to see her continue to grow although I wish I could pause time and keep her this age forever.
Merry Christmas to everyone!

November

For Thanksgiving our little family stayed home. Kaitlyn had jaundice so she had to have phototherapy. We were told to keep her under the lights as long as possible. Well her parents were driven and kept her under the lights as long as we possibly could unless we were feeding her or changing her diaper but, as soon as we were done she went right back under the lights. This feat was not easy but it paid off in the end. She only had to be under the lights for 24 hours and then her levels were back down. We were told at the hospital that Kaitlyn must have nazis for parents because they don't see levels go down that quickly.
Saturday the 26th was my birthday and to celebrate that we went downtown to watch the light parade. It was Kaitlyn's first trip in Daddy's green cummins! I think she quite enjoyed the sound of the purring cummins that put her right to sleep. On Sunday Bandit and Stephen went to find that perfect Christmas tree to bring home to decorate. They found one and we got it up and decorated 24 min. after he pulled in the driveway. I think that is a record for us. We are just so excited to share Christmas with our new baby!

She was such a trooper

Gobble! Gobble!

First tub- as soon as she hit the water she pooped! So much for a clean tub!

Dixie the babysitter! She loves to see what is going on with Kaitlyn.

This is what goes on around our house these days!

our beatiful tree!

Dixie and Zoey love to sleep under the tree!

She's Here!

The project that we have been working on has now been completed! She arrived Friday Nov. 18 at 6:44pm. Weighing in at 6lb. 15 oz. and measuring 18.75inches long. We have named her Kaitlyn. She looks just like her DADDY a complete copy!

Stephen

Allison

Kaitlyn

38 weeks!

We are finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel! We are counting down the days now! The nursery is all ready and just waiting for the baby!

The nursery theme is SHEEP! They are so so cute!

For Halloween I was a Skeleton with a baby skeleton on my tummy and Bandit was a cow. A pretty darn cute cow but somehow didn't end up in any pictures. Stephen didn't dress up this year but I am thinking this might be his last year being a party pooper!

our pumpkins!

Donni (Stephen's sister) was nice enough to take our last threesome family pictures. Bandit is such a photogenic pup! We can't wait to make it four!

this is my favorite!

Happy Halloween!

@ the pumpkin patch!

This fall has been busy running around doing all sorts of things. We went up to the cabin and did some four wheelin', lots of baby shopping, baby showers, family parties, hay ride/pumpkin patch, and of course belly growing!

Bandit the ghost!

Summer Fun!

 The summer has flown by yet again. This week I am 30 weeks along and time is going fast.

15 Weeks

20 Weeks

A brief recap of what we have been up to this summer is.... Girls Camp, four wheeling up Levan Canyon, Putting in a flag pole in our front yard, Ute Stampede, lots of Dr. appts, morning sickness (lots of it), Kamas Demolition Derby, Camping at the Bisel family reunion, Stephen's company got sold to Owens Corning, Stephen got a promotion at work, Juab County Fair, and Camping at Teasdale. This year we have not been camping or traveling much as I have been really sick at the begining of the summer and mid-summer Stephen has been really busy at work trying to melt the two companys together. I am so proud of Stephen in all that he does. He has worked hard to get to the position he has. Stephen is now the Plant Manager of Nephi's Owens Corning insulation plant. Yahoo!

It was so nice to get out of the house!

It's a good thing Bandit likes to farm because this summer he really has been Stephen's farming buddy.

My two good lookin' farmers

Teasdale Pics

"Grandpa" Duane taught me how to play the Banjo and Dobro

My hard workin' man

we love our truck!

Yes, he is spoiled. Bandit gets to sit in the front seat when we are traveling. He just earned this spot when we went to Teasdale and he loved every second of it!