2 Weeks Old

We went to Fotofly in Draper to get some newborn pictures of Mabel and I am really happy with how they turned out. Still can't believe this is our LITTLE baby!

The first pose they wanted to do was on this white couch with her laying on her stomach (new precious 2 week old face right where who knows how many butts have sat?) and I couldn't help but ask about the germs...HELLO, new mom here! The photographer said they wipe the couch down to sanitize it but she was probably just saying that.



Bowl of Baby


My two favorites:

Green Sling


Daddy's Arm



You can't beat $79 and the copyright release to all the prints.
Plus we had them print several 8x10s for only $3 each!

a few outtakes:

too squashed


baby got back?


tipsy

Introducing...

Mabel Jane Tew

born
5.28.11 at 12:25am



6.14 lbs 19 inches



we are totally in love with this little girl.
birth story, thoughts, and more pictures soon to come.

Goodbye Otto...

We sold our Passat last Saturday...goodbye Otto, you were a great car!

38 & 39 Weeks

Sprained Ankle

Yesterday after scoring an amazing goal (it was even with his left foot!) and then assisting in making the second goal my soccer star sprained his right ankle. When I saw him go down on the field my stomach turned in a knot, and then when he didn't get right up I felt ill. He told me after that he heard a popping sound and just felt searing pain in his ankle. Two of his teammates helped him off the field since he couldn't walk or put any weight on it. We sat him in a chair and peeled off his socks and shin guards to have a look. It was already really swollen! I took him home and we got him all set up with the R.I.C.E. system.
Rest
Ice
Compress
Elevate
It's only been just over 24 hrs but the swelling has already started to go down, he can put weight on it, and it is looking much better. We are going to monitor it the next few days to get a feel for whether we need to go get xrays or not. Nate thinks it's just a bad sprain and nothing is broken. I hope so because baby could come any day now and I need my birth partner to be able to fully assist me!

User Error

This is what happens when Nate accidentally
puts DISH SOAP in the dishwasher.

I laughed so hard I almost went into labor!

34, 35, 36, 37 Weeks

Baby Product Tester

Fritz has been really curious about his sister's new gear and no matter how hard I try to keep him away his furry butt ends up testing out each item.

First it was the jogger stroller...

Then the cosleeper***

And finally the car seat.

Next we'll see if he attempts the Bumbo chair!!

***Cosleeper sidenote: So when we first got it Nate thought it would be best to let Fritz satisfy his curiosity and lay in it. We were thinking it was just something new that he would sleep in for a little while and then get over and move on to something else. (he goes through phases) So I covered it with a sheet and we let him sleep in it whenever he pleased. After a few weeks I realized he wasn't moving on! He loved it! So, I had to start telling him NO every time he got in it. (Poor thing! I'm sure he was thinking that Mom and Dad got him this deluxe cat bed and then all of a sudden one day they change their minds and he can't sleep in it. But it is STILL there tempting him. We should have just said NO from the beginning!)
Well, after a few days of telling him NO and shooing him out I could tell I was going to have to take things to the next level: THE SQUIRT BOTTLE. We have never used this with our boys, but I can't have him jumping in our little girl's bed anymore, what happens when she is actually in there?!! Not to mention the cat hair everywhere!
So I kept a squirt bottle on my nightstand and I only had to squirt him twice for him to get the point. He has only tried to get in it a few times since then. And when he did all I did was say his name and touch the squirt bottle and he ran. (and then sulked under the couch)