Washington

Here we are in beautiful Wa. Just kidding....no I am serious about the Washington part...but not about the beautiful part. It is rather cold...but that is okay. My parents, Elijah, Shawn and I all flew up to spend some time with my sister and her husband. We don't get to see Auntie Alie much.

All I have to say is my son did AMAZING on the flight. He slept the whole time and the short time he was awake he was content in mommy's arms. I am blessed to have such a great first child.

Shawn had to return back to California tonight because of work and right after he left it started pooring down all this beautiful snow! It is a little winter wonderland here!

I am posting some pictures of the shower that my sister threw for me up here. And lots of pictures of Elijah.

Oh, and I chopped my hair off! Thank God! I felt like such a gross mom that never gets her hair done...and I love it and feel so refreshed! I wish Cara didn't live so far away! Boo..

2 months

It is hard to believe that my little man is two months old today! He has grown soooo much! We had his two month check up and he weighed 10 lbs and 5 ounces! He is a big boy now! He also got his shots....that was very hard for mommy, but he was so good and stopped crying as soon as I gave him his binkie.

Bills, Bills, and more Bills

Wow, Dr.'s are really good about sending out bills! I have bill after bill from the Hospital and from my Dr. and Elijah's Dr. It's a little over whelming!

Although, I have to say that I am SUPER blessed to be in the situation that I am in. My work's insurance pays for 80% of all my bills and the 20% that is left over is actually cut down to 10% that I have to pay because I am a hospital employee. God watches out for his children....he really does.

Even though Elijah was a suprise little bundle God was watching out for us and making sure that we would be able to pay off these expenses. He never gives us more than we can handle....and sometimes....he puts us in situations to prove to us that we can handle a lot more than we think we are capable of!

Just random thoughts......

by the way, my son is incredibly adorable...and almost 2 months old! *tear*

My Little Valentine

Valentine's Day

I am so excited for tomorrow night. Even though we have entered the "parents" stage of our lives and it feels like there is never going to be any time for romance or a kiss or a cuddle with each other, we are making some alone time for ourselves.

For Valentine's Day we are going to the Super 90's Love Jam....Kc and Jo Jo baby! I think this will be a great night and a perfect way to celebrate our 3 years together. Hopefully we won't be worried about Elijah too much!

Funny how one little life can change your life so dramatically!

Our Little Peanut

My rock through it all, trying to comfort me inbetween contractions
The day before our son came into the world...but I was having contractions and dialted to a 2

Some of the girls from my work checkin' out the lil guy...he had so many ladies givin' him lovins
"Hmm...I will lay here and be cute while you change my really poopy diaper, ok?"
Grandpa checkin' out his new grandson, something was really funny
One proud new Daddy
Grandma snuggling with the her first grandchild

Dreaming about.....Starbucks? A true Reimers.
Elijah with Uncle Ian....thanks Auntie Sarah for the homemade beanie!
EJ loves his Auntie Alie
Our lil peanut
Daddy and Elijah decided that Cars was too boring

As soon as I get the pictures from Shawn's camera there will be pictures with me actually in them! I have been hiding behind the camera because it has been rare for me to be able to have enough time to shower and get ready for the day! Ha!

Elijah has arrived!

He is here! After 48 hrs of contractions and then contractions that were less than a minute appart, with back labor, and throwing up with every contractions...our little miracle arrived!
He was born on January 15 at 10:29 a.m. He weighed 6 lbs and 14 ounces and was 20 and 1/4 inches! I have barely had time to shower or eat or anything. But he is a blessing.
Check out Alie's blog for some pictures....I would post some but I have entered "mommy's world" so I don't have the time yet!
We are so blessed!

While I wait...

Elijah says......

I'm Due! I'm Due!

Today was my official due date. And Elijah was inside my tummy the whole time laughing at us. Guess he isn't too into "schedules".
Maybe I should drink that raspberry tea and go on a really long walk tomorrow! I want him to come out! Hopefully I won't go too over my due date! *crosses fingers*

We watched a c-section video tonight at Lamaze.....yup...I officially don't want THAT to happen to me....ever!

Elijah's Nursery

Well, here it is! Elijah's nursery! There are still some things that need to finished....but it's coming together and looking so cute!

This is the chair that Shawn and I recieved as a great gift from our parents. It is so comfortable and totally gives the baby's room a cozy and warm feeling. The blanket was a gift from Auntie Alie and Uncle Steve....it's real soft.

I purchased the curtains and the baseball rods from Pottery Barn Kids and they totally add to the fun little kids baseball feel.

Elijah's letter arrived on Christmas Eve.....I found this great lady on Ebay who can design them anyway that you want. I love them and they totally make it feel like the room is waiting for his arrival.

Hope you enjoy!