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The other day my usual babysitter for Emery was sick and so my WONDERFUL neighbor and good friend Lindsay watched Emery for me. She has a 6 month old boy, Tate, and she did a little photo shoot of the babies. She got a couple really great pictures of Emery smiling which I myself have never been able to get. I was so excited about these pictures! Tate wanted to hold Emerys hand all day, they are going to be such great friends. Lindsay and I are going to start switching days that we work so we will both watch the babies one day a week and I cant wait. I know Emery had such a good time and I am so grateful for wonderful friends and neighbors. Thank you again Lindsay!

Happy Easter

We went and saw the easter bunny today with some friends! Happy Easter

BLESSED

We blessed Emery on March 27th. My parents and Anna left on tuesday and made the long drive from Oregon to Utah and got here on Wednesday. We had a great long weekend spending time together and it was the first time my Dad and Anna got to meet Emery. It was such a good weekend and I am so grateful for the love and support from all our family and friends. 

Anna stayed with us at our house and it was so great having her! She was so great and helpful with Emery and they were so cute together. I had no idea she loved that babies that much. She is going to make a great mommy someday. I cant wait for Emery to get to see her grandparents and aunt Anna in Hawaii in a few weeks!!!

2 months

Have so much to blog about makes me not want to blog anymore cause I cant keep up. I started back at work after 6 weeks working 2 days a week. Its nice to get out of the house and be part of the world but I sure do miss my baby girl at the end of the day. She is growing out of her newborn clothes and diapers and it makes me sad that she is growing up too fast already. I didnt think I would like the infant stage so much but Emery is so sweet and such a good baby! (It makes me want more soon, i'll have to check witht he husband on that one) She is in a good routine now and is sleeping about 6-7 hours straight at night which is w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l. Here are a few picture recently. I still cant never catch her smiling, she is a little camera shy but we keep trying.

Emerson - Mommy's Nose is Scary! (Original)

Can't get enough of her

3 Years

Where does the time go? Tyson and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on Monday, the 14th. Since we dated for almost 4 years before we got married we have been together for nearly 7 years. Holy Crap thats a long time. I love him more everyday and I am so grateful for how hard he works for our family. We kept it pretty low key this year in celebrating.  We went to a restaruant we had never tried before and then we went and got ice cream and Farrs Fresh (My FAVORITE) then we went to the provo becah resort and walked around, wondering why we didnt just go there to start with. Maybe next year we can afford to do something cooler.  Here are a few things we have done or that have happened since we have been married

Had a Baby Girl
Both started new jobs
Went to Hawaii
Went on a cruise to the caribbean
Bought a house
Bought a car
Drove to Oregon in many snow storms
Made lots of new friends
Became aunts and uncles
Well thats about all I can think of for now, if I think of anything else i'll add it to the list

Thanks for 3 great years and here is to many more. Love you babe!

My Mini me

So I have been a lazy blogger lately and I really have no excuse. I missed posting a picture of her 1 month mark but I have taken lots of pictures. I love spending all day every day with Emery and she is such a sweet baby! She has a pretty good routine down. She eats about every 3 1/2 to 4 hours and then is awake for about an hour and then goes back to sleep until its time to eat again. Cant ask for anything better than that. She does have her moments, definitely, but for the most part she is great. She sleeps about 4-6 hours the first part of the night and then another 4 hours again after she eats. She is starting to smile and coo and it melts my heart when she makes those cute little baby noises! I put her in this striped shirt the other day and I couldnt help by wear mine too!

Newborn Pictures: I am in LOVE

3 Things

 First I want to thank my mom for coming to stay with me for almost 3 weeks to help with Emery! I was so sad and lonely when she left. I dont know why but I just felt empty inside when she left. I feel bad even saying that because I have own little family here and I love my baby girl and wonderful husand but I guess I was just a big ball of emotions and it was a hard day when she left. I wish more than ever that we didnt live so fa away from my family.

Second: I have the cutest baby ever!

 Third: We found the magic weapon. We got this space heater when we took Emerys newborn pictures so she wouldnt be cold when she was naked, then we started using it when we would change her diaper and get her dressed. Then we discovered she sleeps like an ANGEL when its near her. I dont know if it the heat or the sound of the fan, or both. But it was worth EVERY penny.

Our little peanut

I cant believe Emery is already 2 weeks old! Time is going by too fast. On the one hand I love everyday how she gets more alert and awake and I look forward to 6 weeks when hopefully she will sleep more in the night. On the other hand I want her to stay small and precious forever. Looking back at these pictues I cant believe how much she has already changed. Seriously if babies slept through the night I would have a million more tomorrow. I love cuddling, feeding, holding, changing diapers, watching and staring at her all day long, I just miss sleep.

Hospital Pictures & Birth Story

The Birth Story

Sunday Morning I started having contractions between 2 and 3 AM. I started timing them and they were about 6 minutes apart. At about 6:30 AM I called my mom and told her I thought I was in labor and that she should get on a flight asap. Tyson and I went to the hospital at 9 AM and they hooked me up to measure my contractions for about an hour. In an hour I had only progressed 1/2 a cent. and my contactions had slowed down to about every 6-12 minutes. So they sent me home. I was not happy about that but they said dont be shy, come back whenever you want if you feel them getting worse. We went home and I walked around the neighborhood until I couldnt stand it any longer. We went back about 2 hours later, they hooked me up for about ten minutes and then told me to walk around for a little bit and they would check me again in about an hour. 40 minutes later I could hardly walk anymore and I had dilated to a 4! They admitted me, gave me my IV (which was probably one of the most painful parts of the whole labor) and then fnally the epidural. My epidural took awhile for it to kick in on both sides, so I took a second dose which then made me throw up. After the second dose, and hour later, I was completley numb and it felt amazing! I dilated from a 4 to a 7 in about 3 hours. At 7pm, the doctor came in and said I was ready to start pushing. I was nervous but it turned out to be so not what I thought it would be. I would push each contraction for 10 seconds, 3 reps each contraction. After about an hour and half she was here! It was the greatest feeling to have her here in front of me and to be out of my belly! It was the most amazing experience and we cant believe we are parents!

SHE'S HERE

Emery Belle Wakley

Born January 24th at 8:35 PM. She weighed 6 lbs 13 oz. and was 19 inches long. Will post pictures soon. She is so amazing and we are loving every minute!

39 Weeks

I feel like I have grown ALOT in the last 2 weeks. Baby is getting fat and gaining lots of weight. I have had some contractions but nothing consistant or too intense. I have alot of pressure and any amount of walking and then sitting too long makes it very hard to move around the rest of the day. Doc says if she doesnt come on her own he wont induce me until 41 weeks, so its possible I may have another 2 weeks! If I go that much longer I think she is going to be a big baby! I am very much looking forward to not being pregnant anymore!!!!!!!!!! (and i dont want to hear "oh its so much easier when they are inside of you...blah blah blah", cause she is coming either way) Just sayin' :)