The Swains

What's Been Happening the Past 6 months

2011-08-27T06:07:00.001-07:00

I tried to put these pictures as close to in order as possible. I have been so bad about updating our blog. I promise it will not be 6 months before I update it again. We have been so blessed over the last 6 months. I LOVED every second of staying home this summer with Zuri. We have started back to school and Zuri will start pre-school September 1st. She seems to be excited about school. She says she's going to sing and learn about Jesus.

Our Family Pictures at Rock Creek and the Farm

Our trip to the Greenville Zoo with our friends Nolan and Parker. Zuri loves those guys.

We have had so much fun this summer hanging out with Jaxon and Addison. I am so glad Zuri and Addison will be close. Sometimes they fight like sisters, but they truely love each other. We had our first sleepover this summer. Addison stayed at our house and did great. We tried to let Zuri sleep over, that lasted until about 7:00. Lovin on sweet Baby Parker.
Zuri's first jet ski ride. She LOVED it!

We took Josie back to see her friends at the Cabbage Patch Factory. Meggie had her 2nd birthday party there. Josie loved seeing her old friends ;)
Zuri and Josie in thier matching outfits, thanks to Ashley.
Our first camping trip was a success. Zuri thought it was so much fun...so much fun that she didn't sleep at all the first night. She kept saying I want to go 'camper', meaning I want to go camping.

Our camping buddies. Kailyn and Madilyn. Madilyn and Zuri will be in the same class this year at Earles Grove pre-school.

Mother's Day 2011

Surprise Trip to the Children's Museum

2011-02-06T12:50:00.000-08:00

Tyler decided to surprise Zuri and me and take us to the Children's Museum in Greenville. We had so much fun. When we left the museum we went to Mellow Mushroom for lunch, Spill the Beans for ice cream, then a walk in Falls Park. It could not have been a better family day. We had so much fun.

Zuri really enjoyed 'shopping' at Bi-Lo. It was so cute. They had little carts and all the food. Then they even got to check out the food themselves.

Zuri was sliding down the 'stomach'.

Feel the wind!! Zuri loved the wind tunnel.

Where has 2 years gone?

2011-01-22T15:23:00.001-08:00

Where has 2 years gone? My baby girl is not a baby anymore. She is an independant toddler full of personality. This has been the best 2 years of our lives. Zuri has grown so much. She is out of diapers and out of a crib. We also got rid of 'uh-oh' at 23 months. She is in love with Pooh and Tigger so of course her birthday party was just that. She was so funny...I told her she was going to have a Pooh cake and her first words were, 'No, I want Tigger."...so of course she got Tigger instead...can we say SPOILED.

Zuri and her birthday muffin. She now thinks everytime we have cake, cupcakse, or muffins we are supposed to sing.

For Zuri's actually birthday we went to Baby Land General Hospital (the Cabbage Patch hospital). Nana K, Papa, and Moppy came along. We had so much fun. The place was set up with different scenes, all with Cabbage Patch Kids. It was sooo darn cute. Zuri played, and played, and played.

Zuri is trying to figure out why dolls have food in front of them.

As cute as one of the dolls.
Hmmmm...which one do I want?
Oh my goodness look at all of those babies!
Zuri and her new baby Josie Kate.

She is so sweet with Josie. She wakes up in the morning asking for 'Dosey'...it took me a while to figure out who she was asking for. She wants Josie all day...it is so sweet.
Finally, while we were there Zurie (yes they spelled it wrong) Kate was born from Mother Tree. She was delivered by an LPN (Liscened Patch Nurse). She weighed 1 lb 1 oz and was 15 inches long.

We had so much fun at BLG. I loved watching Zuri run from baby to baby playing.

Thank you Lord for our Blessing.

Happy Birthday Precious Angel! We Love You!!!

Zuri's First Hair Cut

2010-12-30T19:11:00.000-08:00

Zuri got her first hair cut today, December 30, 2010. We have been talking about it for a week and she said she was going to be a big girl...but as you can see from one of the pictures she wasn't to thrilled when she had to sit on the booster, and freaked out when Audrey tried to put the cape on. Thank goodness Nana K was there, Zuri willingly sat on her lap...after choosing a sucker to munch on during her hair cut. As much as I hated to cut her beautiful long hair, it really needed a shape up. It was all different lengths and looking scraggly. She is becoming such a big girl.

Christmas 2010

2010-12-25T17:36:00.001-08:00

I hope everyone had a wonderful Merry Christmas. We sure did. Zuri has been so excited about "Tanta" (Santa) coming. She even started saying 'Ho, Ho' the other day. However, we want her to understand that Christmas is not about Santa but is Jesus' brithday. So we have been spending a lot of time talking about Jesus and reading books. Zuri was so much fun this year for Christmas. She woke up...at 4:45...of course...and was overly stimulated. She got a Radio Flyer wagon from Tim and Terry and Nana K and Papa got her a kitchen. She ABSOLUTELY loves her kitchen. She is hilarious playing with it. She will sit her baby in the stroller and feed it. She'll say, "want some...ok, ok" and run to her kitchen and make something. I am going to attempt to add a video of it...hope you can hear it. We have been so blessed this year and are looking forward to a wonderful 2011. We love you all and wish you a Happy New Year!Here are a few pictures of Christmas and the snow

A Video from Santa

2010-12-01T17:52:00.000-08:00

Click on the link below to see a video sent straight from Santa to Zuri.

http://www.portablenorthpole.tv/watch/guest/eHHE_b0iTrf9H6BY-hJo7Q

Christmas Cards-Thanks Shutterfly

2010-11-25T10:40:00.000-08:00

Every year I begin designing our family Christmas card in my head before I ever pick out the card. We have a lot of friends and family that live out of town, who we rarely see; so our Christmas card gives them an update of how our lives have been throughout the year. A few weeks ago I received a Shutterfly 'flier' in the mail and fell in love with their cards. I knew I would be using them this year to share Christmas with our friends and families. The problem is...which one will I choose. I can choose from:
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I can't wait to pick out our Christmas cards and to share them with the people we love.

Halloween Trick or Treating

2010-11-02T12:36:00.001-07:00

We had such a wonderful Halloween. We went Trick-or-Treating with some great friends. As you can see Zuri was the only girl...as always, but she hangs just fine with her buddies. We actually went house to house Trick-or-Treating. I haven't done that since I was a little girl. It was so precious to watch Zuri go up to the door and say "chick cheet" and "chank you". She is such a big girl.

Potty Training.

2010-10-31T09:55:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I don't have pictures to share, but just a little update on how we are doing. About a month ago Zuri started randomly telling us she needed to potty, so we would take her...not pushing potty training at all. About 2 weeks ago we were home almost all day Saturday and Sunday and she told us bothdays. Even though she wore a diaper she stayed dry...so we thought Hmmm...maybe she is ready. Thanks to our wonderful babysitter she agreed we should start working on it. Zuri has now been in her big girl undies for 2 weeks all day (except at nap and bedtime). She tells us almost every time she needs to go (sometimes she goes because we ask). She is even getting better about telling Delana. We can even go on outtings in big girl undies and she will hold it or tell us. I am so proud of her and hope we are on our way to being completely potty trained. Yay!!

Beach 2010 Continued

2010-10-02T10:24:00.001-07:00

Zuri didn't like to sleep while we are at the beach. So on this morning she was up with Nana K and Papa waiting on the big red ball.

We had so much fun visiting with our good friends Brooke and Walker. The kids had a blast playing in the sand...when they weren't eating. Then we went up to show Walker the pool. We are so glad we were able to see them on our trip.

More Beach Fun...

Beach 2010

2010-09-30T19:10:00.001-07:00

We had sooooo much fun a the beach. Zuri was a blast. She woke up every morning by 5...yes I said 5 and was ready to go. She would point to the balcony and say 'go' 'beach'. She played in the sand, ran from the water, and loved the kiddy pool at the condo. I guess that is why she was up and ready to go at 5. She had wonderful naps on the beach on Nana K, and I am sure Nana loved it too. Here are a few pictures of Zu-bug having a blast at the beach. I will post more once I get them from mom.

Enjoy!

Family Day

2010-08-29T14:07:00.001-07:00

Since we didn't get to do much for my birthday, seeing that it was on a Monday and Tyler was slammed at work...we decided to spend the entire Saturday together. We went to the Greenville Zoo and to downtown Greenville. We got ice cream and walked around Falls Park. It was so much fun, we rarely get whole days together like that. At the zoo, Zuri loved the animals, but she loved the playground even more. She was such a big girl. There wasn't one thing on the playground, that she didn't think she could do.

First Days Back to Delana's

2010-08-10T17:28:00.000-07:00

I think Zuri and Blakely missed each other.

Summer Update

2010-08-10T17:16:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't blogged in a while. It is almost impossible when Zuri is awake; and when she napped I napped. So here are a few pictures of Zuri over the summer. She finally got to where she loved the pool and trusted her swimmies to hold her up. I had so much fun with her this summer. I was really sad to leave her on Monday to go back to work. She is talking up a storm. She can say the following words really good: bubble, Papa, circle, mama, daddy, bye, hey, see, please (cease), thank you (chank chu), Addison, purple, up, in, Tink (Tinkerbelle), stairs, Reese, and a few more I just can't think of. I am amazed how much she is talking and how easily she is picking it up. I don't have a baby any more, she is a big girl. I love her so much.

Zuri and Teko (her new cat)

2010-07-06T19:34:00.000-07:00

Tara had a stray cat wander up. It was very sweet...and pregnant. Tara was blessed with 6 adorable orange tabby's. After a lot of persuassion from Tara to me and me to Tyler we agreed to get Zuri a cat. She loves this animal. She surely knows it is her cat. If she sees someone holding it she wants it, if you are petting it she pushes your hand away so she can love on it. She carries it around everywhere, and what is great is he lets her. He goes limp and lets her take him everywhere, almost like he's saying "I give up."
We named him Teko. My friend Kelly and her daughter Ana were brainstorming names off of Dora (since that is what Zuri is into now) and they said Teko, that sounded like a good cat name, so it stuck...but we were watching Handy Manny and they said Teko...so I'm not really sure what show it's off of, but Zuri likes them both...oh well.
Now Tyler and I just have to remember we have another 'baby' around for a while. Neither one of us are die hard animal fans so we aren't thrilled to death about the cat, but it really makes Zuri happy and she loves animals so it is definitely work it.

Side note...Zuri now calls Reese (aka Ceese) it is so sweet to hear her call her and then say 'good girl'

A Day at the Zoo

2010-07-06T19:14:00.000-07:00

We went to the zoo today with Christy and Nolan, some of our good friends. Zuri and Nolan always love seeing each other, their faces light up, it is the cutest thing. Zuri was so much fun this zoo trip. She was really into seeing the animals. She would look, point, and say 'see'. She always wanted to make sure I was looking as well. She thought the orangutans were hilarious. I was a little worried about her wanting to get in and out of her stroller, but she did so well. She climbed out to look at the animals and then climbed back in when I told her we needed to go see the next animal.
This age is so much fun. I look forward each day to what she is going to do next. Hopefully our next zoo trip will be with daddy so he can see her get excited as well.

Trouble Trouble

2010-06-30T20:14:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the park with Addison. These two girls love hanging out with each other. I can only imagine the trouble they are going to get into when they grow up. We are truely blessed to live beside some of Zuri's cousins. I am glad that Zuri will have Addison to grow up with, play, with, and have sleepovers with. It was so funny to watch them hold hands, they were actually talking to each other, I just wish I knew what they were saying.

Bahamas 2010

2010-06-25T10:37:00.000-07:00

Crazy Girl

2010-06-02T17:46:00.000-07:00

Wow, Zuri was so full of energy tonight. I was cooking dinner and I turned around to see her climbing in the towel drawer. She thought it was hilarious. She even layed down in the drawer.
Then while at dinner she was making the funniest faces. She couldn't even hold the face for long because she was laughing so hard. Here are just a few pictures of my crazy girl. She certainly keeps me laughing.

Zuri's 1 year pictures

2010-05-29T18:01:00.000-07:00

I know I haven't blogged in a while!!!

2010-05-23T05:29:00.001-07:00

I kno this is a little late, but over spring break we went to Hollywild Zoo with Jaxon, Addison, Tara, and both Nana's. Zuri wasn't too sure about the animals at first, but she quickly began to warm up and wanted to pet them all.

Happy Mother's Day to me. I had a wonderful Mother's Day. I am so proud to be Zuri's mother. She is a true blessing from God. My whole life has changed over the last year and I wouldn't ask for it to be any other way. For my Mother's Day gift, we had family pictures made at Chattooga Belle, a farm in Long Creek. I will post those as soon as I get them.Zuri loves to pull everything out of the cabinets. She has found that she is just the right size to sit in the cabinet. It is now her hiding place. She closes the cabinet and waits for us to say "Where is Zuri, Where'd she go?" It is so cute.

Look at that CRAZY hair. Zuri had her hair in pig tails for the day and it stayed when she got in the bath. Zuri loves bath time, her favorite thing is filling her cup with the running water and pouring it on her. However, she doesn't seem to fond of the pool, I guess it to big.

Daddy and Zuri hanging out watching "Little Einstiens".

I am sorry I haven't blogged in a while. By the time I finally get Zuri to bed allI want to do i relax, so I have been lazy about blogging. And it is almost impossilbe to even use the computer while she is around, she thinks she is supposed to type too. I only have 8 more days of school, so hopefully I will be better this summer.

Easter 2010

2010-04-03T19:01:00.000-07:00

Now that all the cousins are old enough we decided to have an Easter egg hunt. Addison and Zuri had so much fun walking around and picking up the candy filled eggs. The dogs didn't mind either because the girls loved sharing with them.

My Little Reader

2010-04-03T18:50:00.000-07:00

Zuri absolutely loves books. She will bring you a book and climb up in your lap to be read to. It is the sweetest thing. I will find myself sitting in the middle of the kitchen or bathroom floor reading a book to her because she brings them to me while I am getting ready or cooking and I can't deny reading to her. I love it.

So the other day I walked into her room and she was just sitting there looking through her book. She sat there for a good 5 minutes just flipping through the book. Maybe thats a sign she is going to be really smart :)

Just an Update

2010-03-08T17:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!!
Tinkerbell driving Zuri around.
Tinkerbell stayed with us while mom and dad went to the beach. Zuri loved every minute of it...but I'm not sure Tinkerbell did. She plays with Zuri for a while but when she is done she wants to be left alone; however, Zuri could play with her all day.

Taking a big girl bath in Mommy's tub.

Zuri has grown so much. She truely amazes me everyday. She does something new every time I turn around. She is listening very well...well, when she wants to. She is truely a blessing and I can't wait until this summer so I can spend all day with her.

2010-02-21T18:09:00.001-08:00

Zuri had so much fun in the snow. She never complained about the cold. She had a blast riding on the tube, watching the dogs, and watching her cousins. I am so glad we had a big snow so we could enjoy it as a family.

Zuri loves her Cozy Coupe. Nana and Papa Swain gave it to her for her birthday. But I hope all she ever drinks in her car is milk :)

Praise the Lord

2010-01-26T17:35:00.000-08:00

We had tubes today...it went great. It was as easy a process as everyone said. The only thing no one warned me about was how Zuri would act in the recovery room. She was fighting mad. She would not quit screaming and throwing herself around. I thought for sure she was in pain, but they reassured me it was just the medicine wearing off...they were right. Once we got out of the recovery room and in the car she was much better. She is truely back to her old self. Hopefully we will be ear infection free for a while...maybe even forever. Thank you all for your prayers for Zuri and for our anxiety.
Also, God is truely AMAZING. As of yesterday, Zuri had a fever...which she had for severl days, the doctor said she was ok for the surgery, but they may not do it because of the fever. I prayed over her and asked God to take this fever away from her. That night she was fever free, the surgery went well, and she feels much better.
We do serve and AWESOME God!!!
Thank you all for being such great friends and family.

Winter ONEderland Birthday Party

2010-01-26T17:12:00.000-08:00

Well the Winter ONEderland Birthday Bash was great. Everyone seemed to have a really good time...I know I did. It was great combining Zuri's first birthday with mom's 60th. Mom was so surprised when she came down stairs and saw the big banner Tyler made for her. Mom's best friend from NC came to surprise her...it was great...and mom deserved it. Zuri seemed to really enjoy herself and was quite the little lady eating her cake. Thank you everyone who shared in this wonderful memory. We appreciate all our friends and family. We love you guys.

She couldn't ger her fingers to dig in so she decided to go face first.

Zuri and Grandma Helen...how sweet!
Mom's friend, Linda, gave Zuri and Mom matching jewlery boxes.

Tyler did a lot of work on Zuri and Mom's banners.

Happy Birthday to my Little Angel

2010-01-20T17:23:00.000-08:00

Wow! Zuri is 1. This has been the fastest year of my life and the best year of my life. Zuri has been such a true blessing to us. She is so funny, sweet, and loving. Here are a few pictures of her birthday. We had a small celebration with just family. I can't wait until Saturday for her big celebration.

Zuri sure did enjoy helping me ice her birthday cake. She dug right into the iceing jar. She pitched a huge fit when I took it away...I think someone has a sweet tooth.Obviously I am not a baker. Thank goodness I am having her cake made Saturday. It may look bad but it was good.

Zuri had a wonderful birthday and was wore out.

Wow! what a two days we have had

2010-01-19T14:18:00.000-08:00

Ok, so Monday we went to the ENT in Anderson. They gave us 2 options: stay on antibiotics or get tubes. Of course I am not a big fan of constantly giving Zuri medicine so my only alternative was tubes. I am a nervous wreck about the procedure. I know it is very common and doesn't take long at all...but it's my baby. I think what I am the most nervous about is not the being put to sleep (don't get me wrong it worries me), but I am worried about Zuri not having anything to eat or drink before hand. She really likes her cup of milk when she wakes up...so pray for sanity when she doesn't get it :) We go on Tuesday the 26th.
Our next drama is Zuri has hand, foot, mouth diesease. Which really sounds horrible but it's just sores in her mouth and they can develop on her hands and feet...right now they are just in her mouth. So all day today I have been sick to my stomach that we are going to have to cancel her party on Saturday...but after talking to 3 different people (2 being nurses and 1 my sister in law who just went through it with Addison...which is who Zuri must of gotten it from)...they all said 24 hours of no fever and 24 hours after the sores appear she is good. However, I am going to keep her out of daycare the rest of the week just in case and so she doesn't get it again before her party. SO THE SHOW WILL GO ON!!! Yay, I can breathe again :)
Speaking of parties...my angel will be 1 tomorrow...oh my where has time gone. I can't wait until her party Saturday it is going to be so much fun!!!

ENT bound

2010-01-16T15:34:00.000-08:00

Well, we are now on our 5th round of antibiotics for ear infections and I am not a believer in the chiropractor; however, I can see how it could work. Zuri has been going to the chiropractor for 2 weeks now, and I was so hoping that would be the answer to all our ear infections...but it doesn't look like it worked for us. I'll still keep spreading the word about chiropractors because I think it makes sense once it's explained. Anyway, we went to the doctor yesterday Zuri's left ear was perfect but her right ear was still a little infected...and then we woke up this morning with a fever. I have been trying all day to get her fever to break. So I guess the next step is to visit an ear, nose, and throat doctor. We have an appointment on Monday...I am sure she will suggest tubes. As common as they are, it still freaks me out to put my little one through it...but if that is what it takes then we will. I will let you all know what they say on Monday. Please keep Zuri in your prayers.

Zuri's Birthday Party

2010-01-10T13:23:00.000-08:00

Wow! Zuri will be one in 10 days. Where has the year gone? I am seriosly in denial. Everyday I look at her and I am truely amazed at what a wonderful blessing she is. This has been the best year of my life. She has brought a smile to our faces every day.
Her birthday party plans are under way. We have been working on the basement to get it ready to become a Winter Onederland. Invitations are going out tomorrow and in 2 weeks we will be celebrating Zuri's life. Thank you all for sharing in Zuri's first year and for being there to share in all the excitement. I can't wait to share the next year and on with you all.

Merry Christmas-Zuri's 1st Christmas

2009-12-27T07:27:00.000-08:00

I couldn't have asked for a better Christmas. Zuri was so much fun. When she woke up and saw the toys under the tree she was wide open for the rest of the day. It was like she knew it was a special day. She barely had a nap that day and didn't want to crash that night.

Our Christmas actually started on Christmas Eve, when we had Christmas with Tyler's side of the family. It took Zuri a while to open up but when she did she had a blast. Her cousin Addison got a slide for Christmas...Zuri loved it...I guess we know what she is getting for her birthday :)

Christmas morning we had Christmas together. Zuri played with her toys and Tyler cooked breakfast. Then we went over to Nana K's and Papa's house to have Christmas again.

Zuri got loads of clothes and more toys than she can play with...thank goodness we have the playroom.

Zuri and her cousins Addison and Jaxon

Zuri watched Addison for a while and then decided to join inMy little monkey!

Santa was good to Zuri

Happy Birthday Blakely

2009-12-23T16:35:00.000-08:00

Zuri had so much fun celebrating her friend Blakely's 1st birthday. The theme was Mickey Mouse (Blakely and Zuri's favorite show to watch during the day). Blakely looked so cute with her Minnie Mouse shirt and bow. Zuri enjoyed pizza and cake and she even wore her Mickey ears. I am so glad Delana is able to keep Zuri during the day and that Zuri has Blakely to grow up with.

What I can't believe is these babies are 1!!!

The Best Husband Ever

2009-12-08T18:03:00.001-08:00

I have the very best husband ever.! My sweet hubby surprised me with these pictures today. As most of you know we took sunflower pictures at the end of the summer with plans to hang them on our big empty wall. It has taken us forever to get them up because we didn't have frames...thanks to mom we got frames for an early Christmas present. Next was to actually get the pictures printed and then finally hung. Well...when I came home from work today this was what I saw. Tyler spent part of the day preparing this for me. I was honestly speechless.

Thanks Tyler...I love you more than you'll ever know.

Yum Mom! I love the Dinner

2009-12-08T18:00:00.000-08:00

Zuri really enjoyed her dinner the other night. We had bean and beef skillet...Tyler's favorite and evidentally Zuri's too. Needless to say we hit the tub right after dinner.

Merry Christmas

2009-12-05T14:14:00.001-08:00

Zuri's First Christmas Tree Zuri got an early Christmas present...her baby stroller, so she could practice her walking (I know- what am I thinking...I must be crazy wanting her to walk). She seems to be the only one around not walking yet...I think it's because her feet are too small. We are still in a size 1...barely a 2. However, she loves pushing her baby around.

Zuri loves to 'love' on things. This is her first Christmas doll.

Zuri went to meet Santa today, so we took a few pictures in front of the tree before we left.

She did so good with Santa. She did not shed a tear. She laughed and smiled; she even tried to pull his beard. She was wonderful. I am so proud of her. I love her so much. I am so thankful and blessed to have her here this Christmas.

Merry Christmas to All.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-28T18:11:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving at Tara's house. We had a huge crowd: my parents, Tyler's parents, my Aunt Jeannie and Uncle Bob, Derek's brothers and sisters with their families, and Derek's parents. We had a really good time.
Zuri really was having a good time, she was tired...it was bed time.

All the girls-(from left to right:Erin, Jenna, Zuri, Natalie, and Addison)
Uh Oh, Zuri spotted the computer. She thinks she is a big girl, she loves to 'type' on the computer.

We are so blessed!!! I love my life. I am so happy!!! I so thankful for Zuri, she is truely a blessing from God. I love every day God gives me with her. This Thanksgiving was a great time to reflect on our many blesseings.

I love you Zuri Kate!!!

Jaxon's Birthday Party

2009-11-28T18:01:00.000-08:00

Jaxon's 5th birthday party was at Toadly Fun. It is full of inflatables. They had one specifically for 3 and under. Zuri had a blast! She was all over the place. However...she almost got buried in it. She was the only child on it, she was in the castle. Tyler and I were watching and playing with her...all of a sudden I saw the trees start to go down, then the dragon...of coursed I yelled for Tyler to get her out, he had to climb in and get her from the castle. As soon as he pulled her our the entire castle collapsed. She would have been fine, even if it collapsed on her...but it scared me,and I'm sure it would have scared her if she was buried in it...but she just laughed as if nothing was wrong...I swear she is not scared of anything! They said that with all the kids that had jumped on it, it got pushed off the blower...I think they need to fix that :) Regardless, she has fun!!!

All tuckered out!!!

What's New

2009-11-18T17:56:00.000-08:00

Well Z will be 10 months on Friday... I will post more pictures of her then; but here is a little update of what she is doing. She is still not walking, but is still pulling up and holding on to things to walk. I don't really want to rush her because that means she is growing up. She will hold your fingers and walk, but has no interest in doing it herself. We went for her flu booster today and she weighs 16lbs 6oz. She is saying daddy all the time and started about a week ago saying mama...but I just heard her say it a few days ago (I guess she only says it when I am away because she wants me :) ) She loves to drop things and say 'uh oh'. She knows when she sees a dog, she will say 'da, da', I guess it will be awhile before we completely get 'dog' out but she at least knows what it is. We have Tinkerbell right now and every time she seems her she says, 'da, da'.,,who knows if she is really saying dog...I like to think so :) This age is so much fun she is constantly exploring and learning new things. I love her so much and love being her Mommy.

Uh Oh...Mom Caught Me

2009-11-18T17:44:00.000-08:00

Zuri absolutely loves pulling things out of bags, boxes, drawers...anywhere she can. She decided tonight that while I was washing dishes she would get me a towel. She got me several towels. She was really enjoying herself, I just couldn't make her stop. Besides its just a mess. If I stopped her from making every mess she tried too, that is all I would do...it doesn't take that long to clean up, and she was having fun...what was it hurting, right?

Best Buds

2009-11-03T18:41:00.001-08:00

Zuri and Blakely are having so much fun playing together. Aren't they so cute!!

Happy Halloween

2009-11-01T13:45:00.000-08:00

We had so much fun with Zuri on her first Halloween. We started the day off going to Zuri's friend, Ana Grace's birthday party, she turned 4. Then we ran home, dressed up and went to Trunk or Treat for our church. Zuri really enjoyed watching the children in their costumes. Then Nana K came to pick Zuri up because it was getting chilly. Zuri went to see another one of her friends, Walker. Unfortunately, Tyler and I had to stay at Trunk or Treat so we were not able to visit Walker this trip; but from the pictures it looks like they had a blast. We had so much fun and can't wait to share Zuri's first Thanksgiving, Christmas, and then... her 1st Birthday!!!

Zuri was Peebles, wasn't she adorable :)

We stopped by Nana and Papa Swain's to take some pictures with Zuri's cousins, Addison and Jaxon.

The whole family was supposed to be the Flinstones...I finally convinced Tyler to be Fred and when I went to get the costumes for us, it was going to cost $80. I refused to pay that much for grown adults to dress up...so I was a lady bug (my wings are on my back...you can't see them) and Tyler was a Hunter....how original, right?.
Sweet baby Parker and Sweet baby Nolan were adorable Tigers. They were so good while we passed out candy to the Trick or Treaters

Zuri and Walker seemed to have fun playing together. The last time Walker saw Zuri she couldn't do much but sit there. In both pictures it looks like they are saying to each other, "what in the world are you doing?"

Don't they make a great couple :)

....And Here's Peebles

2009-10-28T13:27:00.000-07:00

We tried on Zuri's Halloween outfit and she makes the best Peebles ever, now we just have to find her Bam Bam :) I'll post more after Halloween.

1st Ear Infection :(

2009-10-28T12:51:00.000-07:00

Well we just got back from the doctor and Zuri has her first ear infection...in both ears. Her temparture reached as high at 102.2. She is such a trooper she doesn't even act like anything is wrong. She is playing just as hard. Please pray this is not the first of many ear infections.

9 months

2009-10-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

What a beatutiful baby, what a beautiful girl!

Zuri has already found out how to pull out everything in her room. She enjoys pulling her books off the shelves then she heads to her toy box and pulls all the toys out...then she's done and ready for something else. Oh, how fast she learns.

Zuri loves to help mommy fold clothes

Zuri's new play toy...the car seat. She absolutely loves playing in her carseat.

Zuri is growing so fast, but is still very petite. At her 9 month appointmnet she weighed 16 lbs...I guess she will always be petite. She is scooting around very fast but has no interest in walking yet. I was so sure she would be walking by Halloween, I guess I was wrong. She has just now started letting us walk with holding her fingers. I don't want to rush it because I know once she starts there is no stopping her.

8 Months

2009-10-06T12:07:00.000-07:00

I know this is a little late. Sorry :) Here are some pictures of Zuri at Great Granny's and hanging out at home. She had so much fun at Great Granny's. She has never been fed so well as she was there. She had homemade potatoes, blackeyed peas, and beats. She was SPOILED rotten by the time she got home.

I can't believe she is 8 months old. Where has the time gone. She will be a year old before I know it.

Miss Piggy

2009-10-06T12:06:00.001-07:00

Here is a new picture from our wonderful sitter and friend, Delana.

2009-09-30T10:37:00.001-07:00

Check out Zuri's fall pictures. She did really well.
www.kelliemsmithphotography.com

scroll down, click on clients on the right side, and the password is red

Waiting on Mommy

2009-09-18T18:38:00.000-07:00

Delana sent me this picture and titled it "Waiting on Mommy". I just had to share. I thought it was so cute.

She also sent me this video of Zuri giggling while they were waiting on me.

Peas

2009-09-18T18:32:00.001-07:00

Well we have decided to venture into feeding ourself. Zuri absolutely loves it. She digs right in as soon as I put her food in front of her. She can feed herself peas, carrots, and potatoes. I am slowly accepting the mess that is made. I know she really enjoys it and learns from it.

Zuri's New Boyfriend

2009-09-18T18:26:00.000-07:00

So many of our friends have little boys. Zuri is certainly going to have her pick of good boys. But it looks like she may have already made her choice; Nolan Garrett, our friends Tyler and Christy's little boy.

Our Tribute to Daddy

2009-09-18T18:20:00.000-07:00

Sweet Reese

Daddy loves hunting and thanks to our sweet Aunt Donna, Zuri has the attire to "hunt" with daddy. (Let's just hope she doesn't want to :) )

Catching Up

2009-09-18T17:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. Here are some few pictures of what we have been doing lately.At night when Zuri is exhausted and ready for bed she follows me around whining wanting me to hold her. I needed to do laundry so she enjoyed riding in the basket. Then she decided she liked it and sat there to watch t.v.

She finally figured out she can crawl through her exersaucer. She realized it has multiple purposes. :)
Thanks to Nana K and Papa Ronnie we now have a beautiful dining room table and hutch. Zuri loves it. She spends most of her time hanging out under the table. Then she gets upset when she can't figure out how to get out.

After a long day of playing at Delana's, our wonderful babysitter, Zuri couldn't hold her eyes open one second longer. She was waiting on her bottle and fell fast asleep. That night she slept until 6:45, YAY!...yes we are still working on sleeping through the night. She is doing pretty good though, she sleeps until 5:00 or 5:30 and then goes back to sleep until 8:00.

7 Months

2009-09-03T12:22:00.001-07:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. It has been hard getting back in the swing of things with school. Zuri is so much more active now so I can't do quite as much when I get home as I used too. She is growing so fast. I can't believe she turned 7 months. She is pulling up and walking along our fireplace and she has a tooth. She is so much fun. I can't wait for the end of each school day just so I can go get her. She is doing so good with Delana. Her and Blakely have finally decided they can play together and Zuri doesn't try to attack.

2009-08-19T12:43:00.000-07:00

I just wanted to share with yall how much fun Zuri is having with Delana. Delana sent this to me the other day of Zuri playing. She is having a blast! It is a little blurry, but you can tell enough to make you laugh. I hope you can open it.

Sunflower Pictures

2009-08-12T07:43:00.001-07:00

Saturday we had pictures made in the sunflower field. We had so much fun and Zuri was an angel. Make sure you check them out. Go to www.kelliemsmithphotography.com. Click on clients on the right side and the password is tyler.

Zuir's First Day of Day Care

2009-08-12T06:31:00.000-07:00

Monday Zuri had her first day with the baby sitter, Delana. She was an angel (according to Delana). She had so much fun. She played with Blakely, Delana's daughter. She went to sleep very easy for Delana and the best part is Blakely and Zuri are on the same schedule. I was really worried about the two babies being on completely different schedules. Also, evidentally Zuri is getting worn out because she has been sleeping until 5:30 in the morning...which I have been trying to get her to do all summer. I am so excited about her staying with Delana and I know she will be well taken care of and loved.

The Beach

2009-07-30T11:25:00.001-07:00

Zuri's First Beach Trip

Napping on Nana

Zuri is loving the beach. It took her a few days to get used to everything. She hated the ocean at first, I think she didn't like the sand moving from under her. She also hated the sand on her. But it only took a day and she was eating the sand and crawling everywhere. She loves the ocean too, and has a great time in the water. She is having so much fun and we are having a blast watching her.

The next day Tyler and Derek had to work at the coach's clinic so we decided to visit the Waterfront Park at Patriot's Point...it's under the Cooper River bridge. The kids had so much fun walking the pier and playing on the playground.

The next day we went to the South Carolina Aquarium, since the guys had to work. Zuri loved the big fish and and watching everyone at the aquarium.

Zuri didn't like the grass at first...she didn't really know what it was.

On Wednesday, the guys only had to work half a day, so we met them downtown Charleston. We went to the battery, the market, and waterfront park at the pineapple. Zuri loved crawling in the grass, and didn't make a peep the whole time we were in town, I think she is a people watcher.

Well this is our beach trip so far, hopefully I will have a chance to update it before we get home, if not I will make sure to add more then. After we leave Isle of Palms we head to Myrtle Beach with Nana K and Papa, and to see our friends Patrick, Brooke, and Walker.

6 months

2009-07-30T11:19:00.000-07:00

I can't believe Zuri is 6 months old. Where does time go? She is crawling, babbling, eating baby food, and some table food. She has such a huge personality. I am loving every minute of it...I don't know what I will do when I have to go back to school.

We have a crawler!!!!

2009-07-12T18:19:00.000-07:00

Zuri was at mom and dads on Saturday night, July 11th, and decided she wanted to play with Tinkerbell, so she decided to crawl. She has been acting like she has wanted to for a few weeks now, and I guess she finally got tired of just rolling to get places. At first it was only a few "steps" and then she flopped...but today, Sunday the 12th, she crawled a lot. She is still very slow and unstable at times but she gets where she wants to go. I have been in denial, Tyler has been saying for the last week "It won't be long and she will be crawling", I was so sure it would be a few more weeks...I am not ready for her to crawl, that means she is growing up and getting bigger...soon she is not going to be a baby any more...WHAT AM I GOING TO DO???
I don't have any pictures yet, but I will post some soon.

Mommy and Me Day

2009-07-12T18:10:00.000-07:00

Our friend's Kelly and Ana Grace have Mommy and Me days during the summer and they invited us to come along. We had a picnic in Falls Park and walked around downtown Greenville. Ana got her face painted while Zuri watched with anticipation. We also watched the ducks swim in the pond while Ana fed them crackers. Zuri had a blast watching everyone and soaking it all in.

4th of July

2009-07-12T18:01:00.000-07:00

On the 4th of July the Swain's had a bunch of people over to celebrate. Zuri had so much fun. She even had her 4th of July attire.

She had a blast at the pool. She loves the water. She splashes and kicks. And doesn't mind getting her face wet.

After the day at the pool, we went over to our friend Lorrie and Darron's house to watch fireworks. Zuri loved the fireworks...I was a little worried it might scare her, but she watched. She only closed her eyes when they were really bright, and the noise didn't bother her thanks to Lorrie covering her ears.

5 Month Pictures

2009-06-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

Check out Zuri's new pictures. Go to www.kelliemsmithphotography.com password: alicia.
Of course she wouldn't smile and giggle the way she does at home. She laughed all morning and as soon as we go to Kellie's she would barely crack a smile...but our wonderful photographer Kellie got a few good shots. I can't wait for August, we are having pictures made in our sunflower field...I guess I need to start working on her now to smile at the camera.

Happy 5 Months Zuri

2009-06-21T12:01:00.000-07:00

Well, Zuri is 5 months old...Can you believe it? She is rolling all over the place, that's why our 5 month picture isn't quite so poised...she refused to lay still to take it. We are working on sitting up completely on our own. She can sit and lean forward to prop herself up for a few seconds then she gets top heavy and falls forward. She also gets up on her knees like she wants to go somewhere, and of course she gets top heavy again and falls forward. She is preparing herself to crawl, but doesn't quite get the concept...I am sure we have a few more months. We started back with baby food...she started it at 4 months and for the first week she did soooo well...she couldn't get enough, then the next week she decided she didn't want anything to do with it, so we stopped I didn't want to make her not enjoy it. So we decided to try again at 5 months, she seems to be doing well so far...so we will see. She has been such a joy the last 5 months, and brings a smile to our faces all the time.

Family Weekend

2009-06-21T11:56:00.000-07:00

This weekend Marie, Kaitlyn, Allen, and Great Granny came to visit. We had a really good time. Zuri loved all the attention. We spent a lot of time enjoying each other's company and hanging out at the pool.

We didn't get to take any pictures of Zuri with Great Granny, Zuri decided to take a nap when we were ready for pictures, so I guess we will get some next time.

Also, this weekend Allen decided he would hold Zuri for the first time...he has been a little timid to hold her. I will post some pictures of that when I get them from Marie...it really was sweet the way he interacted with her.

Swimming

2009-06-21T11:22:00.000-07:00

We took Zuri to the pool a few weeks ago and she didn't like it at all...I thought "Oh, no...we are going to have a long summer"...but she and I went back the next week and she loved it. She didn't know what to do at first. It took her a few times at the pool to realize she can kick and splash. Once she figured that out...watch out, you WILL get wet.

Memorial Day

2009-05-27T08:01:00.000-07:00

Our friends Tyler, Christy (and Nolan), Lorrie (and Parker) and Daron.

Some friends of ours had a cookout and were so kind to invite us. We had a really good time. Zuri was the life of the party. She was into everything. She was a real busy body.

First Foods

2009-05-27T07:58:00.001-07:00

We started Zuri on cereal the other day. She did such a great job. She knew exactly what to do with the spoon. I couldn't get it to her mouth fast enough.

Bling Bling

2009-05-27T07:55:00.000-07:00

This post is just for my Nevitt Friends. Betsy and Stephanie gave Zuri these 'bling bling' pacies, so we thought we would take a picture to honor them.

Happy 4 Months Old Zuri Kate

2009-05-27T07:41:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe Zuri is 4 months old. She is growing so fast. We went to the doctor yesterday for her 4 month check-up. She weighs 11.8 lbs and was 24 in long. She was supposed to have doubled her birth weight, but the Dr. said it was fine because she has consistantly been in the 25 percentile. She is rolling from her back to her stomach, and sometimes from her stomach to her back, but she hasn't quite mastered that yet.

She has been such a blessing to us. We nevered imagined the love we feel.

Dedication

2009-05-14T04:43:00.000-07:00

Zuri was dedicated on Mother's Day. It was very sweet and special. She was able to wear my Christening dress. When I was 4 months old I was Christened, so I was worried that she may not be able to wear my dress, sinces she is just now fitting into 0-3 months good. My grandmother made my dress...it is a true long Christening dress. The picture shown is with the bonnet...she did not wear the bonnet,but we took her picture in it.

2009-05-14T04:36:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't blogged in a while. It has been crazy getting back in the swing of working. I leave work right at 3:30 most days and it seems like as soon as a I get home it is time for dinner, bottle, then bed. I really miss those days of staying home with her...but only 13 more schools days.

Zuri is growing so much. She is almost 4 months old...I can't believe it. She has been sleeping through the night SOMETIMES...more often than not. For Mother's Day, she gave me the best present of all...she slept from 9 to 7...and has been pretty consistent since then...please pray she keeps it up.

Here are some pictures of my sweet angel.

She is already photogenic...look at her posing.
Zuri has learned how to snuggle with her stuffed animals...it is so sweet.

Are you talking to me????

Big Weekend

2009-04-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

Zuri had a big weekend. On Friday she slept in her crib for the first time...and did great. I even did good, I only got up once to check on her after she ate. Then on Saturday she went to her first birthday party...Cooper Glass (Ashley's nephew). She had a blast...she slept almost the whole time. Then on Sunday we cheered on daddy at his softball game...unfortunately they lost :( THEN Zuri rolled over for real!!! She rolled over once last weekend, but couldn't figure out how to get her arm out from under her, then she rolled over today at the softball game, but she was on a hill, so she had a little help. Then, she was laying on the floor today and rolled all the way over from her back to her stomach and got her arm out...she is such a big girl! I guess there is no leaving her alone on the bed now.

WE HAVE A ROLLER!!!

Happy 3 Months Old Zuri!

2009-04-21T04:38:00.000-07:00

Wow!!! Zuri is already 3 months old. I can't believe my 12 weeks of maternity leave are already over and I am back at work. I really enjoyed my time with her and didn't want it to end. She is smiling so much now and cooing and laughing . She thinks she is a big girl...she always wants to stand, if you lay her down she will scream until you stand her back up...she is already working us :) She is trying real hard to roll over...she rolled over once last Saturday from her back to her stomach, but she couldn't figure out how to get her arm out from under her. She keeps trying but hasn't mastered rolling over again. She is a true blessing from God, I never knew I could love someone so much!

Back to Work :(

2009-04-21T04:30:00.000-07:00

Well I had to go back to work on Monday...it was a sad, sad day. I had a much harder time than I thought I would. I new I would miss Zuri but I didn't realize how bad until I walked out the door. I cryed all the way to school and up until my kids came in...I decided I needed to pull it together for them. After I got busy I was okay, but couldn't wait until the day was over. You better believe I won't be hanging around after school any more. Anything that doesn't get done before 3:30 will just have to wait or be done at home...she is growing too fast to miss anything. I can't believe she is already 3 months old...where does the time go?

Zuri was so tired from being so good at the sitters she knocked out cold in the bath.

Easter Pictures Take 2

2009-04-15T19:30:00.000-07:00

Zuri was a little fussy during her Easter pictures so we decided to try to get a few on our own. Thanks to our wonderful friend Ashley we now have several cute Easter pictures.

Happy Easter

2009-04-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

Zuri had a great first Easter. However, we tried to have her Easter pictures made on Saturday at the Botanical Gardens and she wasn't having any of it. She was fussy at first and then went sound to sleep. I think they were able to get a few good ones awake, but the others were asleep...at least at this age sleeping pictures are still adorable. You should all check out the pictures, they will be posted on Tuesday on http://www.kelliemsmithphotography.com/, password--alicia.

Zuri is such a big girl now. She loves sitting in her Bumbo watching mommy cook. She has her "Baby's First Easter" bib on...poor thing the bib was half her size.

Zuri had her first visit from the Easter bunny. She got a duck and a book about Easter...next year hopefully he'll bring candy.

She also got a visit from the Easter bunny at Nana K's house...she must have been a really good girl.

Cowboy Up!

2009-04-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

This weekend Zuri's cousin's Kaitlyn and Allen came to visit. Allen loves his cowboy hat was trying to turn Zuri into a little cowgirl already. How redneck does she look in her cowboy hat and diaper?

Good Student

2009-03-25T10:59:00.000-07:00

Zuri went to meet my other babies today. She was such an angel. I just hope she is always this good in school. I really miss my students but I am not ready to go back. I have 3 and a half weeks left andI'm already getting sad.

Everyone at school couldn't get over her head of hair.

And guess who they said she looked like...Tyler of course!

Shots!!!!

2009-03-23T07:30:00.000-07:00

Zuri had her 2 month check up today. She is a whole 9lbs 9oz (25th percentile)...she's growing up so fast :)

At this check up she had to have her first set of shots. I was prepared since she was stuck so many times in the hospital.

This is Zuri before her shots...she had no clue what was coming her way.

This is Zuri after her shots. She was so brave but was not very happy that the mean 'ol nurse "pinched" her.

Happy Two Months!!!!

2009-03-20T15:33:00.000-07:00

YAY!! I made it...2 months old!!!

I can't believe Zuri is already 2 months old. She has been such a blessing to us. She is so much fun to watch as she smiles in response to our voices. It just melts my heart when she laughs and giggles while we play together.

Meeting Great Granny

2009-03-20T15:22:00.000-07:00

Four Generations of Ferrell's.

Zuri met her Great Granny for the first time last weekend. Granny thought the world of Zuri. Zuri makes her 4th great grandchild.

The Hospital

2009-03-14T10:42:00.001-07:00

Wow! What an experience. Zuri's second hospital stay...unfortunately it wasn't as joyous as her first stay. We had to take Zuri to the hospital on Saturday March 7th due to her throwing up. They ran all sorts of tests on her to rule out any major problems and thank the Lord she just had a virus...thanks to her mom.

Thank goodness Tyler was there. There is no way I could have handled this on my own. I wasn't much help...all I could do was cry. It was hard to see my angel hooked up to an IV.

Poor little thing looked lost in her big hospital crib. It was too big for her but not quite big enough for me...even though I slept in it each night with her.

Her arm had to be wrapped up to keep her from pulling out her IV. She didn't know what to think about all those tubes in her arm...it was pitiful.

Thank you for all the prayers and thoughts we received during Zuri's stay in the hospital. We are truely blessed with wonderful God believing friends and family. We love you all.

1 Month Old

2009-02-21T18:12:00.000-08:00

Zuri is one month old. I can't believe it. This past month has flown by. I can't imagine her not being here...it seems like she has been here forever. She has changed so much over the last few weeks. She focus' on objects, coo's and has started smiling just a little. She is growing so long...I guess she will be tall like her daddy, but who knows as this stage. She is such a joy and a blessing, this past month has been the most challenging and rewarding month of my life. I am so excited to see what each new day brings. We love her so much.

Valentine's Day

2009-02-21T18:09:00.000-08:00

Aw... our little "love bug"
Zuri enjoyed her Valentine's Day...she was filled with love from Mommy and Daddy.

My Cousins

2009-02-21T18:06:00.000-08:00

Addison, Jaxon, and Zuri at the lawyers office. Addison and Jaxon are waiting patiently...Zuri isn't too happy about having to wait on her dinner.
Allen and Kaitlyn really love thier baby cousin Zuri. Allen is not too sure about her, he still won't hold her. Maybe when she gets a little older and can play with him he will want more to do with her, but for now he just enjoys looking at her.

Bath Time

2009-02-21T18:05:00.000-08:00

Zuri finally settles down after her first real bath in the tub. She didn't like it too much...but I think she has really gotten used to it.

Hanging Out At Home

2009-02-21T17:47:00.000-08:00

Do you think Tyler ever held a football? Tyler and Zuri love cuddling together. It looks like Tyler has a football hold on her.
She really loves her daddy!

Wow...look how much she has changed in just a few weeks. She is so sweet.

Zuri loves sleeping in our bed, she must know it is a lot more comfortable than her bed.

2009-01-31T12:33:00.000-08:00

Zuri and Walker meet for the first time. Walker loved trying to play with her.

2009-01-29T19:31:00.000-08:00

Zuri and Blakely meet for the first time. Zuri really does like Blakely, she was just hungry.

Aw, how sweet.
Look at that wild hair.

Hanging out with dad

The Family

2009-01-25T14:26:00.000-08:00

Tyler, Alicia, and Zuri hanging out at Nana K's
Zuri loves her Nana K

Mark, Marie, Kaitlyn, and Allen came to visit Zuri the weekend after she was born.

Papa Ronnie and Nana K with all their grandkids

Papa Ronnie loves holding his new angel

Papa and Zuri right after she was bornNana and Zuri

Tara and Zuri...thank goodness Addison didn't get jealous. Addison seems to love her new cousin. We can't wait until Zuri is a little older so her and Addison can play together.

Mama P and Zuri

Just Hanging Out

2009-01-24T14:43:00.000-08:00

Zuri and Tinkerbell meet for the first time. Tinkerbell was a little confused, but she was very good with Zuri. After a while I think Tinkerbell realized she isn't the baby anymore.

Aw...Zuri is so peaceful
Zuri loves her bouncer, it puts her right to sleep

My thumb

2009-01-23T14:15:00.000-08:00

I found my thumb!

Heading home

2009-01-21T14:21:00.000-08:00

Zuri's first car ride. She didn't like her car seat at first, but loves to ride now.
We are leaving the hospital, ready to go home.

Zuri Meets Bradley, Kyler, and Hunter

2009-01-21T13:03:00.000-08:00

Bradley and Kyler couldn't wait to meet Zuri.

Kyler couldn't stop smiling, but he wanted her hospital tag taken off.

Bradley thought she was so sweet and loved holding her.

Kyler of course had to hold her too. He didn't even poke her eye out.

There are those pretty blue eyes.

"Smoking" the it's a girl cigars!

Hunter is beaming ear to ear holding Zuri

My Birthday

2009-01-20T14:17:00.000-08:00

Here I Am!!
Zuri and Dr. Caron

Zuri Kate is Here!!

2009-01-20T12:41:00.000-08:00

Zuri Kate is finally here.

January 20, 2009

1:29am

6 lbs. and 14 ozs.

18 inches

All cuddled up with Daddy.

Isn't she tiny.

And sweet little feet... with long toes.

Sleeping peacefully... lets see how long that last!

The happy family with their new addition.

The proud Mama.