WHAT A BLESSING! ...and anniversary! :)

Today marked one year of marriage for Jake and I!!! I can't believe how much we've experienced in this past year...

Married

Move to Idaho

Pregnancy

Move back to Utah

Have baby

Just to name a few...

In between those events- SO many adventures...

I'm so blessed to have experienced them all along side my best friend and EC/hubby. Jake is a loving husband and father and, well, words can't say how lucky Elliot and I are to have him.

Also, today Jake was able to give Elliot her name and blessing. He administered such a sweet, and touching blessing. She has great things in store, our special little girl.

We had a GREAT weekend! Nana (my mom), Papa (my dad), Hannah (my "baby" sis), and Bailey (my niece) all drove out from Cali and Abby (my lil' sis) came out from Idaho. We had such a great time with them, and are so greatful that they were able to come out to spend this special weekend with us. On Saturday we decided to head out to the SLC and visit temple square. When we left Springville, it was cold but sunny. The closer we got to Salt Lake, the snowier it got! So we parked at the conference center, bundled up the babe, and braved the weather as we all ran around like mice in a maze trying to figure out how the heck to get out of the parking lot that faces temple square! It was pretty hilarious, and the family really loved seeing and playing in all that snow. What's with there not being handycap/stroller ramps on the outside of the conference center!? Oh well, after a lovely tour of the parking lot we figured it out. :) After our tour of the visitors center we headed over to Trolley square for brinner. It was just so great to see my fam!

Sunday, Elliot was blessed by her daddy and was surrounded by uncles and grandpa's. She did so good. She just stared at her dad and was so calm and awake. With lots of help from Jill (my mother in law) we made her blessing dress from my wedding dress. She also wore pink and white chrocheted (sp?) slippers that her great grandma Ebert made for her, and beautiful beaded bracelet from her aunt Lyndsie, and a gorgeous head piece by her aunt Kaylee. She looked adorable. Her great grandma Ebert also made the blanket that you'll see in the slide show that I'll be posting.

It has been a great weekend/day/year!

Finally... Our baby update and more!

WOW! Am I behind or what!?!

On August 21, 2009 we welcomed our sweet baby girl, Elliot Jayne Webster. She was born @ 11:22 pm, and has been awake ever since. :) Ha ha j/k.

Home coming!

We left the hospital and came home to nearly the ENTIRE Webster gang! Which for those of you who aren't aware, I think there are like 80 + of us now... :) J/K But there is a lot! Her aunts were anxious to snuggle her and her uncles scared to death (with the exception of James). :)

Week 1: She slept SO much, at one point we thought something was wrong! Nana was here (my mom) to help take care of both of us, and that was so nice. I don't know what I would have done without her! As a brand new mom I felt crazy! I could hardly sleep, I wanted to watch her every second. Literally just look at her, and when I was so tired that all I could do was sleep I would close my eyes and still see her. :) Motherhood is nothing I expected it to be, and better than I could have imagined.

Week 2: ROAD TRIP!!! Yes we're crazy! Elliot and I packed up and went to Cali, with Nana, to meet the rest of the fam. I was an emotional disaster still from the chaos that was my hormones and I missed my hubby SO much! He missed us like crazy too, but we are greatful for his sacrifice to be without us, so that my family could get to know our sweet baby girl! Her aunts Erika, Abby, and Hannah just love her. Her cousin Bailey does too! Even though she was SO afraid that Elliot was going to drool on her! LOL. She also got to meet her greats! Great Grandma and Grandpa Urry although she still doesn't know it yet, because she was asleep the whole time. :)

Week 3: AIRPLANE!!! We jetted back to Utah to see daddy! She did so great! It was like any other nap time to her! It was a great reunion to see Jake.

Also in week 3 reality sets in. No more Nana. I'm a mom. Jake's a dad, and Elliot is our precious responsibility.

She's now 2 and 1/2 months old and is just the funnest thing ever! She's got super strength! She loves to stand holding onto our fingers, and when laying down on her bobby, she's now trying to sit up all by herself.

She's SO smiley! Just happy all the time! Okay not ALL the time, but most of it! She's in the 98% for her weight! 76% for her height and 68% for her head. :) She's a healthy happy baby!

In other news:

Jake started his new job as a property manager for a subsidized apartment complex in Provo and so far so good! He likes his job and we are both so greatful he has it! Thanks again Lyndsie for the recommendation!

Now I'm going to try to figure out how to post a slide show, so you can all see pictures of our life as it has changed in the past 2 months...

30 DAYS!!!!

If I go to my due date (yuck!), I only have 30 days left! She's dropping a lot this week, I feel like what's happening to my hips and pelvis is very un natural and I'm SO ready to have this lil (or BIG) baby. Last week I was only 1cm dialated, but 50% effaced so at least something is happening. I go back in this Friday, and am hoping for more progress. My Dr. is very um old fashioned and and a little rough, but he works in a practice of 4 doctors so I could have any one of them in the delivery room (who ever is on call that day). I put together her bassinet yesterday, and just need to get a little mattress and sheets for it now. It's pretty cute, it's old and needs a fresh coat of paint, but I like it and it will work great for the first couple of months.

Jake is still looking for work, and he's got some good contacts here so hopefully something will happen soon for him.

UTAH---or as Bailey says "MY-TAH?"

Well, Jake and I have made some BIG changes in a SMALL amount of time. Due to the failing economy in McCall (un-employment rate @ 13%--- and that's just the documented un-employment!) Jake was unable to secure employment up there. In the meantime I have becoming increasingly pregnant! With out a paid maternity leave, and Jake not working it didn't make sense for us to stay. We made that decision last week. On Monday (July 6th) I told work what our plans were, and with things being so slow they didn't feel it necessary to fulfill a two weeks notice period. So, as greatful as we are for all that the Norris's have done for us we packed up Monday night, rented our U-HAUL for Tuesday and we were on our way.

We were able to stay at the Abigail Manor one more time, and we hope to be back again to visit as soon as we can! We already miss them SOOO much! :(

WHERE ARE WE NOW?

UTAH (When Bailey our niece on the Urry side was about 3 years old - almost 4, I was trying to explain to her that I lived in Utah and this is why I couldn't be around to see her alot, and she responded, "In My-tah!?" :) lol

We are staying with Jake's parents for the next little bit, while Jake gets working. I'll be on call for my old boss at Insight Eye Care until the baby comes; and we'll be on our own as soon as we can!

Baby Girl Webster is doing very well. We have our first appointment in Utah next Monday (hopefully) so it will be nice to finish things up here soon, pregnancy wise.

We have been very humbled by this whole experience and appreciate all of the support and prayers from our friends and family!

How to take care of a baby - according to a 6 yr. old!

While in the car on the way to fireworks in Michigan last week, Bailey said - "Randy, you don't know how to take care of a baby?" I laughed and said, "Do you know how to take care of a baby?" She didn't even have to think about her response. She just said

"Yes, you have to feed it twice, change it twice, rock the baby to sleep, and sing it a lullaby."

lol so there you have it~!

It's been SOO long!

Jake is in heaven. 2 screens, 2 games!

Rainbow in Cascade, Idaho



Thanks Kim, for posting that tutorial for these cute Fathers Day cards which my sister and I made. So fun!

SOO, here's the last few months in a nut shell...

I am 31 weeks pregnant! This little girl will be here before we know it and we can hardly wait to meet her!

I've been managing my gestational diabetes with the help of my BFF Jake, and we're hopefully nearing the finish line! (Fingers crossed)

Baby is healthy (a little big), and so so strong! She loves to wedge her body right into my right rib cage, which is weird because I can't imagine that's the most comfortable spot she's been able to find, but she loves it there!

Most recently...

We just returned from our family reunion in Michigan, which was SO much fun. It was so fun to see my grandparents and cousins and meet their spouses and kids! Most of the aunts and uncles were there too. It was a big blur of fun!

I drove over my camera while there, so I

have no pictures to prove the fun we had...

Reminder to self:

Never fly across the country super pregnant unless there are NO connections and you can sit in first class or on your own private jet. Hee hee :)