Lots of Pictures

Leo and Brady

New Car

About two weeks ago we traded in the truck for a Honda Pilot. We haven't been using the truck very much and the gas for it was really expensive. Jeremy was sad to see his truck go but he was a good sport about it all. My little corolla was also a bit too small for the car seats and stroller so we bought an SUV to fit everything. We still have the Corolla for Jeremy to drive around town and to drive to Chadron to get Raeleigh. It gets really good gas mileage and you can't beat that right now.

2 Months Old

Irelynn is 2 months old today. Here are some pictures from this morning.

Soccer and Happy Baby

I can’t believe a week has gone by without a blog post. Sometimes life is just crazy busy and I don’t know where the time goes. I’m sure everyone feels like that. A few exciting things happened this week. The fall soccer season started this week and we had our first two games. I had to sit out the spring season since I was pregnant and I missed playing. Even though I’m not in the best shape right now, it felt so good to get out and play soccer again. It seems like my body is so much slower now! I know I’m just out of shape but I felt like I was in one of those dreams where you try to run but you can’t move. It’s just a weird feeling. Jeremy and I are hoping to join a gym again soon.

Irelynn and I went to a seminar on “The Happiest Baby on the Block” I had heard of this dvd and technique while I was pregnant but didn’t think too much about it. Someone gave me the dvd to watch and when Irelynn was about 2 weeks old I finally got around to watching it. The dvd gives some really good techniques to quiet a new baby. I tried them and they really do work. Irelynn is a good baby but I think the techniques come in handy sometimes. Anyway, Jeremy’s Aunt called me to see if Irelynn would be available to demonstrate the techniques at a seminar this week. The Dr. that puts out the dvd was going to be in town instructing the seminar. The seminar was really good but Irelynn was good the entire time. She didn’t cry even once so the Dr. never got to demonstrate on her! That’s ok, it was a good experience anyway.

The Basement

The basement was neglected for a few months. It just didn't seem like much of a priority once we got the baby's room finished. We finally decided to hire some people to do the sheetrock and texturing. It is coming along faster than when Jeremy and I were in charge but it is still going along at a slow rate. We hired these young guys that are bull riders. They are about 19-years old and recently quit their construction jobs to focus on bull riding and do construction on the side. Well they are typical 19-year olds. I think they party all night and they get here at about 10 or 11 am and then leave about 4pm. We aren’t in a hurry anyway so its fine with me. I’m sure they will move a little faster when they want some money. Today its 1:00pm and they haven’t showed up yet. It is a really rainy day. Its not a normal day for Cheyenne. I never really want to get out of bed on days like this so I bet those guys are still sleeping too. I think Irelynn doesn’t like rainy days either. She has been sleeping all day. She wakes up to eat and then falls right back asleep. I could never live in Oregon or Washington!

Favorite Places

Here are some of Irelynn's favorite places to sit. She loves her bouncy seat. Sometimes I take her out of it to hold her and she gets mad and I have to put her right back in the bouncy seat. She loves this bouncy seat. I take her into every room with me and do what I have to do. She just sits and hangs out, as happy as can be.

Big Smiles

Her other favorite place, is to sit all snuggled up on my shoulder. She falls asleep there all the time.

Her next favorite place is to be all wrapped up with her pa-pa.

First Bath

I know it may seem a little strange that Irelynn got her first bath at 6 weeks but the Dr said we shouldn't give her baths until she is 3 months old. They said it is too dry in Wyoming to give baths all the time. They said to just keep her clean with baby wipes and to wash her butt sometimes. We decided to give her a bath every once in awhile. So here are her first bath pictures. She didn't like it too much.

Baptism

Yesterday Irelynn was baptized. It was a nice, small family affair. She was really good through the whole ceremony. She didn't cry when they poured the water on her head. She started to get hungry towards the end during picture time. Her godparents are my brother, Tighe, and Jeremy’s Aunt Mona. Irelynn wore the same dress I wore for my baptism. Our friend, Lois Hansen made the dress. I'm so glad my mom saved the dress for me all these years. It is so special to have Irelynn wear it for her baptism.