It's Official...

After 7 weeks with Ellie, I can now say I'm officially a mom. It finally happend, I was pooped on yesterday! This was not just any old poop it was a blow-out! I like to call it "Old Faithful." Yesterday morning I woke up to feed Ellie at 6:15. (By the way, she slept 7 hours that night!) After I finished I went to the changing table to change her diaper. Well between the transition from the dirty diaper to the clean diaper she pooped everywhere! It happened so fast I didn't even have time to react. Seriously in a matter of seconds there was poop all over my arm, my shorts, the wall, the baseboards, the carpet, the changing table, and even the air vent on the ground! It was disgusting. Greg had just left for work so it was up to me to clean it all. Luckily I had just bought some disinfecting wipes the day before so I could disinfect the entire room. It took me about 20 minutes to clean the mess up. I'm sad because I wanted to take a picture of it, but I couldn't leave Ellie on the changing table covered in poop. I'm glad to say that we both made it through the disaster. I couldn't help but laugh at the situation because it was kind of funny. I'm just glad I wasn't standing in front of her because then I would have been entirely covered in poop!

Random Pictures

I had to throw this picture in because I realized I hardly have any pictures with Ellie and I.  I don't like to be in pictures, but I decided that I better start taking more "family" pictures together.  My mom didn't like to be in the picture either and I always wish I had more pictures with my mom and I.

I love this picture because Ellie actually has a little smile on her face.  The other two girls are my adorable nieces, Kalie and Sarah.  I love these girls!

 

 

My little sister, Kyla, has been here for a couple of weeks now to help out.  She has been great!  She was watching Ellie while I was getting ready.  I came back downstairs to see this.  Sarah and Ellie had fallen asleep in her arms.  She is such a great aunt!  She told me she was dying because both of her arms were asleep.  Thanks for everything Kyla!!!

I finally finished the nursery yesterday.  It is a pretty small room, but I figured it works for a baby.  I just wanted to point out the adorable curtains made by Amber.  Also, you can kind of see the blocks above her crib that say Ellie.  Marie made those and I love them.  Thanks girls!  You are the best!

Fourth of July

This post is really late, but I wanted to show you all a couple of pictures from our Fourth of July. I love the Fourth in Utah because there are always so many fun things to do all day, AND it is not boiling hot for the fireworks. In the morning we went to the parade they have every year in Provo. It is a big deal and you have to go a day early to reserve your spot for it if you want to get a good one. Luckily, some awesome friends of ours saved spots for us, so we had a nice shady spot the entire time. Then that afternoon we had a delicious BBQ with some of my Dyer cousins. Mark and Marie let us use their house while they were out with the McConaghie's. Thanks guys. Then that night we went back to Provo to watch the fireworks. It was a great show and overall a pretty good day.

This is Ellie's "Zoolander" look.

Of course I had to dress her up in patriotic colors. I originally planned to put her in this awesome outfit Amber gave me that was a complete American flag. The top was red/white stripes with blue sleeves that had starts on them, and the shorts were blue with stars. It was a 3-6 months size, but the whole time I was pregnant I thought for sure it would fit her because it looked so little. Apparently, I had no idea how small babies are because it was WAY too big. Oh well, I will save it for future babies. :)

My Real Life Baby Doll

Okay, I realized that Ellie is pretty much my real life baby doll.  I feel like a little girl again every time I get her dressed for the day because it is so fun to dress and accessorize her.  My dad told me the other day that when my mom had my older sister, Marie, (her first girl) he walked in to their room one day and found her trying on a whole bunch of outfits on her like she was a doll.  My mom looked at him with a "you caught me" look and confessed that she was like her little doll.  I think she is right.  Here are some pictures of her to show you why she is my little doll.