Hey Becca!

Ari loves his snow moccasins.

Ari's gift exchange

This is what Ari is giving his cousin Zach for Christmas. I love how it turned out. I just stamped out a bunch of paper circles and glued them together so that each piece is sturdy and thick, super easy!

Ari and the felt hearts.

smiling action shot

Three years ago tomorrow.

drum roll please...

At four months and four days Ari weighs in at an impressive 19 pounds and 6 ounces. Whew! no wonder my back is always sore. He is 26 inches long. Stay tuned for updates on his first tooth which we are pretty sure is well on its way.

You can't spoil a 4-month-old, right?

Waking up every hour or two at night to comfort and feed him. Holding him 90% of the day. Putting off homework, housework, and fun projects to smile and talk nonsense to him. Learning how to do everything with one arm so he can rest in the other one.

It is all worth it.

Besides, he deserves it. He will have to be a big brother someday, or the soul target of my constant worry and smothering affection.

Cute Baby Sweater Alert

He looks so adorable in his truck cardigan from Alison.

a hat I made

This one's for Whitney.

Teletubby running partner

I attempted a jog today. It was pretty pathetic. Just be glad you don't live on my street and have to feel embarrassed for me. At least Ari looked cute. Aunt Kara gave us some more clothes to use and this cute little number was among them. He looks so cute, and it keeps him nice and warm.

happy halloween

3 months old

all dressed up

swinging is his favorite thing to do

riding in the baby bjorn is his second favorite thing to do

the only time mommy gets to study

Ari isn't the only one who loves to be swaddled

I love this hoodie.

for the aunties near and far

Ari loves you!

6 weeks old

. . . and we are doing great, he won't let me put him down though. I always have to be holding him, with the exception of when daddy is home from work. Then he prefers dad, and I am free to get something done (but usually I just take a nap). Sometimes he lets us put him in his car-seat. He sort of bonded with it.

Big Boy

Ari has been growing so fast. At his first check-up he weighed 9lb 13oz. His doctor was impressed because that is up 2lb 11oz from his birth weight.

photo booth shots

I left my camera at grandma's house so I have to use the photo booth. He is already growing so much, didn't want to miss documenting any of it.

sleepy baby

The New Cute Overload

As some of you know Cute Overload is my favorite website, but since we have been home with this little guy I haven't needed my daily fix of pictures of baby animals. He makes me so giddy with his cuteness! We are all doing awesome, and love being home.

New Arrival

He is here! We named him Ari Vincent. He was born on Monday, July 20th at 6:09 am. He weighed 7lb 2oz, 20 inches long, and has dark hair all over his head. He is really cute. We are still in the hospital because I have been having fevers and he is under the lights for some jaundice he got from a bruise on his head. Tomorrow should be our check out day.
This whole thing ended up being a lot harder than I thought. I got toxemia and had to be induced, the labor took 18 hours with 2 hours pushing. I don't know how I made it through it, but somehow I did. Mikey was awesome through the whole thing. I couldn't have done it without him.

waiting and waiting...

I was going to keep working till Ari came, but everyone at work was freaked that I would go into labor there. So now I am just waiting at home and there isn't a whole lot of tummy action going on today so I think that he will be late.
We are also waiting for my brother to be home from his mission in Italy. He is due tomorrow night. I hope Ari beats him.
Thankfully we don't have to wait to see Harry Potter. We saw it last night, it was great.

little house

Here is a picture of our little house. I have lots of plans for it, but I am too tired and anxious for Ari's arrival to execute any of them at the moment. Mikey is already turning into quite the handyman. It is small, but perfect for the three of us. We have been here for about a month and we love it.

ooohhh...

My last post is incorrect. I was not 8 month and 3 weeks, but just 35 weeks along. My smarter, more knowledgeable older sister explained how I am supposed to count down, along with all the other pregnancy stuff I need to know about. (Thanks Rae.)
I am now 38 weeks along and pretty much ready for the little guy to arrive... I think.


I think it's funny that I thought this tummy was even worth taking a picture of.

Mandy and Mikey at 8 months and 3 weeks

Baby Clothes

Made these little shirts for my little guy.