Natalie's Blessing

We blessed Natalie today at church and she wore the dress that I was christened in back in 1981. I can't believe how beautiful the dress still looked. We had a great day with our friends and family and are so thankful to have such wonderful people in our life.


 

 

 

 

 

Picture Overload

my very very talented friend Nikki took these pictures when Natalie was 5 days old. This is just some of them, I honestly don't know how I will choose which ones I want to print out. I am in love with all of them! Thanks Nikki :)

First 2 weeks

I can't believe that Natalie is already 2 weeks old, time is going by too fast. Today she had her 2 week doctors appointment and she has gained 1 pound and grew 2 1/2 inches. She is such an awesome baby she sleeps pretty much through the night, just waking up once around 4 am to eat then going back to sleep until about 9. She rarely cries and eats like a champ (obviously, look at those cheeks). Wes is so cute with her and wants to give her kisses and talks to her all the time and if she is ever fussy all he has to do is talk to her and she just stops to stare at him. Here are some of my favorite pictures from the last 2 weeks.

My parents came a couple days before Natalie was born to help out. My dad stayed a week and my mom stayed 2. It was great having them around especially to do things with Wes so he didn't feel left out. Wes loves his Nanny and Pap and probably could have had them around for another 2 weeks.

This is Natalie's BFF Ellie, she was born exactly 2 weeks earlier.

Daddy's little girl! I love seeing Josh with her, he is so different than how he was with Wes.

Josh wants to take Wes skiing this year so he went out last weekend and bought him a helmet. The inside lining can be taken out so he can also use it in the summer as a bike helmet. How freakin' cute is this kid!!

Baby Natalie is here!!

Natalie Michele Brown
7 lb 12 oz
18 1/2 inches

I can't even believe that she is finally here! I was induced on Monday, Feb 13 at 10am and she was born around 4 pm. The labor was totally easy and I only had to push for about 15 min. We really are so lucky, she is the perfect baby and probably a little easier than Wes was...if that is even possible. We didn't take very many pictures at the hospital since we were only there 24 hours, but here are a few. I love that she is chubby, I never thought we would have a chubby baby.

Baby Girl's Room

I am so proud of this room! I have finally finished the baby's room and I love the way it looks. We rent our apartment and this hideous green is the color the owners painted this room. It was fine for a boy (I guess) but I thought I wouldn't be able to do anything for a girl. Well, it actually turned out pretty good and the green ties in well with the stuff on the walls. My mother-in-law made the crib blanket and the window valance and I made everything on the walls.

My friend Marie made the carseat cover and I LOVE it!

I'm way proud of this lamp, I had a skirt that I never wore so I covered an Ikea lamp shade with it. I also made all of the rings hanging on the walls.

And...I made these frames. I started out wanting them to be for hair bows, but I found this fabric for the middle and I just don't want to cover it up. Now they are just for decoration. I really am not the craftyess person in the world but all of these projects were so simple and I just loved seeing everything come together. Now I guess all we can do is wait...3 more weeks!