chubby in february

It takes these pictures (from a couple of weeks ago) to realize how chubby Lia has gotten since her birth. I am in love with her belly and her sleeping position is so cute. Although lately i can't let her sleep anyway she wants cause she gets too restless. I'm so grateful for swaddle blankets and for the month of March!!! I am so looking forward to spring and warmer days.

valentine's day

Lia and I went out on Valentine's Day. It was so nice to get out of the house. We hung out with friends, went to Ikea, ate meatballs, wore red and pink, and we had what I wanted to eat- a banana split for dessert! Roland made the best banana split EVER! (I forgot to take a picture though) AND for a Valentine's Day gift Roland surprised me with a 75 minute massage! I was in heaven for 75 minutes-it is the longest I've been away from Lia since she was born but totally worth it. My body feels way better. It's been a really good week so far!

what we do

take pictures

attempt to do our photo shoot. tired baby.

cry

be super cute!

love to be held

eat donut holes

sleep a lot.

photo booth. then email photos. every. day.

tummy time

cuddle the baby

watch t.v., listen to music and look around at everything
and much much more!

bath time

lia really likes bath time.
she never cries which always amazes me!
 i hope she continues to always like it.

stupid bili.

baby lia {12.28.2011}

That's a picture of Roland when he was a little baby. We think she looks a lot like Daddy in this photo. Her skin was so red and blotchy from being under the bili lights at the hospital (in this photo). We are so glad that her newborn jaundice which I know is totally common is done and over with cause it was hard watching her under the lights (I was an emotional wreck that first week). It was even harder when we found out that she still had to be under the lights at home until New Years day but at least we were all at home. She's definitely a little trooper as she had to endure countless blood draws (those made me cry all the time even if I held my tears in until we got to our car) to make sure her bilirubin levels had come down. We started the New Year without phototherapy which made us three really happy!

under the lights at the hospital

at the hospital. spiky hair. 

phototherapy at home. glow in the dark baby.

phototherapy by day.

Lia

Lia Madison Finehout
12/26/2011, 3:34 am
7 lbs 3 oz
19 in

Lia is now 15 days old! I can't believe it. Time is flying by too fast but we are enjoying every second. Its been nice having my Mom here to help too. More pictures to come and our birth story too.

Happy Halloween!

Our pumpkin carvings. I carved the one on the right. Roland did a great job on the haunted house.

My 30 week bump in Idaho. We went up for the weekend to visit Roland's brother and wife. His Dad & Step mom came to visit too! We even played a murder mystery game and my favorite dessert were the pumpkin rolls and I loved the roasted vegetables Irene made. Overall, it was a fun pre-Halloween weekend.

Halloween decorations I made.

31 weeks!

Roland at our Halloween ward party a week ago. Every organization decorated a door or two. That's Roland giving out candy. We just used our home decor for our halloween church party.

I bought these and put them on our window next to the front door. It was a super easy decoration.

Roland's the Dark Rider with his missing handkerchief and horse. 

We had a blast this Halloween! Can't wait for next year.