it is so much fun to watch our little Joseph's personality grow and blossom. he has become much more active with his hands and tongue! this is just a sample of the cuteness he portrayed on our drive home from minnesota. i think he looks like he is conducting an orchestra, mike thinks he looks more like he is dancing. whatever he is doing, he's adorable!
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
one month old!
happy one month on the 4th of july to our happy little Joseph!
he has been such a blessing and delight in our lives.
we love you Joseph!
he has been such a blessing and delight in our lives.
we love you Joseph!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Back Together Again!
I was hoping to get some more pictures of all three of us as a family before I posted but there's only so many phone calls you can take reminding you to update your blog before you actually do it.
Well on Tuesday this week I picked up Marie and Joseph from the airport! I actually got there early enough that the airline gave me a pass to get through security so I could meet them at the gate since she had a baby in her arms. Marie almost walked right past me since she wasn't expected me there, but it was a great surprise.
It is so much fun having them here. Joseph has been in high demand as well, he's had many visitors and we were even able to go visit Tim and Rindy Wednesday night. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little more tired at work these days but it's so worth it. Everyday now Joseph is usually awake and really happy for about the first hour when I get home and its so much fun to play with him.
He hit his 3 week mark yesterday! I know that's still really young but it's crazy how fast the time with him is passing.
Here are some more pictures, some of them are old, like back when we were in Provo, but I'll include them anyway.
Well on Tuesday this week I picked up Marie and Joseph from the airport! I actually got there early enough that the airline gave me a pass to get through security so I could meet them at the gate since she had a baby in her arms. Marie almost walked right past me since she wasn't expected me there, but it was a great surprise.
It is so much fun having them here. Joseph has been in high demand as well, he's had many visitors and we were even able to go visit Tim and Rindy Wednesday night. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little more tired at work these days but it's so worth it. Everyday now Joseph is usually awake and really happy for about the first hour when I get home and its so much fun to play with him.
He hit his 3 week mark yesterday! I know that's still really young but it's crazy how fast the time with him is passing.
Here are some more pictures, some of them are old, like back when we were in Provo, but I'll include them anyway.
This is our first family picture we took at our place in Provo
Him trying out his bouncy seat in our place in Naperville
Enjoying his bath with mommy
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Welcome Baby Joseph!
Marie and I had one of the most exciting weekends of our life. Last Wednesday night Marie had strong contractions, which went away during the day but continued Thursday night. After not sleeping the night before and being very sick the whole day, Marie and I went to the hospital on Thursday night where they monitored her for an hour and then admitted us into the hospital.
Marie was able to receive an epidural Thursday night and got set up so that she would slowly progress through the night and be able to deliver our baby on Friday morning. Things progressed well, but I can't say that much sleep was had be either me or Marie.
Finally, after lots of waiting Marie starting pushing at 11:00 a.m. and after 2 and a half hours Joseph Michael Wilson joined us! He was born at 1:33 p.m. Friday afternoon and was 20 inches long and 9 pounds.
He is so cute and is already the love of my life. And from everyone else's stories we were expecting the whole experience to be a lot worse but thanks to the epidural, the experience wasn't too bad, but then again this is coming from the father.
Here are some pictures of him at the hospital and the last one is him at home on our bed.
Marie was able to receive an epidural Thursday night and got set up so that she would slowly progress through the night and be able to deliver our baby on Friday morning. Things progressed well, but I can't say that much sleep was had be either me or Marie.
Finally, after lots of waiting Marie starting pushing at 11:00 a.m. and after 2 and a half hours Joseph Michael Wilson joined us! He was born at 1:33 p.m. Friday afternoon and was 20 inches long and 9 pounds.
He is so cute and is already the love of my life. And from everyone else's stories we were expecting the whole experience to be a lot worse but thanks to the epidural, the experience wasn't too bad, but then again this is coming from the father.
Here are some pictures of him at the hospital and the last one is him at home on our bed.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
goodbye classroom
it's crazy to think that i've been teaching for four years, and now it's coming to an end. but i am so excited to finally have the occupation that i've really always wanted to be- a mommy!
in getting ready for our little baby, i have so much to do. another teacher is moving into my room, so i have to move all of my stuff out, get report card stuff done, and write potential subplans which take me multiple hours to write for just one day, let alone several days. so here is my classroom one last time before i started the demolition process with my husbands help. goodbye classroom! goodbye my second home!
in getting ready for our little baby, i have so much to do. another teacher is moving into my room, so i have to move all of my stuff out, get report card stuff done, and write potential subplans which take me multiple hours to write for just one day, let alone several days. so here is my classroom one last time before i started the demolition process with my husbands help. goodbye classroom! goodbye my second home!
maui take two!
back in march we got to go to maui again! a second time to our honeymoon spot in less than a year! Michael's immediate family all went, and we are so lucky that we got to go too! thanks Brad and Mari-Lynn! due to my largeness in pregnancy, i wasn't very eagar in taking pictures of myself, and most of the time we forgot the camera in our room. it was wonderful though, from laying out by the pool and relaxing, drinking smoothies, and going whale watching. Michael also loved going on the zip lines and playing golf- which has become one of his number one activities to do during his month long break between school and his internship.
view from our deck
our romantic evening out at the Fish Co. in Lahaina
Simone doing some whale watching
us doing some whale watching!
view from our deck
our romantic evening out at the Fish Co. in Lahaina
Simone doing some whale watching
us doing some whale watching!Wednesday, March 3, 2010
projects
for some reason lately, i have been wanting to get all these projects done around our apartment. perhaps it is because i now have all this energy that i did not have early due to first trimester pregnancy. perhaps it is because i'm realizing that after i have the baby i'm going to be home a whole lot more so i want a nicer place to live in. perhaps it's because i'm tired of watching television at night and want more exciting things to do. perhaps it's because i enjoy artistic type projects! i'm thinking it's a combination of all the above.
this is me at 25 weeks by request. depending on how much i explode will depend on if there are more pictures to come or not :)
so one of the first projects I took upon was finishing a quilt from a family reunion. my little brother Neal won this quilt in a drawing, and my mom gave it to us. it had raw edges that weren't put together, so I made a nice hem for it and gave it a nice finish. yeah for sewing machines!
in our bedroom we have been using a red fleece blanket that was pinned up with tacks to cover our window. i had some curtains that i had for some odd reason, so i went to lowe's and got some curtain rods. my dear hubby put the rods up (it was quite the ordeal, we can't wait to have our own house so we actually know what's behind the wall). now our bedroom looks much more put together.
my ward had a talent swap some time ago, and one of them was sewing projects. we're using a pack n play for our little guy to sleep in his first year of life since our apartment is so small and we have so much stuff. one of the sewing projects was for a pack n play sheet cover. they average from $10-$20, but i made ours for a little under $3! yeah for trying to be domestic. here are the directions to make one.
next on the list: sewing the pillows on our couch so they stop sliding down, finish crocheting baby blanket, sewing pillows for our bedroom, sewing a baby carrier sling, sewing covers for our chairs, and painting a picture. yikes! that's a long list! i've got less then 3 months to get those all done. hope i don't get burnt out before hand!
this is me at 25 weeks by request. depending on how much i explode will depend on if there are more pictures to come or not :)so one of the first projects I took upon was finishing a quilt from a family reunion. my little brother Neal won this quilt in a drawing, and my mom gave it to us. it had raw edges that weren't put together, so I made a nice hem for it and gave it a nice finish. yeah for sewing machines!
in our bedroom we have been using a red fleece blanket that was pinned up with tacks to cover our window. i had some curtains that i had for some odd reason, so i went to lowe's and got some curtain rods. my dear hubby put the rods up (it was quite the ordeal, we can't wait to have our own house so we actually know what's behind the wall). now our bedroom looks much more put together.
my ward had a talent swap some time ago, and one of them was sewing projects. we're using a pack n play for our little guy to sleep in his first year of life since our apartment is so small and we have so much stuff. one of the sewing projects was for a pack n play sheet cover. they average from $10-$20, but i made ours for a little under $3! yeah for trying to be domestic. here are the directions to make one.
next on the list: sewing the pillows on our couch so they stop sliding down, finish crocheting baby blanket, sewing pillows for our bedroom, sewing a baby carrier sling, sewing covers for our chairs, and painting a picture. yikes! that's a long list! i've got less then 3 months to get those all done. hope i don't get burnt out before hand!
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