6 Weeks Old

I can't believe it! Noel is growing so fast. She is such a joy. Poor thing is colicky so it seems that most things I eat she doesn't agree with. We are tryig to figure all of that out. She has been doing well at night(of course, now that I say that she won't anymore). She slept 6 1/2 hours in a row lastnight! That's a first but she didn't really sleep much throughout the day yesterday. Yesterday by far was her fussiest day. Morgan is a huge help! I couldn't have married better. He's wonderful and amazing and soooo patient. He's such a good father.

Can you find Noel? I put her in a blanket by the unfolded laundry on our bed so that I could fold it and kind of lost her for a second:)

Here's a couple cute pictures of Morgan with his daughter.

Some more pictures. She is a doll:)

I love being a mom!

"Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Christmas Tree..."

We got our Christmas tree last Thursday night! Here's some pictures!

Morgan setting up his train.

Walkin' in a Winter Wonderland...

Last week it snowed here in Shingle Springs and all the way down to some parts of the Bay Area!! We had quite an adventure. In the middle of the night a transformer blew, and when that happens here, it sounds like an explosion. So all of the power went out! I love it when it does that! Storms are always so exciting to me and all of the adventure that comes with it. It was about 4am give or take a half hour or so. Morgan went to look outside and it was snowing like crazy! Trees were snapping in half, trees were falling, it was wonderful. I bundled up Noel and cuddled her. Just before 8am Morgan tried to get to work but couldn't get out of our driveway. We then found out there were trees all over the roads and cars in ditches. Work was cancelled for Morgan! With no heat, the temperature fell really fast in our little single-wide. We couldn't take it anymore and asked to be pulled out of our driveway so we could go to my parents where they had a nice warm stove. We eventually got there around 1pm. We found out that the power came on in the late evening at our place but we ended up spending the night because the clouds went away and temperatures dropped into the 20's and teens so there was no way Morgan would be able to get out of our driveway in the morning for work. The snow stayed for a few days! It was wonderful!

Noel and I were hanging out the following morning at my parents and I snapped a picture of her smiling.

A few recent pics...

Here's some pictures from the last few weeks since Noel's birth.

She's already starting to pray.

Noel in a cute outfit just before her first blowout.

Before her bath because of the blowout.

We happened to be at my parents so my mom helped me to clean her up in their sink.

Here's a picture of Noel with her Great Grandma Bonnie. She made Noel a little dutch girl blanket. It is adorable.

She loves her time with her dad. He is so good to her.

This is how I found her when she was sleeping on the couch. She sleeps in the cutest positions.

After a bath. Don't you just love her hair?

You gotta love her smirk! And, no, it's not gas;)

We just love being parents! Noel is a delight. Her first smile was when she was 2 weeks old. She is now 4 weeks and 2 days old. She has had a cold since the beginning of the week but it seems like she is getting a little better.

Seconds after her arrival...

When Noel first arrived and they put her on my chest it was the most tender, spiritual moment in our lives. When she was born there was such a peaceful feeling in the room. She cried for 5-10 seconds and then when they put her on my chest she stopped. We loved the name Noel originally and hoped she would look like the name, and when she was born we just knew because of how calm she was that her name would be Noel Christine Young.

NOW INTRODUCING...(drum roll please)...

Noel Christine Young

Born 11/04/09
9:08am
9 lbs 6 Ozs
20 1/2 inches

Labor/Delivery Schedule

12-1am Started contractions/labor

3am Arrived at the Hospital

3:30am Admitted to Hospital -- Dilated to 5cm

4:30am Relieved by the GLORIOUS Epidural

7:30am Dilated 10cm

8am Doctor broke water, and I started pushing

9:08am Noel Christine Young arrived!! Hooray!

Here's a picture right after she was born and they put her on my tummy. That was the most amazing, wonderful moment.

Happy, handsome, wonderful Dad.

The Grandparents all visited that day:)

Our cute little Noel.

We were discharged from the hospital on the 5th in the evening. Here are some photos of Noel at home that we have taken since then.

She looks so peaceful when she sleeps.

We love to just watch her because her facial expressions are so adorable!

Welcome to our family Noel Christine!!

I'M A TICKING TIME BOMB!

THERE'S ABOUT 4 MORE DAYS TIL' MY DUE DATE and I just wanted to say before all of the excitement happens that I am so grateful for the blessing that Morgan and I have of becoming parents. I cannot fathom what it is going to be like to hold her in our arms for the first time but I do know that I've always wanted to be a mom and I know that it will be WONDERFUL especially with the most amazing husband by my side.