Where Have We Been??

Helllooooooo!!!! I am soo very excited to be back to the blogging world:) We took a little break and here is why!??

* Now that we are a family of three (I mean five... Halley and Daisy), I needed to make some security changes on my blog so that things were a little "safer."

* I won't go into detail but I felt a little uneasy about an email so I decided I need to change our URL and change a few other things:)


I'm so excited to be back to the blogging world! I have missed everyone and I know a lot of my family has missed reading my blog! I will have a laptop at home now and wi-fi:) yay!!

Our lil cupcake is 11.5 weeks old!! She is soooo much fun! We have so much fun all day long! But I must admit... being a stay at home mom is tough work!! More power to all those moms out there who are a mom and go to work at the office everyday... I do not know how you do it!!! My hat goes off to you!!

Cate is cooing up a storm and smiling all the time! She LOVES when I neigh like a horse and pretend to be a monkey!! She also Loves when we makeup songs!! I LOVE being a mom, I really cannot imagine my life without her in it!!

Here are some pictures of our lil sweetie:) She is 11.5 weeks old and around 11.5 pounds!! She is in the 60% for weight and 85% for height:) Long lil bean!!
I have tons of fun pictures of her but Ill just share a few today, so there are more for later:)










P to the S.....
When I changed my URL.. it lost my blog roll:)
So Ive got to start over:(
let me know if you want to be on it:) or read my blog:)
yayayyayayaya!
So excited:)
Have a great Monday evening!!


LOVE LOVE LOVE

Wordless Wed

I just can't get enough of this little girls sweetness!!

Presents

A couple nights before Cate's arrival I wanted to give everyone in my family a present and Ryan one too! I gave them presents because I wanted to thank them for being so helpful during my pregnancy and helping out with all our home renovations... I gave my brother a picture framed for his new college house, my sister decor for her new apartment, my mom a gift card to get her nails done, my dad $50 gift card to sonic.. he goes their every morning for a drink and Ryan a watch with something engraved on the back! Well Ryan surprised me that night and gave me a present too! He gave me the most beautiful David Yurman ring with Cate's birthstone in it! I had never even seen this ring before!! I wore the ring during labor and every time I look at it I remember how loved I am:)













Happy Tuesday:)
LOVE LOVE LOVE

Aug 21, 2009 - Welcome Catharine Isabella

Hello my sweet sweet friends!
I am so sorry for my absence... having a new baby around and a husband at work, makes for a very very busy day! At the end of the day I feel like I haven't really gotten much done but I do have a beautiful little girl:)

My water broke at 230am on August 21! We went to the hospital and by 2:39 we had a 7lb 7 oz little bundle of joy! She has a full head of brown hair but it gets lighter as the days go by! She is just the sweetest lil thing we have ever met! The last two weeks with her have been wonderful! She does have her days and nights completely mixed up but I heard that too will pass! I am feeling well, expect for the emotions! I cry a lot, prolly because I am tired and some because I just don't want her to grow up to fast! I just love her more than words can say.

Ryan was able to spend our first week home with us and that was such a blessing. I was so sad when he went back to work but my mom and sister stepped in and helped out a ton!! My sister starts work this week, she is taking over my position at my job and I will be staying home with Cate full time! Good luck sister! We are really going to miss you this week! My sister was over at our house every morning by 9am! I really do not know what I am going to do without her!

I will post a few pics on today's post and spend most of the week, sharing more pictures... trust me.. I have taken over 500 already! Wow!
Thank you for all the encouragement, prayers, kind words, thoughtfulness and love over the last 10 months! I am so blessed to have all of you guys as friends! Thank you!!



Last Belly Shot, 230am, in Cate's room:)


August 21, 2009... 2:39 PM





































Happy Labor day:)
Ill post more pics Wed:)
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Hello My Friends

Hello My friends:)
I am sorry I have been soo MIA!! I have had a ton going on! Ever since my examine last Wed.. I am been having some sort of contractions... not so painful at first and they have become more painful thru the weekend!! Then on Friday morning Ryan's grandfather passed away.. so we have just had a ton going on!

THANK YOU guys for all the encouraging words on my last post! I will cherish those words forever! You guys have all made me feel a lot more "ready."

So Sunday night we made a trip to the hospital, my contractions were about 5 minutes apart and last anywhere from 30 seconds to 2 minutes! Well they hooked me up to a machine and I was n fact having painful hard contractions... but they were a little inconsistent. So, I walked to an hour to see if I would dilate anymore. I dilate .85 and so they gave me a shot of Stadol and sent me home:( I talked to my Dr yesterday (because she wasn't on call Sunday night) and she said if I went in last night and had dilated one more cm, she would break my water, since I am in so much pain. Or I could wait until my apt tomorrow and see if I have dilated more then. So I am grinning and baring it and walking, walking, walking! So, maybe we will meet Cate tomorrow.....

Good news is, if we don't meet Cate tomorrow, we are inducing Sunday, August 23rd at 7am!! So no matter what, by this time next week! I will be a mom! ahhhhhh!!! Am I ready... well my house is ready, our bags are packed and I guess I am as ready as I will ever be! Wonder what she will look like?

Plus... her nursery is done:) yay!I know you guys are going to love it:) Cant wait to share!

Oh follow me on twitter for baby updates:)
@EmNeu
My friend Erin at Blue-Eyed Bride is going to post an update on my blog with Cate's birth information:) yay:) Thanks Erin:) Love you:)

Thank you again for all the kind words:)
LOVE LOVE LOVE

Pregnancy Worries

As the big day gets closer and closer... my anxiousness... worrying... excitement... nervousness... as hit an all time high.
Ryan gets more excited as it gets closer and yes I am SO EXCITED too but I also am a bit scared!
- How will my labor be?
- I pray Cate will be healthy
- Will I be a good mom?
- Will I be able to be a good mom, good wife, good daughter, good sister and good friend all at the same time?
- Will I be a nightmare to be around because I haven't had any sleep?

I know God will take care of all my worries but I hope all you moms out there and those who are not.. have experienced some kind of anxiety like this, whether it be over becoming a new mom or some big life changing step you have taken in your life, then I will know I am not alone:)

Happy Weekend My LOVES:)
LOVE LOVE LOVE

Weekend Fun

My cousin Alex has been visiting my family for the last month. She is 21 years old and is visiting from Europe, she just graduated from Oxford:) She is such a sweet sweet girl and I am so glad she spent the last month at my parents house! She left Monday for San Francisco, Vegas and New York! We will miss her sooo much!
While she was here, her boyfriend Phil and three of his "mates" visited.... George, Alex and Freddie! Also, very very nice young men! They have all graduated from Oxford as well and are biking across the US to raise money for a charity in Europe! They started in Florence, Oregon and will end in VA! They were so polite, fun and amazing guys! Here are a few pictures from their stay!!