Magnolia's Newborn Pictures by Lookieloo Photography

Thank you Suzanne so much for all you do for us!!

Magnolia Shay Reed

Magi is here!!!! She decided to make her debut on Valentine's Day, which made her 3 days over due, but I love that she came that day!!! She was 6 lbs 11 0z, 19in long, and absolutely the most beautiful thing I've ever seen!! Mike and I are thrilled to have such perfect baby girl! Everything went well, except she needed some help with oxygen and getting fluid out of her lungs, but all else was well!!

Maternity Pics!!!

Here are some maternity pics my awesome photographer sister did!!!!!
Just click the link and it will take you to her photgraphy blog!!!!

http://lookieloophotography.blogspot.com/2011/02/annie-utah-maternity-photography.html

So Proud

I just wanted everyone to know how proud I am of my husband. He is 32 years old and is now the 2nd counselor in our new bishopric!!! High priest for life!!! I am so thankful for him and his example to me and his diligence in the church. I am also so thankful for his worthiness to hold the priesthood and the impact the gospel has had in our lives. Its gonna be tough on Sundays, sitting alone with our new baby girl, especially since I won't be sleeping the night before. But it is where the Lord needs him and I am more than happy to support him!!

Also Mike just got Employee of the Month at his Harmon's!!!! He's so awesome!!!

Update on the ultrasound....She looked just the right size and for the most part everything looked great!! There are some questions we'll have to answer when she's born, but for now we're holding steady and can't wait for her debut!!!

Time for an update...a long one

So its been a few months since I posted so here it goes......December was crazy and January has been too. In December we had to replace our shower because the valve got stuck in place and so the water was running constantly at full blast. We had to shut the water main off to keep the bath tub from overflowing. We even had to shower at the gym for a couple of days til we got it fixed. Luckily I have an awesome daddeo that came up to help Mike redo the shower!!! We are so thankful to him!!
January has been even more eventful!! We had two baby showers, two weeks in a row. I am so grateful for wonderful family and friends who were willing to take time out of their lives for us and our new addition coming soon!!! I am so blessed.
And then there was being sick for two and half weeks as well. I have had a cough and cold before, but having a cough when you are pregnant is a whole other story. Sleeping was completely impossible. I am finally now just getting over this nastiness and now Mike is sick. We were ready for Magnolia to make her debut at anytime, but now we want to be completely healthy before she comes...we don't want to chance passing anything to our precious fragile little girl. But tis the season for the flu, colds, and so on.
We are, (well I am) really worried about having a baby at this time of year, so I am going to be really anal about visitors coming over and so on...I apologize in advance, but now everyone is warned right??? You will all get to see her soon!!!
One more update and then I'm done...probably until Magi comes!!! The pregnancy has been going great so far (aside from being sick) except that I have been measuring small. My doc has been great in reasurring me that everything is fine, and that she feels like she is growing normally. However at my last appointment, I am measuring smaller than usual. I am 38 weeks along and my uterus is only measuring at a 31. My doc says there are several reasons for this, one of which is that she has dropped so far into my pelvis. But he does want me to get an ultrasound just to cover all of our bases ie to make sure the due date is correct (it better be cause i've been waiting for 9 1/2 months) to make sure there is enough amniotic fluid, and to make sure that she is the proper weight and size for her age. Mike and I feel that everything is just fine and that she is healthy so we're not too worried. Her heartbeat continues to be strong and fast, and she is moving a lot!! If I remember I'll post the results, but don't expect it cause my pregnancy brain is getting worse!!!

I had a dream......

I had a dream yesterday....yes during the day. I sleep during the day most days because I work at night, all night. My dream was one of the best dreams ever. I went into labor and funny enough I was, in my dream, 24 weeks along like I am now. But in my dream, it was time. And then I skipped over the bad part ie the pushing and the pain, and was suddenly holding a little baby. Then it was time to take her home, and I had her in my arms and there was my family helping to carry out all the gifts and necessities to the car. She was blonde with just a titch of curl, and healthy and yes, because my baby will be a genius, (and because dreams are silly sometimes, obviously) already smiling. And her eyes were blue.
And then I woke up.....NOT NICE. I STILL have FOUR months left until I can really hold her. The mind can play mean jokes sometimes.

Girl...

We are officially having a girl!!!! We kind of already knew that but now we have pictures and an MD to back it up!

Update....

We find out in 1 week what the little person inside me is.....hopefully. With my luck, the kid will just laugh at us and show us its little bum the whole time.

Craving

I am not craving food.

I am craving weather.

Cool, crisp fall weather.

And color. I can't wait for the leaves to change.

I want to curl up on a lawn chair outside in the middle of September and read and feel the little one kicking, and daydream about him/her.

I can't wait.

New Blog

We started a blog for our garden!! Check it out !!!

http://ft2garden.blogspot.com

Square Foot Garden

Rikki-lou and Kaley too!!

Just wanted to let my dear, dear friends know how much I love and appreciate them. Rikki you were my rock while I was going through a difficult time. You leant me your love, your experience and your shoulder to cry on. Kaley you were my support for a wonderful and unfamiliar experience. I am sooooo glad that you were there to tell me to calm down, take a breath and just absorb and elate in the joy of the temple and to let everything going on just go for that one day.
I am lucky to have you both.

Thank You
Annie

Going to the Temple X2

First (because I still can't figure out blogger and how to put things in the order I want them) are pics from our Sealing. It was a wonderful but bittersweet day. I had some medical issues that morning and got released from the hospital just in time to drive straight to the temple. I couldn't even do my hair :(

Here are some pics from my endowment at Manti...What a beautiful temple and wonderful experience! Thanks Suzanne for getting pics for me!!

And also thank you to everyone that was able to come!! It was wonderful having you all there!!

I need something to blog about....

New York, New York

Mike and I got to go to New York last week! My brother won the trip...two round trip tickets, and two nights hotel stay...from a radio station. He and his wife were having their new baby boy that week so he gave the tickest to us!!! What a cool older brother, huh? Thanks Chad!!!

We were only there for 3 days and didn't have a lot of time, but we got to see all the famous stuff: central park, times square, rockefeller center, ground zero, and we even rode the subway. It was a pretty good trip, definitely not relaxing, but good!

What is Sealed on Earth will be Sealed in Heaven.....

In Febuary, the day before Valentine's day, I get to be sealed to my best friend, my soul mate, the love of my life!!!!! I'm so very excited for this day to come. Not only will it be a new anniversary, but our sixth wedding anniversary as well. Mike, I love you!!!

Merry Christmas!!

Here is our Christmas card for this year. We tried to email it to some of you and it was too large for your email.

Decorating Time!!!!


Mike said I had to wait until after Thanksgiving....well its time.
Christmas trees and stockings and mistletoe and candles and villages and garland and ........

Wells Ward Trunk-or-Treat

Mike and I went to our first Trunk-or-Treat and had a lot of fun. I even talked Mike in to dressing up. He agreed to only if he could be something scary. But it was fun to see all the people that came and the decorated trunks and costumes.

Scary huh? Yeah I did the make up!!!!

This first family is our friends the Oylers, then its the bishop's family, The Broadbents:

The Tates

The Buccambusos

This is our trunk and we got first place for decorations!!! Holla!!!

Kenai is feeling better!!!

Well Kenai is jumping again!!! Mike and I think that maybe she is getting arthritis in her back hips and the cold weather was affecting her. She still has some issues with jumping, but at least she is able to now.