Happy Healthy Baby

Laura had her two week check up on Wednesday and now weighs 7 lbs 11 oz! The Dr. was amazed! At her first check up she was 6 lbs 15 oz, so she has gained 12 oz in two weeks! The Dr. said it was (and I quote directly) “incredible breastfeeding.” WOW! I was so happy! Good job Laura!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day! Thanks Grandma Hansen for the cute Valentine’s onesie. Aunt Kelly was visiting from BYU and after Laura had breakfast we put her new onesie on and took this picture. About ½ hour later we smelled something stinky. Laura had exploded! Her poop had leaked out through the sides of her diaper and down her legs, and out through the top onto her back! Disgusting! Luckily we had already gotten her Valentine’s picture!

Welcome Laura!

Welcome sweet baby Laura! Laura Brooke Earl was born January 31, 2009 at 2:30 pm. She weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and was 18 ½ inches long. We were surprised to see all of her dark hair!

Joel became a doctor for the day and delivered his daughter! The Dr. showed him where to put his hands and how to hold her once the head was out, and Joel finished delivering her. He held Laura while the Dr. suctioned out her mouth and nose, and then Joel cut the umbilical cord. What a proud daddy!




What a sweet baby!

My favorite dog

Here's a picture of my favorite kind of dog. Stuffed and made into a purse!

Birthday Celebration!

Or should I say birthday celebrationS since there were many? (Like the chimneys at Rosings Park) The first was at Grandma’s house (on my actual birthday) and the second was Saturday at my house. Joel had planned a surprise party for me, but was worried that the surprise would scare me too much and I would go into labor early. So he told me about the party and we had a fun time looking forward to it together.

At grandma’s we had my family, Deanne and Elizabeth, and Grandma and Grandpa. We had a lovely birthday dinner with beautiful place settings, the linen placemats, the nice silver, and the beautiful goblets. You did a good job Deanne. Joel asked, "Where do you get napkins that have the same design as your plates?" The answer: Solvang. Home of the DELICIOUS onion cheese bread and cinamon toast bread. We had glazed ham with sweet potatoes and green beans (all fresh from the farmers market!) The birthday cake was a Spiced Eggnog Cake. Yum!



My BEAUTIFUL handmade purse from Kelly!






At the party at my house we had a German Chocolate cake, a Confetti cake, See’s chocolates, Belgian cookies, Vanilla Bean ice cream and Rocky Road ice cream. What a dessert fest!









MANY thanks to everyone for coming to my parties, I had a wonderful time!

Amazingly Simple Home Remedies

1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU CHOP.

2. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.

3. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.

4. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.

5. YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.

6. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM.

DAILY THOUGHT:
SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES - NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS.

Thanks Liz for the email!

Christmas

O Christmas Tree

Stockings hung by the Fireplace

My new shirt from Joel

Yummy cookies for the Christmas Eve party at my mom-in-law's house, and some for Christmas Day at my mom's house. I'm glad Joel helped my with decorating them, they looked great! Thanks Grandma for the bag of Lars' Imported Swedish Sugar, it looked fantastic on the Snowflakes and the Stars since the granule is so much larger than regular sugar.


Awww!






Look! It's Santa! Loved the costume Dad, next year you'll have a grandchild to bounce on your knee.