A Walk in the Park

Today we went for a walk in the park. It was Katie's first time in the Baby Bjorn! I think she liked it - well, she slept most of the time so I guess that means she liked it! :-)

I don't know why this picture is a little fuzzy but I thought Jonathan looked so natural with the baby carrier that I had to put it up. :-)

Family Comes to Visit

I have been away from the computer for a while... hmm... I wonder why... :-)

Here are some pictures of family that was able to visit for Christmas.

My mom was an amazing help and stayed for a month. She left today. It was sad to see her go... Thanks for everything, Mom!!!

Some cute Katie pictures...

She's Here!!!!!!!

Katie Noelle was born at 3:15am here in Lisbon (that's 7:15pm in Ca)!! She weighs 3.31 kilos (almost 7.3 pound) and is 49.5 cm (about 19.5 in). She's healthy and doing great! We were able to come home from the hospital last night (Wed.) around 8pm. The hospital care was great and the delivery was actually pretty fast. I'll write more about it later. For now, here's some pictures to enjoy!

Hello World!

First family photo

A long night...

Ready to go home

Waiting...

Today is December 15th. According to my first doctor my due date is tomorrow, December 16th. According to my second doctor (who we have now) my due date is Monday, December 17th... The baby hasn't decided who's right yet so we're still waiting to find out...

My mom is here now. She arrived on Wednesday and will be here for a month to help us out. Yeah for cleaning and cooking for me! :-)

In case you are wondering, yes we've decided on a name, and no, we're not telling! We didn't set out to keep the baby's name a secret but it took us so long to decide and we're so close to the end now that we've decided not to tell until she shows up.

That's all the news from here... for now...

Since every post needs a picture if at all possible, here's one of my belly a few weeks ago.
In our pregnancy class they had a professional photographer come in and take pictures of everyone.
The photographer thought my belly was SO round she took a picture of just my belly.
Isn't it cute? :-) It is bigger than it looks here!!!!

Santa Traditions

There aren't too many chimneys for Santa to come down with all of the apartment buildings here. So, what does Santa do? How does he manage to get in and deliver the presents? Through the window, of course! He's actually called the robber. So sweet... hmmm...

So, many people put these Santas hanging outside their windows to show him climbing up his rope ladder to get in. Here's one we saw today:

The Baby's Room

This is the baby's room! The wall is actually darker than it looks in this picture. I really like the way it turned out. Jonathan and Laura painted it while I put together the changing table. There's still a little more I'd like to do like put some things on the walls. But, it's ready for Baby if she decides to come now!

The rocking chair is actually quite a novelty around here. This is the only one we found here. One store carries one kind of rocking chair! Good thing we like it! Really, that's my kind of decision. There's only one to choose from! No other colors, no other styles. It's quite comfortable and has the little foot rest that goes with it. Here's the best part. Directly translated they call it a "breastfeeding sofa." Ha ha ha! Isn't that funny! Jonathan was bummed because we decided that must mean he can't sit in it. :-) The Shoemakers gave us money to get it for an early Christmas gift! Thank you!!

Here's Jonathan and Laura painting

Jonathan concentrating...