Thursday, December 11, 2008
The Great Merger!
Because I created this blog to keep everyone updated about my pregnancy and such and our baby is now officially part of our family, I've decided to merge the blogs. So, for future updates about Atley and our family, you can check out www.iancristina.blogspot.com. Keep reading, and enjoy!
Friday, November 7, 2008
First Week at Home
Here's some pictures from our first week at home. Enjoy!
Dad loves to cuddle with Atley especially when he's happy or asleep!
Atley's face really lights up when his eyes are open. He's starting to get on a more regular schedule so we're excited that we'll probably be seeing those beautiful eyes more often.
Atley's Aunt Amy came for a visit this weekend. We're really glad to have her here especially since Ian has gone back to work. She discovered that Atley loves to suck and will suck anything he can get his mouth on (clothes, fingers, or a pacifier)
We gave Atley his first bath and wrapped him all up in a ducky robe. Notice the pacifier which seems to make everything right no matter how cold, tired, or hungry he is. He also really likes to have his hair brushed. Amy and I were sure to brush his hair to give him the tell tale missionary part. He looked really sharp!
After his bath was over we wrapped him up and watched him look around the room for a while before settling in for a nap!
Dad loves to cuddle with Atley especially when he's happy or asleep!
Atley's face really lights up when his eyes are open. He's starting to get on a more regular schedule so we're excited that we'll probably be seeing those beautiful eyes more often.
Atley's Aunt Amy came for a visit this weekend. We're really glad to have her here especially since Ian has gone back to work. She discovered that Atley loves to suck and will suck anything he can get his mouth on (clothes, fingers, or a pacifier)
We gave Atley his first bath and wrapped him all up in a ducky robe. Notice the pacifier which seems to make everything right no matter how cold, tired, or hungry he is. He also really likes to have his hair brushed. Amy and I were sure to brush his hair to give him the tell tale missionary part. He looked really sharp!
After his bath was over we wrapped him up and watched him look around the room for a while before settling in for a nap!Thursday, November 6, 2008
Wedding Video
Here's a video of some of our wedding photos. It's nice to look back and remember now that we have a baby. Thanks to Lisa Smith, our photographer for putting it togehter. Enjoy!
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Atley was Born at 6:39 am on Saturday the 1st of November; Luckily not on Halloween. He weighed 6 lbs 3 oz. and he was 19" long. Mom and baby are doing really well.
Monday, October 27, 2008
Cradle
As Ian and I have been trying to get ready to welcome our baby home, we needed to find a temporary place for him to sleep. Ian's Dad is making the baby's crib (which is only the coolest thing ever), but he isn't able to bring it up until Thanksgiving. Hence the need for a temporary sleeping place.
Thankfully we were blessed that my sister-in-law Malissa had a cradle that she had used for her babies that she was willing to share with us. My parents sent it out here via UPS and I waited around the house all day until it came. I immediately unwrapped it, but I promised Ian that I would wait to put it together until he came home from work.
As soon as he got home he started right to work on putting it together. What a great Dad, huh? It was an interesting experience for both of us to try and put it together without any instructions. I'm pretty sure Ian said about 10 times that he felt like an archeologist. Check the pictures out for yourself. A regular Indiana Jones, huh?
It sure was fun putting it together and it'll be even more fun when we're able to bring the baby home to sleep in it. Thanks to Malissa for helping us out, Mom and Dad Baron for shipping it, and for the tools to be able to put it together, and Mom and Dad Sorensen for the brand new, one of a kind crib that you're working on.
Thankfully we were blessed that my sister-in-law Malissa had a cradle that she had used for her babies that she was willing to share with us. My parents sent it out here via UPS and I waited around the house all day until it came. I immediately unwrapped it, but I promised Ian that I would wait to put it together until he came home from work.
As soon as he got home he started right to work on putting it together. What a great Dad, huh? It was an interesting experience for both of us to try and put it together without any instructions. I'm pretty sure Ian said about 10 times that he felt like an archeologist. Check the pictures out for yourself. A regular Indiana Jones, huh?
It sure was fun putting it together and it'll be even more fun when we're able to bring the baby home to sleep in it. Thanks to Malissa for helping us out, Mom and Dad Baron for shipping it, and for the tools to be able to put it together, and Mom and Dad Sorensen for the brand new, one of a kind crib that you're working on.
Baby Shower
So, as you may have read on our homepage, my sweet sister Amy took on the job of throwing me a baby shower. It was really great, and since she'll be having one for her baby in a couple of weeks, I can only wish her the best and hope that hers is just as special as mine was.
Here's me chowing down on some of the great food. We had a little accident before the party started. I was pulling something from the oven and it was a little too hot, so reflexes took over and I dropped it right into the hottest part of the oven. Smoke was everywhere and my brother-in-law who was helping me clean it up, ended up smelling like a smoker (sorry Austin!) Thankfully we were able to get the windows opened up and the smoke faded away before many of the guests arrived so I could hide my mistake!
This picture is of some of the guests. Grandma Sorensen was nice enough to let us have it at her home and a lot of our family was able to come. Thanks to the miracle of technology, we even were able to have mine and Ian's Moms there to celebrate with us. They joined via video chat and the internet. What a wonderful world of technology, huh?
Who better to have at a baby shower than a baby? Here's a picture of Ian's aunt Margene with her newest grandbaby born only a month before. His name is Porter and we really enjoyed his company. If you look on the table you can see a suprise that my sister pulled together. That baby in the frame is actually me. My Mom was able to send her the pictures and she framed them for the evening so everyone could get a look at what our baby might look like. After a few people asked we pulled out a photo album that Grandma Sorensen had of pictures of Ian as a baby. By contrast, I had a lot of dark hair, and he had very little blond hair. We're really anxious to see our little one and who he'll take after.
Here are some of the gifts we recieved at the party. We got a lot of clothes, toys, decorations and many other things to welcome our baby. Thanks to everyone for all the gifts. We couldn't ask for anything more. After Ian got back from the Priesthood session of General Conference, I spent some time showing him all the gifts. He got really excited to welcome the baby home and hasn't stopped talking to my stomach ever since trying to convince him to come. After we returned home to Idaho, Ian spent the evening sorting through his clothes and toys and putting them away in his room. It's really very adorable how excited he is.
Here's me chowing down on some of the great food. We had a little accident before the party started. I was pulling something from the oven and it was a little too hot, so reflexes took over and I dropped it right into the hottest part of the oven. Smoke was everywhere and my brother-in-law who was helping me clean it up, ended up smelling like a smoker (sorry Austin!) Thankfully we were able to get the windows opened up and the smoke faded away before many of the guests arrived so I could hide my mistake!
This picture is of some of the guests. Grandma Sorensen was nice enough to let us have it at her home and a lot of our family was able to come. Thanks to the miracle of technology, we even were able to have mine and Ian's Moms there to celebrate with us. They joined via video chat and the internet. What a wonderful world of technology, huh?
Who better to have at a baby shower than a baby? Here's a picture of Ian's aunt Margene with her newest grandbaby born only a month before. His name is Porter and we really enjoyed his company. If you look on the table you can see a suprise that my sister pulled together. That baby in the frame is actually me. My Mom was able to send her the pictures and she framed them for the evening so everyone could get a look at what our baby might look like. After a few people asked we pulled out a photo album that Grandma Sorensen had of pictures of Ian as a baby. By contrast, I had a lot of dark hair, and he had very little blond hair. We're really anxious to see our little one and who he'll take after.
Here are some of the gifts we recieved at the party. We got a lot of clothes, toys, decorations and many other things to welcome our baby. Thanks to everyone for all the gifts. We couldn't ask for anything more. After Ian got back from the Priesthood session of General Conference, I spent some time showing him all the gifts. He got really excited to welcome the baby home and hasn't stopped talking to my stomach ever since trying to convince him to come. After we returned home to Idaho, Ian spent the evening sorting through his clothes and toys and putting them away in his room. It's really very adorable how excited he is.
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