Dear bloggers,

Our camera passed away a few weeks ago, which explains the lack of blogging. Not many pictures are being taken around here - and who really wants to hear me blabber? That's what I thought. We had a lovely Christmas in Utah with lots of time spent with family. Its taken us a while to get back into our routine. And I was able to get a hold of my mom's old camera so you can enjoy a few pics.

Jane turned 2 months old on the 6th. She was 9lbs 12 oz and 21 inches long at her dr's apt. That's something like the 3rd percentile for height! We can definitely tell she is changing though. We had a few weeks that were hard at the beginning because she seemed to be really uncomfortable and cried a lot. Be she is much happier these days and getting more smiley all the time. She sleeps a 5-7 hour stretch at night, so I'm not complaining! We love having her in our family!

And poor Crew has been sick the last few days, we've been doing a lot of cuddling and watching TV, which is pretty much all he wants to do. I usually try to limit TV, but that is what has been getting us through these last few days. This picture pretty much sums it all up. . .

Jane's blessing

Jane was blessed while we were out in Utah over Christmas break. It was so nice to have all of Ryan's family there as well as my parents, aunt & uncle, and a few cousins.

Grandma and Grandpa Vellinga.

Grandma and Grandpa Havens.

Great Grandma and Grandpa Bodily.

Janes dress was made by Ryan's mom, among the other million things she was doing for us, as well as everything she was doing to get ready for Christmas. It turned out so gorgeous, I loved it. I'm hoping to get some better pictures of her in it. My mom made the cuddly blanket Jane is laying on. Thanks so much to both Grandmas!

She's a month. . . .

Grandparents

We were so lucky to be able to have help for 2 weeks following baby Jane's birth. My mom was here for a week (and my dad for the weekend). Then the day my mom left, Ryan's mom flew into town for another week. It was amazing to have so much help. Can't thank you all enough for the service you gave to our family. And thank you to Kristin and Mike for giving us Pam for a week! And now, for some pictures. . .
Grandma & Grandpa Havens with the kiddos.

Another size comparison. SO FUN! This sheepy rug was a very nice gift from some friends, and Crew is slightly obsessed with it. Thanks Billy & Shannon :)

She was so alert. . . and yes, those are Crew's hands going right for her head.

Grandma Pam.

And for all those who were dying to know, this is where Ryan got his sparkly eyes.

Una Semana

She is one week old today, and here are some pictures from this week. Several were taken before we left the hospital. We came home on Monday afternoon. My Mom has been in town since then, and my Dad got to come last night to stay for the weekend.Crew got some new tools. He looks pretty awesome in the hard hat and goggles.

Some perspective on size. Crew is so huge compared to little Jane. He is a little man.

Crew gets more interested in his baby sister every day. Its so cute when he comes over to give her a hug randomly.

Baby Jane

Jane Elizabeth was born on Nov 6th at 2:14 pm. She was 2 weeks and 1 day early, weighed 6lbs 12 oz (the exact same as Crew, who was born exactly 2 weeks early), 19.5 inches long and 13 inches head circumference. She was very timely in her arrival. . . Thursday we got gas, heat, an oven & stove and all of the above finally in the home, Friday Katie threw me a baby shower in the evening, and contractions started at 3:00am Saturday morning. She was also careful to make sure she didn't come the day before Ryan's mega exam week, which was her due date. I know Ryan is very grateful for that.

I thought she looked different than Crew until I looked at these pictures. I can think of some really similar ones from when Crew was born. She has a different nose than Crew, and a dimple chin. All the nurses have commented on her dimple chin - which neither Ryan nor I have. Her hair is a lot like Crew's was.

Crew's visit was short and sweet on day 1 - he came right in time for some french fries :) He just got to see her in the nursery, but we look forward to seeing him again today and introducing him to his baby sister. Thanks to Katie and Josh for taking good care of him.

Halloween

Crew was Peter pan for Halloween. Though most people thought he was Robin Hood. We think he looked like a little elf. The only way we could tell what he was really supposed to be was due to the peter pan emblem on the costume. We inherited the costume from a friend, I added the belt, felt knife, and leggings, and he was all set. He looked pretty cute.
We headed off to the ward Halloween party, and a few minutes before we left, we decided to dress up as well. I just taped a pumpkin outline to my belly, and Ryan went as a hunter. Scott went dressed as a really cool guy :)
We had fun having Scott stay with us for the weekend. The boys went fishing on Saturday morning and both caught the biggest fish they have ever caught before. They brought home lots of fish, and we grilled some up right away and had it for a late lunch. It was really delicious!