Isn't funny how you have a baby and your whole life is now consumed by, and everything revolves around, that little one. Jayda is my whole world right now and I am loving being her mom.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
How Cute
She's my daughter so of course I think every picture of her is the cutest thing ever, but here are a few of the extra cute pictures from Jayda's first photo session. She was pretty good and only cried a couple times. She's three weeks old in all these pictures.
Isn't funny how you have a baby and your whole life is now consumed by, and everything revolves around, that little one. Jayda is my whole world right now and I am loving being her mom.
Isn't funny how you have a baby and your whole life is now consumed by, and everything revolves around, that little one. Jayda is my whole world right now and I am loving being her mom.
Friday, November 20, 2009
Venturing Out
So with much hesitation, I ventured out of my house and away from baby Jayda, and went to the "So You Think You Can Dance" concert with my mom and sisters. It was hard to be away from Jayda and my emotions got the best of me about half way through the concert, but it was a lot of fun and I'm glad I went. Don't we look cute with our matching hair? I did, however, cut mine and darken it just this week.
If you watched the show last season, you will definitely remember the infamous "Butt Dance." I had to get a picture of cute Randi (from Utah) and Evan doing one of my favorite dances.
Another awesome dance was the one the top three girls did. It had a super hero theme, hence the background. I thought last season's girls were really good.
And we can't forget about the necklace dance with Jeanine and Jason. I watched this dance several times over when it was first on and loved it. The concert was a little long (over 3 hours), but so much fun!
This is a picture of our backyard last week. We have just a few leaves! You can see just the trunk of the enormous tree we have in our yard and we've learned that it drops quite a few leaves in the Fall. There is actually grass under all those golden leaves, but they completely overtook our yard. Too bad I had to take care of the baby and leave all the work to Clark. :)
I can't do a post and leave out this little babe. Here she is just looking cute in her bouncer. I love those headbands. I can't wait til we start going out more and she can show them off all the time. 
Jayda is now 5 weeks old and I can't believe how fast time has gone. It feels like just the other day we were coming home from the hospital. I remember the day we got home, I just looked at her and thought, "Now what do we do?" Luckily, things are starting to feel a little more normal and I am having a lot of fun being a mom. Here's Jayda sleeping in her dad's arms with her arms stretched out, classic for Jayda. 
Jayda has had strong neck muscles since she was born. Here she is just hanging out in her comfy clothes, practicing lifting up her head. About 10 seconds later she rolled onto her back, all by herself. Crazy, at least to me.
If you watched the show last season, you will definitely remember the infamous "Butt Dance." I had to get a picture of cute Randi (from Utah) and Evan doing one of my favorite dances.
Another awesome dance was the one the top three girls did. It had a super hero theme, hence the background. I thought last season's girls were really good.
And we can't forget about the necklace dance with Jeanine and Jason. I watched this dance several times over when it was first on and loved it. The concert was a little long (over 3 hours), but so much fun!
This is a picture of our backyard last week. We have just a few leaves! You can see just the trunk of the enormous tree we have in our yard and we've learned that it drops quite a few leaves in the Fall. There is actually grass under all those golden leaves, but they completely overtook our yard. Too bad I had to take care of the baby and leave all the work to Clark. :)
I can't do a post and leave out this little babe. Here she is just looking cute in her bouncer. I love those headbands. I can't wait til we start going out more and she can show them off all the time. 
Jayda is now 5 weeks old and I can't believe how fast time has gone. It feels like just the other day we were coming home from the hospital. I remember the day we got home, I just looked at her and thought, "Now what do we do?" Luckily, things are starting to feel a little more normal and I am having a lot of fun being a mom. Here's Jayda sleeping in her dad's arms with her arms stretched out, classic for Jayda. 
Jayda has had strong neck muscles since she was born. Here she is just hanging out in her comfy clothes, practicing lifting up her head. About 10 seconds later she rolled onto her back, all by herself. Crazy, at least to me.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Almost three weeks old!
So Jayda is not even three weeks old, but already seems to look so much different. I promise I didn't plan the colors in this picture, but this girl pretty much lives in pink and brown. They are just the colors for little girls right now, and I love it. She looks cute in anything, but pink and brown definitely work for her. 
Her she is after a bath at home. Those hooded towels just make any baby look so dang cute. But I especially love this baby, all wrapped up with her little naked bumb underneath. She doesn't love bath time yet, but loves to get her hair washed under the running water.
I came into our bedroom last week to find this. So precious. I know this is a classic dad and daughter picture and I'm so glad I have one.
Here's Jayda in her little Halloween onesie. She obviously needed to stretch right as I was taking her picture. Babies do the funniest things.
And here is Jayda's official Halloween costume. They don't have too many costumes for newborns, but my dad and his wife found Mickey Mouse. She didn't seem to mind that she was dressed up like a mouse and we thought it was pretty funny.
This picture, with her cute bow (made by Rachel), makes her look so old! Today we ventured out together for the first time because I had some errands to run for work. I'll be honest, the thought of her alone in the backseat with me alone in the driver's seat did scare me a little. What if she started crying and I couldn't do a thing about it? I know all you second and third time moms are laughing at me, but I was seriously worried. I didn't need to be though. She fell asleep the second the car started moving and stayed that way the whole time we were out. It was actually kinda nice to drive my car again and I quite enjoyed taking Jayda with me.
Jayda is such a fun, good little baby. She eats pretty well and sleeps up to three, sometimes three and a half hours in the night. We're getting pictures taken this weekend so hopefully we'll have some cute ones to post next week.
Her she is after a bath at home. Those hooded towels just make any baby look so dang cute. But I especially love this baby, all wrapped up with her little naked bumb underneath. She doesn't love bath time yet, but loves to get her hair washed under the running water.
I came into our bedroom last week to find this. So precious. I know this is a classic dad and daughter picture and I'm so glad I have one.
Here's Jayda in her little Halloween onesie. She obviously needed to stretch right as I was taking her picture. Babies do the funniest things.
And here is Jayda's official Halloween costume. They don't have too many costumes for newborns, but my dad and his wife found Mickey Mouse. She didn't seem to mind that she was dressed up like a mouse and we thought it was pretty funny. 
This picture, with her cute bow (made by Rachel), makes her look so old! Today we ventured out together for the first time because I had some errands to run for work. I'll be honest, the thought of her alone in the backseat with me alone in the driver's seat did scare me a little. What if she started crying and I couldn't do a thing about it? I know all you second and third time moms are laughing at me, but I was seriously worried. I didn't need to be though. She fell asleep the second the car started moving and stayed that way the whole time we were out. It was actually kinda nice to drive my car again and I quite enjoyed taking Jayda with me.
Jayda is such a fun, good little baby. She eats pretty well and sleeps up to three, sometimes three and a half hours in the night. We're getting pictures taken this weekend so hopefully we'll have some cute ones to post next week.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Jayda Lyn Bell
So this little girl came into the world on Friday, October 16 at 8:48 PM. She is pretty perfect and we already love her so so much. Here is the Bell family about 10 minutes after Jayda was born.
I got a little sick the day I delivered and passed it on to my little girl, I'm sorry. Jayda had some abnormal blood test scores so the doctors put her on an antibiotic which she had to have through an I.V. for 7 days! I was an emotional roller coaster for the entire week, but I was lucky to have Clark there to comfort me and be the strong one for both of us. Here is Jayda with her make-shift cast to cover her I.V. She had that stupid thing in both hands and both feet through out the week. She also got a high fever and had to have a spinal tap. This poor girl had a rough first week of life, but she is pretty strong.
Here she is just making a funny face with her cute mohawk and bow that the nurses put in. We had some really great nurses over those 7 days and I am very grateful for all their help.
I was discharged Sunday night so we had to do something called a "Hotel Stay" so that we could stay at the hospital while Jayda was still getting her antibiotic. We had to pay for every extra night we were there, and we could only stay if there were available rooms. Well, Wenesday rolled around and they told us we were going to have to leave. I bawled for a good hour just thinking that we would have to go home without our little girl. Luckily, our nurse fought for us, and there ended up being a couple extra rooms that night. It sure wasn't very nice of them to scare us like that. We finally left on Friday, Oct 23 and Jayda got to wear her very own clothes!
We are still adjusting to being home, but I sure do love to cuddle with her. She loves to fall asleep after she eats and burps and I take full advantage of this cuddling session.
I couldn't get this picture to turn, but here she is at a week and 3 days old. She still has here dark hair, just like her dad and we love it. She looks older already and we are having so much fun being parents to her. She really is such a blessing in our lives and I couldn't imagine it any other way!
I got a little sick the day I delivered and passed it on to my little girl, I'm sorry. Jayda had some abnormal blood test scores so the doctors put her on an antibiotic which she had to have through an I.V. for 7 days! I was an emotional roller coaster for the entire week, but I was lucky to have Clark there to comfort me and be the strong one for both of us. Here is Jayda with her make-shift cast to cover her I.V. She had that stupid thing in both hands and both feet through out the week. She also got a high fever and had to have a spinal tap. This poor girl had a rough first week of life, but she is pretty strong.
Here she is just making a funny face with her cute mohawk and bow that the nurses put in. We had some really great nurses over those 7 days and I am very grateful for all their help.
I was discharged Sunday night so we had to do something called a "Hotel Stay" so that we could stay at the hospital while Jayda was still getting her antibiotic. We had to pay for every extra night we were there, and we could only stay if there were available rooms. Well, Wenesday rolled around and they told us we were going to have to leave. I bawled for a good hour just thinking that we would have to go home without our little girl. Luckily, our nurse fought for us, and there ended up being a couple extra rooms that night. It sure wasn't very nice of them to scare us like that. We finally left on Friday, Oct 23 and Jayda got to wear her very own clothes!
We are still adjusting to being home, but I sure do love to cuddle with her. She loves to fall asleep after she eats and burps and I take full advantage of this cuddling session. 
I couldn't get this picture to turn, but here she is at a week and 3 days old. She still has here dark hair, just like her dad and we love it. She looks older already and we are having so much fun being parents to her. She really is such a blessing in our lives and I couldn't imagine it any other way!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
3 Weeks Left!
So this is me at 35 weeks, but I now only have 3 weeks until this baby comes! I'm so excited to meet her and hold her, but still a little nervous. We have a few things left to buy, but I'm sure everything will come together... well I hope it will. I don't know how much I'll get to blog once Baby Bell is here, so I thought I'd let you know what we've been up to the past few weeks.
My brother-in-law, Blake, is very into biking and decided to ride Lotaja (Logan to Jackson) this year. The rest of Clark's family drove up to Jackson Hole and met him at the finish line. He's crossing here with his team on the second row, far right. It was over 200 hundred miles they rode and Blake did really well!
Here's the whole family (me, Clark, Warren, Tammy, Emily, Blake and Audrie) under the arch of antlers in down town Jackson. We walked around all the shops, ate some good food and enjoyed relaxing together.
This was the scene outside our new house last week when our Stop and Waste valve burst and flooded our storage room. It was about 9 AM and Clark yelled to me to "Come here!" I kept asking why, why, until he yelled, "Call 911!" That got me downstairs and on the phone with the fire department real quick. There was about a foot and a half of water in the window well that was making it's way into our house. Luckily, it was a storage room with no carpet, but a lot of our books that were still in cardboard boxes were ruined. It could've been a lot worse and we're lucky that there wasn't too much damage.
On a brighter note, I get to watch and play with my niece, Audrie, every Thursday while her mom works. Last week we had to stop by Prodigy for me to grab a few things and Audrie got her first opportunity in a dance studio. She pulled out all the dress ups and danced really close to the big mirrors for a good half hour. It was so cute and I can't wait to have my own little one in dance classes some day!
I have had two baby showers so far and last Saturday, my high school girlfriends threw me an awesome shower. Here's Devon (a friend from college) and me with the amazing Diaper Cake that she made for me. Complete with home-made blanket and stuffed animals.
Lisa, Ashley and Holly, chillin while I was opening my great presents. 
Laura, Heidi, Rachelle with Landon, Lennie and me. All these girls are such great friends and I'm lucky to have them! Thanks Lisa and Rachelle for hosting and planning!
Here's Aimee and I just after the shower, showing off our baby bumps. She's due about 3 weeks after me with her second. I know the picture is kinda dark, but it shows off the bellies and I think it's pretty funny!
And let's not forget my little sister, Alli. She's growing up so fast. This is Alli and her Homecoming date, Andrew. She looked gorgeous that night, but always looks so cute. I swear I didn't have the cute clothes she does, back when I was in high school.
And I was so excited that we finally got our crib and bedding, I just have to post it. The baby room isn't quite done, but it definitely feels like a baby room now and I love it. I can't believe there is actually going to be a crying baby in our house in just a few weeks!
Thursday, September 3, 2009
A New House
It's been a long road, but as of last week, Clark and I are officially home owners! Although moving is a lot of work, being in our own home is so great! It feels like a lot of space for just the two of us, but we sure have filled it with a lot of stuff. And, in less than two months, there will be a little one there with us to keep us busy. Here our some pics of moving day. Here's all our friends and family that were able to help us move all our stuff.
Left to right: Blake with Audrie on his shoulders, Emily, Tammy, Mel and Mike (behind), me and Clark, Morgan and Natalie, and Alex. My Dad is behind the camera and Heber met up with us later to carry all the heavy stuff in. My mom also came over the night before to help me pack up my kitchen. Thank you so much for all your help everyone.
Here's our old apartment full of boxes before the move started. I kind of hate moving.
And here we are with only a few items left in the same room. I realize this isn't the most flattering picture of me, but it does show the baby bump pretty well and I haven't posted one of those pics in a while. Aren't I huge?!
And here is the front of the house. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, downstairs family room, formal living room, obviously a garage, a laundry room and extra storage space downstairs.
And here's me just resting, I'm good at that, after we got the front room all set up. It's pretty quaint and I quite like it. Now we just need to get a new couch for the basement, barstools, a new TV (according to Clark), and a whole lot of baby stuff. Getting a house is expensive, but worth it. Now I just have to put everything away...
Left to right: Blake with Audrie on his shoulders, Emily, Tammy, Mel and Mike (behind), me and Clark, Morgan and Natalie, and Alex. My Dad is behind the camera and Heber met up with us later to carry all the heavy stuff in. My mom also came over the night before to help me pack up my kitchen. Thank you so much for all your help everyone. Here's our old apartment full of boxes before the move started. I kind of hate moving. And here we are with only a few items left in the same room. I realize this isn't the most flattering picture of me, but it does show the baby bump pretty well and I haven't posted one of those pics in a while. Aren't I huge?! And here is the front of the house. It has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, downstairs family room, formal living room, obviously a garage, a laundry room and extra storage space downstairs. And here's me just resting, I'm good at that, after we got the front room all set up. It's pretty quaint and I quite like it. Now we just need to get a new couch for the basement, barstools, a new TV (according to Clark), and a whole lot of baby stuff. Getting a house is expensive, but worth it. Now I just have to put everything away...Friday, August 14, 2009
Happy Anniversary!
It's hard to believe it's been 3 years since this!
And this!
And this!Our anniversary was actually on the 8th (I'm always a little behind), so to celebrate we went to a hotel for some much needed R and R. We watched movies, took naps, hung out by the pool, and ate. Clark took me to Five Alls for dinner, which was delicious, and all together we had a really fun weekend together. It's not often that we get to spend 2 full days together so we tried to make the best of it. This will be our last anniversary with just the two of us, since Baby Bell will be here before we know it. Clark is the best husband and is going to be the best dad too. I love you, Clark!
Friday, July 31, 2009
Summer 2009... so far!
I know it's been a long while since I've posted, but I haven't forgotten about blogging. I actually miss it. I just have no internet at home and that makes posting a little bit harder. Clark and I have been doing a lot of fun things this summer. I don't have much time now, but here's a quick synopsis of what's been going on since our trip to New York.
Back in June we went to Kelly Clarkson! It was cold and rainy, but still really fun. I love Kelly! 
We headed down to St. George for a weekend with the family and got to see two shows at Tuachan: Annie and Footloose! And guess who was the main character in Footloose... Thayne Jasperson from last season So You Think You Can Dance. I have been watching Thayne dance for years so it was really fun to meet him. I think I have a knack for finding and taking pictures with cast members of SYTYCD.
This was me a couple weeks ago. I need to be better about taking prego pictures, but here I am at 26 weeks. I'm now 28 and feel a lot bigger. 
Here's my friend, Natalie, and I at the American Idol concert. We met up with my family for dinner and had a lot of fun at the concert. Adam is a much better performer than Kris, and I was glad I got to see Allison sing. She's so good.
I've also been able to see my high school girlfriends more than normal lately. We've had several get-togethers, like this BBQ at Lisa's and it's so fun to see everyone and their kids. I'll be joining that mom group soon and I'm kind of excited to have a little one to chase around the pool, instead of just sitting and watching. 
Last week was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. Clark and I, mostly I, babysat my friends' 3 kids for 5 days. Talk about being thrown into motherhood. Although I was exhausted every day, I still had so much fun with these kids and learned a lot about how much work goes in to just packing up the car to leave for a few hours. The two in the picture are Wyatt and Rylie on the day we went to the parade float preview at the Expo Center. They got their faces painted and got balloon animals. Who you don't see in the picture is little 8-month old Lindyn. She is such a good baby and it was so cute watching Clark play and take of her. He's going to be a great dad. 
And this week Clark and I were staying at his parents house to take care of the dogs. We invited my little sis, Alli, over last night to watch So You Think You Can Dance and have a delicious dinner. We then made a rainbow cake, my favorite, for dessert. Alli frosted and sprinkled it and was pretty proud of herself, if you can't tell.
Back in June we went to Kelly Clarkson! It was cold and rainy, but still really fun. I love Kelly!We headed down to St. George for a weekend with the family and got to see two shows at Tuachan: Annie and Footloose! And guess who was the main character in Footloose... Thayne Jasperson from last season So You Think You Can Dance. I have been watching Thayne dance for years so it was really fun to meet him. I think I have a knack for finding and taking pictures with cast members of SYTYCD.This was me a couple weeks ago. I need to be better about taking prego pictures, but here I am at 26 weeks. I'm now 28 and feel a lot bigger. Here's my friend, Natalie, and I at the American Idol concert. We met up with my family for dinner and had a lot of fun at the concert. Adam is a much better performer than Kris, and I was glad I got to see Allison sing. She's so good.I've also been able to see my high school girlfriends more than normal lately. We've had several get-togethers, like this BBQ at Lisa's and it's so fun to see everyone and their kids. I'll be joining that mom group soon and I'm kind of excited to have a little one to chase around the pool, instead of just sitting and watching. Last week was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. Clark and I, mostly I, babysat my friends' 3 kids for 5 days. Talk about being thrown into motherhood. Although I was exhausted every day, I still had so much fun with these kids and learned a lot about how much work goes in to just packing up the car to leave for a few hours. The two in the picture are Wyatt and Rylie on the day we went to the parade float preview at the Expo Center. They got their faces painted and got balloon animals. Who you don't see in the picture is little 8-month old Lindyn. She is such a good baby and it was so cute watching Clark play and take of her. He's going to be a great dad. And this week Clark and I were staying at his parents house to take care of the dogs. We invited my little sis, Alli, over last night to watch So You Think You Can Dance and have a delicious dinner. We then made a rainbow cake, my favorite, for dessert. Alli frosted and sprinkled it and was pretty proud of herself, if you can't tell. I've made it to the pool several times and have been working too, but this summer has been pretty fun so far. We've also been dealing with trying to buy a home. The first one didn't work out, but we are currently under contract with our second choice. We're supposed to close in a few weeks so hopefully this all works out and we'll be in our first home soon!
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