Emry's Baby Blessing

Emry is already one month old! That went fast!...a lot faster than the previous month when we couldn't wait for her to arrive. We had her baby blessing on April 26th. All of our parents and siblings were able to be here. It was so special. Clay's mom made this beautiful blessing dress. It was adorable on our little angel. Here are some pictures to commemorate the event.
Isaac and Macy are still great buddies. We are excited for the next little cousin to be born soon! Then Emry will have a little playmate too.

It's a girl!!!

We are happy to announce what the Easter bunny brought us this year....Emry Elizabeth! This sweet little girl was born on 4/11/09 at 4:22 pm. She is weighing in a heafty 8lbs 3oz. She's 20.5 inches long, has cute chubby cheeks and dark hair. We are so happy with our new little angel! Big sister Macy is thrilled also and got to come see her at the hospital. She held her and kissed her and said, "Mommy, I love her." It was the sweetest thing ever.

Other labor details: We have been praying for the baby to come since she was overdue and I didn't want to have to be induced. Contractions started at 3:30 am on the 11th. We hung around Pinedale, not sure of when to head to Jackson (78 miles away). We decided to take Macy to the community Easter egg hunt which she loved! Then we got in the car and headed out after that. The drive wasn't too comfortable for me being in labor, but we survived. Clay's family met us in Jackson to take Macy back home with them in Afton. We messed around in Jackson, walked around down town to kill time. Then at around 3:00 pm we decided it was time to check into the hospital. I was already dialated to an 8. The dr. came, broke my water, I soaked in the hot tub for a little while and then it was time to push. Emry was born an hour 1/2 after getting to the hospital. We were glad labor was over and we are all doing very well.

We were surprised Emry was a she; we were kind of getting the blue ready this time. It was fun to have this surprise and we are so happy to have this little angel as part of our family. We chose her name because we like "Emily" but wanted something a little more unique. We had several names picked out, but Emry seems to fit. Elizabeth is after the mother of John the Baptist. It will be fun for our little girls to be good playmates and friends. We are glad to get to go home today (Easter).

Still Waiting

No baby yet. It feels like this baby is never going to come, but we're trying to be patient. We are very excited and can't wait to meet this little one! Here are some of our favorite preg pics. My belly is huge!!!

Trip to Kansas

We got in a trip to Kansas before the new baby is born. Babies travel a lot better when still inside than after they are born, and they take a lot less stuff. Macy was excited to go to "see jayhawks in Kan-nas." We did get to watch KU play basketball on tv. Macy and I drove to Laramie and then went to NE with my parents where we got to watch Uncle Andy play basketball. Macy cheered so loud for him; I thought she might loose her voice. She repeated anything she heard our group yell. She gets the loud cheering gene from her Daddy! It was really entertaining. Then we traveled with Jamie and Isaac all the way to Kansas. It was two pregnant ladies and two 2-yr olds. But considering, it was a fun and successful trip. We got to see the Grandmas and lots of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. The weather was pretty nice so we enjoyed time at the park with Grandma Pokorny.

Macy is 2!

Macy had her second birthday on Jan. 24th. We had a fun little party at our house. Her Grandma and Grandpa Pokorny, Aunt Jamie, Uncle Ben and Isaac came for the weekend. Macy has had her "fish" cake picked out for months. She was so excited about this blue cake with fish on it, so she got to help make it. We had a little kids fishing pond and a "pin the fin on the fish" game. She was so excited to open presents and received lots of cute things. Daddy made her a set of blocks with a carrying box. All the kids loved building with the blocks. It was a fun time. I can't believe our little girl is two already! This is Jamie and I comparing our baby bellies! Hers is actually a balloon baby! Her real baby belly is reflective of her being 21 weeks along, but mine looks more like an actual balloon! One of Macy's favorite things to play with is her doll and the doll stroller. The other day Clay helped Macy put ALL of her stuffed animals and dolls in her doll stroller. Then Clay hooked up her four wheeler to pull the stroller. Then she pulled it all around the house. It was hilarious! She is such a fun, active little girl. Here is our little angel, posing for the camera.

Make a Smilebox greeting

Contractors in the making....or almost

We have been super busy the past couple of months putting a garage addition on our home. We are "doing it ourselves" which pretty much means we work til late at night and any spare time we have. We don't really know what we are doing, but are sure learning how to be masons, carpenters, and skilled builders. Lots of family and friends have helped in this huge project and have spent many hours out in the cold with us. Finally, this past weekend we got the project to a stopping point for a while. The roof is on and weatherized! yea! Here is a picture of some of the work. If only we knew in this picture how much work was ahead of us...maybe we wouldn't be smiling. Just kidding. That's probably what we will say looking back at future pictures too.

We are over half way there! Here is a picture of me posing with my growing pregnant belly at the half-way mark (20 weeks). I feel the baby move all the time....it is sooo active. This is the fun part and I'm feeling great!

Macy is such a fun girl. Here are her two favorite things--her dolls and her books. She was having such a fun time reading this book to her baby. She's such a cutie. How did we get so lucky to have this sweet little girl. What a blessing!