Changing

I am loving being home and taking care of Drew and the house!  He's growing and changing, which is so fun to see.  He is smiling more, cooing more, and he has grown out of some 0-3 months clothes already...depending on the brand of course. He is still the sweet boy that we brought home. :)  Andrew and I have felt the blessing of having Drew in our lives. 

TUMMY TIME

Cute outfit from Great Grandma Quinn

Curly when wet!

One Month Old

Sporting the Skateboarding Onsie

Cute boy!

3 month outfit...growing growing! 

Real Life Has Begun

Andrew started school this week, so now I feel like I've started "real life" as a stay-at-home mom.  I love it.  Of course I would love more sleep too, but I am able to sometimes get naps here and there when I make myself.  Drew has been such a good baby.  He eats great, sleeps great, and is so fun and mellow when he is awake.  He is growing, growing.  Today he actually smiled after shaking an obnoxious toy and using that silly high voice that we all do. :)  My goal is to just enjoy each stage, but I am excited for when he will react more to us.  I can't resist taking pictures of him so here are some more.  

Mr. Handsome!

My friend, Debbie, came to take pictures of Drew here in our house.  

She did a great job!  He looks SO handsome!

Notice the part! :)  

Our Little Family

Drew Maxwell Long joined our family at 10:22 p.m. Friday, August 13th.  He weighed 7lbs. 10oz. and was 20.5 in. long.  Traits that the doctors and nurses first noticed were his lips, big hands and feet.  Also, he has such a mellow personality.  Life really has been "easy" with him so far.  We had to stay in the hospital for a week so he could receive some antibiotics.  The first week of life was rough since we spent it in the hospital, however, I was able to glean A LOT from sitting and talking with the nurses. We are grateful to have him home with us...we just love him so much!

Retirement

To finish up our adventures in WA...we went on a steam engine train ride

 up to a beautiful lake near Mt. Rainier. 

 We went to the zoo, and saw Cirque Du Soliel in Seattle.  One weekend we went to my house in MT for our Homecoming.  In our small town this happens every 5 years, during the summer, and it's mainly for the alumi of Big Sandy High School.  

 This was my dad's class float!  

Prego sisters.  Holly had her baby the following week.  

We've been back in UT for about 3 weeks and have been busy organizing our home to get ready to welcome our little guy.  It has been fun to be in this mode of retirement again.  We aren't too sure when or if it will happen again for many years.  We spend our time reading, cooking, shooting guns, going to garage sales, going to plays, cleaning, and waiting, waiting, waiting for Baby Long to come.  I'm trying to keep perspective that there really isn't much time left, and that he has to come out SOME time. My due date is this weekend, but I was told last Wed, by the doc., that i could go anytime.  I think that that is one reason whey I've been so impatient the last little bit.  We'll make sure to update the blog when there is more exciting news...I'm crossing my fingers for tomorrow. :)

Catching Up

So now that I have time to do absolutely nothing, I'll post some pictures from before and during our WA excursion. Andrew had this iron-on thing and we decided to make some dope onsies for our babe. He's destined to be a skater...like his dad!

Andrew's thinking about his skater kid.

Andrew left May 3rd for WA and I stayed in Springville to finish teaching. That was the longest we had been apart and it was nice to be reunited Memorial Day weekend.

He was quite inventive while away. We have been looking for a Zune armband for him for a long time. He decided to make his own, out of duct tape. :)

On Memorial Day, we went for a walk down by the capitol building. I wasn't trying to hide my belly, but you can't really tell how big I really am. It also depends on what I'm wearing.

It was windy...obviously.

The next weekend we went up north to visit my sister and her family. My mom and my brother were also there visiting.

Smores anyone?

Posing in Penny's new house and outside her old one.

The Highlander Games were taking place in Ferndale! Good times

Penny and Evan. Mom and Adam in the back.

Cute little Garin!

"What does she do all day while Andrew's at work?" you may be asking. I nap, go on walks, read my scriptures, and John Grisham (currently), and go window shopping or real shopping when I when I have the car.

These are pictures from my walks.

A shot by the community college. I'd say that looks almost fake, which means nice picture!!!

So I saw this sign and it caught my attention...

This must be different than a speed bump.

Nature!

Andrew went on a drive and found a house that is now a museum and was at one time Bing Crosby's grandparents house....that's old.

The Crosbys weren't home...sad!

We found a cool path to walk on. It's just so green and luscious here.

Amor

The poor, little, yellow ducky was caught.