Ella has arrived

She was born Saturday May 22nd at 6:40 pm . Weighing in at 7 lbs 12 oz and 21 1/2 inches long. Her eyes are dark grey. I think she will get hazel eyes like Mark's but we will have to wait and see. She has light brown fuzz on her head. It will probably fall out and she will end up being a baldy until she is 2 like Claire was. She is a snuggler. The internet here at the hospital isn't the greatest so I will have to add some pictures after we are home.

At my doctor appointment this week we set up an induction date. I was hopeful that I would be making progress and Ella would be coming soon. But it looks like she is very content to stay in my tummy. We will be induced on May 22nd. I am so excited for her to get here. Only 9 days left, or less maybe she'll decide to make her appearance before then.

Painting

Mark started priming his "man cave" today. I went down to see how things were going. Claire followed me down. I wasn't paying as much attention as I should have been. Next thing I know she is helping daddy paint. If you notice the floor she dripped walking back to the wall after dip dipping her brush and her little feet painted the floor very nicely for us. I took some video because she was jamming to the music we had playing. You can't hear the music very well, but it is still entertaining.

Why are the last weeks the longest ones?

I've made it 37 weeks being pregnant. The "I'm so done being pregnant" feeling hit me this week. I know 3 more weeks isn't really that long, but it feels longer than the whole rest of this pregnancy. I have to keep reminding myself that this is so going to be worth it when our little Ella arrives.

Dip Dip

Pizza dipped in milk anyone?

Claire's verdict "mmmm thats good"

some of her other favorites:

grilled cheese in apple juice

french fries in milk

Toast in Milk

and any type of sandwich in milk.

Spaghetti in milk (this one really grosses me out, because she will drink the saucy milk afterwards)

Tree hugger Claire

We planted 3 trees this weekend. Claire was so excited. She has official claimed them as her trees "CLAIRE'S TREE". After Mark planted them I was in charge of watering them. I had Claire help me. She watched me water the first one then said "Let me try that". I handed over the watering can. She loved watering the trees. She has asked to water them every day since. She also tells the trees bye when we leave. She is so funny.

I finished it.

I finished her skirt. I have to say I understand why they are selling for $80. Its not a very hard sewing project, but tedious and time consuming. I figured a few things out in the making this skirt that would have made the process easier, and faster. I will put those to use when I start making Ella's. Claire was so excited. She wore it to church on sunday. We had stake conference out in Ogden. The whole drive there Claire kept saying "look at me, beautiful dress." She is such a princess. It was hard to get a good picture of her. We had conference at the tabernacle which is next door to the Ogden Temple. She was so excited about the water fountain I couldn't get her to hold still long enough to get a decent picture. But the one of her running is super cute.