Shots! What Shots?

A few weeks ago I took Naomi to get her two month shots. M came with me because I was pretty sure it was going to be hard for me to handle. It was. Being the wonderful sister she is, M stood next to Naomi during the shots to comfort her. I sat nearby and all I saw was her head turn really red and then heard her scream like I never had before. She was pretty miserable for a few hours but later that day she did this.....



Oh, how happy I am to be a mother!

All in a Century

Naomi - 6 weeks old/Grandma Great - 100 years old
A Century Apart

Summer Happenings

Between feeding Naomi every two hours, cleaning, exercising, cooking, and other various obligations it is rather hard to sit down and write a post. We have had an incredible summer beginning with the birth of Naomi and ending with Richards entry into the MTC in ten days to begin his service in the Seattle, Washington mission. So in a nutshell, I present our summer:

July 24th-25th
We went up to the Cabin with our friends Erik, Bridgette and their daughter Megan who is eleven days older than Naomi. Both girls happily slept while we went about cleaning the cabin before we left. We are forever grateful to Grandma and Grandpa Haglund for providing such a beautiful place to work, play, and relax.

Naomi and Megan

July 26th-August 2nd
The first every Clark and Jeanne Fetzer family reunion was held in Yachats, Oregon. A small town of about 650 people along the Oregon coast. We stayed in a beautiful little cottage a short walk from the beach. To get to the beautiful cottage there was a four hour drive from Portland in a red Suburban. Naomi had never been in her car seat that long so we stopped a few times along the way. If you have to stop to feed a baby, the Oregon coast is a fantastic place to do just that.

August 11th-14th
After we got home from Oregon we went back to the cabin with Erik, Bridgette and Megan. We picnicked at Smith Moorehouse, shopped at the outlets, grilled some killer stakes, made hair bows for the girls, and enjoyed good company.

August 15th
Naomi's baby blessing was held in our home on Sunday, August 15th. 32 of our closest family and friends came including both of Naomi's great grandmothers. The blessing Dustin gave was wonderful and thoughtful. We are grateful for our sweet Naomi and thank our Father in Heaven for such a wonderful daughter.

The Many Faces Of Naomi

Fourth of July at "The Lot"

Lions and Tigers and Naomi "oh my!"

We went to the cabin to celebrate the Fourth of July sans fireworks. We've had so many visitors come to see Naomi that it was nice to escape the city and just be with our little family.

Happy Birthday To You-Cha, Cha, Cha

Happy 19th Chardo!

A Name For Our Baby Girl

Naomi Grace Tallerico

Born 10 June, 2010 at 9:09 p.m.
7 pounds 3 ounces, 20 inches long

BABY IS HERE!!!

Nesting

My mottto/sanity is defined by the saying: Everything has a place, and there's a place for everything.

I don't know how old I was when I started nesting. Experts say it happens a few months to several hours before you give birth, but I have been nesting for years. When we bought this house we were sure there was enough storage space. In reality, there is. We just have too much stuff. Between duffles full of Army gear, camping gear, and snowboarding gear we could fill a whole wall of our garage. Not to mention the impressive collection of tools that Dustin has acquired since we got married, a bike, a huge snow blower (it's on tank treads), a lawnmower, gardening tools, a freezer, bricks and lumber. There is more, but if I think about it too much I become a grouchy nester. It will take some ingenuity, engineering, and luck to organize our garage so that everything fits, including a car. Luckily, I am married to a hard worker who enjoys home improvement and is excited to build an area where his tools will reside. In the meantime I remind myself that the baby won't care if the car fits in the garage and she certainly does not care that everything has a place, and there's a place for everything.

Seventeen Days and Counting

37.4 weeks pregnant