Piper Meets the FOOD!

Piper had her first experience on food this week. Kayla tried applesauce, carrots, and just plain rice cereal just to name a few. She dislikes (and made it apparent) the cereal plain, but will eat it mixed with one of her move enjoyed foods. I always thought she was going to like human food more than her own, but never thought it would be that much of a difference.This is piper not while she is eating, but Kayla just announced that Piper ate the whole thing, and this is the pre-scream look, notice the despair about her brow? She will eventually cry until she is satisfied in another activity, one that doesn't include her getting her face wiped.This is the attitude that we get when we don't feed her as fast as she thinks she can handle. Open mouth, gazing as if to say "what could be so hard?- put it on the spoon, into my face- HELLO!"
She keeps us busy, or shall I say, she keeps Kayla busy, at least until they get back from MO.

Giving Thanks

So Turkey Day came and went, and now that "the Most Wonderful Time of the Year!" is around the corner, i have to say amidst the shopping, the bell ringing, and the wannabe Christmas Classics on the radio, I couldn't be happier spending time lounging with Kayla and Piper. (C'mon abram don't get sentimental!) It's true! though consumer confidence is at a historic trough, our countries new leadership is highly unpredictable, social problems are at every corner, hunting season was the pits, we're at war fighting so people can continue being ignorant, and a million other issues we cannot control give us the desire to give up, we don't.
Until our lives are void of loved-ones, blessings, and smiles there are a million reasons to celebrate, and most of all, participate in the gift that keeps us afloat.
Okay moving on...
Last week we spend Thanksgiving with Kayla's Sister and brother and their respective families in Provo. Brittany (Kayla's older sis) took her down to Provo UT on Sun, and i followed on Tues night. They had their sisterly bonding i suppose, while Piper laughed and squealed watching Dash and Claire (Brittany's Kids). Sometimes i wish that I wasn't so financially responsible- so i could quit my job and spend all my time visiting family instead of wondering what was going on in their lives. We stayed as long as we could- so Kayla and Brittany could go shopping on the busiest day of the year- Kayla got to exercise her shopping muscle- she got quite the deals! so i suppose- we're not all the way broke yet- :)
P.S. we ate like pigs, and someone announced triumphantly that they gained more than 2 pounds from that single meal- i don't want to know how much food we ate collectively- but it was amazing! (Thanks Brittany & Kevin, Scott & Darci! we can't wait to see you again!)

Here come the teen years

Piper's nonna sent her some adorable clothes- and the first thing I thought was- I don't even want to think about when she starts bringing home boys! She has completely stolen our hearts, even though she still wakes up to eat 2-3 times each night- I know! isn't she a pig?!
Kayla Doesn't look to bad either :)

Good morning Piper

So it looks like piper has no neck in reality she has a big wedgie. Piper spends more and more of her time happy and playing, between 6-9 AM that is. YES- she really is a good morning baby.

October or Rocktober?

Welcome October! I have to say that Oct is one of my fav months- honestly, start the month with cool crisp evenings and warm days, changing leaves, and hunting season in the middle, and Halloween at the end. Though i am not full of the Halloweeny spirit of costumes and home decor like i was during the elementary years, my adoration for Halloween candy is the same, if not more :)
Piper continues to grow, and makes us happier and more tired than we ever thought possible. for some reason 5 am is happy hour and she plays for an hour before koncking out for the other half of her night's sleep.
I took off a week of work to help out in my parents apple orchard, and learned what a desk job does to you- it makes you a white, softy, wimp. Not many people get a sun-burn in October in Idaho. But the apples were picked and we got to enjoy the out doors and seeing my family, especially Jaron and Becky and their boys from Colorado- thanks for coming!
Kayla is enjoying being a mom, and finally piper is giving her the time to get to all the things she she's been putting off for Piper- scrapbooking, etc.

August where did you go?

Sorry, no new pics this week. Piper is going through quite the growth spurt. We would have new pictures, but seems how she is always eating, we wont post any to avoid obscene pictures :)
Kayla decided to pull out some old clothes today,(when i mean old i mean ones she wore right after we got married) and they fit just fine. She says thank goodness for the Goddard genes, and I said thank goodness that we didn't give your clothes away to the DI. As we bid Adieu to August we look back at many landmarks passed- birthdays anniversaries and being parents. Piper will be a month old next week, and we are going to start packing, because as soon as you know it we are going to be chasing her everywhere.

Blessing in disguise

We decided to take advantage of Kayla's parents being here in Idaho on vacation and decided to bless little Piper. She was really good to us and has quickly melted our hearts, but what will we do when our second mom (Randi) goes home?!
Being thrilled new parents has its ups and downs, of course! I came home from work one day to find Piper had worn Kayla out pretty good. We're finding out little by little the balance, and Piper is getting used to us too.
We were glad that the Olympics were on all night long, because we didn't miss too much of the action, Piper likes to stare at the TV when she is wide awake, and because it is not the Teletubies, we don't mind...

The First Day of the Rest of Our Lives

(Yeah the news might be a little late, but hey this is the first free time that I have had :P)
The BIG story:
At 5 Am Kayla started having contractions, but for fear of waking Me and her Mom prematurely, said nothing until I awoke around 6 to a SQUEEEEEEZE to my arm. I told her to squeeze every time she had a contraction, and timed them at about 3-4 mins apart, with a duration of 30-45 sec. At about 6:30 we convinced her to go to the hospital, and arrived at 7:30. (No we don't live very far, we were all pretty slow, Kayla let me eat breakfast)
The RN wasn't very reassuring, she said that Kayla was barely dilated to a 2 cm, and told us to start our rounds- after 3 hours of walking, Kayla squeeeeezing me at every contraction, she progressed to a 3, with contractions off the charts. I think the only patient one was Kayla's mom, waiting in the family room. Thank heavens the OB decided to break her water and get things going!He broke her water, the contractions got more intense and more regular. The RN then asked the epidural question, to which Kayla quickly answered "YES!" (I think the nurse was waiting a "we'll think about it" or "we haven't decided") Kayla got the epidural at 2:05, and in one relaxing hour (for the 3 of us) she went from a 4 to a 10. Thanks goodness for modern medicine!
After 25 mins of pushing, and almost 10 waiting for the doctor to show (though it felt like an eternity to Kayla), Piper made her grand entrance- at 4:11, weighing 6.5 lbs, 20 ''. At the moment of exit, or entry depending on how you look at it, I lost it, no i didn't cry- I lost consciousness :) all those Health Science classes about pregnancy and birth didn't pay off after all.
New happy mom 2 days after giving birth... daddy didn't even look that good!

Borne with mommies eyes she is sure is cute!

Pacience is a virtue, not a constant

Well, Kayla has convinced me that bloggin' isn't just for girls, and that i should be pulling my own weight, so this is my weight- picture less, but hey better with time :) I worked more this week, with the "Month End" mayhem. Kayla had a successful birthday, we watched the Dark Knight (per Kayla's request, but I didn't oppose the thought...) She would like to say thanks for the texts, cards, calls and mostly, that no one called her old. She got a new bookshelf for her new hobby- looking for baby books on Ebay.
Those of you awaiting baby news this is all i have to say, quoting the OBGYN that checked her out, I mean did her check up- "She's been dropped for almost 4 weeks, but your not dilated, so good luck next week." Yeah, as if that isn't horrible enough, I said "she hasn't had hardly any of the famous psuedo-contractions, and she has a family history of being induced..." he laughingly stated, "you might just go to 41 weeks, then we'll think about doing something, natural is best." All I could think was who do you think you are? Ghandi didn't even have as much patience as we do! So the wait drags on, I am sure that Piper is just waiting to make her grand entrance- because our lives already revolve around her!
And Kaylas fam is coming out next week so we are excited for our visitors!

Summer "Vacation"

Finally school is out for the rest of the summer. Abram is now just working full time until the baby is born and spending his mornings doing the things that he has been putting off for the last 7 months. Our friends are all gone on their vacations- Disney Land, the Beach, and we are just sitting around. But there is nothing wrong with relaxing! I have ample time to scrapbook, play the piano, and sleep now that Abe does his share of the dishes, laundry and house chores.
We are excited for family to come, hoping that Piper will notice the urgency and pop out :) She seems to be taking her sweet old time. We hope to get some pictures up soon, but my camera can't keep the batteries charged long enough to barely take one picture. I don't know what is wrong with it. Anyways that is out up date!!
I don't think there is anywhere she can grow to, but Abram says he hopes she grows towards the "escape."

here is the changing table that is covered up in the other post

I did it!

someone should have told me how hard it is to follow furniture directions. I was to impatient to wait for Abe to get home, so I decided to build the crib set myself. Lets just say that I gained a greater appreciation for dad who probably wanted to throw all those Christmas toys he had to build for us out the window after hours of reading bad directions. Anyways I think everything turned out and now all the room is missing is the baby!

Piper's room!!

Bummer!

Today we found out that that my due date changed from July 30 to August 5. The doctor pretty much told me to expect her to be late, too. On a happy note--she is doing well, small, but well. I was able to have another ultrasound at my doctor's appointment and they assured me again to expect a girl--which is good because I have been given the cutest girl things for her and ordered a bedding set that is pink and brown. I can't wait until we can set up her crib and nursery furniture and put everything in its place. I hope she gets here soon!