Happy New Year!!

Wow! 2010 just flew by and here we are already almost 1/2 way through the month of January! What a year it has been with so many events having taken place...both parents turned 60, nonno is getting close to 90 years old, my sister had another baby, William, our precious Michaiah was brought into our lives. We also have a new niece as Michael's sister DeeAnn gave birth to Neomi about a month after Michaiah. Needless to say it has been a busy year.

Michaiah is growing up so fast, I don't know where the time goes. She is getting cuter and cuter by the minute. She is talking so much and changing daily. I'm trying my best to get her to say "mama" but I think it will be a while before that one blurts out. She takes everything in and doesn't miss a beat. How can she with those big 'ol eyes?!

Christmas was great and as usual she was spoiled. She got a lot of great books and clothes and a jumpter that she absolutely loves. She is the BEST gift we could have ever asked for....we have truly been blessed. It is so much fun dressing her up in all of her cute clothes...even if she only gets to wear them once before she grows out of them!

Michaiah in her monkey hat...SO CUTE!! This is my favorite picture so far.

Another one of her adorable outfits...she's stylin.

Tummy time

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Napping after playing all morning with Nonni.

Looking good

Love the bow....thanks Deanna!

Michaiah with her Nonni and Papa

I just want to eat her up!

Nonno's Chrismas presents

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Family Picture on Mom's Birthday

Nonni with here grandkids....she's a proud grandma.

Nonni & Michaiah

Cute outfit M.

 

 

Michaiah is 12 weeks; Thanksgiving

Our little girl is growing up so fast! I can't believe it. It is truly an amazing experience to watch her grow and learn. At about 6 weeks she started responding to us with her smile and began following us more and more with her eyes. It is amazing how each day she seems to learn something new and it is so nice to be able to witness all of these firsts. The first smile, first laugh, first time she rolled over, etc.

From about 6 weeks until now she had been fairly colicky at night...poor thing. We are hoping that she'll grow out of it shortly as it seems to be getting a little better. Knock on wood! Here are some pictures...



Michaiah and Makennah - one month and one day apart
My coworker, Marissa, and I showed up to our friend's baby shower and our girls were wearing the exact same outfit. How funny is that?!



Michael's mom was here during Thanksgiving and was able to spend some quality time with little Michaiah. It was so nice for her to have one on one time with Michaiah. So sad to see her go. :-(

We spent Thanksgiving at my mom's house, eating more than we could handle. Michael and I did a 5K race that morning in Roseville to feed the hungry so by the time Thanksgiving dinner rolled around we were starving! It was absolutely freezing too...40 degrees! Michael finished the race 20th out of 840 people and 4th in his age group. Our friend Will finished 2nd overall and I...well I finished. It wasn't the prettiest for me but then again it was my first run since having the baby.

Jen, Michael & Will

Seattle Trip

A few weeks ago we spent about 5 days in Seattle. We decided to make the trip as I was being inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame at the University of Washington. But...it also meant that Michaiah would get to meet her other Grandma, Grandma Lorraine, for the first time and her Uncle John and Cousin Hugh as well. It was also Halloween and my best friend, Erin's, birthday. It was a weekend packed to the brim, but it was so worth every minute.

I honestly never expected to be inducted and I had no idea what a big deal it was until the induction ceremony/dinner. I must say I was extremely humbled and felt very honered to be part of such a class of people.

It was truly an amazing event and it was so special to have my friends, teammates, fans and family there with me. It has been a while since I had seen some of my friends and it really was great to see them after so long. My poor husband was out in the hallway with Michaiah, who wasn't happy, when I was called up to accept the award and had to miss out on my speech. Bless his heart though for taking her out and watching from a distance. Below are some pictures of the event.

Me and the "Hat Guys"

Becky & Aaron and their beautiful daughter Ashlyn. Congrats to them as they are expecting again!!

Me & MO

My beautiful husband and me.

A few of my old teammates. Heather (now UW Softball Coach), Erin, Me, Becky, MO

As I mentioned earlier, this trip was also the first time that Michaiah would meet her Grandma Lorraine. It was so nice to be able to see them spend some time together finally. Grandma Lorraine will be coming down to visit the week of Thanksgiving which will give her a lot more time to get to know Michaiah.In a perfect world, we would all live near one another but we'll just have to make do with the time we have together.

 While in Seattle Michaiah got to meet Uncle John and Cousin Hugh.

 

It was also Halloween and my best friend, Erin's, birthday! The big 33!! Oh my gosh how we are aging so quickly it seems. We dressed up little Michaiah as Tigger and went trick-or-treating with Erin's kids.We had such a wonderful time with them and with the kids. It had been such a long time since seeing the kids that they seemed so grown up!