Ella Birdie Wilson

Now that Ella is almost 7 weeks I suppose I should take the time to blog about her! Ella was born February 3, at 9:52 a.m. She weighed 6 lbs 4 oz, 18 3/4 inches. February 2 I had my 40 week check up, I was dilated to a 4 and about 90% effaced, I had been having mild contractions, but nothing too bad. My doctor stripped my membranes (which was the most painful thing I had experienced since I had Wyatt) and told me she should be coming soon. I went home and waited and waited and waited. Nothing happened, no contractions, nothing! I figured this little babe did not want to come out. I went to bed planning on going past my due date which was the 3rd. I woke up about 2:00 with mild contractions. I tried to go back to sleep with no luck. My contractions started getting closer together and more painful pretty fast so at 3:30 I woke Nick up and told him to go pick up my sister Brianne who was coming over to stay with Wyatt. We got to the hospital around 5:00. By then I was dilated to a 6. By the time I was hooked up to the machines and an IV it was about 6:30. When they checked me I hadn't progressed much at all so I figured we were in for a long wait. I got an epidural around 8:00 and my doctor arrived and broke my water at 8:30. By 9:30 I had only dilated to a 7. My mom and dad had come and we were all just talking and relaxing when at 9:40 I suddenly had the biggest urge to push. I told my mom to get the nurse NOW because I couldn't hold it in. She ran into the hall and called for the nurse who came nonchalantly in, probably thinking there was no way I could have possibly dilated 3 cm in 10 minutes. Well, I had! She was right there and ready to come! The nurse told me to hold her in and not push until the doctor was there. That was the meanest thing they could do! My epidural wasn't very strong so I could feel a lot of my contractions and trying to hold in a baby when told not to push was the most pain I've ever been in in my life! I was clenching my whole body and shaking like crazy. By the time the doctor was there and ready it only took 4 pushes until Ella was here! That feeling of relief and joy when your baby is out and laying on your chest is a feeling that nobody other than a mom can experience! She was completely healthy, with big eyes and dark hair. I'm so grateful for the safe and speedy labor and delivery I had. We are so happy to have Ella in our family. She is a wonderful baby. She has been sleeping through the night since she was 2 weeks and doesn't fuss too much. Wyatt can't get enough of his baby sissy and is constantly wanting to hold and feed her. Nick is amazing as well. I love watching him with her, he'll hold her and just look at her, it's so sweet. I'm sure she'll be daddy's little girl! I love my family of 4 and can't wait for all that is in store for us!

Almost Time!

It's been a very busy couple of months with the holidays and getting ready for the baby to get here! Which is my excuse for the lack of blogging (because I have to have some sort of excuse!) In all reality I've had plenty of time to do an update, I just haven't really felt like it. Blogging can be a time consuming project. Going through ALL my pictures trying to find the perfect ones, figuring out which order to put pics in, and then thinking of something to write about that will interest and captivate all those who follow my blog. Although, I'm sure there are a lot less followers than there used to be!

Anywho... Baby sissy will be joining us very soon, possibly sooner than we think according to my doctors appointment I had today. My official due date is February 3, but my Dr told me today that she may even be here as soon as this weekend! I'm excited, terrified, stressed, exhausted and all other emotions that most pregnant women go through at this point. Wyatt couldn't be more excited for the arrival of baby sissy! Every day he tells me he wants to hold her, when I tell him he has to wait until she comes out of my tummy he says, "Cut her out Mommy!" I wish it were that easy. About a week ago my mom came to my house to help me with a few projects to get a little more prepared for the baby. We made a bunch of burp cloths and receiving blankets. I also finally got the baby's room almost finished. Is it even possible to ever get a room completely decorated? I really appreciated my mom's help and her sewing skills, it really helped me feel more prepared.

Burp Cloths

Receiving Blankets

Bow/Headband Holder

I somehow convinced Nick that I HAD to have a board and batten treatment on the baby's wall. As usual it was a bigger, more time consuming project than we originally thought, but it turned out so well. I couldn't be happier with it!

Pillows in the crib

The pillow my grandma helped me make

38 Weeks

I haven't taken many pics this pregnancy. There's just something about getting bigger that makes me shy away from the camera! I figured I needed to post at least one.

In other news... Wyatt stared preschool last week. He's a little young but I thought it would be a good experience for him, especially for the social aspect! He goes Tuesdays and Thursdays for 2 1/2 hours. I'm looking forward to having a little down time on those days after the baby comes, and it will be good for him to have something to look forward to.

Wyatt's first day of preschool

Hopefully there will be another post in the very near future introducing our new bundle of joy!

We're Alive!

I know what you all are thinking... "Wow Emily, you are the best blogger EVER!" It has obviously been a very long time since my last post. Excuse... None! I've just been lazy. Wyatt and I are now back in Idaho from our summer in Boston, Nick won't be home for about a month. Our summer went well, Nick worked A LOT, and Wyatt and I played A LOT! For the most part we enjoyed our time in Massachusetts. It is beautiful out there, so much history and so many cool things to see. Something we didn't enjoy so much were the "Mass-holes" as Nick puts it. Some of the people there are definitely not as friendly or nice as people I'm used to. But all in all we had a great time!

I'll keep this post short because sadly I'm not on my computer so I don't have pictures to upload and we all know that a post with no pictures just isn't as interesting. But I did want to FINALLY share our exciting news!

**WYATT IS GOING TO BE A BIG BROTHER!**

We are having a little girl due February 3, 2011! We are very excited and cannot wait for her to join us!

I'll do my best to update again soon, pictures included. (Don't hold your breath!)

Wyatt's 2nd Birthday

My baby turned 2 on Saturday! I can't believe how fast the last 2 years have gone. To celebrate Wyatt's birthday my family came over for a little birthday party. Wyatt was very spoiled (as usual), and really enjoyed all of his gifts, some of his favorites are his tricycle from Mimi and Papa, dump truck from Britany and Kassi, punching bag from Ben, and basketball hoop from me and Nick. Thank you everyone for all of the great presents! We had a taco bar for dinner, and I made sports ball cupcakes for desert. Wyatt is growing so fast and it amazes me how many new things he learns everyday. He is talking nonstop, although I'm pretty sure I'm the only person that understands most of what he is saying. He has started telling me he wants a baby. I'm not sure what to do about that one yet. Yesterday in nursery there was a 12 month old baby girl. Wyatt went and sat right next to her, he kept giving her kisses and rubbing her back and head saying, "oh baby." It was so cute. Then on our way home from church he said, "Daddy! Baby a cute. Baby a cute!" I'm so lucky to have such a wonderful little boy. I love my Wyatt!

Happy Anniversary!!

Today Nick and I have been married for 4 years! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. We've been through a lot in our married life... We've lived in Idaho, Virginia, and 2 different cities in Florida (and soon to be Boston), bought a house, had a baby, been through our share of ups and downs, and I wouldn't change a thing! I definitely lucked out when I married Nick, I can't say the same for him, but I am glad that 4 years ago I made the best decision of my life when I said, "yes!" Happy Anniversary Nick, love you long time!!!

A Fun Filled Weekend!

Nick's parents flew down to visit us this last weekend. It was a lot of fun having them here for 4 days. We don't get to see them as much as we'd like, so it was definitely a treat for us. I probably did more this weekend than I have the whole time we've been in Florida. Mac and Ambie flew in Friday morning. After we picked them up at the airport we went to Thomas Edison and Henry Ford's winter estate. They have a museum where you can see all the things they invented. I had no idea all of the things Thomas Edison is responsible for, the light bulb, phonograph, motion picture camera, microscope and much more. It was a lot of fun and very educational.

Dad, Mom and Wyatt with Thomas Edison

A few of Edison's many inventions

Ford's winter home


Edison's winter home

The Caloosahatche River

There are the coolest trees all over the property


Later that night we went to Fort Myers beach to walk around. We got there right as the sun was setting. There is nothing more beautiful than the beach at sunset.





An airplane flew over head, this was Wyatt's expression until it was out of sight

Playing on the beach with Gramps and Nana


The next day we spent the day on Captiva Island. The beach there was so nice and the weather was perfect. The waves were big which made it that much more fun. We all got pretty burned, but it was well worth it!


Wyatt loved collecting shells and chasing the birds up and down the beach


Sunday was a pretty lazy day for us, between spending the previous day at the beach and me throwing my back out (YUCK!), we didn't do much of anything during the day. That night we went to a park and had a little BBQ. The food was yummy and I'm guessing we were too because we all got eaten alive by mosquitos! I have about 20 bites on each leg and all over my arms!
Monday was a sad day... Gramps and Nana had to go home. We were sad to see them go. As we were pulling away from the airport Wyatt pointing to them out the window yelled "Hey! Hey!" I guess trying to figure out why we were leaving them. We are so glad that we were able to spend a long weekend with Nick's parents. They are the greatest! We love you Mom and Dad, see you in a few months!