Anistyn's Blessing

our lil one's special day!

mom's gardening hutch was a perfect lil pic spot...thanks Cherice

for taking these amazing pics, they are so precious to us!

I could not resist putting this lil amish bonnet on Anistyn, came with the dress so why not?! Her face is just...well there are no words! Just love her!

...someone didn't have their eyes closed to take this birds eye view! Thanks mom :)

A family friend of Eric's made these, the most timeless lil things!

4 Generations!

Thank you everyone for making this day so special!

Shay and the Kiddies visit

These are a lil out of order, this was back in July...but really wanted to post them. Shay and the Kiddies came to visit us a few weeks after Anistyn was born. They live in Austin and sadly we don't get to play very often, so this was so wonderful!

Sister Heather and Lahni

Lahni's curly pom-pom piggies are so darling!

Baby's first swing ride

Wyatt, fav and only nephew...making him extra special!!

Sister Shayla and lil Lahni...she makes the best mommy!

Baby's b-suit a lil big, but did just great! oh p.s., so I thought I was being super mommy-responsible and put sunscreen on baby, even though I kept her in the shade...sad to say she broke out after and it broke my heart seeing those lil bumps! THEN I read the back of the tube, oh, for babies over 6 months! oops, learned that lesson!

Triple-wide carseats! AWESOME!

Good morning, good morning the little bird say!!

Anistyn's nursery is finally set up! Now she just needs to start sleeping in it! The first few nights I think I will be sad to put her in her own room, she has been such a good sleeper that I really don't mind her sleeping in our room. However, I do look forward to being able to read in bed with the lights on and not worry waking her. I love waking up to her, maybe I will have sleep-overs in her room!

My creative lil sis, Heather painted this for Anistyn's room and I just love it! "Good morning, good morning the little bird say" are lyrics to one of my fav childhood songs..."Way up in the sky the little birds fly, way down in their nests the little birds rest...good morning, good morning the little birds say!" So sweet of sister to make this for Anistyn!

I heart Anistyn's bedding, it took me forever to decide on the style of fabric...finally I decided something timeless would be best...since Eric is convinced (via the silly voodoo pencil test) that we will be having lots more girls! My amazing seamstress of a mom helped with the bedding...I measured and cut (the math side) and she sewed (the creative side). We have this sewing machine foot that can "ruffle" anything and I love it! I will have to take a closer pic of Anistyn's baby quilt to show the darling ruffling! Thanks mom for all your help!!

This lamp was a lil fun project for me, got to love extra bedding fabric to tie everything together!

The coziest rocking chair ever...had it painted and distressed at Four Chairs in Lindon, great place for creating the perfect furniture!

the new oregonians!

So here we are...getting all settled into Oregon. Eric is loving his new job (which we feel so blessed for having) and I am loving being a mommy! On the days that Anistyn and I get out of our jammies by noon we have lots of fun exploring (or getting lost in) Portland! Even downtown Portland is a lil hectic with traffic and parking, it is one of our fav places to wander...lots of fun shopping, parks and beautiful homes! Come visit us, its such a fun place!...not to say we don't miss Ut and all of you!

Eric loves matching baby!

My mamma dropping me and baby off at the airport for our big move. Eric and his dad drove the uhaul, with motor cycle inside and jeep towed behind...quite the load! Looked like the circus was coming to town! Baby was a gem on the flight!

Blueberry picking...half that tub for only $7!!

One of my high school friends play pro-soccer for the Portland Timbers...so we went to a few games! quite the rowdy games, but Anistyn just snoozed right through them!

Multnomah Falls...over 600ft waterfall! Such a pretty hike to the top, except that I forgot the Baby Bjorn...Eric loved pushing the stroller up the switchbacks!! Ashley's husband works with Eric and randomly enough, Ashley and I were on the same BYU dorm floor freshmen year! So I guess the world is small outside of Utah!

a little sneak peak!

Every day is a day for dress up! For not being too girly of a mom, Anistyn looks pretty stinkin (a good stinkin, that is) girly! Thanks to all the pink outfit gifts! Thanks girly friends, honestly...glad that people don't mistake Anistyn for a boy, since she is bald!

We love flower headbands!

ExTrEmE BeD HeAd

I know ya'll are all wanting to see more baby pics, since i totally short changed ya on that last post...cuz she has gotten much cuter! So just hold your horses, I promise they are on the way...there are just too many pics to choose from...soon though, soon! Just had to post these hilarious pics real quick...so for all who know me, know that I hate brushing my hair more than necessary (ironic, i know, since i do hair!!) And obviously it was the last thing on my mind while in labor...so this is the atrocious mess I was left with! Ha, and it took

quite a while to tame!

Anistyn Paige Battles

I was so blessed to have Eric be such a wonderful and patient coach and support! He is already making such a perfect daddy!

Anistyn Paige...finally came, with no complications at 12:46pm

a whoppin' 8lb 4oz and 21 in long...with fingers and toes as long as her daddy's!

Me in my deliriousness after the epidural! Its like sleeping through an earthquake!

Had my mom and Eric as wonderful coaches!

Just after finally falling asleep, my contractions started comin! 2:00am...contractions were between 3-5 mins and a minute long right off so we headed right into the hospital!

...so right after writing my last post on July 8th I left for a nice long walk to get baby out! My walks during most my pregnancy were about 2 miles and my sis said that to induce labor you have to walk a lot longer to get anything going...so 4 miles it was! I had Diesel (my mom's dog) with me just incase baby decided to come on the Provo trail, luckily we made it back safe and sound. Later that night I went to my mom's ward enrichment pool party and went swimming. I was just so anxious for her to get her here so I was pretty much willing to do anything to get her here...even get my membranes stripped 4 times and jump on a trampolene!