The Real NeSmiths

A Magical Day

2012-03-12T11:48:00.005-05:00

Today is Stephen and my anniversary. I can honestly say the best day ever was March 12, 2010! I wish it had come sooner. We have had an amazing 2 years! We've been so blessed to have 2 children, a wonderful home, Companionship, opportunity to serve together at church,plenty of giggles, a living that I can stay at home, laughter, listening ears, friendship and a growing love each day. It's been the best 2 years.I love Stephen NeSmith!

We needed jammies

2012-03-05T10:06:00.003-06:00

We needed new jammies. Let me show you what I mean.

Evidence #1

She has the cutest little belly out there. But, poor thing every time she raises her arms her belly button comes out and says hello. I personally think it's a little to cold for her belly button to come out and play.

Evidence #2

Notice the wording on her shirt "Santa thinks I'm nice". Well, that statement is completely true. Christmas was awhile ago.

Evidence #3

This does make it easier to play this little piggy but frankly this makes me a white trash mother.

I got a couple this weekend Sweet little Hannah, no worries. No more little piggies hanging out of your jammies.

Team Daddy!

2012-02-29T16:07:00.003-06:00

My dad, (he's that cute guy) he loves a clean kitchen. My mom, (the other one) has been majorly slacking off. Espcially the floor. She actually thinks if she sweeps twice a day, that that's enough. Boy is she wrong with me hanging around. I'm the one closest to the floor. I KNOW it could be cleaner. I know where my cheerios hide and where I fling my food. So I decided to do Daddy a little favor and MAKE mom not only sweep but mop too. I started with spilling almost a cup of powdered sugar on the floor. Then I proceeded to crawl around in it and flap my arms and throw it. I did my part. It was a mess! There was no way that Mom could ignore it. Hahahaha!!!! Daddy will be so happy with a newly mopped floor! Go Team Daddy!!!

I even made footprints in the dining room. It could use a good vacuum too! :)

What to do with a cranky baby

2012-02-29T15:32:00.001-06:00

Put her in the toy chest of course!

It's a lovely little....

2012-02-08T10:43:00.008-06:00

Some REALLY excited parents!!!! Can't wait to find out what our new little baby will be.We didn't take a picture of us at the appointment like we did last time. Sorry!
We tried so hard to get a good picture of Hannah with the picture of her new sibling.
Didn't work. Doesn't matter, she's still a little cutie pie.
The big reveal!!! It was Scott's hump day for his mission so there was no one better than the missionary mom to open it.
We used the same paper to wrap Hannah's announcement. (That paper will only be used for our children's reveal party. "Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are."

Yea!!!For those of you who can't see from this picture.

It's another little girl!!! Yea!!

We hope that she'll serve a mission like her Uncle Scott.
She's already a modest little thing. She wouldn't let us see anything the first time we tried to take a peek. But thankfully, a chocolate and root beer and a few hours later she let us see that she was a little girl for all of 7 seconds.

But that's all we needed to see.

Yea!!! We can't wait to meet you little one!!!

(Did I ever say that she is due on June 19th? Well, she is)

Roll Tide!!!

2012-02-06T09:55:00.008-06:00

Did I mention a little thing called the National Championship???Oh, I didn't??? Well, we won! (Naturally) Here we are waiting for the big game to start.

Hannah's such a little doll.
She didn't make it to the next Alabama match we went to.
We thought she was a little young to see the wasteland that Auburn is.

We went to Auburn to a gym meet that was so much fun.
It was great to have a date night!

What a great looking guy!

Roll Tide Y'all!

One of her Favorite toys

2012-02-06T09:44:00.005-06:00

Hannah loves her stroller. Take a look at this pictures of her playing in it. She has such a good time.

I did it!!!!

2012-02-04T08:26:00.002-06:00

This is the video I was referring to a couple of posts ago.

Big thanks to Natalie for showing me how to post the video.

Big thanks to my husband who made this video possible!!!

Merry Christmas!

2012-01-24T09:59:00.015-06:00

I have realized that I didn't take many pictures during the holiday. (It could be because I lost my brand new camera like 3 days after I got it. Never fear though I found it about 3 days before Christmas. I have a hard time with keeping track of my cameras apparently)

However, these are a few that I did get. This is Daddy and baby reading Twas the Night Before Christmas. I thought it was precious, I wish Hannah thought the same thing. Christmas morning was great.
Hannah was super surprised that both of her parents came to get her in the morning. I love the look on her face.This is her coming around the corner to see what Santa brought her.

A little pink pony for her to ride everywhere.

Perfect Fit! What a sweet ride!

Then she came to the stockings and dismounted her little pony.

The first gift from the stocking.... air freshener

(So side note... I know that when Stephen came home with air freshener I had to give him a quizzical look. Air freshener... really??? Turns out to have been the VERY BEST GIFT in that stocking. It has turned Hannah's room from a stale smell to the smell of flowers, sunshine and fairies. It's wonderful!)

There are alot of pictures with Hannah and her stocking but it had to be the cutest thing I have ever seen in my life.

The traditional fruit at the bottom of the stocking.

Nothing else could happen until she had eaten that banana.

Looking my Christmas finest.

I hope y'all had a Merry Christmas!

Hannah's Stash

2012-01-24T09:32:00.009-06:00

Do you notice the big bald spot on our tree???Hannah thought she would try her hand at redecorating the tree. Apparently, it wasn't to her liking. Here she is busy at work.
It was all the balls on the tree, she told me. There were just far to many.

She kept them in a special place so no one would slip and fall.

She's so courtesy and thoughtful.

Another tree saved from being too gaudy.

Ok, I fold

2012-01-24T09:26:00.003-06:00

I have been trying for weeks to get up the best video EVER!

I can't do it.

This Computer Genius (sarcasm at it's highest) can't do it.

That must mean it can't be done.

I was trying to have everything in chronological order. Oh well.

But it was awesome.

If you love my mom and her super charged personality you would have loved it.

Sorry!

I promise to post it if someone teaches me how

(It's a video from my iphone...Help! Please! I'm desperate)

We had a BIRTHDAY!!! Shout HOORAY!!!

2011-12-27T14:55:00.000-06:00

A year ago I had this little angel baby come into our lives. What a blessing she has been. Today, we have an angel baby still, just a little more grown up.Hannah has gone from 7 lbs 12 oz to 19lbs 6oz
from 20 inches to 28 inches from being just a ball to cuddle to giving her own hugs and kisses
from only drinking milk to eating anything

These are a few of the things Hannah loves:
Food
Emptying Cabinets
Her Daddy
Her Grands
her barn
emptying toilet paper rolls
music to dance to
bath time
finding mom in the shower
toilets
Her mommy
walking
pulling up moms shirt
holding onto adults legs
pulling off socks and shoes
Giving kisses Hannah was really lucky this year. She had 2 birthday parties.
That means twice the cake!!!

Her cousins gave her some great gifts! Thanks boys!

This was her real birthday

She got lots of wonderful presents.

Don't make fun of my cake. It might not look beautiful but it was made with lots of love.

Proof that it was at least delicious. Hannah was a big fan of the cake. Handful after handful. She had a great time.

What a beautiful baby.... I mean little girl (tear)

So I awoke to

2011-12-27T11:09:00.001-06:00

Stephen saying to me. Sorry to wake you up like this. But, I think I need your help moving furniture. I think we've got a mouse in the house.EKKK!!! We went to the front room where Stephen blocks off the room. Then he lifts the couch on end. (I thought he needed my help. Guess not after all) Stephen goes to the back to try and find some light to look through bookshelf, toy chest and Christmas tree. While he's gone, I hear it. Not only once but twice!!! I quickly leap up on top of a chair with Hannah in my arms looking intently at the floor for any sign of movement. Then I remember that I'm ***somewhat*** of a shrieker and could very well lose my grip of my dearly beloved little girl. So I got down from the chair. Stephen thought it would be best for him to hunt without me and the little girl making so much noise. (oh well for helping) He comes back a few minutes later and says. I think it's inside the tree stand. So we quickly devise a plan to put Hannah in her room with juice, snack and every toy she owns while we take down the tree. Poor Hannah cried every moment we were gone. But we got that tree down in 5 minutes.
Including lights ornaments and angel. No mouse. We still hear it. Stephen needed to get ready for work so he hit the showers. I still hear it and start to think, it sure sounds like a dying animal and it almost sounds like it's coming from outside. Then I convinced myself that there was some poor injured animal right outside our window. I raised the blinds and peek out the window to see if I see anything there. I don't see anything and then all of sudden, right above me there was a squeak. I about jumped out of my skin. I went to go feed Hannah. Stephen came out and said the he had an idea. He thought maybe it's coming from outside. I had been thinking the same thing already so he went outside to check if there was an animal. I started to think then to that maybe it was the suction cup that held up our wreath outside.

Sure enough, it was the combination of heavy winds and a squeaky hook. The good news is that the Christmas tree is put up.

Thanksgiving

2011-12-20T15:59:00.000-06:00

This is *kinda* late. Sorry. But I wanted to make sure we had it in here for posterity's sake.So, Happy Thanksgiving from the NeSmith family
We went up to Grandma Jan's and Papa's house.

Grandma Hutchison was there along with all the cousins

We even had some extended family with some of Uncle Gary's family and Uncle Craig there.

On Thanksgiving morning we all went for a walk at the University.

Mom is always the photographer and misses the pictures. Poor Mom. This is the only one with her in it.

The brave men that tackled the Hutchison Turkey bowl.

The walkers. Bicyclist not pictured. Along with our sweet little Hannah Cate who was taking a nap at grandma's and Robyn who volunteered to stay home with her. THANKS ROBYN!!!

Hannah learning to walk. She's close.

I wish the sun could have hit Stephen's face so you could see how handsome he is. Did I mention I made Hannah's dress. I think it's super cute. A bit big, but still super cute.

You know what this means?

2011-12-20T15:51:00.000-06:00

In our house it means this.

No Motivation

2011-12-05T15:27:00.000-06:00

It's been 4 weeks since I posted. 4 WEEKS!!! 4 weeks I have deprived you all from seeing my little sunshine. But in my defense, we've been busy. Then we were gone, then we all got sick. Never fear folks, I think we are on the mend. Poor ole Hannah all she did on Thursday was sit on my lap and sleep. Didn't even get down to play. She's feeling better though, I think. She's playing again so I think that's a good sign.Well, we've got much to catch up on. Hang in there. There will be a worthwhile blog soon.

Hannah's Halloween

2011-11-03T10:47:00.000-05:00

We had a lot of fun this Halloween. I got to dress up as Minnie Mouse.Then I was all like "WHAT?!?!?! I get CANDY too?!?!?!?

All I have to do is knock on peoples door? I'm in!"Knock, Knock, Knock
Me and Daddy waiting on the goods.

I was absolutely devastated that no one came to the first door.

Then Daddy told me I could go to more doors! I perked right up! I have to act like a Mouseketeer should!

Yeah! Someone awesome and amazing opened the door!

GRANDMA! She's the best!

Well, Pamaw is pretty much amazing too!

They both gave me so much candy!!! Mommy and Daddy said they needed to inspect it first. I also helped out Mommy with our own decorations.

Our white trash luminaries. Mommy asked Daddy if putting them out made her white trash. He never answered. I don't know what that means but our white trash turned out pretty cute.

We also went to trunk or treat. Which was AWESOME! Mommy's and Daddy's trunk was the best. But Grandma's gave out root beer. So they tied. Daddy also won the strangest costume award. He dressed up like granddad. I couldn't figure out who was who.

After all was said and done I really needed a little cat nap.

I mean Mouse nap!

Happy Halloween!

Does she resemble???

2011-10-27T14:07:00.000-05:00

Wilson, Tom Hanks best friend until he lost him at sea?
Kinda

Hannah's got the munchies

2011-10-18T13:58:00.000-05:00

Wow Hannah! That banana looks tasty!

Where did you get it from? Oh, you snuck it from the fruit bowl?Couldn't quite wait for me to open it for you?
I'm glad you ejoyed it angel!

I'm Hiding!

2011-10-13T15:35:00.001-05:00

Found Ya!
Hello Beautiful!

Geez

2011-10-07T09:46:00.000-05:00

I'm loving the Mommyhood!!!

A Reason to Wean

2011-09-23T15:17:00.001-05:00

So do you remember a couple of blogs ago when I said that Hannah had her first tooth? I tried so hard to get a picture. It just wasn't happening though. Hannah's the boss around here and what she says goes. She refused to cooperate (not that she knew what I was trying to do). I ended out with a ton of pictures like this.and this. By the end of our bazillion photoshoots to get a shot at the pearly whites,
mother and baby looked something like this. These little teethy have been in for a month and still no good shots of the bottom teeth.

But like I said, Hannah's the boss around these parts. She'll show 'em when she is good and ready. She's so obliging.

F.Y.I to anyone who is wondering. Those chompers can do some damage.

How does your garden grow?

2011-09-12T10:32:00.001-05:00

So while the little girls slumber, I want to share my little garden with you.

My mom has always had a garden. I have fond (and some not so fond) memories of it growing up. Grandpa Dollar also used to have the most amazing garden too. I remember many times my Grandma Dollar giving me a gallon bucket so I could pick my tommy toes (cherry tomatos). I absolutely love tomatos and can eat them like an apple. As a little girl I loved this and I have always wanted to replicate some of the wonderful memories of that. Unfortuately, the green thumb was not passed down.

My first garden in Tuscaloosa, I don't even think I got a seedling out of it. The next year in that garden, I planted my cherry tomato bush that I bought from Lowes that already had tomatos on it. I guess I had some tomatos. (That's a generous description) I even killed my tree that I was supposed to plant and let it do it's own thing. I drowned it. How do you do that?!?! How do you drown a tree??? And let's not forget about my ivy, ugh, like I said black thumb!

But, anyways, I'm no quitter! I convinced Stephen that we needed to plant a garden here in Montgomery too. We had these huge bushy bushes that we decided to take out. We had 3 box hedges and 1 holly bush. Box hedges were easy breezy to get out. The holly bush made me almost lose my religion. What a little booger. (It probably didn't help that that was the bush that I cut our extension chord in half) Here is a picture of the 3 easy stumps. My muscle man getting the hard one out
Hooray! We got it out!
Our little visitor

We planted the tomato bushes really late in May. They really took off. I had no clue that they would grow so quickly. They quickly out grew Hannah. I was so excited to see them get blooms. They were everywhere. Tomatos had to be just around the corner. I waited and waited and waited. Patience isn't easy.

They finally started to arrive. Every morning I would go out and check them and count how many there were. (There really wasn't that many but I loved counting them) The tomatos are like magic. It was probably the absurdity that counting tomatos could make you happier. But it totally worked. I was always happier.

It even made her happy.
Finally, the first one was ready to be picked.

Nothing like a good ole tomato sandwich!

R.I.P. squash and cucumber that never had a chance against that blaring Alabama sun. You gave a noble effort those first few weeks. You shall forever be missed from my dinner plate.

Little Lady at 9 months!

2011-09-02T08:36:00.000-05:00

A few weeks ago when I visited my mom for her birthday, I got to visit my best friend from high school. It just so happens that Ashley had a baby about 3 weeks after Hannah was born.

I remember the day that I told her I was pregnant. My sister in-law had her bridal shower at my house and Ashley came. After the shower, I told Ashley I wanted to show her something. I took her to my bathroom and showed her the positive sign. Then she said, "Rachel, I have something to tell you too. I'm pregnant." We laughed. I cried. I jumped and squealed. (Ashley, is way to calm to do that.) That little baby of Ashley's had been prayed for a long time and I was so glad that sweet baby was on her way. Madeline is a precious little girl.

I look forward to more visits with her and Ashley as our sweet little babies grow up. Ashley, is also a budding photographer. She took a couple of impromptu pictures with Hannah. This is the link www.ashleyannphotos.blogspot.com/2011/08/rachel-and-hannah.html . The pictures are so cute and a big thanks to Ashley. I just wish she had been in something cuter, not a crusty onesie. At least I had a bow in her hair. But, Ashley inspired me to dress my baby up and take a million pictures of her for her 9 month birthday and hope a couple turn out well. So obviously they are not as good as Ashley's but these aren't so bad.
It's amazing to me how she grew in to that from this so quickly.

These past 9 months have been wonderful! Stephen and I just laugh because it is so much fun to watch her. She'll crawl to the window, pull herself up and look out start banging on the window and bounce a little bit. Then she'll crawl under the chair onto the fireplace to her books and proceed to pull every book out of her basket without even looking at the cover. Then she'll crawl over to the toy chest pull herself up and see what she can see then plops down and heads for the couch. She pulls herself up and walks herself along side it. She has a great time and talks to herself the entire time.

This past month has been my favorite month. She is

starting to crawl

pulling herself up

got her first tooth

SUPER cuddly

talking to herself

a self entertainer
putting everything in her mouth

enjoys things that light up, make a sound or flashes

(that means cameras, phones, TVs and computers)

she loves to eat green beans, and leaves

and her favorite places to be are outside or in mommy's arms.

I saw a sign recently (adapted for Hannah) She is the beat of my heart. The pulse in my veins and the energy of my soul. She is my child.

Papaw Pants and other funnies

2011-08-31T12:23:00.001-05:00

All of these pictures that I have ***meant*** to blog about. Hannah just keeps me on my toes, so not all my ***mean to's*** happen. I always think that an image can speak a thousand words. I hope that you enjoy the adventures of Hannah Cate the Great.Yes, so sweet, sleeping baby on daddy's shoulder. But, if you're a NeSmith, you might recognize a family trait. Papaw had a "look", the pull your britches up to your armpits look. Helping me sort the laundry.

Trying to push through. She can make it through.

Spit up on the forehead.

Going for a walk

Oral hygiene is very important.

This is a fairly common look in our house. I just hope she hasn't swallowed any.

My all time favorite. Helping Mom with the tomatoes.

So do you remember when???

2011-08-23T14:56:00.000-05:00

Just last week I said that Hannah could use a girl cousin.

Well Natalie took that message to heart and quickly got to work. She grew a 9 week old fetus in just one night! What can I say, she loves me!

And according to the prophet Jackson he will be getting a baby sister come March.

Hannah can't wait to play tea parties and princess!!!We can't wait for Barnes number 3!

(This is Sam when he was born)

Sunbathing Beauty

2011-08-23T14:16:00.000-05:00

Life is just hard sometimes, especially when you're a 6 month old. I'm so glad Hannah took a time out from her busy hectic life of sleeping, eating, pooping and playing to catch some rays with the fam. Of course because she is always the star of the show, she decided to do her own thing and go back to sleep. It was nice of her to allow us to catch a swim.
Shh.... Don't wake the beauty!!!

Buck up and Do it!!!

2011-08-15T09:46:00.001-05:00

The Barnes Boys! While at the beach, Hannah got to spend some quality time with her Tennessee cousins. She LOVED them. I had never seen her so entertained. Here are just a few pictures from the week. Just as a reminder, it's like pulling teeth to get 3 kids picture perfect. So after about 10 shots of the same thing, these were the best.

Jackson was great with Hannah. I asked him to play with her so I could get something down with out her. Like a champ, he goes over and beyond what I needed. He gets out every toy I brought (and just like first mom style, I had brought no less than a gagillion) and dumps them in her lap.

Yeah, that's all 26 letters of the alphabet on her lap among other toys.

Can't you just hear him. "Hannah needs to have the letter 'N'" I love that kid!

Hannah is so lucky to have so many cool cousins. She has requested that the next time a beach trip comes around, she wants a girl cousin to talk about the latest fashion trends from Carters, Janie and Jack and Crewcuts. Hint Hint!

Si, Hablo espanol!

2011-08-05T13:43:00.000-05:00

Ok, so maybe not.

BUT, maybe in a year I'll be fluent. I have ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS wanted to learn Spanish.

Proof (In case my word wasn't enough):
1.) I was the first kid in my family to learn Spanish high school. (umm.... I mean TAKE Spanish)
2.) When I went on my mission, I hoped and prayed I'd go Spanish speaking. (didn't happen)
3.) When I got my call to Temple Square, it said in the letter that your mission president could change what language you serve in. So I was immediately excited for a little glimmer of hope that the Lord might call me to be a Spanish missionary when I got there. (didn't happen)
4.) When I went to the Tucson mission the door was cracked open again!!! One temple square sister would go with the English speaker companion, the other with the Spanish speaker. (Alas, the Aussie went with the Spanish speaker. I guess that I just MUST have amazing English communication skills)
5.) Took a Spanish class with my mom at the local community college where she fell in love with our teacher from Spain.
6.) Spanish speaker was on my "The qualities of the man I'm going to marry" list.
7.) I'm bummed that Lance or Katie doesn't speak Spanish. Because if one of them did, then all 5 kids could go on a monster vacation to central America and there would be an interpreter for every family. (Matt's family is Robyn. Garrett would be his, Natalie would be hers. Stephen would be ours and Lance would be left out. Poor guy.)
So you might be asking yourself why are you going to learn it this time? How is this time truly different.

Motivation my friends, Motivation and a calling.

Stephen and I were called to be the Spanish sacrament meeting coordinators. (Okay, really I was called as the assistant.)

We are so EXCITED. I'm so excited. So excited!

(I better get a move on. I'm going to need to bear my testimony on Sunday. There was 12 of us last week. So you know what that means!!!)

Counting Our Many Blessings!

2011-08-05T11:07:00.000-05:00

So this is Stephen's dad, Steve NeSmith. He is a kind, thoughtful, wonderful man. He is the type of guy that you continually are learning about. He is an attorney by day, bishop by night, father of 4 by birth. But really, he is attorney, bishop all the time and father to so many more. He always supplies the blonde brownies, chocolate chip cookies and usually whatever other sweet thing there is in Stephens parents house. We are so grateful that tonight we are going to go to a Biscuits game with him. We would be happy to do that any time but last Friday would have been different. Last week he was in a terrible car accident. He was on his way home when an 18 wheeler wrecker truck ran a red light and hit his truck. The force of the hit flipped his truck over 1 1/2 times and spun him around at the same time. He got hit right behind his door barely missing him. Thankfully, he nor the other driver was hurt.

He also hit a pole causing the roof to cave in except over the drivers side.

We are so grateful for our blessings! We love this guy!

Baby Steps

2011-07-26T08:52:00.000-05:00

I had such a great time at the beach with my family this year. But there are so many pictures to go along with this great time. So, I decided to take it in BABY STEPS.

This is Hannah's first time to the beach. I think that she's a fan.

I love those little toes digging into the sand. So cute!
Look at those little leggies move!

Ooooh, this is pretty nice!
My lovely little lady at sunset

The family.

(So did you get it? Baby Steps. The title and Hannah's first steps on the beach? Ha, I'm so clever.)

29 for the rest of his life

2011-07-20T10:14:00.001-05:00

Well, maybe not. I think only girls stay 29 forever.

Shoot, he is such a good looking man! How did I get so lucky!?!?By the way, last year was a pretty good birthday for Stephen.
We found a special surprise at a doctors appointment.

(Since I'm a computer retard, you can refer to this link as a refresher)

http://therealnesmiths.blogspot.com/2010/11/its.html

While I sort through 514 pictures.... just from Mom

2011-07-19T09:09:00.001-05:00

I had been asking my mom for these pictures for so long. Something always got in the way, Canceled trip, forgotten computer, didn't think about it.... So the wise mother of me burnt me a cd. Thanks Mom! But I have a long list of pictures I already want to use. (Sigh... things are going to have to be cut out) Well, since I have waited this long to post about the beach trip 2 months ago, what's another week and make it a great blog?

But to keep my 6 followers coming back for more NeSmitheration, here are some pictures of the beauty in the mean time.

Cabin Fever

2011-07-06T14:59:00.001-05:00

This post is WAY over due. But I've delayed this due to another vacation that I haven't posted about. I don't have the pictures from that trip with my family and I wanted to keep them in order. Oh well, I broke down and posted about Father's Day and 4th of July so I figured I had already blown it. So, here are some snapshots of my (and Hannahs) very first vacation with the NeSmith crew. My family are beach bums and I've never seen why people vacation at other places.... Until now.

Stephen and his dad had some immigration business to attend to in Atlanta. So since Atlanta is on the way, Hannah and I tagged along.

(Side note: Have you ever heard of Sweet Tomato? I once ate there when I was probably around 16. I loved it then. LOVED IT! Since then it has always been in the back of my mind. I even looked up about starting a franchise in Tuscaloosa. YUM! So when I saw that it was just around the corner on our honeymoon I knew I had to go. When I told Stephen it was an all you can eat salad buffet, he said he'd eat Taco Bell. Boy did he miss out. Anyway, my amazing mother in law asked me what I wanted for lunch. I said Sweet Tomato. We drove almost an hour to get there. IT'S THAT GOOD! Wow, I could have almost done a full blog on just Sweet Tomato)

BUT ANYWAY, we stayed the night at a place just north of Atlanta that night where Hannah had her own slice of watermelon. She's a fan. A BIG fan!

Also a big fan of baths in kitchen sinks.

We stayed some where in north Georgia. To be completely honest when I was told we were going there I really thought (so embarrassed of myself) "why aren't they going some place with a view?" Umm, yeah, totally wrong. This place was jaw dropping. Serene, Majestic, Awesome, Beautiful, Peaceful are just a few of the words to describe this place. Just Amazing.

These pictures were right after a rain storm went through so you couldn't even see that far.

This is me trying to show the slope of a drive we were on. I didn't accomplish my goal. I really thought we would slide right off the mountain. like for real! RIGHT OFF THE MOUNTAIN!

This is the place you don't want to go for a walk. :)

This is what we did for most of the trip. But we did do a couple of other things like rafting which was so much fun. Really bummed I don't have any pictures of the brave rapid riders. Also that I don't have one of my beloved attempting to ride the bull. I also got to pick blueberries. I like to feel like I'm able to live off the land. Totally can't. But I like to pretend.

Stephen and I in all our grime. I'd like to say that we'd just gotten back from rafting but I don't think so. What can I say? We decided to go granola for the trip.

Stephen's beard. Looked pretty good. He'll have to do it again next vacation.

and of course the little girl loved it too!

We had a GREAT time!

Thanks Omo and Odo!

Happy 4th Guys!

2011-07-04T19:29:00.000-05:00

667 months never looked so good!

2011-06-29T19:52:00.000-05:00

Neither did 7 months (I thought that since I posted Hannahs 6 month birthday on her 7 month birthday

you at least deserved a picture of her on her 7 month birthday)

HAPPY 6 and 666 months on your 7 and 667 birthday!

2011-06-29T09:23:00.000-05:00

Hmm, I'm a little late in blogging about this. But a little late is ok. So, did you know that Grandpa NeSmith and little Hannah share the same birthday? They do. Hannah is growing SO fast. She has packed on 9 lbs and grown 5 3/4 of an inch in the past 6 monthes. Grandpa is basically staying the same. I don't think he has gotten any taller or gained any weight. I think he already knew how to sit up and blow bubbles with his mouth too. I'm sure he has grown up in some kind of way over the past six months. I guess it's just more obvious what Hannah has learned.

Here are a couple pictures of their 6 month and 666 month birthday party. We swam and ate a yummy chocolate crooked cake

See the little chocolate on her lip? Daddy let her have a wee little taste.

Not sure if she liked the cake but she LOVED the cantelope. Just like her daddy. Happy 1/2 Birthday!

What I've done with my morning

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Pretreated and soaked. That's what I've done.1 blanket

1 sleeper

1 dress

1 adult shirt

1 adult shorts

1 car seat cover

1 doll

2 outfits

2 changing pads

3 wash clothes

8 onesies

All from Hannah. Keep in mind that I feed her only in a diaper to try and keep clothes clean.

Hannah's morning consisted of getting the toy letter "A" stuck on her head.
She's just to darn cute even if she is a mess.

The Daddy to my Darling!

2011-06-26T15:50:00.001-05:00

From the beginning there was nothing but love.He was so cute our first month of marriage begging me to take a pregnancy test WAY before a test would read positive. He just MELTED when he found out the baby would be a little girl.

So proud the first time he got peed on.

She almost fell off my lap last week because she got SO EXCITED to see her daddy walk in the room.

There is a Daddy Daughter love there.

Hannah's a lucky girl to have him as a papa.

My heart is full of love for these two!

My BFFs

We weren't able to celebrate Daddy Day properly because we were out of town. Poor Stephen had left over funeral potatoes for breakfast that his wife ate half of them. Poor thing! I promise to do better next year. I love love love you!

Geez....I almost forgot!

2011-06-13T14:15:00.000-05:00

So the babe was introduced to solids and I have been introduced to pass out poops. I have changed plenty of poopie diapers thanks to my cutsie pie nephews and my little sweet cheeks. But, NEVER in my life experienced have the make you want to barf poops until now. YUK!

But wait, sorry to go off on a tangent. This blog is not about poop. It's actually about food.

I have been anxiously awaiting the day Hannah would start big people food. Food is a big deal around here. Telling Stephen he would never be able to cheese pizza again would be like telling him to cut off his legs. And I.... well, I just LOVE food. All shapes, sizes, textures and tastes. Sweet wonderful wonderful food. So naturally, I couldn't wait for our little girl to start.
We started off with a little rice cereal in a bottle..... FAILTried again the next day with a spoon and bowl.

Hmm.... Hannah, what do you think?

That good? Seriously?

Having second thoughts?

I loved this picture. I feel like she is showing me how dainty and lady like she is. I can hear her now "Ladies only take small bites at a time".

Hannah has now added squash, peas, carrots, and bananas to her palate. She has not met a food she does not like. Since these pictures she has let the true NeSmith/Hutchison come out and brings out her "lady like" behavior only for social occasions.

HAWMP!!!

You're the butter to my bread

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I'm in love. Like what you see in movies love, but greater than that. He's my heart throb

Just some of the reasons why:

Kissing me on the beat
The little sound you make right before you go to sleep
The way you hold my hand
Saying I'm the best cook
Being happy with peanut butter and jelly
Your morning song and dance
Being El Guapo
Designing our dream house together
Providing a way so that I can stay home with the babe
Swapping parking spots so I could have shade
Looking into your eyes and seeing forever

You're the breath to my life!

My baby is SO photogenic!!!

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It's amazing how many pictures I have just like these.

She sure is beautiful even with her eyes closed.

My little girl made me a Mother!

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This hurt This hurt worse

This was gross

This was grosserThis is my baby

She makes it worth it

If I had to do it all day

Everyday.

I love you angel!!!

Happy Mother's Day. Me and Hannah in our first matching outfit.

Happy 5th of May!!!

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or shall we say Feliz Cinco de Mayo!!!Cinco de Mayo is such a fun excuse for gringos to eat Mexican food, dress the baby in feista clothes and sing la cooka racha. (wait... that's not how you spell that??? Don't blame me I'm just a white girl.) I'm talking about the cockroach song. Stephen, help me out. How do you spell it?
Oh, and of course have a picture taken with a Mariachi band.

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!

Our Venus Fly Trap

2011-05-17T15:48:00.001-05:00

The TrapThe Victim, an unexpecting little girl
The Scene is set. Uh oh Hannah, watch your back!

She's closing in on you!!!!

GOING, GOING, GONE!!!

Easter

2011-05-17T10:21:00.000-05:00

Hannah's first Easter was spent up in Tuscaloosa this year. The Easter bunny came on Saturday and there was also an Easter egg hunt. This is the Easter Bunny with a huge egg. Oh wait, that's Hannah's head. She got a little lost in the fur.Jackson and Sam devouring their loot.
Hannah missed the big hunt but she was busy sleeping. She got a little gift though.

Hippity Hoppity Easter's on the way!

Hannah loving a Sunrise. Happy Easter!

Making sure we smell all clean for Easter.

The Grands with the grands.

(Sorry about the bubble Jackson)

Happy Easter to all!

The Great Houdini

2011-04-26T09:09:00.000-05:00

Hannah, where is your pacifer?

I know I put you down with a pacifer.

I don't see it in your crib.... I don't see it on the floor. Nope not under your stuffed animals. Not wrapped in blankets. Hmm, not under your bed.

What's that you say Hannah? You have performed your great disappearing act???

Now Hannah, you're going to have to help your mommy out a little bit.

Hannah, I know that you love mirrors but you don't have any in your room and you're not allowed to have any kind of smoke in your room.

Oh you just use slight of hand and your magic wand.

ABRACADABRA

Voila, here's her hiding place.

Balanced on her crib. Notice she's using different pacifers. The girl's got talent. She's the next Hermione Granger.
She insisted that she needed a top hat and mustache.

Braves Opening Weekend

2011-04-12T10:23:00.001-05:00

This past Saturday we were able to go to the season opener for the Atlanta Braves. I had a great time. It was Hannah's first baseball game. I think she had fun. She ate the first inning then snoozed through the 3rd to 5th innings then had a stroller ride 6th to the 9th inning. How can you not have fun when you get to eat, sleep and have a stroller ride? I think we were fairly "Brave" parents for taking a 4 month old out to the ballpark. (Get it? BRAVE, you know like the Atlanta BRAVES. Ha ha. I crack myself up) (Are my sunglasses to big for me? I think I look kinda bug eyed. I guess it doesn't matter, I'm sure I will be embarrassed of them in 10 years.)

My dad and the babe. I spent so much time dreaming what she would wear. I was determined that she would be the cutest baby at the park. She wore her way cute overalls for all of like 45 minutes. I'm glad I got at least one picture of her in her overalls. After ditching the overalls, she was still the cutest baby, just now in a slobber soaked onesie, that's just how she rolls.

La Familia.

I wish I got to spend more time with them.

The Sleepy Head. What a great day!!! (Well except for the whole Bravos not winning)

(Oh, and don't forget to ask Stephen why he didn't catch the foul ball)

VOMITOR STRIKES AGAIN!!!!!

2011-04-11T16:10:00.000-05:00

Stephen and I have a very cute baby. Her official name is Hannah Cate NeSmith. On occasion we call her angel, babe or some other cutesy name. Recently, a new nickname has surfaced. In the pictures that follow, you will see why she has received this new nickname. ***Caution: Gross pictures follow. Not for those who have loose stomachs (like Hannah)***

BEHOLD VOMITOR!!!! Quiver with fear my friends. Burp clothes and receiving blankets are no match for her. Milky white curds spray from her chubby cheeks Landing on everything in site. Hours might pass between feedings but Vomitor never takes breaks. If she finds a shirt, pants, arm, leg, chair, hair, floor or finger to barf on, she will. Take precautions now, never stand within 6 inches of Vomitor because she will projectile vomit. Guard yourself now good citizens of this blog. Be warned that when she burps, she barfs!!!!

My Baby is 4!!!!

2011-04-05T09:44:00.000-05:00

months, that is.

She has grown up so fast! I know that she is still quite young but I feel like it was yesterday that she was born. My mom always sang a little song to us growing up. The lyrics went something like "where are you going my little one, little one. Where are you going my baby my own..... turn around and you're a young girl walking out the back door." The song goes through the life of their child and ends with her having babes of her own. I know this might sound weird but whenever my mom would sing it, it would sound kind of eerie--like there was a sadness in her voice that we were growing up. Whenever she would sing it I wanted to stay little for her forever. My mom would never want that though. She has always enjoyed seeing us grow and take on new adventures. But now I understand that song on such a deeper level. I am so excited to watch Hannah grow up but my heart aches a little knowing that I won't be able to hold her as a newborn again. I totally love her.

How can you not? These are the things I love about her being 4 months old.

Her toes are her favorite toy.

She smiles at herself in the mirror

She holds up her legs so I can change her diaper

The wind facinates her

She can go longer than 2 hours to nurse

She sleeps 9 hours straight at night

She wants me to hold her all the time

When we say good night prayers she smiles and laughs at us

She plays with us Things I miss about my newborn:

Snuggle

Sleeps alot

Almost never cried

All that hair

Being 7 lbs. 12 oz

Teeniny little girl

Being so dependent

What I look forward to:

Baking cookies

Putting a ribbon in a little tuff of hair

Taking her to Disney World

Being potty trained

Having a tea party with hats and gloves

Watching her eat her first cupcake

Painting toe nails

Watching her take first steps

and so much more

We're going to have a great life together.

Stephen as a girl

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would have been beautiful!

Sleeping Beauty

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Get Out the Swim Trunks!!!

2011-03-24T10:38:00.000-05:00

Mmm Humm, That's right our family went swimming.

On March 19th

We had fun. Hannah took it the best. What a champ, not even a wimper.

Stephen was the bravest though. He dived right in. (Of course his wife was chanting "Do It, Do It, Do It" on the side of the pool. She's so supportive and encouraging)

Me, well, this is all I was brave enough to try. I made up the excuse that I'm still way to lumpy and rolly to get in a bathing suit. (even if it is a private pool)

Ahhh, Sun tan dreams and beachrific wishes!

A Blessed Year!

2011-03-14T11:02:00.000-05:00

On March 12th, we celebrated our first wedding anniversary. (sigh) What a wonderful year. (sigh) It has been the best decision of my life. I'm so grateful for every minute. He has kept me calm in my moments of terror and panic. Laughed at my quirky behaviors. Dreamed with me as we think of the years to come. Listened sympathetically to my fears. Encouraged me to become the woman I want. Reassured me that I'm already everything he wants. My love increases for him daily. Here's to a wonderful year that has passed and to another one in the works! The day it beganSaying hey to Heyward. (Thanks Jason for the wedding gift!)

April showers bring November babiesIn May, we support the institution of marriage and families. Congrats Lance and Katie.

June baby bumps appear

July, the perfect season for red raspberries

(Oops, I missed August. It was a fabulous month too!)

September, Law students become Lawyers

Spaghetti man and his sidekicks, Prego and little meatball, put evildoers in to hiding on Halloween.

Two becomes three in November

December, Hanging out it hospitals

Ringing in the new year with the lovely Hannah Cate.

Upper level love.

We've had quite a year. After,

1 Baby

2 Moves

12 lightening fast months

15+ doctor visits

80 + pounds

100+ interrupted night sleeps

400 thank you notes

364 days (in this picture), I'm still madly in love with this man!
Happy Anniversary Bestie!

Just Because Pictures

2011-03-10T13:50:00.000-06:00

I don't need any reason to gush over my baby.

Best Valentines EVER

2011-03-10T13:01:00.000-06:00

Cupid (aka Hannah) stopped by for a little visit the other day. As always, she was really working on that whole falling in LOVE thing. I had to reminder her that I was already deeply madly in love. I asked her if she had any plans for Valentines day. She said that she was single. So, I invited her to stay for Valentines dinner. She told me her stomach couldn't handle the steak that I had prepared. Warm milk is what she preferred. Perfect, I had plenty of that. She was a perfect guest and sat in her seat all content the entire dinner.
Cupid said she loved the atmosphere of the place. She called it quite romantic.

She loved the idea of the annual scavenger hunt so Stephen and I decided we'd have one for her next year.

You're welcome back anytime Cupid

What a perfect angel!!!

My Sweet Granddaddy $

2011-03-05T14:28:00.000-06:00

If you didn't know my granddaddy Dollar, I'm afraid you missed out. He was quite a man. I'm so thankful to be his granddaughter and that I had a chance to know him in my adult years. He passed away on January 26, 2011. He was 92 years old.

He was a father, grandfather, veteran, postman, painter, gardener and one of the hardest workers I have ever known along with a ton of other titles.

This is a picture with his beautiful wife Jimmie and his 4 children. I just so happen to have some old pictures on my computer. I don't know how they got here. (No doubt my mother was involved. Thanks Mom!)

These are my grandparents with my cousins (like I said random pictures popped up on my computer) We use to go to the beach as a family when we were younger.

***Ask Garrett about a story with my grandmother yelling out the window***

This was after Chad's wedding.

This is after Natalie's wedding. This is one of favorites.

He did have a chance to meet Hannah. It was such a sweet experience for me. He was still aware of what was going on and was looking for her as we were getting her out of her car seat. Then he reached out and held her hand. It was a wonderful experience for me.

I love you Granddaddy!!!

Scottie Bo Bottie Bids us Adieu

2011-03-04T19:52:00.000-06:00

The BOYturns servant of the Lord.

ELDER NESMITH
This is the night that Scott changed his name to Elder NeSmith. The name suits him well. Elder NeSmith reported to the MTC on January 19th, 2010. I loved being able to attend his setting apart. Speaking from experience, there is no better church calling than that of a missionary. I'm starting to cry so.... to sum it up. We are so thrilled to have a missionary out, especially one that has the caliber of Scott. THRILLED!

I definitely have times that I miss him. But then I suck it up because I know he doesn't miss me. Well, he might miss me a little. (But, I really don't think so) There is no other place I would rather him be right now.

These are just some of the pictures from the airport.

Scott left with another missionary from our stake.

We'll be seeing you soon!

I didn't have any family pictures from the day he left. So I decided to show what Scott will be (hopefully) wearing a lot on his mission.

Happy Baptizing Elder NeSmith!

(By the way, I always call Scott Scottie Bo Bottie in my head. Hence the title if anyone was wondering)

Cuddle Buddies

2011-02-23T15:41:00.001-06:00

I don't need to explain

I heart them!!!

Her little white dress

2011-02-23T14:47:00.000-06:00

On January 2, 2011 Hannah Cate NeSmith was blessed by her father. It was sweet and wonderful. It was a day that I had been looking forward to for literally years. I'm so blessed to be a member of the Lord's church. My little girl is so blessed to have such a wonderful strong priesthood holder as a father. Hannah was blessed with so many wonderful gifts from Heavenly Father. I can't wait to see those gifts manifest themselves as she develops & grows. She is so special.

Many of her family came to celebrate with us.

Her Ancestors (hehehe)

A Couple of Firsts

2011-02-23T11:48:00.000-06:00

What can I say, she is just a living doll!!!
This is on her way to church for the first time

These are her first bath

***Sigh.... she's so little***

She's not so sure about it

Safe and sound, nice and warm

Going on her first walk around the block. Her mother was going a little stir crazy.

She did like it. This was before the walk.

We're so proud!

And so this is Christmas

2011-02-22T14:31:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas from the NeSmith's!!! This Christmas was such a whirlwind. It came in went so quickly. (As you can probably tell from the delay in this post.) I think from the picture you can tell we are a little sleep deprived and just trying to make it through the day. In order for us to get each other gifts this year, let me tell you how we shopped. It consisted of one of us in the car driving Hannah around the Target parking lot while the other went inside for a supermarket sweep.
Hannah and Santa!

Christmas stockings that are not quite done. (So I guess strictly speaking our stockings are plastic bags.)

Here's the loot!

Hannah got the hookup. (Too bad some of them aren't age appropriate yet.)

This was such a WONDERFUL Christmas!!! We have been so blessed. Even 2 months since then, I still cry over how grateful I am.

LOSE 40 POUNDS IN 2 WEEKS!!!

2011-02-22T14:19:00.000-06:00

Everyone knows those advertisements for weight lose.

Well, I have come up with a way to make that possible. The steps are listed below.
1. Get pregnant
2. While pregnant, make sure to get gestional hypertension.
3. Put on 70+ pounds during pregnacy.
4. Give birth
5. Pee
6. Pee alot more

Viola!!! Off come the pounds!!!

***Fine Print: You will have to lose the other 30 pounds by yourself. Sorry, that's just the way it is***

My Yellow Baby

2011-02-16T16:37:00.000-06:00

My poor little girl. She was a yellow baby. What I mean by that is that she had jaundice.

Now let me explain, since she was born early she had some problems developing a strong suck to nurse. This meant wasn't getting any food. To get rid of jaundice you need two things, fluids and light. I was completely oblivious to the fact that she wasn't getting any milk. It wasn't until I went to the doctor the day after she was discharged that I found out she wasn't getting any milk. She had almost lost a pound since she was born. It's normal to lose weight. But not like that. Basically, she was starving. Ugh.... it still hurts to think about it. We started feeding her formula immediately. (I still wanted to breast feed, so I pumped.... and pumped.....and pumped at ALL hours of the day. I would have to wake up to feed her and then go and pump. We've had long nights LONG LONG nights.) It took 7 days for my milk to come in. uck!

This is her sunbathing. To bad it wasn't enough to get rid of the jaundice.

I should have known something was up when Emily said the night she came home that our baby had a great tan. On my phone I have a picture of Stephen holding her. It is shocking to see how different their skin tones are in that picture.

My poor baby was pricked so many times trying to find a vein. Stephen went back there with her. He said they tried at least 20 times. Each time they would try to put an IV in, her vein would blow because she didn't have enough fluid in her to sustain the IV. (I hope that I explained that ok) She had bruises on her hands for over a month. She was pricked in the hands, feet, arms and yes her head. Nothing worked. She eventually had to get a tube down her nose to get the food she needed. If we would have known how rough it would be to try and get an IV, we would have chosen the tube first. Bless her little heart. In this picture you can see the blood on her foot band aids. She's just to little to have to go through this. My precious little girl.

This is her in her incubator. You can see the glow of the lights from the bottom. She also had a top light but it's not on in this picture. It gave off such a creepy vibe. These are her first sunshades too.

She did have visitors. They were a great help on helping her get a full tummy. When she wasn't being tube fed she was getting fed a bottle, still trying to build up her suck.

This is where Stephen and I spent the nights and days she was there. The hospital was absolutely wonderful to us.

She got to come out to play... a little bit.

This is her after she got the tube taken out. She no longer looks like Maggie Simpson.

After an extensive photo shoot, she had had enough. She really isn't a fan of cameras.

She was soooooo ready to go home.

The back of the door in Hannah's room. We're with George, we're outta here!

He's a real Dad!

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The badge that you're a real Dad!

Being peed on.

And we're off....

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To the hospital that is. My blood pressure was incredibly elevated on Sunday the 28th of November. WAY elevated! It was something like 169/92. My doctor had told us to go to the hospital if it registered anything over 150/80. I think I was preclamtic checking into the hospital(even though no one told me so). So off we went to the hospital. This is the final picture in real people clothes before giving birth to my baby girl. I love it. It looks like I stuffed a pillow under my shirt.These pictures probably aren't are best. You've got 2 ultra nervous first time parents that didn't even have a bag packed yet. (Give me a break on that. I had just moved.) Poor ole Stephen had to deal with a highly emotional pregnant woman who kept freaking out and crying spontaneously. He is my rock!

Just shy of 9 months

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On Monday the 29th of November, I was induced. My doctor is a woman. She understands labor. She knows it hurts. That is why she lets her patients get an epidural at 2centimers dilated. Considering I walked in the hospital at 2 centimenters dilated, I didn't have a long labor. Bless Dr. Logan, Bless her! However, the drugs like totally knocked me out. You'll see from the pictures that I look pretty drowsy. I basically slept all day until I started to push.

Here we go!!! There is always time for a little chocolate!

I don't remember my mom coming in.
I spared you all prepping for the pushing pictures. I pushed for 2 hours. Poor little girl had her head stuck. She turned it in the birth canal and wouldn't turn it. Two doctors delivered her Dr. Logan and Dr. Ashcraft. I thought I had been pushing (and I had!!!! HARD!!!) but when Dr. Ashcraft pushed on my stomach I didn't know what pressure was. I think there was damage to my tail bone. Labor and delivery was a walk in the park compared to the postpardum.
A WALK IN THE PARK!!!

Now weighing in at a whooping 7 pounds 12 ounzes at 2 1/2 weeks early. We have
Hannah Cate NeSmith
entering into the ring.
By the way she was 20" long. Big girl for that early.

My little sweet heart!

First family picture!!!

Vitals.... good!

After her first bath. Looks just like her Dad!

Now on the way home!

The Happy Couple

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Congratulations Garrett and Rhada. (I just want to point out the look in Garrett's eye. Here he is before the wedding) After the wedding

Pure Giddiness to me!!!

Let's Play a Game

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It's called "Where's Hannah?" Can you see her??? She's really good at hiding. I hope that you can find her. She's is being pretty obvious though. I think she wants to help you out a little.Still can't see her?

What about now???
She's that lump in my stomach. She loves to choose the right!

The Hizzle

2011-02-15T10:37:00.000-06:00

The search is OVER!!!! After seeing many many houses. Stephen and I finally found one that we both liked. (That was quite a feat!!!) The house comes equipped with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 2 ovens, 2 refrigerators, one sun room, one dining room, one living room, one deck and one hidden passageway. I think what sold us both was the 2 refrigerators. (Every NeSmith and Hutchison's dream.)

Ahhh.....Homeowner ship

Yeah, we're happy

Dummm Dum Dum Dummm DUMMMMMMMM

2011-02-12T10:20:00.000-06:00

Have you ever heard of gestational hypertension??? I hadn't until I got pregnant. It is one step down from preclampsia. Preclampsia is VERY serious!!! Hypertension is typically shown with high blood pressure, protein in the urine and TONS of swelling!!! I had all of those symptoms. I just wanted to show you how swollen I got. (By the way.... so sorry about my toe nails! yikes!!! But have some pity on me. I couldn't reach them)I had to spend hours with feet and legs elevated. I hated it. If you look really carefully at my feet, you can see the marks on my feet from my sandals.

My legs were so tight with fluid. I had to start going more often to the OBGYN that visit was usually followed by a visit to the hospital for obvervation. My doctor said that if I had continual high blood pressure I would need to deliver early. At the earliest I would be induced at 36 weeks. My 36th week was my brothers wedding week. (The only sibiling I would see get married in the temple.) I was bound and determined to see him get married. By some miracle (The nurse who took my blood pressure was someone different. I don't think she did it right. Lucky me! ) I did not have high blood pressure. That meant I wouldn't be induced that week.

I had a very hard pregnacy. I gained over 70 pounds. During the first and second trimesters I was basically right on track for weight gain. (Ok, maybe just a tad over shooting the 30 pounds. But really just a tad.) During the last trimester there were weeks that I gained six pounds!!! It doesn't look like I'm the baby making machine I hoped to be. Oh well, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I don't get it with pregnancy's in the future. It primarily only strikes with the first pregnancy. Here's to hope!

A Shower of Blessings

2011-02-04T09:21:00.001-06:00

So I kinda messed up the order of pictures I wanted to put in. But I wanted to make sure these got in. So....Here we go with the family first. We are bubbling over with excitement!

The proud Montgomery aunts.The grandmothers all matchy- matchy.

Since I moved to Montgomery, I have been so welcomed and felt so loved. The women in my ward threw a baby shower for me. It was wonderful and can't say thanks enough for all those who came and put on the shower. I'm so grateful for the hostesses. I don't know how it happened (with my mom being the paparazzi and all) but I didn't a picture of them. But everything was splendid! These are some pictures from my shower. Hannah got so many wonderful gifts! She got tons of what girls want most .... clothes!I'm a very big girl in this picture. (That only got bigger. MUCH bigger)

The measurement was..... large... like beached whale big. These are some of the guests that came and celebrated the me and family.

Thank you so much Sister Pinter for hosting!

My mom gave me the cutest present at the shower. Hannah is the first girl out of her 6 grandchildren. With every grandchild she has had she has gone and bought both boy and girl outfits for the baby. With every family pregnancy, another little girl outfit has been put on the shelf....until now. Hannah is the first girl of our family. So she inherited all the little girl outfits. Check out the wrapping paper. It has all my little nephews names on them. So cute! I absolutely love them!

And this is what she got Hannah to begin with. I'll wear it for now. (It'll take a few years for her to grow into it anyway) Thanks mom you're the best!!!!

We go together like bread and butter

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Happy Halloween!!!

A little late (considering this post was made on January....I mean February 3rd...crap...sorry. I have been busy. Like REALLY busy.) but late is better than never.

Stephen and I had quite a hard time deciding what we were going to be for Halloween. I was determined to be comfortable. He was determined to have us go as a pair. (You know like Lucy and Ricky, Oreos and Milk) But we were both determined to be clever. So without any further ado, Let me introduce

Spaghetti Man!!!!

and his beautiful companion.... Prego Sauce!!! Get it? Prego...I'm Prego!!! (for all those who might not know prego is slang for pregnant) Clever huh?

We go together so well!!! Spaghetti, sauce and our really big meatball!

The Passing of the Bar

2010-11-04T11:16:00.000-05:00

Watch out Matlock, Stephen passed the Bar!!!!That was just a voice of warning for you Ben. Because Stephen could kick your trash in the court room. However, your in luck Mr. Matlock, Stephen will not be trying those gruesome murder cases that always seem to prevalent to the Atlanta area.

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He brought me breakfast and flowers. He is amazing!!!

It's official.

Some of Our Favorite Pictures

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This is the second ultra sound picture that was taken. It was right at 3 months. It was so much fun to see her jump and move during the ultrasound. I love these pictures because I can see her all at once. She's so cute. I'm not sure how far along I was at this point. Probably some where close to 16 weeks. I thought I was HUGE. I was so proud to be sporting the pregnacy pants. I definitely don't fit in those pants any more.
This is me probably about a month ago. Hmm...they grow so fast.

More to Come (at some point)

It's a ......

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OK, We're on the way! You can just see the excitement for the both of us. Stephen looks like he is six and waiting to see what Santa brought. Ok, maybe even more excited than that. I dare say that it has been the best birthday present he has ever received.

We are just about to start!!!

We decided to tell everyone in Stephen's family at the same time. Don't you want to know? We decided to wrap up the answer so everyone would find out together.

The wrapping paper was most fitting for the occasion. We let the matriarch of the family do the honors.

TA DA!!!!

Pamma's little red raspberry!

Home Sweet Home

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So I suppose I have a new "Home town." Stephen and I moved to Montgomery in May. In my personal opinion, I think it is a little difficult to move a 1400 square foot house into a 900 square foot apartment. BIG DIFFERENCE!!!

However, I have also learned that I don't need all the "stuff" that is packed up and left in storage.

Here are some pictures from the move. Big thanks to all those who helped!!!

These were my muscle men packers in the kitchen. They might look little, but they sure can pack a box!

And this is my muscle man that packed the truck twice! (Not to mention unloading it twice!)

Good bye ceiling fans, Good bye green kitchen, Good bye space! You will be missed!

Formal Education.... Check

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What do .... Stephen NeSmith, Terrance Cody, Joe Namath, Ray Perkins, Shaun Alexander, Javier Arenas and Bart Starr....have in common?

Football greats??? Umm...not quite.

What if I added these people to the list... Harper Lee, Sela Ward, Jim Nabors, Richard Shelby...still don't have it???

OK, one more hint to help out... ME!!! Add me to the list of what these people have in common!

We all graduated from the University of Alabama!!!

YEA!!!! for Stephen!!!! After three grueling, long, hard (and sometimes mind numbing) years. Stephen graduated from law school.

He followed the path of other great lawyers of Montgomery... Frank W. Riggs and Stephen M. NeSmith. Big shoes to fill!

We wish you could have been there Papaw!

Are you Ready for more of this???

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Because she is on her way!!!

Not in this picture though :)

On April 09, 2010 at 10:30 at night we found out we had a baby on the way.

The baby will be the first grandchild on his side.

She will be the sixth for my family.

December 15, 2010 is the due date.

My oh my how quickly things change.

Last One... Our Favorite

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Just Pictures of the Wedding

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March 12, 2010

Really...life is fabulous

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I can't do enough or say enough about this day in my life. I love him. Period.

I think I love the pictures coming out of the temple the best. They capture the happiness so well. It's not even like we see the 30 people waiting for us. It's just us.

I wish I could post all of our pictures. But I'll try to keep it to just a few.

Grumble Grumble Grumble
Why am I a blogger dummy??

I need help

Let's play catch up!

2010-08-13T15:59:00.000-05:00

So I'm not the best blogger...
What you couldn't tell?

My husband Stephen has been asking me to do a blog for literally months. I am not computer savvy... and that's a huge understatement. But Stephen and I feel that it is like we are preserving our family for generations to come. Unfortunately, I am getting a poor start on our family. On September 12 we will be celebrating our 6 month wedding anniversary. It has been PURE BLISS!!! Stephen is the best thing in my world!

So many wonderful and amazing things have since our life began together. So I'll try and give a rundown in pictures that will help you catch up on the major events in our life. (Then hopefully, that will put you on track for the not so major events in our life.) Enjoy!

The night that my dreams started to change to my reality. We got engaged on December 16, 2010. Rachel NeSmith.... doesn't it sound lovely?

Isn't he just dreamy folks??? These are a couple of the pictures we took for our engagements.

We got engaged on top of the tallest building in Tuscaloosa. It was beautiful being able to see all the lights and of course being snuggled up to the one I love!

On March 12, we were married in the Birmingham, AL temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was day one of Rachel Hutchison NeSmith. Unfortunately, because it was so long I really remember many of the details of the day. Some of my favorite moments include Stephen coaching me on the ride to the to say "yes" at the alter and the car honking as Stephen goes in for a kiss. (See picture at left.) My favorite moments are those that Stephen and I shared in the celestial room talking about our dreams for our journey together.

We had a wonderful honeymoon in Orlando. It was so much fun. But, I kinda sorta forgot my camera... I'm not the best with remembering the small things. So thank you cell phone inventor that thought it would be a great idea to have a cell phone that doubles as a camera. Now, if only your consumer can figure out how to take the images off her camera and load them to her computer. (Yikes!!! I'm totally not a cell phone/computer person)

Sorry guys....this is going to be it for this post. But I will resume. I promise you Stephen, I will resume.

Please rock the socks with the sandles :)

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