lots has happened, here is our update

My sister Kari and her son Noah came and stayed with us last week. Noah and Addie played, Kari and Jana talked, Macie slept and ate. A nice, relaxing week.

Addie and Noah having a great time squishing their faces against the glass.
At the mall on the carousel.

Broccoli is a healthy snack!

Trying to enjoy the sprinkler park (Noah mostly ran away).

A big storm came through Friday. Kari and I were stuck at the mall in the "Authorized Personell Only" hallways for about 45 minutes with our kids. (I wouldn't recommend nursing a new baby on the floor with a bunch of strangers crammed in a dirty hallway.) Jason was at home when our power went out. After a series of unfortunate events, our power just came back on LAST NIGHT (Tuesday). Fortunately the Northgraves, some WONDERFUL Good Samaratins, have let us stay at their house all weekend.

Macie's super yucky belly button thing fell off, so we gave her her first real bath in the tub...note the candle...it was in the dark. Yep, no power.

My parents came to town Sunday and will be here until Saturday. They also stayed (and will continue to stay) at the Northgraves. Addie loves her grandparents and they love their grandkids.

Fun with Grandpa at Steak N' Shake.

My friends threw me a baby shower last night. Because Macie is already here, it was more like her first birthday party! I have awesome friends, played some awesome games, and were given some awesome gifts. Cute new clothes, other cute necesseties, and a surprise...many donated cash towards my BOB Duallie Jogging Stroller! I can't wait to get it!

Shower games!

Lastly, Addie LOVES Macie. She always wants to "hold her, hold her" and kisses her all over. She is surprisingly gentle and loves helping. Here are some cute pictures from the last week.

Check out Macie's full head of brown hair!

I just lovelovelove my family!

It's a GIRL

Surprising everyone (really only myself who hadn't yet packed for the hospital or got down the old car seat), Macie Eva was born bright and early Friday morning! Here are a few pictures of our precious little girl.

We were surprised to find out she has light brown hair and pleased she has a very easy-going personality.

And yes, after much debate, we decided to spell it MACIE just because Macy (which I preferred) looked too short and scrawny with the last name Hair.

We appreciate everyone's help and prayers during these last few days, we are blessed to have the most wonderful family and friends!

Memphis Monday: MAYBE NEXT WEEK?

I haven't been a very consistent blogger of late, so the Memphis Mondays have been pushed aside. I hope nobody is bawling their eyes out.

Here are a few cute moments caught on camera. First, Addie reading her doll Julie a book in the car. Jason named this doll and, unfortunately, it has Addie (and us!) all confused. She has a real friend named Julia so sometimes the doll is Julie, sometimes Julia, and sometimes Julia is now Julie. Confused? Addie is so good with little babies, Jason and I can't wait to see what a wonderful big sister she will be!

The second pictures are of Addie and Jason fingerpainting. Addie used to be very careful at not getting the paint anywhere but her fingers, but after this session with Jason, I'm sure that has changed! He intentionally showed her how to paint her belly button and face, and she loved it! One of the best things about being a mom is seeing how much Addie and Jason genuinely adore spending time with one another. Their smiles always make me smile.

This last picture is of Addie and Hailey. Hailey is our friend's daughter and Addie just loves her! Hailey was gone for several weeks on vacation and Addie constantly asked about her. This was the first time they got to play together after she came back and you can just SEE how happy Addie was!

a little bragging never hurt anyone

With a lot of help from my friend Heather, look what I made!

It was my first attempt at real sewing and I did ALL the work myself! Heather had to thread the machine a few times and tell me what to do, but I actually did all the work. The hardest part was picking out fabric to fit either a boy or girl. I'm very proud! Isn't it cute?

sunglasses!

We bought Addie these stylin' specs a while ago, and she can't get enough of them! This is her sporting a "cheesy grin" for the camera.

Here we are at the zoo, Dad and Adelyn both wearing their wicked sunglasses.


This baby is coming in 3 WEEKS! Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!

Cute picture at the park.

Our Mother's Day activity--matching toe nails.

Oh, on a whim we took Addie on a paddle boat yesterday (didn't have the camera) and found out they are tough! Addie loved it, but Jason and I were completely worn out by the end. It was a fun family activity, though, but not one I'd recommend at 8 months pregnant.

vacationing in good ole Missouri

Adelyn and I went to visit my sister Kari in Missouri this last week. It was Jason's craziest finals week EVER, so we knew we'd just be in the way of him studying, so the timing was perfect.

Here are a few favorite moments:

Happy in Nauvoo on a horse-drawn wagon

Loving cousin Noah in Nauvoo on a sheep (there were many many hugs and kisses between them the whole week)

Nauvoo Temple on a cold, windy, wet day

Making rope in Nauvoo (mostly included to show you all how PREGNANT I am--I'm due in 5 weeks!)

NOT happy coming home from Nauvoo, these were a LONG two hours

Fingerpainting--a very neat girl, a very messy boy

Just a great picture of Noah, don't let him fool you, he was having a GREAT time

Addie all tuckered out on the way back to Memphis

We had a great time and can't wait to see them again.

Addie has been asking for Noah every day since.

entering a new decade

On Sunday, Jason turned 30. Whew! In recent weeks he has told me that 30 year olds should no longer eat Captain Crunch cereal and that 30 year old bones ache more than 30 week pregnant ladies so I should get him a drink of water. Being 30 sounds rough! I'm glad I have over 3 more years to find out!
We had some friends over for cake (I made him an ice cream sandwich cake he had been wanting to try--it was delicious and so easy!) and ate tacos for dinner, his favorite. At school the next day his friend Brandon posted flyers all over the school announcing Jason was so good looking he was having difficulty making friends, and would someone call him to cheer him up? There was a gorgeous picture of him on the flyer, as well as his cell phone number, and in tiny letters at the bottom, "Happy Birthday Jason." Jason's day was spent trying to round them all up, but he enjoyed the prank. All in all, a successful way of entering his 30's.


These are my two favorites, exactly as they looked one year ago. Addie, the budding optometrist's daughter, and Jason, the happy dad. What beautiful eyes they both have!