Let's just say she was well-named. She is definitely a gabby! It really makes me wonder how she thinks we sound...
In other news, I've been better about eating. For some reason I have this issue where I always forget to eat...but I'm trying to do better :) In my attempt, I've kept the kitchen clean and I've started to make fun foods! Last night I made Broccoli Cheddar Rolls and today I made some Cream-filled Cupcakes. Soooooo good! I really do love cooking. I don't know why I don't do it more. I feel very accomplished and healthy (even if the food isn't...). There's just something amazing about knowing exactly what is in the food. Plus, I've always loved following instructions so recipes are super exciting to me :) Mostly everything I make turns out really really tasty. The only thing I need to work on now is making things look a little prettier...haha. Oh well. It's not like I want to start a restaurant or anything, right?
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Monday, September 27, 2010
Toddler? NOT YET! PLEASE!!
I don't think I've told everyone on here, but Gabby's been crawling ever since she was 4 and a half months. Nobody told me that wasn't normal until it was too late! Now, starting at 6 months, she's walking around on everything. Not quite by herself yet, but it's pretty close. The pediatrician gave up being surprised and said in order to find her normal, she would just consider her a 10 month old and everything seems fine. I thought that was pretty funny...and good advice :)
So that's a picture of her standing up on the couch trying to get to me. I just love her!
We also found out a couple days ago that she has started teething! She was being fussy and we happened to think to check, not expecting to find anything when...SURPRISE!...there was a tooth! It's just a tiny little thing poking out, but I think it's cute. Today I was taking pictures of her and she just happened to open her mouth BIG and WIDE so I zoomed in to see if I could see the tooth and there it was! Right there on the bottom middle on her right side. It's sad but adorable!
And just so I don't seem extremely weird for posting that close up of her mouth, here's the original. Baha...so cute!
I found a gymnastics place in the area that does a class for infants from 4 months - 10 months so I'm thinking about doing something like that with her.
Now some news about us for once! Tim and I want to get into better shape but neither one of us are the "work out in a gym" type so I'm trying to figure out ways to make it fun. I really want to do dance lessons but Tim is apprehensive. He thought maybe we could do gymnastics for adults, like tumbling or something but I can't find anywhere that does that! I was pretty sad because I got all excited! I've always wanted to figure out how to get my body to do a back-hand-spring. Whenever I tried it in cheerleading I just couldn't get past the round-off!
So I started searching for places to do ballroom dance lessons, figuring it would be super easy to find that in this area and I still had a hard time. If anyone knows a good place that's not $5000 a month, let me know!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Half Birthday!!
Yes, I know what you're thinking. But I'm a new mom! Cut me some slack :) We really had a fun time and I tried my best to make it super fun for Gabby. I think she enjoyed her first party. Here's some picture proof:
Who says we can't enjoy cake?
She loved playing with it...I think she only ate a tiny piece...haha
Who says we can't enjoy cake?
She loved playing with it...I think she only ate a tiny piece...hahaI am happy that my little baby is six months old, but at the same time I wonder, where did the time go?? I guess this is just the start of me wishing for the old days. She's just so cute and wonderful and smart and talented every second and I love her even more. I don't want her to change and then I see how much more beautiful and amazing she can be and then fall in love with the new and improved her! It's a never-ending cycle, isn't it? Just for fun, I wanted to upload the memory video for her half-birthday party. Enjoy!
Friday, May 14, 2010
"A Birth Story"
This is my birth story from the perspective of my doula. I thought it was really nice that she did this for me and I love how she wrote it so I thought I would share it with you guys. She wrote it to Gabrielle.
**Disclaimer** Do NOT read this if you don't want to read details about a birth. That's what this is!
**Disclaimer** Do NOT read this if you don't want to read details about a birth. That's what this is!
"A Birth Story"
Gabrielle Gloria Wallace, March 18, 2010
By Amie Stone (Doula)
From the first time that I met your mom, she was eager to learn all there was to know about the "wonder" of pregnancy and birth and how she could best prepare herself for those events. At first she wasn't too sure of herself but as she studied and gained knowledge about the process of pregnancy, labor, and birth and as she learned and practiced relaxation techniques and physical coping strategies she became very confident in her ability to give birth. After gaining this knowledge she decided that a natural, unmedicated birth would be the best choice for the both of you and she prepared herself accordingly.
Your dad played a major role in the preparation process as well, learning relaxation techniques, helping your mom relax, and supporting her in everything she was doing. Your mom was pretty sick for most of her pregnancy but managed to make healthy choices for her and for you. An example of this was her insight into what kind of medical care that the both of you deserved. Your mom changed doctors two times because she felt strongly that they were not giving you and your mom the care you both deserved and needed. She finally got the care she deserved from the midwives at the Mt. Timpanogos Women's Health Center.
As time for your arrival drew near there was much excitement and anticipation. Your mom was having contractions regularly for a couple days in a row. She went to see her midwife who gave her a shot of morphine to help her relax and save energy for labor and birth. Later on the contractions became closer together and very strong, consistently, for over and hour, so she decided to head to the hospital, it was Monday evening of March 15th. Once she was situated in the hospital, to everyone's disfavor, her contractions became less intense and regular, and consequently the hospital released her to go back home.
On Wednesday evening of March 17th your mom's contractions, once again, became intense and close enough that she decided to make another trip to the hospital. This time the hospital decided to admit your mom. The nurses noticed irregularities with your heart rate and so the midwife decided to break the amniotic sac to help move things along. When she broke the sac there was a significant amount of meconium (baby's stool) present. This can cause the baby serious health problems if the baby inhales the meconium into their lungs so they were keeping and extra close eye on you.
As labor progressed and contractions became more intense, your mom became more focused. With each contraction she was able to stay in control by breathing deep and allowing your dad, grandma, and myself to perform counter pressure, hip squeezes, and knee compresses to help her manage the pain. It was clear that all of your mom's preparation had paid off; she showed so much strength by staying calm and in control of the situation.
Around 1am on the morning of March 18th due to lack of sleep, working two jobs, and attending school full-time, your dad was physically exhausted, and laid down to rest. Your grandma and I stayed close to your mom and helped support her as best we could.
About 1-1 1/2 hours later, the contractions were very intense and getting closer and closer together, come of them even double peaking which are both signs that the time was very close for your delivery. Your mom was tired and was having doubts whether or not she would be able to make it without pain medication and decided that she would get medication after her next exam if possible. The exam showed that she was dilated to 9cm and 100% effaced. She was too close for medication. We then woke your dad up and told him that he needed to get up and get ready because soon very soon he was going to be a dad.
While the midwife was getting things ready for your mom to push she told your mom that she wouldn't be able to hold you right after you were born like she wanted to. This was because of the meconium, they needed to clip the cord and immediately get you over to the respiratory therapists. Your mom recognized that this was in your best interest. While pushing you heart rate dropped very low and they needed to perform and episiotomy to help you come out. At first your mom said, "No!" being a little scared but it didn't take more than 5 seconds before she said, "do it, do it". She knew that is what needed to be done and she was willing to experience more pain in order to keep you safe. She loves you so much. During all of this your dad was close to your mom encouraging her and sharing the ups and downs. Your grandma and I were close by as well.
Finally you were born at 3:29am on March 18th. The midwife quickly cut the cord and got you to the respiratory therapists who took good care of you. They did a lot of tests on you to make sure that you were ok, and you were.
I am so blessed to have been at your birth. It was a very beautiful experience. Your mom inspired me with the strength and determination that she displayed. I feel very blessed to have witnessed the love that your mom, dad, and grandma showed toward you and the love between your mom and dad. You are very lucky to have parents who love you so much. Never doubt or question the love they have for you.
That's all she wrote. I am very grateful that I was able to have a doula there for labor and delivery. She is such a great woman and I am so glad I could make a new friend! We're planning on "kid swapping" so the other can go on a date with their hubby :) Anyway, I just want to mention now that I love my baby soooo much. Labor was a very hard but rewarding experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. I would go through much more in order to have the miracle that is sitting beside me right now. She's such a beautiful creation sent from our Heavenly Father. Tim and I are very glad He has entrusted us with such a great responsibility and we are trying our best to learn and grow with her. Thank you everyone for all the support and love we get from you.
Gabrielle Gloria Wallace, March 18, 2010
By Amie Stone (Doula)
From the first time that I met your mom, she was eager to learn all there was to know about the "wonder" of pregnancy and birth and how she could best prepare herself for those events. At first she wasn't too sure of herself but as she studied and gained knowledge about the process of pregnancy, labor, and birth and as she learned and practiced relaxation techniques and physical coping strategies she became very confident in her ability to give birth. After gaining this knowledge she decided that a natural, unmedicated birth would be the best choice for the both of you and she prepared herself accordingly.
Your dad played a major role in the preparation process as well, learning relaxation techniques, helping your mom relax, and supporting her in everything she was doing. Your mom was pretty sick for most of her pregnancy but managed to make healthy choices for her and for you. An example of this was her insight into what kind of medical care that the both of you deserved. Your mom changed doctors two times because she felt strongly that they were not giving you and your mom the care you both deserved and needed. She finally got the care she deserved from the midwives at the Mt. Timpanogos Women's Health Center.
As time for your arrival drew near there was much excitement and anticipation. Your mom was having contractions regularly for a couple days in a row. She went to see her midwife who gave her a shot of morphine to help her relax and save energy for labor and birth. Later on the contractions became closer together and very strong, consistently, for over and hour, so she decided to head to the hospital, it was Monday evening of March 15th. Once she was situated in the hospital, to everyone's disfavor, her contractions became less intense and regular, and consequently the hospital released her to go back home.
On Wednesday evening of March 17th your mom's contractions, once again, became intense and close enough that she decided to make another trip to the hospital. This time the hospital decided to admit your mom. The nurses noticed irregularities with your heart rate and so the midwife decided to break the amniotic sac to help move things along. When she broke the sac there was a significant amount of meconium (baby's stool) present. This can cause the baby serious health problems if the baby inhales the meconium into their lungs so they were keeping and extra close eye on you.
As labor progressed and contractions became more intense, your mom became more focused. With each contraction she was able to stay in control by breathing deep and allowing your dad, grandma, and myself to perform counter pressure, hip squeezes, and knee compresses to help her manage the pain. It was clear that all of your mom's preparation had paid off; she showed so much strength by staying calm and in control of the situation.
Around 1am on the morning of March 18th due to lack of sleep, working two jobs, and attending school full-time, your dad was physically exhausted, and laid down to rest. Your grandma and I stayed close to your mom and helped support her as best we could.
About 1-1 1/2 hours later, the contractions were very intense and getting closer and closer together, come of them even double peaking which are both signs that the time was very close for your delivery. Your mom was tired and was having doubts whether or not she would be able to make it without pain medication and decided that she would get medication after her next exam if possible. The exam showed that she was dilated to 9cm and 100% effaced. She was too close for medication. We then woke your dad up and told him that he needed to get up and get ready because soon very soon he was going to be a dad.
While the midwife was getting things ready for your mom to push she told your mom that she wouldn't be able to hold you right after you were born like she wanted to. This was because of the meconium, they needed to clip the cord and immediately get you over to the respiratory therapists. Your mom recognized that this was in your best interest. While pushing you heart rate dropped very low and they needed to perform and episiotomy to help you come out. At first your mom said, "No!" being a little scared but it didn't take more than 5 seconds before she said, "do it, do it". She knew that is what needed to be done and she was willing to experience more pain in order to keep you safe. She loves you so much. During all of this your dad was close to your mom encouraging her and sharing the ups and downs. Your grandma and I were close by as well.
Finally you were born at 3:29am on March 18th. The midwife quickly cut the cord and got you to the respiratory therapists who took good care of you. They did a lot of tests on you to make sure that you were ok, and you were.
I am so blessed to have been at your birth. It was a very beautiful experience. Your mom inspired me with the strength and determination that she displayed. I feel very blessed to have witnessed the love that your mom, dad, and grandma showed toward you and the love between your mom and dad. You are very lucky to have parents who love you so much. Never doubt or question the love they have for you.
That's all she wrote. I am very grateful that I was able to have a doula there for labor and delivery. She is such a great woman and I am so glad I could make a new friend! We're planning on "kid swapping" so the other can go on a date with their hubby :) Anyway, I just want to mention now that I love my baby soooo much. Labor was a very hard but rewarding experience that I wouldn't trade for anything. I would go through much more in order to have the miracle that is sitting beside me right now. She's such a beautiful creation sent from our Heavenly Father. Tim and I are very glad He has entrusted us with such a great responsibility and we are trying our best to learn and grow with her. Thank you everyone for all the support and love we get from you.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
School and Baby Gabrielle
Sarah said I should update this since we have so much to say! Here's what's been going on:
1. I've decided to finish school! Yay! I'm majoring in Linguistics with a minor in anthropology. It was really nice to do a graduation plan and see the plan right in front of me. I'll be graduating December of 2011! Although, the class order has already changed a million times due to what's offered and how many credits I have to take for financial aid, so it may even be sooner :) I'm super excited to have a degree and finally do really well in school. Super mom!
2. Since I decided to go back and finish up, Tim didn't want to waste our time here, so he's added a second major. He's now double majoring in Linguistics and Chinese-Mandarin. Crazy, eh? He's super smart and I love him :) I'm so excited for him to get a job with the foreign services and we'll be sent all over the world. I'm pretty sure he's a shoe-in with just knowing Chinese, let alone majoring in it! We'll see how the process of applying goes and I'll post updates with that.
3. Last of all, the BEST news is that we had our cute little baby girl on March 18, 2010! Her name is Gabrielle Gloria Wallace and she was born 5 lbs 8 oz. She was teeny :) I'm not arguing! There were some complications but she was just fine and she's happily sleeping next to me right now. She'll be 8 weeks on Thursday! Crazy! I love her sooooo much. It was such a blessing to be a mom on Mother's Day. I'm excited to see her grow and learn :) Here are a few of my favorite pictures so far-
Her first day on this earth!
Her first bath...she wasn't too thrilled
She always falls asleep in her swing- she loves movement
Sitting up with her Boppy!
The first smile I was able to catch on camera! It was actually the end of the smile, but it still counts and it's very cute :)
1. I've decided to finish school! Yay! I'm majoring in Linguistics with a minor in anthropology. It was really nice to do a graduation plan and see the plan right in front of me. I'll be graduating December of 2011! Although, the class order has already changed a million times due to what's offered and how many credits I have to take for financial aid, so it may even be sooner :) I'm super excited to have a degree and finally do really well in school. Super mom!
2. Since I decided to go back and finish up, Tim didn't want to waste our time here, so he's added a second major. He's now double majoring in Linguistics and Chinese-Mandarin. Crazy, eh? He's super smart and I love him :) I'm so excited for him to get a job with the foreign services and we'll be sent all over the world. I'm pretty sure he's a shoe-in with just knowing Chinese, let alone majoring in it! We'll see how the process of applying goes and I'll post updates with that.
3. Last of all, the BEST news is that we had our cute little baby girl on March 18, 2010! Her name is Gabrielle Gloria Wallace and she was born 5 lbs 8 oz. She was teeny :) I'm not arguing! There were some complications but she was just fine and she's happily sleeping next to me right now. She'll be 8 weeks on Thursday! Crazy! I love her sooooo much. It was such a blessing to be a mom on Mother's Day. I'm excited to see her grow and learn :) Here are a few of my favorite pictures so far-
Her first day on this earth!
Her first bath...she wasn't too thrilled
She always falls asleep in her swing- she loves movement
Sitting up with her Boppy!
The first smile I was able to catch on camera! It was actually the end of the smile, but it still counts and it's very cute :)That's all for now! Soon we'll be getting a real camera instead of using my phone for all the pictures. Then everyone can tell how cute Gabrielle is in FULL COLOR! Coming soon-2010. Also, my mom is coming back down to help us out this summer. I was diagnosed with severe postpartum depression and my midwife suggested medication with counseling. With school and everything making things super stressful, it will be nice to have some help while Tim works 40+ hours every week. No more taking baby to class! I'll post more updates soon. We love you all!
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Weekends can be so random...
Hey all! It's finally me, Tim, writing a post :) I haven't done this since around Thanksgiving- oh well. Anyway, life is great. I'm working/looking for another job, my dad's in town for the summer to help out with Becky, our ward is just plain cool, and things are starting to fall into place more and more. We like life!
Anyways, the title really has to do with this weekend. Our original plan was to go camping- Janae knows how much I love fishing and sleeping on hard rocks all night, and I know that she likes to swim (even though rivers are incredibly cold, we'll have to figure something out...), so we were going to head down to Payson and try our luck in the wild for a night. Anyway, we got a phone call today with an offer that we couldn't resist- Katie Lee wanted to know if we could help take care of her youngest, Ashton, for the weekend. She mentioned that he could tag along for whatever we were planning, so no major plans needed to be changed. I think it would be an adventure to take a toddler camping with us, but we'll see how that all turns out. I don't think we quite have all the things we need to go camping yet, so me might just scratch that all together. We do have an awesome tent though- we like it so much that we set it up in the living room a while back and slept there :) We're awesome.
So yeah, weekends have been kind of random for the past few months- we do what we can. Last week Joseph took us to see the new star trek and Christina was there too, which wasn't planned at all for us earlier that week, and the weekend before that we were supposed to get together with Joseph and Michelle Adams, but that just didn't happen (our bad, sorry guys!), so I'm starting to wonder if planned weekends should even be a regular occurrence for the Wallace family... We have some fun ones planned for later this summer so we'll see how those turn out and let you all know what we think. Maybe it will all just come down to planning 5 months in advance- maybe THEN something will go as planned. I'm totally up for changes though; in fact, I like random changes because they make life fun. WOOT! Well, that pretty much ends it for now- live long and prosper!
p.s. for all of those who think you're as cool as me and my dad, you'll probably never top having the same pair of shoes like we do now :) That's right, we both got the same pair of shoes today! We're awesome; well, he's more awesome, but the two of us together are WAY awesome. Zaijian for now!
Anyways, the title really has to do with this weekend. Our original plan was to go camping- Janae knows how much I love fishing and sleeping on hard rocks all night, and I know that she likes to swim (even though rivers are incredibly cold, we'll have to figure something out...), so we were going to head down to Payson and try our luck in the wild for a night. Anyway, we got a phone call today with an offer that we couldn't resist- Katie Lee wanted to know if we could help take care of her youngest, Ashton, for the weekend. She mentioned that he could tag along for whatever we were planning, so no major plans needed to be changed. I think it would be an adventure to take a toddler camping with us, but we'll see how that all turns out. I don't think we quite have all the things we need to go camping yet, so me might just scratch that all together. We do have an awesome tent though- we like it so much that we set it up in the living room a while back and slept there :) We're awesome.
So yeah, weekends have been kind of random for the past few months- we do what we can. Last week Joseph took us to see the new star trek and Christina was there too, which wasn't planned at all for us earlier that week, and the weekend before that we were supposed to get together with Joseph and Michelle Adams, but that just didn't happen (our bad, sorry guys!), so I'm starting to wonder if planned weekends should even be a regular occurrence for the Wallace family... We have some fun ones planned for later this summer so we'll see how those turn out and let you all know what we think. Maybe it will all just come down to planning 5 months in advance- maybe THEN something will go as planned. I'm totally up for changes though; in fact, I like random changes because they make life fun. WOOT! Well, that pretty much ends it for now- live long and prosper!
p.s. for all of those who think you're as cool as me and my dad, you'll probably never top having the same pair of shoes like we do now :) That's right, we both got the same pair of shoes today! We're awesome; well, he's more awesome, but the two of us together are WAY awesome. Zaijian for now!
Monday, December 8, 2008
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Happy Thanksgiving a day early! We're out in Cameron Park right now at my family's house enjoying the not-so-peaceful sounds of nephews running all over and wearing out the uncles! I wasn't originally going to say this, but Janae just reminded me how jealous i am that she's not involving me in choosing the stuff for the reception, but rather talking to my mom and my sister- that's what i get for being a groom. I'd imagine i have to go through this because she got to sit back and relax when we were all helping plan all of us come down to earth... or something. that was my pathetic attempt to make myself feel better. blah :)
Anyway... life is grand :) We got to fly together yesterday and planes are so much better when you don't have to worry about armrests! the back support still stinks, but that's another story. I was amused by an Audrey Hepburn movie that she brought... don't worry, Carey Grant was in it too. Anyway, we got our ENGAGEMENT PICTURES BACK! They're pretty amazing. Janae chose out her favorites and put them up on facebook, but if any of you were curious as to what the rest of them look like (there are many awkward looking ones- we basically made up all the poses ourselves), i'll link this blog to it. ENJOY!
http://jarviedigital.smugmug.com/gallery/6612782_rum9P
Anyway... life is grand :) We got to fly together yesterday and planes are so much better when you don't have to worry about armrests! the back support still stinks, but that's another story. I was amused by an Audrey Hepburn movie that she brought... don't worry, Carey Grant was in it too. Anyway, we got our ENGAGEMENT PICTURES BACK! They're pretty amazing. Janae chose out her favorites and put them up on facebook, but if any of you were curious as to what the rest of them look like (there are many awkward looking ones- we basically made up all the poses ourselves), i'll link this blog to it. ENJOY!
http://jarviedigital.smugm
Saturday, November 15, 2008
It's official!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So now the world can know about it... the ring is on the finger! :) It only took us a couple weeks, and a little delay in the jewelry side of things, but we came out on top! I'll let her tell the story of how i asked if she wants to later on, but we're getting pictures taken this afternoon and getting more of the guest list done. We've got a lot ahead of us, but it's all fun stuff :) My roommate, James, got engaged last weekend as well- my apartment is disappearing!
Life is grand- we made it through midterms and such and have a week and a half til thanksgiving break! Yesssssssssssssss! We're still looking for a ride to California though. Anyone know of anyone else going to the Sacramento area that could use another two riders? :) Can't wait to see everyone at home!
Oh yeah! We got to go visit Becky this week! That's my little sister for those of you that don't know. She's going to school down the street and tearing it up! She's an amazing girl- just like all of the females in the Wallace family :) Janae is super excited to be one soon too! Anyway, busy-ness is ruling my life, so that's all for now. Take care, peoples!
Life is grand- we made it through midterms and such and have a week and a half til thanksgiving break! Yesssssssssssssss! We're still looking for a ride to California though. Anyone know of anyone else going to the Sacramento area that could use another two riders? :) Can't wait to see everyone at home!
Oh yeah! We got to go visit Becky this week! That's my little sister for those of you that don't know. She's going to school down the street and tearing it up! She's an amazing girl- just like all of the females in the Wallace family :) Janae is super excited to be one soon too! Anyway, busy-ness is ruling my life, so that's all for now. Take care, peoples!
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