Once Upon a Time

Once upon a time Marty decided he wanted to learn how to talk.. so he picked up a good book on the subject
He studied very intently...
And read for hours and hours...
In the end he decided that talking was over rated and he would stick to just being a baby
The End

Little Funnies

In the adventures of new mommy hood some rather silly stuff has been happening...
* Assistant principal who only met me 9 months pregnant asked me if I was Mrs. McNairy this morning. I said yes, and shocked he said,"Wow I didn't recognize you. I'm sorry"
What, was I like a huge pregnant woman or something? Answer: Yes I was. haha Its fun to look back and laugh now that my sweats look like sweats again and not leggings. 5lbs to go before pre-preggo weight. wahoo
* I took Marty to Costco the other day. I love that store. I encountered two problems however. First problem, it's really hard to get to the samples with a cart! I used to just leave my cart and wander over to the samples and weasle my way to the front of the line. Sure it is frowned on to leave your baby for a bite size ravioli on a toothpick. ( Not that I would, I'm just saying) So, the only sample I was able to get that had no line or mob of other hungry shoppers was a piece of cheese. Lame.

Problem #2- I am short. I can't see around the cart when I put Marty in his carrier on the front of the cart. I try really hard to navigate safely without running into glass displays or stacks of cookies( Yes both happened, but no damage to cart or cookies) but just can't see whats infront of me unless its very big .While pushing my cart with Marty in it I most definitely ran into another cart with a 3 year old sitting in the front. Yes, I ran into her legs, yes I made her cry, yes I felt terrible. In my defense I would have been able to see this abandoned cart with a small small child in had her mom not been busy trying to get sample of one of those bites sized raviolis. Come on lady, stay by your cart/kid. Priorities. Sheesh

*Marty slept through the NIGHT!!! (by night I mean 11-6:45) I am overjoyed by this. I felt like I slept forever last night. Consequently I heard one of my friends with out kids mention this morning that she has been waking up once a night for the last few weeks and how weird it was. I thought it funny that I forgot normal people don't get up numerous times in the night.

*I talk to Marty all the time while it's just us at home. I am now noticing I am talking to myself even when he is not in the room. I actually said, " Mommy's just going to get a drink of water now" and laughed out loud and realized, A. I could get a drink with out announcing to world that that was what I was doing but also that B. Marty was asleep in his bed

I am loving being a mom. I hate every minute I am not with him. I can't wait for Christmas and more family to meet the little charmer. Scott took him to class with him for a test review and he was smiling at all the girls in Scott's class. He is a flirt. Ladies under 6 months watch out.

Until next time...

Southern California Photo Shoots...

Scott and I will be in California for the holidays and have a few more spots available for photo shoots while we are down. If you are interested let me know, we will be in Southern California Dec.28- Jan.2

Picture Overload

Lessons in mommy hood-
lesson #1- Even though your little boy wishes he were born in California he was born in Utah. This morning it was -4 degrees. Thats really really cold. Well, the cold has adversely affected Marty's skin, making it really dry. The doctor suggested some lotion and shampoo that could help. Silly mom, I thought well, if lotion was good for skin then why not put it on his head cause his scalp looked dry. Yargh.. it ended up like super thick gel paste. Haha we were able to have some good laughs though making his little peach fuzz into a mow hawk and like mo from the three stooges. MArty had a good time, if you can't tell from the pictures. Sorry I got carried away. As a photographer I am embarrassed that there is a very distracting red bag behind his head. oh well.





This is my favorite beanie for the kid, not to mention the only one that fits him right now so it gets a lot of use. We recently purchased our first Christmas tree and first holiday decorations as a family and Marty sported this hat and was a hit at Walmart and Tai Pan trading.
We recently had his 2 month check up and the little chunk is 13lbs! 82nd percentile! To give you an idea of our cute little solid kid, his head is in the 52nd percentile and he is in the 39th percentile for height. Short and solid, a kid after my own heart.
I LOVE this little guy.

Guess who's excited for Christmas?

Give me some cheese to go with this Whine

So last week was my first week back to work after having the babe. I only work half days and I only had to work 2 days last week and then was off for Thanksgiving. I will be on honest, it really wasn't that bad last week. It was nice to be out of the house and I was home by 12:30, I was thinking, this is great!.

This week however is a whole other story. I came home from work yesterday to find my cute adorable baby asleep. I missed him so much I woke him up to hold him only to find out he smelled like another woman... the baby sitter! . So what you might say? Well it was devastating! It felt as if one of has had been cheating and the cheater was me, the working woman! Scott is home in the morning so it really is only 2 hours that he is with a sitter (who is great btw) but still it's me who is gone for 4 1/2 hours. I was only home with him for about an hour and a half and then had to go back last night. While this is not a normal occurrence I will be honest, it killed me. I guess it just makes me more grateful that I am a mom and that I love being a mom so much, even when I feel like I am going nuts being inside all day. I know its just a half day. I know it will get better right?

Any working mom's out there? How do you/did you do it?? Yargh, and it's only Tuesday

Me and Marty.. taken by the wonderful Aria... I had so much fun with her taking pictures of Marty.This is when he was 2 weeks old. He is already so much bigger! Below is Marty 5 weeks
Let me attempt to catch you up with the happenings of our little family. I am going stir crazy because the doctor advised us not to go out to public places for at least 2 months to help reduce the chances of getting sick or the dreaded swine. This translates to me creating a lot of mini photo shoots with Marty and you just might get a phone call from me to talk about nothing in the middle of the day ( i am starving for adult conversation that does not relate to diapers or breastfeeding). The weather has been nice so we read books out on the lawn the other day but the forecast predicts snow tomorrow so no more walks or hanging out outdoors.
I am attempting to eat healthy and diet for really the first time in my life. Thanks to tips from my loving (and very thin) mother I have lost 35lbs since giving birth. Thats great some of you might be saying, but I have 15lbs to go to get back to my pre preggo weight which was over weight to begin with and then another 20 to get back to what I was when I got married and then another 10 to get to what I want to be at. ( yes if you did the math I gained 50lbs while pregnant and yes I am attempting to loose the total of an olsen twin or nicole richie) Whats a blog if you cant be honest? So... wish me luck and I will keep you posted on the transformation. I already feel much better just because I can see my ankles again. Swelling while being pregnant was not so fun.
The above picture I think is my favorite so far. Scott let me take a nap while him and Marty hung out. I woke up and came out to this! Marty is sucking on Scotts finger just watching him so intently. Scott has been so busy with work, church callings and now taking a class. I am so glad Marty is such a good baby that he is ok just chillin out while dad studies.

This picture was me attempting to take Marty's picture before feeding him. Every single one had him eating his hands. Lesson learned. Feed the boy and then torture with camera.

So those are the happening here at our house... more to come some time.
PS... Christmas is coming,... I couldnt be more excited

WOW!

I LOVE having these eyes looking up at me everyday!
This little guy has been keeping me very busy but I have a ton of pictures to upload tonight! Grandma's ... stay tuned

Happy Halloween!

Lions & Tigers & Bears, Oh My!!

Marty didn't know what he was getting himself into when he came to join our family! I love newborn photo shoots and now I have my very own newborn to play with any time I want! I consider us even for all the ultrasound pictures where this little guy wouldn't let us see his face.

I have loved being a mom more than I could have imagined! I am still in shock that this little guy is mine and that 2 weeks ago he was still in my belly! Scott and I are still getting used to the idea that sleep is a thing of the past but I wouldn't trade this experience of motherhood for anything. I am loving cuddling with him and letting him squish up in a little ball on my chest. It makes me sad to think he won't be this small forever but excited for what the future brings.

Sorry for rambling on. My brain only thinks in 3 hour shifts now. No longer am I aware of what day it is but rather, if I fed him at this time when am I "needed" again...
I have one hour until I expect to hear his grunts. I am off to nap

I know I am biased... but I sure think he's cute..

Want to know how it all went down? Here it goes:

Scott and I went in for our appointment last Wednesday and while there we found out I was 1cm dialted and 70% effaced. The doctors were slightly concerned about my blood pressure creeping up and the size of the little guy and suggested that if I dont go into labor by Monday the 5th, we should induce that morning. I was so excited to know that there was an end in sight!

Scott went to the football game on Friday night and while I was grocery shopping I decided to get my blood pressure checked and it was super high so off the hospital I went to be monitored and home from the game Scott traveled ( he got to be there at least for 20 min of the game...haha ) Blood pressure was high but not as high as the Macy's machine told me so I was sent home becuase the baby looked good. I was nervous about being induced and debated just letting him come al natural but with the blood pressure continuing to climb I was felt even better about our decision to go ahead with the plan on Monday morning.

Monday morning came and we went to the hospiatl at 7:30. It was crazy leaving the house as 2 knowing we were coming back as 3. my water was broken at 8:00, and epidural given at 8:30.... Oh my gosh the way to go! Half way through the day the epidural decided not to work on the left side and we got that adjusted as quick as possible and I was back to pain free waiting. (any one that can do this natural my hat is off to you... 45 min was enough for me) It happened once more right before labor but we were able to adjust again right in time.

I was not progressing as fast as they hoped and by 6:00 that night I was only a 6 and the baby was sunny side up. I could tell from the nurses face that a C-section might be needed and I so didn't want one. My 2 sisters and Mom were there as well as my mother-in-law playing phase 10 and hanging out and I think Marty was sad he wasn't at his own party and decided to hop into gear. By 8:00 while wathcing Dancing with the Stars it was declared I was finally at a 10 and just rested and waited for the doctor. Doctor Judd ( who I love) came in and told me he was sunny side up still and huge and if I wanted to deliver this baby without a C-section forceps would be needed... (once again, thank you epidural). For those wondering, think giant salad tongs. I hoped I didn't just turn you off from salad forever but if you want Scott to tell you how gnarly it was ask him in person, he tells the story well.

I started pusing at 9:05 and Marty was born by 9:19 weighing in at 8lbs 11 oz. Not huge you may say but with a head circumfrance of 36 1/2 cm and really broad shoulders he is a solid baby. Every nurse that saw him commented on how big he was and he really doesn't look like a newborn. He is nice and filled out and has the cutest chunky thighs. The doctor told me when he saw him that short girls like me aren;t supposed to have big babies like him. At 21 1/2 inches long it makes sense now why I couln't tie my shoes or bend down these last few weeks. I made Scott walk with me down to the nursery just so I could see how big our babe looked compared to the rest of the little shrimpy babies and yes, he looked like their cuter older brother.

We came home from the hospital on Wednesday night and went back to the hospital on Thursday morning to get his Bilirubin checked. Unfortunatly his numbers are too high and he has had to spend the last 24 hours in a light bed here in our living room. We are going into the doctor this morning to see if there is improvment. We will post some pictures of his "tanning bed" soon, he actually has rather liked it which I consider a small miracle since we can't hold him unless he is being fed.

Overall: Thanks thanks so much for the love and support. I LOVE being a mother and am so in love with this little ball of squish. I can't believe he ours and feels so blessed he is part of our little family. The recovery is going well except for my hands and feet have broken out in post preggo itchyness. I can't wait to post more pictures, he is getting cuter and bigger day by day. WIth all the whack jobs out there I have felt the need to be the protective mother and so that is why Scott and I are going to go private with our blog so we can continue to post about our lives with Marty. We have a lot of emails but for those who still want to add please leave a comment with your email!

Thanks again for the love, we couldn't be happier. This really is what it's all about!

Martin Daniel McNairy... Marty is Here!

His outfit for the ride home.

With grandma McNairy.

Seconds after the birth. He did good. He stopped crying when I talked to him.

Angela's princess birthday party on Sunday. Things are different now that I've married into a family of all girls.

Stats:

October 5

Induced: 8:00 a.m.

Got born: 9:19 p.m.

Weight: 8lbs 11oz

Length: 21 1/2 inches

Notes:

Mom and baby are doing great, and so am I (Dad). He doesn't cry much yet and he mostly sleeps all the time. He is very cute in my opinion. He's got a lot of friends and visitors. I got to be there for his first bath. He's yawning right now.

We're going private with our blog so be sure to send us your email if you want to be able to check it out. Post a comment with your email or send it to me (scottmcnairy@gmail.com) and I'll add you, unless I don't know you.

More to come.

-Scott

39 weeks and can I just say... Are we there yet?

I'm being brave and posting a picture of my bare belly. Just when I thought it couldn't get any bigger it did... then the next week it did again... and again. All things considered I have decided to embrace the largeness of the belly and just be so happy that belly=baby in just about a week! Wahoo
SO... I am swollen. My feet only fit in my reef sandals if I put them on first thing in the morning, they are too big by the time I get home! My right hand has been numb and tingly going on 3 weeks now and I would like to blame my double chin on the swelling, but I think that might be the midnight bowls of cereal instead... Let me just tell you the positive things I love about being pregnant:
1. People are so nice
2. I have an excuse to nap
3. If my house is not in perfect order I don't feel that guilty. I like it clean, but if I can't bend down to pick something up, I am ok with waiting until Scott gets home to bend down and pick it up... no guilt attached
4. My students at work have been ANGELS! So willing to help with equipment and understanding I can't move around that much
5. I love feeling so close to the little guy. I talk to him in my head (as if he can hear me haha)

I can't wait to meet him. I can't wait to not be pregnant too! There is a full moon this weekend and a temperature change this week so maybe the barametric pressure will be in my favor. I'm off to do some jumping jacks to encourage jr.'s arrival. Hopefully next post will be of just him!

Fall

I have no pictures to post, but I just wanted to declare my undying love for fall. Having grown up in Southern California I was aware of something fallish but never truly experienced the beauty of the season until moving out of state. I know the East Coast has it better but Provo Canyon starting to change colors and that coolness in the air in the mornings just get me so happy. Not to mention football season and pumpkin carving and yummy fall candles. Not that I have let soup be a seasonal thing but I feel so much less weird eating french onion soup with a chill in the air than I do in mid-June.
The weather is forcasted at a not so fallish 88 this weekend but I am not fooled by mother nature. I can feel it. And that's why I love fall so much. That feeling of a season change, accompanied by the beautiful fall colors. (Quite the opposite when I feel the season change and there is snow involved: that just equals the grumps from me)
SO hopefully I will be up in the Canyon this weekend, possible driving the loop and enjoying what mother nature has to offer. If you get a chance, sip some soup and enjoy the most perfect time of the year!

Katelyn

I am such a slacker when it comes to finishing pictures I take of my family. This is my little sister, who is barely 16! Don't worry mom, I took lots of her smiling too, but I thought she looked so pretty in these!

Breaching and Whales

What does this breaching whale have to do with my blog? Well, I feel sort of whale like these days and my baby is breach. Nothing to be worried about yet the doctor says, give it a few weeks she says... hmmm
Did this happen to anyone else? I am almost 35 weeks so he still has some time to adjust himself and get himself in line. I am beginning to think my baby slept through his birthing 101 class. Just my luck. I am going to temporarily call him Flipper in hope this will inspire some much needed acrobatics

What else is there? Seriously guys... what else can I do?

So I have been asked by numerous people, are you ready for the baby?
Words can not describe what goes through my head when I am asked this...
I start by listing off in my head all the things the baby has,

* we have clothes for the little one -check
* we have a car seat stroller to fit our travel needs- check
* we have a bassinet for when he first comes home- check
* we have some diapers and wipers (enough for a few weeks)- check
*umm... I will hopefully supply the whole food thing...(no real way to check that one off yet)

What else do I need?! Food, shelter, love all there and waiting

Is there some major thing I am missing? Mom's out there, was there something that you wished you had right when they came home? I am a person that likes to buy things that are needed, and get frustrated when purchases go unused. Don't get me wrong, I like to splurge now and then and unneeded but useful items are great too. But is there something major missing? I have a nursing pillow, umm I was going to wait until the baby got here to decorate the rest of his room seeing as he will not be using his crib for awhile and it's really for my enjoyment right now not his. (I don't think he will mind if I went with the green and brown color scheme over the blue and brown. I however like green more)

I then start second guessing myself and asking
Do these people know some secret way to store extra sleep and naps now so I can use them when I am exhausted?
Should I be filling my TiVo with endless hours of entertainment for late night "bonding" moments when the wee one wont sleep?
Is there some secret product out there I must have to truly be "ready"?
What is it I don't know about being ready?Can I really be ready? Is there such a thing?

So as I am down to the final countdown, I beg, I plead, what else is there? Anything you loved having? What made you feel ready? Can you tell the nesting has begun?

Daddy's Girl

So, I am still going through all my pictures from the fourth of July and came across this one of my dad... Sure miss ya!

One of those days...

Meet Elle. Maybe I am a mean aunt but I thought this picture was hilarious! today started out one of those days but after some relaxing yoga and laughing at the pictures from this photo shoot I feel a lot better...

National I Love My Sisters Day!

Today I was just thinking about what wonderful sisters I have! Let me tell you why I love them:

On the left- Angelic Angela
She is the nicest of all of us, always optimistic and smiling. She can bake a killer cake (as a kid she wanted to grow up to be a pink cake maker) and she is leaving to go on a mission! She will be going to the Manchester England Mission in October, and if all goes according to schedule she should be able to just barely meet little baby McNairy before she leaves. She is going to be such a good missionary. I love her because she is so positive and kind! When she comes and visits she always asks, " Can I make you dinner?" or "Do you need anything?". I will miss car pooling down with her at Christmas time and holidays. ( I won't miss her serving attitude when we stop at my in-laws on the way to California! I have to remind her that it makes me look bad when she offers to do their dishes or help with dinner when I have not yet done so yet... haha that Angelic side again)

To my immediate right- Wendy the Wonderful
What can I say, when we had a class together in High School she made me change out of her jeans in a closet. (To her credit I didn't ask, I must have forgotten we had a class together or something). Needless to say we have overcome our rocky past and I consider her one of my bestest friends ever. She is the best mom, super talented, and just about all I could want to be! That little sass muffin is moving to Boston in a few weeks and I am not yet able to discuss it without tears so ask me about it later when we both have our skpe phones going, I should be doing better... But, I love her becuase she is super woman. She doesn't complain she just does. In a word, she is selfless!

And on the Far left- Kind Katelyn
Katelyn just got her Drivers License this week and I can't believe she is 16! She has so much going for her... height, beauty, and most importantly the biggest heart. She is so kind to our nieces and is really good at trying to make everyone happy. It seems like only yesterday Wendy and I were babysitting her when we knocked out her tooth or watched her slip on a bat! She survived us and is a tough cookie, playing catcher on numerous softball teams. I love her not only because she is my baby sister but because she is someone I would choose to hang out with! It just feels good to hang out with her!

So, if you have a sister or sisters out there, call and tell them you love them. Mine all live far away now :(
If yours are close, hug them!
Wishing for a group hug of my own....
Kristine

PS Please note how Wendy and I are actually standing almost fully upright in the middle and the the two significantly younger sisters are crouched way down? I think my mom didn't really feed Wendy and I vegetables or something growing up. they have us by at least 3-5 inches. yargh

Happy Tuesday

I am finding some days are easier than others to love being pregnant. I am in love with this little baby that's on the way and am getting so excited to meet him, but I am finding it harder and harder to embrace loving my changing body! What happened to my waist line? Why do my already large hips feel like they have doubled in size over night? Why do I grunt when I bend over and try to wear shoes I don't have to tie!!

Over all the pregnancy has been great and I appreciate a supportive husband who thinks me and all of the extra me is just "more to love". Having no morning sickness or true tiredness early in my pregnancy gave me hope that maybe I would be one of those cute "petite" preggo ladies. Haha who was I kidding? (PS the whole bag of marshmallows I ate last week I am sure don't help!)

So, now that I have officially vented why I am having a hard time adjusting to the new even more shapely me, let me tell you what I love about being pregnant:

*Despite the occasional stares of people who I swear have never seen someone pregnant, most people have been way extra nice! From nicer people at the airport, more doors opened, and I swear I got more frozen yogurt in my cup than a normal serving!

* I love feeling the baby kick, I feel like we have bonded all ready! Sometimes I treat him like a little magic 8 ball... "Kick if I should buy this shirt.." "Hold still if you think we should wait until tomorrow to clean the house.." It's been great

*It means there is a baby on the way and I can't wait!

So, Happy Tuesday to all. Can't wait for family to visit this weekend. Still not sure what to do with this whole "July 24th" holiday here in this state. We are having a BBQ but not being a native here I feel like we aren't doing it right, like I should be donning a pioneer skirt while cooking that day or something.

Anyways, I have bronchitis right now, so I should probably get me and my "as safe as a preggo lady can be" medicated LITTLE *haha self back to bed.

Peace

Back From our "Baby Moon" in Kauai

Scott surprised me for our 3rd anniversary and got us tickets to go to Hawaii for one last hurrah before the baby is born this fall. Even at 5 months pregnant I had a blast! We snorkeled tons, hiked, rented beach cruisers and even got to go on a sail boat around the Napali Coast. I have never been so hot in my life! It was like turning on the shower in the bathroom until its all hot and steamy and that is how I would describe the weather there. We stayed in cute condo on the beach and loved that Kauai had a Costco so we could cook stock up on bulk snacks for the preggo lady. My favorite part was all the wildlife we saw! A monk seal decided to swim in the harbor next to us and lay out next to our belongings, we saw so many turtles, tons of fish and even 3 eels! Scott and I spent the week trying to figure out how we were going to be able to live there...

One of the highlights of the trip would be the flight. Not that it was enjoyable in any way ( the way down we had to go from SLC, to San Fran, to LA to Kauai-yuck, pregnant or not). While I slept maybe a total of 35 min on all flights combined, Scott slept like a baby for 95% of them. We are talking tongue hanging out, snoring, the works. Thats what I wish I had a picture of! But the great part was on the red eye back, we decided to "miss" our connecting flight from LAX to SLC and go to see my niece's baby blessing! It was amazing to get to see family and hang out even if it was just a day and I didn't sleep on the red eye. I thought I was doing good until I was holding the baby in Sacrament and my sister said she would take her back, and I said I was fine. She then informed me I was falling asleep while holding her and I think she feared for her daughters life. Anyways, we rented a car and drove the rest of the way back the next day.

Over all, best week of my life. I had so much fun just hanging out with my husband. I am going through withdrawals of not seeing him all day. I love that he is my best friend and can't wait for what's to come.

Snake in the House

This is Scott...

I woke up to a scream, a jolt, and then, "There's a snake in the bed!" I reached out my hand and accidentally poked Kristine in the eye, then pulled off the covers to get the snake as Kristine jumped to turn on the light. Yes, it turns out there was a snake in our bed...wait no, I mean....it turns out there was a snake in Kristine's dream but it took us a few minutes to figure that out in our 3 a.m. state of stupor.

Pretty!

I used to work at a flower shop and while I worked there I told Scott to never buy me flowers because usually when I got home I was sick of seeing them... (especially around Valentine's Day). When I stopped working there I let him know that I missed them and he could buy me them anytime he wanted. Well I came home to this! Aren't they pretty?