6 Weeks!

Our little Emerson is 6 weeks old and time has certainly flown! He is getting big and we see more and more of his personality every day. He still loves to "talk" and we hear new sounds all the time. Plus, he loves to stay awake and look around at the world. One of his favorite things to look at is the clouds through the skylight. If he's awake in the living room, that where his eyes go a lot of the time. But he'll have to find something new to look at cause we won't be in this apartment for very much longer! We close on our house tomorrow and we couldn't be more excited! We are going to have a busy next couple of weeks but we're looking forward to it! Here are some more pictures of Emerson from the past couple of weeks.

Chillin' during tummy time.

Getting to know Grandma Sue!

I can lift my head up! I can do it...

...Or I'll just suck on my hand instead. :)

I love these Dads!

I know this is a little late but I just want to say how much I love the Dads in my life: my husband and my own father. One of my favorite things to do is watch my husband with our son. He is so gentle and loving with Emerson and lights up whenever he's around. Even when Emerson won't stop crying and Bryson gets frustrated, he still says, "You are just so cute!" Emerson knows who his daddy is and loves play time with him. I am so grateful for both of them in my life and love them so much!

Bryson and Emerson on Father's Day!

A couple of weeks ago my dad flew out for a long weekend. It was so fun to have him here and to see Emerson get to know his Grandpa. We also blessed Emerson while he was here and I am so grateful that he was able to be here and stand in the circle while Bryson blessed Emerson. I love my dad so much and am grateful for the wonderful example he is for me. I am so grateful for the time we were able to spend together while he was here and can't wait to see him again!

Three Generations!

One month!

Emerson will be a month old on the tenth! Tuesday marked four weeks since he was born and has seemed to fly by! I'm feeling really good and I think both Bryson and I have adjusted to less sleep. We've decided it's like we're back in college...well sleep wise. :) So enjoy some pictures of our growing little boy!

Hanging out while Dad cleans his back during his last sponge bath.

First real bath! Emerson may look like he's happy but he's not. He hasn't come to like baths quite yet.

First nap in his crib!

Emerson likes to escape from his blanket when he sleeps, especially when he's asleep in his chair.

My boys taking a nap. :)

One Week Old!

Happy one week birthday Emerson! He is such a sweet little boy and we love him so much! We're starting to figure out sleeping at night between feedings, which helps Bryson and I so we don't feel so much like zombies. Here's some more pictures of the first week of our little munchkin!

Our newest addition

I won't give you the long story right now, but we just wanted everyone to know that out little boy is here! I had high blood pressure for a couple of appointments and was on bed rest for a week before my Monday appointment. Our doctor decided the best thing to do was to induce me right away so in the hospital I went and after a long day and night, our little Emerson Chad Mortensen was born at 4:25am Tuesday morning! He weighed 8lbs 4oz and was 20in long! He is such a sweetie and is very content to snuggle with you all day, which can make feeding a bit of a challenge but we're working on it. I'm still catching up on sleep and I'm really sore all over, but I'm actually pretty perky! :) My mom got here last night from Oregon and we're so excited to have her here to help out! Here are some pictures of our little Emerson with more to come!

Emerson all cleaned up right after he was born!

Emerson and I have a little bonding time after birth.

Baby bump pics...finally

I've been terrible at taking pictures of my baby bump..in fact we only have a few pictures throughout the whole pregnancy. But I thought everyone would like to see my belly before our little man makes his appearance! So without further adieu, here I am at almost 38 weeks (I'll be 38 weeks on Friday!).

This is the view I see right now. Feet, are you still down there?

And here I am in all my glory...chubby cheeks and all!

Big News!!

No I haven't had the baby yet :) I still have about 3 weeks to go, although I've had a couple people ask if I'm closer than that. Because I'm so short, there's no where for our little guy to go but straight out. And don't worry there will be baby bump pictures to come. Now on to the other big news in our life. Are you ready? We're buying a house!!!!!! We've been looking at homes for the last couple weeks and found a wonderful house that has just what we need. Our offer was accepted and we will close at the end of June. A little long I know, but that gives us plenty of time to get everything packed and cleaned up and hopefully get some routine going with our new little guy. Bryson and I are so excited and feeling very grateful and blessed to not only buy our first home, but to buy this home. It's a three bedroom, two bath home, with a living room upstairs and a family room, an office and a bonus room/guest room in the basement. It has a ton of storage too! It's an older home so we have some updating to do, such as landscaping, painting, new carpet in some rooms, and new light fixtures; things like that. But we just love this home and are excited to make it our own! I'll post a couple pictures of the house so you can see where we will be living!

There she is! Don't you love the big yard?! We're on a corner lot so we have a lot of yard space around the house.

Front living room with a fireplace!

Dining Room and Kitchen. There is so much storage in the kitchen! I'm going to have cupboards that I don't know what to do with. PS..at some point the carpet in the dining room will be gone.

Master Bedroom. Yes I know you all love the pink carpet but alas, it has to go. :)

Main Bathroom.

With a little paint this girl's room will become a wonderful nursery for our little boy!

Downstairs Family Room. With a little updating it's going to be a wonderful place to hang out! :)

Our backyard deck.

Backyard. We don't have much of a backyard, but like I said before our front and side yards are huge so it makes up for the smaller space behind the house.