First time at the Zoo!

Last week was spring break so we went for a trip. Tues night we drove to St. Louis and stayed in a hotel. Then Wed morning we went to the TEMPLE! Sam, Mike's sister came with us and watched Maive. Maive still has seperation anxiety and freaks out when we leave. Going into the temple is the only time she is completly without Michael or Me. I was anxious to get back to her but I very much enjoyed the temple. Then we went to the St. Louis ZOO! YA! I love looking at all the animals.

Here we are getting out of the car. Michael said pretend like I'm not here and started taking pictures. It made me laugh.

Her cute little stroller has zoo animals on it! Lol

We bought a hat for her to keep the sun off of her head and face during the visit but its too big. I had to keep pulling down in the back. She will grow into it.

What do you see Maive?

A BEAR!

Emu, Kangaroo and Wallaby

Daddy, Maive and a camel

A Rino! and Maive cant see. lol

Elephant

Too cool in our shades

Remodeling Outside

Joel brought down his Loader to help us level out the

drive way, make a veggie garden and add dirt to the side

of the house for a big flower bed! Thanks Joel!

He's a Pro on that thing! Maive was so excited to watch.
She would squeal and start jumpin when Joel pick up dirt
or dumped it.

Michael is a pro at watching and pointing, just like his mom ;D

February 2010

At the Temple

Laughing

Loves her doll

And loves to chew on it, She's teething at 3mo

Getting a ride from Daddy. He kept ducking to go through door ways so I took a picture to show him how much higher she is then his head, lol. He doesn't need to duck. She is using his ears as handles. HA!

Snoozin

Mommy being silly

Family Photos

We Got Family pictures done for Christmas

Mommy and Maive

Daddy and Maive

The whole little family

Maive looks like a little doll

Maive's Baby Blessing

Maive was blessed in the same dress Elise was blessed in

Grandpa and Grandma Chase

Grandma and Grandpa Moreau

Great Grandpa Chase and Peggy

Mom and Maive

Gandma, Mom, and Maive

3 generations

Our Little Family

Baby Maive

On October 23rd around 7am I was waking towards the bathroom when all of a sudden a gush of liquid ran all the way down my leg. A little later I went to Mike and said "I'm pretty sure my water just broke." "Are you serious?" he replied "Do I have time to take a shower?" LOL. Ya, he did. The day before had been my doctor appointment and he said I was fully effaced and 3 cm dialated. The whole morning started off really good. We took our time and got to the hospital around 8. The waiting room in Labor and Delivery was full but I went straight to a room because my water had broke :D I made it to 5 cm and the contractions were soooooo painful. My doctor came in and convinced me to get an epidural. He's such a great Doctor! The rest of the experience was like watching a reality baby show. I could feel when I was having a contraction so I knew to push but it was all pain free. :D The pushing didnt take long at all, maybe 5 min? It was an amazing experience. Maive Adaline Miesner was born around 4:26pm, weighted 7lbs 10oz and was 19.5 inches long. The staff ooohed and aaahed over her the whole time we were in the hospital. She is so pretty, has an amazing sucking reflex and has scored perfect on all the tests they did on her. She even sleeps really well, 2hrs solid between feedings. I am soo blessed to have such a great baby and amazing husband. He was such a great support through the whole day.


Before picture/ After I got the epidural/

Welcome to the world, Maive!

Mike cutting the cord! Proud Parents



Joel, Mom and Sam. Mike is a Natural.


The whole Family made it!

Going Home!

Kitty Cat and Carpet

Well, the house is coming along nicely. We finally have carpet in. Mark was great enough to come over multiple days and install the carpet. Don't you just love his get up? He's posing with the tape measure. Mike helped him put it in. Mark is especially proud of the stairs. They don't go all the way up because the attic is unfinished. Mike has been putting so much work into this house. I'm so lucky. He's made a simple house into a palace.

We stayed up in the attic for a while as we worked on the house. Funny little set up, huh? After Sadie got killed Mike got me a kitten. I couldn't believe it when we went to go pick her up. I never thought he would agree to have a cat let alone get me one. She doesn't really have a name, we call her Kat, Kitty or Tinker (short for stinker). She's a way cool cat. I love having her around. You can see my stomach in one of the pictures, it doesn't even look like it's part of me. Baby Maive should be here in a couple of days. I think that is the name we have agreed on, but it's not set in stone. :D