Family of Three

Been a while?

2011-02-11T18:36:00.000-08:00

Wowee! It's been a while since we posted here!! I'll post a few updated pictures. Nothing new here, just plugging along and keeping warm! The sun came out today, that was a joy!
Have a wonderful weekend!

Birthday girl

2010-07-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

Addy turned three July 5 this year. We were camping up by Spokane on her actual day. So I made her a cake on the river and she got to blow out her candles. With a little help from the big kids, who she adores!
Here are some pictures of both her little parties.

Potty training gone right!

2010-05-13T09:03:00.001-07:00

Praise the Lord! Addy is doing great on the potty. A friend gave a couple of little potty chairs and she took right to it. They must have been magic chairs because we have every other type of potty chair known to man, except this certain style. She was just ready and never turned back.

We are certainly ready for summer after all this rain. It's going to be beautiful this week and not the next, ugh!

Brian had his 10 year reunion at his job, yay!! Sounds like they do a little 'thing' in front of a bunch of your co-workers and tell a few stories and share some pictures. Not the my husband has any stories or anything. No stories about a faulty knee, a hair washing bucket, a food poisoning, an ostrich, a bathroom, or any type of fishing story I'm sure.

Enjoy the pictures and be sure to note the 'potty chart' I printed for the little potty-princess. She filled that baby up quick and doesn't care about it anymore. We started giving her dried cranberries for a treat and she thinks it's the coolest thing. Gotcha :) Someday she'll be smarter than us, I suppose. Heeheehee.....

The Krist's

Oh Shih Tsu...

2010-02-06T17:01:00.000-08:00

Miss Sadie What a stylish kennel, even Addy likes it :)

We have been learning to help a lot lately. Addy is my little helper!Helping making pancakes, she even flipped one!
Helping daddy wash the tent trailer

Brushing her teeth.

So, we got a dog. I know...I folded like an umbrella. I never wanted a dog, but God has a plan for us all doesn't He. Sometimes His plans are different than what we think is best for us. Often time, His plans are VERY different. Hence, the dog. God was preparing her just for our family, she fits in great.
She is a five year old Shih Tsu. She is potty trained and seems to be crate trained. Addy has been very happy to have her around and I am warming up to her also. Her name is Sadie and she is a little sweety.

Merry Christmas!!

2009-12-26T12:03:00.001-08:00

At the Christmas tree farm by our house. Sitting in Santa's sleigh.
Our Christmas card picture that never happened!
Poor Addy fell in the garage on wood stairs. Smacked her face right between her eyes.
Addy and Grace Christmas Eve. Addy loves her new tea party hat from Aunt Cin.
In front of our tree

The three sisters at the Sandvig party

Hunting and hiking trips

2009-10-08T08:33:00.000-07:00

The Krist family climbing Cedar Butte

Brian's hunting trip

Free Sewing Tutorials

2009-07-28T14:59:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll!! Just stopping by to let you know that there is a little giveaway going on here.

Go sign up and win THREE free e-tutorials. If you know me at all, you know I love myself a good tutorial! Go sign up!

Terrific two's

2009-07-24T12:24:00.000-07:00

Happy 2nd birthday my sweet, sweet baby! We love you more every day!

Camping in Idaho

2009-07-08T21:06:00.000-07:00

Our little family went with some friends to a lake in upper Idaho for the 4th. We had a great time. Addy took her first jet ski ride. She loved it and we couldn't get her off. Now she wants to wear her life jacket around the house. Here are some pictures of the trip. Enjoy!

Potty training gone wrong....

2009-06-19T16:33:00.000-07:00

I had to post this picture because it is too funny to not post! Needless to say, potty training is on hold because she just can't take it seriously!!! And four teeth are coming AND she's been sick. I should write a book! Have a great weekend!!!

A new dress

2009-05-07T15:06:00.001-07:00

I decided on a whim the other day to made Addy a dress for her birthday. It's coming up and she will be the big two zero. Tears falling down my face.....anyway, I thought she would love this dress because it's quite possibly the cutest pattern I've ever seen. However, she kicked and screamed as I tried to pull the lovingly sewn Amy Butler fabric dress over her pony tail. I was GOING to get a picture of her in this dress. So here she is, in all her glory. After all it's only a dress, but I still got her picture in it. One day she'll hopefully love it and be able to wear it with pants when it gets too small to be a dress. Goodness, by then she might be five or something. Wah!

My aprons!!!

2009-03-04T13:01:00.001-08:00

So.....I finally put my aprons up on my web page. Hurry!!! Go check them out! Or click on the aprons you see at the top of this page!

Etsy :: DollupDesigns :: Dollup Designs

Addy's new favorite video

2009-02-27T11:05:00.000-08:00

It's a giveaway!!!

2009-02-02T20:44:00.001-08:00

One lovely giveaway is on it's way! Go check it out and see if you'll win a gorgeous double sided apron. It's purple and lovely and ORGANIC....that's all I can say you'll have to see for yourself!
http://likasorganicdesigns.blogspot.com/

xoxo,
Becky

Addy's first hair cut

2009-02-02T20:33:00.001-08:00

Addy had her first hair cut last weekend. It was a little sad.....but she was starting to grow a little baby mullet and I can't have that! We took her to a great place called Pigtails and Crewcuts. She got to pick from a plane, firetruck and little car. She sat in the plane and had fun 'steering' the entire time her hair was being cut. Along with the bribe of a few animal crackers she did great. They gave her a pink barrette and sent us on our way with a lock of her beautiful hair attached and a picture. Enjoy the pictures, they are in the wrong order ;)
So pretty...
During the task, cracker in mouth
Addy in the background and her girlfriend Gabby in the yellow car. They had their first hair cuts together.
Before picture :(

Christmas

2009-01-10T21:01:00.000-08:00

Barney sings when Addy squeezes his toes. She knows the hand motions to 'Wheels on the Bus' and 'When your happy and you know it'
She loves her hat and gloves. It means she's going outside.
Addy just loves to take pictures of herself and turn the camera around to see what it looks like. This is one of her self portraits.
She has quite the sense of humor
'hulking out', or worshiping. Not sure which one :)
Feeding herself, (notice the bib!)
Another self portrait, by Addy

So here are a few pictures of Addy during our Christmas break. I must admit that we didn't take any of her opening gifts this year. I know, I know.....we did take video and it is of me opening her gifts. She did a little ripping of the paper, but her little heart just wasn't in it. I inserted the video below. So instead we celebrated the birthday of our savior and sipped hot chocolate while be thankful for every last minute of family time we were blessed with.
It's funny how overwhelmed and busy we get during this season, especially this one, and we were snowed in most of it. Most plans were postponed and presents went unopened. It was the most wonderful gift I could have asked for. Family time.

Snow day at our house!

2008-12-22T22:55:00.000-08:00

This is Addy's "get me out of this house or I'm gonna be so mad" look. We have had quite the snow storm and haven't been able to go anywhere. It's too deep and cold for her soft baby skin. She is usually a very happy little one, but boy can she frown. If my memory serves me correctly, she was born frowning. Brian and I must be boring ;)
Addy in her new hat. If she see's us go to the door she hands us her coat and 'tells' us to put it on her. She also MUST have her hat and mittens on. She loves them and will actually wear them.
Us out in the snow, before the big one hit....obviously.
She's not too sure about this.
This is her favorite thing to do. Push that Little Tikes car. I found it on Craig list for a whopping $6. Everytime we are in the garage she wants to take it for a spin. Head down and going like the wind is the way she drives. Such a big girl now!

Meal time with comfort food

2008-12-11T11:14:00.001-08:00

Yummy! This is my ham and scalloped potatoes we had the other night for dinner. It turned out wonderful and we'll have lot of leftovers. I got the potato recipe from my girlfriend. We are always swapping wonderful recipes.
For the ham I simply slathered it with honey and covered it in brown sugar in the crockpot on high for 4 hours.
Now on to the scalloped potatoes. These turned out great.

I used 5 medium sized red potatoes
2 1/2 C. Evaporated milk
3 T. flour
3T. Butter

Slice all your potatoes into small rounds and discard the ends. Grease your 8x8 baking dish and layer potatoes. I seasoned mine with salt, pepper and some garlic. You can use whatever suits your fancy. Set aside. Melt butter in sauce pan and add flour 1 T. at a time stirring constantly. It will be a little chunky. Then stir in your milk and warm it, do not boil. Pour over potatoes and throw it in a 325 degree oven uncovered for 40 minutes. Remove and stir, COVER and put back in oven to cook for 1 hour. Enjoy!!

Believe me when I say this is really good. I love some good comfort food this time of year. You might want to run around the block a few times...I though about it but that didn't happen :)

She's crafty!

2008-12-06T12:03:00.000-08:00

I don't know how I have found time to do this, but I am making aprons! Here are a couple of pictures. Enjoy!

Apron giveaway

2008-11-28T18:23:00.000-08:00

Not MY apron giveaway. A lovely and crafty gal that makes aprons, like me ;) Heehee! Go check out her blog and enter to win also, why not....it's free. And her aprons are so much fun!! I'll post a few of mine on here soon. i just have to get around to it when my daughter lets me?? Enjoy!!
http://maplelane-jan.blogspot.com/

Happy Fall...I had to add another picture!!!

2008-11-03T09:55:00.000-08:00

I had to add this picture of Addy. I didn't realize it was in my e-mail. I love it.....and have to order it soon!!!!
Addy's friends Davey Crocket Dorothy

Addy's other friend Eli, she loves to hug him but won't smile at him
Lions and tigers and bears, oh my
Loved her pumpkin
They shared pumpkins
She was a little scared at Brians work halloween party
Dang mama, that baby is cute!
'The spot', only now with child
Here you go mama
Daddy & Addy walking down the street
My new 'neice' Grace, good thing Addy didn't see :)
Addy & Grandpa K
Cracking up in the tub
Addy at daddy's birthday party with flower from Grandpa H

Gosh we've been busy. Brian and I had our 2nd anniversary, Addy has broke three of her four molars, we have been to the beach, met new friends, spent time with old friends. Whew....time for a break.
While in Seattle Brian and I were able to sneak a quick picture in the same spot on the same chair where we had our very first picture taken. It was spectacular! Then we took one with our screaming daughter....not so spectacular. However, it was nice to stop for a second and thank our good Lord for the gifts He gives us. Even when things are crazy and our of control try to stop and remember God's grace.
I posted a couple pictures of the past couple months. My friend and I took our kids to get their pictures taken in costume at Bliss Studio. Whitney did a great job, as usual, they turned out great. That was the extent of our Halloween. Enjoy the pictures and God Bless!
The Krist's

Beach Sep 2008

2008-09-09T08:55:00.000-07:00

They love eachother
Mama, addy, Daddy
Addy trying on Dada's hat
Playing on the floor
Playing in Jennings new shark tent

Dad and Addy, Oceanside September 2008
Tonya and Jenning came to the beach with Brian and I this past weekend. The kids are starting to play well together. Finally....moms get a break! Here are some pictures. Enjoy!

14 months

2008-09-04T10:42:00.000-07:00

We have been so blessed to have been able to take so many wonderful vacations this year.
We just got home from Lake Shasta with Kory and his family on a house boat. We had a blast, and here are some random pictures from Shasta & the beach. Addy is now 14 months and doing great. She is growing like a weed, cutting teeth, and testing mommies patience. Enjoy!
Brian & me in Oceanside
Brian's photography
Addy & Jenning on the beach. She wanted out now and proceeded to tell me so! Jenning sat there and sucked him thumb. Didn't budge the whole time.
When she's in trouble I give her a look. She tried it on me.
Playing with daddy's ear muffs.
On the house boat in Shasta

Photo shoot

2008-07-25T14:41:00.000-07:00

She was eating cheerios, the only way I could get her to stay in the light.
My pigtail girl in her birthday dress

This outfit was mine as a child, I think she looks like my Grandma Hammond here.
We couldn't get her to stay behind the camera, so I would set her down as far back as I could and she would walk forward. She was fast, but slow enough for Whitney to get a couple pictures.
I'm so big!
Here are some pictures of Addy's photo shoot with once again, Whitney from Bliss Studio. She did a great job and Addy was so happy to see her. She just had her one year check up. She weighs in at 22.5 lbs which is 80th percentile and 30.5 inches tall which is 90th percentile. Who knows what that really means, but they say she's healthy. She had four shots in her little arms, since she's walking they don't want them to have shots in their legs anymore. She smiled big for Whitney anyway right when we walked in the door. Enjoy the pic's!

Vacations and a ONE YEAR OLD!

2008-07-08T20:49:00.000-07:00

My sleepy girl on one of the many flights on our Mexico trip
Helping dada drive the boat downtown Portland for the 4th of July
She didn't want to sit with me after she saw all the buttons to push on the boat dash
Climbing up and down every stair on the boat in her new swim suit/life vest. No time to rest, lets GO!
Enjoy every last drop of some savory milk while kicking back in the high chair in Mexico.
Brian was playing in the sand in our room.
We just got back from Mexico on the 2nd. Then we decided to take our boat downtown Portland for the 4th of July. Goodness...I'm tired. Here are a couple pictures from both trips. We had a great time and Addy had a great first birthday on the boat. We relaxed and enjoyed the show.

11 months

2008-06-13T17:50:00.000-07:00

Well since I haven't posted in almost three months. Here are a bunch of new pictures of our little girl. She'll be 1 year July 5th. She is such a ham and is starting to take a step here and there. Before we know it she'll be running! I am excited though.....:0)
She loves papertowels!!!!

She does NOT like her life jacket.

Shes loves green beans :)

And walking with daddy.

I trimmed her bangs a little :)

Eight months and growing up so fast!

2008-03-07T21:38:00.001-08:00

Here are a couple of Addy's new pictures from the one and only Bliss Studio. We took her in again at seven months.

She started crawling last week (forward now, she started out going backward first) and now she is pulling herself up on things. Goodness! Hope you enjoy them all!

Love, the Krist's

Addy's jumparoo

2008-02-11T21:58:00.000-08:00

My friend Sasha inspired me to post this video. It was a great invention and we laugh histarically when she's in it. She jumps really hard and it brings out her wild side :) She yells with joy almost the entire time she's in it. Well...you'll see!

Seven months!

2008-02-09T15:09:00.000-08:00

We still don't have internet, and I know you only want to see pictures. So here are a few of the latest. We are all doing great. Addy had the flu two weeks ago. Nothing rips your heart out like holding your exhausted baby over the tub so she can throw up. Anyway...enjoy!

Love to all,

The Krist's

Merry Christmas

2007-12-16T19:44:00.000-08:00

She wouldn't stop staring at him with her mouth wide open.

Our first family Christmas photo. I made Brian take a million and ended up using the first one :)

We finally took a picture with the three of us! Yes, we do still exsist. It's haqrd to turn the picture on yourself when you have such a beautiful baby girl to capture all day long.

I hope you all remember the meaning of Christmas this year and tell everyone who may not know. It's the real gift of Jesus Christ. I am reminding myself more and more every day to remember that all my gifts and blessings come from him and him alone. I started a morning devotion called Mother Wise at our church, Beaverton Four Square Church. It's been so great to talk with other moms with children Addy's age and pray together. We are having a cookie exchange Wednesday, so I must get baking! Have a wonderful Christmas!

Love,

The Krist's

New pictures

2007-12-15T21:22:00.000-08:00

My new sleeping arrangment. On tummy, thumb in mouth. I won't accept anything else.

She loves her tummy time.

Big girl!!

She likes to play with these new found things called toes. She can almost get them in her mouth. I'm not sure how I feel about that!

So big in her Bumbo chair (actually it's Jennings, but we're borrowing it) and piggies.

Just a quick note and a couple new pictures.

We are getting ready to move out to Cornelius, Oregon this week and things are getting hectic. Moving with a five month old is not a simple task. But I'm learning. I am thankful to only have one little one right now. Nap time takes up a lot of time!

You'll also notice that Brian and I have become non-exsistant. I'll get some pictures of us up soon. Maybe some nice Christmas photos. :) Enjoy!

Five months going on....five years!

2007-12-12T21:10:00.000-08:00

Visiting our new friend Owen Thomas.

Playing in my Exersaucer.

Smiling (not crying) in my carseat.

These last five months have gone by way too fast. So fast it's hard to find time to post pictures on here. She now rolls on her tummy to sleep and shoves her thumb in her mouth, just like mommy. It's so cute I let her do it, but I am trying to get her to take a binky instead. I can always take that away.

Her hair is getting really long I can put it in pig tails. She loves to touch your face and grab at anything in your hand or on your face (glasses).

Addy just started sleeping through the night for about 12-14 hours. We can't believe it and are counting our blessings. She is always happy when she gets up and VERY hungry lunging at my cheek or neck on the hunt for some milk. She is such a sweet baby. She is always so happy and smily.

Brian sometimes has to retrieve his fingers back from her slobbery little tight fists. She loves to chomp on his fingers, we are wondering if is couple little chicklettes are going to pop up here soon. We'll keep y'all updated. Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year if I don't chat with you before.

~Krist's

Addy is 4 months today

2007-11-05T19:04:00.000-08:00

Adalynn had her four month old appointment today. She weighed in at 16lbs and 26 inches long. Doctor said she is very healthy and strong. She likes us to help her sit up and get up on her feet so she can 'stand'. He said not to trust her, she is very capable of launching herself anywhere at this point. Then she got her next round of shots and I almost got our family 86'd from the pediatrician's office. The nurse was inflicting pain on my baby for what seemed like forever. Good thing Brian was there!!!

I got Addy this pumpkin costume and was so excited to for her experience her first Halloween trick-or-treating with her cousins. However....she didn't get enough sleep and screamed until I got her home in her crib. So she never even wore the outfit until the next day. Oh the things you learn from children, lots of patience!!! So here she is on November 1st sporting her costume. She'll even wear it for Thanksgiving. I'm getting my money's worth. :)

I think she likes it!!

My girlfriend Tonya just had a baby boy, Jenning Louis. We put him and Addy together for some pictures. She is so big next to her new friend. She also made me a little nervous throwing her arm over by his head wanting to touch him. She doesn't have full control of her arms yet, let alone understanding 'gentle'. We had a great time visiting baby Jenning, he's so cute!

I also put her hair in her first big girl pigtails. They are hard to see in the picture, but they stick straight up.

Funny girl

2007-10-25T12:32:00.000-07:00

Addy is almost four months old. She loves to have her head rubbed when she's going to sleep. This was the outcome after I played with her hair then put her down for a nap. If you didn't notice...she also likes to eat! Healthy and happy girl!!

Back to the beginning

2007-10-23T12:11:00.000-07:00

If all else fails, never forget the essentials; favorite teddy bear, favorite toy, Baby Einstein accompanied by CHARGED laptop and Baby Bjorn.

Happy girl loves being outside.

First run in with a horse. If I have it my way, someday I'll teach her to barrel race. After I learn, of course!

This is Hunter/Gatherer man handleing the cider press.

My husbands wonderful photography. This is what we see when we step outside or little cabin. Also the backdrop view from the alter.

Hunter/Gatherer standing outside our little, yet very warm, cabin.

I spend as much time here as I can. There is no shower, just a tub. Right up my alley!

Last weekend Brian, Addy & I all went back up to the Bed and Breakfast where we married. My Hood B & B located just on the East side of Mt Hood. Each year they have a cider press party and we were invited last year. It was held one week before our wedding and we made our own cider to serve. So needless to say it has become an annual celebration and we brought Addy this year. Mike and Jackie (owners) have become family to us and welcomed us with open arms when we showed up at 10:00pm Friday night. Brian had to work so we got a late start.

Driving up there reminded me of the same drive my girlfriend Jamie and I took just one year ago on my wedding day. It is so beautiful as we pass through all the orchards and the mountain lights up with snow, gorgeous even at night!

We got to our room (one of four), the Homestead they call it. The same room we had last year. Brian cranks out a rip roaring fire and I put Addy down so we can sit down, relax with a glass of wine and watch a movie. Or whatever we feel like doing :) Mike warned us that we could really cook ourselves out with a fire, but we couldn't wait to hear the crackles. Well.....the mixture of wine and too much heat and we found ourselves waking up in the wee hours of the next morning in the same clothes with a dead laptop. Oops, looks like he was right.

All in all we just had such a wonderful time and met some lovely people also staying the weekend. We all shared two mouthwatering breakfasts together and then a buffet style meal at the cider press party Sunday afternoon. What a wonderful weekend. Then we drove that same road back home and enjoyed every last bit of the beautiful fall colors bursting all around us. All the while Addy slept away in the back seat. She did great all weekend, only a couple melt downs which ended quickly with a nap or milk. Two of her favorite things. Enjoy!

Also if you get a chance for a little vacation, I highly recommend this wonderful place. www.mthoodbnb.com

Pumpkin Patch

2007-10-22T22:04:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of pictures from the pumpkin patch on Sauvie's Island. Addy's first Halloween! She slept almost the whole time. We went on a cow train. A tractor pulls a hand full of carts shaped like cows. Mine was Butters. We had a great time with Doug, Michelle, Chase, Hannah and Shawn went too! Enjoy!

Our first anniversary! The story of us.

2007-10-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

Brian and I met the for the first time March 29th, 2006. He came into my work after a mutual friend told him about me. I caught wind he might come in to meet me, but didn't know when. So I tried to look my best every day that week and always be on my toes. Not knowing what he looked like and having many customers in and out of my office I wondered a lot...is that him? oh, is that him? Finally he came in and the rest is history...

This is our first trip to Seattle for my birthday April 2006. I fell in love with him this weekend and knew deep down I'd marry this man and have his babies. Which was a strange feeling for me. I always thought I'd do those things after 30 or at least after a career start. God works in miraculous ways, and this was sure miraculous.

We have been having fun ever since we met.

Brian on his jet ski July 4, 2006. Look at those muscles!

Here we are taking a dance lesson at the famous Bushwhackers. Brian is a great dancer. This picture is very important to me. When we first met, Brian taught me about the flavors of food. He would always order or make food and let serve me a bite first. He enjoys savoring every bite with his eyes closed. I will never forget our third or so date at Clay's Smokehouse. He ordered ribs, and if you know me you know I hate anything on the bone. Way too messy for me. So after a few short minutes I look up to see Brian's face covered in BBQ sauce. I cracked up and wondered if he knew!? I would have been mortified!!! Well...he didn't care and later said he always does that, that's the way you way ribs. He also said he wanted to show me 'how he was' so if I didn't like it, I wasn't for him. What a toughy :) Sure enough, he still does it! And I always think of our date at Clay's.

Here we are on the beach at our resort in Jamaica on our honeymoon. What a wonderful trip. I've never been so relaxed and treated like royalty. We ate some pretty bizarre things like goat. It wasn't that bad!

Then we came home from our fabulous honeymoon and I was bummed that we didn't have plans for Halloween. So, needless to say I was a little cranky and didn't feel very well. If you look below you'll know why. I was pregnant. My goodness!!! We were excited, scared, overwhelmed, happy, nervous...you name it, we felt it. We'd known each other for about 7 months now, but we were having a BABY!!!!! I was so sick until I hit 3.5 months. The rest was mostly wonderful. We couldn't wait for our little girl to show up.

This is the most amazing picture I have ever seen. My entire heart is in this picture, I cried when I saw it. The look on Brian's face says it all. I wasn't able to be in the NICU with them here so I lived vicariously through pictures. When Addy was born they put her right on my chest, then took her to NICU to get some stuff out of her lungs and bathe her. Brian was able to carry her down there, the proud daddy. As he walked past the waiting room he was attacked like a sitting duck. My parents were able to go in too and captured this moment for me. Enjoy!

And here is our latest enjoyment that is not about Addy, wow! We celebrated our first anniversary yesterday October 7th. I was able to leave Addy for a little bit, hard as it was. We went to the restaurant where we had our first date, ate our wedding cake and wine from the wedding. (We got a free cake from Joseph's so we didn't have to save the old one, yuck!) We had so much fun and enjoyed talking and being together on our little date just being married and not mommy and daddy for a couple hours. We even decided to not talk about her, which worked until we pulled in the driveway and we could hear her crying from outside. I have never moved so fast, she needed her mommy! Gosh, I though, would she even know who we were... I'd never left her that long!!! When I picked her up she nuzzled right in my shoulder. What a wonderful end to a perfect night with my husband of one whole year. Congratulations to us!

She can roll over!

2007-10-01T20:51:00.000-07:00

Addy is twelve weeks old and she rolled over the other day. We are SO excited!!! I changed her and put her on the floor for 'tummy time' and ran into the other room for A COUPLE SECONDS! When I came back she was on her back. Weird, I thought. I know I put her on her tummy...

So I put her back on her tummy to see if she would do it again. Lo and behold, she rolled right over. So I had some fun rolling her back to her tummy I don't know how many times. When Brian came home form work, we did it some more. We are so proud of her! We don't want her to get any bigger, but we are in ah every day as she shows us new things she can do. She is also starting to want to grab at things, what a joy to watch. She's our little blessing and we love her so.

11.5 weeks, she's getting too big!!!

2007-09-25T21:16:00.000-07:00

I LOVE this picture of Brian & Adalynn. He had propped her up between the couch cushions and when he looked at her she stared at him with such intent. She gives us this look a lot. She digs her chin in her chest and looks up at us, it's a heart melter. Brian talks to her all the time and she really loves it. She tries so hard to figure out what you are saying and has such expression in her eyebrows. She smiles so much now, and is so close to giggling. She sounds more like she is coughing, but will soon turn to laughing. I can't wait to hear a deep belly laugh.

She is so loved by her mommy and daddy!

She is enjoying all her stroller rides and actually likes the carseat now. Getting in the carseat doesn't always mean we have to get in the car anymore. I take her for stroller rides a lot now. The vibration puts her right to sleep, however, (just like when I stop at a red light) if the stroller stops moving...we wake up. She's my ambition to keep going and to not stop short!

She has had cradle cap really bad so I've been putting baby oil on her head and brushing her hair all the time. It is slowly going away, but it also takes out a little hair. Not that she has none to spare, but Brian calls it 'male pattern baldness' because it's on top of her head. Sad!

10 weeks

2007-09-18T19:26:00.000-07:00

Hanging out in her beloved swing.

Peeking out of her blanket on the boat.

So here is our innocent daughter working her magic on daddy. She starts to get worked up and watch out. It's hilarious now, but when she's 25 it might not be! ;)

We stayed down on our boat for a few nights and she did really well. She is such a thinker...from day one. She'll just stare at something and all of a sudden fart really loud. It's great.

2 months already!

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Happy girl, squeaky clean.

As you can see...she wasn't a happy girl!

Addy just turned two months on the 5th. I had to take her in to get four shots. Poor baby! She lay on the table not expecting to be stabbed four times, twice in each thigh. I couldn't watch and she screamed so loud. I felt horrible and she continued to scream all day. Thank goodness for that wonderful thing called Baby Tylenol.

Brian goes back to work Sep. 13th. Bummer! We have had such a great time during these past couple months together as a family. We are so blessed for him to have so much time off work for us to learn as much as possible about Addy. She is so close to laughing, I can tell she is trying. She still is so impressed with her new found voice, she coo's all day long. It's the cutest thing, I just stare at her all the time in ah of our little angel.

Eight weeks old already

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Our baby girl is already 8 weeks old. I can't believe it! She is the most amazing thing I have ever experienced and we are so blessed God chose us to be her parents.

She has started to suck her thumb and sometimes it gages her. She still doesn't have control of her arms so she shoves it down her throat practically. Addy also talks all day long and will mimic our mouth movements. She coos, oohs and ahhs to us when she sees us.
We took her in the pool for the first time and she loved it. Her face doesn't look very happy, but she looks that way a lot. She's a deep thinker! :)

Brian is still on sabbatical and won't go back until September 13th. It's been so wonderful to have him home during this time. I am a lucky mommy!

Addy in her blanket I made her.

Auntie Michelle and Addy after a walk.

Addy's first trip to Spokane

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Addy just turned seven weeks on Thursday and she has been all over. We just got back from another six day vacation. We started out camping on the Deschutes River then went up to Spokane to visit some friends. We had a great time and Addy went to the Peach Festival to pick fresh peaches and eat garden burgers (her favorite :). We also drove over to Idaho for breakfast before we started our trip home. We stopped again at the Deschutes River to do some fishing and a snake tried to attack me and Addy. Okay so not really...but there was one about two feet from me on the bank and Brian told me to run up the trail really fast. He killed the snake, my HERO!!!! :)
So now Addy is smiling all the time and starting to use hre voice a lot. She also got her thumb in her mouth the other day. It's pretty cute! Here are a couple pictures of the past couple weeks.

Here is Brian practicing the big kill with his bow. We went up to set up his camp for the opening season. Woohoo! One of my favorite vendors vendor at work sent Addy a box of great gifts and here are some moccasins from Colorado. Thanks Gary! :)

Here I am fishing on the Deschutes with Addy in the baby bjorn. The snake came right this moment. Needless to say I was done fishing for the day!!

5.5 weeks old

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Addy is now 5 1/2 weeks old. She has started to smile when we play with her, not only when she has gas. She has been holding her head up since we brought her home and she is only getting stronger. We have been sleeping a little better now that we can determine what each cry means. Sometimes she's hungry, or poopy, or just wants to be held. Brian is great at the 'cry factor', he always knows what she wants. She gets gassy so I have been trying to eliminate foods that we think would upset her tummy. Bye bye tuna fish :(

As you can see from the picture above Addy is a great eater. Sometimes she will want to eat every hour, or sometimes every four to five. But if it is every hour, it's the same for diapers. She will poop all day long. Brian and I took her for her first boat ride in the fishing boat. She had a fun and slept the entire time. It was a little bumpy which shook everything in her body south. Towards the end of our tour she started to fart in a not so lady like manner and I realized she had a blow out on the ol'diaper all over mommy. So there we sat, poop all over both of us and it was getting cold so we had to get back to the dock fast. Everything was fine though, I changed her on top of a washing machine at our marina. She didn't know the difference :)

Enjoy the pictures, she has already changed so much!

Love, The Krist's

Grandpa Hammond and his granddaughter

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We went to my niece Kourtney and her new fiance Grant's engagement party last Saturday. It was a great time and Grandpa Hammond got to hold his granddaughter. She resembles her father here.

Another outing

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Me, Jennifer and Jeff at the wedding.

Brian, Addy and I went to our friends' wedding July 28th. During the father/daughter dance all the men got to take their daughters on the floor. I had to capture the moment. Addy did great through out the whole wedding. She ignored me as I stared at her on my toes ready to pounce the second she looked like she might think of crying. Towards the end of the reception ,and after many feeds and diaper changes, the music got too loud to notice her cry in her car seat. So we made an exit. Another Addy outing acomplished without me crying, either of us getting pooped/peed on or losing the child. Just a couple things new moms worry about. You all understand :)

Until we meet again...

Addy's first vacation

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The family at Smith Rock.

Brian and I took Addy to Grants Pass to visit some friends and family and she really enjoyed sleeping in our fine linen sheets at the hotel! We also went to Crater Lake and Smith Rock. She did very well and slept like a baby in the car. What a good girl!

Here is a picture and daddy and Addy at Smith Rock.

Happy belated 4th!

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Addy wanted to let everyone know that she really is patriotic. She just wanted to stay in the womb to celebrate. Here is her first bikini.

Pictures by Bliss...again!

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She has already changed in just two short weeks.

These two are my world.

We still love you Addy :/

We just had Adalynn's pictures taken my our fav photographer, Bliss studio. They turned out really great. Addy was a little unhappy at first. We laid her on a cold hard stool in the cutest cowgirl outfit, and she screamed. (See above) It was so cute, we bought it! :) You can see the rest at http://www.blissstudio.net/ go to children, then preview.

She also had some naked baby pics taken with Brian. While in the buff she took full advantage and peed all over him. I got to him with a diaper just in time...she was done. We both have yet to be pooped on, but she is only 4 weeks!

Adalynn is here!!!!

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Mommy and her girl. She's one day old here.

Addy and Daddy, her favorite place to be!

Just minutes old.

Soooooo....God gave us our little miracle on July 5. We have been so busy I haven't had a chance to post anything. I'm sure you all understand :)

I went into labor on the 3rd. Brian and I were at the St Paul Rodeo eating funnel cake (he thinks the funnel cake is what put me over the edge) and I started to cramp. Sure enough, we got home around midnight and I started contracting around 2:00am. We arived at the hospital at 10:30am. Addy finally decided to leave her favorite warm home to show us her beautiful face at 1:03 the next morning. What an experience!

She weighed in at 9lbs 8oz, 22 inches long and a 14 inch head. I thought she would be on the bigger side....I had NO CLUE she would come out as a one month old. She lost some weight and was down to 8lbs 14oz. By her 2.5 week appointment she was back up to 10lbs 10oz. Our pediatrician, bless his heart, said "Wow....your milk really came in, didn't it?!" He said they are happy if babies make it up to their birth weight by the two week appt. Our baby girl was an over acheiver.

Birth went very well, a little long but worth it. I had her almost naturally. I dilated to 8cm before I decided to get an epidural. I wanted to know what it felt like, a little sadistic....I know. So I felt it and that was plenty, bring on the drugs. I was able to sleep a little but I stopped dilating. God knew what had to happen and my epidural stopped working. I started to feel the contractions and dilate again...bummer. I had then redue my epidural and not long after she arived. Brian was by my side the entire time. I could not have given birth to our child without him. He did all the counting to ten while I pushed, he got me everything I needed. He even rubbed my feet. What a wonderful experience to bring life into this world together. Now we have a little family and I wouldn't change a single thing. We are so blessed!

39 weeks and 3 days

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I am now officially off work and it's really strange. I am 'supposed' to be relaxing and getting my rest before the storm, but I just can't. I should be at work! Oh well, I guess I'll have to get used to it for a while.

Brian and I had our doctors appt today and I am dilated to a 2 or so. They aren't sure when she'll come, I'll just wait until she's good and ready. Our baby girl is very active still and just squirms all day long without stop. That is something I'll miss, her in my tummy and our bonding. But we are so excited to see her, so we can share bonding with her together. What an amazing gift from God she is. I love her so much and I know I will only love her more and more, it's almost overwhelming.

I have been having cramps at night so I think she is getting ready to come on out and see everyone....at least I hope. But I am feeling pretty good for being 39 weeks and 3 days. I am sleepy and now know why pregnant women waddle. She has dropped pretty low which makes things a little challenging.....like bending over or simple things like getting out of bed or the car. I'm sure Brian laughs inside when he watches me attempt these things, then does them for me or helps. What a Godsend he has been. He is truly amazing and a blessing in my life. He will be such a great daddy, I can't wait to watch him hold our tiny baby girl in his big hands.

Until next time~Maybe I'll be able to post a picture of our little one,

The Krist's

Cousin Hannah

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Our beautiful niece Hannah showing us her "baby tousin". This was on her 3rd birthday, May 28th. She is excited to meet her and likes to feel her move. What a sweety!

She's almost here!

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Brian has taken many pictures of me and here is a comparison just to see how much this baby has grown inside me. How amazing to see the difference. I never ever thought my skin was able to do this, but God has his plans!

I have weekly doctor appointments and Tuesday I was dilated to a 1. The mid wife thinks she might not come until July, being my first baby. I think I'll let God make that decision. I go again next Tuesday, so we'll see if I've dilated any more then.

We are so excited for her to arrive, she is quite active right now and responds very well to Daddy. She'll take one look at him and know exactly who he is.

My feet have started to swell a little so the baby and I have been enjoying warm baths, she likes it. :)

I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Brian and Becky

Maternity photos

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Brian and I had some maternity pictures taken when we were 33 weeks. There are a couple posted on our photographers web site. www.blissstudio.net
Go to blog and either click on our name on the right or scroll down and look for us in black and white. Also, if you wanted to do a shoot with her Brian and I get a free 5X7. So give her our name as a reference. You can also see our wedding album if you click on weddings, then click featured. She did a wonderful job!
We are coming up on 2.5 weeks left, so I'll be sure and post some pictures soon.
~Becky

New blog

2007-06-11T10:10:00.000-07:00

Brian and I are starting a blog to let all of our family and friends know how we are doing with the new little addition to our family. She's not here yet, but is due in three weeks. June 30th is what they say. We'll try and update it often, I should have done this earlier but who is that organized!?