4 wonderful years

It is pretty crazy but this past Thursday Justin and I celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary. Our wedding day was one of the happiest and most specials days of our lives and it is hard to believe it has been four years. One of our favorite things to do during this time is it look at our pictures and reflect on the wedding and the past four years. We came to the conclusion that they have been wonderful and we can't wait for many more to come. 

To celebrate our anniversary we got to go on TWO date nights!! It was wonderful!!! Justin's parents are in town and they did a little babysitting for us. We appreciate it so much. During our date nights we went to see the movies Hungover and Away We Go. As you can see it was one his choice and one my choice. Both of the movies are great, but they are totally different. One of them I was crying because of laughter and the other because of reality. I recommend them both. 

One more  year down and many more to come. 

Ally mat time

Here is Ally on her mat. Everyday we try to give her some "mat time." She really seems to like it too so that makes it easy for us. I really think you will like this video because you will see her beautiful smile!

Allyson's First days...

Our first weeks with Allyson have been full of ups and downs. These days we are having more ups than downs which is wonderful. She is growing more and more every day. Some of the early days were hard because she was losing more weight than she should. So we are having to wake her up every two hours no matter what time (even 1, 3, and 5 am) to feed her. The problem was not the waking but that she would not go back to sleep after we woke her. So we would wake her at 1 and well then she would be up till 3 and then we would start the process all over again. Thankfully after two full weeks of this she gained weight!!! We were all happy. Since then we have been feeding her every 3 hours during the day and then on demand at night. She has slept as long as 5 hours at once and as little as 2 min :) at a time. The night she slept 5 hours Justin and I woke up so worried that something was wrong. We couldn't believe it. So we both ran in her room to make sure she was ok, and she was sleeping away. We didn't believe it though so we had to wake her up and feed her again. Most nights she is sleeping 4 hours at a time. Like I said though, most nights :). We are loving her more and more every day. Thankfully we have the entire summer to enjoy this time with her. I hope you enjoy the video. It is our first of many.

Meet Allyson Lillie Meyer

Allyson was born on Thursday, April 23 at 6:33 pm. The delivery went great and she came into this world full of hair and crying. We knew she was fine right away because she just started crying. We came home from the hospital on Saturday and since then she has been learning more and more about her new life. We have been learning right along with her. It is amazing how much Justin and I have learned in just one week. It was great! It really is trial and error with her. If it doesn't work we just try the next thing we can think of. If it does work we try to remember what we did so we can do the same thing next time. 

Allyson is the cutest baby we have ever seen. Of course we can say that, b/c we are her very proud parents :). She makes the funniest faces and it even seems like she is trying to give us a smile every once in a while. She is eating great and a lot. The doctors are a little worried about her weight so we go back to the doctor on Tuesday to check it out. I will be very surprised if she has not gained weight. Like I said she loves to eat. 

We promise to keep you updated with pictures. Thank you so much for your support, prayers, and love throughout the pregnancy. We know have the most beautiful baby girl. 

a few new pictures of the decorations we added and one of Anna testing out the stroller

Allyson is just as snug as bug in a rug...

Yes, Allyson is taking her time and making sure she is as healthy as she can be. I have been to the doctor a few times and he says that he is seeing some progress, but it is moving a little slow. SLOW!!! Just kidding, we are getting anxious and excited about her arrival. We are also trying to enjoy your last couple of days/weeks together without her. I have to say Anna (our dog) has been getting some crazy attention recently. She is just eating up being the only "child" in the house for now. Our fingers are crossed that everything will transition smoothly when Allyson arrives and that Anna does not get too jealous. Hopefully the next post will be "heading to the hospital." I go back to the doctor on Friday so we will see what he says. I am hoping the slow progress has sped up a little :). 

38 weeks and waiting...

So, I guess no baby over spring break. I think our little Allyson is pretty happy right where she is. She has been a little more active the past couple of days, but not enough to come on out. The doctor keeps saying she is doing just fine. I go back on Monday, so we will see what he says then. In some ways we are so ready for her, but in other ways we are not. I guess you are never totally ready for them. Sleeping has gotten pretty much impossible so that has not  been fun. I am either up to pee or just awake b/c I am totally uncomfortable. I never believed that I would not be able to sleep but it has definitely come true this past week. I hear that is a sign that she will be here soon. I told my sister I was willing to trade in uncomfortable sleep for 2 hours of comfortable sleep when Allyson arrives. We will see if I regret saying this :) We will keep you updated. I guess it is day to day these next couple of days. YEA!!!