Photo shoot

We took several pictures in hopes of getting some good ones for the baby announcement...it was quite a process but we got some good pictures. Here are some of the outtakes!

This was the winning picture and made it on the announcement. I love that she looks so mesmerized by her brother!

Snack thief

When daddy found Brody he had carried all his snacks into our office and was sitting in the corner eating...obviously daddy wasn't paying close attention to what Brody was doing! :) As you see from the picture Brody was pretty proud of himself.

First week

Nora is on her way home from the hospital wearing the outfit that I wore home from the hospital almost 32 years ago!

Nora with her cousin Reagan.

Here are some highlights from Nora's first week at home. She is doing great ... past her birth weight -- she now weighs 7 lbs 8 oz and loves to eat. We are still working on the sleeping part. Her big brother loves her and the transition for him is going pretty well!

Over the two weeks we have had several visitors and are so thankful to have such wonderful friends, family and neighbors who have brought over gifts, meals etc. The first two weeks at home are going well and have gone by so quickly!

Welcome Baby Girl!

We welcomed Nora Elizabeth Jimenez on Wednesday, January 13 at 10:05am. 7 pounds, 2 ounces and 19 1/2 inches long. Nora is Frank's grandma's name who passed away a couple of years ago. We feel honored to give Nora this name.

Nora came almost exactly 2 weeks early. Contractions started at 6:30pm on Tuesday evening and we finally went to the hospital at 2am on Wednesday morning. It took her awhile to get ready to come but once she was ready everything went really quick from there. She is very healthy and little spunky! Brody came to the hospital yesterday and really wasn't that interested ... more interested in dancing around the hospital room. Soon enough he will start to understand how his life is going to change! All is well and we are so thankful to have two healthy children!

38 weeks

36 weeks

Christmas 2009

We had a wonderful Christmas this year. Stayed at home on Christmas Eve/Christmas and just spent time together as a family. On Saturday we traveled to WI to spend Christmas with the Jimenez's. We were thankful that we had good travel weather and given that I am 9 months pregnant we were a little concerned with how the 5 hr trip would go but it was actually quite pleasant! Brody was so much fun this year. He loved opening gifts and had so much fun seeing NaNa and PaPa Jimenez and spending time with all his cousins. We will celebrate the Jameson Christmas in January once the baby is here. Looking forward to an exciting 2010!