Mirror Lake

While Kevin's mom and sister were town we decided to show them the beauty thats around Laramie. We drove up to Medicine Bow National Park to Mirror Lake- an 1 hr drive from Laramie. We had a nice picnic and then enjoyed a nice little walk-hike. I loved it as it was the first time I did any type of exercise post surgery without being in too much pain!

Eliza's Blessing

We had Eliza's blessing on Sunday, August 17th. We were able to have Kevin's mom and sister in town for the her blessing. Kevin gave Eliza a wonderful blessing and she didn't cry during it one bit! After the blessing we had a little lunch-in with some friends from church. It was a great day filled with the Spirit, family and friends!

Welcome Home Eliza!

When we got Eliza home we had to take her to the doctors right away due to jaundice levels. Poor little girl had to sleep under lights for 2 nights!

Its been fun getting Eliza all dolled up for outings. Luke is getting more and more used to sharing the attention and is a great helper with getting diapers, burping, and giving Eliza her paci. 

                               

Family of Four

On July 25, 2014 at 11:22 am we welcomed  Eliza Hope Bias into our family! Everything went very smoothly! We arrived at the hospital at 8:30am and got hooked up to everything and just waited for my doctor to arrive. I walked into surgery and was given the drugs and within  10 mins I was holding little miss Eliza! She was 7 lbs 9oz and 19 in of pure beauty with TONS of dark hair!

After being recovery for about an nourish my parents came and brought Luke to meet his new sister!  His first reaction to her was "she's red"- gotta love the honesty of a 3 yr old.  Luke was a great big brother and wanted to hold little Eliza. 

After being in the hospital for 2 days i was ready to go home! I loved the staff at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, but I was ready to be in my own bed to heal. The doctors ok'd both Eliza and myself and we were able to go home a day early than expected! 

Summer 2014

This summer was a busy one for us as we got ready for the arrival of our baby girl. We were able to have some fun though!
I don't think any parent would consider this as "fun" but the result is a proud-parent moment- Luke got potty trained at the beginning of the summer. Kevin won "dad of the year" and spent 3-4 days potty training Luke practically on his own while I was still working- he was a trooper and everyone survived and succeeded!
As a much needed break from baby prepping and potty training, we took a week off from the "real world" and flew out o California to spend a week with my parents in Palm Springs! It was a great week of relaxing by the pool, visiting family near by, and enjoying the warmth of the desert. Luke's favorite part of the week was taking Grandpas car to the Car Wash- oh the simple things that make that kiddo happy- gotta love him!
Sadly, the Palm Springs Vay-Cay wasn't long enough and it was time to get back to Wyoming and to the "real world." When we got back from California I was in full blown "nesting" mode or crazy mode occurring to Kevin. The biggest item on the "baby-getting ready" list was the nursery. Once again Kevin earned major points and took over that project. Kevin did an amazing job with paining the nursery as well as installing a chandelier- i think baby girl already had daddy wrapped around her finger before she arrived!
For the 4th of July we usually drive to Cheyenne to watch the fireworks and spend the day out there, but I was feeling HUGE- and rightly so as my due date was only 3 weeks later. We stayed in Laramie and enjoyed the small town festivities of free ice-cream (a pregnant woman's dream come true) and Luke got to see a firetruck up close and personal! We were able to watch the fireworks from our back patio so it was nice not to have a low key 4th at home!
The week prior to my due date I was measuring massive, I was getting so big that maternity clothes weren't fitting anymore- it was a joyous time for this mama bear-NOT! the doctor wanted another ultra sound to make sure everything was ok and we wouldn't have to take baby girl earlier then my scheduled date for the c-section.  Everything was fine in the ultrasound, I was so massive because I had extra fluid which makes great 3D ultrasound photos. We never did the 3D with Luke so it was pretty cool to see all the details of our baby before she was born!