Thursday, September 07, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Sweet Baby James
A new addition to the Melin Family
SEPTEMBER 5th AFTER ALL!
Sister Jill here-
I talked to Jamie yesterday morning while she was packing her bag for the hospital. She just returned from a Dr appt. where her doc said it was the day. She was making progress and it was TIME!!! I have the priviledge of being a guest blogger! I recieved another call around 11PM last night, and guess what? Baby Boy Melin is here!!! You will never guess his weight- 9lbs 11ounces!!! Born at 10:53PM, I am sure the proud parents are so happy he is finally out of there! Congratulations Jamie and Rich!
I talked to Jamie yesterday morning while she was packing her bag for the hospital. She just returned from a Dr appt. where her doc said it was the day. She was making progress and it was TIME!!! I have the priviledge of being a guest blogger! I recieved another call around 11PM last night, and guess what? Baby Boy Melin is here!!! You will never guess his weight- 9lbs 11ounces!!! Born at 10:53PM, I am sure the proud parents are so happy he is finally out of there! Congratulations Jamie and Rich!
Monday, September 04, 2006
Saturday: On the River
(This is the canoe that sank just beofre it reached the ranch; Nana, Jill, & Jack got out and walked back while Drew got the canoe going again and rowed into the beach at the ranch)
Willy, Melanie, & Liam
The Lehman Canoe: Darrin, Jared, Gabriel, & Laura
The Post Canoe: Liam, Mel, Spencer, Will, & Audrey (Brent rowed with them, too)
Spencer & Brent at the ranch beach
Addie in the sand...any wonder she STILL has sand in her pants???
Melanie in the sand
How the ranch looks through the smoke of two big wild fires







Saturday: Dinner at the Ranch
While everyone was floating, I kept Baby Ben and helped Mom Melin set up this dinner. We had burgers, brats, fried chicken, grilled chicken, potato salad, green salad, fresh fruit, cherry cobbler and cherry pie (also quite fresh, made by Mom M.).
Jess, TJay, Mom Melin, Laura, & Melanie admire the spread.
My pretty niece, Ally
Lots of cousins gathered at the new kids' picnic table:



Sunday, September 03, 2006
Melanie's Baptism
We have about a million pictures to post from this fabulous family weekend, but we wanted to get the most important event posted first. My cutie-pie niece, Melanie Marie (who turned 8 last month), was baptized at our church building on Saturday morning by her Dad, Willy. They had planned to baptize her in the Yellowstone River, but we had a cold snap and she changed her mind...she opted for warm font water instead!
Our beautiful Baptism Girl
Melanie with her parents, Will & Audrey
My cute mom--NANA--with the grandkids after the baptism



front: Jack, Belle, Addie, Ally, Spencer, Heidi
back: Melanie, Gabriel, Nana with Ben, Liam, Jared




Thursday, August 31, 2006
Why I Get Up in the Morning
If there were words for the discomfort I am feeling today....ugh!...I'm sure you know what I am talking about if you've had a baby. Let me just say, all instincts tell me to stay in the bed or the tub and ride it out, but these two sunshines get me up everyday, and life goes on.
Daddy took this photo of the girls when we stopped by the office today.

Wednesday, August 30, 2006
This Should Cheer ANYBODY Up...
Something changed overnight--the left hip pain has pretty much faded and shifted squarely in the center of my pelvic floor. I am guessing this is engagement. There has also been a hormonal shift in which all of my senses are heightened to almost unbearable levels. Everything stinks, everything tastes gross, everything grates on my last nerve...I am trying not to react to the sensory feedback, but it is definitely making me grumpy! However, I downloaded these pictures from Monday night's dinner and they made me laugh, even in my grumpy state.
Heidi putting on geek glasses
Heidi wearing geek glasses
Heidi posing with arugula on her eye
Addie pouting because we made her eat her Taco Salad.




Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Good News
Okay, I have no good news from the doctor--my regular doctor was not there and the one I saw wouldn't even check me (even thought the nurse said there was blood in my urine, which means my cervix is "doing something"), and she called another doctor and they decided to change my scheduled induction to 38-1/2 weeks since my non-stress tests have been so good. So now they set it for the 7th or 8th. Which of course made me cry like a little baby. I was so embarassed, I made Rich go pick up the girls from the sitter's house so I could come home and cry in my pillow. I always feel stupid when I cry about things that are obviously out of my control.
But I did come home to the fine news that Warren Jeffs has been arrested without incident in Nevada (read all about it here). My friend Tara is a social worker in Colorado City and has to help all those poor polygamist kids, so she was especially excited to share the news.
So I am done crying for now. I have hatched a plan to have this baby ASAP...it's all up to me and the kid now. :)
PS: CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TINY PRINCESS!!!!
But I did come home to the fine news that Warren Jeffs has been arrested without incident in Nevada (read all about it here). My friend Tara is a social worker in Colorado City and has to help all those poor polygamist kids, so she was especially excited to share the news.
So I am done crying for now. I have hatched a plan to have this baby ASAP...it's all up to me and the kid now. :)
PS: CLICK HERE TO SEE THE TINY PRINCESS!!!!
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