News for November

     Actually, I  don't have much news to report for this month.  Life is just great as we have happily adjusted to all of the many changes.  Kathryn is four months old now and gets more adorable every day.  She is such a good baby that I really have no complaints, just lots of joy. My new job is going very well and I love it so much.  I'm finishing up my new employee orientation this week, I can't believe it's already been six weeks! 
     We had a fun Halloween- we stayed at home with Kathryn and watched Hocus Pocus :)  We also got together with my family the week before and carved pumpkins ... so fun!  I will include some pics below.  My nephew, Corbin is 3 months older than Kathryn and he is the one dressed in the Saint Bernard costume.  We were thrilled that Kathryn just happened to be wearing her kitty-cat jacket  -- aren't they the cutest cousins ever?!  We had a really great time and Kathryn loved seeing Grandma and Grandpa Dean, and Granny Proctor.  We all just got together again on Sunday and took some family pictures.  I'm excited to see how they turned out.  Well, I guess that's all I have to report. 

Have a great day!
Love, Ally

 

Kathryn and Daddy sound asleep :)

 

 

 

"Hi there mommy -- Wanna trade beds?"

 

 

The cutest house pets ever!

 

 

I just love this picture...

 

~ Finally Fall ~

  Don't you just love the fall season?  I'm pretty sure that this is my very favorite time of the whole year, I mean sure we've got Christmas coming up and that's exciting -- but you just can't beat this season with all the fresh produce, fun fall decorations, changing leaves and that slight chill in the air which makes me feel nostalgic and makes home feel so much cozier.  I even love the clothes that I've began digging from the back of my closet.  What's your favorite time of year?  I'd love to know!
   Life has been so good for us, we've just had one blessing after the next. I am happy to announce that I have left the Salt Lake Clinic and I now work in Labor & Delivery at the U!  It has been a change that we prayed for, although it was very unexpected - I was just anxious for a way to be abe to work, but be at home as much as possible with Kathryn.  It is such a wonderful place to work, I absolutely LOVE it!  I mostly assist with deliveries, vaginal and C-Sections but I also help with OB Emergency cases.  The job is very fulfilling yet extremely challenging which is nice for a change.  I feel like I've caught on pretty fast during this first month, but even better I love working three 12 hour shifts, which allows me to be home sooo much more than my previous job.  I think Kathryn likes it too :)  Either way she's stuck with me!
  Kathryn is doing so well!  She is now 3 & 1/2  months old and gets more adorable every single day.  She has started communicating more with us - she babbles and coo's and has discovered the magical pitches of her voice (sometimes deafening to her parents!)  She has some very nice muscle tone and can do kind of a half push-up with her strong little arms!  She has been holding up her own head for a while now, and can roll from her tummy to her back without assistance.  But my favorite thing is her laughter! it's the best sound ever!!  Our efforts to make her do it get a little pathetic I'm sure!  I  can only imagine some of the weird faces I've pulled.  The other day, she started laughing heartily at one of my funny faces and it was so cute that I cracked up, well that just made her laugh harder which made me laugh harder... basically we sat there laughing at each other for about two minutes!  Jacob was very amused as he watched us, lol!  I just love my princess, she's amazing and so sweet.
 That's about it.  Life is good and we are very happy :)  Let us know what's going on in your life too!

Love you!

Ally

September Excitement

So, another month has come and gone, and Fall has pretty much arrived - Hooray!  Our little family is doing so well.  Kathryn is now almost 3 months old and has become very interactive.  She has the cutest smile ever and has started to laugh, which is just the most beautiful sound!  She rolled over by herself the other day and she now weighs about 13 pounds, so she's definitely growing!  I'm also so proud to say that she is officially sleeping through the night (a new mother's dream!) and we all feel like life has definitely settled down a bit. 
  As if we are not blessed enough already... I am glad to announce that I have found a new job!!  I will be working in Labor & Delivery at University Hospital, which is such a wonderful place and they are offering me three 12-hour shifts.  So, I'm really happy that I'll get to be home as much as possible with the family, but have this new and exciting work experience too!  It's just perfect timing for this to come into our lives, so we're thrilled.  Jacob is doing very well too, he's just hanging on for the ride since his work has been pretty busy. 
   I had so much fun last night with my Beehives.  They came to our house and we bottled stewed tomatoes in the pressure cooker.  I also made them a spaghetti dinner so that they could try the tomatoes in a made-from-scratch recipe - which I'm happy to say they loved!  All of the bottles sealed properly in the end, but more importantly I think the girls had fun and learned something.  I've told Jacob that if I'm going to continue to have large groups of people over, we need to expand our kitchen...but for now he just laughs and tells me to keep dreaming.  Sigh* Someday I'll have my dream kitchen.  But regardless, it feels nice to have such sweet girls in our home. 

Well, I better get something done today. But please comment and let me know how you're doing.  I don't even really know who checks out my posts!

Love, Ally

 

Worth the wait...

Hi again!  Wow, the last couple of months have really flown by!  I would officially like to introduce you to the newest member of our family...  Kathryn Ann Kunz!!!  She was born on June 27th and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz.  She is so adorable and sweet and we just love her to pieces!  The delivery was a little rough for both her and myself, but in the end she made it here okay :)  I have been thoroughly enjoying the time at home with her this past month or so, we have definitely kept busy and love our bonding time.  She has her 8-week appointment coming up in just a couple of weeks - I can't believe this much time has already passed by!  Kathryn has also been able to meet the extended family and plenty of friends. It's so exciting and fun.  We are sad to see summer coming to an end, but we're happy for the cooler fall weather and the holidays around the corner. 

Well, sorry for the short post.   Hope you are well!

Love,  Ally

Bun is still in the oven....

So, it's definitely time for another update.  Sorry, geez I'm bad at this blogging stuff!  Life has been extremely busy for us, but it's also been so great.  We have so much to be grateful for!  The baby and I are doing wonderfully, just very uncomfortable at the moment.  She is healthy as can be and growing bigger every day (I'm just praying that she's not over 8 lbs when she is delivered!)  I'm currently 37 weeks and 1 day pregnant and almost done being pregnant!!!  Just in time, before the heat of the summer arrives.  So, I'm still working and plan to continue working until Kathryn is born, then I'll take some time off for a couple of months to be at home with her before I go back to work part-time.  I think we're pretty much ready - her bedroom is painted and fully furnished, we have all the clothes and almost all the other items we need (including a ton of diapers), and the hospital and diaper bags are packed.  I just need to find a cute little outfit for her to wear on the day we bring her home.  We're also looking forward to Jacob's birthday coming up, I am planning on spoiling him a bit.  We'll at least go out for a nice dinner and get him a fun gift.  Unfortunately, our focus is somewhere else lately, but it'll be great.
     Our Beehive class activity was so fun this week.  I asked the missionaries in our ward to host an evening for the girls and they did such a great job!  They organized a scavenger hunt and then had a lesson and showed a short video on the restoration.  The spirit was so strong, and the girls loved listening to them speak.  Afterward we had dessert - Strawberry short-cake, and ended up just talking with the elders for almost an hour.  It was such a good experience and I'm so grateful for their help.  I'll miss Young Women's while I'm out with Kathryn, but I hope I get to continue working with them for a long, long time.  Our youth are so special!

     Well, I guess that's about it.  I'll try to keep you updated in the weeks to come!! 

Love, Ally

I'm back... with some news!

Hi again! Sorry for the long absence! Things have been really great for us over the past year. Just to catch up a little, we have been mostly working full-time, but as for a few things that have happened: I was called as YW second counselor in my ward about a year ago and I completely love it! We had our new carpet laid in September (throughout the entire house - yay!) But our biggest news is... we're expecting our first baby in July - July 4th to be exact - and it's a Girl! Jacob and I are so thrilled, I can't even put the feelings into words except that we are very happy and ready for her to join our family! I will attach a picture of our first ultrasound, unfortunately we don't have any recent ones downloaded on the computer yet, but I will share more as they come. I am currently 6 months pregnant and she is kicking me at the moment, so I guess that's her saying hello to you!
My brother and his wife recently had their first child too - a boy, born on March 1st! His name is Corbin, and he is the cutest little guy I've ever seen :) I'm so excited to watch our families growing, and Jacob and I wish them the best. I will be sure to let you know about my upcoming baby showers and such, and hope you will be able to come!

Love you all, thanks for stopping by!

~ Ally