Who does Sienna look like?

It's been almost two weeks since we had our beautiful, little Sienna. It's been so fun and a little bit of a juggling act with two. Aubrey, despite her jealousy, has been so sweet to her little sis. I think they'll be real good pals some day.

Anyway, we were wondering who Sienna looks like, but after comparing a few baby pictures there's no doubt where she gets her good looks. She looks so much like Corey it's crazy. Just compare these pictures...

Corey

1 month old

Sienna

a few hours old

a few days old

I don't have very many pictures of Corey as a baby and I hardly have any of me as a baby. But I think it's pretty obvious who Sienna looks like with her full, dark head of hair and cute, little, pointy chin. I don't think I ever had hair, at least not until I was two or so. Well, maybe as she gets a little older we'll see a little more of me in her. 

Halloween Baby!

We had a baby witch!  She was born on October 31st at 1:09pm.  We've called her Siena for so long in the womb that no other name seems right.  I guess we will stick with it even though it sounds strange to many people (always requires repeating three times...C-N-Ahh... and spelling).

Specs

Weight: 6 lbs. 5 oz.

Length: 19.5 inches

Hair: Brown with blonde highlights

Eyes: Big and Blue

Quirks: Likes to go #2 when you take her diaper off!

Dad is posting this update from home.  As early as 2pm Friday I realized that the queesy feeling in my stomach wasn't from seeing the after-birth.  I've been home with the flu on self-imposed quarantine since.  It truly sucks.  No one enjoys violently vomiting, but it is dually heart wrenching to know that you are missing out on these first precious moments.  Hopefully I'll be feeling much better by time the baby makes it home.  I've been instructed to find the lysol and disinfect everything.

Aubrey's First Pumpkin Carving

Last Monday we carved a pumpkin. I think this is the first pumpkin we've carved with Aubrey. She loved it. I asked her what she wanted the face to look like and she said 'Toby.' Toby is her favorite train from Thomas the Train. She makes me draw Toby the train all the time so I knew just how to draw it. Corey did all the carving and I drew the face. Aubrey just observed. I think the pumpkin turned out pretty good. It's not very scary, but I think Aubrey likes it that way. When we leave our house, Aubrey sometimes says, "bye, bye, Toby." It took me a minute to realize she was talking to the pumpkin.

Corey's the master when it comes to pumpkin carving.

Wow, I'm really into it. Aubrey was pretty into it, too! 

Aubrey was terrified when Corey cut the top of the pumpkin off and the guts were all hanging from the top. Of course, Corey teased her with it. I thought she might jump right off the table.

These pictures are a little out of order. Start with the last one and go up. I'm too lazy to re-add them in the right order. Happy Halloween, tomorrow!

Old Ephraim's Grave

Last Saturday we decided to go for a drive, cuz staying home these days kind of makes me crazy with anxiety. We drove up to Ephraim's grave. For those of you, like me, who don't know, Ephraim was a great big bear that was causing problems for sheep herders back in the day. One of the sheep farmers finally trapped the bear and killed it at great risk to his own life. It's actually a pretty great story. The drive was nine miles of dirt road and it was bumpy. I thought for sure I would go into labor, but alas, nearly a week later, I am still anticipating the arrival of our little bundle. Still, I had never been to Ephraim's grave, so it turned out to be a fun little adventure.

The Pumpkin Walk

I love everything about fall. One of the things I look forward to every year is the Pumpkin Walk in North Logan. It's free and the pumpkin displays are so creative. What even made it more fun was that Daxton and Brandi came up with Grandma Peggy, and even Tahnee and Tyson came. Despite the crazy cold, I think we all had fun. Aubrey's favorite part, tied with the bus ride there, was the posters of characters that you put your face into. She loved the princesses, especially mermaid. If you've never been to the Pumpkin Walk, you should go this year. It goes until Tuesday, Oct. 28th, so there are still a few days left.  

What a little princess. I'm thinkin' this is as close as were gonna get to talking Aubrey into wearing a costume for Halloween. She's not super excited about the whole costume thing, sadly. 

The most exciting part, riding the bus from the Specialty Hospital to the Pumpkin Walk. I don't think Aubrey's ever ridden a bus before so she thought it was pretty cool. She didn't have to sit in a car seat, plus there were tons of other kids riding it, too. Pretty darn exciting.

Awe, Aubrey and her Daddy. She looks so much like Corey, don't you think?

I couldn't resist. This pumpkin display was of a bunch of babies and one said "It's a girl." I thought it was quite funny considering I'm due at any moment (OK, I wish). I still have a week 'til my due date, so no hurry.

Fall FUN!

Aubrey was having so much fun playing in our yard yesterday, I decided to take some pictures. 

Conference Weekend

Now summer is over, I really don't have much to report. So I'll post what fun we had at Grandma and Grandpa Hyer's house this weekend. As you can see by the pictures, Aubrey's having a pretty good time. 

^Here she is having a snack with grandpa and cousin Daxton. Amazing enough, she's actually wearing clothes in this picture. (Aubrey thinks being naked is the way to go these days.)

^"Watch me put my whole hand in my mouth." Aubrey does this a lot. I think it's just a nervous habit or something. (Notice - not wearing any clothes.)

^Rockin' with Daxton. Aren't they cute?! They could be brother and sister.

^One of the many good things about going to grandma's is that Aubrey has so much fun, she gets worn right out. That means Mom gets a break. Actually, I got lots of time to catch up on my rest. Corey and I even got to see a movie together, at a theater, just the two of us. I know, it's crazy! Oh, and conference was wonderful, too, but like I said, I kind of took advantage and slept thru a lot of it sadly. I'll catch up in next month's Ensign.