Smile!

Plugged in

Sleeping

Reading to baby sister

Merry Christmas!

Jasper digging into his Santa gifts

Jasper's first school program

Jasper's first school program

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Pink pants princess

Pink pants princess

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Bentleyville and Santa

Tonight we visited Duluth's huge light display, Bentleyville, and Jasper got to visit Santa there! He did great (first time seeing Santa and not being scared)! My camera battery died mid-Santa visit but I got a couple good ones...

(Reija stayed home with Grandma and Grandpa)

Catching snowflakes on his tongue

birthday cheer

Happy almost Christmas! We have been doing very well. Reija is doing great and doing all the things newborns do. Jasper continues to be a great big brother, though the reality of it all seems to be catching up with him a bit. Jim tells him a story every night for bedtime and every single night lately Jasper has requested it be about Lightning and Sally going to the hospital to have a baby. Yesterday during his naptime story, he insisted for the first time, that after they had the baby, they were to leave it at the hospital because the baby "cries too much." Hmmm...

We got out for our first trip to the woods in the snow as a family for my birthday on Saturday...

Winter playgrounds are fun...

And slippery!

Reija in her pouch...

Cozy warm

Birthday dinner at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Sleeping beauty

Sleepy

Sleepy

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miss blue eyes

miss blue eyes

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Siblings

Jasper reading a book to Reija

The whole family made it out today for a quick trip to the aquarium- I was just going to take Jasper but he insisted that his sister should come too.

I think he likes her.

enjoying new life

We are all enjoying life with our newest family member. Reija is doing great and Jasper is the sweetest big brother. He doesn't like when she cries and brings her his cars, trucks, and even beloved blankies saying, "Don't cry- big brother's here!" So adorable. We are loving this wee one and enjoying every moment with her. She spends most time sleeping or eating and loves to be cuddled.

Jasper and Eli and their snowman at Grandma and Grandpa's house

Pictures of the sweet girl

Little Reija and Big Brother Jasper

More details about Reija! She was born at 6 a.m. Sunday morning. My water had broken on Saturday afternoon (in the process of selling Jim's car- good timing!)- we were exactly 39 weeks. We went home and chilled (and finally packed those bags)- waiting for labor to start. Contractions started but weren't too regular. They wanted us in the hospital since my water had broken so we headed in that evening. I slept off and on through contractions through a good chunk of the night- had about 2 hours of really intense contractions, and then she was born! I didn't believe these myths about the second baby coming so much easier but holy cow it was true for me. Like her brother, Reija was born naturally without any pain medications (though I was considering it this time- labor just went too fast!).

Jasper is slowly adjusting to being a big brother. Reija was crying last night when Jasper was getting ready for bed and he said "maybe she needs her big brother" and came down to give her a kiss. Such a sweetie.

Baby Reija - 8 lbs 7 oz and 20 inches

Grandma, Grandpa, Jasper, Erick, Andrea and Eli came to visit at the hospital. Jasper wasn't too excited about the whole thing at that point. Eli thought her hat was cool.

Jasper checking out his sister

She looks a lot like Jasper. A lot. I keep seeing the same movements and expressions. And they have the same very long toes!

Jasper and his new big brother presents- a Lightening McQueen from Grandma and Grandpa, a truck movie from Nana and Pop, and a balloon monkey from his sister that Jasper named Julia.

Grandma and Reija

Heading home!

Heading home!

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Welcome Reija Filby Williams!! Born this a.m. and so beautiful.

Welcome Reija Filby Williams!! Born this a.m. and so beautiful.

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Day-After-Thanksgiving to all! We are thankful every day for our wonderful friends and family. We have many things for which to be thankful. Jasper did some art at school that said he was thankful for his "toys and the new baby."

Thanksgiving snow! Jasper is also thankful for his dump truck- which he pushed all over the yard in the snow.


For the first time- Jasper thought it was fun to be pulled in the sled! (well, until Jim took a corner too fast and dumped him face-first in the snow)...

The Family

The 38.5 week belly. We had an ultrasound this past Wednesday and she looked cozy in her home (and we did reconfirm that babe is a girl- that was good to hear!)


Black Friday Christmas baking with Grandma, Auntie Andrea, Cousin Eli, and Mama!