tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57676807411686616142024-02-18T21:37:55.259-06:00Married at workJen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-54137900362599343692009-11-26T01:34:00.004-06:002009-11-26T01:50:10.249-06:00Minnesota ZooI drove up to Apple Valley, MN to meet my sister and kids at the zoo. We all had such a great time! Abby and Ryan love it there (although Ryan was getting sick of it by the end) and Emily enjoyed it too. This was a perfect time of year to go...there weren't many people there at all!!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtBlVt-IhPo78n3-llcxVkj3ThRzuf66v5pk29iinZiiAaBZNXGYgT8ZipAF07In4KikELxDZWD0IPHaJouhIrCyfoIM7C9baBUjuK8MI_E9QDfdGiQXC0mkJY_m2KD3bt5sXzd2ux9pc/s1600/7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFtBlVt-IhPo78n3-llcxVkj3ThRzuf66v5pk29iinZiiAaBZNXGYgT8ZipAF07In4KikELxDZWD0IPHaJouhIrCyfoIM7C9baBUjuK8MI_E9QDfdGiQXC0mkJY_m2KD3bt5sXzd2ux9pc/s400/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315576236885346" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1ZYsfih5qOwA7ATJT8fpt9X7rT_cPQu_TNJBJsubqjNJ404oaYljoyimG9GDfG9SDTDtwSOLn3zaMr4V6L7smGUvkwTUMlzB_nIwxjr-QbyC1cpmYRiv6DkGsiQWEGlSziyoYhlLHMgI/s1600/6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj1ZYsfih5qOwA7ATJT8fpt9X7rT_cPQu_TNJBJsubqjNJ404oaYljoyimG9GDfG9SDTDtwSOLn3zaMr4V6L7smGUvkwTUMlzB_nIwxjr-QbyC1cpmYRiv6DkGsiQWEGlSziyoYhlLHMgI/s400/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315569223399602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGBmpZZ-sPJv_RLRJfeAckaY_25WzZyjn295BxYrkiiP5Ee8kUofBIspr8vZ7gj5O0SpoFKLjhdau77ckv1o3vCvvz-zVkI-3526Uqg9Sietf_LfKyzkaBIBjRLmsrasE9TkGxA0p92fU/s1600/5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxGBmpZZ-sPJv_RLRJfeAckaY_25WzZyjn295BxYrkiiP5Ee8kUofBIspr8vZ7gj5O0SpoFKLjhdau77ckv1o3vCvvz-zVkI-3526Uqg9Sietf_LfKyzkaBIBjRLmsrasE9TkGxA0p92fU/s400/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315418528912242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaz0S9J-XddjwVU1e2KbeG_7wd-jlfa7isCiB9yB7eNEc2tvgVp4HAev6XbQBMk_k1CDIuEnx8NzGof8hybUw5fMdgd4XdJVr2oR7piaqgpcxFV1C8s8PIKe6fSVyX3TWRazB1N4pH8BQ/s1600/4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguaz0S9J-XddjwVU1e2KbeG_7wd-jlfa7isCiB9yB7eNEc2tvgVp4HAev6XbQBMk_k1CDIuEnx8NzGof8hybUw5fMdgd4XdJVr2oR7piaqgpcxFV1C8s8PIKe6fSVyX3TWRazB1N4pH8BQ/s400/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315413296433426" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUP5FlSmrgWvdd-FyrX2gb-WTUEaXNw-cw2DNWd-PEhALIrbJQ2KBnLY1LmmaKaE8giVPh6Ev14VUeDqC2RAze4KO6if7-sRWxXouJuRg2FPHSdsftyEm5pgP4vjkb97fyWx1jLsO5KFX/s1600/3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCUP5FlSmrgWvdd-FyrX2gb-WTUEaXNw-cw2DNWd-PEhALIrbJQ2KBnLY1LmmaKaE8giVPh6Ev14VUeDqC2RAze4KO6if7-sRWxXouJuRg2FPHSdsftyEm5pgP4vjkb97fyWx1jLsO5KFX/s400/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315407354316962" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7SjnNmfnVKLAdEEY11d5poCDOguus8fQtzkchPdlJ26_is9ZIwf1LWU2T9NyGoaIea1kdjJPxNL6RBDxf7044r-3H0FGUoIstHKzfyPY_Mzes4oAbYKUy_KfsJfVs_XEibzmMOBk6tci/s1600/2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7SjnNmfnVKLAdEEY11d5poCDOguus8fQtzkchPdlJ26_is9ZIwf1LWU2T9NyGoaIea1kdjJPxNL6RBDxf7044r-3H0FGUoIstHKzfyPY_Mzes4oAbYKUy_KfsJfVs_XEibzmMOBk6tci/s400/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315399369064066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68yvGdcKsAYtg3GRDBVeXnqXlPCAjtFotzOeFWKJjjhxGN8zpeu8hrlIe8zFbd21NVioUiTdQ2_1kDj5OSfc3yYnadUoJkHuwAlcableOnFgNrwk7AXlsHcfbrZxpRA0YC2e8UAJQQniy/s1600/1.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg68yvGdcKsAYtg3GRDBVeXnqXlPCAjtFotzOeFWKJjjhxGN8zpeu8hrlIe8zFbd21NVioUiTdQ2_1kDj5OSfc3yYnadUoJkHuwAlcableOnFgNrwk7AXlsHcfbrZxpRA0YC2e8UAJQQniy/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5408315394991730482" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-16389308337237326162009-09-24T14:08:00.003-05:002009-09-24T14:26:41.421-05:00Miss Independent<div>It's a slow process but a sad one. Each day Emily gets less and less dependent on me. It of course starts the instant she's born where she once was 100% dependent on me is now more like 95%. Then she moves from sleeping right next to me in the co-sleeper to sleeping down the hall in her crib. Then she plays by herself for longer periods of time without needing me to constantly pick her up and hold her. To now when I am no longer breast feeding. If I think about it too much (the fact that I will <i>never</i> breast feed her again) it gets me sad but obviously it has to end sometime. And since I'm producing very little at this point, it's not worth the extra effort to nurse her anymore. So yet another way she is becoming less dependent on me. It's as if our days are filled with training our children to depend on themselves. From holding the bottle to potty training to driving a car. That's what parenting is though, it's such a weird combination of being proud of your child for becoming self-sufficient and sadness that they no longer need your help. I'm in for much much more I'm aware.<br /><br />Wanted to include this picture of her sleeping. There's really no feeling better than this...seeing your child fast asleep. I have been so happy with how she's been sleeping!! She's always been a wonderful sleeper (takes after me). These last few days she's been going to bed around 9pm, waking around 6am, I then feed her and put her back down and she sleeps until a little after 11am!! Loving it! My mom warns me that just when you think they're the perfect baby they start teething and it all goes downhill from there (at least for a period of time). So I'm expecting that will happen so I don't get TOO frustrated when/if it does. In the meantime, I'll continue enjoying the quiet nights and pray for my friends who have not-so-great sleepers.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYRkIq5Z0Y3hrd0Qwi0eYNyMsyIwFBwNoINC2VOl5x5A7cRoaa0rfg6XF8JKC2zEdjiGhibvr27_PAZVCGk8Z24Z-NndjR1s8mzXqxDCYz3ohYgBiGSAe3SW0nzohD8FaLAf_9xtclvmw/s1600-h/IMG00116.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYRkIq5Z0Y3hrd0Qwi0eYNyMsyIwFBwNoINC2VOl5x5A7cRoaa0rfg6XF8JKC2zEdjiGhibvr27_PAZVCGk8Z24Z-NndjR1s8mzXqxDCYz3ohYgBiGSAe3SW0nzohD8FaLAf_9xtclvmw/s400/IMG00116.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385116241224062274" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-86632567811568350162009-09-14T17:43:00.003-05:002009-09-14T18:31:15.507-05:00Glorified FormulaSo I started on solids today. She seemed to be eating a lot of formula lately and it just felt like the right time. I'm actually kind of nervous to start solids. Partly because I'm afraid of the portions and whether or not I'm going to be giving her enough or too much. Then there's so many options it's overwhelming!! Plus it's just more work than the bottle honestly so I know I'm in for more planning ahead. Like everything else though it will just take getting used to. My sister reassured me that really she's getting most of her nutrients from the formula and breast milk anyway. Starting on solids this early really is just to get them used to eating with a spoon more than anything.<br /><br />The first batch I made for her was pretty much glorified formula in a bowl. Just a bit thicker than formula. Here's a video and some pics.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2ibeZQ-e8oB2tSa__zl6zxfY-Nl06CYT3efB3KdlAIV_SeNHMubjOPi3skweDgK9hDFFxk5s4EAWWRzNyvBapTc2Mr9mqPI-IJfgSJ3k47GDv60dqgOo5ojDDPes_v0KIPCPM2GvkI4g/s1600-h/small+IMG_1453.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW2ibeZQ-e8oB2tSa__zl6zxfY-Nl06CYT3efB3KdlAIV_SeNHMubjOPi3skweDgK9hDFFxk5s4EAWWRzNyvBapTc2Mr9mqPI-IJfgSJ3k47GDv60dqgOo5ojDDPes_v0KIPCPM2GvkI4g/s320/small+IMG_1453.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381460507290816162" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhowLTqElaLOXDlDQqUupHOMwVSmXRvyp13GwtYmQzSJhKTvDATKct1vL4LbT-xf5XWCxWgOs1HsS_1ADHfg2P6AxJ3v1-1VGj9ByAdbV-wVLlTEnp8Lvam4Zirt2h8nRaDS1TOBjLPNc/s1600-h/small+IMG_1452.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGhowLTqElaLOXDlDQqUupHOMwVSmXRvyp13GwtYmQzSJhKTvDATKct1vL4LbT-xf5XWCxWgOs1HsS_1ADHfg2P6AxJ3v1-1VGj9ByAdbV-wVLlTEnp8Lvam4Zirt2h8nRaDS1TOBjLPNc/s320/small+IMG_1452.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381460498004665266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nun_aGqBxk_XraZ7wUl5q6NT7bTv_pnyNciS1OqhOmmysCLINgq8iUOb5f-NM4Xs9XTkit_8QVLjLbS_szrcZby5Ebw3-DzYPKrWD4m9rUvISsEiTgKLpfPctdU-LUTfaLWAw1Gl2J6-/s1600-h/small+IMG_1451.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nun_aGqBxk_XraZ7wUl5q6NT7bTv_pnyNciS1OqhOmmysCLINgq8iUOb5f-NM4Xs9XTkit_8QVLjLbS_szrcZby5Ebw3-DzYPKrWD4m9rUvISsEiTgKLpfPctdU-LUTfaLWAw1Gl2J6-/s320/small+IMG_1451.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381460490525892178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dynXqBH0X2g9iGlddQOLsztFeXGKO3iY0Pn7nt1Oj5tLSLVG108K-cRPk9WqEUTT-0JYZwlcn92GCcQpX0qnA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-87843560735156720002009-08-25T17:33:00.000-05:002009-09-08T17:44:43.564-05:00Another 5kSuzanne and I raced another 5k together again!! This time, we ran the whole way together!!!! It was much better than the first as far as that goes. But my time wasn't the greatest. Oh well we still had fun and challenged ourselves. Here are the stats:<br /><br /><strong>Jennifer Elder</strong><br />bib number: 771<br />age: 28<br />gender: F<br />overall place: 149 out of 171<br />division place: 18 out of 22<br />gender place: 76 out of 96<br />time: 36:22<br />pace: 11:43<br />gun time : 36:28<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iM5LqhgFO340oysv77vz5axmnAlNnhsP_QCKU5LUZPTKIZf6mTRlB26LDa6J_SByZ0-DSTi-QXlIE_L9JrAEUSpX3sZa17PNSlhePRAhgep9FyvIo93a3jg-slU5sQ5K34iSpBJb-4__/s1600-h/IMG_1377.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1iM5LqhgFO340oysv77vz5axmnAlNnhsP_QCKU5LUZPTKIZf6mTRlB26LDa6J_SByZ0-DSTi-QXlIE_L9JrAEUSpX3sZa17PNSlhePRAhgep9FyvIo93a3jg-slU5sQ5K34iSpBJb-4__/s400/IMG_1377.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379231041265016402" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-15151435424173463102009-08-24T17:09:00.000-05:002009-09-08T17:28:41.020-05:00Growing Girl - 4 month appointmentHere are Emily's stats for her 4 month appointment (she's quite the little chub):<br /><br />Height - 25 1/2 inches (85th percentile)<br />Weight - 17 lb 4 oz (96th percentile)<br />Head - 16 3/4" (84th percentile)<br /><br />So all of this on top of wearing cloth diapers means she's wearing 6-9 month clothes. She's starting to grab things much better, becoming more aware of her surroundings (Gus, when we talk etc), she loves to smile, she sometimes laughs but not as often as we'd like and she LOVES chewing/sucking on her hands. That's her favorite past time.<br /><br />I'm starting to get into a routine now finally. This is a typical day for her not including eating and changing diaper schedules (I want to record this for my benefit later with other children plus I'm always interested in others schedules so hopefully someone out there will find this interesting.)<br /><br />7-8am - wake<br />10am-1:30pm (or 2 hours after she wakes) - nap<br />1:30-1:45 - tummy time<br />1:45-4:30 play<br />4:30pm-5:30 - nap number 2<br />8pm - start getting ready for bed/bath<br />8:30pm - down for the night<br /><br />I LOVE that she takes that long nap in the morning because it works really well with my schedule since I'm not only a full time stay at home mom but also a work from home mom!! I need to get stuff done and this is a good opportunity to do that.<br /><br />Haven't started on rice cereal yet. Honestly, I'm not really in a hurry for this. Many moms seem to not be able to wait for the next stage but I find bottle feeding very easy and convenient...why change that if it's going fine? I will probably start to try to introduce food once she turns 5 months old...which is very soon!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyB56SGTS406kfxVPtZu_tZaqPSm8ETNaC2ZgwLYKnJeSLVnLx34pezFsyOsKGmL9TkHC8NbOLgkiDtUpUvbN1MGtg-gRE-Rm5ukINEKF2uz1pxY62_QRu1nKMqt96iwrw3OPko4mjeFf6/s1600-h/IMG_1430.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyB56SGTS406kfxVPtZu_tZaqPSm8ETNaC2ZgwLYKnJeSLVnLx34pezFsyOsKGmL9TkHC8NbOLgkiDtUpUvbN1MGtg-gRE-Rm5ukINEKF2uz1pxY62_QRu1nKMqt96iwrw3OPko4mjeFf6/s320/IMG_1430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379224925674998786" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-137211762585800082009-08-23T01:06:00.004-05:002009-08-23T01:16:42.554-05:00Blog has been MAJORLY updated (again)Ok, I've spent the last few weeks updating my blog with all that's happened for the last 6 months or so. I love having this blog for my own memories. It's a great place to keep all the pictures and stories. Anyway, here are the links to everything that's been updated:<br /><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/03/baby-showers-and-prepping-for-baby.html">Baby showers and prepping for baby</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/04/introducing-emily-mae-elder.html">Introducing Emily Mae Elder</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/05/you-mean-i-can-actually-go-out-in.html">Going out in Public</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/05/breastfeeding-woes.html">Breastfeeding Woes</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/05/another-jen-elder.html">Jay and Jen's Wedding</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/05/emilys-kidney-update.html">Emily's kidney update</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/05/top-5-cant-live-without-baby-items.html">Top 5 can't live without baby items</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/emilys-photo-sessions.html">Emily's photo sessions</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/winehaven.html">Winehaven</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/carefest-2009.html">Carefest 2009</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/fathers-day-2009.html">Father's Day 2009</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/day-in-red-wing.html">A day in Red Wing</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/mel-vacation-2009.html">MEL Vacation 2009</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/06/movies-for-baby.html">Movies for baby</a><br /><a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2009/07/elder-vacation-2009.html">Elder Vacation 2009</a><br /><br />Thanks for reading!Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-59801417480089877112009-07-25T00:35:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:12:11.649-05:00Elder Vacation 2009For the Elder side of the family we went to Edgerton, WI and stayed at a cabin. This was a great time hanging with family and getting to go a few places too. We mostly hung around the cabin, went to a few tourist places, went downtown, played some games and our friends Shannon and Jeremy came to visit to meet Emily (since they live only an hour from there).<br /><br />Hanging out in the backyard<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7vXMV9v9abnWCF6ughCDcP05JmkKcMWcwaEcI36OYetwjEaqeC8MsnTnKoa7-yZSoypsm1v7EL1sI6YEDwuE8y_WLQIoc4CjbtpJqQzlS3_3GUJC9OlYMe9oejWYOBrHQC8dTEoiW_vv/s1600-h/IMG_1116.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid7vXMV9v9abnWCF6ughCDcP05JmkKcMWcwaEcI36OYetwjEaqeC8MsnTnKoa7-yZSoypsm1v7EL1sI6YEDwuE8y_WLQIoc4CjbtpJqQzlS3_3GUJC9OlYMe9oejWYOBrHQC8dTEoiW_vv/s320/IMG_1116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373034729259623698" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Uncle Jay holds Emily for the first time...we made him :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCZTU174fAarc61tFxtP8_hUHCMrJpjkj5GyQmyr1LzEjf3ca9e3dlLTIg6195V58ZBPu8mGU-n_4zUdemaZF664URhHBavCTm3H6acjAhcWIFKvfzBHviR0mqkKY3WMhSMsTJKk3G-vq/s1600-h/IMG_1086.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyCZTU174fAarc61tFxtP8_hUHCMrJpjkj5GyQmyr1LzEjf3ca9e3dlLTIg6195V58ZBPu8mGU-n_4zUdemaZF664URhHBavCTm3H6acjAhcWIFKvfzBHviR0mqkKY3WMhSMsTJKk3G-vq/s320/IMG_1086.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373034721995506690" border="0" /></a><br /><br />View from back<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BmBXuDcO3Hw3p1VCLVJe2aQr-WXhQ6kwoSRAwxwXrADNQKBp199FQ38I7ajhus7s1XCI5DT4BrjquSPRIfWjkMIVIiWIMLKWCIOjjSCVPjJBO5b2yPsKHIhs5n-ooPRN32BskxVKlwO1/s1600-h/IMG_1082.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0BmBXuDcO3Hw3p1VCLVJe2aQr-WXhQ6kwoSRAwxwXrADNQKBp199FQ38I7ajhus7s1XCI5DT4BrjquSPRIfWjkMIVIiWIMLKWCIOjjSCVPjJBO5b2yPsKHIhs5n-ooPRN32BskxVKlwO1/s320/IMG_1082.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373034704417308082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shoot, some are sideways and I'm too lazy to rotate them. This is Yancey (Scott's cousin) doing what he liked to do the most...fish!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j0FXTVnZxOb3bv9W-ZZpykEFXMknQBH0FDqSYPlBg-pubQclrkmkndVHtMGHiXcfuI9_avADn-VesxuDH0ZZakBF4bncBIu0WsKiJPAa43F0SovTYi2Wx2aSV7ZbTsXpLOpR05f-6kN1/s1600-h/IMG_1079.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0j0FXTVnZxOb3bv9W-ZZpykEFXMknQBH0FDqSYPlBg-pubQclrkmkndVHtMGHiXcfuI9_avADn-VesxuDH0ZZakBF4bncBIu0WsKiJPAa43F0SovTYi2Wx2aSV7ZbTsXpLOpR05f-6kN1/s320/IMG_1079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373034694919147298" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Tuck fishing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTIisOHUvHrZthR7CREmyACIaxeKMf_8eVsB-c4B6eqJkkN3aBNu0IToVWTEqEqBY64JKQNFtS7_qco-BZ82n-cZuTBxxOpcWbTssAfxEHjZc81OisXMyY2dgV2yRMqn1yBQNhgJTpehIo/s1600-h/IMG_1078.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaEgkZpuc2ERYdThWL4BqjMpEssZw42FSB887Ke6T3lVQAxVbgTZEzI4GDll64EU5lVBMka0Yzj8XofFYix2I68J4LdqTk3LYMBiFguypBkbEy9Nqve9eELNn0VwogPXLb2gvBy-8EZD7k/s320/5856_133610136064_510701064_2770581_448794_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373032131493855282" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yancey caught a big catfish and named her Bertha. Then they fried her up and ate her...yuck!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajwlPt9WK1tpbCFHDLM8jXZb3SEP4ilFXatGmrM4OYTOoj_CAO00oarVlj0czfpu-sGsZxe-Hf8EgFIhfkLz8XPTqnNB7SGpJM3viA-CYQuZ3fV0cYd6o_OKDlgupXWXEgFl_BSyw4hPK/s1600-h/IMG_1122.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjajwlPt9WK1tpbCFHDLM8jXZb3SEP4ilFXatGmrM4OYTOoj_CAO00oarVlj0czfpu-sGsZxe-Hf8EgFIhfkLz8XPTqnNB7SGpJM3viA-CYQuZ3fV0cYd6o_OKDlgupXWXEgFl_BSyw4hPK/s320/IMG_1122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031966432889202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Little Norway<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcJUL3Vts5eusCpSzI1XEdVjdcaRAFpJn_eie132oChUp7tQ0ZOPUG9T1LMnsPBNuqdqu8P4g8wtkkrGlZS5i82rXQiSBhoXAwNlxkIoCvwNs1EdBDKNC7pM1v2645bEx-cPjYQ0bXElsX/s1600-h/5856_133610066064_510701064_2770571_1855000_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQQ2-VmG1sZPWxfsU2DbxkyEnw_ylS36FvnJ3IE-P_6X-FT02Yg4uhiZwYeSkxSkuvEToBQWUgsC471QYxWOoeac3sa3Wvn6LX4ZFokF-R6PabUHkevZsnRZ6lJUenNMySukzBAuD0J8Md/s320/5856_133609996064_510701064_2770561_7021293_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031358402841762" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We were waiting for a gopher to come out from under the car so we could take a pic...no luck!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxiCfuIB_1MbHa3ABwPOu6flZpwH3cEDqVClhyphenhyphenvKQH8chtqATsgKf7dEZe30U6KEJpJKsRfe4f1KtNqogI6S5-r_tNnMw7XgtEJL_2YPo251efFqgXvGwaZoWMhv2lbRz7p8lF8yEoVHs/s1600-h/IMG_1119.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMxiCfuIB_1MbHa3ABwPOu6flZpwH3cEDqVClhyphenhyphenvKQH8chtqATsgKf7dEZe30U6KEJpJKsRfe4f1KtNqogI6S5-r_tNnMw7XgtEJL_2YPo251efFqgXvGwaZoWMhv2lbRz7p8lF8yEoVHs/s320/IMG_1119.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031079909707538" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTxNeuvpsSjm2pitxMXWtbNNMSGI6z4kJaWsTv7XxmIeFrj-Q0SjEvY6wSvZIrH_KSoMdpto91p3b6nYZwlCXsyJMWEkYv_USnWTJMfsRAaIqnFFndgtd9XlGkm7mvYi6rbXsTY4702wG/s1600-h/IMG_1120.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlTxNeuvpsSjm2pitxMXWtbNNMSGI6z4kJaWsTv7XxmIeFrj-Q0SjEvY6wSvZIrH_KSoMdpto91p3b6nYZwlCXsyJMWEkYv_USnWTJMfsRAaIqnFFndgtd9XlGkm7mvYi6rbXsTY4702wG/s320/IMG_1120.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031064759987410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Scott taking pics of the birds<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKJxU69t6TStVzGOVTsjER2U7ULvJ0sxXiRSyEuV8jwie1EJtqWGywCcoUc4kpp8RLjk7h02eFtU_DBxBO6i4_dJ6Ge3e04oApq1JQrWL_ywHg8TPnm5_e-kEN7Br6SUFVIKj_21mIJPy/s1600-h/IMG_1090.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYKJxU69t6TStVzGOVTsjER2U7ULvJ0sxXiRSyEuV8jwie1EJtqWGywCcoUc4kpp8RLjk7h02eFtU_DBxBO6i4_dJ6Ge3e04oApq1JQrWL_ywHg8TPnm5_e-kEN7Br6SUFVIKj_21mIJPy/s320/IMG_1090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031048036596242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We loved watching these birds take their first flight while we were there!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrg2669e9mgBA8WJceX-sycxNqMq_7C4MsaswOnj7t-O6ptatKiug0-zdtq-5PK4Jq8D9d-RN1cg_yQyF3ZOzHMKlWG73-PkBs_sfeStLgLB3P4v9T1LFLTAHpMeQYRrWB3Wscls9RKW0/s1600-h/5856_133610116064_510701064_2770578_7860799_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYrg2669e9mgBA8WJceX-sycxNqMq_7C4MsaswOnj7t-O6ptatKiug0-zdtq-5PK4Jq8D9d-RN1cg_yQyF3ZOzHMKlWG73-PkBs_sfeStLgLB3P4v9T1LFLTAHpMeQYRrWB3Wscls9RKW0/s320/5856_133610116064_510701064_2770578_7860799_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031040027730578" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpcPpIEEIVeWybNd8XlSuDFw5ZTN64kxS3xyEp1UrkWe5fMcIPtcAqcI-chRAe7ZTX6x1aoGcdQTpkYFGkUr8VSlRvIg7qOcUPmBybZqpKIM6-nLqWfpOZctZXl_BzwlaIh6HxlHfgb6j/s1600-h/5856_133610111064_510701064_2770577_1694433_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVpcPpIEEIVeWybNd8XlSuDFw5ZTN64kxS3xyEp1UrkWe5fMcIPtcAqcI-chRAe7ZTX6x1aoGcdQTpkYFGkUr8VSlRvIg7qOcUPmBybZqpKIM6-nLqWfpOZctZXl_BzwlaIh6HxlHfgb6j/s320/5856_133610111064_510701064_2770577_1694433_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373031026541804594" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-32524392983325887752009-06-27T23:24:00.003-05:002009-08-23T01:12:05.060-05:00Movies for babyWho says having a baby means you have to give up what you want to do? Much to her Daddy's delight, Emily has been to 4 movies at the theater since she's been born. Here they are:<br /><br />Her first movie: Star Trek - she slept in my arms during the entire movie<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRBxWKApeAKkGx0CyJo_J07jOydXQhZM_WBaVGA96c_HF-XtJd_f2zTeM3zi4iCw4Y5E0dc7fFayFh2w66OwuKC1BaEnNxe2coBPfKchcO9DffjH5PZ-q7tB7_CrcDYLCw5nPvYmHobNx/s1600-h/star-trek-movie.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnRBxWKApeAKkGx0CyJo_J07jOydXQhZM_WBaVGA96c_HF-XtJd_f2zTeM3zi4iCw4Y5E0dc7fFayFh2w66OwuKC1BaEnNxe2coBPfKchcO9DffjH5PZ-q7tB7_CrcDYLCw5nPvYmHobNx/s320/star-trek-movie.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373011983428035314" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Second: UP - she needed to be fed at first but then slept through most of it<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBZjfQuIXqGSZal9AVA0wbrsyFIE9hC7lRFkx3BCMaFYYASf1vTQN33EYk0s_R16d59xDtWQVDU1jTVIYt20B4R6bFOZ4yMIAUK5x-HnHs-FMb82lYITX-KMX2c1fZwEL8WJ10tfmKkw0/s1600-h/6a00d83451b75569e201156fad0376970c-800wi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivBZjfQuIXqGSZal9AVA0wbrsyFIE9hC7lRFkx3BCMaFYYASf1vTQN33EYk0s_R16d59xDtWQVDU1jTVIYt20B4R6bFOZ4yMIAUK5x-HnHs-FMb82lYITX-KMX2c1fZwEL8WJ10tfmKkw0/s320/6a00d83451b75569e201156fad0376970c-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373011976650694786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Third: My Sister's Keeper - a little whiny during this movie but overall pretty good. Luckily my Aunt Donna was there to hold her outside while we finished the movie.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-s5nTcLvs7c_iMueiu5E0a-NAT5Jy6QsU7GcdGWv5rGu4V-onu7EJ5EIG0yqXC2GHAF2jTc_zn8mVIWDe_HYkgjWxcwFgtdcYtoyj68b6h05J69t6vdYZhSQ10Jwhe1Bg8jwKi4R1leZa/s1600-h/my-sisters-keeper-movie-poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-s5nTcLvs7c_iMueiu5E0a-NAT5Jy6QsU7GcdGWv5rGu4V-onu7EJ5EIG0yqXC2GHAF2jTc_zn8mVIWDe_HYkgjWxcwFgtdcYtoyj68b6h05J69t6vdYZhSQ10Jwhe1Bg8jwKi4R1leZa/s320/my-sisters-keeper-movie-poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373011966916556610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fourth: Public Enemies - she slept the entire movie in my wrap while I stood up. What I do for her :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw8Jq2SATImcSQYklAagyNLWJiirsMzqOKbdRVnZwyEkI1uuh-O0ur5VGOEejnSSEO7pEfAweOQ63D0tbzThWzeGTo75umj8wmu4JbQzAh07zwz1zJ4gP8rWAZ7ZvGf9IWccuPtfWAs4F/s1600-h/public_enemies_poster.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 217px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiw8Jq2SATImcSQYklAagyNLWJiirsMzqOKbdRVnZwyEkI1uuh-O0ur5VGOEejnSSEO7pEfAweOQ63D0tbzThWzeGTo75umj8wmu4JbQzAh07zwz1zJ4gP8rWAZ7ZvGf9IWccuPtfWAs4F/s320/public_enemies_poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373011958819805554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />For reviews of these movies go to my husband's website: <a href="http://www.minnesotamoviefreak.com/">http://www.minnesotamoviefreak.com</a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-75967289236782920772009-06-26T00:01:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:11:58.972-05:00MEL Vacation 2009This year for our vacation with my side of the family we went to Shell Lake, WI. We rented a cabin there that was right on the lake! It was about 45 minutes from Hayward, WI. The cabin was just beautiful but the weather ended up being pretty chilly. This was perfect for our family with Emily because she really wouldn't have been able to go outside much anyway. Plus we ended up going to 2 movies which Scott loved!! It was so wonderful because my Aunts and cousin Lauren were able to come out for the week too!! The pictures pretty much explain what we did all week.<br /><br />We went to the <a href="http://www.haywardlakes.com/wildernesswalk.htm">Wilderness Walk</a> one day and got lots of great shots! It's so much cooler than the website makes it look! We really enjoyed it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLNhGe9KwVP8Ivu__tFMQPdB57NZeYvO7CtTFZBHRB4sW7-2C-e7A6_qolOjVEXg03YgXdWHZK5TwCw8Ug3T7m_rHqDVHP4rxxCUWniFIZrxtiZVwPkSIRdN7yVytb7xQkXv5yvU7HWla/s1600-h/6256_126909916064_510701064_2667757_2194404_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBLNhGe9KwVP8Ivu__tFMQPdB57NZeYvO7CtTFZBHRB4sW7-2C-e7A6_qolOjVEXg03YgXdWHZK5TwCw8Ug3T7m_rHqDVHP4rxxCUWniFIZrxtiZVwPkSIRdN7yVytb7xQkXv5yvU7HWla/s320/6256_126909916064_510701064_2667757_2194404_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023571897231058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Most of the animals were just walking around amongst the people<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-PgfwwPlu2u0f8zqAFM7plvxkrs3oPCNvtENjCQsT84FpjZWpc-5lFfXVQJW5h_wEDyKCS0xOJ9yNDlidCayF7kc-7G1_G7KAnnbbo9YbE99hG8PMOczxzM9fNRW_9oXNg1PZlc52RVa/s1600-h/6256_126907821064_510701064_2667677_7174966_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-PgfwwPlu2u0f8zqAFM7plvxkrs3oPCNvtENjCQsT84FpjZWpc-5lFfXVQJW5h_wEDyKCS0xOJ9yNDlidCayF7kc-7G1_G7KAnnbbo9YbE99hG8PMOczxzM9fNRW_9oXNg1PZlc52RVa/s320/6256_126907821064_510701064_2667677_7174966_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023561748168418" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_A61Mke-GG_BpQBzgOLRJ8ybTbr8kGxS0sEhHPCs7GtHUmLG0ezy5bHrXQ_5j52DP4bi89pa0VADRWnhpNtcGaobK7XP5w-ZYVI6LueCpGrDZzP7U93YBPV729PKRuBe-Dbhb1DnGWUU/s1600-h/6256_126907796064_510701064_2667674_2446918_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk_A61Mke-GG_BpQBzgOLRJ8ybTbr8kGxS0sEhHPCs7GtHUmLG0ezy5bHrXQ_5j52DP4bi89pa0VADRWnhpNtcGaobK7XP5w-ZYVI6LueCpGrDZzP7U93YBPV729PKRuBe-Dbhb1DnGWUU/s320/6256_126907796064_510701064_2667674_2446918_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023554234272546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Probably the neatest part were the deer. They would be so close you could touch them and they would just run and hang out around us<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh511wVJLkjyYKFH1QB5-Usiyo9OsQO8TSS7h9Z5YGSlNVwRpmdz8_JFs9_JE13__VP5EpWsRL-ua4LWPw4OSUtS1fk44JFMVWTriEf_KZbAPUgk5sutxMxBd4XhStfOBZuiShXnh3GuAya/s1600-h/6256_126907771064_510701064_2667669_512572_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 181px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh511wVJLkjyYKFH1QB5-Usiyo9OsQO8TSS7h9Z5YGSlNVwRpmdz8_JFs9_JE13__VP5EpWsRL-ua4LWPw4OSUtS1fk44JFMVWTriEf_KZbAPUgk5sutxMxBd4XhStfOBZuiShXnh3GuAya/s320/6256_126907771064_510701064_2667669_512572_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023549609191074" border="0" /></a><br /><br />An albino deer<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoctcpWbqi8scSkzzpXJ4aT5sjZ8MC3DZMjDo7UGP0sigBfN0l567cnrRsq4LADfNTE-sZ2l4fHhCdTPBlq3P9owW7rXhs96mh9yjpa0HOW7Rhcu7QMbRpHPB8pDPa6qjg_lMt7pul43x/s1600-h/6256_126907761064_510701064_2667667_5445477_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCXzd-xHT3JqCqcs_9Wc_3zjEJqjYrYURghYpu6a9y_enCQxNdVSb4Q0JihA45mvkUn8c9zaFUyZ3Sqxas4IZ9AXQEeLyeKlctpPU4rxTir0h7AlIvfJSkc4r7ZxeBWWSo4zHZ6V3QwRYb/s320/6256_126907656064_510701064_2667652_1480357_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023412830686162" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Shhhh, don't wake Emily!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTzKhJH27CPHnSGwTaEgCKYz7ONzQvbsVARU_vDbY2Kmuq3MtePhuuJH9rgYXNIETaj5JgsZ-Jm2p6dv9pp0HM_VBiaY5ujxhgGyGnQjaKnvACBGbAod706MMQz0cD44-JfCNx0JJD9tX/s1600-h/6256_126907646064_510701064_2667650_1995940_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtTzKhJH27CPHnSGwTaEgCKYz7ONzQvbsVARU_vDbY2Kmuq3MtePhuuJH9rgYXNIETaj5JgsZ-Jm2p6dv9pp0HM_VBiaY5ujxhgGyGnQjaKnvACBGbAod706MMQz0cD44-JfCNx0JJD9tX/s320/6256_126907646064_510701064_2667650_1995940_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023266907501474" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Fun with our shadows<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGnbHOC-dutvLi1Btnq5ZyFOl6mZGc4MklHDoNMZnV1EX9RNXge1BnFLwMHXaDAgrjJM0YiENp-L1m2dgVMuwTnvlxW68rgdFQ5s-LjCHHe0ObW8-La4yRbthEGaw0qiDaIFj0wHF8-SO/s1600-h/6256_126907641064_510701064_2667649_4591628_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 220px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHGnbHOC-dutvLi1Btnq5ZyFOl6mZGc4MklHDoNMZnV1EX9RNXge1BnFLwMHXaDAgrjJM0YiENp-L1m2dgVMuwTnvlxW68rgdFQ5s-LjCHHe0ObW8-La4yRbthEGaw0qiDaIFj0wHF8-SO/s320/6256_126907641064_510701064_2667649_4591628_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023264193302434" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Emily spent lots of time in my wrap that week. I went on several walks to this cute little coffee shop a few miles down the road.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwni0BQXRjKz8vuuE3jBb9dMgrpcEzh1CPp-jLqNinePhJ_3cc_PKkdf-QmI9ebTn1gyfT55nXodnYO9j_4KaWJLBsUvllXHMlGKE12Qr4pc5aQDLLFokLDmm0tSqgtYI0T2fvduU1vJHC/s1600-h/6256_126907631064_510701064_2667648_3221195_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwni0BQXRjKz8vuuE3jBb9dMgrpcEzh1CPp-jLqNinePhJ_3cc_PKkdf-QmI9ebTn1gyfT55nXodnYO9j_4KaWJLBsUvllXHMlGKE12Qr4pc5aQDLLFokLDmm0tSqgtYI0T2fvduU1vJHC/s320/6256_126907631064_510701064_2667648_3221195_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023253616264866" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4KIaLn-K8MSc11ISIwy1I_qDp_5lZRvXQilbdguj67oHcAW57XPP1awr7I3U3ShvgtZrKYjRcgay4sVq-U-EOcT0qMDPOa_NBWcyrd4JYo5Ojl1NVQNkSkbyNchhOZKWfuPjFYOQ_plZ/s1600-h/6256_126907621064_510701064_2667646_5976824_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit4KIaLn-K8MSc11ISIwy1I_qDp_5lZRvXQilbdguj67oHcAW57XPP1awr7I3U3ShvgtZrKYjRcgay4sVq-U-EOcT0qMDPOa_NBWcyrd4JYo5Ojl1NVQNkSkbyNchhOZKWfuPjFYOQ_plZ/s320/6256_126907621064_510701064_2667646_5976824_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023250973241106" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lauren loved "bossing" Abby around...Abby didn't mind either.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxC4qwUYWOgJFOQuxtjz8OnQHlR155JeppbGdlK6k4ty-lhMPtOFzHonI2NAGauGWi17HL9JJ0js5ggZR5aoUp2oHDr5KTPum3fqIHqenoDRJ8_CBNtsEdTADJ7-r155QUHsXMfkaVKOft/s1600-h/6256_126907576064_510701064_2667637_7493226_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxC4qwUYWOgJFOQuxtjz8OnQHlR155JeppbGdlK6k4ty-lhMPtOFzHonI2NAGauGWi17HL9JJ0js5ggZR5aoUp2oHDr5KTPum3fqIHqenoDRJ8_CBNtsEdTADJ7-r155QUHsXMfkaVKOft/s320/6256_126907576064_510701064_2667637_7493226_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373023240161875058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfI8JVvDYaQKKlNJagrQRzLWf92kYiI3WUwabuRuYZ8-00u0poGLIzXEWWbP3zfmbSxhkfZyv-0XYN2Px26BEJ6WpZuoSgXx9GLtcVj8-2z78He0tQOvQ23PRNhVRvkCSozrr2qX94URKX/s1600-h/6256_126907581064_510701064_2667638_4315405_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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Here Ryan is wishing he was older...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0K3g9ujle9kRKsH_TXlcu-ImFXTs9IYSxIFaEppGRLMn3fN9j1WfhH8rcDcumu-_9IsH7Ox-YYRZNmD-Kiqid526M4gl3iIetalPwHdi16f9si-YU4gQrNfvITaRkxJYJdfRTarNT4R2/s1600-h/6020_118282927790_504682790_2842112_4366082_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0K3g9ujle9kRKsH_TXlcu-ImFXTs9IYSxIFaEppGRLMn3fN9j1WfhH8rcDcumu-_9IsH7Ox-YYRZNmD-Kiqid526M4gl3iIetalPwHdi16f9si-YU4gQrNfvITaRkxJYJdfRTarNT4R2/s320/6020_118282927790_504682790_2842112_4366082_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373022567075571378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtv8TwOJVhFVlvpYPCNKSJC3NkOyB1r2Q8fTrkTFXUzGQim0hkU02IjHO_6a4o2-NExWiNUrufhBONVTFsD6M6t_XzMGDuDhXu21az1eq1ngA-IbAXiXpbpxvAYQRO9kxO7wou8Uo_xe1/s1600-h/6020_118282902790_504682790_2842110_4260721_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMtv8TwOJVhFVlvpYPCNKSJC3NkOyB1r2Q8fTrkTFXUzGQim0hkU02IjHO_6a4o2-NExWiNUrufhBONVTFsD6M6t_XzMGDuDhXu21az1eq1ngA-IbAXiXpbpxvAYQRO9kxO7wou8Uo_xe1/s320/6020_118282902790_504682790_2842110_4260721_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373022383158657074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggdAvA0YpFCUNY428lkoQDa8YWiR6_7OinD8RfbPOwnGfxn8dVCpAHu4zKCkTOP6xScbjM4vj2N15kK0vVqATkdJXwvq5orfyJzzzAMdNV4lDDupBOjFk4km3N-gQK3LNp8xsVB_s7BrY/s1600-h/6020_118282897790_504682790_2842109_355131_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggdAvA0YpFCUNY428lkoQDa8YWiR6_7OinD8RfbPOwnGfxn8dVCpAHu4zKCkTOP6xScbjM4vj2N15kK0vVqATkdJXwvq5orfyJzzzAMdNV4lDDupBOjFk4km3N-gQK3LNp8xsVB_s7BrY/s320/6020_118282897790_504682790_2842109_355131_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373022374485329266" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rGIFr8XRSRkSBGcU_5Ny23ajFII6zKb_Ylmqod2MWUut1GXJAXhWIo0G_wkdC1eRCb9z0LMEvJqCekCbzlUp0VjR4pRRYhEZukAp7JeO0yKdi7z0pHAQZ_VYBFwUfwQss6bzb6fi0bst/s1600-h/6020_118282857790_504682790_2842107_7585471_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9rGIFr8XRSRkSBGcU_5Ny23ajFII6zKb_Ylmqod2MWUut1GXJAXhWIo0G_wkdC1eRCb9z0LMEvJqCekCbzlUp0VjR4pRRYhEZukAp7JeO0yKdi7z0pHAQZ_VYBFwUfwQss6bzb6fi0bst/s320/6020_118282857790_504682790_2842107_7585471_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373022364324984674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aFmNhB1GETK4RZrdBZCwzmCNPQPaF7eG_lNyqWSzOGDzXUE7Kxd3PugSJhn07drtwAewu-S8Fn_bd9AiUSBNnJ4EKsNA86utj7PQlVfS4zbG7TcO6wsrfQHYSDCPtSShAkg8cNsT7fD7/s1600-h/6020_118282842790_504682790_2842106_7702877_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_aFmNhB1GETK4RZrdBZCwzmCNPQPaF7eG_lNyqWSzOGDzXUE7Kxd3PugSJhn07drtwAewu-S8Fn_bd9AiUSBNnJ4EKsNA86utj7PQlVfS4zbG7TcO6wsrfQHYSDCPtSShAkg8cNsT7fD7/s320/6020_118282842790_504682790_2842106_7702877_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373022357039879618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssQrDlolXkDKkOoZCHZNyCIQSdFror4itDMfi0wm-Wvxfly5tv6WxFKwPuTEBEcuZc-38G2_6wbWmJY2VkWCj-bp4-16uYa7r_nx7Palk4q7vZ7SlqjCiKwsVZclWEFi4CV1uQsHW7XKV/s1600-h/6020_118282792790_504682790_2842104_898078_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssQrDlolXkDKkOoZCHZNyCIQSdFror4itDMfi0wm-Wvxfly5tv6WxFKwPuTEBEcuZc-38G2_6wbWmJY2VkWCj-bp4-16uYa7r_nx7Palk4q7vZ7SlqjCiKwsVZclWEFi4CV1uQsHW7XKV/s320/6020_118282792790_504682790_2842104_898078_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373022349840300402" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-49868012950717513652009-06-24T23:55:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:11:51.488-05:00A day in Red WingI really enjoyed my time with my dear old friend, Katie Wells. We met in Red Wing to spend the day together and she got to meet Emily! I also received lovely gifts from both her and her grandmother. I love her family! We spent the day chatting and laughing over coffee, then went downtown to a not so great restaurant :) And then ended it with more catching up and a walk around the lake. It was a gorgeous day!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6_AUY3df2reLe0pNB3GYTnHPVem1Nt3fB2NLFlCIpmjx5xhrvzOhPB-KgweoI37kCXnxHooGAfFyZRj2psRBj9F2TeD71LP7RIHFKyCQcsURQGyuA9See4GHsa2hvZb1tUMaFP0KjouP/s1600-h/4964_95442867790_504682790_2481207_4871473_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB6_AUY3df2reLe0pNB3GYTnHPVem1Nt3fB2NLFlCIpmjx5xhrvzOhPB-KgweoI37kCXnxHooGAfFyZRj2psRBj9F2TeD71LP7RIHFKyCQcsURQGyuA9See4GHsa2hvZb1tUMaFP0KjouP/s320/4964_95442867790_504682790_2481207_4871473_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373019695308216914" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6XAS_fotXZYASdEoZAH-zcII9MUk6UBVaQYVI7GBycmSFY7tKBJWPMW6Ctz9zJ8J88vy3_GrdP5V58UkqqqJmmWe_xrEJunhsB9luZxwKXEJWTDgluX252jN2vBulQSEkIiZll97HpcO/s1600-h/4964_95442862790_504682790_2481206_5171461_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht6XAS_fotXZYASdEoZAH-zcII9MUk6UBVaQYVI7GBycmSFY7tKBJWPMW6Ctz9zJ8J88vy3_GrdP5V58UkqqqJmmWe_xrEJunhsB9luZxwKXEJWTDgluX252jN2vBulQSEkIiZll97HpcO/s320/4964_95442862790_504682790_2481206_5171461_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373019688618531650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQapIjJZREB2Q8nSF5NBKXtma54X2MdrFSarYFmy9pIaWGcAOwY9bWZwSxlQH8TxyeN3bNQRv8SieUNY-iFi0oz4MklqGcJ3qLYi_EpbeDyglMhfClexMZGVfBlBNeg_h_YrsD67Q-oE04/s1600-h/4964_95442852790_504682790_2481205_6199367_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQapIjJZREB2Q8nSF5NBKXtma54X2MdrFSarYFmy9pIaWGcAOwY9bWZwSxlQH8TxyeN3bNQRv8SieUNY-iFi0oz4MklqGcJ3qLYi_EpbeDyglMhfClexMZGVfBlBNeg_h_YrsD67Q-oE04/s320/4964_95442852790_504682790_2481205_6199367_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373019681042604082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUupNEJywtVYyBHfuQOnhyLRICGnORVuPUhpENFS-oM3xTcn8-2Bwc_sGlU9yZ2bjqG5ZuNEqo92icvO75EyHN-ffzF5rWVI_cWi-8kL8RYWh8niO9RCZUHufmM9Wd072E2fiLNQQUK_T/s1600-h/4964_95442847790_504682790_2481204_2406965_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoUupNEJywtVYyBHfuQOnhyLRICGnORVuPUhpENFS-oM3xTcn8-2Bwc_sGlU9yZ2bjqG5ZuNEqo92icvO75EyHN-ffzF5rWVI_cWi-8kL8RYWh8niO9RCZUHufmM9Wd072E2fiLNQQUK_T/s320/4964_95442847790_504682790_2481204_2406965_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373019675274354194" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-1542293592629207142009-06-21T00:22:00.002-05:002009-08-23T01:11:45.840-05:00Father's Day 2009This year for Father's Day we went to a Twins game treated by my dad. It was so great because our entire family was there!! Great until Emily had a blowout (stupid disposables) and we had to leave around the 6th inning. But we did get to go to a nice conference room and watch the game from there so it wasn't all that bad!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNe-G5-xD9oJGJiwJIorjMgDx_7FsOzZKYwfln4E483KPJTHcXU7jSp_UryjuZ5wr5BK9hg5aTVxRJPX4RPg_7IZ8vwjEM8Yi18MWszESRmn5_B6219dd0oLBWXtA7vtP2pkxyxLMy_gxS/s1600-h/5111_113019416064_510701064_2438461_6092034_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNe-G5-xD9oJGJiwJIorjMgDx_7FsOzZKYwfln4E483KPJTHcXU7jSp_UryjuZ5wr5BK9hg5aTVxRJPX4RPg_7IZ8vwjEM8Yi18MWszESRmn5_B6219dd0oLBWXtA7vtP2pkxyxLMy_gxS/s320/5111_113019416064_510701064_2438461_6092034_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373026674270344226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Me and my sis<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj49jTTo8LIgaNWRdZLzpCpr2P8dGbYrS3meImMD90pgWvysCYJvYPmFrmS7aVE7fN0BDACoggoCrdut4Y-HbFR6TKGow4N2Z7UhmYEm3yjrWCY_lscY-Gm9zKpVr0h7wycuf_ICQykw25P/s1600-h/5111_113019421064_510701064_2438462_5793185_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 170px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhki4zCmwrpBXFKY7JaY_s877PUQttJl16-hJ7u7nuddFj7Q13zSJz1uGNXZdDxaLE_mfDhAhNoZnqexofwUcoHOIxbrsmLbhEWYpS5HboHi6JJBQ3rqGXZLJtE4CzmA5k58t3ycs93wwIa/s320/5111_113019431064_510701064_2438464_1832575_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373026565496219618" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our new room thanks to Em's poop :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxR5Nb7twUE667nrzModhubwOspijdUnbC-2Y0ps9ltVeZOD1OddUiXU2Y33hVNHUl60yRxTorx-P19Cox27ufakQzVWMhe1C2Tp7Wnpm_NrWwUVahonq6O0ykiXMM4xn1tCAXyVf9S9y/s1600-h/5111_113019446064_510701064_2438467_2595554_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguxR5Nb7twUE667nrzModhubwOspijdUnbC-2Y0ps9ltVeZOD1OddUiXU2Y33hVNHUl60yRxTorx-P19Cox27ufakQzVWMhe1C2Tp7Wnpm_NrWwUVahonq6O0ykiXMM4xn1tCAXyVf9S9y/s320/5111_113019446064_510701064_2438467_2595554_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373026557630302034" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love this one of Abby playing<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xurARajT9pf8cWX0Ziubg9OMcYNlPIAOa7ExppiCC8mCvcRZu9unygJEyzVAUFpHhE68LuKqXNjym-EGiQBnV3pMKH6UWQGcFDsUPhlJEpJ6a0VGIC50RSN3wOMcTAd9a-lyQUq_Z9Ow/s1600-h/5111_113019496064_510701064_2438475_5329558_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7xurARajT9pf8cWX0Ziubg9OMcYNlPIAOa7ExppiCC8mCvcRZu9unygJEyzVAUFpHhE68LuKqXNjym-EGiQBnV3pMKH6UWQGcFDsUPhlJEpJ6a0VGIC50RSN3wOMcTAd9a-lyQUq_Z9Ow/s320/5111_113019496064_510701064_2438475_5329558_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373026551285273058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ryan's pretending he's a baseball player<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivcUFC0DfUS_lkNiWSr0l5RePGYbI7kuu5yS0OAwAJKZw2yvL8OI_aui8a0PV8gsyH7p78_ZJU-NFHsE6apwb84cmPSSizYSBpEQMVTzlHbAwA_FOMxbqE5u4zBNqdzQ-fyd4mvrfvhFO/s1600-h/5111_113019501064_510701064_2438476_1288092_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivcUFC0DfUS_lkNiWSr0l5RePGYbI7kuu5yS0OAwAJKZw2yvL8OI_aui8a0PV8gsyH7p78_ZJU-NFHsE6apwb84cmPSSizYSBpEQMVTzlHbAwA_FOMxbqE5u4zBNqdzQ-fyd4mvrfvhFO/s320/5111_113019501064_510701064_2438476_1288092_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373026543595936610" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Walking with the kiddos (Emily's in my wrap...again)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixM9r6W0wshNIXSe0L15efbqRMk15_GLStiOatUn6VXkgYF_LLFcZbkJLpONlH6BMQNqI9KSwXuO3tfmmD9anQu5866LD_RDOw4IDrDbAPlnU93jmUihqhMvNVqbEfA-gkTSozuSmW7HPr/s1600-h/5111_113019506064_510701064_2438477_1442871_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixM9r6W0wshNIXSe0L15efbqRMk15_GLStiOatUn6VXkgYF_LLFcZbkJLpONlH6BMQNqI9KSwXuO3tfmmD9anQu5866LD_RDOw4IDrDbAPlnU93jmUihqhMvNVqbEfA-gkTSozuSmW7HPr/s320/5111_113019506064_510701064_2438477_1442871_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373026534912975074" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-35038687676061760262009-06-20T23:46:00.003-05:002009-08-23T01:11:37.993-05:00Carefest 2009This year for Carefest we took pictures again. Last year we took before and after pictures but this year we took pictures of people at work! It was so cool to see so many churches and organizations getting together and helping our community all in Jesus' name. Loved it! Enjoy the video. Thanks to Wade Beavers for putting it together for us!!<br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/muDyco80hDo&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/muDyco80hDo&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-77016971160067270412009-06-09T23:36:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:11:29.188-05:00WinehavenWe had the pleasure of taking pictures for a great family-owned winery in Chisago City, MN called <a href="http://www.winehaven.com/">Winehaven</a>. Scott and I went here for a <a href="http://jenelder.blogspot.com/2007/07/sof-raspberries-and-wine-festival.html">Raspberries and Wine Festival</a> during our Summer of Festivals. It was so much fun and we instantly fell in love with the place. Well. after spending time with these people we also fell in love with them! They were so much fun and you can tell they all love what they do. Here are a few shots from the day:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_no3W1oO5VM-taLsxLyBA97hV3eJeWV3DqzqUk_NyVU2gnlOC6Ti4Y3DUgPkqCujY8GrKNfH8_QqwH7fGRUtogiloPUUyKHSTy9MZWJxO63UzQ2vart16pFfFXF1pY0asVOP00Z1kdVd/s1600-h/5376_119563296064_510701064_2548688_5301671_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE_no3W1oO5VM-taLsxLyBA97hV3eJeWV3DqzqUk_NyVU2gnlOC6Ti4Y3DUgPkqCujY8GrKNfH8_QqwH7fGRUtogiloPUUyKHSTy9MZWJxO63UzQ2vart16pFfFXF1pY0asVOP00Z1kdVd/s320/5376_119563296064_510701064_2548688_5301671_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373015500724991058" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2-AzWJo92mtnRQwiVFYGXC0gjpZyGEHWuFOQ0V4E6vShPmElC8PczcUrKHAGFohut89tgk9W04trKvtMz74k5Xaal8hil67X61TbAh8WNU23W71rrTxDqAOhH4TqYSe4wn6uZUPq_APP/s1600-h/5376_119563256064_510701064_2548683_5055334_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp2-AzWJo92mtnRQwiVFYGXC0gjpZyGEHWuFOQ0V4E6vShPmElC8PczcUrKHAGFohut89tgk9W04trKvtMz74k5Xaal8hil67X61TbAh8WNU23W71rrTxDqAOhH4TqYSe4wn6uZUPq_APP/s320/5376_119563256064_510701064_2548683_5055334_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373015491093205746" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxbvNYWnq4bJvyBY5vywBNTrL0jSlxi3NVevJEDw4rHowOQ-R5ZZ0ys_sZkbSeIKChMsEhaOG9brYBc8A2QeTYGzRmVohURlai9WORsvZ7xiXsE0uYtdEcllmYI4r__ewwRn8Z2KzsXQQ/s1600-h/5376_119563311064_510701064_2548690_5824095_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxbvNYWnq4bJvyBY5vywBNTrL0jSlxi3NVevJEDw4rHowOQ-R5ZZ0ys_sZkbSeIKChMsEhaOG9brYBc8A2QeTYGzRmVohURlai9WORsvZ7xiXsE0uYtdEcllmYI4r__ewwRn8Z2KzsXQQ/s320/5376_119563311064_510701064_2548690_5824095_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373015405187328690" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhYEl0IFCCXVbqLI0RgYyweD9_09Dp6ynRAh-C0nCDJlNTVZ3RloPfpTpjB7P7Jb3VlK7lm_JpKS5fPr12h7MwXfq8nEOxL5DpmJFZ3ZFNFX6LmqIhAWwmV36VihmmCBPT_NJqpTha4bB/s1600-h/5376_119563346064_510701064_2548694_3549700_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrhYEl0IFCCXVbqLI0RgYyweD9_09Dp6ynRAh-C0nCDJlNTVZ3RloPfpTpjB7P7Jb3VlK7lm_JpKS5fPr12h7MwXfq8nEOxL5DpmJFZ3ZFNFX6LmqIhAWwmV36VihmmCBPT_NJqpTha4bB/s320/5376_119563346064_510701064_2548694_3549700_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373015403150802562" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWCvAOUTubWuK1QoXVJPB314NARjUfPi5OB8qkaNrJa2pInHoiQkKJ0Ce-QxTPBeQ0jf3Tp0FHV0F7sppagNli9eGaKI2d1XqQK7ynJHmAtloIqVJ4IYxJgyu5oyaCE-Vhb-kVpdw25cU/s1600-h/5376_119563371064_510701064_2548697_4645232_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTWCvAOUTubWuK1QoXVJPB314NARjUfPi5OB8qkaNrJa2pInHoiQkKJ0Ce-QxTPBeQ0jf3Tp0FHV0F7sppagNli9eGaKI2d1XqQK7ynJHmAtloIqVJ4IYxJgyu5oyaCE-Vhb-kVpdw25cU/s320/5376_119563371064_510701064_2548697_4645232_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373015394368039394" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ice Wine - we got to try some of this and it was fantastic!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIA4Ao73yMNjgD4V2hNkn9D2UwPdGMil_gpMCssxbD50Qp2lz16rWOs-DJLR6xy32JzP2pr8MY_sBZ8TY_tMJxyalHpEUXn5TSfzk3ki_qqAz6Z-Tay6_cCPAOuKAJl7XIg2MUA4bqRCN/s1600-h/5376_119563406064_510701064_2548700_5295536_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEIA4Ao73yMNjgD4V2hNkn9D2UwPdGMil_gpMCssxbD50Qp2lz16rWOs-DJLR6xy32JzP2pr8MY_sBZ8TY_tMJxyalHpEUXn5TSfzk3ki_qqAz6Z-Tay6_cCPAOuKAJl7XIg2MUA4bqRCN/s320/5376_119563406064_510701064_2548700_5295536_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373015386224427922" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-23440592836531904702009-06-01T20:57:00.003-05:002009-08-23T01:11:23.131-05:00Emily's photo sessionsEm did well for her debut shoot. It was pretty short because she got pretty cranky. She peed on me at one point ha ha! Then we had a second shoot a month or so later. This one Cat came to help out and brought some props.<br /><br />Daddy with Em<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxwXmFVJt2ze6Sfb6GNakCTQEAh8Acb5hzCqMsF8axW7jcssbsbm6FaWWcZ6i-BJW1oZdclepmpEHMEL_9VMfsNL02D4VurYpMsVvBsZXzI6Y8zaEvsaJqJ5LTdFRXu7yJ1AX_T7KtnE6/s1600-h/4626_103886336064_510701064_2293669_4484992_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 308px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLxwXmFVJt2ze6Sfb6GNakCTQEAh8Acb5hzCqMsF8axW7jcssbsbm6FaWWcZ6i-BJW1oZdclepmpEHMEL_9VMfsNL02D4VurYpMsVvBsZXzI6Y8zaEvsaJqJ5LTdFRXu7yJ1AX_T7KtnE6/s320/4626_103886336064_510701064_2293669_4484992_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372998819434637234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mommy with Em<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr2R2U1hyfOFRtPTeeC6hxbhYEHYLipiReeTuWa4rYFyd1gISCBa0OldltJ_PBTprV8E8cQIdzAiGWLwQ7EfYKplxWuqxWokgEyLn65p-iXGWSYs7mQTrKnRR8zUS4WBq3iNkR6_7yTPsm/s1600-h/4285_98543336064_510701064_2217285_1540000_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXjOA7T2lDTCQyMP-E90y_eG_KuLOBST0cZ3Jt0Wsvq9oc0kZ4HOYQjp-4yD_UmbelfmGn5cS4Ga9XZx-cYaLT8i9Ex1uEwcPh0JCePuTdDZJ9gJK8GdHp3UvxiYYhX2yxzqWEBTeNH7hb/s320/4285_98543311064_510701064_2217280_5205754_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372998791627614562" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Crabby baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVVrwWCkMP1MX5DUmYV1VpfmzcrQHHpCAMJqVi4-8EvPrwWvid0uWvDbVsJO4agOJtudcdBZPPUUEuGCYF8h5zgj77ppkU_oFwHeRjpzNHHmJsXC8mHWgNtfwsKMyTSxEavFSP5ZaPsY9/s1600-h/4285_98543296064_510701064_2217277_7282454_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 183px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVVrwWCkMP1MX5DUmYV1VpfmzcrQHHpCAMJqVi4-8EvPrwWvid0uWvDbVsJO4agOJtudcdBZPPUUEuGCYF8h5zgj77ppkU_oFwHeRjpzNHHmJsXC8mHWgNtfwsKMyTSxEavFSP5ZaPsY9/s320/4285_98543296064_510701064_2217277_7282454_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372998787226533058" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A little older<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv6aVv90mjeErmUip7trDMd5XA01vgqT4bVgzleTfos8SOcL412PWPSBnJVnOT6NRh9RXHOFlHfsashn6q8cwUgpAaJxvYTwdL1PxZEM3PRKi4mnJNcLO02tAQBZwl-omIE1-2NfcdHv5f/s1600-h/6256_125473611064_510701064_2642016_6667987_n.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OqS6utyDqzNs3_nJPys2nHdwCzHWKt7rktaXy5bwgT0_N_nmf1UmOOj_Bki6xKj-0sxemhy5BaV19gh6YF6gRQuADxsKmerD2g6yrf3fY64cto5rN0iLUsbisyCJTm8EuzVDaQiWizbN/s320/6256_125473581064_510701064_2642010_5912223_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372998633720048242" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-30247855744951141992009-05-28T19:37:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:11:15.045-05:00Top 5 can't live without baby itemsThere are a few things that I absolutely love and cannot live without on a day to day basis. I would recommend these items to everyone (starting with the best):<br /><br />1. <a href="http://www.sleepywrap.com/">Sleepy Wrap</a> - I love love love this thing so much! It is the best for carrying Emily around. Plus she falls asleep in it all the time and then you can just tuck her little head in and she'll just stay like that for hours. This one is especially nice because it's very long and stretchy. If you get one thing at all on this list, it should be this one!!<br /><br />Here I am walking with Emily, it looks like she's in my shirt :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLGRlpuCy3bij1321PpNJAHgcPPvRpOZubEnB6-czDSjtLSwcJ9GKjNSC7PH6nBYaIqw6nx3HLhcd1Ri79cerwpwU56UZv_qLnhGzs6t5f6-bDOxXIaYWknhOik73ZepGezke_K3WFBBJ/s1600-h/wrap2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 126px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqLGRlpuCy3bij1321PpNJAHgcPPvRpOZubEnB6-czDSjtLSwcJ9GKjNSC7PH6nBYaIqw6nx3HLhcd1Ri79cerwpwU56UZv_qLnhGzs6t5f6-bDOxXIaYWknhOik73ZepGezke_K3WFBBJ/s200/wrap2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357372787196889186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Older kids can go in it too<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjynX3K0VlxAxUd9mPZU2Jz78XKUdAk4yYEV0ZYX80DccC5RBZGC9u-j6kw4OR2KSW0m06t15NRr-b0NWauz7O5v5ylu_pha4NW9X8CRDs2C-FJjmpOmEo-wAfzHtRhIn6BIfFyMUjvdX-/s1600-h/wrap4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjynX3K0VlxAxUd9mPZU2Jz78XKUdAk4yYEV0ZYX80DccC5RBZGC9u-j6kw4OR2KSW0m06t15NRr-b0NWauz7O5v5ylu_pha4NW9X8CRDs2C-FJjmpOmEo-wAfzHtRhIn6BIfFyMUjvdX-/s200/wrap4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357372783869285410" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMKjqpHc44FsF0490eG06U4k-6IYL_j7yOjpW3MCJAUg51Oqd8383JcZ5OQ3FYZtV45jUb6cEKdz3cKebkSXQu9oDL_7ZMlZRJzEsO4hrzlu8zmfcsGzHxcttiQix7r4JBC0802a_Ce-s/s1600-h/wrap3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTMKjqpHc44FsF0490eG06U4k-6IYL_j7yOjpW3MCJAUg51Oqd8383JcZ5OQ3FYZtV45jUb6cEKdz3cKebkSXQu9oDL_7ZMlZRJzEsO4hrzlu8zmfcsGzHxcttiQix7r4JBC0802a_Ce-s/s200/wrap3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357372781082057858" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She was asleep about 5 minutes after this picture was taken<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHRJmLVL4fgcjWCL_f-W65nv4IarnOoVQxQLBVAkF9gs4ufNnu6rfBSroqAV1_flJcnVrVVK_TaRuB-MN6HsxPXVbi0TxyPvVpqL-ZPi39nnGD1txLyA8ZVTdHovT26DgJp1h9MC4NPZe/s1600-h/wrap.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDHRJmLVL4fgcjWCL_f-W65nv4IarnOoVQxQLBVAkF9gs4ufNnu6rfBSroqAV1_flJcnVrVVK_TaRuB-MN6HsxPXVbi0TxyPvVpqL-ZPi39nnGD1txLyA8ZVTdHovT26DgJp1h9MC4NPZe/s200/wrap.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357372773626883250" border="0" /></a><br /><br />2. <a href="http://www.miracleblanket.com/">Miracle Blanket</a> - Friends of ours kindly passed this on to us and we actually kind of forgot about it until she was a few weeks old. Ever since then she's been swaddled in it for all naps and at night too (if she's not in my wrap). Swaddling is so important to keep babies asleep and this one really works! There are others out there that people like too...either way...SWADDLE your baby tightly!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuR45FRLYqVFGBYKNEHOs2uy5b6_aUPI8eOfBo1Q43uOiKz3nlW-a1elWQ12nbnISpQe9-eysHR-dLWeJ-CXXfKsjWaCq3U3y3SFXhNtOlz9piVawai4dk4zEx2VuC2v1-iTA1vjwHBhJ/s1600-h/IMG_0507.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwuR45FRLYqVFGBYKNEHOs2uy5b6_aUPI8eOfBo1Q43uOiKz3nlW-a1elWQ12nbnISpQe9-eysHR-dLWeJ-CXXfKsjWaCq3U3y3SFXhNtOlz9piVawai4dk4zEx2VuC2v1-iTA1vjwHBhJ/s200/IMG_0507.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357373619564783810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />3. <a href="http://www.cottonbabies.com/product_info.php?cPath=98&products_id=1279">Bumgenius 3.0 Cloth Diapers</a> - These diapers are the BEST! What a great way to save money and the environment. Plus they grow with baby and they're super cute :) We love using cloth diapers. I could go on and on about this but won't. Haven't had a blowout yet!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6mGuEYlLt3xdGlUNaj1-6iOZF8hGzaXhO1XrTMRkfconLi8cOygaDeGG7CPM8A5hU3yEkYhFcgk_GlTeLvKSGrwUTJSxbcjhhER-u0TTTznmFhdu2bl4Z4EvBZ9-ol-NkK8spjrDtAD9/s1600-h/IMG_0007.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6mGuEYlLt3xdGlUNaj1-6iOZF8hGzaXhO1XrTMRkfconLi8cOygaDeGG7CPM8A5hU3yEkYhFcgk_GlTeLvKSGrwUTJSxbcjhhER-u0TTTznmFhdu2bl4Z4EvBZ9-ol-NkK8spjrDtAD9/s200/IMG_0007.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357374911761887842" border="0" /></a><br /><br />4. <a href="http://www.armsreach.com/shop-3/the-mini-6/natural-30.html">Co-Sleeper</a> - So convenient! She sleeps in a tiny little bed right next to our bed so it makes those middle of the night feedings so much easier!!<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4wxlPPLQuw8ORaU-GCKHxVxghoQbgZ23sj0i5RnMtiEjxNurpSOAu-T_DhiF88SUuJvu-JPvEwf6XkchpOzg7ERRrWl2Doka0QZDEdmgfJ7EOd5-XHnLPhv5P1qV6rYFadtipaHEtWoO/s1600-h/Natural_LRG.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4wxlPPLQuw8ORaU-GCKHxVxghoQbgZ23sj0i5RnMtiEjxNurpSOAu-T_DhiF88SUuJvu-JPvEwf6XkchpOzg7ERRrWl2Doka0QZDEdmgfJ7EOd5-XHnLPhv5P1qV6rYFadtipaHEtWoO/s200/Natural_LRG.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357385194723070178" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QHEPZD8JpoEORKBGtob0a3rONXJ7XZStQ32HvneOXWC8AN-LXQ06Kct339rVUXDSVTstWcj3kCCWT5UtBun5NgcUR0-ut1dXYUAwNdpKWAJkEEtMYncLtm6CFdJMekbc7E82oSV9JSGn/s1600-h/cosleep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5QHEPZD8JpoEORKBGtob0a3rONXJ7XZStQ32HvneOXWC8AN-LXQ06Kct339rVUXDSVTstWcj3kCCWT5UtBun5NgcUR0-ut1dXYUAwNdpKWAJkEEtMYncLtm6CFdJMekbc7E82oSV9JSGn/s200/cosleep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357385199899920258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />5. <a href="http://leachco.stores.yahoo.net/snoogle.html">Snoogle</a> - Ok so this isn't something for baby but it's for pre-baby. This pillow makes sleeping so nice while pregnant and eliminates the need for a billion pillows in bed.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9cDhqTjnPPst5oegCOddMt1u2ihSkwPOKL2lrsmp_MtCUlkDtqU-L6bzVwLl47x5saPdje9rqpxOeNUVeA1KsigyFYTAb2x_rd7XrU1i-b4MNqZp9ncYCtqTa15RVc8lmqY1qLO6PI9q/s1600-h/leachco_2060_6964417.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9cDhqTjnPPst5oegCOddMt1u2ihSkwPOKL2lrsmp_MtCUlkDtqU-L6bzVwLl47x5saPdje9rqpxOeNUVeA1KsigyFYTAb2x_rd7XrU1i-b4MNqZp9ncYCtqTa15RVc8lmqY1qLO6PI9q/s200/leachco_2060_6964417.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357385576380990194" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-32809586133957556062009-05-26T23:15:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:11:06.624-05:00Emily's kidney updateWhen I was pregnant with Emily, they noticed some fluid in her kidneys during an ultrasound. They told us that this was pretty common. I remember we were worried but also glad we were able to see her again (and reassure us that she was actually a "she").<br /><br />When she was born we went in for her 2 month appointment and she had another ultrasound done. Usually this corrects itself in the birth canal but in Em's case it didn't. There was still fluid in her kidneys. The biggest concern is that they want to make sure her urine isn't getting into her kidneys. So we put her on antibiotics for a few weeks and set up an appointment for a VCUG.<br /><br />A few weeks later she had the VCUG. It was so sad! We had to strip her down, lay her on the table, and hold down her hands and legs while they put a catheter in her bladder. She was crying pretty hard and it wasn't easy to watch. Her little body was so tense from crying that the nurse requested I put my finger in her mouth so she would suck it a little bit and ease the tension thus making it easier for the catheter to go in. They put black dye in her bladder so they can easily see through an x-ray if it goes into her kidney.<br /><br />Anyway, long story short her urine is not going into her kidneys so she is a healthy little baby! It's such a relief and a blessing to not have to worry about it anymore!!Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-44425298033996102162009-05-20T22:46:00.002-05:002009-08-23T01:11:00.651-05:00Another Jen ElderScott's brother Jay and Jennifer got married!! The wedding was awesome, we actually were their photographers so we spent a lot of the day behind a camera. Emily was only 1 month old so I spent a lot of time with her too. Spencer loved his little cousin!! Em also got to meet many more relatives on the Elder side.<br /><br />The wedding was beautiful. I actually almost starting crying when she was walking down the aisle!! Unfortunately Emily got a little hungry so I had to bring her downstairs to eat where she started crying and several people told me they could hear her crying upstairs...oops!!<br /><br />After the wedding we got to take a few more pictures of Jay and Jennifer and then we went to the reception. The funny thing is, we originally planned to have the wedding outside at Scott's parent's house but it was too rainy. So we had to go to the church instead...which is in a different county...which means the wrong county was on the marriage certificate....which means they weren't officially married. So the priest luckily realized this and had to pronounce them husband and wife again at the reception. It was pretty crazy but definitely something they'll remember!!<br /><br />Lucas with Em<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRvTevYQEXo_kGMmkxAJWRg602KCmW5y6o1BBmJ0CzHrFAKBJebu6ZwVkShzDf1UOs-FQOSzTDoQW3UNyoLCgh2xu6FsrQLdnuMaPVzRwK4z2eqbfile4mVm3lDRMNGbtjpZ23C6spIDq/s1600-h/118_1809.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRvTevYQEXo_kGMmkxAJWRg602KCmW5y6o1BBmJ0CzHrFAKBJebu6ZwVkShzDf1UOs-FQOSzTDoQW3UNyoLCgh2xu6FsrQLdnuMaPVzRwK4z2eqbfile4mVm3lDRMNGbtjpZ23C6spIDq/s320/118_1809.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373006124551872450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEbsBRNWDTNi2teZvVjVxVWlTsXPREIA4JS7vRAknLV30v6yuWEa_VagIYpaGP7aj0uj6wlcVxQq7EQO7pG509O9exNSK9tCWR2OZBxC1w5s5iM_JJqslNHXRmdtmIr8UURN3GpelaTE6x/s1600-h/118_1806.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4AQ4_FMPFYRJTjAzdw_obZCoJ7_96b03FnWWPo_2j16QB7-1q-qd27qrK56WSo4rhlY69FmjSz3WNxf3tPJ9mn01su3D8UThwrnyDA85FeBrL7Flg1CdF_GjuSpfop9mJjAG7JeJlZNC-/s320/4986_109779446064_510701064_2385141_7813842_n.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373004871780593618" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-70131688830900117702009-05-05T18:48:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:10:52.543-05:00Breastfeeding WoesEver since I thought about having kids I thought without a doubt I would breastfeed and that I would have no problems whatsoever. In fact when people told me they had problems I used to think "oh you just didn't try hard enough, you must not have really wanted to do it." I even went through the breastfeeding class ignoring anything that had to do with formula because I knew I would just be breastfeeding. Well, I was in for a surprise!! For some reason I just don't produce as much as I thought I would which left Emily hungry for more. So from early on I started supplementing (as recommended by the doctor and lactation consultant even though I was not thrilled about this) and I was supposed to supplement until she started gaining weight. So those first few weeks I was making several trips to the lactation consultant. I wanted so badly to be able to have enough milk for her but it just wasn't happening! So now I am still supplementing with formula but also give her breast milk too. I'm not giving up!! There are advantages and disadvantages to using formula:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Advantages</span><br />1. You know exactly how much food she's getting<br />2. Dad (and anyone else) can feed her too<br />3. It's much more convenient in public<br />4. Formula keeps babies satisfied longer (helps with sleeping through the night)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Disdvantages</span><br />1. It costs money...LOTS of money!<br />2. Not the best nutritionally for her<br />3. Not as much mother/child bonding<br />4. When going between breast and bottle there's a chance for nipple confusion<br /><br />I'm very thankful that she didn't have any nipple confusion and takes both bottle and breast very well. Overall this experience has been bittersweet to be honest. I've of course enjoyed the advantages and not enjoyed the disadvantages but you have to do what you have to do.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8zmdmQW0ttVvd5eZ8WDwULZkxL3FbNBTnMet-ZaYReiEpaZiosTETK-LAEXLAUvbI_BHxJRae6A8qeZEwn0HWQK9NIw914hsEkjehaCogLLILwbc35XFzX8dRZEU1Vh8VM__FAAKg6rt/s1600-h/bottle.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ8zmdmQW0ttVvd5eZ8WDwULZkxL3FbNBTnMet-ZaYReiEpaZiosTETK-LAEXLAUvbI_BHxJRae6A8qeZEwn0HWQK9NIw914hsEkjehaCogLLILwbc35XFzX8dRZEU1Vh8VM__FAAKg6rt/s320/bottle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357358466105610738" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-59777154830571576472009-05-01T00:03:00.002-05:002009-08-23T01:10:45.483-05:00You mean I can actually go out in public with a baby?!?!Well I must say that the last few weeks have been a whirlwind! I feel like I'm just a constant breastfeeding machine who's locked inside a cave. Figures it's while the days are now warm and beautiful and everyone on Facebook is talking about how gorgeous it is out there and I'm stuck in my very attractive pajamas all day long. One of the main thoughts that crosses my mind several times is, "will my life ever be normal again, will I ever be able to go anywhere now that I have a baby?" It all seems so complicated right now and so much work to go out of the house with a baby. I distinctly remember the first time I drove by myself. I was worried about how I would put the carseat in the car by myself and how I would hold the carseat without looking awkward (it seems like all moms just know how to carry these things). Well it did feel awkward and I did have a little sense of anxiety the first time I went out by myself. But it kept getting easier and easier and now I am proud to say that I can carry the carseat with one hand very easily now!! Yay, it's the little things :) I forced myself this week to GET OUT and do things. Like go to bible study, go to help out at church and go back to WW. That was hard but helped a lot. Here are some more pictures from her first week:<br /><br />Sleeping baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QYBW1lAfDokQHtZrpFfEU0sJvCGPqgSVf26WzZjFnqt01ZydOdJcsXe-AkTOzUSvCJlFBVoE2VNUYqtznh8oJDAzSRLzSX1apQZE3v5Xl3SZDL20uFUh8bFwZs9i6cJrSabAqOav76Os/s1600-h/sleep.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9QYBW1lAfDokQHtZrpFfEU0sJvCGPqgSVf26WzZjFnqt01ZydOdJcsXe-AkTOzUSvCJlFBVoE2VNUYqtznh8oJDAzSRLzSX1apQZE3v5Xl3SZDL20uFUh8bFwZs9i6cJrSabAqOav76Os/s320/sleep.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066198469846386" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Gus is a little protect dog<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo_bhauBhd26l2hXLOod5V0zAa_UsFQrfMH1i2ta7R77lKGvyFUoE2QmRzDqf-vLFdnvDxvsdxgiOUNLTKob6ZJHsmGVZWrzZzSijY6SpcC3l2mdI1IDixvlqVIUA0MLz0mCIgGXsg6AZ/s1600-h/gus.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCo_bhauBhd26l2hXLOod5V0zAa_UsFQrfMH1i2ta7R77lKGvyFUoE2QmRzDqf-vLFdnvDxvsdxgiOUNLTKob6ZJHsmGVZWrzZzSijY6SpcC3l2mdI1IDixvlqVIUA0MLz0mCIgGXsg6AZ/s320/gus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066194623271234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Neglected puppy<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3Tj9H64nQl339NhTneZI9OFARCooWV6fGZXe8ZLisEl_TXJrvsSJ4SMvFDOx2hOLvCXOwMu-OoO4KJIl-sQkd-516CN569QwVAEgWUVPIEYsk3Wgazc06FDj2LeFbaAeJWql_v0uF531/s1600-h/gus+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK3Tj9H64nQl339NhTneZI9OFARCooWV6fGZXe8ZLisEl_TXJrvsSJ4SMvFDOx2hOLvCXOwMu-OoO4KJIl-sQkd-516CN569QwVAEgWUVPIEYsk3Wgazc06FDj2LeFbaAeJWql_v0uF531/s320/gus+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066192579582530" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Grandma Elder<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXDJezqzUz1WwzSO_Z71scxCWmd4T3A1OPl4HAgj6i_GI9fHH2-jcmmtUXzpnbWLeM4KGxSq6ES0j4AWihFuKFQM0DRv5gxWPg3D6HwMEaObNVMFA47L5O33ndHel_g7rXrxY9mOvP51o/s1600-h/grandma.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXDJezqzUz1WwzSO_Z71scxCWmd4T3A1OPl4HAgj6i_GI9fHH2-jcmmtUXzpnbWLeM4KGxSq6ES0j4AWihFuKFQM0DRv5gxWPg3D6HwMEaObNVMFA47L5O33ndHel_g7rXrxY9mOvP51o/s320/grandma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066185533153010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thanks for the gifts!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nOmgZQX5k2v1LpjcqPDjsiN6nY4Z7Vg79htTefocc863-wENR8JuvRXnYdSzUMdYdf-IEj48nM0kBk5zwvA6SNQrIKpnzqqaKemk-QFHSkYRkhJbrq1mMR-F22s60M41OT8R2SMhyphenhyphenLE_/s1600-h/gift.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9nOmgZQX5k2v1LpjcqPDjsiN6nY4Z7Vg79htTefocc863-wENR8JuvRXnYdSzUMdYdf-IEj48nM0kBk5zwvA6SNQrIKpnzqqaKemk-QFHSkYRkhJbrq1mMR-F22s60M41OT8R2SMhyphenhyphenLE_/s320/gift.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066182438759890" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPKa6fPaYtW1CEWq6QO5LvaQlF8Ir5VtpkLi08fY7BJsmN7uIgnpSPVMIftyDqc21fsKO8TSuOu9n2AjTgX7e7EH-tA8ueqtSudK5xqIX-W1JKTi2USag2Xc-juJdZtyyq8cDb2Y5t3p3/s1600-h/em.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoPKa6fPaYtW1CEWq6QO5LvaQlF8Ir5VtpkLi08fY7BJsmN7uIgnpSPVMIftyDqc21fsKO8TSuOu9n2AjTgX7e7EH-tA8ueqtSudK5xqIX-W1JKTi2USag2Xc-juJdZtyyq8cDb2Y5t3p3/s320/em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066013353813234" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Daddy with Em<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hWBb9GIF-lCVvhzgy6Gz-JqBwYMxlHcdse60N6MJgH1TJaeJdNpU6ceL_wGDuWfoetUj4F1b55v-dniYxwSz7xuOFA0qSwQJtRH8X-W37R0rCiXfpDq5ArXT70EF2ryO1pVtOzLI1kd4/s1600-h/dad.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2hWBb9GIF-lCVvhzgy6Gz-JqBwYMxlHcdse60N6MJgH1TJaeJdNpU6ceL_wGDuWfoetUj4F1b55v-dniYxwSz7xuOFA0qSwQJtRH8X-W37R0rCiXfpDq5ArXT70EF2ryO1pVtOzLI1kd4/s320/dad.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066005008099186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We both love to sleep<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHybxLmdoCL3mncsnJpWOiezWWL9LFqcTGk6E1CKbuC7hXaYBn5JCtwo3pbfxJzude9WVTIMRZ-o8y_9ib4k-lyMQqwa1wmtV6oT1dZDA2JID3VTvX2LcGDvBxCh5CR8EQwNKyhWRHF_CP/s1600-h/cosleeper2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHybxLmdoCL3mncsnJpWOiezWWL9LFqcTGk6E1CKbuC7hXaYBn5JCtwo3pbfxJzude9WVTIMRZ-o8y_9ib4k-lyMQqwa1wmtV6oT1dZDA2JID3VTvX2LcGDvBxCh5CR8EQwNKyhWRHF_CP/s320/cosleeper2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066004348114642" border="0" /></a><br /><br />She always presses against the side of her cosleeper<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDcGhQ2DVbWbz77MMw8OJRKdB8vbL4aNBLLnooHb1lgWcFYNXRCzVUS1y3ITzqDn9XrXIn5a3MrFiBGBlUFKA1t-DXQm8T-rtOeDpl1MFQ2NigCoPDlTIrL6wDzFy40zlytvmNsrfrAbn/s1600-h/cosleeper.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDcGhQ2DVbWbz77MMw8OJRKdB8vbL4aNBLLnooHb1lgWcFYNXRCzVUS1y3ITzqDn9XrXIn5a3MrFiBGBlUFKA1t-DXQm8T-rtOeDpl1MFQ2NigCoPDlTIrL6wDzFy40zlytvmNsrfrAbn/s320/cosleeper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357066000565584722" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Her warming bear (and apparently new best friend)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96_yKE2B6YurdevsoAEF_9O7Y_Q02eGeCG0e86r9D1XjbCiNQ48JyMSi_TbsqxDkEFTHx4A0H_fFhgVtJmnsro_iKMILXTFr0D3h5ZT-gEiwurMGUgWl3PJ6LerHss7rweLCOyJodbrHw/s1600-h/bear.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96_yKE2B6YurdevsoAEF_9O7Y_Q02eGeCG0e86r9D1XjbCiNQ48JyMSi_TbsqxDkEFTHx4A0H_fFhgVtJmnsro_iKMILXTFr0D3h5ZT-gEiwurMGUgWl3PJ6LerHss7rweLCOyJodbrHw/s320/bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357065993823239330" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-20144232278072674102009-04-27T23:44:00.004-05:002009-08-23T01:10:36.761-05:00Introducing Emily Mae ElderEmily Mae was born on April 11th, 2009 at 6:05pm. She weighed 8lbs, 11oz and was 21" long. Here is my birth story for those who are interested (sorry if TMI for those who aren't):<br /><br />Friday, April 10th (my due date) I went in for my 40 week appointment. My doctor did an exam and while she was checking to see how dilated I was she also stripped my membrane and did some massaging. I was 3cm. That night around suppertime I started having contractions but I wasn't sure if they were actually contractions because they were not very regular and they were tolerable or if I was just still sore from the exam.<br /><br />That night they seemed like they were becoming a bit more regular. They felt like menstrual cramps. I was hoping that I could sleep through the night and maybe be able to time them a bit better during the day. But that didn't happen. I didn’t get any sleep at all. I was constantly looking at the clock to see how far apart the contractions were and they were about 5-7 minutes apart each lasting about 30 seconds.<br /><br />At about 3am I woke Scott up and called the Birth Center and asked them what I should do. They told me to wait until the contractions were closer together, lasting about a minute and were a little more intense. We waited at home and took showers/got ready to go while I labored for about 3 hours. Finally we decided to head in at about 6:30am.<br /><br />When I arrived I was 4cm dilated. For the next few hours I laid in bed, walked around, sat in the waiting room with my mother in law, sat in a chair etc while having contractions. I was progressing pretty slowly so they decided to give me some Petocin (sp?) to get me to progress more quickly. After getting the Petocin (just an IV), I was still debating whether or not to get an epidural (by now I was 6cm dilated). My sister was there and telling me I should. I asked the nurse and she said she did with her kids but it seemed as if I was tolerating the pain well so it’s up to me. I finally decided to go for it. I’ve heard that after 6cm they start getting really painful and much closer together.<br /><br />The doctor came in to give me the epidural. This is a strange experience but really, TOTALLY worth it to get it in my opinion. You all probably know how the epidural goes in etc so I don’t need to go into detail there. When he was putting it in I had two contractions but didn’t feel them at all because I was so focused on what he was doing. He did have to insert it a second time because it wasn’t going into my spine correctly the first time.<br /><br />After the epidural I felt my contractions a little bit on my right side which sometimes happens but it was very tolerable. Then they broke my water and put a catheter in my bladder and I didn’t feel a thing. Then it was just a waiting game until I got to 10cm. I was extremely tired and almost fell asleep. This is when I was updating my Facebook because I literally was just laying in bed waiting for a few hours. A few times when I was having contractions her heart rate would go down a little which concerned them and myself a little so they gave me some oxygen. Because of this I couldn’t sleep. I was also just thinking about what was to come. Would I have to get a C-section? What if I push for hours and hours? What if the cord is around her neck? Etc etc.<br /><br />Finally I was at 10cm and ready to push. This was a weird experience because I didn’t feel the need to push at all and really couldn’t tell how I was supposed to be pushing because of the epidural. But apparently I was doing it right because the nurse kept telling me I was doing really well. Scott was there holding up one leg and a student was holding up my other leg (it was her first birth and she was so excited). After about 35 minutes of pushing the nurse finally got the doctor. Once the doctor came in I pushed for another 10 minutes and she was out. What a surreal experience. She came out and was crying instantly and had wonderful color. Scott and I were both crying also just in awe of what happened. They put her right on me and I don’t even know what they were doing we were just so caught up in the moment. Truly amazing!!<br /><br />I did have a 2nd degree tear which of course I didn’t feel at all because of the epidural also. Recovery is pretty disgusting and you’ll feel like you’ll never heal again down there but believe me you do. I’m already almost 100% healed. I recommend taking advantage of the nursery to get some sleep those couple nights you’re in the hospital. You won’t get that kind of help again and it’s good for your body to recover.<br /><br />The first night home was very strange. I have to admit it was a huge eye opener…”you mean I can’t just go to sleep with my husband and sleep all night?” The first couple weeks were challenging for me too. It’s different for everyone of course. It’s such a drastic change to your life all of a sudden. It wasn't until about the 3rd or 4th week that I started thinking "ok, I can do this" and really started falling in love with my little girl.<br /><br />Here are some pictures of the event which I actually now look fondly on :)<br /><br />Me still pregnant, waiting or her to be born<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJdSyQ_cicCpaYoszMfaDlqmoL4RX_EeB81FucQi-ASBCS8zLn3qifxOfTOnYzl2u42f-ydDVLHNXJMnhOHzVezURk1cgU4AS1jEGUbJ0nl4nLO4xNNtTWG90v74I0o5I-bg3q99hiIHs/s1600-h/me.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixJdSyQ_cicCpaYoszMfaDlqmoL4RX_EeB81FucQi-ASBCS8zLn3qifxOfTOnYzl2u42f-ydDVLHNXJMnhOHzVezURk1cgU4AS1jEGUbJ0nl4nLO4xNNtTWG90v74I0o5I-bg3q99hiIHs/s320/me.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062287150053922" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Our nurse, we loved her! And she's a Bears fan :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4WTFjAvtcb5jphiM3fEqIr6d67ZnPYlon5siKp63aGuSYurRaqWi2SLMztlNRtG24pUOTAd2Rai-v-_8BlUVHtNmBul4aeYOA45hDnWT2SrRZPTIb73OaKUeXC39MwjFpP7XxsDffQ5S/s1600-h/nurse.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4WTFjAvtcb5jphiM3fEqIr6d67ZnPYlon5siKp63aGuSYurRaqWi2SLMztlNRtG24pUOTAd2Rai-v-_8BlUVHtNmBul4aeYOA45hDnWT2SrRZPTIb73OaKUeXC39MwjFpP7XxsDffQ5S/s320/nurse.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062235595198802" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Just moments after she was born (wow, was my face swollen!!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCr1DizRaBF2z2IstKB7Z_SkjB3MD2UVFaFepgyGHzYE4lAUXghPKvNucAG-CBt_YeF99pxnazKvxQxfNWzSB2BDC90jba4KX2WXlTMkpaTPPxvoHlU7VdN2ldC2anVmnVsSdVPKygRJBc/s1600-h/me+2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKkFwVkUn7S8DEKP2O-BYCKzGhFj7g1Sj5Imqfu8rfeLvPU2f0gi0hDUWSigCKO0AHh0_lgyDvyHsD7tq7woamrSCjy3Oiw-h-d24GZIrQABDtuLiRC_ob0f1IqrDh3p4UYOf53_7mieWs/s320/em2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062223711845202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEKNrL3XwDG-G12odzb1YrOwcTS4MbIZt7Ek538iZYXc1zDH0r1SuLaI3AnOrxtumdfCYUTeDe9dF-FPvYYluNR7mTtIgfYIVf1yNxI6wRkVSiYzqvhEPI56VGvlPuNAh5VTi0q1IAXvu/s1600-h/em.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXEKNrL3XwDG-G12odzb1YrOwcTS4MbIZt7Ek538iZYXc1zDH0r1SuLaI3AnOrxtumdfCYUTeDe9dF-FPvYYluNR7mTtIgfYIVf1yNxI6wRkVSiYzqvhEPI56VGvlPuNAh5VTi0q1IAXvu/s320/em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062222735288994" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Auntie Laura gets to hold her first niece!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2tZqce9qUY8cBbh2yawQdlPlFGnTJ7LatQi3MmBwFL7vayPLmoBaVoHnqfa7bXdzF2-B393lvsLPVCaLu-dSFsJnM_38Cl5YVFX06UrZSQxjgNEoN2PYQWGmx4-2sUoGLJVPLQyA9TX1/s1600-h/laura.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE2tZqce9qUY8cBbh2yawQdlPlFGnTJ7LatQi3MmBwFL7vayPLmoBaVoHnqfa7bXdzF2-B393lvsLPVCaLu-dSFsJnM_38Cl5YVFX06UrZSQxjgNEoN2PYQWGmx4-2sUoGLJVPLQyA9TX1/s320/laura.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062035510131442" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Watch out for the paparazzi :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq9DBj7bBcF3-CSby3vgtUwZYZJpqinx91EwK8oW8An-zE0OxY5iOE3abM-o6AAzEf-9K9qAZhCY7MtgOBBxQOqE70dfBJ5LYJkYZJpGDi_lTBEGbL1A8zag3kJORYyeww-OZABV33u95/s1600-h/paparazzi.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 160px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVq9DBj7bBcF3-CSby3vgtUwZYZJpqinx91EwK8oW8An-zE0OxY5iOE3abM-o6AAzEf-9K9qAZhCY7MtgOBBxQOqE70dfBJ5LYJkYZJpGDi_lTBEGbL1A8zag3kJORYyeww-OZABV33u95/s320/paparazzi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062033153823938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Grandma Elder holds her first granddaughter<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKNZhk1GHqdGbEaERkFiVAXAVlUTOz3NX7cZiI6PzHOr2eF6VV6dtQwlh8AIfNbk7mkdJvs4GlWoMI7H8bxUwQ54px8BuOnFpZU-yuqiuvbtQ64SgBPfaPMKPl-QrBlwPZPh1dAjyPW4s/s1600-h/grandma.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxKNZhk1GHqdGbEaERkFiVAXAVlUTOz3NX7cZiI6PzHOr2eF6VV6dtQwlh8AIfNbk7mkdJvs4GlWoMI7H8bxUwQ54px8BuOnFpZU-yuqiuvbtQ64SgBPfaPMKPl-QrBlwPZPh1dAjyPW4s/s320/grandma.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062027649701410" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Ryan whispered in my ear that he "loves" Emily and Abby just loved looking at her<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZjAldH_wmHlWhZPUG7orLSfUz9fkbtJo-OXlt7C6OUPlSVdpp1MeIsj29ljZs4FMuteVTgXlGfREui5t7WS4bIcQT0sKblFrCtH36L75Pl7_j3kgXKwKFxMFbv3T-i6q0637o-puHFmJ/s1600-h/ryan.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzZjAldH_wmHlWhZPUG7orLSfUz9fkbtJo-OXlt7C6OUPlSVdpp1MeIsj29ljZs4FMuteVTgXlGfREui5t7WS4bIcQT0sKblFrCtH36L75Pl7_j3kgXKwKFxMFbv3T-i6q0637o-puHFmJ/s320/ryan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062024748583650" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk0FQdmEZ95FbiUso_CtPqCvgrW3SR85QWVu7BOmTb8JBR5ZVwuYCwcvd0OyqCVrLWzFMi1RVTYfF5BSY-Py48ZkBwbs5AfaY1y1OKkfmY-J2QqqDXQZcvpnHiK3Zx-pZ2KS8S0copm0t/s1600-h/abby.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKk0FQdmEZ95FbiUso_CtPqCvgrW3SR85QWVu7BOmTb8JBR5ZVwuYCwcvd0OyqCVrLWzFMi1RVTYfF5BSY-Py48ZkBwbs5AfaY1y1OKkfmY-J2QqqDXQZcvpnHiK3Zx-pZ2KS8S0copm0t/s320/abby.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357062017647455266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Dad gives her her first bath<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O7Mzfa29IdxD1XI8aG842KihCDaOPLAdT6tkvqk27MWd-4gaeuDtk3zURshmPu1JTWcbKnRBbb0z8nr6cv2Mb5niPCmdO0UZ6ekaAOxu7Ea44ojYMtGmOTPPc-Rb1j5ih977hqSPj75d/s1600-h/117_1711.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1O7Mzfa29IdxD1XI8aG842KihCDaOPLAdT6tkvqk27MWd-4gaeuDtk3zURshmPu1JTWcbKnRBbb0z8nr6cv2Mb5niPCmdO0UZ6ekaAOxu7Ea44ojYMtGmOTPPc-Rb1j5ih977hqSPj75d/s320/117_1711.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357359658051859922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLEAr3Vl8gzmSoKAPg5XaW1iocL9sodEPuJayuJVcikZkfmpud_nu7q4Yj0EzNb5OMvLDKfg-RiFYJFBSPfOOxN6wn8tggX_dciGfJOCgQqEiFEScSuDYeNDnzAvi9DaSnEFZCBqHLw6T/s1600-h/117_1712.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgLEAr3Vl8gzmSoKAPg5XaW1iocL9sodEPuJayuJVcikZkfmpud_nu7q4Yj0EzNb5OMvLDKfg-RiFYJFBSPfOOxN6wn8tggX_dciGfJOCgQqEiFEScSuDYeNDnzAvi9DaSnEFZCBqHLw6T/s320/117_1712.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357359668209317810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />All clean :)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR9RtE2jvqk1yrc11ZF88Q09Trl9VybHe20rC9t9o7pKVooFFRBMcnV83KQihN6rFIMYVvEy3P7CSgOv42trsn3HvvmAGzcEED1z0HzWOyKKXzGeU2MzIJbKX1y087fgTp_qwZRHaHKQf/s1600-h/baby+em.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJR9RtE2jvqk1yrc11ZF88Q09Trl9VybHe20rC9t9o7pKVooFFRBMcnV83KQihN6rFIMYVvEy3P7CSgOv42trsn3HvvmAGzcEED1z0HzWOyKKXzGeU2MzIJbKX1y087fgTp_qwZRHaHKQf/s320/baby+em.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357359065272228786" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Swaddled baby<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8qWDWn-e-eqvlUtALZvyuFMj8kkGQ1De1RxfPPvsb_w2UN2gGJgNpkHEM_aaMVoXD5T4ZDZZwf8QLm6mk4fapQxiE7toFD7BteOcNXiR4amAjNFJdhfHp36uixwg-qt5MFt2ihUi8-J1/s1600-h/baby+em2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI8qWDWn-e-eqvlUtALZvyuFMj8kkGQ1De1RxfPPvsb_w2UN2gGJgNpkHEM_aaMVoXD5T4ZDZZwf8QLm6mk4fapQxiE7toFD7BteOcNXiR4amAjNFJdhfHp36uixwg-qt5MFt2ihUi8-J1/s320/baby+em2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357359064279006546" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Going home outfit<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcON2Bz_Wa7Yry9tiRZ80t6lpzw2WMWGMegGyyHehfyyhFP77F4KQpbpGENhJB_Znpmcbl_Z7Gw2refCbU8ktnVoq5ykpGU_tqk-uXmdVwPYDzqhhcdoyKzJ4IkL3Hwi5QTXVDeSspONF9/s1600-h/outfit.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcON2Bz_Wa7Yry9tiRZ80t6lpzw2WMWGMegGyyHehfyyhFP77F4KQpbpGENhJB_Znpmcbl_Z7Gw2refCbU8ktnVoq5ykpGU_tqk-uXmdVwPYDzqhhcdoyKzJ4IkL3Hwi5QTXVDeSspONF9/s320/outfit.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357359067673223778" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-83796348330323457152009-03-29T19:13:00.001-05:002009-08-23T01:10:26.217-05:00Baby showers and prepping for babyThe baby shower in Illinois was wonderful! Scott's Aunt Lacrecia put it on for us and we had a great time. We played several games and opened lots of wonderful gifts. Thank you so so much for putting this on for us!<br /><br />The baby shower in Rochester was also great! Shannon and Laura spent lots of time on games and my friends Leah and Suzanne also spent time on food, decorations and a diaper cake. Thanks to my mom for hosting it!<br /><br />We've been busy prepping for baby here are some pictures from the shower in Illinois (don't know were the photos from the Roch shower are) and random things we've been doing around the house.<br /><br />Playing the diaper smelling game<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl-Fa6Ir9KmPfwokLZanxqdao4tFJkwEbTsnyKKwSW7N8iUopfkLgPlUfTQTyHu9lliOuO4WI6MExFeGj3UA4VXNmoTZevHI9kgXV9kc6otok1LJ7OjlGTlxNjm-3j6iBmAwsuu6n28J_/s1600-h/shower+4.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQl-Fa6Ir9KmPfwokLZanxqdao4tFJkwEbTsnyKKwSW7N8iUopfkLgPlUfTQTyHu9lliOuO4WI6MExFeGj3UA4VXNmoTZevHI9kgXV9kc6otok1LJ7OjlGTlxNjm-3j6iBmAwsuu6n28J_/s320/shower+4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365182609234530" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrKICBWi2bExo1h3w35Qx2ihv6MFk5LN8ILIKtdy3e5CBRHg-70KDhI81TDQ_i3SavL6I4WEFVphybnntHfRasbjv2UvcLU5QJFtDjVvqnuwHJZbjLVff2sNyBh1jXSJq_GueuV_OlQ_N/s1600-h/shower.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCrKICBWi2bExo1h3w35Qx2ihv6MFk5LN8ILIKtdy3e5CBRHg-70KDhI81TDQ_i3SavL6I4WEFVphybnntHfRasbjv2UvcLU5QJFtDjVvqnuwHJZbjLVff2sNyBh1jXSJq_GueuV_OlQ_N/s320/shower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365177413098306" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The same lady who made our wedding cake and bridal shower cake also made this one!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b9GzP8Hm7dtkg0_VvGxlrVMr3Yy1oeLojxnZX5N9rj3M020nsO3i9j0KbyvwxQZcADRfxprPDquq_bYrRKmCbx0mIWCLxhwIIwx72Hoqyf-_WLbskNtUSChW0_lfrpTOVLpwFchvqDlG/s1600-h/shower2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7b9GzP8Hm7dtkg0_VvGxlrVMr3Yy1oeLojxnZX5N9rj3M020nsO3i9j0KbyvwxQZcADRfxprPDquq_bYrRKmCbx0mIWCLxhwIIwx72Hoqyf-_WLbskNtUSChW0_lfrpTOVLpwFchvqDlG/s320/shower2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365174731616754" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sue made this out of washclothes, socks and onesies...SOOO cute!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxlXCHxGZnR4W4bxPS27Jz0TBLLgj4exyEHlrfCCQE3Emm2Fh9j9xGV_QudigU02bm2FS2SkVnjrt7ahjLhNPucmYecHwXTbjfHUXOlv-4rTdOas-kWKdlke_AtlqQ79nc-6Q682AcU-R/s1600-h/shower3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSxlXCHxGZnR4W4bxPS27Jz0TBLLgj4exyEHlrfCCQE3Emm2Fh9j9xGV_QudigU02bm2FS2SkVnjrt7ahjLhNPucmYecHwXTbjfHUXOlv-4rTdOas-kWKdlke_AtlqQ79nc-6Q682AcU-R/s320/shower3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365164238003826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Scott being silly<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsczJ_U-Uqsdw3EMhGy1rBwzw7Kv-RnYX5DwFbT1EOaqqX_z9I-lkDsIgG08tBGHQubK5LG4_vWqgk_4a2FE4-iO25nr8_LpaS0e60rnHjH5T576y_kXhtdxtKfI42REWkJqfBgVAWKMnF/s1600-h/shower5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsczJ_U-Uqsdw3EMhGy1rBwzw7Kv-RnYX5DwFbT1EOaqqX_z9I-lkDsIgG08tBGHQubK5LG4_vWqgk_4a2FE4-iO25nr8_LpaS0e60rnHjH5T576y_kXhtdxtKfI42REWkJqfBgVAWKMnF/s320/shower5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365050042587858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJs2MjFP3a9o69cURsjwOpjqevL6zHuwUx3uJnw0Z5SEb0KfVQERe2Qn4BvgfV1bFc5JPunGcY2DPsgr1bKTPIXbh8Ompc-_OwdSynaEde1MxsU8CX_Pgu4RSeHLPIIQQ12DRdsYLQ8zp/s1600-h/shower6.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimJs2MjFP3a9o69cURsjwOpjqevL6zHuwUx3uJnw0Z5SEb0KfVQERe2Qn4BvgfV1bFc5JPunGcY2DPsgr1bKTPIXbh8Ompc-_OwdSynaEde1MxsU8CX_Pgu4RSeHLPIIQQ12DRdsYLQ8zp/s320/shower6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365045071644674" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Scott's Grandma won one of the games!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgPDjP4r8U8otWTfy6E-HhuypO-Cr-IAGpqjsNQQJP4icSBcoMmAg15XRLpVQ12R0XRKxVYH3BCik-fw7qaOeURDKcVyQYVbRjgi_r2BItbASzTYNkAgkluk97CTu1ISy082B5Zt746yj/s1600-h/shower7.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkgPDjP4r8U8otWTfy6E-HhuypO-Cr-IAGpqjsNQQJP4icSBcoMmAg15XRLpVQ12R0XRKxVYH3BCik-fw7qaOeURDKcVyQYVbRjgi_r2BItbASzTYNkAgkluk97CTu1ISy082B5Zt746yj/s320/shower7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365044208086082" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Most people guessed too long...maybe I looked bigger than I was?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckZeBQRwJejU_P-eZmdWzE-49epUYWulodQ4ncvLPK6gV7Xu5BOU2BX2R1qQpERHNnPWnkkv1KKQsOqTn2e9IH73WBWpBHZOqGJhLum42gnUm5QQZltif9hWaKDlTDhKlu5bIjgFA7a9q/s1600-h/shower8.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckZeBQRwJejU_P-eZmdWzE-49epUYWulodQ4ncvLPK6gV7Xu5BOU2BX2R1qQpERHNnPWnkkv1KKQsOqTn2e9IH73WBWpBHZOqGJhLum42gnUm5QQZltif9hWaKDlTDhKlu5bIjgFA7a9q/s320/shower8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365034963645186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Opening gifts<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouDesKRxa33nbLbocy6rm0sSZGlCgJUWZSKLw02VbRHpAK1_xV4fx9RjSxF_kZnGEF7tU00LyTkzMs94j31e0R8MejDhp9x0QDjQnD6IhYkHgavSGSurfNcwhWJK2OQBPUklCfyGqMEv7/s1600-h/shower9.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhouDesKRxa33nbLbocy6rm0sSZGlCgJUWZSKLw02VbRHpAK1_xV4fx9RjSxF_kZnGEF7tU00LyTkzMs94j31e0R8MejDhp9x0QDjQnD6IhYkHgavSGSurfNcwhWJK2OQBPUklCfyGqMEv7/s320/shower9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357365030214689266" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Love this shot...speaks 1000 words<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisHMjSivA9o_6IdiXb4IuiCVUQ41eEkX60kKTOt3bltZFKQVYQlrHou9mEUjlPccTO4rSybT1_0BgsZ3mIkjGrbqxr0sYJRz249biiBACSQltqLPxV-OJyb1lGEHwmLQVXfcmgi_bAesH1/s1600-h/clothes5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOeKmQLWMjfXd2XI-sr4FdT-F3rjVBPUppq8SJ64YlW5CLyxK_neo852XeDW7WsHsI0rYXFl_7DTMK5dSxfdbag89XKgpI88qE8EUA2eOKLgyxt6gQU4IInSd5LlxBwnL9DQ8C-c_joCWd/s320/clothes2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357364889136999826" border="0" /></a><br /><br />So many clothes to sort out!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK1vsRAF-Op8IqlW62gmtNZh0jZ-O4CiN9ju61GaZMMXMsVnDLPdvRoIkPhJn7VYc24GZR2fiRujxgdgEzMM78VbAlIuIeGGtPsHZ1rL-j5B3CVo6eFoIzhGFK64MapgbPr2dcEXDGtcu/s1600-h/clothes.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnK1vsRAF-Op8IqlW62gmtNZh0jZ-O4CiN9ju61GaZMMXMsVnDLPdvRoIkPhJn7VYc24GZR2fiRujxgdgEzMM78VbAlIuIeGGtPsHZ1rL-j5B3CVo6eFoIzhGFK64MapgbPr2dcEXDGtcu/s320/clothes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357364881022485970" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Scott painting the nursery<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbReSBpQHKLtPlHfU-FlQ_CUKRa5NsFF6efrkPo3hdO8xh0mR0eb45jXUcX09h_hr7pTGioR0vYjjrIS7loeD2FSJJjDBJmiZXcGhyzwQroTSplYk2NvAJBxIObldE-aXgWzooSKWn3Nhu/s1600-h/scottpaint.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1-gQIo-BFzjORiPnLNk5t4fayEsrRscWkl6LqA0xR3_RfbCzXPQwDVYEeWVRB7XWz4X_XWoSInZ2liSaZQVcmeIbW9-JHQMJ6Eg2Da37BRIQUdS98S1CcXdl-GAc8luF9PNsmm2r5MV_p/s320/nurseryafter.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357364591446115474" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-72646543478989186772009-03-27T22:24:00.005-05:002009-03-27T22:48:29.641-05:00Maternity PicturesWe had so much fun doing our own maternity shoot in our studio. This is the first one we've ever done and enjoyed experimenting. I'm 38 weeks pregnant here.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukuUjv8TVhvfycMF2np6oTrA0AeadaRTUOMhPB5I9P-O1oVMHvo0qQcsl_ir3sL-Jjfhd5yHz9lc0YiTxW372x5EfJC9UFKq6k7Dwxe5vH70wxUe3UCLvc-NFwrMGR_Usi2V3DC099L14/s1600-h/6a.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 208px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjukuUjv8TVhvfycMF2np6oTrA0AeadaRTUOMhPB5I9P-O1oVMHvo0qQcsl_ir3sL-Jjfhd5yHz9lc0YiTxW372x5EfJC9UFKq6k7Dwxe5vH70wxUe3UCLvc-NFwrMGR_Usi2V3DC099L14/s320/6a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318079900074805602" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOKKX8W9hxktGGYr4hwsJhiPV_ukVLyULXymf6NtKZCcQfldz8qQAxc53atEY-Y7Ozr17JfULc-UsMNIPk9KCsJw2jrFQzvl1nZGyMnEi1gkrTpIt-p0Fjs8WPpN1ywqd-y_svDtxFCkuK/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisMokHk-xmfNVUekwxRyG2-xfseeHZcVrDo7TgcygNsWqVZL4s3vDkX0MFNtPRYrLEiiGmIyezSnUBIUt8-xArjJ8X3e10DTXvo2cIWCVsBKDMsz69DpIjXrwhyOKbCGQT1-5WDgBdwR5e/s320/tri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318075816905903650" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-26769125394399807582009-02-06T11:03:00.003-06:002009-02-06T11:11:16.236-06:0086 the tongue pleaseNeedless to say my job is not always that glamorous! We got a request to edit a photo that someone brought in. He wanted the tongue removed and his head from a different picture instead. I did it but I had a hard time keeping my breakfast down while I was zoomed in on the bloody tongue...<br /><br /><br />Before<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBi0zzlamuphMD8iNUswWFvINOU4A7hTCi_3UO4XwwFReJ0Mnksdl1iI9yJlX2utzK-k8TjhKcRtt64NBhq14pv1L4NiTCOGp6Tjypn_w8EWbgSPWhyphenhyphenUqhcwVrcTXXq16drh85wo1QJSa/s1600-h/small+Gary%27sDeer%2707-03.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirBi0zzlamuphMD8iNUswWFvINOU4A7hTCi_3UO4XwwFReJ0Mnksdl1iI9yJlX2utzK-k8TjhKcRtt64NBhq14pv1L4NiTCOGp6Tjypn_w8EWbgSPWhyphenhyphenUqhcwVrcTXXq16drh85wo1QJSa/s320/small+Gary%27sDeer%2707-03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299732675757846402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFy9HLWMEm4OIALwHeyBTMv7LNooJD1UZ_2xXyT5HtI4TwuHoIEqBb8pT0xlOZSmuCzWaJtTe5x-Pm2e9_RdknhZ8OjwLajpwP49YuMLZ-WRSqSFu194WypmjIm34wEuhO2L__9GgOGuc/s1600-h/small+edited.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbFy9HLWMEm4OIALwHeyBTMv7LNooJD1UZ_2xXyT5HtI4TwuHoIEqBb8pT0xlOZSmuCzWaJtTe5x-Pm2e9_RdknhZ8OjwLajpwP49YuMLZ-WRSqSFu194WypmjIm34wEuhO2L__9GgOGuc/s320/small+edited.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299732671521509042" border="0" /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-24474169926763973972009-01-30T16:20:00.002-06:002009-01-30T22:06:14.174-06:0030 weeksHere's me at 30 weeks. We were testing out the camera before clients came in today. I'm also testing out something. It seems that when I upload pictures to websites the quality goes way down. Not sure what this is about.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzpwRMMpSwWkT9ZI2Y9BJSxAtZLBKlD8muu67dqN2nGMoTOZgzyhvjbD181KnRZE2lHcDjavJ2qFbpnp_cZVIJ0Xlx9I3eUF8P-QLq2H6F1CZcLT6bb5Qfwd-olc0dqRt9nfsz0zgeCPv/s1600-h/small+30+weeksnew3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzpwRMMpSwWkT9ZI2Y9BJSxAtZLBKlD8muu67dqN2nGMoTOZgzyhvjbD181KnRZE2lHcDjavJ2qFbpnp_cZVIJ0Xlx9I3eUF8P-QLq2H6F1CZcLT6bb5Qfwd-olc0dqRt9nfsz0zgeCPv/s400/small+30+weeksnew3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5297301830528165426" border="0" /></a><br /><br />There, that's better. A friend of mine on Facebook helped me figure out what my problem was. Still don't completely understand my problem but at least I have a temporary fix. <br /><br />Anyway, a little more about the pregnancy. She supposedly weighs around 3 pounds now and I can feel her moving a lot. There are days that I feel her tons and days that I hardly ever feel anything. Yesterday was a day there wasn't much movement and it's those times that I get a little worried and wonder why I don't appreciate the moving more when I feel her move. I still am breathing deep and have been for the last month. There are times I just feel like I'm out of breath, especially during my WW meetings. Overall the pregnancy has still been very mild. First shower is in a week and then another towards the end of February. Scott and I both have had dreams where we can actually see her face and hold her but she's still in my belly. Weird huh? <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHo0N21sGIHczk8OBZjc7-bZ-HfG9TegJlpdO4NltI3X_XsCKfRyZoWq2WFkd1LVHCZpKAw0j3oZFKQmlelZdyKUIrzSY3oYSzEbJ9K_fTAeLCNdc-9L-AycyhNTQTBCupn-Mmy7jPX2wx/s1600-h/small+30+weeks.jpg"><br /></a>Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5767680741168661614.post-87061851375329160122009-01-26T15:51:00.002-06:002009-01-26T15:55:44.081-06:0025 things you didn't know about meAlright, for those of you that don't have Facebook, here are my '25 things' I posted about a week ago:<br /><br />1. I'm a Weight Watchers Leader (which means I'm also a Lifetime Member). I lost 45 pounds in 2006.<br /><br />2. I took voice (singing) lessons my senior year of high school and was also the lead in our high school play (Grapes of Wrath)<br /><br />3. I almost failed my Government class which almost led to me not graduating high school (I skipped school a lot towards the end of HS)<br /><br />4. My husband and I had a goal of getting out of debt (except the house) before our first child was born and we will accomplish that goal :)<br /><br />5. I'm very cheap when it comes to spending money on myself, I hate getting my haircut and don't really like shopping for new clothes either.<br /><br />6. I'm obsessed with cookbooks although I hardly ever cook.<br /><br />7. I never skip a meal.<br /><br />8. My birthday is on St. Patrick's Day.<br /><br />9. I work for a family business so literally work in an office that's connected to my parent's house.<br /><br />10. We live in a small manufactured home in Stewartville (again, part of the "get out of debt" plan) but it's for sale and we are hoping to be able to take advantage of the buyer's market right now.<br /><br />11. Our 2006 Honda Civic was hit 4 times in one year.<br /><br />12. I was born in Rochester, NY.<br /><br />13. I am a nail biter.<br /><br />14. I cringe when people bite down on their silverware.<br /><br />15. My dad is an identical twin.<br /><br />16. I teach a class about the benefits of social networking on Facebook.<br /><br />17. I taught myself how to play the guitar when I was in college using a Guitar for Dummies book.<br /><br />18. I'm planning on using cloth diapers for our little girl when she's born.<br /><br />19. My husband and I met on the internet and talked over the phone/internet for 2 years before actually meeting in person.<br /><br />20. I almost always order a kid's meal when we go to fast food restaurants.<br /><br />21. I ran, swam and biked in a sprint triathlon last year.<br /><br />22. I used to have several imaginary friends when I was younger including a horse, grandma, baby, bee, rabbit, cat, dog and more. Oh and they all had names too :)<br /><br />23. I used to wear a patch and glasses when I was younger and now wear no glasses or contacts.<br /><br />24. I've only been to one funeral.<br /><br />25. I didn't eat red meat for over 4 years.Jen Elderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960112346198083777noreply@blogger.com0