a smile is a curve

that sets everything straight.

2:00 a.m. little guy wakes up turning his head from side to side searching for food. mommy wakes up to feed him.
2:30 a.m. asleep from his first go 'round eating. change his diaper to wake him up for his next go 'round.
2:45 fast asleep. mommy knows he's not done eating. mommy picks him up to burp him. 1 burp - wide awake...
3:33 a.m. as wide awake as can be but not fussing for his last go round for food; mommy getting a little frustrated because she is tired from every 1 1/2 hour feedings the last 2 days. tries to put him asleep...no luck.
3:40 a.m. mommy puts ren in swing and lays down on couch.
3:45 a.m. ren starts fussing and searching. mommy REALLY tired. mommy feeds him. ren gives mommy three of the cutest big smiles.

mommy not so frustrated and tired anymore (even if it was a 'gas' smile:) )

4:13 a.m. mommy and ren go to sleep.

.first kinda real photo shoot.

Warren Jay Ellsworth- our handsome little man

almost 2 weeks?!

I can't believe that on Monday, Warren will be two weeks old. It doesn't feel that long. The week he was born feels like it was one LONG day and he's been home for only almost a week. It's so nice to finally have him home. I will confess, when people said I would get less sleep than I already did being pregnant, I thought, "How can I get any less, I already have to run to the bathroom at least 5 times a night, how can it get any worse?"

I now understand :) Especially when your little guy comes home with his nights and days mixed up, or he's going through his first growth spurt, eating every 1 1/2 hours in which it takes him 45 minutes just to nurse!

None the less, I wouldn't have it any other way. We love our little guy and are just humbled & happy to have him alive and home with us. I love watching Seth with him. I knew Seth was going to be a good daddy but not this good;) He loves him some baby Warren.

I haven't taken a bunch of pictures since being home with him cuz I'm usually sleeping whenever I can:) but here are a few from random ones. I'll get some more here soon, he has the cutest dimples when he smiles in his sleep.



His last night at the U of U Hospital.

He loves his daddy:)


The night he came home with both sets of grandparents

His first night home:)





Getting ready to go to a post NBICU check up.
(gotta love the Jordan beanie)

my baby story (the full one)

Seth posted the story about our baby Warren and how he was our little Thanksgiving miracle. Go here to read what happened and how your prayers and faith has blessed us.

Love you all!

miracle

Warren Jay Ellsworth was born November 23rd @ 7:16 AM by an emergency C-Section. His heart rate dropped suddenly a second time and could not be recovered until a few minutes after his birth in which he was not breathing. He is now at Primary Childrens. Nothing was found wrong in his ultrasound today!!!(as far as brain damage goes) and they will take an MRI on Sat morning to make sure everything is definitely okay. It's been a long & emotionally draining journey. We have been blessed to have both my parents here with us and Seth's parents flew in too when they found out. We're just happy to have our little boy alive, let alone completely normal so far. They still don't know what caused his heart rate to suddenly drop from 140 to 50.Nothing was wrong with the cord or with my placenta. We feel so blessed to have him, and for all our friends and family who has kept him in their thoughts and prayers. We love you all and are so grateful for you!! Seth is in the process of writing out the story. There were so many little miracles along the way that helped in having him alive. The nurses were all amazed that he lived.

(But if Seth takes TOO long to write it, I may just try ;) )

I haven't been able to hold him yet, and saw him twice before they flew him out, but Seth has been able to go visit lil Warren. I will be able to hold and go see him on Thursday!!!! I've never been more excited:) So for now here's a few pics Seth got of our handsome boy.

FINISHED!!!

well almost.

His room is not completely done, but almost. I have all but one picture taken & edited, and put up & the vinyl is on the wall!

I finished the car seat cover & the car seat tent cover. It feels good to have finished what needs to be done before he comes, makes me excited!!

Oh and the nursing cover, or "hooter hider" (thanks hillary, for the proper naming ;)) my cousin MADE ME !!! How awesome and perfect timing was that?! I am soo excited about it & so thankful for it!!

AND hopefully only 7 days left till he makes his debut.

I finished all this tonight, going through Runaway Bride 2 1/2 times, it just kept playing:)

So here they are:

THE ROOM-
(not completely clean)


(The rag quilt i finished hanging over the side and a blanket given to me by another cousin:)

(Notice the bed?? We love visitors:) )


(The bigger missing middle pic is still needed to be taken,with all the sports balls including a football, I forget everyday until it's too late & the sun is already down.)

(A little close up for you of the pics.)




THE CAR SEAT-
(I forgot to take a picture before I sewed the new one on, so here's a little piece of what the old looked like-animalish print)

The new fresh cover...


TENT COVER-
(finally found fabric I wanted to use)


(I love the inside color, it's my new fav. Mustard Yellow)


NURSING COVER-
(I LOVE the fabric she chose. Thanks Jenny!!:)


39 WEEKS-
(SOOO close...but yet maybe another 2 weeks..)

lasts

Yesterday was my last day of work at Downeast. Loved working there, love the girls.

HOPEFULLY this is my last week of this pregnancy:). & Tomorrow my last Sunday @ church without toting a carseat.
- But I think I'll be okay if he decides to stay in he oven a little longer. I'm at the point where I feel like I'm gonna be this big forever...

Tonight I'm going to finish my last baby projects for our lil guy.

i knew it would happen at least once...

I work at a clothing store. I open fitting rooms for people. I knock, and if no answer, I start to unlock the door. Usually when I get to that point, if there is someone actually in there, they will say something before I unlock it all the way.

Not tonight.

I go to get a fitting room for this lady. I knock on the door, no response. I start to unlock the door, no response. (Whenever I open the doors I look through the inside crack to see if clothes were left in to take out.) I saw clothes so I start to walk in and THERE IS A BOY STANDING THERE JUST LOOKING AT ME. I say sorry and just let the door slam. Of course my face goes beet red and I go on to open another room.

WHY DIDN'T HE SAY ANYTHING AT ALL?? Not even when I started to crack the door open. HELLO???? hahaha. I laughed so hard after I walked away from the rooms. At least he had all his clothes on. He was just trying on jackets, so it wasn't TOO embarrassing.

So next time you're in a fitting room and someone knocks, respond. It will save some pregnant woman embarrassment from seeing you in your toonies. :)

3 more

weeks.

This is last week at 36. I don't think I'm gonna be able to handle waiting 3 more weeks! This is like Christmas. I can't wait any longer!! and I don't want to get any bigger. I'm done growing. Done.


I have a few things I'm trying to get done before he comes. All these ideas I have got from ladies bringing in their babies to Downeast.
#1- The rag quilt. It's not quite as frayed as I would like but that will come with washing.




Still working on: (and pictures to come when they're done:)
#2 Decorating his room.
#3 A car seat cover. We got a car seat off KSL and I didnt like the animal pattern, so I'm making my own.
#4 A car seat tent cover thing.
#5 Blinds for his room.
MAYBE a #6 One of those nursing cover thingys.

28

Seth is an old man. 28;)
His birthday was last Monday. A lot of my family was here on Sunday where we had dinner and a lil party for him. I wanted to try and pull of a surprise party on Monday night with some of his closest friends that were still around this area. I really thought he would somehow catch on or find out. I think he's like me in the sense where he likes surprises but if he can find out what it is, he will.
Well, he didnt:) I told him I was going to take him out to dinner for his birthday but we had to go at a certain time because he had a ball game that night. I was going to have everyone upstairs waiting while he was downstairs getting ready. Well right when I got home he was upstairs with my dad helping him put together my parents entertainment center. So I told him not to go downstairs until the last minute to grab his stuff, because my mom and I were going to get a "surprise" ready for him when we came back from dinner. I had my mom put a note on the front door for everyone to go downstairs and wait. 6:00 rolls around and they're still busily putting together the center. 6:15, everyone was downstairs ready. You could hear everyone and I thought for sure he knew what was coming. He still didn't. at 6:25 I was trying to coax him to hurry because we had to be to dinner, and everyone was getting ansty downstairs. He knew something was up because I wasn't as persistent as normal when we need to leave somewhere and he's not in the same rush as me. He's NEVER in a rush, just takes his time. He asks, "Are you throwing a surprise party?" Of course I immediately say No. He bought it:) So when my dad finally gets him to stop and go get his stuff.. he tells ME to go get his stuff. Soon enough I persuaded him to just grab it and "SURPRISE"!!!

Here's a picture of everyone who came, minus his good friend Matt McDonald who left a little earlier.



I love my Seth. He's a good hubby and does everything he can to make and keep me happy even though I know I look past it when I'm "irritated". He still loves me and calls me his pretty:) He's a hard worker and super motivated to do what he sets his mind to. I can't wait to see him with our little man that's coming in 28 days!!! He's gonna be an awesome daddy. LOVE YOU TONS HUNNY BUNS

one last hurrah

This last weekend Seth let me take a road trip down to So Cal with my old roomies to visit a roomie that now lives in Long Beach. I loved it, all of it. Except for riding in a car being 8 months pregnant, But it was my choice, so I'm not REALLY complaining;) We got there Friday morning and got a tour of Miranda's school; went to the beach, frolicked in the water, laid out; went out to eat; met Santa Clause.

Saturday we drove to San Diego; ate at BJ's (awesome pizza & of course ended with a pizookie); went to the BYU - San Diego game; went to the San Diego Temple at night.

Drove home on Sunday.

It was a much needed vacation with my roommates. It was just like old times:) Even though I missed my hunny!

FRIDAY



I thought this was pretty funny.



ha ha...ha ha


Meeting "Kris Kringle" He has a contract with Warner Brothers, and where else would we meet him, but at Denny's!

SATURDAY:


Beautiful San Diego Temple


Lil man stretches the Y out perfectly:)


At the BYU game.


Wendy & Ran after devouring their pizookie