Christmas Eve

The must-have under the tree picture.

It was definitely a bit of a different Xmas Eve at our house. We did manage to get out our luminarias which is a Xmas Eve tradition in our neighborhood. We also put on Lauren's snowsuit and took her out to meet the neighbors. Overall, it was a great night, if not an early one considering mom had to get her nightly 9pm-11pm nap, since Miss Lauren likes to stay awake from 11pm-4am....maybe she's waiting for Santa!
















"Mom...how come I have to wear all these silly reindeer outfits?!"
















Zoe's Xmas wish.....sleep :)

First Bath at Home 12-22-08

"I'm not really sure I like this, guys!"














"Yep...definitely not enjoying this!"



















"Getting better..."














"Now this is more like it" :)

Home From the Hospital 12-21-08

My going home outfit..Baby Gap of course! (thanks Nana).

We figured out the carseat!!

Saying hi to Zoe...

Saying hi to Abby...

"What the heck is going on dad and what is that you're holding?"

- Zoe

More Lauren...

THE STAR OF THE SHOW!!!!











Dad is turning into quite the rocking chair pro...not so much on the diaper changing front.










Mom and Lauren...day 2...both feeling much better than yesterday :)



















Grandad remembers how to hold a newborn. I foresee lots of shared naps between these two.

Introducing Lauren Taylor Moss!!!

On Friday December 19th at 3:12 am James and I welcomed Lauren Taylor to the world. We're not too sure she wanted to come out, but after 18 hours of labor with 2 hours of pushing, she made her debut. The nurses at the hospital (same as Meagan works) were so excited, they had a special hat waiting for her!

The little stinker came in at just a hair under 8lbs, but mom's going to round up :)

Dr. Abman was wonderful and stuck with us through the entire last two hours (very rare for docs to do). She was definitely one of the heroes of our night.

The proud parents...overjoyed and slightly overwhelmed. We were just so excited to have her here finally.

Dogs and Xmas

Zoe loves her Xmas reindeer!

Abby refuses to stoop to costumes...she's perfectly happy to just enjoy the fireside.

Winter Hits Colorado

Well, we were lucky to escape the snow in November, but December came with a vengeance. After an unusually warm November, we're now experiencing a long stretch of subfreezing temps and snow that just won't melt!

And people wonder why Texans never move away!

Swing Time

James worked feverishly to put Lauren's swing together before the big day. Zoe tried to help but really ended up just getting
in the way.

After a few tries, James decided to read the directions

and everything was smooth sailing after that!

Update on Lauren's Arrival

Well, with much help from my parents, our house is decorated for Xmas, Lauren's room is ready and all 500 of her newborn outfits are washed (well, maybe not quite that many).

After seeing our doctor this week, we've scheduled an induction for 2 weeks from today, Dec. 18th, if she doesn't come before then. We are looking forward to having her home for Xmas!

Baby Moss's Nursery....oh, and her name too!

Welcome to the nursery for Lauren Taylor Moss!!

Everyone has been very patient waiting for the name. James and I are excited to share it with everyone, as well as these pics of her nursery. We are very happy with how it turned out and can't wait to bring her home!

Pink, sage green and buttercup yellow are the main colors.

The location for many future diaper changes...James assures me as long as I bring him a box of gloves from the hospital, he's good to go :)

Thanksgiving Snow

The Friday after Thanksgiving we were surprised with a big dumping of snow. What was forcasted to be a "few flurries" ended up being about 5 inches!

Zoe is a Texas dog through and through...not a fan of the snow. It doesn't help that if we have more than 2 inches, her belly drags in the snow...

...and when that happens, dad steps in to dry her off and save the day!

Prego Pics

These are for all my friends and family who have been bugging me to post prego pictures. Needless to say, once you hit about 33 weeks, I think all cameras should be banned until baby arrives :)

These pictures were taken at about 35 weeks.

Officially wearing James's clothes now.

Colorado Baby Shower - 11-16-08

I was very spoiled once again when on November 16th, my fabulous coworkers, Lynda and Mary Jo, hosted a baby shower for me. We had wonderful food and shared many laughs over the cute gifts for Baby Moss.

Yea...baby bath tub!