The MacGregors

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Ariadne Videos

Here are some cute videos of Ariadne that I particularly like. (I've taken about a dozen, but these are two of my favorites). In this clip, Brandon is reading scriptures to Ariadne while she is laughing her head off. Brandon and Ariadne are dancing in this video.

Family Pics

My sister-in-law Emily recently took some pics of my little family. Considering the sun was going down and she did this in about 5 minutes, I think that it's pretty impressive.

Sister Time!

My little sister Anna recently went to a nursing conference in LA. After she was done, I picked her up so that we could have some good sisterly bonding time. It was a blast to hang out with her. We went to a Ridgecrest production of "Beauty and the Beast: The Musical," ate some delicious food at Denny's, and just talked and talked. Anna also carried and spoiled Ariadne most of the time. I love my sister Anna, and I'm sure that Ariadne does too. :-)

Some Great Faces

I wanted to post some of Ari's best faces. She is a rather expressive baby, which makes it very easy to know what she wants. I caught some of these great gems on film:

All About Ariadne

Ariadne is now 6 months old! It's crazy to think how fast the last six months have gone. It's been crazy busy for us too- we've had two family reunions, moved into a new home, and have been enjoying the awesome times that come with having a new baby girl. Though, I guess after six months, she is not so "new" any more. ;-) I posted some pictures of her below, at each month mark. (I put two down for this month, because both pictures were so cute.) Enjoy! Brand new- birth

1 Month

2 Months

3 Months

4 Months

5 Months

6 Months

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Ariadne is here!!!!

Brandon and I are so excited to have our little girl with us. She is the sweetest baby ever, and just plain cute. Ariadne MacGregor (pronounced Air-ee-add-knee- she has no middle name) was born April 18, at 8:23 pm. She was 7 lbs 5.6 oz., and 19 inches long. So far, we think that she has my nose, maybe Brandon's ears and Brandon's hair. But baby's features change so often in the first few months of life that we may change our minds about that. :-)

As for some random things we've already discovered about her, Brandon and I have nicknamed her "Houdini." She is an EXPERT at kicking off her socks and getting rid of her hand thing-a-ma-jigs. Also, no matter how we wrap her up, she is able to get her hands out of the blanket. We are still working on our swaddling techniques, but she seems to sleep better with her hands above her head (a lot like Brandon- LOL). She can also already roll to her side, and seems to prefer it there (which makes her a lot like me). Brandon gets the biggest kick out of the fact that sometimes she will spit out her binkie, and put it back in. It looks unintentional, but she's done it enough times that Brandon claims we have a smart baby. :-)

Here are some pictures of her first week out of the belly:

Week 1
Ariadne's first moments after getting her newborn eyedrops put in

Ariadne with Grandpa MacGregor

Ariadne with Grandma MacGregor

Ariadne with Mom

Ariadne with Dad

Sunday, April 15, 2012

Baby Shower!!!

My sister-in-law, Emily MacGregor, threw me the cutest baby shower at her house. Brandon's aunt Marilyn and cousin Crystal (which now makes them my aunt and cousin, too) helped throw the shower. I seriously loved it! I told them I wanted to go for a pink and brown theme for my future baby room, so they went all out on the decorations and food. It was most definitely Pinterest worthy. Between the games, decorations, yummy food, presents, and the company, I had a wonderful time. Here are some pics of that fantastic Friday evening (courtesy of Emily and her camera- she put these awesome pictures on her blog, also):

So, in case you can't tell from all the pictures or you didn't get to go, here is a breakdown of what went on at the shower.

Games we played-
20 SECONDS- we had a tray full of baby items, and we all got to look at it for 20 seconds. Then a cloth was placed on it, and we got a point for the item AND the brand (if we could remember it).

MATCH- we played a match game where you had to match up candy bars with a saying about them (for instance, there was "baby giggles" matched to "snickers," and "breastfeeding" matched to "milky way"). When a person made a match, they received the candy bar they correctly matched to a saying. There were lots of winners in the game. :-)

If you want to look at this idea so you can use it at another baby shower, here is a good link of the candy bar matching game:
http://baby-shower.yeahbaby.com/game.php?page=candy-bar-baby-shower-game

Food-
We ate scrumptious artichoke dip with pita chips, tasty sandwiches, wonderful cream cheese tortilla wraps, yummy cupcakes, DELICIOUS cake, a tasty pink drink served in cute mason jars, and probably a couple of other things I forgot to name.

Decorations-
There were pink tissue pom-poms, pennant banners, balloons, streamers, flowers, an awesome wreath, and a fancy chair that I got to sit on. The place was decked out. :-)

Presents-
Little Ariadne received many amazing items, like a personalized (with her name on it) totebag, diapers, onesies, blankets, shoes, dresses, outfits, hair things, toys, bathing and hygiene stuff, and so much more. My family from out of town (on both Brandon and my side) sent presents too, like nightgowns, money for the baby room, baby clothes, nursing items, and lots more. That little girl will definitely be spoiled, as I am already. :-)

I felt wonderfully blessed the whole night, by both friends and family. Thanks again, girls, for throwing such an awesome shower. Also, thank you everyone who sent Ariadne gifts! :-)