Sneak Peek

Here is the link to some of the pictures from Riley's photo session with Melissa: Here. They turned out really well:) Also Riley will be a month tomorrow and she's weighing in at 11 pounds and just under 23 inches. She's growing like crazy!

Enjoy your Christmas Eve!

Good music.

Since music plays a really big part in our lives, from time to time we'll just make posts about good music:) So I just wanted to post a few videos I adore by the lovely Feist. She's one of the many reasons I love Canadian's and their music! Feist is also a reminder that good music is still out there.







For more amazing Canadians and good music check out the record label Arts&Crafts...

Three weeks old...

...And this is what Riley did when she didn't get food when she wanted:

Sometimes I can't help but laugh a bit when she gets so worked up when she's not fed right away. My mom says I was exactly the same way when I was a baby... I don't believe her:)

For more pictures from today visit our flickr: Here

Happy its Monday:)

The past three days have been filled with Christmas parties, photo shoots, visiting with family & friends, and little sleep. Although it was nice to be out and about so much, especially since we got to see some good friends, it got tiring and I was more than happy when today started. I was also excited because it started raining last night! So I get to enjoy a rainy Monday today.

Riley had two photo shoots this weekend, one with Lia Pearson (Her website), a woman I met from BabyCenter.com and one with Melissa Vossler (Her website), a long time family friend. I'm looking forward to pictures from both sessions. Leif and I were really proud of Riley because she stayed really calm and was actually alert for both shoots. I'm happy we know people that do photography because it saves us from having to go get pictures done at the mall... Ugh I would hate that.

Here is a picture of Riley I took before we went to our session with Lia on Saturday. There are a few more on the Flickr: Here.

For Family & Friends:

So I just uploaded all the pictures we've taken of Riley these past two weeks here: Our Flickr. There you can view our photostream and all the pictures & videos we haven't posted here on the blog. I also posted the link under Websites We Enjoy towards the bottom of our blog page. I'll try to remember to post the link whenever I post pictures... But if I forget you can always find it down there:)

Two weeks.

Today Riley is two weeks old. Time is going by so fast, just like everyone said it would. I'm realizing that I need to take a lot more pictures of Riley because she's already growing and changing so much. :) You can never have too many pictures... Never.

Riley is slowly developing a personality. Its fun to watch. She gets really worked up if you don't feed her right away, sometimes its kind of funny to watch. She doesn't cry too much and when she does she'll usually stop within 5 minutes on her own. Nights have been interesting. Some nights we get a lot of sleep other nights not so much... We're very grateful for the few nights we get a lot of sleep. She loves to eat and sometimes we sit up with her at night for an hour or two just feeding her. Although I love my sleep, I do enjoy the times I spend with Riley late at night. I know that these nights will become more few as she gets older so I'm taking advantage of them while I can.

Every time I look at Riley I'm amazed and reminded just how wonderful and good God is.

More pictures of course:)

Here are some recent pictures of Riley. I can't get over how cute she is! I'm constantly thanking God for blessing Leif and I with such a beautiful daughter. And look at her curly hair!









So last Friday night we had some good friends come over to meet Riley. It was a lot of fun for Leif and I because we haven't really seen too many people since Riley was born... It's always nice to have close friends come to visit. And it was great being able to introduce Riley to them! These friends were the first ones we, well I told when we found out I was pregnant. So it was pretty special when they came over. I'm very grateful for wonderful friends like these.

Riley's first bath

So here are some pictures and a video of Riley's first bath:) She didn't like it so much at first, but eventually she began to enjoy it.

Its already been a week...

and a few days since we had Riley. I can't believe how fast its gone! Or how big she has already gotten. I can't believe that I've been a mommy for about 9 days already:) It seriously feels like we just brought her home from the Hospital. Leif and I are loving our new roles as mommy and daddy! I don't think there's anything better... Well besides being Leif's wife of course.

I think my favorite moments are when Leif comes home from work and he can't wait to hold Riley. Or every morning when he takes her out of her bassinet so she can sleep on his chest for awhile before work. I'm looking forward to more moments like this and all the new ones we get to experience as Riley grows...

For Grandma and Grandpa J

Riley didn't want to sleep, so we recorded a message for you guys on our new laptop.

More pics and videos of Riley...

Here's a few more pictures and videos of Riley. The first picture is from the hospital, when Riley was a day old. The second one we took while taking polaroids for our baby announcements. Riley prefers sleeping in our bed with us, and she's already starting on tummy time. It's crazy how far she's come in just a week. :)




First time on her belly:

Postcard from William Schaff

William Schaff is an artist and musician from Rhode Island who's done the artwork for several indie bands, most notably Okkervil River and Godspeed You Black Emperor. Back in September, I donated some money to him because I was a fan of his art, which you can view here. If you're a fan, you should donate some as well, even if it's just $5. His embroidery and mail art are both pretty impressive. Anyways, as a thank you, he sent me the following hand made postcard. It was pretty cool to receive such a personal gesture from a successful artist.