Sleepy Smiles

When Elyse goes to sleep, for about five minutes she grins and moans. It is about the cutest thing. I caught some pretty cute faces today when she went down for a nap. I think she is smiling in this picture thinking about Devin.

A cute pucker!

I think she is smiling in this picture thinking about me!

Peacefully asleep.

The whole outfit, including some very small sandals. We will see how many times she can wear them.

Today at lunch, Elyse was asleep in her room and she made some funny, short breathing noises. Katelyn heard them through the monitor, thought about it, and then yelled, "Puppy!" She was right. Elyse sounded just like a little puppy. We all got a good laugh. Especially Katelyn.

Bringing Home Elyse

I had Elyse at 8:26 Thursday evening. Because of how late it was, we weren't able to come home until Saturday morning. We spent some quality time in the hospital, but I was very anxious to get home to Katelyn and Devin.

Devin spent most of the time at the hospital with us, thanks to help from Steph, Aaron, Noah, Cami, Ivan, Max and Jena. We are so lucky to have such good friends here.

Sleeping in Daddy's arms.

All dressed up waiting to be discharged.

Our welcoming committee. Katelyn was happy to see us! She held Elyse for about 2 minutes. Since then, she has enjoyed buckling her into the swing, putting her bottles away and following us around with her pacifier. She is a very good helper and a wonderful big sister.

Elyse has been sleeping since we got home. Really. She eats, burps, then falls asleep. She is living the dream.

Snug as a bug in a rug.

ABC's

Katelyn loves to sing. I took this video the day before Elyse was born and didn't want to forget to post it. She sings to the keybord and does a pretty good job.

Elyse Mae Tanner

Here are some more pictures of our new addition, Elyse Mae. We are so excited to have her in our family. Katelyn came to see her today, and officially is the cutest big sister ever. When the baby started crying, she said "Be happy baby." She also said "bless you" when Elyse sneezed. What a sweetheart.

Elyse in her going home outfit.

Look at all that hair. It is darker than Katelyn's was and has some curl to it.

We are excited to take this baby girl home tomorrow!

Happy Birthday to...

Because I, Devin, am not the normal blogger, I am going to make this short and sweet, because I am sure that Heidi will do a full report in the following days...

So after leaving Katelyn with the Millers, (thank you guys) we set off for the Hospital to be induced. The process began at eight, and...

after nearly 12 hours of contractions that didn't seem to be doing anything, the baby finally began to drop and Heidi began making some serious progress. Finally, an hour later, the newest baby Tanner arrived.

She weighs 7 lbs, 11 oz, is 19.5 inches long, and is absolutely adorable. She was born at 8:26 Eastern Time.

As you can see, she is simply being referred to as she... a name will be announced shortly. Both she and Heidi are doing very well. Heidi was such a trooper through the whole day and was a champ at getting her delivered. She is amazing! We are both so happy to have such a sweet little girl and are excited for her to meet Katelyn tomorrow.

365 days in Columbus

Today we have lived in Ohio for one year. I cannot believe how fast the time has gone and how many things have changed for us.

This Katelyn the week after we moved in. Since then we...

• Went to youth conference to Palmyra


• Were called to be ward missionaries


• Saw our first fireflies


• Took first steps (Katelyn)


• Turned one (Katelyn)


• Employed by an asphalt company (Devin)


• Started working three days a week as a hygienist (Heidi)


• Took Katelyn's pacifier and bottle away


• Missed Blaine's homecoming


• Went to Kirtland


• Went to Cleveland


• Were glad we lived in Columbus and not Cleveland!


• Quit job (Devin)


• Started school (Devin)


• Found out we were expecting baby number 2


• Had family come and visit (thank you Drakes!)


• Visited Amish country


• Became Columbus Zoo members


• Welcomed Hancock grandbaby #8 (Blyss)


• Made a Thanksgiving Turkey


• Survived our first quarter of school


• Visited home


• Told our families we were expecting baby number 2


• Found out baby number 2 is a girl


• Enjoyed an Idaho Christmas


• Endured four flights with a screaming child


• Started nursery (Katelyn)


• Braved another quarter of school


• Moved (4th apartment in 3 years)


• Added another sister in law to the Tanner family


• Continued with work and school


• Was called as a nusery teacher (Devin)


• Welcomed Hancock grandbaby #9 (McKray)


• Resigned (Heidi)


• Prepared for a baby!


• Made wonderful friends with memories to match!
  So many things have happened in the last year that my highlights just skim the surface. We are grateful for our time here and look forward to the things that are to come.

Everyday Happenings

I haven't posted in a while. Things have been a little busy, but I wanted to post these picture before the baby came to document what has been going on. First--Katelyn has been growing. She seems like a little girl now instead of a baby. She says please and sorry. When she is hungry, instead of asking for food, she asks if I am hungry. She is very considerate. She walked into a pole at the zoo and apologized, "Sorry pole!" She makes me laugh with the little things she does.

Katelyn still accessorizes. She'll wear her necklace, sunglasses of purses as often as she can. The other morning I couldn't find my cell phone anywhere. I had my neighbor call it and I found it in one of Katelyn's purses.

Daddy and Katelyn played dress up with all of her little accessories. Notice the rings on her toes (they don't quite fit on her little fingers)

One of my friends brought a maternity swimsuit over for me to wear on memorial day. Katelyn got to try it on first. I'm not sure if it is the right style for her.

THe last things happening...we are ready to have a baby. I am going to be induce this Thursday, June 9th at 8:00am. This is me a 38.5 weeks. I took the first picture, and Devin said it looked ridiculous without the head. So he took the second pictures. I think it looks ridiculous with the head. The joys of being pregnant!

Wish me luck!

Oodles of Noodles

I really enjoy cooking. I like to try new things, and I like to make things from scratch. Devin thinks I just like to make a mess of the kitchen, which always happens. For a friend's baby shower, I made some chicken noodle soup with homemade noodles. This inspired my mom to get me the coolest kitchen gadget ever--a noodle maker. After it came, we immediately put it to work. Here is our first batch of noodles in the noodle maker.

They may look like green beans, but they are spinach noodles. It was really fun to make them with Devin. He so fun to cook with. Since then, we have made regular noodles and whole wheat noodles. Next, we're going to experiment with squash, sun-dried tomatoes and another color of vegetables to see how festive we can get our noodles!