Paxton Dar Nicol

Well he is finally here!!! Paxton Dar Nicol was born on June 20, 2009 at 11:23 a.m. He was 7 lbs 3 oz and 19 inches long. He is doing really well! He has jaundice and is on a bili-light bed for a few days but other than that is wonderful! He is a really calm baby so far which is so wierd for Darren and me because Harley was born high maintenance! Sandy was wonderful and came down to help us with Harley for a few days so thanks so much Grandma Sandy!! Harley absolutely adores Grandma Sandy! (It can't be that she spoils her at all can it ;) We've also had so much help from our friends, neighbors and ward members so thank you all for all your help, love and prayers! We couldn't have done it without any of you!

Boredom

So no pics of cute little miss Harley Jeanne this time- I've been a bit preoccupied... on bedrest for the last 3 weeks. I've done relatively well as far as boredom and such, but today it really got to me- not really the boredom part, its the part where my daughter hates me.No really, she screams when I try to comfort her or if I try to hold her (even when I know I'm not supposed to). She's turned into quite the daddy's girl which is way cute, but frustrating too because she really wants nothing to do with me. I can't really blame her considering I can't give her the attention she wants and deserves and that there's no way of her understanding why mom is laying on the couch or in bed and is there, but not really there for her. Today it really broke my heart, and I know that pregnancy hormones doesn't help, but I thought I was being strong about it and really understanding about why she's acting the way she is, but I can't help but feel hurt and angry today that there is absolutely nothing I can do to help her in any way. I really hope she comes to forgive me when this is all said and done, although the adjustment of a new baby brother isn't going to help much either. Only five more weeks to go unless Paxton decides he's had enough (I know I have ;)) and comes sometime soon. Don't mean to have an annoying post, just needed to vent :) I'll let you all know how everything goes!

Photo Shoot with Harley and Baylee

So we decided to take mothers day pictures and they turned out way cute! Nikki made them look very professional by using piknik (I think that's how you spell it!) and even the lady at Walmart asked who the photographer was to make sure we weren't stealing rights to pictures!! It was great! Enjoy!~

New Play Place

So Harley has found a new play place :) She's been pulling the tupperware out of our corner cupboard in our kitchen for a while now, but she has decided she wants to be able to get to the stuff she hasn't been able to reach. The cupboard itself isn't the easiest to get stuff in and out of in the first place, but somehow she wriggles herself right inside! She's such an adamant little thing!

Bath Time with Baylee!

Harley and Baylee are so very fun! They play so well together and get so excited every time they see eachother! Every now and then, they get to have bath time together and they love it! The splashing gets bigger and better each time too! I love watching these two play together! I love them both so much! Its so much fun and we are so lucky to have such good friends across the street! And yeah I know, my poor pasty white daughter compared to Baylee! I'm afraid she was blessed beyond belief with her mommas whitey white skin! Oh well! She doesn't seem to mind quite yet!

Day At The Park With Dad

She wasn't so sure about touching the playground!

She loves the slide, even though you can't tell by the look on her face! But she loves just climbing around and walking around the playground.

Sometimes it scares me because she's kinda fearless! I once had her try to push off my lap to go down the slide because apparently I was taking too long! I think I'm in trouble!

Who can resist this beautiful little face! And yes, I'm talking about Harleys;) Even though Darren is pretty hot himself!

We love having dad home! We wish spring break happened every week! Oh yeah, and for all you up north, it was 70+ degrees today and was beautiful!

Harley Jeanne's 1st Birthday

Nicol Family Birthday Party Smith Family Birthday Party

Party at home with Gramma Sink and Dad







Harley turned 1 on March 5! Harley and I were able to head up to Salt Lake with Darren's cousin Krystal and were able to have two birthday parties (one with Dar's fam and one with mine that was a shared birthday party with her cousin Jake:). It was a lot of fun! Harley loves cake now so she definitely shares her moms and dads sweet tooth! She didn't get much of a nap before the party at Stacy's so she screamed a lot until we got her cake out, then she had a hay-day. It was so funny to see her dig in! When we got home Sunday, we had another little party so Darren could see her dig into a cake as well and had my Grandma and Aunt Sis come over. Nikki, Josh and Baylee came over a bit later to celebrate as well. So for a birthday that lasted 4 days, she was definitely spoiled by everyone! Thanks everyone for all the love and gifts! I can't believe how fast the year has gone by and she just gets cuter and cuter every day! And how lucky she is to be able to share her birthday time with 2 cousins! Jake turned 5 on March 6th and Shelby had her baby girl Peyton on March 6th as well! Congrats Shelby and Ryan she is so beautiful!