Nana and Baka

My sweet mother was here for the delivery (2 weeks total) to help out. It was so comforting to have her around. I sure do miss her...I hate being so far away from my family! :( We got to cook, take walks, do shopping, just about anything to help get labor started (although they were very unsuccessful attempts I might add). She is such an amazing mother. I don't know what my life would be without you mom.

My mother-in-law came to help out as well the day after my mom left. I am so spoiled! It was great having so much help. We love you Baka and thank you for everything you do for us.

Kamila Price

After much anticipation and a long night, our little girl was born on Thursday, July 2 at 11:51 a.m. She was 6 lbs 14 oz and 19 in long. I was induced Wednesday night and was in labor for about 10 hours with no success. My blood pressure was off the charts and kept climbing and to make matters worse, I had only dilated to a 3. My doctor then advised us to consider having a c-section done mainly for my safety and secondly, if we didn't it could cause the baby to be under stress. I was very upset and so was Chip but after making it a matter of prayer, we decided that it would be the best thing to do. He immediately told the doctor that we would proceed with the operation and about 35 minutes later, I saw the most beautiful and tender face pop up from behind the curtain, screaming at the top of her lungs. I don't know how to describe what I felt. Looking at your child for the first time really is the most tender and fascinating thing I have ever experienced. It is amazing how you are completely smitten after just a glance. There really is such a thing as love at first sight.

Happy Father's Day!

We love you both very much! You are great examples of what great fathers are. Thank you for everything you do for us. Cheers to the best dads in the whole wide world!!

To my dearest Chip: You will be an amazing father. I am so excited to see how our little girl will just adore her daddy. I love you with all my heart.

Laura

This was an exciting weekend for one of my best friends, Laura. She and I have been friends since we were 10. I love our friendship, she is more like another sister to me than just a really good friend. This weekend we went up to a bbq competition at the Snowbird resort on Friday to celebrate that she would be going through the temple for her endowments the following day. It was nice to drive up the canyon and have yummy pulled pork sandwiches. On Saturday, we went to the Provo temple to share that milestone with her. I was a little aprehensive about going to the temple at 40 weeks since Kamila could come at any minute. Could you imagine?! I would be mortified if my water were to break at the temple! Luckily this little girl seems to love my womb and has no intention of coming early or on time, apparently. It was a very sweet feeling to be there with Laura. Im so grateful for friends like her and for temples.

Carnival Date

We had our annual date with the Telford's to the Orem fair and it was so much fun. The weather was great, there was all sorts of yummy food, lots of booths with cute crafts and things for sale, and games. This year I obviously could not get on the rides I did last year, but my friend Heather proposed going on the potato sack slide. I was a little hesitant at first since I felt like I was not ready to have this baby quite yet (I am nesting BIG time..it is ridiculous. I still don't feel like I am ready for Kamila to come home because I don't have her armoire in the nursery yet nor do I have a diaper bag.....Oy Vey. I know). I figured if I had survived being on Papa's boat on a very choppy Lake Powell just a few weeks ago, then I would be just fine on the slide. Well, it was sooo much fun! Our faces as we are coming down are hilarious!! The best part was watching people's reactions as they watched these two very pregnant women finish the ride. Heather is also still pregnant so maybe we could have done that a couple more times :)

P.S.-the more pregnant I am, the less photogenic I become! :(

Price Family Baby Shower

Last week the aunts and cousins threw a baby shower for me. Like always, they had the best food and most importantly, the best company. I feel so lucky to be a part of their family, they all have made me feel right at home since day one. Thank you Angelle, Katie, and Aunt JoAnne for being the coordinatoors, Aunt Nancy for sharing her beautiful home with us, and to all the Smart girls (Aunt Julie included) for making this a memorable event and for always making me feel appreciated and loved. I love you all!

Anniversary Weekend

Not my best picture..I feel like I'm catching up to that hungry boy!

Chip loved that all the pictures in the men's bathroom had some sort of water fountain. Very appropriate!

Chip surprised me once again for our anniversary (he always comes up with something very thoughtful and creative for special occasions). While at work that morning, he text me and told me to pack some things because we would be out that night and not coming home. I didn't make any inquiries as to where or what we would be doing because I know better..this meant that he had another surprise up his sleeve. I love that he does this!

Chip came home from work, we hopped in the car and drove to Salt Lake. I really had no idea where we were going until we came to very close proximity to our destination: Castle Creek Inn! We spent our wedding night at this bed and breakfast which is very elegant, romantic and quaint. Needless to say I was a very happy and excited girl! We cheked in and headed out for dinner. That was my part of the evening planning and decided to take Chip to Buca di Beppo. I had been there once and liked the food and also because I wanted him to see the creepy Pope John Paul II head that spins in the middle of a table. Unfortunately, you have to have a party of at least 11 people to sit at the creepy table so we were seated elsewhere (and forgot to take a picture of the dang thing!). Anyway, we enjoyed our dinner and our waiter was awesome. He asked me questions about my pregnancy and the baby and right after dinner he brought over a yummy cake on the house "to congratulate me and to calm dad's nerves." It was really cute.

The next day we woke up "late" (9:00..Chip usually is up by 6:15), had yummy breakfast at the Inn and headed for the State Capitol. Chip had never been inside so we toured it and looked at the murals. Then we grabbed lunch at Gandolfo's and headed to Liberty Park where we had planned to rent a paddleboat (there is a huge pond with ducks) but it was closed so we went to the Tracy Aviary. We fed ducks, swans, and pellicans mostly. The highlight was watching a Kookabeara eat a mouse. I'll spare the details so that you can watch for yourself. It was definitely entertaining! Cheers to many more days like these to come. I love you Chip!