Watching Toys 9.13.11

I set up the little hanging animals above Jeralyn's bouncer and she was checking them out. She's becoming more alert and noticing things more. In these pictures she's 1 day short of 3 weeks old. That went fast!

Look at those cheeks!

Quilt Baby 9.11.11

I think I need to be a little bit more creative with taking pictures of Jeralyn at this stage. Until then, I'll be posting a lot of facial expressions. I hope you are enjoying the photos!


She's laying on a quilt I made for her. I left it on the floor and later on Shadow thought it was a perfect kitty bed. Ha!

I put this little shaker toy on her wrist. I'm not sure of the "proper" name for it, but it makes noise when you shake it and it's meant to go around their wrist or on their car seat. She definitely noticed it! It was cute!

Birthday Boy 9.10.11

This was Quent's birthday. In the past years we always happened to be on vacation during his birthday. This year we weren't hiking the Grand Canyon, visiting Lake Louise, BC, touring the roads in northern Alaska, or canoeing the Stikine River, but he did have a baby to hold, hug, and kiss. Happy 32nd birthday, Quent!

We took a drive "out the road" and stopped at Totem Bight park for a very short stroll. It was colder outside than we anticipated. Even though it was a short visit, it was nice to get out of the house.

Sleeping Baby 9.10.11

This sleeping baby was too cute...I just had to take a picture of her.

Cute Baby Faces 9.9.11

Another photo session...

A few people have told me that Jeralyn has my eyes, but also my brother Matthew's eyes. I have to agree. It's funny how different expressions and looks remind me of different ones in the family. I think she is looking more and more like me every day.

It was sunny today! What a beautiful day!

For Uncle Jake 9.9.11

My 10 year old brother Jacob sent Jeralyn a couple of cute little summer dresses. Since today was pretty much a summer day, Jeralyn wore one of the dresses. Thanks, Uncle Jake! She looked really cute!

Daddy & Jeralyn 9.8.11

It was time to take some fun photos of Quent and Jeralyn. I'm thankful for the external flash for our cameras since it's so dark here right now. Ugh! I think it's time for a trip to Hawaii... I'd even go to Florida (and I'm not a big fan of the state)! Even during hurricane season! Ha! Just as long as there is sunshine. Anyway...here are my sweethearts:

She started sucking on his cheek. Ha!

Hello Baby 9.8.11

She's 2 weeks old as of yesterday! I still get teary-eyed when I think about how fast she's growing. The other day I told Quent we need to take more pictures of her before it's her wedding day. He laughed at me...but seriously! We had her 2-week appointment yesterday and she's 8 lb 10 oz. And she had her first trip to Walmart and the library. These are important firsts...ha!

Mommy & Jeralyn 9.6.11

Jeralyn has a couple of "awake" times during the day: morning & evening. She'll be awake for about 2 hours each time. We try to take advantage of those times when her eyes are open to capture some photos. It's been so dark and rainy here, which isn't very motivating for picture taking. She's our sunshine! But we are so excited because we are supposed to have a really nice weekend here! The forecast is calling for 70 degrees!! Whoohoo! We plan on getting outside and having some nice photo opportunities.

Daddy's Hands 9.4.11

One of the most precious things is watching Quent and Jeralyn together. I wanted to capture some of these times together on camera.


Baby sleeping in her daddy's arms and hands.

Mommy, Daddy, and Jeralyn's hands.

Fingers & Toes 9.2.11

Quent and I had a little photo shoot yesterday. The subject was Jeralyn's toes. It was hard getting the shots I wanted since she kept on moving her feet around. She has ticklish feet like her mama. I will post Quent's version of the photo shoot soon. The weather has been quite dreary here the last few days. I am hoping for some rays of sunshine for more suitable picture taking. I regret to say that I believe fall has come upon us. No longer do we have hope for more beautiful summer days (we only had a few of those days this year anyway). But as I have told my other fellow Southeast Alaskan's, "Let's not forget where we live." Ha! It really was a pathetic summer as far as the weather goes. But now we have another source of sunshine in our lives...our little Jeralyn!

Big Yawn 9.2.11

I caught Jeralyn yawning on camera. She looks just like her daddy does when he yawns. Ha! Except she looks a lot more cute when she does it. I told him that now it's a constant competition between them in who is the cutest...and that she will always win. Hahaha! Poor Quent!

I wanted to do a side-by-side photo comparison with a picture of me when I was around this age, but I cannot get to those pictures at this time. I need to do this when our other computer isn't sick anymore.

Lovin' on the baby 9.1.11

Today we found an opportunity to have a little photo shoot while Jeralyn's eyes were open. The goal was to take a picture for her birth announcement, but we also couldn't resist taking some photos with her. We seriously cannot help but kiss her little cheeks. I can't believe she's one week and one day old today. The time is already going by so fast! Well, I'm off to get some needed rest.