Newborn Pictures

About a week and a half before Kate was born I was hanging out with my friend Nicole, (she spent a lot of time with me helping me keep my sanity the last few months of my pregnancy), and I met a delightful girl who recommended I go to her sister-in-law and have newborn pictures taken once the baby came. I thought it was a nice idea that I would love to do, but imagined that it wouldn't be something I found the energy for in the first few weeks of life with a newborn. However, I kept finding myself peeking at the photographer's website on my phone during those late night feedings, and after I mentioned it to Marshall and he was on board I couldn't resist! Thanks to some serious help from my mom and a very patient photographer, we got some priceless pictures that are adorable if I do say so myself! Here are just a few.

I HIGHLY recommend this photographer! She was very kind, patient and affordable. If anyone is in the Salt Lake or Utah County areas and would like her info I would love to pass it along!

Three Weeks!

Kate is three weeks old today! Can you believe it? We have been pretty busy trying to adjust to life with our new little one and without sleep so it's taken me a while to get to posting more picture and updates, but here goes an attempt to catch up.


Last week we had her two week check up. Wait, back up... About an hour before we left the hospital the pediatrician came in and informed us that Kate had a mild case of Jaundice and that we would need to arrange for her to have light therapy for a few days to remedy it. He was calm and said not to worry, nothing to be alarmed about, easy to correct, no big deal. Then, one of our not so helpful nurses came in and was less calm and decided to tell us her levels were very high and that we needed to make sure we set up therapy ASAP and to contact our pediatrician ASAP! Why is it that when you know that one individual is more qualified and more educated, (not judging, just going off of degrees), that the one who is more of an alarmist is the one you always seem to pay more attention to? Anyway, we left the hospital and arranged the lights with the home health and after three days of lights, daily trips to the hospital to get blood drawn, and a careful journal of feeding and diapers, Kate's levels returned to normal. Needless to say, as a new mom, it was not very fun to bring home my brand new baby only to have to lay her on a mini tanning bed for three hour stints not able to remove her except for feeding and diaper changes! She was a trooper and we survived just fine. Of course we had to have some pictures to remember the ordeal. Anyway, here are her stats from her two week check up-


Age- 2 Weeks
Date- June 12, 2009
Length- 19 3/4 inches (a 1/4 of an inch growth or they just got her to stretch out more)
Weight- 7 pounds 4 ounces (a great improvement from the 5 pounds 3 ounces she was at the first day home from the hospital and the 6 pounds 8 ounces she was at birth!)

She was in the 25th percentile for everything. Now we just need to figure out how to keep her from spitting up and getting the hiccups EVERY time she eats! No worries though, she's growing so it can't be that bad right? RIGHT?!

It's a Girl!- Katherine Ann Beeson!

It's been a week now since our little one arrived and after a two day hospital stay, (really three if you count the day of doctor appointments and waiting to be induced, a few days on photo therapy for jaundice and a few days to process, I am finally blogging it for the world to see.

Katherine Ann Beeson (Kate) arrived last Saturday morning at 2:48 AM. She came weighing 6 pounds 8 ounces and was 19.5 inches long. All went well and to be honest much more smoothly than I expected. Everyone is happy and well. Here are some pictures. because we know that's what everyone really wants to see anyway. (They aren't in order because that would take too much time at this point but hopefully later I can rearrange! Until then, Enjoy!)

April Flowers and May Shower!

Last weekend my brother John flew my mother into town so she could be here for my baby shower. We had Friday free for some fun together time so we spent the morning at the Thanksgiving Point Tulip Festival. The Gardens were beautiful as always and it was so nice to spend time together in such a peaceful place. I only got a few pictures in before the battery in my camera died and of course they don't quite do it justice. After we walked around the Gardens for a bit, Marshall met us for some lunch on the patio and Nicole was able to sneak away for a short lunch break with us at the same time.



The next day my wonderful friends Nicole and Cheryl hosted an AMAZING baby shower for me. Nicole let us have it in her beautiful home and she and Cheryl made some delicious and fancy treats for the occasion. Again the pictures don't speak to all the talented and hard work they did.

Several family and friends attended and others sent gifts and well wishes. Again, my camera was being silly so only a few shots of the festivities but here are some of the adorable things Jill made for me and the baby!

After the shower, Nicole, Loey and I rushed off to celebrate National Scrapbook day at Heartland Paper for a Girls Night Out! Loey and I worked on a project together and discovered that we aren't as scrapbook savvy as we would like to think, but we had a GREAT time! I can't post pics of our project just yet since it's meant to be a gift, but I will post some later as well as some more shower pics that Brittanie took for me when my camera was acting up. In the meantime here is a shot of our mess!

Thanks so much to John for flying mom out to be there for my shower.It was so nice to have her there and to get to spend some time with her getting ready for baby to come. And BIG thanks to everyone who took time out of their schedules to attend and to those who worked so hard to make it nice! Also, I should mention Jill (and Ella) and Emmie who graciously gave me tons of clothes and blankets when we had our unofficial shower/girls day in Texas... without their help I wouldn't know where to begin with baby clothes. I will post some pics of some of the cute stuff they passed on to me when our little one is born and I get to start playing dress up! I can't wait!

Happy Birthday Marshall Pants!

Isn't that a cute little guy?

Today is Marshall's birthday and I am sooooo glad he was born! This past weekend we went on a small getaway up to the Grand America Hotel in SLC to celebrate his birthday and to spend some time alone together before the baby comes- sort of a last Hoorah!

Last night we went out to dinner with his family and had some yummy Mexican food.

This morning we opened presents and enjoyed some yummy birthday breakfast of cheesy eggs and blueberry muffins!

We like to celebrate birthdays in "birthday weeks" not just one day, so later tonight and this week there will be more presents and celebrations! Thanks to everyone who called, texted and participated in Marshall's Birthday Surprise! We love you guys!

My Birthday!

I know I know, my birthday was last month, but I wanted to brag on my friends and family and say thanks at the same time.

I had the rare opportunity to spend some time right around my birthday with my family in Texas this year. I got to have lunch out with all the girls in Katy and in New Braunfels, the family surprised me with cake, ice cream (Blue Bell), and a birthday dinner the day before we left!

Marshall spent hours tracking down the diaper bag I have had my eye on for months, and surprised me with it! Isn't it beautiful? Something to make me feel pretty while I spend the next few months adjusting to dirty diapers and spit up!

Friends from work sent me a card and these beautiful flowers! I wasn't expecting them to remember my day since I cut my hours back significantly over a month ago to get ready for baby.

Nicole spent precious time at the sacred Scrap Book Expo working on this beautiful scrapbook for me and the baby! It would have been something I would have wanted to do for myself but would have never gotten around to. I am sooooo excited to fill it with pics! This picture doesn't do it justice so if you are at my house anytime soon you should ask to see it. It is BEAUTIFUL!

And as I mentioned before, Nate and Britt treated me to a fun girls night out to the Britney Spears Concert. It was so much fun!

Thanks to everyone who called, emailed and texted me too! I know it takes a lot to remember dates as I struggle with them myself ;) and I appreciate all the well wishes on my birthday!

Happy Birthday Jills Marie P!

Jill's birthday was earlier this week so we wanted to dedicate a small post to her!

I have always said I couldn't imagine Lee with any other girl than Jill and it's true! She's perfect for him and for us! She has a great since of humor, a loving personality, and is amazingly patient with all the craziness that comes with the Prince family. Even though we are almost exactly the same age (only a few weeks apart), Jill has acted much like a big sister to me since she and Lee have been together. She has always taken the time to chat with me and answer questions about life. She has spent many hours on the phone with me talking about love and marriage and most recently family and children, even though she has a busy life of her own. We LOVE Jill and are so grateful Lee was able to snatch her up and make her part of the family! We hope you birthday was amazing and that your birthday week is all you deserve!