Random pics

She is already posing for pictures. We better watch out!

Another adorable church outfit. I am having so much fun dressing Allison up!

Just chilling in the bouncy seat

Shooting some hoops! Thanks Aunt Bonnie for the great shirt.

1 Month Old

It is so hard to believe that Allison is one month old today. She is growing up so fast...too fast! Overall, she is a great baby. With the exception of a few normal fussy moments, she is a very happy content little girl. Her routine pretty much consists of eating, being awake for an hour or so and then sleeping before repeating the cycle. She is becoming more alert the past few days and this week she even started smiling which is really fun. I can't wait to see her little personality emerge :) As far as the sleeping goes, she has her good nights and bad nights. She is starting to stretch her eating at night so hopefully a full night of sleep is not far behind. It has been an exhausting but wonderful month and we are just so in love with Alli. It is so amazing to me how quickly she fit into our family and how great Blake adjusted to having her here. In some ways, it feels like she has been here all the time. We are so thankful for her and can't wait to see what she'll learn next!

1 month old

Mommy and her kiddos

Blake having fun with Alli during tummy time

Blake helping wash Alli's hair during her first bath

All dressed up for church!

First 2 weeks

Here are just some pics from Allison's first 2 weeks of life :)

Giving Alli kisses

Daddy & Allison

Checking things out!

Sweet baby girl

Blake loves holding his little sister

Meeting Aunt Lori

Blake & Rachel in the snow! Too cold for Alli to join them...maybe next year.

Brent & Lori with their kids!

Our little stocking stuffer!

First sponge bath

Mommy & Alli

First dr. appt. Alli got perfect scores!

Maw Maw with her 9 grandkids!

Allison with Aunt Jen and Cousin Erin

Mimi & Poppy with their 3 grandkids!

All ready for church!

Mommy & Allison

Blake & Alli

Blake is such a big helper. He has mastered giving Alli her paci :)

What a busy 2 weeks...time for a nap with Daddy!

Allison Marie

Allison Marie was born at 9:27am on December 21, 2010. She weighed 8lbs 10oz and was 21" long. She was so cozy inside being a week overdue that we ended up having to go in and get her via c-section. The surgery went very well and the nursing staff was so nice to let me have a good bit of time with Alli right after she was born before taking her to the nursery. Overall, the recovery has been so much easier than when I had Blake. I did suffer with a spinal headache for a few days and then ended up having an allergic reaction to the tape used but as of today I am feeling great. Allison is such a good baby :) She rarely cries, is a great eater and even gives Mommy & Daddy 4 hr stretches at night! Here are a few pics from her birth.

Minutes old...

Meeting Mommy for the first time

Our little girl :)

Our family!

Big Brother Blake holding Alli

Miss Alli

baby love

Going home!

Our full backseat

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Blake holding the ladder for Daddy as he gets the Christmas decorations out!

Addition of a new stocking!

Mommy & Allison at 38 1/2 wks

Blake decorating the tree

Millie loves Christmas too!

Making sugar cookies...yummy!

Top off the weekend with snow on Sat. night!

We had a great weekend getting everything ready for Christmas here in the Nieter household. Now we are just waiting for Allison to join in the celebration!

Nursery Pt. 2

This Thanksgiving weekend Brent was a busy Daddy getting things ready for Allison's nursery. I am sure most of you remember that he made wood cutouts of animals for Blake's nursery so for Alli's room he made a flower and ladybug to match her bedding. They turned out amazing, as always, and I am so excited to get them on the wall for the final touches :) Alli and I are doing well. We have a Dr. appt. on Thursday to see how big she is so that is exciting. We are praying for a healthy but little girl :)

Hard at work!

Finished Products!

Family Day

Yesterday was one of those unplanned wonderful family days. We woke up in the morning with very little to do. We relaxed in our pj's, ate sausage biscuits and watched some of "Back to the Future" on TV. Since the weather was gorgeous, we headed out to the park to enjoy the crisp fall day. Blake had a blast running through the leaves and we just enjoyed being together. In the evening we decided to attend the Grand Illumination Parade in Norfolk. Boy was that an adventure! It was much more crowded than we expected but as always Blake was a trooper! (Mommy was too since we had to walk quite a bit) It was such an amazing night to watch Blake light up as he saw the decorated floats, balloons, and marching bands pass by. He was in complete awe from the beginning, but by the end was waving at everyone and dancing with the music. Yesterday was a day I know I won't forget. It reminds me of how blessed I am to have Brent and Blake in my life. God is so faithful and I am so thankful for the family he has given me. Soon Alli will arrive and I can't wait to hold her, love her and welcome her into our family so we can have even more memorable days together!

Blake & Daddy

Me and Alli (36 wks 5 days)

My boys!

Best seat in the house

Watching the parade

Here comes Odie!

Blake's favorite....the firetrucks!!!