Eva's 3rd Birthday...and 1st Haircut

Our baby girl is three years old!!

Eva is such a joy to have in our lives. She makes us laugh every day. She has a great imagination and spends alot of her day pretending to be a horse! She loves horses. Eva is very smart and we are amazed at the things she says. She likes to take things apart for some reason. If she finds a string or a rope it will most likely end up being tied around one of her stuffed animals. She loves hot dogs. She absolutely adores her Daddy!! Whenever she looks at words she always points out her letters - E, V, and A. If we get upset with her she tells us to be happy. Then she says, "I love to be happy." She is just the cutest little girl I know!! We love her so much! Happy Birthday, Eva!!Aunt McKenzie helped me with Eva's cake. Actually, all I did was bake the cake...she did the hard work of decorating. Eva had been telling me for two months that she was going to have a pink cake for her birthday and she loved this one. Aunt McKenzie gave Eva her very first haircut. She cut off about 3 inches and it made Eva look older instantly!
This is how she shows she is 3 years old...and she came up with that herself!

Ely's Blessing

Ely was blessed on Sunday. He wore the same thing Brian wore when he was blessed. It was made by Brian's Grandma. Ely is bigger than Brian was, though; the vest part barely fit around Ely's belly! He looked very cute. We had lots of family come to support us. We had lunch at our house afterwards with 48 people!! We were grateful to have everyone here. Thank you!!

Happy Halloween from the Grimms

Eva made a very cute little Tinkerbell. She had fun dressing up and getting all the treats she got!

Ely didn't really have a costume, but he did have some vampire pajamas and a pumpkin onesie that he looked great in!Ely is 4 weeks old today and growing quickly. On Tuesday (the 26th) he weighed 10 pounds 15 ounces...I am sure he is well over 11 now!!

Two Weeks Old...and Brian Got a Deer!!

Eva loves her little brother, Ely

(pronounced Ee-lie for anyone who wasn't sure).Ely had his two week checkup yesterday (was two weeks old on Sunday). The doctor said he was perfect; of course, we already knew that!

He weighed 9 pounds 14 ounces. He is in the 78th percentile for weight.

He measured 22 inches long. He is in the 88th percentile for height.

Ely is growing so fast! He is a great baby. He loves to sleep and eat and is on a pretty good schedule. Thankfully, he sleeps really well at night. We are very blessed. Brian got his deer, so we'll have something to eat for the next year! Hope it's good!! Now he has moved on to pheasant season. Besides hunting and hanging out with us, Brian is studying hard for his classes; that keeps him pretty busy.

Ely (1 week old) and Mommy.Ely (1 week old) playing cards with Daddy.

Chalk one up for the Grandsons!!

Here are a few pictures...

I walked in the Run With the Big Dogs 5K on Saturday and pushed Eva in the stroller. (Brian ran the race with Dutch.) I think that might have helped me start my labor! We went down to Hazelton Saturday night and stayed the night at my parent's house. Sunday morning I woke up to a contraction at about 3 a.m. I started having them about every 15 minutes, trying to sleep in between. Brian woke up at 7:30 and I told him we should probably go home. So, we left Eva with my parents and headed back. We were at home for awhile and then went to have my midwife check me at 11:30. She said I was a good 5 and 100%, so we walked over to Labor & Delivery to check in. Everything went well and I was able to make it with no medication or anything again, so I was very happy...not that it was easy! At 5:02 p.m. on Sunday, Oct 3rd, Brian announced proudly announced that we had Ely Thomas Grimm. Good job to everyone who guessed boy!!

He weighed 8 pounds 9 ounces and was 21 1/2 inches long. He is a good eater and a good sleeper. He has all ten fingers and all ten toes and is a very healthy boy. The new big sister. She is warming up to the idea! We are so blessed to now have two beautiful and healthy children.

Make Your Guess!! I'm 39 weeks!

I am now 39 weeks and 1 day pregnant!! My due date is Sunday. We are way excited to meet this new little one, but are waiting very patiently.
If you would like to make a guess at the birth date, gender, height, weight, etc. of our new baby, you can click below. Just a game, I don't have any money for the winner, but if you come visit I will let you hold the baby!

Here are a few details to help with your guess:
Our due date is Oct 3rd.
Eva was born five days late.
Eva was 7 pounds 13 ounces.
Eva was 20.5 inches long.
We did not find out if our baby is a boy or a girl.

Have fun!

Simplot/Greenway 5K & 38 weeks

We did the last 5K in the Fun Run Series on Saturday, the 18th. Brian ran for a time of 25:58. My Mom came and walked with me and Eva. I thought I might die pushing Eva up the first hill, but we made it and finished with a time of 59:16. We enjoyed the beauty of the Portneuf Greenway. Crossing the finish line.

The Grimm family after the race.

I know, my belly is huge!! In this picture I am 38 weeks pregnant (technically 37 weeks and 6 days). So, now it is the 22nd and I am 38 1/2 weeks pregnant. My due date, Oct 3rd, is coming quickly. Knowing me, it will come and go and you will hear a few days later that we finally had our baby...we will see!Thank you Mom for coming to walk the race with me. You did awesome!! Eva had lots of fun playing with you during your visit.