Happy Easter from the Annett Family

Does this make me a terrible mom?  Isn't she adorable!  Thank you to Auntie Michelle and Uncle Eric for the bunny outfit and ears and thank you to Bethany for the cute chick top and skirt=)

Vancouver Baby Shower

Here are the pictures from my baby shower in Vancouver on Saturday March 26th.  A huge thanks to my fabulous mom, sister, Kristin, and Eileen for throwing such a fabulous shower!  The decorations were so cute and I felt so blessed with how many friends and family attended.  Thank you to everyone who was a part of this special day, Colbie is really enjoying all her gifts!

Colbie Birth Pictures



Grandma and Colbie



Giving a wink

Nap time

Daddy Love

"I love Mommy" outfit

On my way home!

First Diaper Change

Welcome baby Colbie!!

Happy Birthday Colbie Ryan Annett: Sunday April 17th
Time: 4:31 pm
Size: 6 pounds 5 ounces and 18.5 inches

That's right, Colbie came 3.5 weeks early, before I could even post pictures of my baby showers (those will be coming I promise).  We are very excited to have Colbie happy and healthy at home with us after arriving 3.5 weeks early, which was quite stressful and unexpected.  Colbie had much testing done in her first day of life, including a six hour oberservation directly after arriving and other than some jaundice she is doing great!  She has been such a super star....and so has her Daddy.  Jon amazed me with how involved he was during the delivery and the instant love he had for her the second she arrived.  He hates to hear her whimper (she doesn't really even cry yet) can't stop touching/holding her, and loves napping with her on the couch.  he is a master swaddler and now drives very slow=)
We are definitely still in shock that we are parents, but love Colbie so much already, it really is such a miracle!  Pictures and my birth story coming soon.....

Week 33

My doctor appointments and pregnancy continue to go very well.  I am measuring right on track (32cm at my last apt), Colbie’s heart rate is good, she is moving tons and my blood pressure is great.  I did however loose 2 pounds from my previous appointment.  I had been sick for 2 whole weeks with a nasty cold and sinus infection so the doctor did not seem too worried.  I am happy to finally be feeling better now that I am on antibiotics!  It feels great to sleep through the night again; I know I won’t have this luxury much longer.

I also found out at my last appointment that my doctor was put on bed rest, yes she too is pregnant, and so I was pretty disappointed that she will not be around for the remainder of my pregnancy.  I look forward to meeting the other doctors and hopefully will like them just as much as Dr. Brown.  I will be having one last ultrasound at 35 weeks, which I am a bit anxious about.  During my first ultrasound I learned that I have a Pelvic Kidney, which means my left kidney is no where near where it should be.  There is a chance that my kidney will be in the way of delivering and if so I will need a scheduled C-section.  I hope this is not the case, but I am trying to keep an open mind. 

Jon and I completed our “Bringing Baby Home” class through Overlake Hospital, which was a class to help prepare our marriage for the baby.  It was very informative and it was great to spend so much quality time with my husband!  We also had our Hospital Tour, so we are all ready for Colbie to arrive, ha ha not really.  I’m not sure I will ever be completely ready, but we are definitely excited to meet her.

Colbie's Cousins

Colbie has no idea how lucky she is to have such great cousins!  Ryder who is 18 months is such a sweet kid.  He may give my sister a heart attack before she’s 35, but not because he isn’t great.  Ryder seems to catch nearly every cold, has tons of ear infections, and is allergic to nearly everything, however, he is always smiling, loves spending time with everyone and boy does he love to clean=)  When I went home a few weeks ago Ryder pointed to my belly and said “ball.”  He is so smart; at only 18 months he knows his auntie Jaime is not usually this large!  Thank you Ryder, I love you!

Hope, although not a cousin by blood is just as important.  She had more effect on convincing Jon to have kids than probably anyone else, thanks Hopie!  She just turned 3, is all GIRL and is going to be such a great mini mom to Colbie.  She continually tells everyone that Auntie Jaime’s baby is not ready to come out and play yet because she is still growing.  She also asks me to see baby Colbie’s picture constantly.  When I show her the ultrasound picture she says “she’s so cute.”  What a sweet heart, we all know she has no idea what the picture is, I can barely tell!

Of course great kids only come from great mommies!  Nichole and Kristin you are the moms I will strive to be, you are amazing and have been so helpful throughout my pregnancy.  I love you both so much!  Holidays in Vancouver will be so much fun with these three kiddos; I can’t wait for Ryder and Hope to see their new baby cousin!

Jon and Jaime Baby Pictures

Jon and I asked our moms to track down some baby pictures of us so we can see who Colbie looks like when she arrives in just 9 more weeks....We were not that cute as infants (sorry moms) and are hoping Colbie is much cuter!
                                                             Jaime 5 months

                                                                  Jon as a newborn

                                                                 Jaime Newborn

                                                        Jon 6 months (love this outfit!)

                                                                   Jon 6 months

Jaime 2ish