I have been looking for a place for my Mom and my brother, Jaime, to live here in Cedar City. It took me a week and I found the perfect place. It’s a townhome that’s only about a 6 minute drive from our house. I made sure it had plenty of room and a really nice feel when you walk in. It even has a great school with several nice playgrounds, for Mireya when she’s older, within walking distance. It is a little nerve-racking that they haven’t even seen it and are just trusting my judgement. I really hope they like it.

When they move here in a couple of weeks it will be so exciting! I have missed being close to my family. Especially now that Mireya is here it will be nice to be in the same city. Jaime has never even had the chance to hold Mireya. Now he and my Mom can hold her whenever they want! I’m also looking forward to having people who can babysit so close. Maybe Jason and I can finally have a date night.

Now I just need to find a nice place for my other brother, Jesse, to live. I have heard through the grapevine that he isn’t too thrilled about moving. I hope he grows to like the idea though, because I’ve been missing him. I know that he and Jason have a lot in common and I think they would have fun hanging out and talking computers. He also hasn’t had a chance to hold Mireya. I want her to be able to get to know both of her uncles on my side of the family and that’s hard to do when they live in Salt Lake City.

Welcome to Cedar City!

Mireya was born on March 5th, 2010 at 11:21 pm! She was 6 pounds 5 ounces and 19 3/4 inches in length. She has her daddy’s face and her mommy’s long fingers and funny feet.

They started the induction at about 11:30 that morning. After hours and hours of not really progressing much and continually turning up the dose of Pitocin I finally got to the right dose and things really got moving. At a little after 11:00 pm I started pushing and I pushed through about 8 contractions and she was born. I couldn’t believe she was finally in my arms!

She has been quite healthy other than some jaundice. She was under Bili lights at the hospital and here at home for a few days. It’s slowly beginning to go away now. The only other issue was her heart rate dropping with each contraction during labor. They gave me oxygen and I got her out as quickly as possible, so it didn’t cause any problems. It did worry us both sick though.

She is incredibly beautiful and amazing. She is so tiny and I am so thrilled to be her mother. I can’t wait to see more of her personality as she grows. She already does so many cute things and I have taken more pictures since she was born than I have in the last 10 years combined. She is a wonderful addition to our little family and such a joy. I love you baby Mireya!

Last week Jason and I went and got a new kitty named Spartacus. We wanted to get Zoey a friend before the baby comes, so he doesn’t feel left out. I’ve been Zoey’s main focus since I got him when he was only a few weeks old and I won’t be able to give him as much attention as I have been once the baby comes. Enter Spartacus!

My mom found him for us through an advertisement and we went down to St. George to meet him. We knew right away that he was perfect for our growing family. He is an orange tabby with an incredibly loving disposition. I can’t wait to see more of his personality as he settles into his new home.

Here are some photos of the new arrival: