Living Our Lives . . . Lovin Every Minute!

She is 2 Months Old!!

DeLa is 2 months old!! We just had her 2 month check-up today!

She is 23 1/2 inches long 11 lbs 15 oz and growing just perfectly!

They asked us some developemental questions and one of them was "Does she smile?"

Well see for yourself. . . . .

She was smiling soooo much as we were waiting for the doctor! It was adorable!

She got her shots today too! She did pretty good! She was in shock when they first pricked her and barely started crying as Matt picked her up . . . and as soon as he did she calmed right down! She loves her daddy! She was just fine after that and started right back to smiling! What a great little girl . . . can I say it enough!

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Our Little Doll!

We love to dress up our sweet DeLa Ruth! She is our princess!

Pics of our jellybean all prettied up! . . . though she doesn't need it!

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Awaiting Our Sweet DeLa's Arrival . . .

Here are some tummy pics we had taken as we waited for our sweet DeLa to arrive.

They were taken by:

Devin Ashby

- Captured By Dash Photography-

http://www.capturedbydash.com/

He did such a great job!!

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Welcoming DeLa Ruth!

We have recently added our precious new addition!
DeLa Ruth Lee

She has helped us start our family and we love her so much!

She came on a cold winter night! My water broke at 4:30 am (Doctor thinks it was the storm that caused it!) December 30th and off to the hospital we went! Arrived at American Fork hospital at about 5:30 am and they started me right on pitocin since I wasn't having any contractions. Nurses kept saying it was going to be at least another 5 hours . . . which in my mind was FOREVER!! But they made us comfy and we set out for a long wait, and what a long wait it would be!

At about 9:40 am I asked for the epidural hading had enough and thinking it wouldn't much longer till I was going to start pushing. I got the epidural but much to my dismay I didn't dialate as quickly as I would have hoped! Actually I wasn't dialating hardly at all! Mom Lee and Mom Hickman came to the hospital to be with us not knowing when anything would happen but wanted to offer their support and be there when the big event happened! Our Dads where both working and would later come and also be there to keep us company! 10:30am came and went, as did 11:30, 12:30,1:30 and so on. 18 hours came and went and they decided to up the pitocin even more than they already had to try and help me along! (Since my water broke they had to deliver her with in 24 hours.) Just about the same time my body started to get use to the constant epidural drip cause I could start to feel the contractions! YUCK! (God helped doctors create an epidural for a reason!! ) As they continued to monitor me the babies heart rate and oxygen level droped because of to much pitocin,which was scary to us. They had to completely stop the pitocin and put me on an oxygen mask to make sure we were both stable. Then about 30 minutes later the doctor came in and said that I was still only dialated to a 4 and (since I was at a 4 for about 7 hours . . . ) they were going to try the pitocin for 1 more hour and if there was no progress then we would go a head and "throw in the towel" as he said. Hahaha . . In the back of my mind I was thinking WAIT . . . . She really is never coming out!!!! AAHHHH!! Hahaha. . . NO he just meant we would end up doing a C-Section! Never had I even thought I would have to have a C-Section! It scared me a little and I got really nervous! But my mom was there to keep me calm! And Matts mom also offered comfort as they both talked about their experiences with their C-Sections. Still it was very nerve wracking! Thanks to the Power of the Preisthood and a wonderful husband who is worthy to hold it, I was given a blessing and I was overwhelmed with comfort! I knew everything would be okay and that the baby and I would be just fine!

An hour went by and of course I did not dialate! 20 hours of labor later and off to the OR I went! Not before my mom threatened the anestheseologist with major pain if he didn't take good care of me! Thanks mom!! Matt prepared himself in the Marshmallow suite they make you wear so he could be by my side as our sweet little girl entered the world! I layed on the table and they put up the curtain. I made sure the doctor knew that I DID NOT want a play by play of what he was doing! I didn't want to know when they were making a cut especially! I was terribly afraid I was going to feel it! Hahaha . . .that's me . . . very paranoid! But they prepped me and started the C-Section . . . not 2 minutes later I heard the most beautiful noise I had ever heard in the entire world . . . the sweet little cry of our beautiful little girl! DeLa Ruth had entered the world at 11:25 pm December 30, 2010! I was a MOMMY! Tears filled my eyes as I asked Matt if she had hair!! Hahaha . . he was so overtaken with her beauty! He followed her with the camera and took a million pictures! He was sooo proud to be a DADDY! After a long 9 months of hard pregnancy and 20 hours of long labor we finally had our Gorgeous baby girl . . . and I realized IT WAS ALL WORTH IT AND MORE! I never knew how much I could love something and have my heart so overjoyed until I layed eyes on and held DeLa Ruth Lee!

OH I LOVE HER! Matt loves her so much too and he is such an amazing Daddy! I love to watch him with her! Wow we are parents!! . . . . It boggles me every day!

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Random Pics of the past 2 years!

Matt with my niece Daphne . . . She has him wrapped around her fingure! He had to buy her a diamond ring too when she saw my engagement ring . . . she just batted those eyes at him! Hahaha . . .

Ali and Daphne at the Lake around sunset! Two Hot Chicks!

Our first child . . . Bella Boozers! We love her!

Who's this cute guy? . . . Oh Yea thats My husband!!

Ali and Bella Chillin . . . DeLa is in the tummy too!

EXTREME CLOSE UP!

In Cabo San Lucas on our Honeymoon! Getting ready to go Parasailing!! It was super fun!

Just in the car . . . Matt changes his hair more than I do! And no matter what he does it always looks great!

BYU football game!! GO BYU!!

Just some pics I had on this laptop . . . I will post more from our other computer later!

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The Begining of us for Time and Eternity . . .

Here are some photos of our Wedding!

I LOVED my Wedding! It was exactly how I always had planned!

I was sealed to the love of my life Matthew Willey Lee in the Salt Lake City LDS Temple December 28, 2007 for Time and All Eternity!

My Colors were Brown Bronze Tan Gold and Cream.

We had our reception at Wadley Farm in Lindon Utah. I had always wanted a wedding in a barn!

I had wheat in my bouquet along with brown roses . . . that actually looked rusty colored . . . But BEAUTIFUL!

My dress was gorgeous! It had a sweatheart neck line, a puckered bottom and I had a brown sash that added some color!

The mens tuxes where this chocolate brown that had just came out that season and were perfect!

Bridesmaids wore a brown dress of their choice with a goldish shrug.

Matts Groomsmen where his brother Mike Lee, Brother in-law McKay Tressler, and my brother Adam Hickman.

My Bridesmaids were my sister Rachel Brighton, Matts sisters Amy Tressler and Rachael Lee, and one of my companions from my mission Melissa Scherck.

I hate regular cake so we had 3 tiers of Cheesecake drissled with chocolate.

My mother catered - she made a dinner similar to Cafe Rio . . . But better!

We had dancing and fun!

I Danced with my Daddy . . . who bless his heart . . . broke his toe in between the wedding and reception checking on a jobsite really quick, but danced with me any way!

I hardly remember the day! It was a blur. . . but a BEAUTIFUL blur! So many faces of family and friends that came to support us! So many things to do! We didn't even get to eat we were so busy! I did get some cheesecake though! When Matt shoveled it in my face . . . hahahah!

It was a everything I ever wanted and it almost didn't happen because of my silly mistake!! We left early in the morning about 5 am to be able to get to Salt Lake and be the required 2 hours early to the temple for oyur 8:20 am sealing. As we got up to the front desk the asked us if we had everything and of course we did . . . or so I thought! Then they asked for the Marriage Lisence, we had gotten the marriage certificate about 3 weeks prior to be safe . . . but silly me FORGOT IT AT HOME a 45 MINUTE DRIVE AWAY!

I paniced and called my siblings who had left on there way to Salt Lake but turned around to go search for the marriage lisence for me! They searched and search while I was on the phone with them but couldn't find it! I was soooo sad! I thought I had ruined everything and that we wouldn't be able to get married that day! I was standing outside of the temple on the phone with tears in my eyes as the guests started to arrive! I'm sure they all must of thought Matt left me at the altar or something! Hahahaha. . . . They continued to look with no success so they started on their way to Salt Lake. Finally Salt Lake county office building was open and that we could just go get a new one!!! Lucky me I picked a FRIDAY to get married and not a Saturday! We rushed to the county building and didn't even have to ask for the Lisence because by the way we were dressed the clerk kinda figured! Hahaha . . . then back to the temple we went now fully prepared and tears wiped away! We hurry and got ready and went to the sealing room. Since my brother and sister and stayed back to find the lisence they were running late . . . I was so afraid they were going to miss it! But we had a wonderful Sealer who passed some time telling us funny stories and giving us good advice! He stalled just in time for them to get to the temple and no one missed out! So 2 hours later than expected we got married on December 28, 2007 at 10:30 am! Boy am I really glad I picked a Friday to get married and that we got married when we did, because it wasn't 1 month later that the State buildings decided to do 4 10 hour days and be closed on Fridays too! :) Lucky Us!!

But through it all . . . EVERYTHING worked out! It was a beautiful day that I wouldn't change for the world! And we have funny stories to tell now! :)

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