Fall of 2009

So I apparently stopped blogging once I went back to work.  But since no one reads this except me it probably does not matter all that much!  Here are some pictures from this fall!  Xander's first day of daycare in his yellow shirt.  Xander on the Colorado/New Mexico road trip, Xander in his tiger costume, and Xander at Leah's wedding!

Disney World acation

We went to Disney World and Florida for 10 days!  We went to all four Disney Parks: The Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.  Erik's brother and his family were also there.  His neice, Sierra, and two nephews, Anthony and Dominic.  We also spent some time at Daytona beach!

Father's Day

Xander went to the doctor and is now on Zantac for acid reflux, and it has made a huge difference. He is a happy baby now (for the most part), which makes mommy and daddy happy too!  He got to wear his new suit (thank you Auntie Jenny), and he looked so handsome for Father's Day!  Also he got to go swimming with his grandma Ahgo (that means grandma in baby) and his cousins!

Xander's play time

Some say that Xander is a crabby baby, but that is just not true!  Here are some pictures of Xander doing some of his favorite activities.  He is playing on his toy mat, sitting inhis bouncy seat sitting in his car seat and going down for his nap (his all time favorite)!

Memorial Day

We had a wonderful Memorial Day!  The weather was great, the food was good, and the pool was perfect.  Xander went swimming for the first time, he screamed the whole time, but I'm sure that secretly he loved it!

Mother's day

Happy Mother's day!  Xander wrote me a lovely card, and gave me some flowers.  Erik says he is getting me a massage (we'll see):)

Cousins

Here are some pictures of Xander with his cousins.  It is very difficult to get 4 children under the age of 3 to look at the camera and be somewhat happy, but they are still very cute!

Xander's blessing

Xander was blessed today!  My dad did the blessing, and we had a brunch after church.  About 50 of our friends and family came to the blessing.  It was wonderful for so many people to be at Xander's special day.  Xander's cousins also all came to see him (Eli, Ambrosia, and Lily).

Easter!

We went to grandma and grandpa's house for Easter.  Xander had a great time, and was able to spend time with his cousins Ambrosia and Lily.  Also he started smiling:)

Xander is three weeks now!  We have started going out more.  He went to the Renaissance Festival on Saturday!

Xander's 2nd week

Grandma and Grandpa Rich came to visit in Xander's 2nd week,  they have been staying with us and helping with the baby.  Xander is still very cranky--but only when he is awake:)  We also went on his first outing-to see Xander's cousins and his great-grandma!

Xander at 1 Week!

In Xander's first week all his family came to visit.  Mom stayed with me for the first week, and all the boys (dad, Zack, and Paul) came by after their trip to California.  He certainly has his cranky times, but we are learning and he is growing more beautiful every day!

Xander is here!

Michael Alexander Rich (Xander) was born on Saturday, March 7th at 12:54 p.m.  We went into the hospital at 2 a.m. but after the epidural-there was no pain and Xander was born very easily! We are very grateful for modern medicine!


Rachel and Erik were there for the birth, and my mom, dad, Lexi, and Zack showed up soon after he was born. Becca, Jon, Katie and Tracy all visited us in the hospital!

Xander had some jaundice and was not sleeping well for the first few days.  But he got a clean bill of health from his doctor today!  Plus he slept most of the night last night-without any screaming!

Baby Xander at 19 weeks!  Adorable!?!