Ivy's baby blessing

We blessed Ivy on March 1st.  Baby blessing are the best...I think they have been four of my favorite days.  For me it's a day to count our many, many blessings.  A sweet, new, perfect baby surrounded by so much love.  Our marriage, our kids, our families.  I sometimes can become overwhelmed when I think of all our blessings. 

Ivy was blessed by Justin and had both of her grandpa's and all of her uncles minus one (Uncle Aaron who couldn't make it because he lives in Seattle) in the circle.  We were grateful for our families who all made it to Spanish Fork by 9:00 in the morning for the blessing at our church.  Justin gave a great blessing and we were spiritually fed by testimony meeting as well.  We gathered at our house afterwards for some egg casseroles, muffins, and fruit.

Here are the pictures from the day...

Grandpa Moyes and Grandma Kay

My mom is so talented-she made Ivy's blessing dress, just like she made Molly's and Brynn's.  They are so special and I am so glad my girls have these dresses made by their grandma that they can keep forever. 

Me and my baby

I think this is the one and only picture of Ivy and me.  I'm usually the one behind the camera.

Me and my kids

Something has Ivy's attention on the wall behind us.

Another thing I want to remember and has been "tradition" since my mom's first grandbaby nearly 11 years ago.  Before the blessing day she takes the new mom shopping and has them pick out a new dress for the day.  Maybe not as important, but I have always appreciated having something cute and new to wear (and it's probably the only time I get a new dress).  I hope I can do this with my own kids.

The oldest and youngest

Molly wanted to wear her baptism dress so she could be in white like Ivy.

All of us

Grandma April and Grandpa Gene

Daddy, Mommy, and Ivy

The four kids

And sweet Ivy

We love her! 

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I have decided that I will do a little Ivy update on each post.  Just a way for me to keep track of what's she's doing and when.  

Ivy update, March 28th:
-She still eats and sleeps mostly.  She takes a nap in between each feeding.
-She is exclusively nursed.  I've never even tried a bottle.  She eats ever 2-3 hours.  I would like to stretch her to 3 hours but it is still closer to every 2 hours.
-She takes her longest nap in the morning.  She sleeps in the swing in Molly's room in the morning.  The other naps are kind of wherever...in the bouncer downstairs, the porta-crib in our room, or in the car seat if we're out running errands.
-The rest of her naps are fairly short and a lot of times she wakes up as soon as I try to lay her down.
-She smiles to anyone who talks to her.  She loves to be talked to.  We think she might be our social butterfly.  She is also starting to coo and make those adorable baby noises.  It is fun to watch her concentrate on making those noises and the delight in her eyes when someone responds to them.
-She sleeps great at night and wakes up once to eat, usually around 4, and then goes right back down until around 8:30 or so.
-Her fussiest time is around 9 at night so it's a little harder to get her down at night.