1 week

Layla is a week old. She is a tiny little thing. But she is doing great and even growing a chin roll :). She has had a busy week adjusting to life outside the womb. Many visitors have come to welcome our little mouse (affectionate nickname from Great Grandma). We are so lucky to have friends and family that love and support us.

At one week old Layla pretty much just eat sleep and poops. She also...


Likes to ride in the car.


Loves spending time with Daddy. She looks even smaller in his arms.

Keeps mommy up all night. See tired eyes.

Loves being wrapped up like a burrito with her hands by her face.

Took her first bath. So precious.

Birth Story

I went to my regular 38 week dr. appointment on 1/19. My doctor noted that I was measuring small, closer to 35 weeks and wanted to schedule an ultrasound to check things out. I wasn't worried, because I've always measured a little small. On 1/21 I went in for the ultrasound. They guessed that Layla was only about 5 1/2 lbs and said sometimes this could indicate placenta or umbilical cord problems. So they said "better out than in" and wanted to induce me right then. I was very surprised and kind of mad because I wanted to go into labor on my own. Colby gave me a blessing to help eased my anxiety.

At 4:00pm I was admitted to labor and delivery. My cousin Marci just happened to be working there that day. It was good to see a familiar face. At 5:00 they gave me Petocin to start contractions. At 6:00 they broke my water and I got an epidural. At midnight I started pushing and at 2am she was here! Overall it was a pretty smooth labor. I think my body and little Layla were ready to come after all. She was 6lbs 1 oz at birth, so over half a pound bigger than they thought. She is very healthy and strong. We didn't decide on a name until after she was born. Colby did a great job helping me through labor and he is such a good daddy already!

Here is my last huge preggo picture right before I went to Labor and Delivery.

My cousin stopped for a photo op.

Little Layla wide eyed.


Proud papa!

Layla Heaps is here!

Colby and I are SO happy to announce the arrival of Layla Georgia Heaps born 1-22-11 at 2:07 am. She weighed 6 pounds 1 ounce and measured 20 inches. She is a small little bean and so precious! We are overjoyed and in awe of our sweet baby girl. Birth story and more pics to come.

Layla's first picture just moments after birth. This is when she had her long alien head.

Single Digit Weeks!

Yay! This pregnancy is finally starting to wind down. We are so excited to meet this baby! She is moving around a lot and gives me big kicks in the ribs. Colby has been busy doing projects like assembling cribs and dressers. I have been feeling pretty good. Sometimes at the end of the day my back hurts, and I'm feeling tired like back in my first trimester, but other than that I can't really complain. Thanks to my friends at work that threw me a great shower already. And to all the family members that continue to make donations. We are so lucky!

You may have noticed we added a name poll. Colby and I CANNOT agree on a name. Please vote and help us out!

Deer Hunt

This past Wednesday through Saturday was the muzzle loader deer hunt. It was our first time doing the muzzle loader hunt as we usually do the rifle hunt. For those who do not know the difference, a muzzle loader rifle is the old fashioned style where you put the black powder and the bullet manually down the barrel and pack it in. It takes a lot longer to reload the gun and you have to make sure your shot counts.

I went up Wednesday by myself to set up camp due to some last minute work for my dad. Unfortunately, I forgot the lamps and flashlights that were in my dads car so I set up the tent by light of the truck.

Here is a video I took while sitting under a tree. There were some leaves crunching on the left and it was several deer that crossed the meadow in front of me. One came pretty close to where I was. 

Greg and my dad both got a deer. Even though I wasn't so lucky, I enjoyed this hunt more than the others because I saw much more deer, even though they were doe's. It was also much warmer than usual because it is a little earlier in the season. Better luck next year.