Baby Pics

An amazing local photographer - Mary Collier - took these incredible photos of Eric when he was a week old. I'm convinced that she's a baby whisperer, and I absolutely love the images she captured of our son. (You'll see Nicke's quilting handy work in some of the photos, too!)

Lucky Me!

I feel so blessed and grateful to have a wonderful and supportive hubby and an adorable, super cuddly, precious little baby boy. (A great family, two fun puppies, and the best friends come to mind, too!)
It's so fun that Darin's so involved with Eric, and I love watching him with our son. He certainly holds the in-house title as the bath giving champion! I haven't even given Eric a bath yet, but I'm sure that day will arrive sooner or later, and when it does, I'll need a training session from Darin!

Welcome Eric James Konrad

Eric was born at 12:45 p.m. on Thursday, April 7. He weighed 8lbs and was 20.5 inches long. We already love him so much!

I'm Lovin' this Baby Quilt!

Here's the awesome baby quilt made by Eric's loving Auntie Nicke. I think the bright colored fabrics are completely adorable, and I love the modern, funky design. She's really good at making these wonky stars. I need to try this technique out soon! The random lines she chose for the quilting match the wonky stars perfectly. I'm not brave enough to do my own quilting yet, but maybe soon. Nicke says it's super easy - of course!Not only is the quilt super cute, but I think homemade gifts are so special. It's easy to see why Eric already loves it!

Belly Pictures

Darin and I had belly pictures taken the month before Eric was born. It was super fun, and I'm glad that we memoralized this special event in our lives.

Busy Weekend!

The poor, poor puppies got mixed up in all the nesting mayhem during the weekend. Jake wasn't very impressed to say the least, but he's so soft and smells so pretty now. Just the look he's going for, I'm sure.

Darin gave Ben a treat to get him into the bathroom, but Ben ended up spitting out the treat when he figured out what he was being bribed to do. Guess he thought that the treat wasn't worth it. Mission accomplished - two soft and shiny dogs. They probably have plans to roll around in the backyard tomorrow to get all the dirt back in all the right places. After the bath, Ben decided to help me out finishing Captain's quilt. He napped while I cut and sewed fabric. It's not easy cutting fabric around a 140 pound snoring hound dog, but it can be done! I even finished the binding, too. First time all by myself, and I think it turned out pretty darn good!

Baby Mobile

It occurred to me today that maybe the reason why Captain hasn't arrived yet is because we don't have a baby mobile in his room. I found the coolest one online, and it's going to be here between April 5 - 8. So - I wonder which we'll get first - a new baby or mobile? (BABY, pretty please!)It's not a big surprise that Darin's a big fan of this mobile. I'm betting that he hangs it over our bed after we're done using it in the nursery. :)