Thanksgiving!!

Our Thanksgiving this year was fabulous! We had it at my parents house and everyone was there... except for Nate and April who were missed to say the least! We had Grandpa Burr there and the food was sooo Amazing! We snacked on Pickle Rolls and Veggie Trays until we were able to start our Feast! We played a very competitive game of Chinese Checkers... that I dominated! That is always our game of choice whenever we all get together and if you dont know how to play, I suggest you learn because it is so fun! Now onto the mushy stuff. I am so thankful for a wonderful husband who has put up with me for literally 10 years. I am so grateful for our baby boy! I do not know how we lived without him for so long! He is such a miracle and I am so lucky to be his mommy! I am grateful for my parents who raised me in the church and taught me right from wrong. They were and will always be wonderful examples on the way I want to treat my spouse and raise my children. Thanks Mom & Dad. I am so grateful for my Grandparents and the knowledge and wisdom they have shared with me. I am grateful for my siblings! They are my best friends and I feel so fortunate to have all of them in my life. I am also very grateful for Dallas' family. I love them so much and I am grateful that they love me and accept me into their family.
Ok, so here are a few pictures from our day. We got a little hyper in the later hours of the night so I decided to NOT post any of those pictures for the safety of all the readers. Enjoy!

Gabe's Blessing and Halloween

Dallas blessed Gabriel in my parents ward on November 1st. It was such a wonderful day. We had so much family come and support Gabe on his special day. Dallas gave a wonderful blessing, promising wonderful things. I am so grateful for him and I love him so much. It is a day we will both never forget. After the meeting, we invited our close family members to the house for a nice brunch. The food was delicious and the company was even better. I feel like the luckiest mommy in the entire world. I have the Best husband and Best baby boy!!!

Some cute pictures of Gabe on his blessing day.





We are so proud to be Gabe's parents.



Four generations of Lundquist's. This was a pretty neat moment for Dallas.


The proud parents, Gabers and Grandpa Burr. We were so glad he was able to come up from Antimony for Gabe's blessing. We don't get to see him enough and we love him SO much. he stayed with us while he was up here so he got to bond with Gabe. It is so cute seeing my baby boy in my Grandpa's arms! A moment I will never forget.


Gabe was not a happy boy when we took these pictures. He just got woken up from a nap in Grandpa's arms and he was very hungry. We tried very hard to console him but he was not having it. Cutest skeleton I have ever seen though!!

Gabe's Newborn Pictures

I finally am posting Gabe's newborn pictures! My good friend Natalie Bennion took these when Gabe was just one week old. She did such an amazing job!! She was so patient with us. First of all, Gabe had a little disaster in the hat box.. all over her cotton that she brought. Oh it was a mess. Then, we were losing lighting in the room we were shooting in because I was trying to get Gabe to fall asleep. That took quite a while. We found better lighting in another room which was wonderful news but Gabe didnt like the shots where he had to be on his tummy. Thanks to my mom, the miracle worker... she got him sound asleep and he then let us do whatever we wanted with him. Oh I LOVE my baby boy!! Thanks Nat for the awesome pictures!!

Gabe is 1 Month Today!

I am comparing Gabe to an egg carton every month to see just how big he is getting. So cute.


Well, it has been one month since Gabriel David came into our lives and he has been the biggest blessing to us! He is such a miracle. He makes his mom and dad so happy. So far in Gabe's first month he:
*Loves his Binki and will not go to sleep without it.
*Loves to sleep on mommy's chest in the morning.
*Stares at the person who is holding him so intently. I swear he can see into our souls.
*Loves to float in the bathtub but hates it when mommy gets down to business and washes him.
*Only goes to sleep if mommy sings to him. He really loves the song "Merry Christmas Darling."
*Has an appetite like his dad, which means he eats a lot!
*Makes grunting noises when he eats.
*Holds his breath until his face goes bright red when he either needs to poop or toot. It is so cute I must say but I have to tickle him to take a breath.
*Giggles in his sleep.
*Is always doing things with his hands. (Clasping them like he is praying, scratches his face, falls asleep with his hands in the air.)
*Always pees on mommy and daddy when they change his diaper. He just loves it when its off!

Here are a few pictures starting from Gabe's first day on this earth to now. I thought i would post them because they are so precious.

Some Recent Events

A few things have been happening around here lately. Dall's dad Dave came into town from Idaho a few weeks ago to meet his new new Grandson. He fell in love instantly! We named Gabe after him so this was an exciting meeting. I can see a lot of Gabe in Dallas and Dave. Three generations, how precious!!



A few Saturdays ago, my best friend Ali came home for a visit. She is pregnant and due in April and I am so excited for her!!! We decided that the girls needed to get together for a breakfast while she was here. Kristen made us delicious sausage and egg casserole, it was soooo good. Kristen's baby girl Olivia is about one week older than Gabe and she is a doll. We have decided that we are going to set them up when they get older. He he. I love those girls!



I have also been in the mood to craft. I have had quite a bit of spare time on my hands so I got right to work on Gabe's block letters for his future nursery and my mom was gracious enough to help me make his car seat cover. I LOVE the fabric I picked out for it. For my next project, I think I will go buy a cute shelf at Wood Connection and paint it for his room... oh I love to craft!

Gabe's Baby Pictures

So for all of you who want to see a sneak peak of the pictures I had taken of Gabe, please go to my friend list an click on Natalie's Photography. So Adorable!!!

Our Baby Story...

So... My due date was October 10th, clearly I didn't make it til then. Yes, I felt like I could have had him in August because I was so big and uncomfortable. So on Sunday, September 27th, the fam and I took a nice stroll up big Cottonwood Canyon at Silver Lake. We walked around the whole thing and my the time we were done, I felt like I had walked for a day straight. We were walking back to the car when I felt something.... I believe it was Gabe dropping. It felt like I had to pee my pants and I could BREATHE again!! It also gave me the sensation like I was carrying a bowling ball in between my legs. My sister April caught a picture if me in that moment. I was smiling because I thought my water had broken... not yet! We were all joking around that our little walk will induce my labor, clearly thinking that it wouldn't because I wasnt due for another 2 weeks. Well, that night I was getting in bed around 10:45. Dall was up on the computer doing Fantasy Football stuff. It was 11:30 now and I was going through my "list of things I had to get done tomorrow" in my head when all of the sudden I feel my water break! It was so crazy! I started yelling for Dallas and when I told him my water broke, he didnt believe me... well that only lasted until he saw my water trail leading into the bathroom.. ha ha, sorry tmi! Since we are living with my parents, my mom and sister rush downstairs to see what was going on. We all were getting my things together because I was kinda freaking out. It was so surreal. I wanted to get to the hospital before my contractions started to get bad. They were not bad by this point, just some cramping. So my mom and Allie follow me and Dall to the hospital and my dad just wanted us to keep him posted. Well the car ride was were the contractions started to get bad. Its a good thing I pain attention in my third trimester class. The breathing tactics helped a ton. We get to the hospital and the nurse hooked me up to monitors and checked me to see my progression. I was dilated to a 3 and was about 95% effaced. I had Strep B so they had to get the IV in so they could give me Penicillin. I had to be on it for 5 hours before they would start me. The contractions at this point were getting really bad and I really felt them in my back. I think that was the worst.. I hate back pain. For me it was worse than the actual contraction. So we made our lovely call to the anesthesiologist. It only took him a few minutes to get to my room, which was so great for me. I wasnt sure what it was going to be like since it was like 2:30am. Once I got the epidural, it was smooth sailing!! Oh goodness, I swear by the miracle of an epidural. I was able to relax and just enjoy everything. So the waiting game began. We knew nothing would be happening til about 5:00 because they had to give me another dose of penicillin. So we all tried to get some sleep. My mom and dallas' mom were there and so was Allie, my sister. During one of the checks, Gabe's heart rate went way down and it scared me so bad. The nurse was a little worried too. His heart rate would also drop when I would lay on my left side. Who knows why. So the Dr. got there around 7:00am, he talked to me for a little bit then checked me. Then he said that we are ready to push! So Dall stepped up to the plate and participated in the whole delivery, which I thought was a miracle in itself. He was awesome! It was kind of all a blur but I guess I only pushed for 10 or 15 minutes. A total of only 5 big pushes and our baby Gabe was here! They put him on my chest and the sound of his first cry was so amazing. I could not believe that he was ours! The spirit was so strong when our little guy arrived. The last day we were in the hospital, he had jaundice so he had to go under the bili lights and stay in there over night. That was so hard to not hold him and cuddle him whenever I wanted. They only brought him to me when it was time to feed him, then I had to give him right back! We also had to take the bili bed home and put him on that his first night home too, which was even harder. I hated hearing him cry and not do anything about it. I dont want to have to do that again. But he is doing great now and Mommy and Daddy are enjoying every hour of sleep lost because we love him so much! He is truly a miracle and we are so grateful for him. Now that he is here, I cant believe that we lived this long without him! Oh I am SO in love with him. So thats it, thats Gabes story. Sorry for the novel, if you actually took the time to read it.

Our New Addition

Gabriel David Lundquist!!
Born on September 28th at 7:49am
Weighs 6 ibs 8 oz and 20 1/2 in long
He is so beautiful and such a good baby! We are so in love with him we can hardly stand it.