Shem and Reilly Purnell

Monday, March 25, 2013

Happy Birthday Shaylee!

Wow! I cannot believe that it has been a full month since Shaylee's birthday and I have not posted pictures or anything on here. I was so excited for the big day and then I think I just got really tired once it was over and totally spaced posting pictures! Shaylee had a great birthday! I got the house all decorated the night before so that I wouldn't have to worry about it the day of. And thank goodness I did. I do not know where the day went but it went way too fast. Shaylee and I went in to Shem's work so that we could have lunch with daddy! And we even got to have Uncle Glen join us too. Shaylee had her first taste of peanut butter and strawberry jam sandwich and she loved it! When she had her first bite she got a huge smile on her face. It was hilarious. After lunch we headed back home and Shaylee feel asleep in the car and when I brought her in and put her in her crib to finish her nap she thought nap time was over! Some how she finally feel back asleep. We had Grandma and Grandpa Wagoner over for dinner. We had waffles, scrambled eggs, hash browns and apple juice. Shaylee loves waffles and pancakes we I decided to do that so she could actually have some of her birthday dinner. After dinner we had family come over for cake and ice cream. Shaylee had a blast! My mom helped me (thank goodness!) put together the Hippo cake and also the smash cake. I thought it turned out pretty cute. Yes the nostrils are a lopsided but that is the way they turned out! Shaylee didn't really eat any cake. She was very clean about the whole thing, which really surprised me. I know every parent says this but it truly hard to believe how fast this year went. Those first few months took their sweet time but once Shaylee and I both got adjusted to our new life time just took off. Shem and I couldn't feel more blessed to have this sweet girl in our home and as our daughter. She has quite the personality and each day we are still amazed at the miracle that she is. We love being parents even on the bad days! We wouldn't trade her for anything. She is our strong willed, independent little girl that we love so much! I've posted some pictures from her birthday party and also from her 1 year photo shoot. We also posted some videos of her birthday on our Youtube account so if you want to go there to check them out here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/user/shemnreilly?feature=watch

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Thanksgiving and Christmas...

I decided I better get pictures and a little update posted on Thanksgiving and Christmas before the big 1st birthday next month!!! Still can't believe she will be a year next month. Once we made it through those first few months time just flew by! So our Thanksgiving and Christmas were awesome! We stayed home for both and it was so nice to be home on Christmas morning for Shaylee's first one. Shaylee is doing awesome. I am happy to report that she finally doesn't cry during bath time! Fingers crossed that it stays like that. We have had 3 straight bath times without crying. It sure makes it a whole lot easier! She also got her first hair cut last week! She got an inch taken off the top and probably 1.5-2 inches off the bottom. And she still has a ton of hair! How many 10 month old babies get hair cuts and get that much taken off and still have a ton?! Shaylee also took her first steps on December 21st. The day she got a new cousin! And if I remember correctly wasn't that the day the world was suppose to end? So I guess in a way it did for us! Although she hasn't really been interested in walking all that much. That is until this past week. She has really stepped it up and it taking a lot more steps. Her preferred mode of transportation is still crawling (or being carried in mommy's arms!) but I am pretty sure by her birthday it will be walking. She also LOVES horsey rides on her daddy's back! If he is home you can be guaranteed that she is patting him on the back trying to get a ride around the house. And you can tell the minute she gets taken off. She will cry and cry! Her daddy has even started galloping with her on his back and she loves that! We also went out on the first snow fall and Shem made a little snowman for Shaylee. Such a good daddy! Sorry for the short post but enjoy the pictures!

My 1st Thanksgiving. Bring on the turkey!

Little snowman and Shaylee.

She loves her horsey rides!

Shaylee's first Christmas ornament.

So cute in her piggy tails!

After her first haircut!

Look at all that hair!

10 months old already!

So true...

Going to church in our new Christmas dresses. At least the girls are!

Aren't I so cute?!

New BSU pillowcase for Shem.

Shaylee's Christmas Eve pajamas. Pink BSU ones of course.

Christmas Eve pajamas from Grandma and Grandpa Wagoner

Santa found us!

Christmas morning and all ready to open some presents.

Cool toy from Grandma and Grandpa Purnell.

New toys!!

Shaylee's mitten. Didn't it turn out awesome!

Some soft blocks to build things with.

A picture of the temple to hang in her room.

The cool toy Santa brought Shaylee. She loves this thing!

What did Santa bring??

She will walk all over the house with this thing.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

Good news, an unplanned trip to the ER and Halloween

It has been an eventful couple of weeks around our house. We have had our ups and downs but have been blessed tremendously. To start off we'd like to share our good news and wonderful blessing that we have received. Many of you know we have been searching for employment for Shem since before he graduated from BSU. We were blessed to have his employment at BSU as a research assistant being carried on through the summer. He was suppose to be done when he graduated but his boss asked him to stay on to finish up a few projects. That was such a blessing for us. Shem could still work and look for full time employment. Well things have been getting quite stressful and worrisome around here with no employment. But I am happy to report that Shem was offered an internship and started this past Monday! His brother had been interning but was offered a full time position and recommended Shem and so we went through the interview process and here we are. A paid internship. We are so grateful for this opportunity. We feel very blessed and grateful to have been offered this opportunity. We are also grateful for Shem's brother in recommending him and putting in a good word for him. We are thankful for him and his family and the blessing they were in helping us find employment! And having a source of income couldn't have come at a better time. 3 weeks ago we were watching my 2 nephews and they were playing a game of Uno with Shem at our kitchen table while I had my visiting teachers over. All of a sudden there was this loud crash and I looked over at the table because it sounded like something had fallen on it. Well from what I could see everything look normal. Then Shem held up his arm and said look. Well I didn't have my glasses on and from what I could tell he got a little scratch. Then I heard one of my visiting teachers says "That's a huge gash!" So I got up and looked closer and yes indeed it was a huge gash! I almost fainted from looking at it. So I ran to get some shoes on and my Shem was telling me he needed a towel. So I came back in to the kitchen to get him a towel and he was standing over the sink to let the blood drip in there when all of a sudden he passed out. Thank goodness myself and one of my visiting teachers were right there. We caught him and were able to lay him down the kitchen floor. And then I went into panic mode. For those of you who don't know, Shem had a blood disorder when he was little and his blood did not clot. He hasn't had any problems in years but you know you never know when it will come back. So needless to say panic mode hit me pretty hard. I got my phone and called 911 because there was no way were going to get him into my car. Luckily after I called he woke up. So we wrapped the towel around his wound and I rushed him down to the ER which is just a quarter of a mile away. My visiting teachers stayed with my 2 nephews and Shaylee and even cleaned up pretty much all of the mess. Shem ended up needing x-rays just to make sure there was no glass hiding anywhere. The doctor said that he was very lucky he did not cut a joint or an artery. So we spent the next 90 minutes in the ER waiting on x-rays and getting Shem stitched up. It was a 5 cm gash that took 10 stitches to close up. And the cut is just below his elbow and so the stitches had to stay in longer then they thought since every time he bent his elbow it would stretch the wound. But I am happy to report that the stitches are all out! I think they might have taken them out a little early still but what do I know. I am not a health professional. He is going to have a really nasty scare but I am just thankful that is all. We were very blessed to only have needed stitches. I know that it could have been much much worse.

On a lighter note...we got to celebrate Shaylee's first Halloween! We dressed her up and took down to my dads office and then we went over to my parents house. Whenever anyone would ask what she was going to be for Halloween and I told them a chicken they would laugh! Hey it was a free costume and a broke unemployed family it was wonderful! I think she looked adorable in it. I am excited for next year when Shaylee has a little bit better of an understanding as to what is going. But we still had fun with her. We are looking forward to her first Thanksgiving next week and I am SUPER excited for her first Christmas. I LOVE Christmas and it is going to be fun to have a little baby around this year. I went to my sister house today to make her mitten and although I haven't seen the final product, from what I did see it is way cute! I am super excited about it!

Shaylee also got to go on her first horse ride! Shem said that she did very well. Didn't act nervous at all. Her mom sure was while I watched them! That is a big animal for my tiny little girl. But she did great. She does get a little nervous when we are standing by her so I guess she does have a little bit of her mom in her!

Enjoy the pictures. I will put out there that there is a picture of Shem's arm so don't blame me about not warning you!