Chillin on a Saturday

Aww - Daddy kisses!

"and then...."

"I LOVE this jumper thing!! Thanks Grandma Rasmussen!!"

4 month update

At her 4 month check up, Ariya weighted in at 14.14 lbs, 25.5 inches. Long & Lean! :)

We have had a lot of fun over the past few weeks - lots of cooing, laughing, rolling over & starting to sit up in her Bumbo chair & the way fun activity jumper from Grandma Rasmussen!

Fun with Daddy!

OOOOOH mommy - this Daddy fella is SO MUCH FUN! Lemme tell ya all about it...

Someone can roll over now!

Well she's an overachiever. :)

At 3 months old, Ariya can roll over all by herself! We are trying to capture the event on our Flip but she's done this trick for mom, dad & Grandma Rasmussen !

Ariya does enjoy her daily tummy-time a lot more now that she's got some mobility...

Watch out world - the girl is on the move!

3 months old already???

Awww....the little miss hit a big milestone this weekend! Ariya is now 3 months old & growing up so fast!!!

We spend a lot of time talking to mom & dad about daycare & life in general these days... Lots of cooing & almost giggles happening around here.

'You WANT to give Jedi Baby more milk....'

"What up Pooh!"

It's Official!

On May 26, 2010 Jamie and Miranda got married!

We had a very sweet ceremony at the Sweeney's house. We kept the ceremony short & sweet and then were treated to a fantastic dinner with our guests.

Attendee's:
Jamie, Miranda & Ariya Rasmussen

Jim & Cheryl Rasmussen

Patrick & Laura Sweeney

Tony, Trisha, Christopher & Joseph Gargano

TJ Jameson

10 weeks old already?!?!??

Well it's true - Ariya is 10 weeks old. She survived her 2 month checkup - shots & all!

Baby Stats as of 5.19.2010
11 lbs, 14.5 oz, 24 inches

70th percentile for weight, 92nd percentile for height.

Mom has to go back to work on June 1st so Ariya will start going to KinderCare in Eden Prairie 3 days a week.

Luckily, she'll be home with Daddy on Wednesdays & with Grandma Rasmussen every Thursday this summer. We did a test-day at KinderCare this week & everyone did great!

Ian's 2nd Birthday & Adam's Baptism

Ariya, Nana Sweeney & I helped the Horner's celebrate some big milestones on Mother's Day as well.

Ian turned 2!! Can you believe it?!

Everyone was excited to see the very cool Curious George cake that Kristina whipped together for the birthday boy....

Adam & Ariya hung out with all the aunties and our friends Dan, Laurie & their adorable daughter Evelyn too!

Mother's Day fun!

Ariya & Daddy helped mom celebrate her first Mother's Day yesterday. Cards from both then we were off to brunch with the Sweeney's.

Hangin with my homies...

goofin around with mom

no actually we don't have anything better to do than goof around!!

Happy Easter!

Well... mom forgot to add the bunny ears but here is Ariya in her first Easter dress...

bath time!!

Our first FUN bath....

Baby's Big week!!

Ariya had many new adventures last week starting wih her first trip to the doctor. All went well - she weighed in at 8 lbs, 1 oz & grew 1/2 an inch since birth! Dr. Wanderman ssured us that Ariya is perfect & in great health. He was so pleased with her growth percentiles that we do not need to visit him again unil her 2 month check-up!

Other big steps this week were our first trip out to a restaurant - first outing with mom - first her first day out at the mall with mom & dad - first family 'party' - all sorts of good times!

A lunch with her cousin Adam...

Today, Adam, Granny & Auntie Kristina came over to have lunch with us...

First the babies ate - then the moms! Granny was very excited to have her newest grandson & her 1st great grand daughter in the same room.

Pictures with Auntie Trisha

The 3 of us took our first family adventure out of the house! We ventured over to Auntie Trisha's house for Ariya's first photo session!

Trisha told us that Ariya is the most mellow baby that she has had the pleasure of working with! We had a great time playing with baby & camera. I am sure that we will have many more fun sessions with Auntie Trisha!

She's finally here!

At 11:56 pm on March 12,2010 little miss Ariya Storm Rasmussen entered the workd via c-section at Fairview Southdale hospital.

She weighed 7 lbs, 12 oz & measured at 21 inches long. She had a mop of dark curly hair, a very lusty cry & big blue eyes. She had no trouble adjusting to live on the outside once she & mom finally met up in the recovery room.

After 3 days in the hospital, mom & baby were given the green light to go home with daddy. Needless to say, Monday was a very happy day for the 3 of us.

Every doctor, nurse & family member agrees - not only is she beautiful but she has a very sweet personality already.

Daddy falls deeper in love by the minute...Mommy is 110% smitten by this little one. Parenting is truely the best job EVER!!!!

Baby Shower #2

Our fanatasic friend Naomi hosted a beautiful baby shower for us on Sunday February 21, 2010.

We have the best friends EVER!!!

Books - diapers - onesies - hooded towels & a humidifier!!!

We are very lucky to have so many wonderful friends that care so much about us & this baby!

SWADDLERS!!!!!!!