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Christmas

We had a great Christmas at the Fremmings. Stephen's brother Scott and his family came from Idaho, and Stephen's sister Kellee and her husband Ken came from Utah. His sister Kim and her family were also there, and us. Eleanor got to be around and meet new cousins and Aunts and Uncles. We had fun playing games, eating yummy food, and visiting with each other. Eleanor got a vibrating bouncer that she loves to lay in.

Life with Eleanor

We love Eleanor! We're glad she is part of our family. Things we love about Eleanor: holding her, giving her baths because she enjoys sitting in the water, looking at her, when she sleeps against your chest, her beautiful face, talking with her, her pout face (so cute), kissing her cheeks and head, seeing her great smiles, dancing with her, her cute hiccups, how she looks like a frog when she kicks, her beautiful hands and feet, feeding her, watching her watch the mobile with awe while she's in her swing, how she truly looks like a piece of heaven, how happy she is to kick around naked when she's getting her diaper changed, watching our family members enjoy and love her, watching her look at things and learn, seeing her smile at our dogs, seeing our dog's interest in her, watching her look at the Christmas tree lights, taking her on walks so she can see beautiful nature, her great bubble blowing, how much she loves staring at the quilt her grandma made, and bringing her home because it feels even more homey with her here.

Pictures

We got these pictures taken at JC Penneys. It turned out to be an exciting experience taking pictures with a baby. Last year we took pictures with our dogs, and when I told my sister Jenny how crazy it was, she said that it sounded like taking pictures with kids. I thought she was just being funny, turns out she wasn't. In the end they got some really nice pictures.

Eleanor

She's here!!! Eleanor Naomi Fremming was born November 2nd at 11:26 am. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz, and was 20 in. long. She is such a beautiful girl, and we are so grateful to have her in our home and family. We love this little girl! This is my favorite picture of her, it's from her first bath, she liked having the water run over her head.

Eleanor's Birth

On November 1st I woke up at 3:30 am in mild labor. I was scheduled that day to be induced because I was over a week over my due date. We went into the hospital at 6:00 am, but I wasn't dilated or effaced much, so they went ahead and induced me. They gave me pills every four hours that were meant to soften the cervix, and bring on contractions. My contractions that had started early that morning continued, and worsened throughout that day, and into the next. While we waited I walked the halls of the hospital, we played some games, and watched a little bit of a movie. It took a very long time, and I was lucky to have Stephen and Mom there helping me. In the evening the contractions had gotten worse enough that I had them give me some pain medication, then finally at 5:00 am the next morning I was far enough along that they gave me an epidural. After that I was able to get some sleep, and my labor was able to progress. Towards the end the epidural wasn't working on my left side, and I was able to feel the contractions, which helped in me knowing when they were coming, and when to push. Delivery was an amazing experience. They set up a mirror so that I could see, which helped me to know what to do. I loved getting to see her born! Eleanor Naomi Fremming was born at 11:26 am November 2nd. She weighed 6 lbs 12 oz, and was 20 in long. She was beautiful from birth. After she came out, Stephen cut the umbilical cord, they wiped her off, then laid her on my chest. She was calm and just looked around for a long time. I loved just looking at her. Both Stephen and I cried just looking at her, and feeling so blessed to be able to have this baby. She was born pink skinned, and had long dark hair. Stephen's parents came in to see her right after she was born, and my dad came up that night to see her. All of our family were excited for her birth. I am so grateful to have gotten to have the wonderful experience of giving birth to Eleanor. It was had, but extremely worth it. We love her.

Pumpkins

This year we decided to try something different with our pumpkins. Instead of carving, we cut vinyl and used it to decorate the pumpkins. I like how they turned out, it was a lot less messy than carving, and they'll last longer. Stephen says he's going to carve the back of his, but for now here's our fun vinyl decorating.