Pictures

Pictures

I had a few minutes so here are some new pictures. Approx. from April until now. There are also some pictures of our house in there as well. It is quite funny because as soon as Lydia realizes she is getting her picture taken the fun stops and the seriousness begins. She has already made it quite clear that she will not be performing on command! Enjoy!

Oh FYI the red mark on Lydia's face is called a strawberry hemangioma . It is a cluster of vessels under the skin. It is supposed to stop growing by 6 months and go away by two years.If it doesn't go away on its own then you can have them lasered off and yes we would if necessary. I am telling everyone this because I am so sick of being in the store and having complete strangers come up to me and ask what is on my babies face and if it will go away. YES IT WILL and even if it doesn't she is still the PRETTIEST BABY EVER.

Team Todd

Today we are headed up to Mauna Kea the Volcano closest to where we live. Well I guess I should say the tallest and coldest because our house is on Hualalai an inactive volcano, but that's not the point. Anyway, David is going to race in a motocross race tomorrow. We are excited because it is cold and there is actually snow on Mauna Kea. We have scrounged up all of the babies clothes that are now too small for her, but warm and are headed out. Lydia and I very quickly made a "Team Todd" beanie, cap, and onesie for her to wear in support of her daddy. David's nickname when racing and growing up was "Demon Dave" (fitting I think :), so we figured Lydia has to be "Demons Darlin'". Anyway I will post pictures when we get back along with others we have. Also after months of technical difficulties I finally figured out why my "comments" wouldn't work on the blog.So, now I say post your comments! Take care and we will see most of you in a few weeks!

Bad Blogger

I know I have not posted in awhile and some of you may be wondering why? Well, the answer is between trying to get packed, help David with the house, the baby and the dogs, I just don't have time. As for us, we are moving out of our rental on the first of June. Where to , you may ask? Well, we don't know quite yet! We are then heading to Boise on the 3rd for a few weeks. I am staying a bit longer than Dave. My husband is coming home to frantically try and finish our house and well I will be of very little help in Boise showing the baby off.

Lydia is wonderful. She is getting so big, today is her 4 month birthday! She is cooing, laughing and yes throwing little tantrums (which she totally gets from her Dad).Her new trick is sticking er fist in her mouth and making herself gag. It is actually funny and kind of not all in the same moment. She is generally a very happy baby, but she is starting to teeth, so she has her moments. Each morning when she wakes up she is so happy, she grabs my nose or lips to give me the wake up call and then laughs and smiles for awhile. I often lay there wondering how we can be so lucky. We went through a lot and worked very hard for her and couldn't feel more blessed. I am totally in love. I never thought it was possible to love someone so much. Some of you may know Kara, the sweetest and kindest person I know. The one I am trying to model my parenting after(along with my Aunt Jocelyn), but am not as laid back so it may not be working quite as well. Well any way, I used to spend a lot of time with them when her oldest daughter Tatym was a baby. In fact Tatym was actually my first baby. You know that magical child that you fall in love with and wonder if you will ever think your own child is as cute , wonderful, or special. Anyway back to the story. When she was little and she got a snotty nose, she couldn't blow it yet (obviously) and well didn't really love that nose suction things and to be honest how often are those on hand anyway, so Tim, Kara's husband (if anyone ever thinks they have had a hard time from me, well they should talk to Tim, he had it the worst)would suck the snot out of Tatym's nose so she could breath. I used to be repulsed by this. I mean who the heck sucks snot out of their kids nose. I use this story to illustrate on special point. I love Lydia, so much that I would actually suck snot out of her nose so she could breath freely and wouldn't even think twice about it! I now say, way to go Tim!

We can't wait to see everyone that lives in Idaho!

More of our Angel

This will be a quick message. I still have not mastered the art of any free time since Lydia's arrival. The house is coming along nicely. We will start moving stuff into the garage by Friday and painting the interior this coming weekend. We hope to be moved in by the middle of May and finish what is left after moving in.

David still amazes me, he has built this house almost completely on his own, and still made time to be the most attentive father. He is smitten with Lydia and I do believe she too is smitten with him. When he comes home at night she smiles so big and giggles when she sees his face. It is very cute.

We are planning a trip back to Boise and the Sun Valley area in June to see all of the grandparents, aunties, uncles, cousins, and friends. There will definitely be a lot packed into a short period of time, so we will keep everyone posted with the plans. We miss you all!!

Lydia Brian Todd

Well, she has finally arrived!! Lydia was born January 20, 2008 at 4:59 A.M. at home with her Daddy, April (the midwife of the century), and Rachel (April's assistant). The birth was very peaceful and beautiful. We labored and delivered by candle light to soothing music, it was amazeing. I know to some of you this may seem crazy or strange, but as bad as it hurt I would know never do any other way. It was AWESOME!! David was wonderful and so great during the birth; he never even grimaced when his wife was pushing out more than the baby!

Lydia is truly a sweet baby, she only cries when she is hungry. She is currently trying very hard to find her thumb and we think she may be a south paw like her two grandpa's. Lydia weighed 6lbs and 3 ounces and was 19 and 3/4 inches long. She was weighed at a few days ago and now weighs 8 pounds 10 ounces and is 21 and half inches long. Not bad for 3 weeks growth...I guess milk really does a body good!!

We have had many visitors since her arrival and I am a little behind on blogging and correspondence, so please bear with me. She spent the first two weeks with her Mimi and Papa (David's parents) and then the last 8 days with her Grandpa and Tutu (My Dad and Step Mom...Tutu is Hawaiian for Grandma, so we gave that to Connie). All the grandparents seem to be truly in love and my dad keeps threatening to sneak Lydia home in his travel bag!

Well I will update more later...

I know you have been waiting for pictures so here are some of the latest pictures that we have.

Happy New Year

Well, 1 week and counting. Lydia currently weighs 4 pounds 10 ounces. We are trying to hold off for another week to "beef" her up some and hopefully avoid any life flight. David is still working away on the house. The electrical and plumbing is scheduled for next week and the roof goes on shortly after that. He is really flying. He hopes to be done by the end of March, but I think that is pushing it, NOTHING moves fast in Hawaii!!

We celebrated Christmas with Davids family and had a nice time. It is always very lively with approximately 25 immediate family members present. We miss our families in Boise, but hear that we had better weather!

New Years Eve was bust for us. We ate Thai food at a little restaurant up the coast at The Hilton Resort and were in bed by 10:00PM. No ball drop and no great celebration. Very different from past years, but we will be charged up for next year.

Attached are some pictures that we had taken on Oahu at our last Dr.'s visit. We hope you enjoy the giant belly among other things!!
Aloha