Home for the Holidays!

Daddy and Halle Ann.



Halle's little Christmas outfit.

Sweet little Grace.

My beautiful niece Hannah.

Daddy helping Halle open her first Christmas present!

My adorable niece Gracie.

Hal lounging in Grandma's chair.

Great Grandpa Dee. We have the most wonderful Grandpa.

My niece Katelyn opening presents.

Smiles and Giggles!

Halle has been smiling so much lately, and when we are lucky, she will even giggle for us! It is most certainly the sweetest thing in the whole world. Ok, so I'm a dork, but it makes me tear up almost every time she giggles for me! Ya, I know, what motherhood does to you. :) Hal is the most smiley right as soon as she wakes up in the mornings and during the night. When she wakes up to eat at night, she rarely cries, she'll just lie there in her crib making the cutest baby cooing noises and kick her little feet, and when we go to pick her up, she will give us the biggest smile and a little giggle! It totally makes getting up during the middle of the night worth it. (Well, almost!:))

Call Family Update

It's been a little while since we updated, so here is what the Call family has been up to:

Halle ~ Little Hal is doing really well. So far this RSV season she has stayed healthy, we have really been taking precautions to keep it that way! The doctors have advised to keep her away from crowded places and out of the cold because of her very weak immune system, so we have been little hermits lately, mostly she only goes out for Dr. appointments. Kim and I take turns going to church, and at night when Kim is home with Halle, I do my grocery shopping and errands. She also gets a Synagis shot every 28-30 days that is supposed to help build up her immune system. I took her to get her November shot yesterday, poor little girl, I hate watching her get shots, I don't like to see her in pain. The nurse said that Synagis shots hurt more than regular shots because the medicine stings really bad when it is getting injected. But we are so grateful for modern medicine and that it is helping to keep our little girl healthy. By the way, she weighs 9 pounds, 6 ounces now!

Melissa ~ Lately, I have been packing to get ready for our move next week! We are leaving on Tuesday and will drive straight through, so we should be getting to Star Valley sometime on Wednesday. We are soooo excited to come home! We will be in Star Valley until the next dome job starts up sometime at the first of the year. We are not sure where we are going yet, but we are excited for our next little adventure! It's been fun seeing and living in Oklahoma. We feel we were very blessed living here this past year because of the excellent health care we received because of mine and Halle's condtions. OU Medical Center is one of the top in the nation and we feel so blessed that Halle was taken care of so well. We also feel very blessed with the wonderful ward we had here. It is so comforting to know that no matter where we go there will always be the gospel and ward or branch families.

Kim ~ Kim has stayed busy working, what a wonderful husband I have that is so willing to work hard to provide for our little family so I can be a stay at home mother. Thanks sweetheart! Here are some pics of what he has been up to.

Halle's Blessing Day

She was pretty worn out by the end of the day!

We had a wonderful day. Kim gave a beautiful blessing, Halle is so lucky to have such a wonderful Daddy. Thank you Mom and Dad and Jen for flying out to be with us on this special day!

Tag!

8 Things:

8 Things I am obsessed with right now:
1. Kim
2. Halle
3. Halle's smiles
4. Halle's cute little chubby cheeks
5. Taking bubble baths
6. Keeping Halle healthy through RSV season
7. Cinnamon Toast
8. Playing chess

8 Words or phrases that I use often:
1. I love you Kim
2. I love you Halle
3. Time to feed you again?
4. Dinner's ready!
5. Will you rub my back?
6. Let's go for a walk Hal
7. Will you change her diaper?
8. You are so cute Halle Ann!

8 Shows that I love to watch right now:
Well, we don't have a TV, but if we did, my favorite would be American Idol

8 Things I did yesterday:
1. Took care of my sick little baby (she had a fever, bad reaction to shots)
2. Changed Halle's many diapers
3. Fed Halle
4. Cuddled Halle
5. Made tomato soup and grilled cheese (yum!)
6. Laundry
7. Prepared a Sacrament meeting talk
8. Checked the computer a thousand times to see who was winning the election

8 Favorite places to eat:
1. Olive Garden
2. Chili's
3. Pizza Hut
4. Subway
5. Agave
6. Sarah's house
7. Mom's house
8. Grandma's house

8 Things I am looking forward to:
1. The Holidays
2. Going home to Star Valley for a visit
3. Halle sleeping through the night
4. RSV season to be over so Halle and I can actually go places!
5. A lot more babies!
6. Spending the rest of forever with my sweetheart
7. Mom's cooking
8. Spending time with friends and family while we are home

8 Things that are on my wish list:
1. A couch
2. A dining room table
3. A dresser
4. Healthy pregnancies and full term healthy babies
5. Move back to Star Valley
6. Money to take online college classes
7. See my children be married in the temple
8. Be all that my Father in Heaven would have me be

8 People I tag:
1. Any of my sisters who have not done this yet
2. Dad
3. Afton and Chris
4. Emily and Curt
5. Kirsti and Brandon
6. Sarah and James
7. Michelle and Lane
8. Jess and Zach

Halle's Blessing Dress

Halle is getting blessed on Sunday! We were going to get a preemie dress but decided not to, and it's a good thing because Halle weighed 7 pounds and 8 ounces at her appointment this week!

Pumpkins!

Last night for Family Home Evening we carved pumpkins with Sarah and Derek and some friends.

Rock & Roll!

Halle suprised us and decided to roll over one night!

I'm Growing!

At Halle's appointment last week she weighed 6 pounds 5 ounces and is 18 inches long! She has a nurse that comes out to the apartment once a week to check on her and she said that Halle is the healthiest, fastest growing preemie she has ever seen! :)

In response to Dad's mystery photo.....

We think Halle looks a lot like the picture of Landon on Mom and Dad's blog!

Going to Church

We broght Halle to Sacrament Meeting for the first time last Sunday. When we got home she decided to take a nap in Daddy's suit coat!

Halle's Swing

Sarah and Derek got us an early Christmas present and bought this swing for Halle. Thanks guys! She loves it!

Today is Halle's due date! She is 12 weeks old!

Sleeping in her crib.
Smiling big for the camera.Look how long she is! She is going to be tall like her Daddy.

She loves her binki.

Grandma Call

Kim's mom came to visit this past week! She brought tons of little premature size clothing for Halle and this wall decoration to put above Halle's crib. It was fun having you Mom!

Look How Big She Is Getting!

Halle now weighs 4 pounds and 5 1/2 ounces and is 16 1/2 inches long!

Home At Last!

We LOVE having our little princess home. She is so fun!