the proud grandparents!
here are a few pics from last tuesday...it was very hard for them to leave...paige misses them already. they helped a lot while they were here and even helped unpack a bunch of our boxes...we cannot wait for aunt shannon, uncle kevin and gigi (great grandma marlene) to come visit too!
we took paige to target today for mommy's first shopping spree! i found some great clothes for her and look forward to many shopping trips to come. she hung out in the metro wrap (see above) the whole time...barely made a peep until the end when she was getting hot. also, we got our first delivery of cloth diapers today from a diaper service my parents are doing for us. we had planned to do cloth diapers and when my mom heard she made a bunch of phone calls to help us track down a service so we don't have to worry about washing them right now. how nice!
this is one of aaron's favorite pictures!
being a mother is even more amazing than i imagined. i love it and i love her...more than i ever thought possible. aaron is in love...he cannot get enough of her and never wants her to cry. she is changing in small ways everyday and we are just crazy about her...we take pictures all day long! her belly button is now free from that gross umbilical cord scab...it fell off today! our next door neighbor ruth (who is in her 90's) brought paige a card, $20 and peaches today...it is nice to know that friendly neighbors still exist and we have them on both sides!
After a rough first night with little or no sleep The Panfilio Family slept most of the morning. Night two is about to begin. Hopefully sleep will come, but since Paige spent most of her day sleeping and...
we had to celebrate with food...so chili's became our "last supper" for a while now that we will have a mortgage & a baby! it was a great way to celebrate and enjoy a meal together!
last week we had several visitors...the trempers came for a few days. aaron & matt got some good fishing time in while mishawn and i had fun with elsie & carson. it was nice being auntie LaLa again! 
it is really hard to believe that carson is already 6 months old! she is so cute!
beau & alicia were in town and had dinner with us friday night...it was fun to talk babies (they are due with their second kid November 17th)! also, aunt FiFi came for the weekend to help us pack & to hang out. jen is always around to help when i need her- what a great sister she is. and of course izzy provided some great entertainment as well...she loves barking at aaron and playing with him. they are welcome anytime! my rash (called PUPP) has almost completely gone away...here are just a few of the items i purchased or used to try and deal with it this past month. i don't wish this thing upon my worst enemy. mishawn says she is going to start calling me "1%" because that is the percentage of women who get this crazy rash in pregnancy (and of course i had to get it)!
last week my new friends in fresno threw me a baby shower. the theme was centered around pampering me...which was wonderful. the best part was that they prayed for me, aaron and the baby and encouraged me that they would continue to do so. it was so special and made me feel really loved. we are so grateful for the friends we have made here through church and the fire department...God has answered our prayers and we know that this is just the beginning. the shower came at a great time because i was in the midst of a 3 week battle with a pregnancy rash (called PUPP) that was making me miserable. i needed some TLC. the rash seems to be clearing up and my doctor has cleared me of anything serious (i got to go to the hospital routinely for a few weeks to make sure the baby was okay...fun stuff). now we're just ready to meet the baby! only three more weeks- but i'm praying for an early arrival!
aaron and his buddies jeff & trent got the chance to hike half dome last week. they flew up that hike...i cannot believe how quickly they made it to the top (it has always taken me a really long time- so i guess i'm just amazed)! he said the weather was perfect and it wasn't too crowded- although he and jeff decided to bypass the "slow pokes" who were going up the middle of the cables and went on the outside of them. the cables are what you see in this first picture and they help stabilize you as you head up that steep incline. for someone like me they are the only thing that would get me up a cliff like that. hiking half dome is something aaron has always wanted to do...so I'm glad it finally became a reality. i still hold the bragging rights of hiking it 4 times (with the exception of the last time in which i did not do the top mile- if you have not heard that story you'll have to ask me about it sometime). hopefully in the next year aaron and i can hike it together.
aaron's family threw me a lovely baby shower this past weekend in susanville. paula and shannon made me feel really special and loved with a dessert party and lots of friends. it was not only nice to catch up with people, but the weather was beautiful and we got to enjoy the new deck that paula and randy built last summer. baby panfilio was spoiled with lots of gifts and the evening was filled with a lot of laughs and delicious desserts (including a cake that mommy particularly loved)! thanks ladies for a wonderful party...i only wish our trip had not been so quick. can you tell how much my belly has grown in a month and a half?
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