Grerianne

2010-01-10T17:32:00.002-06:00

Here are some fun snaps from our trip.

This is an old Arcade in the city.

Jazzy loves blueberries (and now Addi does, too) so we went blueberry picking.
Cousins playing in the sand at at the beach.
We had to get a picture with a Koala :)
This was Addi's first time in the ocean!

Christmas Down Under

2010-01-10T17:10:00.004-06:00

We spent a glorious month in Australia introducing Addi to her Aussie family.

This is Aunty Julie, cousin Jazz and Uncle Brad.

Nanny and Grandpa Smith with the Grandkids, Jazzy and Addi
The Gillhams in Adelaide, Australia.
This is Addi with Great Grandma.
Here's the whole Smith klan.

8 and a half months

2009-11-13T17:50:00.003-06:00

Addi is growing and growing. She had her first ride in a shopping cart this week. I totally wiped it down with a sterilizing wipe!! She has just started feeding herself and of course she is so cute :)

7 months

2009-09-30T14:40:00.002-05:00

Just some random cute shots of our beautiful, talented, wonderful, cute little girl.

6 months means food!!

2009-09-13T16:18:00.008-05:00

Yay, for food!

Addi is just like her Mum and Dad which means she likes food.

On her 6 month birthday she got to eat solids. Well they are called solids but they are actually mushy :) Her mum is trying her best to make it herself and so far so good.

Addi has tried yellow squash, butternut squash and peas (store bought). Next on the menu is sweet potato. It was a rough start but two weeks in and she is really getting the hang of it. In the beginning there were a lot of funny faces, raspberries, mess and heart breaking gaging. We tried to catch the funny faces on camera but mostly we just got the mess :)

Enjoy.

Get ready to smile :-)

2009-06-24T21:20:00.002-05:00

Addi gets tickled.

Addi roled over!

2009-06-24T21:17:00.001-05:00

Yes, a milestone: Addi roled over!

We're so proud!

Addi's third month

2009-06-24T20:51:00.004-05:00

During Addi's third month, she learned a lot!

She learned to enjoy playing in her chair.

She learned to sit up in her Bumbo...for a few moments anyway.

She got to meet Mum's & Dad's Aussie friends.

Deb, Kev & Pam came to visit.

Addi loved Deb & Pam! (And Kev, too - we just don't have a picture.)

Addi really enjoys her books.

All cleaned up after bath time.

And now for a photo shoot...

Beautiful!

Cutie!

Adorable!

Model material?

Super-cute!

Giggly!

Addi's Second Month

2009-06-22T21:28:00.006-05:00

In Addi's second month, she grew and changed so much! And Grandma & Grandad Gillham came to visit! Enjoy the photos...

Addi took Mom & Dad, and Grandma & Grandad to eat at Pops.

Addi loves her Grandma Gillham!

Those eyes! She's wrapping Daddy around her little finger!

Chillin in her chair.

Now Addi enjoys bath time, especially drying off and getting snuggled.

Addi learned so much on her mat.

Now she can swat Froggy and...

... grab the ring!

Always ready for a photo op.

Surprised by the camera flash.

Making cute faces.

Still being cute.

Man, she's so cute!

Mommy's helping Addi learn to hold up her head.

Addi's always ready to smile when it's time to go down for a nap!

Addi's First month

2009-06-22T20:13:00.009-05:00

After we brought Addi home, we had a lot to learn. But she's an amazing little girl, if we do say so ourselves! And we were so blessed to have Arianne's mom Sherryl staying with us to help out. Thanks Sherryl!

Here are some of the photos from Addi's first month of life...

We brought her home and she was so tiny.

She was too little for her seat.

She tried to tell us what was wrong.

Aaaah, sleep.

Her naps were slowly getting longer.

Her first bath at home. Addi, "Mom, watch the eyes!"

Whatchu talkin bout?!

More sleep.

Three generations.

We started taking Addi out to eat.

Addi loves her Grandma Smith!

We took Addi to church.

We celebrated a big one for Daddy.

New truck!

2009-06-22T19:56:00.003-05:00

Ok, as you can see below, it's not a new truck. It's definitely used. Very used. It's loud, rude and ugly - but it was cheap and it gets me to work!

It's two-toned. Nice, huh?

Possibly the best part of the truck is the picture on the rear window. I didn't notice it until I got it home. At first, I thought it was just a sticker. But no - it's etched into the glass. That's right: for some reason someone thought it would be a good idea to etch this guy into the window with the caption "Mountain Man."

Addi is here!

2009-03-01T19:49:00.008-06:00

Join us in praising God for our new baby girl!

Adelaide Elizabeth Gillham arrived on Tuesday 2/24,

at 4:26 AM. We're going to call her Addi.

Here's her welcome home sign.

And here's beautiful Addi!

Baby girl is coming soon!

2009-02-05T21:08:00.006-06:00

It's only 16 days until our little girl is scheduled to arrive! We've been going to baby classes and having baby showers and baby blessings (thanks, everyone!) and preparing the house.

So far, Arianne and the baby are doing well - everything seems normal. Arianne's starting to feel more uncomfortable as the baby grows. And we're more and more able to see our baby's movements in there. It's amazing to see.

Here's what you really want to see - photos of Arianne. The first photo is Arianne before Christmas.

Here's one of the two of us.

These two photos were taken just today.

Progress report

2008-10-24T23:04:00.008-05:00

This photo was taken in Mito, Japan, back in the days when we were hoping to get pregnant. We thought the name of the store was funny. Little did we know that at the time, Arianne was already preganant...

And here's Arianne!

Baby Girl is getting bigger in there!

This photo was taken at 18 weeks.

And here's the latest: Arianne is now at 22 weeks.

It's a GIRL!!!

2008-09-24T20:42:00.010-05:00

Today we found out for sure: we're having a baby girl!

We're overjoyed and thank God for answering our prayers that the ultrasound would show a healthy, growing baby.

We got a bunch of photos, but we'll just give you these three. Out of modesty, we'll save the photo which shows the evidence that she's a girl for family members eyes' only. ;-)

Now it's time to start getting girlie stuff for her. Stay tuned for a name choice.

Breakdancing Bamboo

2008-09-07T16:33:00.009-05:00

Last Wednesday, Arianne & I went to our 2nd baby doctor appointment. The nurse came in and put a microphone (?) up to Arianne's belly. She had to poke around awhile, but we heard it: shwoom, shwoom, shwoom, mixed in with Bang! Biff! Pow! The nurse explained that those regular shwooms we heard were the baby's healthy heartbeat. The other noises were an active baby moving around.

Then the nurse told us that there are lots of wives' tales about how to tell if the baby is a boy or girl (she really said "wise tales"). She said that in her experience the way to tell is to see how active the baby is:

active babies tend to be boys
calm babies tend to be girls.

In other words, she was predicting that all of the bangs, biffs, and pows indicated we're having a boy. But she wouldn't let us quote her on that!

Arianne asked if we could have another ultrasound. Dr. Goff looked at his watch, checked his schedule, but then said he would do one. Today's picture comes from that ultrasound. We saw a growing, very active 8.9 cm baby! This baby is moving a lot. Unfortunately, when Dr. Goff took the picture, the baby turned his head the other way.

So does this mean our active baby is a boy? I told my Dad what the nurse said about active babies being boys. Dad just laughed and said, "The nurse doesn't know how many active girls are in the Gillham family!" So we'll see...

Keep praying for us!

Happy Baby, Baby! Part 2

2008-07-30T21:05:00.005-05:00

Arianne had her first baby doctor appointment today...and we’re having a baby! Ok, we already knew that, but it was good to hear the Dr. say so.

She had an ultrasound, and we could totally see baby Bamboo. We could see his face and arm and legs and umbilical cord. (I’m going to call the baby “he” just because I don’t like saying “it,” but it was too early to determine the sex.) And then while we were watching him, he moved around. I think he’s like his mommy and doesn’t like to be disturbed while he’s sleeping! :-)

Right now Bamboo is about 3.5 cm long, which means he's been growing 10 weeks and 4 days.

Amazing!!! I was just so amazed to see a living, moving baby inside Arianne. It was an exciting, humbling, awesome moment.

Happy Baby, Baby!

2008-07-26T16:01:00.007-05:00

On July 4, we found out that we're going to be parents! We decided to rename that day Dependents Day. :-)

Because of this picture and because we don't yet know the gender, we like to call him/her "Bamboo." Of course we're still negotiating what Bamboo's real name will be.

Join us in praying for a healthy Bamboo & Arianne, an easy pregnancy, and lots of joy along the way.

Happy Anniversary, Baby!

2008-07-24T20:57:00.015-05:00

It's hard to believe, but we've been married a year already. We celebrated by going back to where it all began . . . under the cherry blossoms . . . next to the umi . . . in Japan!

Click on "Greg & Arianne Gillham's Photos" to see all the pics!

Green thumb

2008-05-20T20:43:00.010-05:00

Check it out! We have landscaping! After some winter planting, lots of watering, and a long wait, we have May flowers. They look pretty good, if I do say so myself.
-Greg

Passover Seder

2008-05-15T15:41:00.005-05:00

Greg and i went to a Passover Seder with Mark and Kelly. It was a great experieince. Thanks guys.

Francis Joseph Henry Leng a.k.a. Grandpa

2008-05-15T15:33:00.004-05:00

Many of you may know that my Grandpa (my mother's father) passed away on Thursday 8th May, 2008. He was dearly loved and is greatly missed. I love you Grandpa, Arianne.
Here he is with my brother and my niece.

Jazzmin Desma Smith

2008-04-11T14:25:00.004-05:00

My one and only niece was born 01/10/08. By brother, the hippie apparently, and his wife named their beautiful daughter Jazzmin Desma Smith. Here are some pictures of the angel :)

They call her Jazz or Jazzy for short. It has grown on me :)

Blogging newbies

2008-03-21T14:03:00.000-05:00

We've never blogged before, but we're getting on the train now. We can't promise frequent entries, funny comments, or theological discussions. We just want to have a place to keep our families up-to-date. So come back and read, but be patient with us, ok?