Newborn Pictures

I would have loved to start this blog right around when Ivy was born but life was so busy up until now.  So here's to catching up and some posts about the past. 

My talented sister in law, Becca, was out of town when I delivered Ivy. Bummer! (Thankfully my sister, Allie, snapped some great pictures for me at the hospital) So Becca came over a couple days after and did a newborn shoot with me, Shane and Ivy. To say the least, they turned out perfectly.

I hope to always remember her tiny little hands always nestled around her neck when sleeping…

her miniature feet…

her long skinny body…

her tired limp arms…

her peaceful sleepy smile…

her squinty newborn eyes…

the little amount of hair she had…

and most of all the joys of becoming parents.

Shane's hand looks huge on that tiny bum.

One of my personal favorites.

 People always said it goes by fast but I never believed them until it happened to me. Excuse me while I go soak up the snuggles from my now 7 month old. Currently missing my newborn…;)

Birth Story

I want to go back a couple months and document Ivy's birth. I went to the doctor at 36 weeks and found out I was dilated to a 3 and 90% effaced; I was shocked! Our house was flooded last summer and we moved back into it that same week. (To say it was a busy week is an understatement) The next week I went to my doctor's appointment and I was dilated to a 3, 90% effaced with a bulging water pouch. I will never forget when my doctor looked at me and said "I'm surprised to see you here! I thought for sure you would of had your baby last week!" After Shane and I picked our jaws up off the floor, we decided its time we do our last minute errands for things we need for the baby.

3 days pass and we are headed to a friends wedding. (Hang with me for e second this part is a little confusing)  All the guests met at their venue and were shuttled to the golf course where they were actually getting married. Once we got to the golf course, we hopped on golf carts to shuttle us to the correct hole. I sat on that golf cart and felt a good amount of water come out. It took me about 30 seconds into the 2 minute ride to determine if it was pee or my water breaking. My water definitely just broke.

You can see all my nerves, excitement and worry all in one picture.

 So we head back to our house, after a couple of rides back to our car from the wedding, then head to the hospital. They admit us and start monitoring the contractions. An hour later they checked on me and I had ZERO contractions. So they start me on pitocin and we're off. At 10:30 PM I got an epidural, slept till 3:15 AM and delivered her at 3:47 AM. Ivy Urban, 7 lbs 7 ounces 20 inches long. 

Now that I look back her face is so swollen! I just love the newborn stage.

My heart grew that day, I'm sure it doubled in size. I was completely smitten. She was (and still is) the cutest thing I ever did see. I am forever grateful I had a healthy baby. We are so happy she is ours forever.

The bloggers

I like to bake. He likes to cook. I'm a cosmetologist. He's an Asu Law student. I'm the musical one. He's the logical one. We love to workout together, eat together, and adventure together. We are Shane and Lacey Urban.

We love our Ivy girl.

Those baby blues could kill. :)

 We did a fun photo shoot with Mallory Fraughton last month. We decided to trek out into the desert and ended up in a particularly special spot. The trail that Shane's dad passed away on. We absolutely love how the photos turned out; Mallory was great and so easy to work with. We will forever cherish these photos because of the significance of where we were. Ivy was an angel during this shoot and I was so thankful! Through our blog, we hope you experience life how we see it.