She's all Smiles

These are just a few of our favorite Shelby smiles.

Shelby was less than a month old here. This was right after a bath as we dried her off on our bed. We're pretty sure its more gas than giggles.

She looks like she's smiling, but we're pretty sure she was actually just trying to take a chunk out of her arm.

This is one of Shelby on Christmas day. She's being held by Grandma Bryson and is reacting to her new baby cougar hat. The truth is she had just passed gas when Lindsay snapped this one.

Here's Shelby in her wrap with her dad. Yawn or smile? You make the call.

These two were taken on the ottoman in our front room. If these aren't exactly smiles well at least we can be unequivocal in saying she was definitely happy.

Here's Shelby on daddy's lap as he trys to coax a smile from her. She actually was smiling, we just happened to barely miss it with the camera.

There's no denying these two are smiles. She's definately got her dad's lazy crooked smile.

Smiling for momma as she's teased with her binky.

Smiling in her swing. Thanks again for the swing Heidi.

Shelby was in an insatiable smiley mood in these pics taken shortly after church.

Arrrr, me likes me spinach!

Ah, shucks.

Shelby sporting her valentines bib Grandma Wells gave her.

Here she is smiling on the floor at Great-grandma Wells' house.

Shelby with momma after church.

She never smiles more than when she's on the washer getting her bum changed.

Our Burgeoning Baby Model

Just after New Year's and right before the winter semester started Lindsay and I took Shelby up to Idaho to visit Brad and Katie. While there Katie took some pictures of Shelby in her studio. Here are some of our favorites.

Video Killed the Radio Star

Here are a few videos of Shelby either sleeping or smiling. The fact that we don't have any of her crying or otherwise fussing makes me realize just how selective we are of our memories. We only want to remember the good things.

Jaundice

Shelby had high billiruben levels for the first week after birth. Here are some pics showing just how yellow she got.

The solution the doctor came up with was to stick her under blue lights. It came with this little covering that hung down to her neck to protect her eyes from the lights. She hated that thing and hardly slept a wink (and neither did I) the first night she was in it.

Finally they gave us this super hero mask-like contraption you see below and she did a whole lot better. Personally I think it was vanity. Not a week old yet and already worried about her tan lines.

Lindsay thought it looked like Spiderman's mask. Our little spider girl.

Time with Grandma

Both of Shelby's Grandmas came and spent a week with us to help out with the baby. Grandma Wells came the week after she was born, and Grandma Bryson came just before Christmas. These are some of the pictures we took of Shelby with her Grandmas.

Here Grandma Wells is changing and then bathing Shelby.

Shelby on Christmas day with Grandma Bryson and two days later enjoying a bath.

Day 3: Bringing Shelby Home

Grandma and Grandpa Wells had more than an adventure trying to make it up to Utah, but on their second attempt they made it to the hospital in American Fork just before Shelby and mom checked out. These pics are from the check out and Shelby's first day at home 3 Dec 2007.

Our early Christmas all wrapped up and ready to take home.

Getting Shelby and mom in the car.

Grandpa and Shelby at the house.