Love

My sweet little Calla-belle

We found Calla's name on a list of nature inspired names.  We had a list of about 5 potential names however from the moment I met her, I knew she was a Calla.  Her middle name comes from Grandma Wells.  

John calls her Monkey because of her long arms/ hand and big feet.  I call her Calla-belle or Calla-lily.  Roc calls her Caroline or Kai (the names of two other newborns born within our circle of friends in the past few weeks) or MY Baby Sister.   

We are pretty happy to have her join our little family.

Sibling love

Roc is slowly getting used to the idea of being a big brother. He makes sure he knows where she is and loves giving her hugs and kisses.  So far he's been very gentle and sweet!!! 

Calla's first day!

Calla Jaqueline Wells

Born September 1st, 3 am

5 lb, 6 oz (1st %ile)

18.3 inches (6th %ile)

I'm not pregnant anymore!!

Our little chunk (compared to her 5lb 3oz brother)

We aren't sure where her hair came from either.

Roc meets Calla.  "It's my baby sister, Calla!"  "Can I have a snack?"

His shirt says 'Brave Big Brother' when it isn't folded up.  Aunt Abby brought Roc up to see Calla on the day she was born.  We had dinner together, sang her Happy Birthday and ate cupcakes.  It was a great first day.

Going home from the hospital outfit.  Her brother also wore that tie dye onesie when he came home from the hospital.

Getting loaded into the car.

Helping mom cook lunch

Big news!!!

Roc is expecting a baby sister in September!!  We are so excited!!!

We are still trying to convince Roc that the baby is in mom's belly and not his.  

Canyonlands weekend

Roc's school was closed for a 3-day weekend so we decided to head down to the desert for some biking, hiking and campfire time with our good friends, Julia and Joel.  Roc had a blast!  He is a great camper right now, sleeping soundly at night and playing hard during the day.

Here are some fun photos from our time.

Roc drew some photos of our family.

And took some short naps in the car.

Tried peeing outside with Dad.

Was a BIG help setting up our tent.

"No Mom, Roc do it!"

Roc's house!

Pretty vista on one of our hikes.

Roc really wanted Joel (and only Joel) to carry him.

Trail running with Dad between cairns.

Roc killed it on his bike.  We now have to jog to keep up with him.

All good Utah boys bike slickrock.

We found a playground with slides on our way home!

Morocco!

Even though Roc didn't get to come to Morocco I thought he wouldn't mind me using his blog to share photos. 

Shoe shopping in the souk.  Definately did not have these cute shoes in my size.

Bike route through the very narrow passageways of the market.

Olives!!!!  So delicious!

Moroccan blue at the Jardin de Majorelle.  I sat and rested for a bit- jet lag pummeled me!

Chicken, olive and lemon tangine.  Tangine is a popular dish here- delicious combinations of vegatbles, meats and spices cooked in a clay pot over the fire.

Doors (I can't remember the name of the ruins)

Rooftop view of Marrakesh.

Street food: tangines ready to eat.

Dried fruit and nuts in the market.

Night market games: "catching " a soda bottle.  The only successful person was the guy running the game.

Lunch break at our hotel.  We stay very busy at the clinic and enjoy restful lunches in the sun.