Our First Christmas

Strange as it sounds our first Christmas with Cami has already come and gone. With our recent move to KC we were able to wake up for Christmas morning in our own home for the first time. It was fun to be able to have our Christmas time and then spend the rest of the day with family. Cami made out well as you can see from the pictures above. She loves her new clothes, her new books, her new toys, and expecially her new friend the inchworm ( To be commented on later).

I'm fairly certain she has no idea what went on, but at least we have the pictures to share with her when she gets older.

Cami's Toys

As Cameron gets a litte older, she is finding great joy from her baby toys. Her newfound love is a little light-up bear on her baby gym that plays music. She also still really enjoys the teddy bear mobile on her baby swing. She is actually starting to make little laughs - it's so much fun!

Chris will now talk about the BYU-UCLA game -

Or as I have come to call it , "The hand of God". What a fantastic finish! Since we were snowed in last night and Carrie grew tired of the subject after an hour our two I spent a good portion of last night on the BYU message boards to get fan reaction from the game and share in the general joy. It was time well wasted, but I came away with knowing one thing for certain, BYU fans have grown spoiled.

When I attended BYU from 02-04 we had the following win totals, 3, 4, then 5. That was it, it was awful football and I witnessed every painful minute of it. We couldn't beat Utah to save our life, we never went to a bowl, firecrowton.com was my favorite Web site, and I wondered if it was even worth it follow the team considering how poorly I felt each Saturday.

Well, those days are gone. Back to back 11 win seasons, conference championships, bowl games, and most importantly back to back wins over the apostate school from the north! All of this in a year were the offense was completely overhauled, our quarterback took his first live snap in 4 years, and our defensive back 4 featured 4 walk ons. You would think fans would respect what a miracle this season was the great finished we had. Nope, all the talk was about how we should have won by more and how playing UCLA was beneath us. I couldn't believe it.

Let's all be realisitc, this year was a huge success. We're not BCS ready this year but we may be in the future if the schedule stays doable and we continue to have breaks go our way. Let's not ruin the memory of this year by thinking we should have been more. Let's be grateful for what we have and enjoy the success and remember what it was like to be wishing we only could play a 5th place PAC 10 team at the end of the season.

That's my soapbox. Now enjoy the Cami photos.

P.S. - PSU -35, A&M 14 and it won't even be close. Tough luck Aggies.

Who does baby look most like

Let's settle this once and for all. Who does Cami most resemble, Mom or Dad? For the final verdict we will go to the old baby pictures so we can get a snapshot of Mom and Dad at the same point in time. First up, is my baby photo. All the way from 1981 you can see Chris sporting the mohawk right as it just started coming into style.





Wasn't that adorable? Up next is Carrie sporting a pretty pink dress. I'm sure she still has it somewhere. Isn't she a pretty baby?

Now that you've seen the parents , judge for yourself. Here's Cami crashing on Thanksgiving. Too much turkey I guess. Let us know what you think and enter you answer in the sidebar.

Cami likes...

Cami turned one month old last Saturday, and much of her time has been spent asleep, so in honor of that, here are some photos of her, well, sleeping (I realize she looks naked in half of these, which is funny because she's almost always clothed - maybe these were post-bath, I honestly don't remember!) Her arms are up by her head in a couple of these, and she always does that when she gets startled. I think it is a natural baby reflex, but she throws them up really fast - it's so cute! That's another thing - she really doesn't like to be swaddled arms-in, she has to get them out or it makes her grumpy (and she really doesn't sleep with a loose blanket up by her head either - don't know why it's there in the photo - paranoid Mommy).

On that note:

Cameron Likes: Her purple light-up musical butterfly toy, baby swing, baby bouncer, diaper changes, mobiles, kisses & smiles, Fox News (oh wait, that's me :))

Cameron Dislikes: Her car seat (unless she's asleep, crying almost always ensues when she's placed in it, until the car starts moving), falling asleep (this is a new development, but just the last couple of days, she's starting to fight it), having to wait a few seconds to eat once she's hungry (oh wait, that's Chris - just kidding honey!)

Also as requested, I will post some awake photos soon.

Thanksgiving

Well, some of you have written us about more frequent updating, and we'll try to meet that request! To start with, here are some Thanksgiving pictures, just one week after the little one arrived. We enjoyed Thanksgiving dinner at Jeff and Becky Cooper's house (my sister), and Cami slept most of the day, except of course during the actual dinner, where Grandma Rowe was kind enough to hold her long enough for me to get down a little turkey and stuffing too.

Bath Time!

Cami slept right on through her first bath on Tuesday. She woke up at the end to say hello, but it was a good long while of bath time before she realized something new was going on.

Family Photo

Even More Pictures...

Happy with Dada and her first bottle.
All swaddled up with no place to go.
She sucks on her thumb and grabs her ear all of the time. It's exactly like "King John" from Disney's Robin Hood, and she'll do it right before she gets grumpy as well.
Sup my Homies!
Somtimes, even the best babies get a little grumpy.

More Cameron Pics

Cameron with daddy!
Cameron all strapped in and ready to go home!


Cameron wrapped up as a string bean!

She's Here!!!

On Thursday November 15th at 3:04 a.m. Cameron Michelle Diggins arrived to join our family. She was born at Saint Luke's South hospital in Overland Park, KS and was delivered by Dr. Martin. Cami was 7 lbs. 13 ounces and birth and was 19 1/2 inches long. So now that you have the stats, enjoy all the pictures of our adorable daughter.

Settled in Kansas: 9 Months and Counting...

We are finally settled in here in Kansas, and closed on our house in Houston yesterday. We will really miss it, and all of our good friends there! We've only been in KC for 2 1/2 weeks, but it seems like much longer - perhaps because I am carrying a watermelon around on my front!

Earlier this week, I officially reached 9 months. Baby Cami is due Nov. 12, and we are ready for her (or as ready as we can be). As the photos indicate, our childbirth classes have been very enlightening, particularly for Chris! While he denies it, I feel he truly enjoyed wearing the empathy belly :). We take our hospital tour tonight, and I am very interested in exploring what they call the "nourishment room". Once the baby comes, my gestational diabetes should fade quickly, and I will get to taste the sweet goodness of the holiday season, at least in moderation. We'll make sure to post some pics of the little sweetie soon after birth!

Chris is enjoying his job here with Office Depot, where he is developing contracts for education and government business. I have mostly been trying to get our things organized here in our temporary location, my parent's house, and searching the area for a new home. We've also been able to spend lots of time with family, especially my nieces and nephews, who can be very entertaining. So that is life in Kansas - we'll keep you updated about the birth & more!

We're Moving!

Yes, our time in Texas has come to an end and as of October 1st we will be living in Kansas City, Kansas! Chris took a promotion at work and we are thrilled to be living so close to Carrie's family.

Pictured on the right is our life over the next few weeks. We are still anxiously awaiting Cami to come into our lives and we have quite a few things to take care of before we can pack it up and head out of town. Still, we're really excited and glad to be in Kansas.

A Pregnancy Photo

It dawned on us today that we have taken relatively few photos of Carrie's pregnant belly. With her recent growth spurt, it has become pretty big, and we though you might all want to see it. Ta da!

Air Peaches

There is no greater controversy in the Diggins universe right now than the one centering around our cat Peaches. This photo makes him look acrobatic and downright lovable. However, the truth is he like to bite and has taken to destroying our furniture. Can he learn to change his behavior? Will he be safe around the baby? Only time will tell.

Vacation Photos: Bermuda, DC, Pennsylvania

Check out or recent vacation pictures!

( From Top to Bottom)

1. No visit to Pennsylvania is complete without visiting Joe Pa

2. Chris checking out the view from our room in Bermuda

3. Carrie really enjoys the beach on Bermuda

80's Fashion - lookin' good!

As per request, I am posting a couple of pictures from a recent 80's birthday party we attended. Chris' mullet wig is quite possibly the most repulsive thing on the planet - a drastic change from his normally handsome and stylish persona...

In the Beggining....

With three months to go until little Cami arrives, we need a place to store millions of baby pictures - welcome to our solution!

Carrie and I would like to greet you and hope you have a blast catching up on all things Diggins. Please feel free to enjoy our vacation photos, silly moments, musings on life and all the family news thats fit to print. (Also the occasional college football prediction - I'm a solid 56% A.T.S., so pay attention.)

Here's what our situation looks like in a nutshell (somebody please help get our situation out of this nutshell!): We're living in Houston, Texas and it's hot. Carrie is now six months pregnant with our first baby, a girl that we will name Cameron Michelle (she prefers Cami for now). We're trying to get out and see the world before the blessed event, so tons of vacation photos to follow. We will also post our opinion on a variety of topics (wait for Carrie's television reviews and political rants, in addition to my recipe of the month). Glad to have you with us. Take Care!