Kaiden Pateman Jones is here!

So we got an unexpected surprise 3 weeks early! Kaiden Pateman Jones decided he couldnt wait to join our gorgeous family and was born February 7, 2011 at 11:42am...

I woke up with what I thought might be contractions, and sure enough, they got intense pretty quickly and within about 3-4 hours I had him at home with my wonderful midwife, Dixie!

It definatly felt like it went alot slower than last time, but still quick enough for me to bear through the pain :) (as much as you possibly can)

He was:

6 lb 14 oz

20" long

Light Hair- I have a feeling he will have pretty light hair- probably blonde/dark blonde

Has Daddy's dimples- one on his cheek and on his chin!

I had a feeling he would be early cuz Xander was 2 weeks early, but wasn't expecting this early! He was born 5 days before Xander's birthday- which is this Saturday, the 12th. So, they are just under 2 years apart.

SO glad he is finally here, SO glad he is perfectly healthy despite the early arrival, and SO glad I am done being pregnant!!

Thank you SO much to Dixie Story (midwife) and Jennifer Budge for helping out with this wonderful experience! We love you both!

Blog Invites?

So, I've noticed that quite a few of you bloggers out there have changed their profiles to "invited readers only". So... if any of you haven't invited me yet, can you do so?? Just cuz I would love to see the updates on your families and see whats going on with you! If you have already invited me in the past, it might have expired so send it again! Thanks!

8 Months Preggo!

Can you believe I only have 1 more month to go till I have this kid?? It finally hit me that I dont have much time left so i've been trying to gather everything I need: diapers, clean baby clothes, birth kit, labor prep stuff, etc etc. I am having my baby at home again and am *praying* that it goes as quickly and smoothly as last time (remember the coveted 2 hour labor?) but I have a hard time believing it'll go as fast this time so i've been doing some prepping on breathing and relaxation techniques, etc so I can be prepared in case its a long labor this time!

I am using a different midwife this time- her name is Dixie Story. She is super sweet. I loved my midwife last time, too but she is across town and is also more expensive so we decided that we needed to find someone I liked who was cheaper!

I sure cant wait to have this baby already! I think dealing with newborns is WAY more fun than being pregnant! I'd much rather deal with sore nipples than nausea; poopy diapers than heartburn; and sleepless nights than not being able to run after my kid! So here's to my baby coming healthy, and my baby coming early rather than late!

Grateful for Giggles!

One of the things we are greatful for this Thanksgiving is for Xander's giggle! It is so easy to make him laugh... and he's such a joyful kid (although we are embarking on the terrible 2's a bit). We are so excited to have another one to fill the air with even more giggles next year... I hope everyone remembers the little things this year- HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Decorating the Tree!

We gave into the temptation last Monday and put up our Christmas tree for FHE... It was fun to decorate with Xander for the first time.. he has done well with leaving the ornaments on the tree! Tis the Season!

Yay! All done!

Ooo so pretty!

5 Months

I am 5 months along now.. starting to show all of a sudden. Still been sick but atleast its off and on and now.. hopefully it'll be completely gone soon. I know some women LOVE being pregnant and having a belly but have never been a big fan of pregnancy.. I just want to have the baby already and have my old energy and body back! Maybe if I was one of these women that never got anything worse than just a "nauseas" feeling during the day and never threw up, never got heart burn and could sleep 10 hours striaght at night, it'd be a different story... but nope. To me, being pregnant just sucks the life out of me.. I dress like a frump all day long, I dont have energy to do hardly anything, and lets not comment on how the house cleaning is (not) coming along!

BUT- I am willing to bear through all this because I know God is going to send me a beautiful, happy little boy who I am going to fully enjoy raising and loving and bonding with! I now know that there is NOTHING more satisfying in life than raising a child and seeing him grow and learn. So, 40 weeks? Can you get here tomorrow?? :)

Baby Boy #2

We went and got an ultrasound done yesterday to find out the sex of the baby.. its a Boy! Here are some pictures and a video of him moving around.

Side Profile

Waving Hello!

100% Boy: he kept grabbing himself! haha

Here is a clip of the 15 min video we have: In the beginning is a 3D pic of his little thingy and him trying to cover it up! Then you see a 2D video of him kicking off the side and arching his back.. and then turning to the side.. it was cute to see him moving around so much! He was a wiggler!

If you want to see more pics of the day.. go to my facebook page.