He's Here!!

We are so excited that Jaxon Philip Shane has finally arrived. He joined our family at 3:47 a.m. on Monday morning, September 24 weighing in just shy of 9 pounds at 8 pounds 15 ounces with a length of 22 inches. Everything went well and we were able to come home yesterday. Jaxon is still adjusting to his new life but we are enjoying him. Now, no more talk...here are the pics!


A few minutes after birth.

My very first visitors!!


My brother Carter is ecstatic about my arrival home (and can't keep his hands off me!)

My pops!

Stay tuned for more adorable pics.....

The Baby Ultimatum....or so we hope!!

I went to the hospital for a nonstress test today since I am post dates and everything was great (even though there was a teensy part of me that was hoping something was not right so we could get this baby out...how awful am I). I swear the ultrasound tech kept measuring his belly and saying, "What a chubby baby." She even measured the fat pad around his abdomen and it was 1 cm. I don't know what that means, but she seemed to think it was significant. She said sometimes the measurements are skewed depending on the positioning of the baby, so I'm crossing my fingers that this is the case. As she was trying to get a good picture of the face, she even noticed a little roll under his chin. Needless to say, this might not be the easiest delivery. So, fortunately everything is okay with little Jaxon, but unfortunately we left the hospital without a new baby!

The Baby Ultimatum is this: My doctor scheduled me for another stress test on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. (which works out perfectly since Matt finishes his PT boards a few hours earlier) and then from there I'll be induced. We couldn't be more pleased. I know I mentioned before that I didn't want to be induced, but at this point I think this is the only way little Jaxon is going to come out!! Thanks for all of you have been patient with my complaining and whining about being pregnant, not having a baby, and being uncomfortable, and hopefully my next post will be pictures or our little (or not so little and chubby) Jaxon Philip!

I'm it! Thanks Bre!!

5 things I was doing 10 years ago

1. Driving for the first time
2. Playing softball/basketball for Timpanogos High
3. Going on my first date.
4. Getting fairly decent grades
5. Enjoying being a teenager and (now I realiaze) having limited responsibilities

5 Things on my to-do list today:

1. Clean and vacuum our filthy cars.
2. Work.
3. Play with my boys.
4. Try to walk this baby out!
5. Figure out other ways to make this baby come out!
6. Did I mention get this baby out!!

5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire

1. Take my family on a DisneyWorld vacation.
2. Travel the world
3. Pay off our student loans!
4. Invest, invest, invest.
5. Buy all the scrapbook items I want!!

5 things I will NEVER wear again:

1. Big bangs. I actually got the nickname of "Big Bangs" in elementary school (scary)
2. Gold vinyl bell bottoms.
3. Really short shorts.
4. MC Hammer pants.
5. Two pairs of different colored socks/shirts.

5 of my Favorite Toys:

1. Anything that has to do with scrapbooking.
2. My dad's boat.
3. Matt's IPod (I have yet to enter the IPod bandwagon)
4. Carter's GeoTrax train.
5. Bike.

5 people to tag:

1. Nicole
2. Christy
3. Jill
4. Kim
5. Britt

Just like Dad

I've mentioned in earlier posts that Carter adores his daddy, wants to be just like him, and tries to imitate him in almost every way. For example, last Sunday after church we were eating lunch and we were asking Carter about nursery and if he sang any songs. He imitated daddy's actions (putting his fist up to his head like he was thinking) and said, "Ummm." I couldn't help but laugh and so of course he played it up after that. Carter also enjoys watching golf with daddy and claps and says "yay" and "almost" when they get it into or close to the hole. See how much fun it is to have boys!!

Where or where....

Many of you may be wondering where Baby Boy #2 Shane is these days. We have been wondering the same thing!! Unfortunately for me, he is still tucked nicely away in my belly constantly pushing and prodding for new and more adequate space. Someone needs to tell him that there simply isn't any more room in there and he needs to come out into this great big world. I guess it is just way too comfy in there. The nurse practitioner pretty much summed it up this morning after measuring my fundus saying," You're pretty much to the full mark." Even though I have 4 days until my due date, it might as well be eternity! I haven't really progressed much as far as dilation and effacement goes, but the nurse practitioner said the magic (in my opinion dreaded) word today, "induction." The hospital policy where I am delivering is that you have to be induced at 40-5/7 weeks which will be next Friday. After being induced with Carter and as I felt like we were forcing it (which I guess you are), I told myself I did not want to get induced. I still feel that way and so I'm hoping I go into spontaneous labor before next Friday, but if not I guess it's better than being pregnant forever!! It is crazy to me that we will definitely have a baby next Saturday and I couldn't be more excited to know that there is an end in sight. For all of you that have been pregnant, you know exactly how I feel. Also, since I cheated on my last picture of being pregnant (only 6 months) I've posted a more accurate picture so maybe I can get a little sympathy for how "huge" I really am.

longing for a "cool-off"

After living in Arizona for 3 years now, I've grown accustomed to the intense heat. Like anything that seems to last forever, I get to a point in the summer (usually in September) when I've just about had it. I love seeing he sun shining, but there are mornings when I wake up and the sun is hiding and I feel like a kid on Christmas morning and couldn't be happier that the sun is hiding its face. Since being pregnant over the entire summer (which was bad planning on our part) the heat has been intensified and I'm done with it. I am grateful that we are headed north to cooler weather. I'm sure in a few months after months of snow, I'll be longing for the sun again, but for now I couldn't be happier about the cooler weather just around the corner. We have enjoyed the sun, especially at our favorite place to soak up the sun..Lake Powell, which is where the picture below was taken.

Boxes, boxes, boxes

As we have been slowly packing up our house in the last week or so, I'm finding out it is not my favorite thing to do. (Especially now that I'm addicted to blogging thanks to Britt.) I know there is probably no one who LOVES moving and packing boxes, but I find myself constantly getting sidetracked. For example, it has taken us a week just to get 10 boxes packed in the office and they are still scattered all over the room. I can somewhat put the blame in the fact that since Matt is "immobilized" from his surgery..that leaves all the heavy lifting to me....the almost-9-month-pregnant individual to lift them. Sometimes I just don't have the energy and my gargantuous stomach doesn't help the matter. We have run across some fun things, like an old scrapbook and some old pictures that Matt and I had taken when I was pregnant with Carter. It was fun to see those and how much younger I think we look just 3 short years ago! We've also come across (especially Matt) items we have no idea why they were stored away in a box all the years of our marriage and why we we were keeping them. If anyone has any good moving tips...I'm all ears! Anything to make this process as smooth as possible!

Dad, dad, he's our GRAD

Matt successfully graduated from Physical Therapy school at AT Still University on August 4. Way to go DAD!! We were so fortunate to have both of our parents come down to support him in this (as well as Cody and Kaylee). We had fun spending time with family, even though their stay was way too short!! Matt's parents even took us to Melting Pot after the graduation. It was quite the experienced and we were litterally there for over 2 hours. (I'm glad Carter did so good). Dinner was amazing, but dessert was by far the biggest hit. What can I day, you can't get any better than dipping goodies in rich chocolate! It's definitely not a restaurant you could afford to go to all the time, but definitely a must try at least once. I'm actually looking into buying a fondue pot so we can create our own "Melting Pot" dinners! Good times.

2 long weeks to go

It is amazing to me how fast this pregnancy has gone compared to Carter's. I'm sure a lot of it is due to the fact that I as so excited about Matt's graduation that I didn't have time to worry about being pregnant or how much longer I had. Well, now all that has passed and I have 2 extra long weeks to go and it feels like forever. I do remember this part of my pregnancy with Carter - feeling like I'm going to be pregnant forever! Is that possible...maybe I'll be the first. Then I come back to reality and it occurs to me that in 3 weeks or less there will be 4 of us and I'll be even more outnumbered. Nonetheless, I'm ecstatic to meet this kid who has been churning my insides and bruising my ribs! Carter and Matt can't wait to meet him either. Carter is going to be such a great big brother and hopefully not too jealous of one!! I'm reluctantly posting this picture, but I'm sure in a few months when I'm done being pregnant and hopefully back in my own jeans I'll appreciate that. I guess I'm actually cheating because this picture is from June, but I'm pregnant nonetheless!!

growing so big

I cannot believe how fast Carter has grown. Sometimes I look at him and my eyes swell up with tears because he's not so little any more. (Maybe that is just the pregnancy hormones taking over). About a month ago we broke down and finally bought Carter some "official" church clothes and doesn't he look handsome (not to mention he looks like he is 5 years old)!?! Before this he would wear khakis and a button up or polo shirt. Suitable but not ideal. He wore the tie for the first Sunday but has refused it ever since. It is probably because it literally chokes him. Either the shirt necks are super small or Carter has an extra large neck because the rest of the shirt fits with a little room to grow.

my boys

as we anticipate the arrival of baby boy #2, it suddenly occurred to me today that it will still be me and the boys, although I couldn't be happier to have 3 special boys in my life!

Carter keeps me going and is such a 2-year-old. Everything is me/mine and his new favorite work is "yeps" and "nope." I try to correct him and say it is "yes" but he insists on using the alternative. He is still having serious sleep issues at night, but makes up for it during the day with a 2- to 3-hour nap. His favorite toys are his trains, cars, and of course his bear "Moe." His favorite TV shows are Doodlebops (where Moe's name came from) and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. Almost every morning he comes into the office where I'm working and says "Mouse" or "Doodlebops." He even pretends to be Moe when I dump water on his head in the bath by shaking his head and vibrating his lips (you'd have to see the show to know what I'm talking about).

Matt on the other hand has been keeping me quite busy as he recovers from his surgery. He keeps telling people that he goes from the bed to the couch to the bed and that is where he spends his days. Sad to say, it is true. He has been getting quite a bit of studying for the Boards, which he will hopefully take in the next week or too. We occasionally take an outing and have made good use of the wheelchairs provided free of charge at the mall and even the motorized carts at Target, Wal-Mart, etc. I think he's going to want to buy one after all of this. Besides his pure boredom, he is doing well and the doctor took his sutures out today. All looks well and he has 2 more weeks of nonweightbearing and then he will be able to weight bear, just in time to move...whooo hooo!! I think he might be counting down the days (I know I am)!! His immobilization has complicaed things as we are anticipating and preparing for the move to Utah and also making arrangements for the trip to the hospital (which hopefully will be sooner than later). This should be interesting.

Baby boy #2 (name undecided) has also been keeping me busy and my stomach continually growing. I swear it doubles size every morning when I wake up and this baby better come fast or there will be nowhere else for him to go. we are excited for his arrival, but I am making the most of my uninterrupted sleep at nights (except from our almost nightly visits from Carter). At least it keeps me on my toes!