Bebe boy.

My friend Kayla was at it again.  She took some newborn pictures of Baiden boy and I couldn't be more pleased.

 My most favorite, favorite ;) 

For his Daddy.

This one is just so special to me. He is wearing his uncle Barton's tie.

His BFF's

And a cute before and after shot.  He is much cuter after...

This is how we do

Phil: Working Hard (of course) at work and studying a lot.  He took his 3rd CPA test and will find out the results soon and is going to be taking his 4th next week! If he passes both of those he will be DONE!!! He is the smartest person I know so I think he will have no problem. But this time around when he is studying we do have a newborn so things have been a little bit crazier.  He needs the break from studying. He is always willing to help with everything before he starts studying.  He waits until at least Kinzi is asleep before he starts. What a guy.

Me: Well I am still alive, haha and loving the craziness of 2 kids.  Yes some days are harder than others but I am doing it and trying to enjoy it as hard as it might be.  I feel like my house is constantly dirty and it is. I guess I would much rather have a dirty house and happy kids.  I have been loving the weather and been taking the kids on lots of walks and to the park.  And I am able to start going to the gym again when Phil is home to watch Baiden.  And when Baiden is 6 months I can take both kids with me and go during the day again.  That will be great.

Kinzi: Oh boy.  We call her our little tornado. She is totally crazy and a handful BUT hilarious! She makes us laugh all the time.  I definitely need that.  On Sundays she leads with the chorister on the hymns we sing.  She is also loving nursery. She runs in every week and waves goodbye while a lot of the other kids are crying.  Haha I think I feel good about that...

She LOVES to sing And dance.  She totally has a favorite song to dance to.  When we put music on she grunts and points at the computer until "HEY YA" comes on. Once its on she must have her tutu on to dance too. And after having it on for 30 seconds she wants it off haha.  She loves to cuddle and gives kisses by choice, no joke.  She is my dream baby girl.  She is OBSESSED with Elmo. Obsessed. It helps get us through the day. She loves "helping" with Baiden.  Anytime she sees a blanket or spit up rag she grabs it and puts it on him. Sometimes he has so many on him you can't even see him. At least she likes him.

Baiden: He is doing really well.  He is now almost 7 weeks.  Sleeps good.  He sleeps 4 to 5 hour stretches at night.  He has had some fun "I'm going to stay up till 3" or  "I don't want to go back to sleep even though it's 4 in the morning" nights but not too many.  He prefers to be in his bouncer all day everyday.  He umm, poops SO much haha. We still love his cute hair and when its wet it gets all curly. So cute. He LOVES baths.  He isn't too smiley yet but has smiled a couple times at us. We love him.

Baiden's Labor Story

Baiden’s Birth Story

(long and detailed so read at your own risk)

On December 29 my Doctor called me in and agreed to strip my membranes.  We had talked about hoping to have Baiden before the year was up because our insurance was changing, and the tax deduction wouldn’t be such a bad thing either.  And although my doctor’s office was closed for the week, he was kind enough to personally call me down and strip my membranes to see if that would help put me into labor. Just one of the small reasons why I love Dr. Holmes so much.  So we went in at noon and he made sure to strip them good so I would go into labor within 2 days.  Surprisingly it didn’t hurt as much as I thought it would.  I had it done before with Kinzi and that hurt a lot so maybe I was expecting a lot of pain.  The nurse couldn’t believe that I was handling it so well.  In fact they kept asking me if I was OK while he did it and I literally laughed because I felt fine. Of course it was not comfortable, but I would do it again any day if it helps put me into labor.  After the appointment Phil, Kinzi and I went on a nice walk. We came back, put Kinzi down for a nap and I bounced on the yoga ball as much as I could. I also walked up and down our stairs 20 times!  Then when she woke up we went on another walk. Not much was happening with  my body other than some mild lower back pain so I was not sure it was going to work.  The pain in my back got a tad stronger through the night but still nothing that made me think I was in labor.  We were trying to do everything  so I didn’t have to do Castor oil again. And as the night came to a close we both just figured it probably wasn’t going to work this time.  We went to bed but by this point my back was hurting a lot more so I knew I wouldn’t be sleeping well.  I was awake in bed until 11 30 and thought I might be having some contractions so I tried to time them and pay attention really close.  They were not too regular or painful but I still couldn’t sleep.  At 12 I just got out of bed because I wanted something to eat (especially if I was going into labor). So I went and had a bowl of cereal. Phil peeked around the corner 10 min later to see if I was OK and I told him he better not go back to sleep because I thought I might be having contractions.  We started to time them and for the most part they were 3 min apart.  But unless I would focus on them I couldn’t feel them and they became irregular.  We knew I went fast with Kinzi though so we decided to call the Doctor and let him know we were headed that way.  We then called my mom over to stay with Kinz and left for the hospital at 1.  Once we got there and checked in they checked me and I was almost a 5. Around 2 or 2 30 we made it into the delivery room and waited. Here I thought I was going to move quickly like I did the first time but when I was checked I was at a five still.  At this point they were ready to start me on pitocen because my contractions were still really irregular.  As long as I got the epidural first I didn’t mind.  Well…when she was about to get the pitocen started a little beeping noise went off on my machine so she left to go get it checked out.  When she came back she told us they have a new policy that they don’t start women on pitocen unless they are at least 39 weeks. So off to walking the hospital at 3 in the morning it was. We walked for a good 30-40 min.  When I came back I had progressed to almost a 6…so not much.  I then had a new nurse  Erin come in about an hour later and she checked me and no progress but she said my water was bulging haha.  She told us she still couldn’t start pitocen but was not wanting to send us home. Um yeah I didn’t really want to be sent home at almost a 6 either.  Since I was at a 3 the day before and my water was bulging and his heart rate was dropping slightly she said I most likely wouldn’t.  She called my doctor and he said NO WAY to sending us home.  And he agreed to break my water at 9.  So around 7 I got the epidural. I wasn’t in too much pain but I had not slept yet and knew I wanted it anyways so I figured what the heck.  I thought the epidural experience was pretty cool. I was in too much pain to remember anything last time but it was cool to feel everything happen this time.   After that Phil and I got some sleep and The doc came in about 9 15 and broke my water and I was then at a 7.  He said it wouldn’t be much longer and we would have him by lunchtime.  We then got some more sleep and they checked me at 11 30 and said I was at a ten and to practice pushing.  I started to practice and the nurse quickly said to stop because if I pushed any more he would be there.  The Doc walked in and hurried and got everything ready.  He said I was having a contraction and told me to push, stopped me, cut me before I tore, then I kept pushing and he was out.  All in about a min and through only one contraction. At 11 48 am Baiden James Weech was here.  I loved this labor. I loved my epidural. It numbed me enough I felt NO pain but could feel everything enough to still experience it. I knew when to push and could actually feel him come out. I loved it. And I didn’t have any problems with my placenta this time so I got to hold Baiden right when he came out. The nurses didn’t even ask to take him till I was ready.  When he first came out Dr. Holmes held up Baiden’s goopy arm and waved it at me and said “Hi Mom!” and of course that’s when I lost it.  I loved being awake and alert and having energy this time. I hardly remember anything after giving birth last time.  This time I remember everything. It was perfect and honestly couldn’t have gone better for me.

We had to stay an extra day at the hospital because he was a little jaundice. Then when we got home I had to take him in twice because he was still high, but after a week he is good to go! 

And now he is almost 2 weeks old. I swear he has been here longer!  And judging how great I feel I can't believe I gave birth only 2 weeks ago...that labor was so much easier.  He is starting to actually be awake more-which is good. I can actually see he has eyes now ;)  The first night we brought him home he woke up EVERY hour because of gas I am pretty sure.  I had to just laugh that night because I had it coming since Kinzi was such a great sleeper. But since then he has been sleeping like a champ.  Right now he only wakes up once through the night. Lets hope that sticks. We sure love him. Even Kinzi...

We just have to keep an eye on her.

I love my Kids!

We didn't forget Christmas...

No we didn't forget about the Christmas holiday but it did get a little overshadowed 5 days later with Baiden Boy coming and all. We had a great time just the three of us going to my sister's ward then coming home and having our own Christmas.  Although we missed seeing all our familes on Christmas we did get to skype which was really fun. I made Cinnamon Rolls for the first time (the night before) and they turned out pretty good. Although they didn't get eaten quickly because we were all coming down with a cold :(  It was so fun to see Kinzi enjoy opening presents and she loves all her new things to keep her busy.

 She took a nap after church before we opened presents and this is how we found her...

Phil surprised me with a new Camera which I LOVE.  All I did Christmas day was play around with it and took as many pictures as I could.

Baiden Boy

My growth chart through the weeks haha.

Well we did it-we had our Baiden Boy before the year ended.  I got my membranes stripped the 29th at 12 and almost exactly 24 hours later Baiden was here!  I'll share the story later but for now here are pictures from the eventful day :)

                                                            Baiden James Weech
                                                        Born December 30, 2011
                                                7 lbs 4 oz & 20 1/4 Inches long

Hello December. Wait, What?

Really? December? Wow, time is flyin' by!  We are trying our best to get ready for Baiden along with Christmas.  First things first was to move Kinzi into a "big girl" bed. No not a toddler bed, a twin.  It was mine when I went to college.  We didn't want to have to have 2 cribs in our house and we wanted to clear out the closet storing the twin bed-a win win.  So after Thanksgiving we put Kinz to the test and to tell you the truth I was quite nervous. She has completely spoiled us with her amazing sleeping habits and I just knew the bed was going to mess that up. Glad to say, I was completely wrong. She has had zero problems with the bed.  She even stays in it for naps.  And she usually stays on when she wakes up and plays, if not she gets down and plays.  Cheers all around.  I'm glad she likes to sleep so much.

We went up to Pima for Thanksgiving and had a great time.  We enjoyed ourselves since it is going to be our last trip for a while.  Phil's mom definitely spoiled us with lots of yummy food. Thanks Mama Weech.

I can't believe I'm almost done with this pregnancy.  Our insurance is changing for the new year so Phil is really hoping for a December baby...it might have something to do with taxes too :) I don't personally want a December baby especially since he would be born right between Christmas and New Years...poor kid.  But I am going along with it and my doctor said he would strip my membranes at 38 weeks, which is Dec 29 (Happy Birthday Em!). Last time he did that-I had Kinzi that night. So we will see. That is 3 and 1/2 weeks away folks (AHH). But  I wouldn't mind too much if it didn't happen till January though. I just hope I am ready. And that Kinzi is ready haha. Yeah. Not sure how much she will like another baby getting some of her attention.  She LOVES babies-just not sure how she will feel about one being around 24/7.  As nervous as I am, I am also so so excited to have a newborn to cuddle.  Every time I see pictures of new babies I get so happy knowing I'm going to have another one in my home to love and kiss on all day long. We are so blessed.