Try, try again.

So it has been forever since I have been on here and I think I am actually going to blog my pregnancy! I am 18 Weeks on Saturday and I am finding out the gender tomorrow. I will definitely take more pictures this pregnancy of my expanding belly. I wrote in a journal for my first pregnancy, which is great, but it is just faster to type! Anyway- that's all for now. At least it's an update, right? (=

Vacation

Okay- so what has been going on? I would try to catch up and back track, but I figure if I actually just try to stay up on this thing, I won't need to worry about catching up anymore. So here's what's new!

Jaden cut his bottom teeth a couple of months ago, and just last week 4 more top teeth decided to join in. They're really hard to get pictures of though!

He Finally decided it was time to eat real food 6 weeks ago. He pretty much skipped the pureed foods altogether and just eats what we eat. He's still picky though.

We went on vacation to a little town by Cour D'Alene, Idaho. It was a 12 hour car ride and he did great both ways.

An Update - Finally!

We have been through so many things since I've last been on here... so many major holidays and such- so here's my attempt to catch up. I will do Christmas and New Years Eve later.

We had Jaden's Baby blessing. We had so many people come and support us- it was great.


I got a picture with him and all of his great grandparents. He wasn't the happiest this day, amd it got progressively worse as he got passed around. Poor little guy.


Here's a cute little story too- I went to change Jaden and his cute little cousin Aubri wandered in with her messy little face. Jaden really liked her and just smiled at her! Aubri must have really liked him too because next thing I know she is giving Jaden a big wet kiss! It was so adorable! Annie was with me and loves taking pictures of just about everything, so we got it all!



Then we had Halloween! Hooray! We dressed him up as a Red Sox fan. Bryan was a hockey player and I was a princess or something(?). We spent that night with my sister and nieces. We attempted to go trick-or-treating so that Mom could get free candy, but Jaden only allowed us to go to 2 houses before he was done. Still fun though!


Next, and last for now, is Thanksgiving. We visited Rachael's house and then went to Jill's for the main dinner. I decided two dinners was enough for this year.

Baby Jaden

Once upon a time, not too long ago, I was pregnant! I knew that I was having a baby boy, I had a name picked out (sorry mom, I lied so you wouldn't bug me anymore.) and I was getting ready painting the nursery blue, green and brown. The green I used was called 'Jade something', it's actually the reason I chose it. Here are before and after pics:






Yes, Bryan and I worked very hard on this room. I just had to have my striped wall, and I love it of course!!! Pregnancy can get you almost anything I've discovered.







Our theme (obviously) is Classic Pooh. I just think it's so adorable!

So then I was showered with gifts (thank you so much everyone!) and got a bunch of wonderful things that have really helped out! I don't have any pictures from the Tuttle shower yet, I have to get them from Grandma Cox.

I went to the hospital July 16th at around four in the afternoon, waited while I had painful contractions and slowly dilated and finally got an epidural at midnight and fell asleep.
Then our little prince was born July 17th at 8:38 A.M. He was 7 lbs 4 oz (6 lbs 11 oz when we went home) and 19¼" long. His eyes were and still are, surprisingly, blue like his mommy's.

Happiest moment of my life meeting my new baby boy



~Proud Father~

My Sweet Angel

Being a mommy is the best thing in the whole world. I am having so much fun and loving every moment- even the more stressful times. I never knew this kind of love was even possible, it's incredible.

~Taormina~

This was probably the most beautiful place in the whole European vacation. I would love to go back someday and spend more time here.

We didn't do any excursions, so I don't know hardly any of the history, but it's still just so beautiful.





This is on the way up to the way up to the ancient Greek theatre. Such amazing views. The Greek theatre is kept up, but not renovated, and still in working use today. I think it would be So Fun to see a play there!



There are a lot of clouds covering it, but this is their view of Mt. Etna:

And the theatre:




Then we walked around the city. It has the best shopping and most original stuff, but of course I didn't feel well this day, so I didn't feel like shopping At All.

This is an entrance to a 5 star hotel. So Pretty!


Then on the way to the boat, we saw this beauty-