A few of the 4th

We went to a little carnival thing on base on the 3rd. They had a lot of fun stuff for kids. On the 4th we had a big cul-de-sac party and then had our families over. I don't have any pics of that :( The fireworks were a little disappointing because the weather got bad and we didn't make it all the way there before they started. It was ok though cause we were in and out in less than an hour and beat all the traffic so it was worth it. Overall a pretty great 4th of july.

Hello again

We are finally settled into our house and establishing somewhat of a routine. It has been a crazy month and a half. We spent the first month staying with our parents which was a lot of fun. Alyssa loved all the constant attention and it was nice having so much help. We moved into our house 2 weeks ago and it is still and on going process getting unpacked and organized. The house is great...it's big, bigger than we need but it's so nice to finally have some storage space. We have really nice neighbors and Alyssa is already making several friends in the neighborhood. Mason is doing great. He has been such an easy baby which has been a blessing through all the craziness. He had a rough week of sleep the week we moved into our house, but I think he's back on track sleeping 6-7 hours in a row at night. He is smiling and cooing and getting so big. He has made the transition from one to two so easy.

I'll post some pictures of the house soon. We still have to hang pictures and put the finishing touches on some things. We have plenty of space, so if anyone is ever in the area you have a place to stay!

Some pics of the kiddos from the last month...







This is the bedding my mom made for Mason. It is so adorable!

Alyssa and Mason

Mason Week 2

I just love seeing the two of them together. Alyssa is pretty sweet to him most of the time but she has this thing about pressing on his little head way too hard. She loves to hold him though :)



I can't believe Mason is 2 weeks old! He is growing so fast already! We have been doing really well. Mason is such a quiet, content baby. I don't know if I should say this, but he never cries. He grunts and makes lots of noises but we have really hardly ever heard the little guy cry. I know this has to change at some point, but right now we are enjoying our happy baby. It's just such a change from Alyssa, we are rather shocked. He is sleeping pretty good at night, eating well and tolerating his big sister. Alyssa is doing well too. We've had a few behavior issues but nothing that I wasn't expecting. She's getting better though, until the next major change happens. We are moving in less than 2 weeks! That is hard to belive too. We are excited but also sad to leave our friends here. It makes it a lot easier to be moving "home" though. We may have found a place to live. We just have to wait and see if everything works out.

Mason David

Sunday night, a few hours before the contractions started picking up

Baby Mason 7 lbs 8 oz 19.5 inches



Big sister love




Proud Daddy

Going home


April 19th was the day. Shortly after I posted the last blog I was pretty sure that it was the day. Having consistent contractions for 24 hours was frustrating and uncomfortable, but when they started getting stronger and closer together it was unmistakable that these contractions were different. Nate went to bed and I stayed up trying to stay as comfortable as possible. I took a bath, surfed the internet, watched tv, etc. At about 2:30am I woke Nate up since the contractions were picking up and they quickly got worse. We left the house around 3:30 and dropped Alyssa off at a friends house. We got to the hospital at 4am and I was 5-6 cm dialated. We went to our room and asked for an epidural and we waited quite a while. I think I hit transition during the wait as I was shaking, throwing up and in a lot more pain than before. Luckily I eventually got the epidural and felt much better. About 2 hours later I was ready to push and Mason was born after 15 minutes of pushing. The pushing phase differed the most from my labor with Alyssa. I pushed for at least and hour and a half with her, so it seemed so easy this time. Mason is doing great, eating well and has been sleeping almost all the time. He has been awake alot more today though. We are really enjoying him and Alyssa likes him a lot. We've had some behavior issues but I think she is going to adjust pretty well. It's been a very tiring few days, I'm hoping for some good sleep tonight.

Is this it?

I've been having contractions on and off for 24 hours. Sometimes 10 minutes apart, then 45 minutes apart. It's getting a little frustrating, I wish it would stop so I can sleep tonight or progress so we can meet this little guy. I guess we'll see what happens tonight. I was hoping that this being my second labor it would go quickly and be easier for me to tell when I'm in "real" labor. Nate is supposed to fly tomorrow afternoon (just locally), so I hope something happens by the time he has to leave for his flight. We could have a baby tomorrow or it could be a few more days like this I guess. Keep ya posted:)

Maternity Pictures

So here I am at 34 weeks. My friend Emily took these pictures and I think she did a great job. I can't believe that I'm a month away from my due date. I'm very excited for "baby boy" ( we still haven't decided on a name) to get here but a little nervous about all the craziness going on in our lives for the next 2 months. I'm hoping Nate will be home from now until the baby comes, but there is still time for them to send him out again. We have to be in CO by May 31 and it looks like I may fly with the kids a little earlier. A 24 hour drive doesn't sound like a lot of fun with a 2 week old. Still need renters and a place to live, but I know God will work out all the details.