Welcome to the Family!

In lieu of emailing with my new sister-in-law Kirsten...I figured I should probably start blogging again. 

That being said....WELCOME TO THE FAMILY KIRSTEN! We love you already and can't wait for it to be official. It was so cute because when we told Jax, he totally started smiling. Adorable. 

We're Moving!

Steele got a new job in Houston! This is great because we are close to family and lets face it...Texas is awesome! Jax wasn't born here, but he got here as soon as he could. I'd say 6 weeks is pretty good.

We are just looking for housing now and hopefully we find a place soon!

Baby Jax is Here!!!

Hooray, Jax is here!!

I was really lucky to have an easy delivery. I am a convert to epidurals! Delivery last about 8 hours, and I had the epidural for the last 3 hours. 1 contraction and 3 pushes later here he was!

He was in the NICU with dad for the first 3 hours because he had a tear in his lungs. They said he was fiesty and a fighter, which they like to see in the NICU. He is a strong baby and we love him to pieces!! More pics to come!

Contractions Starting!

So its about 10pm and I've been having irregular contractions since 4:40pm. The closest they have been is 3 minutes and the farthest they have been is 5 minutes. I don't know if anyone is wanting updates but if you do, here it is! Hopefully the ball continues to roll!

More Cabin Pics!

 Jenna was feeding the chipmunks from her hand, so cool!

 Puzzle time! Dad n Bri got into Utah, luckily before Baby K!

 Cousin Ali, we love her!

 Feeding the hummingbirds...they flew right onto their hands. Rob looks great in the background, haha

 His attempt to sympathize with me not wanting to get splashed...

 This is where I was baptized, (it was deeper then, haha). Its my favorite place in the world!

 Its also where Steele said he loved me for the first time, yaya!

Fun times

Lainey bug with Steele

Snuggling with Steele could be the best part of life, definitely my favorite part of the cabin this trip

Can you tell we are sisters??

I <3 him

log game!

Dad and Steele doing archery/slingshot...who will win?!

Jenna was trying to clean the blendtec and the top poppped off...resulting in a big clean mess!

Family Baby Shower at the Cabin

My adorable family threw a shower for me at the cabin!

 Here is our 'adopted' cousin, Johanna, we love her!

 3 generations, soon to be 4!

 Jenna bo made this blanket for us, so sweet!

 Yay! Mom made beautiful bedding for the baby that is cowboy theme, its adorable!

They are making a quilt for us where everyone decorates a square...Steele copied mine and then added a bit, stinker, haha. 

Baby K Still Cookin!

I am going to the doctor tomorrow and he will probably strip the membranes. We will schedule to be induced on Saturday morning unless the baby decides to come before then! I'm feeling good, a few cramps here and there but nothing out of the ordinary. We are just anxiously awaiting our lil man to come!!!!

Baby K Coming Soon!!!

So our baby is due in 2 days!! Woot woot! We will keep you updated via the blog on how he is doing.

I went to the doctor on Wednesday and he said that I am 70% effaced but not dilating at all. I will go to the doctor again next week and if the baby hasn't come yet then we will schedule to be induced, no later than a week after the due date.

We are at the cabin right now because it is so much cooler than the city and I'm a lot more comfortable up here. 

Thank you for all your prayers on our behalf, keep 'em comin because we can definitely feel them!

Cabin Time

Every summer my family goes to our family cabin. This year we have celebrated my moms bday and my grandparents 50th anniversary. Its been super fun and relaxing. Luckily nothing too dramatic has happened with the baby and he is still cookin!

 Mom's birthday lunch at Tucanos

 This is about as far as I've gotten to the river this year, normally I am swimming, tubing, fishing, etc. Its still been fun though!

 We made pies for my grandparents 50th...apple and cherry. The cherry pie is my aunt's recipe that she got 1st in the state fair with, it was tasty!

 Reading time!

Jenna made a sand castle, beautiful!

Papa was chasing the kids around the cabin with his oxygen mask, haha

Yay for cabin time!