1 Month Old!

Wow, I can't believe Zac is 1 month old today! It's gone by so fast and yet it kind of feels like he's been with us forever. This little guy is the sweetest thing and I really can't get enough of him, I wish I could cherish every waking minute with him and just look at him and cuddle him. Unfortunately with number 3, that isn't really possible but I will take all the time I can get with him. Zac had an ultrasound of his abdomen today to check the opening of his stomach because he has been having really bad vomiting episodes. The ultrasound looked fine however, so we will just continue to deal with the vomit as long as he is growing. The ultrasound of his back a few weeks ago also came back looking fine so we officially have a healthy baby, yay! Hayden and Brynley both love Zac, Brynley is getting more daring at trying to pick him up when I'm not looking... Needless to say, she's never alone with him! Hayden is constantly wanting to hold him and touch him, I have to try to teach him to give Zac a little bit of space! We couldn't be more thrilled with this addition to our family, I just want him to stay this little forever!

Preschool Graduation!

It's hard to believe that our little Hayden graduated from Preschool already! Look out Kindergarten teachers, Hayden is coming your way! As I was talking to Miss Angie yesterday at graduation she kept saying that all day Kindergarten will be a big adjustment for Hayden and he will really need to work on his focusing ability. She kept reiterating that it is a good thing he is so bright, and that he should do fine academically...

Hayden was really annoyed that his tassel kept touching his glasses!

The graduation was so cute, Hayden has been practicing his songs at home a ton and it showed, he really did a good job singing! The kids made an "all about me" book and you can see that Hayden made his cover look a lot like himself. The teacher asked them what they wanted to be when they grow up and Hayden said he wants to be a "cooker at a restaurant", hmm, I've never heard that one before, sounds good though!

Brynley was so proud of her big brother

Daddy and "mini-me"

Mother's Day

What a great day we had! It's fun celebrating Mother's Day right after a new baby has entered the family! Andy got me some amazing Chocolate Dipped Strawberries from Godiva along with some other tasty chocolate treats. Hayden made some cute magnets at Preschool and he couldn't stop telling me happy Mother's Day all day long. Andy made breakfast and then Steve and Andy grilled steaks for us at Meredith's house that night. We had a great day and finished the night off with a wonderful Ice Cream Cake, it was so good!

Shelly with the 6 nieces and nephews

My three handsome men

What we've been up to...

I wish that I would have more time to post lately but frankly, life has thrown quite a curve ball our direction... We sold our house a week ago... I thought I would have been more excited but right now, I am sooo stressed about the whole thing. Having a 3 week old baby, trying to figure out a place to live, trying to pack, and all the while stay sane has proven to be quite a challenge. We decided we will rent a house for 6 months while we watch the market and look for something that will suit our family's needs. I am amazed at how sad the thought of leaving this home is, I have complained about so many things about the house for years and yet now I am so sad to leave. There are things I LOVE about this house that I will probably not be able to find in a larger house in our price range. For instance, I love my cabinets, they are the most beautiful cherry cabinets ever! As we have looked a little at houses over the past week, I haven't seen a single house with cabinets that could compare to mine and that makes me sad... but oh well, they're only cabinets right?

Anyway, if I'm not around much the next few weeks, you'll know why! Now I need to post some pictures! Meredith had her baby on Tuesday, she was 9 lbs. 9 oz., it was fun to see Zac, exactly 3 weeks older than her, next to this little newborn!

All 6 of the Arizona cousins!

Aunt Shelly and I took the kids to Makutu's Island for a fun day last week while Meredith was still in the hospital.

Zac and Baby Simpson the day she got home from the hospital!

The 3 cutest kids ever!!!

The Coolest Thing Ever!

Zac got to do the coolest thing last Saturday... A friend of a friend emailed me asking if Zac would be interested in doing a photo shoot for a Photography workshop. They needed Newborn models to show the best ways to photograph newborns, etc... The workshop was taught by a lady named Cheryl Meuhr who is an amazing photographer from North Carolina I think. Anyway, there was one other baby at the photo shoot but he wasn't nearly as cooperative as Zac was. Seriously, Cheryl photographed Zac for about an hour in all different positions, with different fabrics, etc. I then nursed him after which he was posed again for the photographers (about 50 of them) to shoot away. They spent another 30-45 minutes just snapping away, it felt like the paparazzi were all trying to get the best shot! I wish I would have taken my camera so that I could have taken pictures as well and taken pictures of everyone standing around him taking pictures. It was so fun, I had no idea what to expect but I was very pleasantly surprised about what a great experience it was. Cheryl will be sending me a CD with edited photos from the shoot but it may take a few weeks. Until then, a couple of the photographers have emailed me pictures they took so I thought I would share some here! Check out the links below for a few other pictures as well.

http://treasurethetime.typepad.com/

http://flickr.com/photos/girlieleep/sets/72157604814204592/

4 New Posts!

I haven't had much time to blog lately but I did make 4 new posts today, so take a look!

Loving Our Little Boy!

Zac is now 9 days old... Wow, it's finally sinking in that we have 3 kids and we are officially outnumbered! Hayden and Brynley love Zac, they both ask to hold him a ton, sometimes at the most inopportune times but I'm just glad they actually love him. Andy went back to work today after being off for a week and a half... Luckily, there's not much going on today and a friend came and took Hayden and Bryn for a few hours so I am feeling alright!

We've had an interesting time since arriving home from the hospital, we actually had to stay an extra night to monitor Zac's breathing so we didn't get home until Friday afternoon. It all began that night with Brynley, she was hysterical when we were trying to put her down for the night. I kept reading her stories, singing to her, etc... and every time I would leave her room she would break into hysterics again. We decided to let her cry for a bit when suddenly, we heard her door open and Brynley came running down the hall. Yep, that's right, Brynley picked a great time to start climbing out of her crib! So this went on for over an hour and finally Andy went in her room and layed down on her floor, when she layed down next to him, she was out in a few minutes. This routine went on for the next few days at nap and bedtime and she was deciding to wake up whenever she wanted to and she would come into our bedroom. It all came to head when she came into our room on Monday morning at 5am! My kids usually sleep until 8am so this was not good. Luckily, my good friend Jill saved us when she brought her son's old crib tent to our house later that night. Brynley is now trapped in her crib once again... whoever invented this lovely crib tent, is a saint!

Now on to Zac, he is such a sweet baby, he's not sleeping well yet but I have hope that he will eventually! It seems I have finally gotten him adjusted to his Miracle Blanket and he slept better last night than any other night so I'm crossing my fingers that it continues... We've been to the doctor a few times this week and he is gaining weight well and seems to be thriving. There is still one concern, as many of you may know, Brynley has a deep "dimple" at the base of her back and when she was born they were worried about it being a form of Spina Bifida which it ended up being fine. Well, Zac has one as well which they did an ultrasound on in the hospital but the radiologist was not a pediatric radiologist so he wouldn't say for sure if it looked clear or not. So, we will be getting another ultrasound on Zac next week sometime and we are praying that the dimple is closed and that his will be nothing, like Bryn's.

I just wanted to post some cute random pictures from the last week, as I think Zac has really gotten a lot cuter since the first post I made about him!

Hayden wanted to pick out Zac's clothes, he made a great choice!

Brynley is such a giant!