Updates :)

First and foremost, due to popular demand I’ve added a few new videos for your viewing pleasure. Scroll all the way to the bottom if you just can't wait to take a peek. Our little speed demon is running all over the place and is transforming into such an awesome little toddler! How many people can say that come Friday nights, we honestly love seeing what kind of entertainment our little dude will provide us with for the evening?! He is beyond entertaining and keeps us laughing pretty much the entire evening long. His spunky personality is growing constantly and we love watching him become the little man that he is. He thrives on making us laugh and will do whatever he’s doing (making faces, looking at us upside down, and so on) tenfold to really get us going. Uncle Tyler and little Jaid are becoming quite the pair. Jaiden will do anything to make Tyler laugh, and vice versa... I’m sure at some point down the road those two are going to be trouble :) But for now, it’s so fun to watch just how much Jaiden idolizes him already. Sorry Uncle Scott, Uncle Brady, and Uncle Ryan... but I think Tyler wins the “cool” uncle award. Everyone needs to see the two of them together. It’s absolutely hilarious!






Thanks to a great friend of mine, Jaiden and I have been having more fun during the week while Daddy’s working than ever. We’ve joined a Bible Study, Mom’s Group, Potluck Parties, and have had some fun playdates... all at which I get some quality time with some amazing other mommy’s (and actually get some adult conversation throughout the day) and Jaiden has been able to make tons of new friends. I was so worried about Makenna’s arrival and how Jaiden would react, but I can say with confidence that he is going to be an amazing big brother from the moment she arrives. He loves, loves, loves babies... and is too young to really have too many jealousy issues, so I see a very smooth transition in the near future. Yes, it’ll be an adjustment for everyone, but I’m certain everything will work out perfectly. Here’s a picture of him with his little buddy Michael (who will be in Jaiden’s grade at school, but will actually be closer in age to Makenna... weird huh?!). How cute is that?! All he wants to do is love on the little ones, which is A Okay in my book. Everyone knows I love snuggle time with my little babes.


Pregnancy update and then I’m calling it a night. I’ve officially decided to try for a VBAC. If it ends in a c-section I’ll be well prepared for it, and the recovery... but I can’t look at Jaiden and not give it an honest shot. I’m not okay with not being able to pick him up, hold him, nap/cuddle with him for a month and a half, unless it’s completely out of my control. I can’t imagine him coming up to the hospital room after Makenna’s arrival, after not seeing him for hours, and not have things be “normal” with him and I. As much as labor SUCKED last time, this time I feel like my mentality is completely different... bring it on. Without having gone through labor prior to last time, I really couldn’t even fathom what life would be like walking out of the hospital with a son in your arms. To be honest, I didn’t even think about the baby inside of me at the time, I was just pretty sure I was dying at the end of it all. And now, the reality is—I’d do it over again, and again, and again. I’m going into it this time around KNOWING just how much more amazing our lives are going to be after welcoming our baby girl into the world. I can honestly say that Jaiden makes Kevin & I’s lives better each and every day; I can handle some pain to get to that point. I’ve talked to all the Doctors and I know my odds. Chances are good that everything will go great this time around, but there are no guarantees. I have to be monitored constantly. No laboring at home, I’m to come in immediately from the second labor starts, and if any problem arises there’s no seeing how it pans out over a certain amount of time. There aren’t any real options for helping labor progress this time around (absolutely no pitocin as it raises risk of uterine rupture) so a c-section has to be something that I know could happen at any time. Bottom line is either way, VBAC or c-section... getting this little girl out is not going to be fun—but once she’s here I know I’ll look back and it’ll all be worth it.
31 weeks... 9ish to go... holy big belly already :/



Kisses for Mommy


Proud of his haircut :)


Teasing the poor dogs... a daily routine