Thursday, March 17, 2011

Kyle Arrived!

March 11, 2011, 6:30am- We're off on our adventure!
Jason and I had a 'fun' day waiting at the hospital to get going. I needed 2 bags of antibiotics in my system before the baby arrived. We did this while watching several movies and visiting with my Grandma and Mom who arrived around lunch time. After the antibiotics, they broke my water and I went from a 4 to a 9 in about an hour.
Kyle Nathan Jonas arrived at 3:39pm and was 6 lbs. 8 oz. (His middle name came from Jason's Grandpa) The epidural only half worked but that was fine with me. Half is way better than no epidural! Overall, it was a wonderful experience and definitely made up for the last 2! We were shocked he was so small, even though he was induced 6 days early. But I've been assured that his birth weight is no indication of his future overall size, so I'm fine with a smaller baby :-)
Proud Daddy never left his side after he arrived, even sleeping on the 'couch' in the hospital with us for 2 nights.
Jayne and Ryan were so excited to see their brother! My sister-in-law Jen took the kids for the day and brought them to the hospital to meet Kyle. The kids then got to go to my parents for the weekend while we were in the hospital. Thanks so much to our family for helping so much with the kids so we didn't have to worry!
Grandma's in love.
Our new Family of 5
Getting ready to go home!
He looks so tiny in his car seat! He loved the car and fell asleep right away.
We're so happy to be home with our new little guy!
Ryan has, so far, done fantastic with the baby! He loves to help and give him kisses and otherwise has acted very normal. We're crossing our fingers it stays this way.
Jayne, aka Kyle's second mom, is totally in love. She is a wonderful helper and has been especially helpful with Ryan too since we've been home so much more than normal. Here Jayne is helping my mom give Kyle his first bath. He loved having his hair washed.
Kyle at 4 days. He likes to eat all night and sleep all day so it's hard to get a picture with his eyes open. He is adorable and seems to have a wonderful disposition. He did great at his Dr. appointment and had already gotten back to birth weight and gained 2 oz! I LOVE his big lips and fuzzy head. He is so cute!

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Getting Ready for Baby!

It's official! We're getting induced on Friday March 11. So, I've been trying to get everything ready and prepped for our big day! We're so excited. I'll post pics of the baby when we're back from the hospital! Have a great week!

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Ryan turns 3!

Where did the time go?! Ryan turned 3 yesterday and we had so much fun! Several of his close friends have had their birthday's the past few months so he had certain expectations of what Birthday's included, specifically his favorite chocolate cake, cupcakes, and presents. He didn't really care what the presents where. He just wanted to open them. We started celebrating last weekend with my family. He loved his homemade chocolate/chocolate cupcakes and homemade pizza!

When he woke up on his birthday he asked,"Is it my birthday now?" When he came downstairs to find decorations, presents and his favorite breakfast he cheered, and did a little happy dance. We were cracking up!

He's all ready for his big day/weekend!
We went to music class then met up with a bunch of his buddies to celebrate at the park. We had lunch and cupcakes, presents, and lots of playing! He had a great day! We're going to do his favorite dinner and chocolate cake tomorrow and then our celebrating will be over, but it was fun! He is an adorable little guy that we love having in our family! I can't imagine my life without him. He melts my heart everyday when he gives me kisses and tells me he loves me. He can be sweet and sensitive, but also tough and rambunctious. He loves to play ball- all day. He loves his sister and loves his family. And we love him!

Wild Animal Park

Since our holiday's weren't quite as fun due to illness, we decided to have a super fun President's weekend! Jason and I escaped for 48 hours to the Rancho Bernardo Inn for some much needed R&R. We had a great time visiting family and decided to spend a day taking the kids to the Wild Animal Park! Ryan hasn't been since he was tiny so it was so much fun!
We ended up getting season passes so I'm sure we'll be back much more this year!

Monday, February 14, 2011

Happy Valentines Day!

I love Valentines Day! I always do a big breakfast and little presents for the kids, have the house decorated, make Jayne a new outfit for school, and I do a fancy dinner for Jason with all his favorites. This year was no exception. It's been a fun day so far. The kids and I are off to make dinner and decorate our table and get Daddy's favorite cookies ready for him. But here's a few pictures from the fun this morning.
Ready for a day of parties!
Ready to be mommies helper!

*check my baby jaynes blog for some valentine projects :-)

Monday, January 31, 2011

One of My Favorites.....

One of my all time favorite talks and quotes....

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

January Train Ride

January has been pretty uneventful. We're in full "getting ready for baby" mode, so that means a lot of work and less playing :-) In making room for the baby, we will have completely reorganized the entire house and gotten several new pieces of furniture. I'll post pictures of that soon. We have lots of fun activities coming in February too so much more to come.
Ryan and I did get to enjoy a fun afternoon with friends riding a real train. It was a little boys birthday party. We were excited to be invited and spend a wonderful afternoon riding the train, playing games, and having lunch at Ruby's. I'm enjoying my solo time with Ryan as it's quickly coming to an end :-(
We also went to LA to spend a Saturday with our good friends. The kids loved the merry-go-round at Griffith Park and we had a wonderful day!