Updates...

We finally got internet again!!!!!!!!!!! YEA!! And thanks to my Dad, we also got a cool new webcam that I will be testing out soon enough! Things the last two weeks have really been AMAZING!!! It is amazing how much energy you have when you aren't pregnant anymore (although, I really do miss it) and when your baby sleeps!!! Tyce, mommy still loves you but oh how much more fun it would have been if you had slept! Kaze is a great sleeper. He is only getting up once a night for about an hour or less to eat and then right back to la la land. Which means that mom is getting about 6 hours of sleep a night (sometimes more). Yes, I DO know how blessed I am that this is the case and I pray every night that it doesn't end. I feel GREAT! And this helps me be more patient with my very "helpful" big boy! Tyce is an amazing big brother. He loves Kaze so very much. He is sweet and gentle and I am so proud of him. We have had wonderful weather and have been getting out of the house a lot. Kaze is content as long as his belly is full and Tyce just runs and plays with his friends, which makes for a fun day! I am sad to see winter come again. I wish we had more sun and fun but alas, I do believe it all ends tomorrow. At least Halloween won't be freezing!

For those who are wondering, since I neglected this info on my last entry, Kaze weighed in at 7 lbs 13 oz and 19 3/4 inches long. He is already changing so much and I hate it but what I hate more is when Tyce lies next to him and I realize how big HE is. What happened to my baby? He is big and Kaze will soon follow suit. All I have to say is that Mark better not fight me on having another baby in a couple years because I think that I am just going to need it! It is so exciting to watch them grow and soooooooooooo very sad too.

Well, enough of this rambling. I need to go clean something while BOTH boys are sleeping (yup, that happens everyday at nap time too)! Blessed me! Can you tell I am happy? Enjoy the pictures below! Love you all!




My Little Tiger Cub!!! Kaze is so cute at 2 weeks old!



Tyce decided that for Halloween, he was going to be a "scary man with a green face". Yes, that is a quote! Unfortunately, that is all he wants. No scary clothes...just normal, everyday clothes are fine. As long as his face is green and scary. So, this is it! Don't his eyes just POP though?



This is me 2 weeks BEFORE baby...




And this is me 2 weeks AFTER baby!!! Yes, I must say...I am looking pretty good (with my clothes on that is)...there is still MUCH toning that needs to happen! LOL!!



My sister Danielle came to visit last weekend (awsome time) and I caught her snugglin' in with the new babe! Sweet dreams!



And my Boys!! I am blessed and sooooooooo in love with them all!

He's Here!!!...Introducing Kaze Markus

Isn't he so handsome? Well, this was a wonderful day for our family!! Here is the story! On Wednesday, October 15th, I was having a lot of contractions after my midwife stripped my membranes. Tyce and I spent the 15th grocery shopping and going to the pumpkin patch! Yes, I was in labor and still rock as a mom/homemaker! At mid afternoon I decided that I needed to be home and laboring. Things were getting kind of intense. I was only dialated to a 1 and 80% effaced. Tyce decided that he wanted to have a sleepover with Grandma Jensen so that is what he did! At about 8:45pm, I was laying in bed, breathing through my contractions when I felt something...dare I say...wet. I jumped up to run to the bathroom so as to not leak water on my newly installed carpet and made it just in time as my water bag burst. Immediately I was in excrusiating pain just 2 minutes apart and not even able to catch my breath between. Things were happening fast. I got to the hospital at 9:30pm and was checked and was at 3 cm and 100% effaced with baby at a +1 station (already). I couldn't get ahold of my contractions and ended up with the epidural. Our doula was at another birth and wasn't even able to get back to us until after I had already given up and had the epidural. Oh well, what can you do.

So, I went from 3 cm to 10 cm in 4 hours. Then I was able to relax and let the contractions bring him down more for a couple hours before I started pushing. I pushed for less than one hour and out he came. Perfect!!! Tyce is of course thrilled to be a big brother and will prove to be very...um..."helpful"! LOL!!

Thank you for all your well wishes. I promise to keep you all up to date (we are still working on getting internet at home so I will try my best)! Hugs and loves to you all!!!

37 Weeks...REALLY!

My ninth month! At 37 weeks, I am officially "full term" and I am ready to have this baby. My due date is Oct 20th...just over 2 weeks away. I can't believe it is here already but it still seems like it is NEVER going to happen. Here is my complaint. I am ready to meet my new son. I am ready to have him OUT of my body but I will really miss his moving around in me. That has been the greatest joy!



We are all moved into our new (old) house and settled in. Mark is still remodeling the master bedroom but we are settled into one of our other rooms along with each of the boys who have their rooms organized and ready! We don't have internet yet so it is really hard to catch up with everyone more than once a week...which totally SUCKS by the way! I will post some pictures of our random lives later! Hopefully the next update will include a picture of BOTH of my boys!