Paul and Jen Plus Ten

We didn't skip a beat

2011-01-29T16:16:00.000-06:00

This afternoon Paul and I met my friends Sarah and Miles for lunch. I am embarassed to say that we were best friends in high school but haven't seen each other in 8 years. That is ridiculous....it will not be eight years next time. It was so fun catching up...we laughed pretty much the whole time. Paul and Miles hit it off and we talked about old times. Their children,Elle and Beck are adorable....and Elle is so funny. She would take my ipod and close her eyes and sing to Taylor Swift...too cute. We can't wait to see them again.

11.08.10

2010-11-08T21:41:00.000-06:00

Well, today Madden ate his first and second fist full of sand at the park. No words....but it was stinking cute. Unfortunately I wasn't quick enough to get a picture.....Needless to say that my baby boy is ALL BOY.

Having a Baby Means......

2010-11-02T20:32:00.000-05:00

1. Not washing your hair everyday
2. Not brushing your teeth 2x a day
3. Getting pooped on
4. Getting peed on
5. Loving someone unconditionally
6. Having your heart walking around outside of your body.

Having a Baby Boy Means...............

1. Throwing Food
2. Watching him try to catch his pee stream as he pees in the tub
3. Having a child who won't sit still
4. Having a baby who has earned the nick name "Run Away Roro"
5. Having the best thing in the WORLD.

Madden..Mommy loves you so much. You bring so much joy to my life.

Hmmm...I thought I was more computer Saavy than this..cant get my pics to download.....pics of Halloween to come soon.

Guilty

2010-11-02T20:25:00.000-05:00

I am so guilty of watching way too much reality TV. Some of my favorites are:

1. Keeping up With the Kardashians
2. Kourtney and Khloe take Miami
3. Soon to be Kourtney and Kim take NYC
4. Top Chef
5. Iron Chef
6. Hell's Kitchen
7. The Spin Crowd
8. Holly's World

.....well you get the picture, I love them all. One of my real favorites though is Kendra. Love this girl..cracks me up...despite how she became famous. I truly think she is real and the theme song to her show is great. Its so great, in fact, that my 15 month old loves when I sing it to him. Go Kendra Go Kendra Go Kendra, you not alone now....aHAHAHAHAH. For those of you who watch the show, you totally get that this song is catchy, right....For those who don't know the theme song, here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UYDe_Rywko&feature=related

Well Happy Birthday!

2010-08-20T12:17:00.000-05:00

Today, my best friend and baby sister turns 30...I guess that is not so baby anymore. I can't believe we are getting so old and we both have kids...etc. YIKES!

Happy Birthday Aunt Andrea! We love you and hope you have a wonderful birthday.

Cookie, Doggie, Hi, Bye, Ni Ni, Bob

2010-08-12T20:13:00.000-05:00

My baby boy is talking and is getting a personality of his own. He is a complete stinker, but he has such a sweet heart. He can say cookie, doggie, hi, bye, ni ni (night night) and Bob. Of course he says mama and dada. Love that baby boy.

Oh and he is totally a mama's and a Nanny's boy. But he sure does love his Papa and his Daddy too. :)

The 4th at Hotel Schultz

2010-07-08T15:31:00.004-05:00

Here are a few pictures of our 4th of July weekend at Andrea and Marcus' house. The kids swam pretty much all of the time they were awake. It was a fun trip! Thanks Aunt Andrea and Uncle Marcus for letting us stay at your house.

Madden usually isn't a fan of the water, but in this pool, who can resist?

Take 2 - 1 year Photo Shoot

2010-07-07T21:01:00.002-05:00

Well, sometimes the slideshow of Madden's 1-year photo shoot doesn't show up in the post below so I decided to take some of my favorites and put them in a separate post. This past weekend the kiddos and I went to Houston to hang out at my sister's awesome house and fabulous pool. While we were there she was so sweet to take Madden's first year pics. I can't believe that my baby will be 1 on Friday this week. This year has been amazing with this little bundle of joy in our family. I wouldn't change a thing about this year...Madden we love you and can't wait to see you grow and change even more.

Surprise 31st Birthday Party

2010-07-06T20:10:00.001-05:00

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Madden's One Year Photo Shoot

2010-07-06T20:01:00.001-05:00

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Easter/Spring Pics and "The Low Down"

2010-03-27T15:02:00.007-05:00

Lets just face it, I am a horrible blogger. I love to read other's blogs, but when it comes to updating my own, I just see it as another thing to do so it gets put low on the priority list. Any hoo...Madden is almost 9 months old now. He is crawling everywhere, has 3 teeth fully in and is working on 3 more, and he is eating 3rd foods and pretty much anything mushy off of our plates. I am so sad that he is getting so big.

Today we went to the neighborhood Easter egg hunt and played. Madden slept pretty much the whole time, but Kylie and her friend roamed around and got their hair colored and bounced in all of the bounce houses. It was fun!

I am finally getting around to updating Madden's baby book and it so fun to look back at all of his milestones. Now, I guess I should start planning his 1st birthday. Andrea- I am an accountant so I am going to need some help with this one. I want it to be just perfect for my lil miracle baby.

Kylie is getting ready to go to the 6th grade and is definately acting it :). She is really good with Madden and has had tons of friends over lately so she has been "busy".

Here is a sneak peak of the Easter pics we got taken yesterday. My camera is broken so I don't have any candid shots from random days. Paul is on the phone with Kodak as we speak trying to get it fixed.

So um yes, both of my kids are sporting "hawks" Kylie has a trendy faux hawk and Madden has his signature mohawk. His hair has always done this since he was little. It is laying down more now, but I miss the mohawk so I brought it back on this special picture taking occasion.

So, I will leave you with this funny picture....this is his personality to a T! He hammed it up for the cameras then shakes his head no when Paul or I ask him to look at us...go figure! TOOT!

Vail2010

2010-02-16T20:43:00.001-06:00

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Heartbreaker/Mr. Blue Eyes

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I just love this little man. :)

Photo Courtesy of Aunt Andrea. www.andydawn.blogspot.com

Thanksgiving 2009

2009-12-09T20:45:00.004-06:00

This Thanksgiving we traveled to Michigan to be with Paul's family. I was a bit nervous making the trip with a 4 month old, but Madden proved to be a perfect little traveler. He rarely cried on any of the flights (and we had 1 connection on the way there and one on the way back). Here are a few pictures from our Thanksgiving week in Michigan.

First stop was to see Paul's Birth Mom. Dawn holding Kylie and Madden.
Madden playing in the walker. I love the pictures of babies from behind...so sweet.

Eating his first veggies and loving it.

Kylie and her silly cousins.

Lighthouse in Charlevoix. Um...it was freezing by the lake.

Santa Baby

2009-12-05T16:36:00.004-06:00

Paul and I had some fun taking pictures of Madden in his diaper and new Santa hat. He is so darn cute. Please ignore the bad picture taking....we couldn't seem to get him to sit up so we had to support him, thus my hands and legs make it into a lot of the pictures.

Tomorrow Kylie and Madden are going to Nanny and Papa's house for the day so Paul and I can get our Christmas shopping done. As you can see, we have ZERO presents under our tree. I am so excited for Madden's first Christmas. He is our little miracle baby and we are so thankful to have him here with us this year.

I Have No Excuse

2009-11-03T16:23:00.006-06:00

Let's face it....I am a bad blogger. (Um...not sure why my writing is being underlined, but I don't have time to deal with it now. I do take tons of pictures, I just rarely find the energy to go upstairs and load them on the computer and blog. Here are a few of my recent favorites.

Madden trying to rollover. Poor baby is so big that he isn't really strong enough to support rolling over his 18 lbs.

Sitting up with Mommy.

Kylie and Summer before their Halloween dance and sleepover. Yes, they are 10 and went to a dance, and yes there was boy drama!

Madden and Paul's shoulder. Paul had just had his appendix out. Wednesday night we had to go to the ER for Paul to have an emergency appendectomy. Luckily everything went beautifully and by Tuesday of the next week he was back to work.

Crazy hair day at school. She wore pigtails and then one other random pony in the back. :)

Little M in his highchair playing with his teething rings. Love this picture and the lil guy in it :)

Reading a book and playing on his glider....he is trying to tell me something in this picture.

Sitting in the bumbo staring at his busy ball popper...that toy is a HIT.

Mommy, Madden and Daddy before trick or treating.

Pumpkin Patch

2009-10-25T16:25:00.002-05:00

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We finally made it out to the pumpkin patch near our house on Friday night. Needless to say it was a short but sweet trip. We dressed Madden in his new Tigger Halloween costume (thanks to a 50% off sale at Babies R Us) and got Kylie in her Halloween shirt and then we were off. Madden was tired but was a trooper. We were able to get a couple pictures before we were off to dinner at Casa Ole. I just realized that we cut the head off of the scarecrow in most all of the pictures, but Oh, well the cute kids make up for that, right?

We will definately post more pictures of the real Halloween night. Madden will be Tigger and Kylie is going to be a Skeleton Bride..oh and did I mention that she has a party Friday night that she will get dressed up for....too cute :)

My Monkey Man

2009-10-22T07:12:00.002-05:00

Madden is definately my little Monkey Man. This was him at 8 weeks in his Halloween Costume, which Nanny and Papa gave him. It is either a 3 or 6 month costume, but somehow doesn't fit his little 4 month 18 lb body. My monkey is definately a big boy. He is really more long and solid than he is just baby fat. Madden is such a good little baby and I miss him every day that I have to work, but atleast I only have to work 3 days a week :)

We have started giving him a little bit of rice cereal with his night feeding and he has done pretty well with it. Most of the time he sleeps from 9ish to about 5 or 6, but this morning it was almost 7 and he was still snoozing. We got out his highchair and he sits in that while we eat dinner. He looks so cute in it..I will post pictures of that when I get home and can download the pictures.

His laugh is hilarious! He sometimes cracks himself up so much that he can't stop. I just love that baby....I can't believe its almost been a year since we found out that we were having our little miracle baby. Time flies when you are having fun :)

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More Pictures..and He's Rolling Over...What??

2009-09-08T13:09:00.002-05:00

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On Saturday, Sept 6th, we went to the mall and had these pictures taken since I had a coupon to picture people. I didn't know this before, but we were in for a treat when we got our pictures. Not only did they turn out GREAT (especially the ones of the kids), but my baby boy rolled over 5 times from belly to back while we were having our pictures made. He is such a strong little stud. It makes me sad becuase he is growing up right before my eyes. He changes daily. Here is a list of some of the things that my little man is doing these days:

1. Smiling when smiled out.

2. Talking (or trying to talk to us by cooing)

3. Rolling over

4. Gaining weight like a champ...at 8 weeks he was 14 lbs 2 oz...what a CHUNK!

5. Sleeping 5-7 hours straight during the night

6. Holding his keys or other rattles...if only for a brief moment

7. Growing out of ALL of his clothes...I think we are in some 3-6 month clothes..and depending on the brand and what it is some 6 month clothes...YIKES

Tomorrow I have to take him for his 2 month shots and I am dreading it so much! I DO NOT want to see my baby in pain. Luckily Daddy will be there to soothe both of us. :)

Kylie is in her 3rd week of 5th grade and loving it. She is such a little diva these days...wanting to do her own hair and pick out her own clothes and making her own lunch. Its so sad...she is getting so big right along with Madden. How do parents do this??

We have also posted more pictures on our shutterfly site at

thewakulatfamily.shutterfly.com

Check them out!

Updates

2009-07-29T16:26:00.002-05:00

I haven't been able to post in a while.....Madden is keeping me busy and on my toes 24/7. I wouldn't change that for the world though. I thought I would give updates on everyone in this post. To see our July pictures...go to thewakulatfamily.shutterfly.com .

Paul - Paul went back to work yesterday, and needless to say his help during the day is dearly missed. He is so great with Madden! We all miss him when he is at work.

Me - Well, some of you know that I was hospitalized for three days last week with Pregnancy Induced Hypertension. My blood pressures continue to be high, but not SCARY high like they were when I was in the hospital. As a result of this high BPs, I have been getting these terrible headaches..I am managing those with meds though. Hopefully I will be better soon :)

Kylie - This week Kylie went to Volleyball camp at our community center. She loved it. We are going to sign her up for the junior v-ball league. We also got invitations sent out to her 10th Luau themed birthday party. On August 16th, I am taking Kylie to see Wicked...we are very excited about that.

Madden - Still eating, sleeping, and pooping tons. He continues to be a joy. We love him more and more everyday! He has the biggest blue eyes and he has a baby mohawk that will not lay down no matter what I do. He is taking almost 6 ounces each time he eats, which is ALOT for a 3 week old. He took his first trip to Nanny and Papa's house today. He is so glad that they live so close :)

That is all I got for now...gotta run and tend to a baby with hiccups :)

Madden Joseph - Our Little Miracle Baby

2009-07-15T16:10:00.008-05:00

Madden was born on Thursday, July 9th at 3:40 PM. He weighed in at a whopping 9 lbs 6 oz and was 20.25 inches in length. Our lil guy turned out to be our future linebacker. My sister calls him Bruiser...she is so great with him. I am so thankful that she was able to be there with me in recovery after our c-section, even though she did back way up when I felt nauseated.We spent three nights in the hospital and I must say the whole process of having a c-section was not as bad or scary as I thought it would be. The doctors and nurses were all great and I was in very little or no pain during my stay.

Madden stayed with us the entire time in our room and I am so glad he did. The day we welcomed him into our family was the best day of my life. He is such a little joy to have around. I love getting up to his little noises at night and believe it or not I love changing his diaper and talking to him. His little eyes just melt my heart and I have found myself just crying becuase I am so happy and thankful to have him here in my arms. He has captured all of our hearts. Paul is just in love with him and Kylie can't wait to get home from her morning camp to hold and feed him.

So to the fun things..here is one of our first pictures of Mr. Madden at home. Big sister Kylie took this of him in his swing. We love you little buddy! We also have tons of pictures up on our shutterfly website. You can view all of our albums and look at videos we have. We are updating this site a lot because we are taking so many pictures of Mr. Man.

thewakulatfamily.shutterfly.com

The Day We Have All Been Waiting For.....

2009-07-09T06:08:00.004-05:00

Is finally here. We are SOOOOO excited that we can barely contain ourselves because today is our little Madden's birthday. Some of you are probably wondering why I am not resting...well the reason for that is we are being delivered via c-section today at 3PM, and since that is a major surgery I can't eat or drink anything past 7am this morning. My sweet husband is was so nice to wake up at 5:45 this morning to make me my favorite breakfast tacos so I can get nice and full. I am also having some watermelon (something I have craved during the latter part of my pregnancy). Oh, and I have just rediscovered Tang. I LOVE that stuff. It reminds me of my uncle Jason because we used to drink this stuff when we were little at my Nanny and Papa's house. I can hear him sipping it now.....he was always a loud sipper when it came to drinking Tang and Ovaltine :) Funny how we remember little things like that.

Last night we did a lot of last minute things to get ready for Madden. Paul brought down the diapers, set up the wipe warmer, set up the video monitor over the pack and play in our room, and we set up a shutterfly account so we can easily upload video for Paul's family in Michigan and my family who is in Texas but won't be in Austin for the birth. I never thought I would be good at technical things like that, but it was really easy to do. To see our videos go to: www.thewakulatfamily.shutterfly.com.

Yesterday Paul and I also did some last minute shopping and let Madden pick out a gift for big sister Kylie. Here are some pictures of the gifts he got her and the note he wrote her...so sweet. She is really excited to meet him today.

Kylie opening the silver heart necklace from baby brother Madden.
Sweet little note that Madden wrote Kylie. I think you can read it if you click on it and make it big.
Well, Paul is off to the store to get today's paper so we can save that in his baby book and of course some HEB coffee. I am not a fan of the smell of that coffee these days, but maybe that will be over soon :)

Check back later for more updates on our little guy's birthday.

Madden...we are so ready to meet you. We love you and Happy Birthday!

Can't Sleep....So Why Not Blog

2009-06-28T04:31:00.002-05:00

Well, I guess since I have been getting up every two hours anyway, I might as well be productive and catch up on my blogging. I am way too lazy to make the trek upstairs to get the camera so I will post recent pics in later blogs. Its about 4:30am right now and I have been up for about an hour watching old episodes of Threes Company and now I am watching coverage of Michael Jackson's Death. He reminds me of my uncle Jason...he used to dress like him when we were growing up...so funny.

Last night I went to dinner and a movie with my friend Amy. We ate Olive Garden and I ate way too much. It was good to catch up with her. Then, we went to see My Sister's Keeper. LOVED IT. It was sad and was a little different than the book, but it was still a great movie. Thanks Amy, for taking me to the movies for my 30th b-day (which is the 4th). There was this girl in the movie that was hysterically crying, which I guess was good because it made us laugh and not cry as much.

Paul took Kylie on a Daddy/Daughter date last night..they went to Fuddruckers and to see the Hannah Montana Movie...how sweet is that. If I can peel myself up tomorrow, we plan on taking Kylie to Main Event to bowl and play games and just spend time with her before Mr. Madden makes his entrance into the world.

Madden is still making us wait for his debut. Little TOOT! I can't wait to meet him and can picture his lil cheeks and feet. I am just at the point that I want him here. I know he is developed and big and healthy so now I am just selfish and want to hold him. I am going to talk to my dr. on Monday to see when we can induce...I am so sore and swollen and miserable with this heat. I am sure he will say no or say that everything is good so I need to wait, but it doesn't hurt to ask, right?

Oh well, I don't know much else right now. Maybe I should try to get some sleep.

38 Week Appointment- Still Nothing

2009-06-25T13:06:00.002-05:00

I have made absolutely no progress from 37 weeks to 38 weeks. Madden is continuing to grow and is weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 2 oz now. The dr. assured us that everything looks great with the lil man and that I should probably be expecting to go to my due date, which is the 10th of July. I really really hope to not go that far, especially since he is already so big, but only time will tell. I have daily talks with him and I try to bribe him to kick me to break my water, but no such luck so far. We had the appt on Tuesday the 23rd and go back again on the 29th (Monday..I know I am late at posting this update). Until then......

37 Week Appointment

2009-06-17T13:36:00.002-05:00

Well, I am convinced....Madden is definately going to be a STINKER. He is now 7lbs 2 oz and is in the ready position to be born. However, I am not dilated or effaced AT ALL. The dr. says I can handle an 8lb baby, but gees, I never thought he would ever get that big. Shows what I know.

We go back on Tuesday to see how big he is and if I have made any progress. Until then, wish me luck staying comfortable in this 100 degree weather we are having in Austin. Its miserable!!!!

Too Cute For Words

2009-06-13T10:50:00.003-05:00

36 Week Appointment

2009-06-08T13:28:00.004-05:00

Madden is as happy as can be and apparently doesn't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Looks like he will be stubborn like both his mommy and daddy :) Little STINKER!

Stats:

Head down
Approx 6lbs 2 oz
0 cm dilated
0% effaced
heartrate: 152 BPM

Oh yeah, and he has one big ole head on his shoulders. That should be fun for me!

Will update you again next week :)

A Little Bit of Everything

2009-06-07T17:16:00.005-05:00

Warning: Pictures are first this time and not labeled...Let's face it..most people just look at this pics anyway, right?

Well, its been a while since I have posted! That's probably because I am EXHAUSTED!! Little Madden is sucking the life right out of me. Tomorrow we go back to the doctor for our first weekly visit, so needless to say it is downhill from here. Lots of fun (NOT) pregnancy things are happening to my body now...Nuff Said on that subject.

So school ended on June 3rd....Kylie starts camp at the Twin Lakes YMCA tomorrow. She is only going to go there for a month since I will be home on Maternity leave in early July. Oh but don't you worry....we have her signed up for so much stuff this summer that she is going to be one tired little girl. Here is a preview of her summer schedule.

Camp Schedule:

Week 1: Swim Lessons, Karate....rest of day regular camp

Week 2: Regular Camp

Week 3: Swim Lessons, Culinary Class....rest of day regular camp

Week 4: Regular Camp

Week of July 13th: Culinary Class 9-12...rest of day home with us.

Week of August 17th: Volleyball Camp 9-12...rest of day home with us.

Sometime (undecided as of now): Splash camp (swimming, water games) 9-12 with rest of the day at home.

PLUS:

Luau B-day party at the pool on 08/09

Going to see the musical Wicked with me on 08/16

Grandparents in town 07/21-08/01

Other Grandparents in town for a long weekend sometime in early August.

This makes me tired just looking at it. She has deserved a fun summer since she did so well at school this year. She made mostly the A/B honor roll the first half of the year, but the second half she got straight A's. Also, she was commended on ALL parts of her TAKS test this year. Her teacher and of course Paul and I were very proud of her. So proud, that Paul took Kylie to Sea World last Friday. They had lots of fun there. See some of the pics from their trip below. I hope she liked it because we have season tickets so I am sure she will be going back plenty this summer.

Let's see...what else...Mason came to Austin to spend the week with his Nanny and Papa and of course Aunt Jenny visited each day after work and one day during lunch I took him to Build A Bear at the Mall. It was really sweet. See those pics below as well. He is such a handsome and smart lil guy. He definately knows what he wants and his vocabulary has just grown and grown since I saw him last. He LOVES his cousin Kykee so they got to spend some good quality time together. The only thing missing that week was lil Miss Madelyn. She is such a pretty baby girl and I can't wait to see her and hold her again :)

Well, I guess I had better get to folding clothes or deciding on dinner....so much to do and so little time. Well, I did make time to get a manicure, pedicure, and eyebrow wax today. Paul went with me and he got a pedicure and Kylie got a manicure. It was a mini spa day for our growing family.

Madden in 3-D Take 2

2009-05-14T19:49:00.003-05:00

Today Paul and I went to see the lil (or not so lil) man today in 3-D. Last time he face planted and we didn't see his face a lot, but this time we saw his face, but he either had a foot or a hand/arm in his face the whole time. He has lots of hair, chubby cheeks, and yawned a lot during this sono.

Enjoy the pics!

Madden, we can't wait until your birthday!

So Spoiled....Already

2009-05-03T16:10:00.003-05:00

Well, we put most of the final touches on Madden's room this weekend. We still need a couple of odds and ends for shelves, but other than that, the clothes are washed and hung and the pictures are hung...now all we do is wait.

All of his full drawers...

We have the wreath that my mom and sister made for him on his bedroom door.

Valance

Shelves...need some sports books for the bookends and a couple more things to complete this part of his room.

Football lamp I found at Hobby Lobby...they were having a great sale this weekend...AS ALWAYS.

Clothes and items for Madden we won't need for a while.

Dresser/Changing Table

Crib and rocker.

Baby Shower

2009-04-26T17:20:00.002-05:00

This weekend, my sister and two dear friends hosted the perfect baby shower for our sweet little Madden-Man. I have to admit that I am the worst picture taker because I get so wrapped up in the party...this is the only picture I could find right now of the three hostesses together. I will post more pics when I get them from my mom and sister.

The shower was at Shelly's beautiful house. The cake looked just like our invitation and tasted wonderful. The food was excellent and so was the punch. We were blessed with tons of gifts for Madden and are so thankful for Andrea, Shelly, and Jennifer (pictured below in this order).

THANK YOU ANDREA, SHELLY AND JENNIFER....WE LOVE YOU AND APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DID FOR US.

College Roomies: Kelli, Me, Shelly, Mandy.

Cake..isn't it cute!

Me, Shelly's smiley baby girl, Kolby, and Shelly. Kolby turns 1 in May..she is such a big sweet girl.
I will post more later....needless to say I have had a full weekend of baby activities and am pooped.

Mr. Madden in 3-D

2009-04-16T19:06:00.005-05:00

Today, we got to go see our little man in 3-D. My mom, Kylie, Paul and I were all in the room and got to see Madden on the big screen. At first he was turned to where we could see his face, but then I think he got a little shy because he turned his back to us...Little Booger. We go back on the 14th of May to see if we can get some better shots. The 3-D sono is totally worth the money :)

Madden saying Hi....Give me Five!

Burying his face so we can't see him!

Sleeping Angel!

Stretch!

No Pictures Please!

And my favorite.....We love you Madden..can't wait to see you in person!

Progress on the Nursery/27 Week Belly Pic

2009-04-12T17:58:00.003-05:00

We have made some progress on the nursery this weekend. We finally got a mattress for the bed and put the bedding on. Thank you Andrea, Marcus, Mason, and Madelyn for the bedding for our Madden. It looks great with the paint colors. This picture along with all of the all of the hodge podge stuff we haven't found a place for don't do the bed and bedding justice. Madden is one lucky and loved little boy.

Wall hangings that will either go above the bed or dresser/changing table. Thanks for the idea Andrea and for helping me track them down. Once things go on sale on Kirklands its hit or miss on whether you will find what you are looking for at one store.

The loot. This boy already has so many clothes, paci's, bathtime goodies...etc.

Chair and Ottoman from Paul's parents (not sure where we are putting this yet) and our new espresso blinds that just came in. We still need to hang the valance curtain.

Me and my 27 weeker lil boy. I have my 28 week dr. appt tomorrow, even though I will only be 27 weeks 3 days. I do not look forward to drinking the orange drink, but will do anything for my lil man.

Note: There are two additional posts directly below this one that we did today so don't forget to check those out too.

Easter

2009-04-12T17:39:00.004-05:00

We had a pretty relaxing Easter! We started off by going to church for the 9am service, ran through Mickey D's for a quick snack, and decided to go grab a couple of things at Wal-Mart. Next, we came home made brisket and all the fixin's and had lunch with my parents. Here are some pictures that captured our day in no particular order.

Madden's first Easter basket from Nanny and Papa.

Nanny and Papa with Kylie and her Easter loot from them.

Kylie bouncing on the ball the EB brought her.

Paul and Kylie before church.

Kylie and Me before church.

Kylie's loot from the EB.

Pre-Easter festivities dying eggs. Please ignore the huge belly poking out under my baby tee. I wasn't dressing to impress at that time.

Visitor From Michigan :)

2009-04-12T17:27:00.002-05:00

A couple of weeks ago ( I know I have been horrible about blogging) Paul's Dad came in to visit from Michigan. We had a nice relaxing weekend and did lots of eating. On his first night there we took him, along with my parents and Kylie and her friend Maddie to the Oasis for a sunset dinner. Here are a couple of pics from that weekend.

Ladies First! Kylie and Maddie posing by the lake. What little divas they are.

Maddie getting excited that the queso came! Come to think of it we were all excited when the queso came....by that time of day we were STARVING.

My Dad, Paul's Dad and Paul. (I was sitting on the end of the table getting sunburned and not knowing it and my Mom was over by the girls.)

Paul and his Dad.

We had a fun weekend. Can't wait when everyone from Michigan comes down for Madden's birth.

Scary at 26.5 Weeks

2009-04-06T18:39:00.002-05:00

I was totally pumped about blogging when I set up this blog, but then I got busy at work, thus tired at home at nights and on the weekends. Sorry I don't have any pictures to post right now, but I do have a story for ya!

This may be TMI for some of you out there, but it is just part of pregnancy, which is a very humbling experience. So, last week I felt like I may be leaking some amniotic fluid. I immediately made an appointment to see the Dr. I had all of the fun tests and at the office they told me I looked good and that there was no sign of leakage. Well, later on that same afternoon they called me back and said the lab portion of my test came back inconclusive and that I needed to come back for more testing. I went from completely relieved to completely worried. I mean leaking amniotic fluid can't be a good thing, so the first thing that came to my mind was pre-term labor and/or bedrest. YIKES!!

The next day I went back to the Dr., had the tests run and all tests came back normal. Turns out I was not leaking amniotic fluid, but that I have already lost control of my bladder. Now that I think about it, losing control of my bladder is kinda funny, but it sure wasn't at the time. Whew...am I glad that is over.

I am planning to post some easter pics and more belly pics this weekend. I don't think I have grown much. I have only gained like 1 lb since my 24 week appt and I just don't feel bigger. I am up 11 lbs total at this point. I guess I will just be one of those that blows up towards the end.

We've Been Busy

2009-03-16T19:51:00.005-05:00

This weekend we went to Houston for Sweet Baby Madelyn's baptism. She was an angel throughout the service. I held Mason during the ceremony and when it was all done he said 'my turn now'. How sweet is that? I don't have many pictures from this visit because I was so busy holding the baby and playing with Mason, but here are a couple.

Sleeping Angel :)

Saturday night, we also got to go to my friend Tammy's couples shower. She is getting married in May in Mexico and we, unfortunately, won't be able to go because I will be past the point of being able to travel. BOO! Anyway, the shower was fun. We got to catch up and laugh about our old college days as well as talk about what is going on with us now. No pics from this event because Paul and I were either talking, or eating the chocolate truffles they had....Yes, we are guilty :)

Today, we went to our 24 week appointment and had a hi-resolution sonogram that lasted about 30 minutes. It was great to see our little guy for so long. Here are some of the better pictures that we got. The nurse said everything looked beautiful and Madden is right on track for a July 10th delivery date. They estimated him to be in the 59th percentile weight wise. He does have a big ole head and belly, which I am sure I will appreciate come d-day, but I am sure he will grow into them. As for my stats, I am +10 lbs, but we won't say my exact weight at this time :)

Madden is waving to us below! He is saying "Hey Mom and Dad, even though I was moving all through the sonogram I took some time to wave to you!"

Here is the little mister with a mischevious smile on his face already. How funny is that.

This last picture is just another sweet profile. He looks so peaceful here, but believe me, he is a mover and a kicker.

We go back to the doctor on April 13th for my three hour glucose test and a visit with Dr. Seeker. This will be our last visit in the old office and then we will get to be seen and be delivered at the brand new offices that are REALLY NICE and closer to home.

"Target Store!!" - Mason Schultz

2009-03-08T16:50:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I was talking to my sister as she was on her way to take her little boy, Mason, to the store to get jelly beans. I was on speaker phone so I asked Mason which store they were going to and he said...."Target Store". I am telling you we teach them young in our family. Our whole family loves going to Target so I was not surprised at all when that was the store he said he was going to. After all, if you ask Mason what T stands for, he will say Target! How cute!

Speaking of Target, Paul, Kylie and I headed to our neighborhood Super Target today to register for baby things for baby Madden. This registering experience was a lot less overwhelming that when we went to Babies R Us purely because there are not as many baby aisles to go through and because you can always take a break and look at the clothes and shoes, which is what we did. Of course, Kylie loved it because she got to scan in all of the items. She did pretty darn good considering she didn't go crazy with the scanner :). Here are some pics of Kylie scanning some sports themed items for her baby brother.

Oh My Swollen Feet

2009-03-07T11:06:00.002-06:00

Well, yesterday was a whirlwind at work and I forgot to hydrate as much as I should. Boy did I pay for that. When I got home my hands and feet were so swollen. It was weird becuase I had never seen my body look like that before. Paul immediately told me to lay down and that he would take care of dinner (which he usually does anyway) and laundry and whatever else needed to be done. I kid you not, I laid down and propped my feet up and I could immediately feel the pressure being relieved from my feet. Needless to say I am going to take it easy this weekend, but it's just so hard! I am a list sort of person and love to make lists of everything that I need to do on my days off! This weekend is no exception. I have the list all made out and am working through it slowly but surely. Now off to pay bills, fold laundry, and get Kylie ready for a sleepover she has tonight.

A Somewhat Brief Version of Our Baby Story

2009-03-04T20:06:00.007-06:00

Paul and I have been married for almost three years. I will skip the boring dating stories because we didn't really date all that long and there is not much to tell really. However, from the moment we got married we had tried and tried to no avail to become pregnant. After 2 1/2 years of trying, failing, dr. appts, surgeries, 1 failed IVF and 5 failed IUI's we finally got the news we were waiting (not so patiently for)....WE WERE PREGNANT.

We found out two days before we were actually supposed to because all of you who know me know that I am not patient. Yes, I know, I technically wasn't supposed to take a test before the dr. said it was OK, but I just couldn't wait. I got somewhat of a positive result on my first test and sent Paul to the store to buy two different types of test to take the next morning. I got up at about 4 am to take the test and we were both staring at it waiting for the results to pop up and I said 'Oh my gosh, that is a plus sign, oh my gosh!!' We both just laughed and stayed awake until it was time to get ready for work. We then called our parents, rushed to get my blood test done and the rest is history.

The nurses at our dr's office were all so excited for us! Especially the nurse who did our last IUI since we had some difficulty with it. Needless to say we waited what seems like forever and then began our regularly scheduled dr. appointments. Here are some of the sonogram pictures that we have thus far. I love that my dr. gives sonos each visit. :)

Why Paul and Jen Plus Ten You Ask.....

2009-03-03T19:49:00.000-06:00

No, we are not pregnant with 10 kids, or even 8. Yes, we love Jon and Kate Plus 8, but the reasoning behind the name of our blog is two-fold. We have an almost ten year old daughter, Kylie, and we are expecting a special delivery (i.e. 10 tiny fingers and 10 tiny toes) in early July. Yes, you heard me right, we are having a baby. I will post more on our journey to have this precious little boy later, but for now (since its 8:00) and I am exhausted I will just post my 21 week belly pic. I promise to get better about taking pictures and posting as soon as I get used to this blogging thing.

Our First Rodeo

2009-03-03T19:37:00.000-06:00

Well, we have finally given into the peer pressure to start a blog. Many of our family and friends have asked us numerous times to send pictures and updates of what is going on in our lives and this seems like the easiest way to do it. Enjoy. More posts to come as we gather pictures and organize our thoughts :)