Time is flying...

I can't believe this little guy is already 2.5 weeks old

 This little outfit was from his Uncle Tim and Auntie Mel, and it makes him look so big!

 love the space jammies

 Aiden had to dress up for special mtg on Sunday :) This shirt was only $5 on sale so I couldn't resist

 Too bad they both have their eyes closed but cute anyways Sunday morning

 Here are the 3 kiddos quick while running out the door

 Aiden kind of likes these gum drop pacifiers so I picked up a couple different colors, right now he's only taking them in the car.. which is helpful

 chatting with my biggest sissy this morning

 hanging out with my mom in the early hours

 this dc boy loves Aiden like a little brother already, so concerned and too sweet

kisses from my little big sissy :)

Update

Everything is going well with us. It's been a little exhausting, especially those nights Aiden thinks it's daytime but overall going good!  The girls are such good helpers and love their brother like crazy.  We sure wish the nice weather would've stayed, we've gone back to winter this week... at least it's not snowing (knock on wood!)  So, we've just been laying low for the most part and enjoying the last few days before the daycare kids come back.  I did head out the other day for the first time alone with all 3 kids. We hit the McDonald's play park, the post office, and the library.  The girls were so well-behaved and Aiden slept most of the time in his carseat so I couldn't have asked for a better first outing.  Here are some more pictures from earlier this week.

Aiden is already reaching for people and grabbing at his sissy's face when she lays next to him.

How can you resist this sweet little face?

Hailey can't resist him, she's always snuggling and kissing him... like the rest of us.

Grandma P came over and spent the day playing with the girls which was much appreciated!

Aiden snuggled in his sling Grandma M made for him at the park and loved it!

Hailey loved the swing but not too high!

Taylor is quite the daredevil, climbing and standing high on everything she could.

Sleepy boy.

Picture update

The last week and a half has flown by as we've been enjoying some time just as a family. Ben had a few days off last week then the girls and I have just been playing and relaxing.. healing.. etc. I'll start daycare again next week, so going to hope for nice weather this week so we can fully enjoy it. Aiden is doing great, growing too fast already! I am doing well too, as long as I don't overdo it. Anyways, here are some pictures from the last week!



"Daddy, is it game time yet?"

 

 The girls were so happy to have some nice weather to play outside and use some new sidewalk chalk.

 Aiden and Hailey were both napping next to me one day, then I got up and they snuggled right in together, too cute.

 
 Taylor loves to hold Aiden, he has such good big sisters.

 

 sweetheart



Blowing bubbles Saturday

 
 So much fun!

 

 Playing in the sandbox! need to buy more sand, somehow it always gets all over the yard instead of staying in the box :P

 

Taylor loves Cooper, but not as much as he loves her!

"I'm his big sister"

Too many pictures to post...

I've been trying to keep up with pictures but there are just too many, I'd be here all day posting, but here are a few. There are more on facebook since it's faster to post there. We've all been doing well, just adjusting to nighttime feedings and etc of course. Milk is in so baby boy is happy and soaking his pants like crazy, so we are moving right up to size 1's to avoid overflow! lol. Still happening but not as much. Here's Daddy & Aiden escaping from the hospital late Friday night. Mommy and her cute little monkey butt boy :) The girls sure love their baby brother and are big helpers! Tim and Mel and the kids brought supper over Saturday afternoon, thanks again! So, we tried for a new grandkids picture with Grandma & Grandpa, turned out pretty good! 6 kids 6 and under.. We are so lucky to have such a great family :) Feeling super blessed!

The girls love reading to their brother and showing him lots of neat toys he can play with soon!

We go in this afternoon for Aiden's first pediatric check out of the hospital. We went back on Sunday for a jaundice and weight check. He was way below the scale for jaundice and down to 7 lbs 15 oz. I'm sure he'll be back up or over his birth weight today. He eats like a champ. That's all for now!

**Edited~ Aiden's checkup went great. He is up to 8 lbs 7 oz and dr says he is looking great. No heart murmers or anything abnormal.. woo hoo! :) We go back on May 11th for his next checkup and Hailey's 3 year checkup.. no shots until he's 2 months.

Aiden's Birth Story

*On Wednesday the 30th, I had my 39 week prenatal checkup. Dr swept my membranes and scheduled my induction for Monday 4/4. Aiden had been measuring big for March 31st since his 20 week ultrasound, guess he knew when his birthday was going to be but none of us did! Dr said her record is 50% of women go into labor with 48 hours, so while it was a little uncomfortable after the procedure I still thought nothing was going to happen for me this week as it didn't work with the girls. So, I went home but then started cramping a couple hours later. Just thought it was from the procedure. However, I was up all night cramping at least every 45 mins or so. - * Starting about 7 am on the 31st, I was having semi-painful contractions every 15 minutes. At about 9 they turned pretty painful, but I still wasn't sure if it was just discomfort or what as they weren't getting any closer together. I still had daycare kids and just warned their moms that I might have early pickup that day... was to be my last day before a couple weeks off. I lost my mucus plug in the a.m. sometime. Nasty. Suddenly at about 1:30pm, my contractions went down to 10 mins then 7 mins immediately and were very painful. I called Ben, Grandmas & Grandpas, and daycare moms. They all came pretty quickly and my contractions were then 5-6 mins apart. - * We checked into the hospital about 4:30 and got up into our room by 5:00, I was checked and 4cm contracting every 2-3 mins painfully so requested my epidural. I got my epidural by 5:45 thankfully :) Although I could still feel the contractions way more than any epidural I've had before, it just relaxed me enough to progress more quickly. I was 5cm at 6:00 and 6cm by 6:30. Dr decided to give me the minimum dose of pitocin then to speed things up.. the nurse was wondering how fast she wanted this to go as it was already going pretty quickly. I was checked again at 7pm and was 8cm... then the shakes started. I wasn't cold, just hormones mixed with the epidural and meds. It wasn't too bad, just annoying. I was feeling the contractions pretty thoroughly again by now so we pushed the epidural button again. It didn't really do anything more for me but still took the edge off a bit. - * I started pushing at 7:15 and could feel every push and baby in the birth canal.. and on top of that my legs and body were still extremely heavy from the epidural and I still had the shakes. It was a rough 15 minutes and I was just about wondering how in the world I would get out "just one more push" but Aiden James was born at 7:31pm weighing 8 lbs 1 oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. He was pretty purple upon arrival as he had the cord wrapped all over him. He pinked up fast though. He looked huge compared to his sisters, of course he is way bigger then they were at about 6.5 lbs each.. but now he looks so tiny :) - * I had some lightheadedness after labor for awhile so had to lay flat. We wanted to feed him and get his bath before the girls could come and meet him, but it proved a little difficult to try to nurse the first time laying down when half my body was still super heavy. So, we waited through his bath and I could sit up anyway. I itched everywhere but couldn't shower due to the lightheadedness. Finally by midnight I got to take my IV out, they wanted it in there for safety reasons until then since the first time I tried getting up my blood pressure dropped super low and I had to lay down again. Now, we're both doing well and have had no other complications! Just a little sore at the epidural site and normal delivery discomforts. We are all in love with Aiden and so glad he decided to come in his own time even a little bit early :) He's the perfect addition to our family!

Aiden James is here!

We're so excited to introduce Aiden James born 3/31 at 7:31 pm weighing 8 lbs 1 oz 20 1/4 inches!