Photo Shoot

Here is a little sampling of our photo shoot that we did this week. I think that the pictures turned out great. Jen, who was our photographer, did an awesome job and I would highly recommend her. Her website is Photography by Jen Conner.

Sewing Talent

Tim's mom is known for going over board. She is always doing things above and beyond what needs to be done. She is an over achiever! So, I shouldn't be surprised that she made ALL this stuff for me with her own 2 hands. Yes, she has been a sewing fool lately. She sewed all of this stuff. She did all of this for me and the same exact stuff in pinks & yellows for Mahina! Wow! In case you can't tell from this picture, there is a quilt, a diaper bag, a changing pad, a blanket, a container and a bib. She also informed me that she just finished my pacifier holder and diaper & wipes holder. Isn't she amazing? Thanks Ann!


I guess it runs in the family. Tim's Grandma gave me this beautiful blanket and burp cloth. I love it because it's a little different than the typical homemade blanket. It's gorgeous!

2 Weeks Old

My first week at home, without Tim's help, was a success! I'm truly amazed that I'm not totally overwhelmed yet. I'm sure it's coming, but right now I feel wonderful. I feel like I'm still in that fun "honeymoon" period. I know that life will catch up with me, but right now I'm just trying to enjoy this precious time. It goes by way too fast. As you can tell, Cooper is already growing up too fast. Tim bought him a blackberry to keep track of his feedings, bowel movements, and sleep schedule!

Siebs

We have been so blessed to have SOOO many wonderful friends, family and neighbors stop by to visit, bring us meals and take care of us. We feel so grateful for ALL the love and support we have received from everyone. I wish that I had a picture of EVERYONE who has visited us and come to meet Cooper, but I haven't been so great about that.

The Siebenbergs have come out and spent the last two Saturday nights with us since we are cooped up in our home (Cooped...that's funny...no pun intended.) Here is a cute picture of all our kids!

Happy 80th Birthday Grandpa Carver

We went up to Logan to celebrate Tim's Grandpa's 80th Birthday today. It was great to get out of the house for the day. I was a little nervous about the long day and being around a ton of people with a little baby, but it ended up being so fun! It was a surprise party and everyone worked really hard to make it a wonderful day for him. It was fun to spend the day with family. Unfortunately, we didn't get any great pictures with Grandpa because our camera ran out of battery power, but we did get one of our little family.

Bath Time

There is nothing more precious and yummy than a freshly bathed baby. I love bath time!

Cousins

Here are the cute little cousins, Cooper & Emeline. They are only 3 days apart!



Here are the proud Grandmas and the babies. This is Mahina's Mom (Sal), Eme, Tim's Mom (Ann) and Cooper

1 Week Old

I can't believe that my sweet little baby is already 1 week old. He has been such a joy! Truly, this has been my easiest adjustment after having a baby. I feel amazing. I just can't get enough of sweet little Cooper. I don't ever want to put him down. Not to mention, the joy it is to watch Payton and Parker interact with him. I am overflowing with joy and gratitude. I can't stop thanking my Heavenly Father for the precious blessing of 3 beautiful boys!


I also feel so blessed to have an amazing husband. Tim has been off work all week and I have LOVED it! I know how hard it is for Tim to take this much time off of work, but it has been so wonderful to have him at home. He has been an amazing help to me and the boys. He's made the adjustment of a new baby seem so easy.

Big Brothers

Payton & Parker are loving their new baby brother. In fact, he immediately became the favorite brother for both of them. They have been so interested in everything that Cooper does. They constantly want to hold him, check on him while he's sleeping and give him his pacifier. It's so fun to watch them love him and welcome him into our family.

Cooper's Birth Story

It all started Saturday evening...

I got taken off of bed rest the previous Wednesday and since being off of bed rest my contractions had completely slowed down. By Saturday I was going crazy. I resigned to the fact that I would not be having this baby anytime soon. This had already been my longest pregnancy by 2 days (pathetic, I know!!) Nevertheless, I was so done being pregnant, but I realized that I would probably go full term this time. With that in mind...

Saturday evening we went over to Tim's parents house. Tim went with the guys to the Priesthood Session of General Conference while Payton, Parker & I hung out with the girls. I was so excited just to go hold my new little niece and let the boys play at Grandma's. As soon as the guys left I started having little whimpy contractions. They were nothing like I had been having, but they were really regular. I thought it was a little odd, but they were pretty easy to ignore. After about an hour, I thought that I better time the contractions, just for fun. They were coming 5 min, 6 min, 8 min, 5 min, 5 min, 6 min, 5 min, 4 min, 3 min, 5 min, 3 min, 4 min, 3 min, 4 min, 3 min, 4 min. I couldn't believe it. However, I still did not think it was labor. I was laughing about them. I texted Tim during conference to let him know that they needed to pick up Cafe Rio after they were done and that we probably needed to go to the hospital.

The guys got home and by that point my contractions were all 3-4 minutes apart. Tim ate his dinner and then we headed up to the hospital. Both of us were planning on being sent home. I did not believe that this was labor. I felt great!

Here we are just before leaving Tim's parents house to go to the hospital...


We got to the hospital at 9:00 p.m. and they hooked me up to all the machines. She checked me and said that I was dilated to 4cm. She said they would watch the contractions then call my doctor to see what he wanted to do. We waited for an hour. She came back and checked me again after an hour. I was dilated to 4.5cm and my contractions were very regular. She said that my doctor wanted to admit me. What? I asked her if that meant I was going to have a baby?!? I still couldn't believe that this was actually happening. I still felt amazing.

Tim & I waiting through the long labor process. We are both excited to get this over with and meet our new little guy!



Within about an hour, my contractions started getting painful. About an hour later I requested the epidural. This was the worst part of the entire labor and delivery. YUCK! (Tim almost passed out while watching him give it to me.) After that was done, we spent the night laying around, waiting for my body to do it's thing. I only dilated about a 1/2 cm every hour. They couldn't give me anything to speed it up because I was pre term. It was a long, long night! The babies heart rate kept dropping, I had a fever and they couldn't get in touch with my doctor. I stayed at 6cm for 3 hours. They wanted to break my water, but they had to talk to my doctor before they could. They finally called his home phone and he was sound asleep. I guess his pager wasn't working. He finally gave them the "ok" to break my water and that helped speed things up. After 10 hours of labor (mostly just lying around waiting), Cooper decided that he was immediately ready to enter this world. I felt a little pressure and called the nurse. She came to check me out and said, "Don't cough or sneeze. I'll get the doctor." His head was right there. I literally pushed twice...once for his head and the second for the rest of his body. It was a breeze! He was born at 7:04 a.m.

They put him on me and I couldn't believe it. He was perfect. He looked just like my other boys. It was the most incredible feeling to hold him and see his perfect little body. It's the most amazing, exhilarating, emotional, exciting and intense feeling in the whole world. We felt so blessed and were so grateful to finally be able to meet our new little guy.

Guess Who?

How well do you know my babies? There are 2 pictures each of Payton, Parker & Cooper. See if you can guess who is who?!? I will post the answers in the comment section.

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Introducing...

COOPER RAY JONES
April 6, 2008
7:04 am
6 lbs 13 oz
18 inches long

Here is our beautiful new little boy we've been patiently waiting for. He was definitely worth the wait. He is so perfect and doing so well. He did have a few complications, but he is doing great now. We are all home and doing well. It's been a whirlwind few days, but we are already so in love with our new little man. We will post birth stories and more pictures later, but we wanted to introduce you to our new little guy.

Cooper

Proud Brothers


Our Happy Family

Surprise...It's A GIRL!

We welcomed a new little baby girl into our family today. We were so surprised. No, this is not an April Fool's joke. This is our NIECE, Emeline Jones. Did I scare anyone?!? I wish this was my baby. She is so adorable.

Brady & Mahina had their little baby girl this morning! Mahina and I have been doing this pregnancy thing together. She was due just 1 week before me. She has also had pre term labor and was on bed rest. I have been following her progress closely since I am just behind her and, so far, my progress has followed just behind her as well. Does that mean I will be having my baby soon? I hope so!

Congratulations, Brady & Mahina! We are so excited for you guys. We're also excited to have another girl in the family.

36 Weeks...Now what?!?

I have arrived at my long anticipated 36 week mark, but now what? I had my doctor's appointment today and he officially took me off of bed rest. He said that I could return to my "normal" activities. He also said that if I had contractions I no longer needed to lay down and try to make them go away. It is time for nature to take it's course without me stopping it. I am dilated to a 3+ and thinned out (I forgot to ask how much). He said that it could be tonight or 3 weeks from tonight that I go into labor. You never know!

The problem is that I'm not really sure what to do with myself. I haven't been able to do my "normal" activities for the past 4 months. It's crazy! I'm very excited. I feel so blessed to have been able to make it this far. I can't wait to see what the next few weeks will bring! Most of all, I can't wait to meet my sweet little baby boy. I am very anxious, but realize that this baby will come when he is ready.

Thanks again to everyone for your love and support. I am so lucky to be surrounded by so many wonderful people. You have made the past few weeks so easy for me. Thanks again!