Baby #2 pictures

Go to this page to view a few pictures of the new baby girl (who is not yet named).

Baby #2 born!

While at the hospital, and trying to sleep, Heather asked me to page the nurse, so I did. The nurse came in and Heather said the contractions were getting extremely painful. So the nurse had the doctor come in and they checked her status and decided it was time to do the epidural. Well, it was only about 5 minutes after the nurse left to request an epidural that Heather screamed and said "I think the baby is coming!" and suddenly there were 10 people in our room scrambling. Heather said "Can I still get my epidural?" and the nurse said "Sorry, it's too late."
The baby arrived literally about 5 minutes after that. It happened so fast! I was prepared with the video camera this time and got the baby right when it came out.
It is a girl and she was not breathing when she came out, but the experienced hospital staff got her "up and running" so to speak and now she is doing great. She will probably have to stay the hospital for a week at least.
Heather and I didn't get to actually go to sleep until probably 5 AM and now it's 9 AM and I am feeling really tired (but I'm sure Heather is more tired).
I've got plenty of video and still-frame shots of the new baby and will no doubt be uploading some of it soon.
I can't wait to introduce Jaiden to his new little sister!

Just a little update: (Heather)I am in my last few weeks of pregnancy and feeling pretty good. It is harder to get comfortable, especially at nighttime. I am anxious for our little girl to arrive. The babies room is all painted and I am having fun decorating it. (Matthew) His company recently let some people go and it does have him concerned. He is extremely grateful that he has a job. He is also preparing for a Team Fortress tournament in April. He enjoys playing with his bubbies online.

I walked in to Jaiden's room to find a big mess. He had taken all the diapers out of the basket and all the wipes out of the package. The funniest part was seeing him asleep in the middle of all the rubble. It must have wiped him out to make such a mess :-) I was just glad that he took a nap, but not before making a pile of diapers to sleep on.

I love to do puzzles! During my mom's visit for Christmas, we started this cute puzzle. My mom and I are quite a team. She finds all the edges for me and I do the edge first and then she finds similar pieces and groups them together. We didn't get it finished before she left, so Matthew and I finished it. It was actually harder than we thought, but here it is finished!

Christmas 2008

Jaiden gets his first baby doll.

Jaiden is devouring chocolate from his stocking.

I just wanted to take some time and spotlight my cute husband. He has been wonderful throughout my whole pregnancy. He has taken on more household chores and helped more with Bubby. He is a sweet man and I feel so lucky to be married to him. He has made some great sacrifices during my pregnancy and I thank him for those. He is a great listener and willing to do my "honey do" lists. He supports me in my roll as mother and respects me. In addition to being a great husband, he is also a great father. He is the one who puts Bubby to bed and it is so sweet hearing him sing "I love to see the Temple" and "I am a Child of God." Jaiden loves when Daddy tickles him and rolls on the ground with him.