Firsts

First time in his swing.....what is this crazy contraption?!

First bath, he loves it- except when he has to get out, it's cold!

First time meeting G'pa P....look we have the same little ears!

First trip to the Big City....suprising dad and eating "lunch" with him.



First Trip To TARGET!! and he loved it!

He's finally here!!!

I look exactly how I feel, EXHAUSTED!
6 lbs, 8 oz, 18 inches long...pretty bald, brown eyed?....and BEAUTIFUL!

Lots of kisses for Brooks
Our first kiss!

He never thought he'd be so happy to hear a baby cry

A very proud grandma! I'm so thankful that she came earlier than originally planned, it was so great to have her there.

The labor went pretty well, relatively speaking. I started feeling contractions around 12:30am...already about 12 minutes apart. I woke Stephen up at about 3:30am when the contractions were REALLY hurting and about 8 minutes apart. We finally left for the hospital just before 5:ooam, contractions every 3 minutes....I was dilated to a 3 upon arrival....I got the epidural around 6:00...it wore off around 8:30 when I started pushing and he arrived at 9:11am!!

Good food, good company, dissapointing Cardinals

We had our first get together to break in our apartment for the Super Bowl. Too bad the Cardinals couldn't pull it off, I was a little embarrased to be wearing my AZ shirt after they let their win go, oh well. Stephen, Mom, Laura, Owen and Dan.


Andy, Oliver, Tamara, Julee and Matt.

What a great ward!

I have an amazing ward here in Jersey City and I owe a huge Thank You especially to Tamara and Gretchen who organized and hosted a really fun baby shower for me. There was a great turn out of supportive women from the ward who brought great gifts for someone they hadn't even really met. I feel so blessed to have such a great support system already, I really don't know how anyone would survive here without the sisterhood that the church provides!

This is Liz looking at a "poopy" diaper, trying to decide if he ate a Snicker's or Reese's, lol!

A few of the other ladies sniffing "poopy" diapers, what a fun game!

Tamara, the party host (what a CUTE apartment right?) and me (looking really bloated and rosy as always, cute right, ha)

Tamara is really crafty, she made this for Brooks- Ollie the Owl.

All the great gifts from the very gracious women in the ward, we are so blessed.

THANK YOU!

The new place at 2 weeks

It's cramped, and not finished as you can tell from the stuff everywhere still, but it's getting there! Brooks's Room....

Our room....

Kitchen.....

Bathroom....

The belly at 37 weeks

Coming Soon....the new place in NJ

We're still getting settled in our new apt, but I've spent this week trying to beautify the place so as soon as I'm finished I'll post some pics...and some belly pics that you've all been requesting...don't worry it's huge, just ask Stephen!

Hanging out in NC

I didn't take very many pics while I sat around in NC, not to say I didn't have fun but I didn't think you'd want to see pics of me sitting on the couch watching the latest new releases.

I did get a chance to see some good friends, Erika and Jessica, and ofcourse we made a trip to Target- our favorite place on earth!

A little late...christmas PJ's

Tute outfit for baby Brooks, thanks grandma Rob.

LOVE my new purse, nice work Stephen!

Go cougs!

Thanks for the new shoes stevie!

Our new hoodies thanks to Black Friday extravaganza!

Good job Stephen!

Kisses for the "master"

Eating sushi ofcourse for his graduation luncheon.

Good job Stephen, we're all so proud of you and your accomplishments!