Our Baby Girl Is Finally Here!!

On April 29th at 2:13 am Taliyah Lynn Houseman was born!! She weighed in at 7lbs 10 ozs and a little over 20 inches. She is a happy healthy little girl. Jayla is being a good big sister. She sits next to her, kisses her and pats her on the head. Little Jordan was invited to spend the weekend with some friends. He got to hold Taliyah a few times at the hospital and at home. I think he's starting to feel alittle out numbered! He's going to be wearing a lot of crowns and makeup in the near future!!

Our Baby Story.........
I was supposed to be induced on Friday and we were just waiting around for that to happen. Since I was induced with Jayla I didn't think that I would go into labor on my own. On Wednesday around dinner time I started to feel some contractions. They weren't too bad and they weren't very regular. Little Jordan had a pack meeting and while we were there I continued to have contractions. They were about 10 minutes apart and didn't seem to get any closer together, so we still didn't know for sure if this was it. By the time we got home and put the kids in bed, I called my midwife and we decided to head to the hospital. The contractions still weren't very close together but they were starting to get a little more intense. When we got to the hospital I was dilated to 4 centimeters and they said we could stay, this was about 11:oo. They started me on an IV to get some fluids in me before they could give me an epidural. So alittle after 1 when that was done they checked me again and I was already at a 9!! They let me rest for awhile and then after about 20 minutes of pushing our baby girl came. It all went by so fast! We are so happy that we decided to go to the hospital instead of waiting it out. My midwife asked Jordan if he was going to help with the delivery, we were both thinking she meant cut the cord. Jordan actually did most of the delivery. My midwife did the head and Jordan got to deliver the rest of her body. I think he was as scared as I was! It was a great experience for him and I'm so happy that he was able to be involved. This delivery and recovery have been so much different than the last one. I think giant baby Jayla paved the way for her sister!! We are so happy and blessed to have our little girls!

Just to compare....

This was the only picture I could find with me at 39 weeks with Jayla. This was actually taken right before we left for the hospital...maybe that's why it's such a bad picture!! And we'll say the double chin is from being swollen and a bad camera angel!! So do I look the same?! It's will be interesting to do this with their baby pictures!

The waiting game...

Well I'm now almost 39 weeks and ready to go! My midwife has said that if I don't have the baby this weekend then we'll talk about inducing me next week. So the end in sight!! It's such a nerve-wrecking thing...you never know when the baby will come. You can't plan anything more than 6 hours ahead of time because what if?! Every little pain you think that maybe it's time! It just totally consumes your thoughts! So hopefully by next weekend we will be holding our sweet little baby girl in our arms!!

Jordan and I have now been married 5 YEARS!! It's hard to believe. Our lives have changed so much but at least one thing hasn't changed...we are still just as much in love as we were then! Jordan and I started dating on February 15th, 2003 and since that day we have either spent time with each other each day or talked on the phone when we lived in separate states. (Jordan was out of cell service one time when he was hiking but we won't count that day!!) You figured we would be sick of each other by now but some how we aren't!

One of Jordan's classmates offered to babysit for us so we could go out...who knows when we will be able to again! We went to a movie and to a Japanese Steak house. It was so nice getting to spend all day together! Jordan was very thoughtful with his gift to me. The traditional 5 year anniversary gift is wood so he got me a willow tree figure of a mom holding a baby with another child next to her. I went along with the traditional theme and got him a new ring to wear with a wooden inlay.

Hopefully next post will be about our baby girl!!

Disney on Ice!!!

This is the craziest smile I have ever seen, cute and alittle creepy at the same time!

The fireworks scared her.

Disney on Ice came to Jacksonville and I was going to get tickets when they first came out but I didn't know how I would feel and it's hard to plan something like that with Jordan's schedule. But at the last minute a friend ended up with some extra tickets we were was actually free...so we decided to go. I didn't know if Jayla would be able to sit through it but she LOVED it!! It was so cute to see her watch the show. She loved the Princesses. She got scared of the Beast and all the fireworks. It was so much fun taking the family, even Mom and Dad enjoyed the show...we felt like kids again!!

Finally...the BEACH!!

It's finally warm enough to go to the beach, so when Jordan passed his test we went to the beach to have a little family fun in the sun! Jayla just loves the beach. The water is still really cold but it didn't seem to bother her at all. She loves the water and loves the sand. I don't think we are going to be able to make it to the beach as much as what I would like this summer, it's harder with a newborn baby.
And to all of our friends and family that are getting snow and nasty weather I'm sorry. We don't miss our freezing days of Rexburg. You are welcome to pack up the flip flops and come visit! We are only going to be here for another year so come on by!!

Ya! It's the beach!!

Dig her a hole and she's happy

Jordan's turn

I thought I looked pretty good...and then I saw the pictures. I keep telling myself only a few more weeks!!

Again the movie isn't anything special, mostly for the grandmas that don't get to see our kiddos that often!

Easter!!!

Easter time!
We had a fun Easter morning...lots of eggs and lots of sugar!! Jordan has a big test this week so he has been studying a lot but he was able to take the morning off. It was nice to have a morning together as a family. The kids had so much fun looking for eggs and then eating breakfast together...one of my family's breakfast favorites, German Pancakes!

I was actually able to listen to most of Conference, which was really surprising! Did anyone else notice a theme of being a good parent...or is that just something that I need to work on??!
The Easter bunny was very generous this year, he must use coupons too!Going through the loot!

Jayla found all the ones that were high up, they were intended for Jordan but I guess Jayla has a good eye!

Can I eat it all??

This isn't from Easter but I just thought she looked cute!! Ready for the BEACH!!

The videos aren't anything special, just the kids looking for eggs. I just thought the grandparents might like to see!

A Little Easter Fun!!

(The back up Easter dress, the first one was "melting" which I think means itchy??!)

EGG HUNT VIDEO

We went to an Easter Egg hunt today at the park. Jayla is loving Easter...actually she loves all holidays lately. I guess that the newspaper was taking video and we are in the first few seconds. I'm the big lady in the pink shirt! It's pretty funny to watch me try to run along with Jayla. Jordan was on a different field, they divided them up by age.
Hope you enjoy!! Just click on the words egg hunt video above.