He's Here!

On Tuesday morning at 2:45 AM my phone rang. On the other end was my sister Rachel informing me that the time had finally come for Jaxon to be born!

I quickly got ready and headed to the hospital where she was dilated to 5 and being admitted into the labor & delivery room.

Tony & Rachel were very kind to share this experience by having my mom, sister Hannah, Tony's mom, his sister and myself in the delivery room with them.

A little after 6 AM it was time to push! You can tell Rachel had gotten the epidural because she was all smiles before delivering him.

At 6:25 AM Jaxon Alexander was born, weighing 7 pounds 9 ounces and 20 inches long.

A few minute after his birth he was already smiling!

She's in love!

My Mom is one proud grandma!

This almost gave me the baby bug.

Yesterday I took the boys over to Rachel's to bring them dinner and Grafton and Deklan met their new cousin for the first time. Grafton insisted on bringing his favorite blanket to cover him with.... This was a pretty big deal because Grafton is very attached to it and usually does not want to share. He's a great cousin already. :)

We're so happy you're here Jaxon!

Rachel's Having a Fall Baby!

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to host a baby shower for my sister Rachel, who is due in just a couple of weeks! Since the shower was on October 2nd and Rachel loves Fall, some friends and I decided to throw her a Fall themed shower.

Not only did it turn out beautifully, but it also saved us time and money on the decorations because we used items we already had.

Our friend Janet made two diaper cakes for the centerpieces that we used on a couple of tables.

On the other two tables we used a centerpiece that several of us made at a friends house last year.

Our friend Nicole made the favors. It was a goodie bag that had pumpkin and leaf shaped gingerbread cookies inside. On the tag it said "thank you for celebrating Rachel's little pumpkin!"

The food we served was absolutely delicious and everyone kept raving about how good it was. Our Fall themed menu consisted of Chicken and Dumplings, Baked Potato Soup, salad with dried cranberries and candied walnuts, apples with caramel dip, cornbread muffins, cranberry punch, warm apple cider, coffee, and pumpkin roll for dessert.

We had a nice, leisurely lunch and then it was time for a game.

We played a competitive game of Baby Shower Bingo and used candy pumpkins as the place markers.

Once the game was over I did a short devotion and talked about Fall being a time of Harvest and how Jaxon is going to be the beginning of the new Harvest coming in Rachel's life.

The remainder of the shower consisted of Rachel opening her presents. She mostly received diapers, clothes, and bath items. This will keep her well supplied for a while!

Now that the shower is over, it's time to come out baby Jaxon!