Our Pride and Joy! Bentley Update

Day 6. Mom left today so it was hard to say goodbye. Things will definately be alot tougher without her and we already miss her tons. Bentley loved her soothing voice and gentle touch. Thanks again Mom. Jon has also been such a support to me and has taken on the role of fatherhood amazingly. He is a natural and is so good to Bentley and I. I couldn't do it without him. Thanks babe.










Day 4 and 5. Here are pics of Bentley's bath time. My mom is such a great teacher and I would be lost without her. He doesn't mind parts of his bath which are good but I'm sure when I can use his little bath tub he will like them alot better. He is already changing so much and starting to fill out. I have learned so much these past few days and I am trying to take it all in. Being a good mom and wife are the most important roles I can play so I am trying my best to learn all that I can from my mom. She has been such a great example to me and Jon and we are so lucky to have had her here. Feeding him was has been quite a frustrating thing for Bentley and I but we are both starting to catch on and Bentley is such a good helper. We spent Valentines day all together. We ordered our favorite pizza and Jon rented a cute movie for us all to watch. He got me so beautiful red roses and he got me and my mom our favorite candy.






Jons sister Jen and her family stopped to stay with us on there way to California. They are going to disneyland with there kids. They brought us a cute Jersey for Bentley of Jons favorite hockey team the Oilers.... They tricked him first by giving him a flames jersey which he hated. haha. It was fun to have Bentley meet his cousins Jade and Noah.



This is us with Bentley on Day 2 and Day 3. He is so handsome and perfect in every way( I'm his mom so I can brag can't I (: ) He loves to play with his hands. I think they comfort him when they are by his face so we always have them covered so he doesn't scratch his face. He has beautiful deep dark blue eyes and he will just stare at you when he is awake with them.






Here we are at the hospital. Jon already told the labor story but I just wanted to post some pics of us with the baby when he was brand new. My mom and Jon were so good to help me through the labor pains, I don't know what I would have done without them. Having this little guy has changed my life comepletley. I don't think I could love any thing more. He is so sweet and has been such a good baby. My mom and best friend were so sweet to send me flowers while I was in the hospital and my cousins Curtis, Candace, and Alli came to visit so I just wanted to say thank you.

More pics of baby Bentley!

We are finally home, the hospital can start to feel like a prison. Bentley and Christi are both good and sleepy, I put them both down for a nap. We are grateful Christi's Mom is here, she has been a great help, thanks Teri. Hope you guys enjoy the pics, he changes every hour it feels like.

Baby Boy Bentley!!!

He was born last night or early this morn at 12:19am. Feb 10, 09. He was 8lbs 10oz. We are living in the wonderful hospital for now making sure both Christi and Bentley are healthy. So far so good, and he is an adorable healthy boy. Christi was about a week over and was given prosta glandin to soften things up and then get induced in the morn. We went home and immediately christi went into labor. Didn't make it a couple hours from the prosta glandin thing and we were back in the hospital. At the time of the prosta glandin she was dialated to a 1 then after a 3 and then when we came back at 7 when she was having consistent contractions and she was a 5. Then from here on she dialated another cm every hour and progressed fairly fast from here on. At around 10 she was at a 9 but the water hadn't broke yet. Pretty much from 10 to 12 we just chilled and waited for her doctor to show up. He broke the water and out he came in 10 min. What an experience is all I can say and I love my wife for what she went through for us. Love you sweets! Im a daddy! and love kids, so what a blessing to have our own little guy to fuss over and spoil. I'll try and put a pic from my phone on here, but if I can't I will when I get home. Christi is doing good, and looks beautiful as usual.

Why does everything break at once?

This past week our computer crashed and our vaccuum broke. I tried to fix the vaccuum but it just wasn't going to work. Things are made so cheap these days it bugs me. Our computer is at Data docters to see if they can get anything off the hard drive but they told me they for sure couldn't save any of my pictures. I am so sad. I will for sure keep them backed up in the future. Jon said it was a good thing it crashed now so we didn't lose any pics of the baby. Jon is so sweet and always looks for the bright side of things especially since he lost a ten page research paper he had just finished but not turned in. I am glad I have this blog and have been good at updating otherwise the past couple of years pictures would all be gone completely.
I am patiently ( not so much) awaiting the arrival of our baby boy. It is hard the last couple weeks of pregnancy because I am so uncomfortable and I keep thinking there is no more room for him but he is holding tight and not budging. He is due this Tuesday but my doctor said he wouldn't induce me until I am a week over due. I don't even want to think about that but I know with first babies it is a huge possibility to go over your due date. wish me luck! Hope everyone is doing great!

Nursery Pics!

I have been working on the the baby's nursery and here are a few pictures I took. I am not quite finished but it is all coming together. I am do in about two and a half weeks so I hope this little guy doesn't want to stay in there to much longer. It's funny becuase they call it the "nesting phase" that I'm in and that is what I have been doing: cleaing, organizing, resting, cleaning some more. I don't get much sleep but i guess that it just in preparation for when the baby comes because I'm sure I'll get even less if that is possible. I enjoy feeling his movements all throughout the day. They have gone from punching and kicking too rolling and stretching. I can't wait to meet this cute little boy. I can already tell he will be quite active if he is anything like he is now. On another note my dogs have been enjoying the snow now that they are used to it. They go out back and adventure for hours. Jon is keeping busy with his online classes and is always a great help to me. He even brought me some beautiful bright flowers home the other day to suprise me. I love having flowers around to brighten the winter dreariness. I took a pic of them but will post that later. Hope all is well with everyone.

Post Christmas!

My cousin Jennifer, sister in law Amber, and my mom threw me a baby shower while I was down in AZ. It was decorated so cute with little teddy bears and Amber made me a cute diaper cake that was the center piece. The food was delicious. Thanks to everyone who came and for all the nice baby stuff. I definately feel a little more prepared to welcome this little guy into the world. Thanks to everyone that helped out with my shower as well. I really appreciate it!

Me,my mom, and my sisters.

My best friend Jade and I

Me and my friends Lisa, Carli, laura, Christy, and Jade ( not in order)

Picture by the diaper centerpiece with my cousin Jennifer

Me, my mom, and Heidi

Me holding my cousing Tressy. she is so adorable


We couldn't leave Arizona without going to a mexican restaurant so me, jon, heidi, my mom, and the kids went to eat at Matta's grill. It was so good and I love the salsa there. Later that day Jon and Chad went to a bowl game at ASU and had alot of fun while us girls went baby shopping. Jon also got to go to the Cardinals bowl game with my dad, chad, and heidi. He had never been to an NFL game so he was so excited and had alot of fun. Jon also went dirt bike riding over the break. He hadn't been in awhile so he was thrilled to get to do that too. We had an amazing Christmas break, thanks again mom and dad. It was so fun visiting with family and friends. I got sick the last two days we were there so I didn't get to meet up with everyone I wanted but I guess thats just how life goes. Now we are back in the freezing cold but are excitedly preparing for the arrival of our baby boy due in three weeks. I will of course post pics of that when he comes.





On New Years day we went out to ride some horses and have a bbq. Everyone had so much fun. I of course couldn't ride them but it was still fun just being with everyone. We had some yummy food and also did a sponge bob pinata. The kids loved it. Jon got bucked off one of the horses but walked away with only a big bruise on his thigh and a sore back.

New Years Eve 2008

New Years Eve was so fun this year because we were able to go to my friend Carli's house to celebrate with lots of friends. I didn't think I would be able to stay up since I have been so tired lately but as soon as we got there I wasn't even tired. We played fun games, visited, played ping pong, ate delicious treats and breakfast crepes that Carli and her sister Alyssa made, and of course watched the ball drop. Happy New Year to everyone. Can you believe it is 2009. I surely can't and this year is going to bring many changes.