Where has the time gone?

1 day old

1 week old

Beautiful Boy

First bath 

Nice and Clean

Our little man is 3 weeks old today.  I have no idea how he got so old so fast, it still feels like yesterday that I was pleading for him to come out.  Now we can't imagine life without him.  It has definitely been a busy few weeks.  We welcomed Brayden, started to get settled at home, had to move and now for the past week we hangout together eating, sleeping, pooping, and crying while we are living at my parents waiting to hear on a house we have put an offer in on.  

He is a great little man and is about the sweetest guy in the world, just like his daddy.  He is getting bigger and bigger every day.  Last Tuesday and the pediatrician he weighed 10 pounds 12 ounces.  I think I am giving him cream.  We also got to start giving him baths which we all enjoy.  Jason and I are having so much fun being parents and can't imagine life before him.  God truly has blesses us more than we ever could have imagined.  

He's Here!!

Jill and Jason are happily enjoying their first night with their son. So Jill asked me (her sister) to update the blog for everyone. So Auntie Sara is pleased to announce the birth of Brayden Scott Voss. He was born this afternoon at 4:16 and was 9 lbs. 9 oz. and 21.5 inches long.

Jill and Jason got a call from the hospital around 3:30 am telling them they finally had a room ready for them! They tried inducing her but things were not progressing too much. Then when they broke her water his heart rate dropped and they weren't too pleased with that and she was still only dialated to around 4 cm yet. So they decided to go ahead with a c-section. Turns out it was a good choice. Little Brayden was face up instead of face down and had the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck twice! Plus he was a pretty big boy, the doctor said a c-section was the best choice! Jill and Brayden are both doing well.

I'm sure Jill and Jason will have much more details and pictures once they are all back home and settled again, but here are a few pictures of their new little boy!

Put a fork in me, I'm done!!

Well we have reached and exceeded 40 weeks.  I am officially 40 weeks and 1 day.  I honestly don't think that he is ever gone to come.  I know the safest place for him is where he is and we are so thankful that he is healthy and happy in there, BUT I am very uncomfortable and ready to see his cute little face.  (I assume he will be the cutest baby ever, he will steal the title from his cousin Zach of course)  We went to the doctors twice last week and both times their was nothing.  No dilating, no enfacement, no dropping, NOTHING!!! I have known all along that genetics was not on my side but I had some hope, and after this week, it is dwindling.  So we go back to the doctor again on Tuesday to see if anything has changed and for an ultrasound.  The ultrasound is to see just how big he is and to make sure he will fit if I get induced. (WHAT?!! was my first response)  Then a decision will be made for induction or whatever.  They are trying to give him the benefit of the doubt and hope he will get things going on his own because it is the best, but they have promised me that they will not let me go more than a week past my due date, so by next Saturday he should be here.  My next post should be real pictures of him and the reveal of his name.  Wish us luck!! :-)

35 and a Shower

Only 5 more weeks until our due date.  Where has the time gone??? I can't believe how fast these last 35 weeks have gone.  I had the realization today that I have only 15 more days to teach.  That is if he comes near his due date. :-)

 We are continuing to get his room and ourselves ready and now it is time to wait.  We do have the condo for sale and waiting for it to go into escrow any day and we had an offer accepted that we put in last week.  It is a short sale so it probably wont close until May/June.  Not that it adds any stress. :-)  We are just excited to have a house and back yard for our little man.

I go to the doctor on Tuesday and they will continue to track how big he is and the swelling that has started in the last 2 week in my feet and hands.  A few weeks ago his head was measuring in the 98th percentile and overall he was in the 78th.  We knew we had a big boy, but I am getting a little nervous about this.

We have been very blessed the last two weeks.  On the 20th the church threw us an amazing baby shower and we were blessed with so many wonderful things.  Then this past Friday the staff at school threw me another baby shower and we were again blessed with more awesome things for our little man.  And this coming Friday my sister is hosting a party for all my nearest and dearest friends.  I can't even begin to express how lucky we feel to have such a supportive family, friends, church and co-workers.  God is so good!!  Enjoy the photos!!!

The pile of presents

Playing a shower game

A blanket made for us, LOVE IT!!

10 weeks and counting

Well, we started our 30th week.  I can't even believe that we only have 10 more weeks to go.  I am so excited but know I am going to miss the feeling of him growing inside me, I can't even express how happy it makes me.  Jason is going to be an amazing father and I can't wait to watch!! 

We go in for my last ultra sound tomorrow and start by biweekly appointments.  I guess if I can't see him anymore until he comes hearing his little heart beat will be enough! :-)

Exciting things in 2010

This year has started out great!  We spent a lot of our Christmas break getting ready for little mans big arrival in a few months (by spring break I will be too big to do much) and it was a family affair getting the nursery ready.  It has been fun and I am getting more and more excited every week.

We got some great news this morning.  Since my 20 week ultrasound we have been keeping watch on his kidneys as there was some dilation, and it has continued....until today!  We went for our last visit with the parinatologist and he said that everything looks good, he is a healthy little boy, and we don't need to go back to see him again.  It is such a huge answer to prayers. :-) Little buddy is growing more and more every week.  He unfortunately has a big head that makes me a little nervous, but apparently it runs in the family.  We are told he is in the 74th percentile right now and weighs about 3 lbs 10 oz.  He is going to be a big boy.  Can't wait to meet him!!  Only 11 weeks to go.

I Love December

This month is always my favorite part of the year.  I love how everyone seems to be so much happier and cheerful as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus.  Plus I am a huge fan of Christmas cards and letters. :-) 

Jason and I went to the Phx Zoolights on the 17th to celebrate our engagement.  We went to the same spot that he proposed and had a great evening together. It blows my mind that last year at this time I was just starting the planning of our wedding and now I am planning on what color to paint the nursery. I love it and am so excite

d to see what the next few months and years bring.  This will be our first and last Christmas as just a married couple. after this year we will be a family.  I am looking even more forward to all the craziness of having our baby boy with us next year and bringing him with us to zoolights.

December 17, 2008

December 17, 2009

I had my monthly appointment a few weeks ago and he has a very strong heartbeat and is growing quickly.  I was 23 weeks and 4 days when I went and out little man was measuring 26 weeks.  This doesn't surprise us much, but it makes me a little concerned. :-)  I have another ultrasound on the 8th of January to check his kidneys and my placenta one more time.  Hopefully both with have corrected themselves and we can get rid of any more worries.  The best part of their concern is that I keep getting to have ultrasounds, I love watching him move and wiggle inside me, it truly is amazing. 

We are now into our 25th week and getting more and more excited by the day, I can't wait to meet him.  We have also done our hospital tour which gave me crazy dreams for a few days, but we are now informed and ready on the day we need to show up.  Our parenting preperation class starts in January and I am sure those will make my dreams really weird, I am not sure I am ready for those videos. :-)

Until next month......

 

A Baby Story...Chapter 1

Our Journey together began on July 26, 2008 at Zach and Nicole Hache's wedding. In one year, we met, fell in love, got engaged, and had the wedding of our dreams. One year later on July 26, 2009 we had gone grocery shopping and I had a funny feeling and told Jason we should buy a test to know for sure. Little did we know that there was a bigger plan for us. Our one year anniversary dinner celebration quickly turned into much more of a celebration than we had planned on.

A very happy daddy to be

The only response I figured was appropriate

And now we will watch our baby (and my belly) grow