She is here!

Maylee Miren has arrived and she surprised us all! The majority of people who took a guess as to if we were having a boy or girl guessed boy, including Jake and myself. So, when she was born we were all happily surprised to find out that she was a girl. She was born Monday, February 15, 2010 at 4:26 pm. She was 8 lbs 7 oz and 19 inches...absolutely perfect! I wasn't in labor very long and only pushed for about 5 minutes. Mila was thrilled to get the news that she got a baby sister...just what she wanted and she loves her to death! Jaxon loves his little sister as well, but isn't as interested in her as Mila is. I'm sure that will change once Maylee does more than eat, sleep, and poop! Life is amazing, our family is complete, and there is nothing better!

Meeting Maylee


Maylee Miren



1 week old

2 more weeks...2 more weeks!

We are on the 2 week countdown to baby time! Hopefully it will be less than 2 weeks, but more than likely will be longer. :( My kids seem to be pretty comfy on the inside and like to be forced out! We are anxiously and not so patiently waiting. I went to the doctor this week and he didn't really have any news for me...just said that things are going well and that he will see me next week. At that time he will check for progress...I'm hoping that something starts happening by then! Mila is so excited to have a new brother or sister (she votes girl) and I think Jaxon is just ready for my belly to be gone so he can comfortably cuddle on my lap again!

Nesting has been happening a lot around here! I think Jake came home the other night and didn't know it was his house he was in...I rearranged just about every room! Baby clothes are washed, the hospital bag is packed, and we are ready to go whenever this baby is! We have taken a poll amongst our family and friends to guess the gender, weight, and length of baby #3...only 2 people have guessed girl so we will see in a couple of weeks what it is!

My brother Nate and his wife Stacy gave birth to a beautiful baby girl a week ago today named Finley Elizabeth. She was a week early and is doing really well. I can't wait to meet her, but that won't happen until they come to Idaho in June for Amy's wedding...that time can't come soon enough! Today is the 1 year anniversary of the birth of Nate and Stacy's son Baby David Gabriel...he is greatly missed, but I'm sure he is having a wonderful celebration in heaven for his birthday!

I guess that is all that is going on in our world...still pregnant! Hopefully the next time I post I will be holding my baby girl or boy in my arms! :)

Because Kristi says I'm a slacker....

I know it's been FOREVER since I posted last...I love reading everyone's blogs, but have troubles sitting down and writing my own. There is a lot going on in our lives and its easier to post a quick status update on Facebook rather than putting a post on here. But, since Kristi told me that I'm terrible at blogging I decided I'd take the time and write one...happy now? :)

So, what's been going on? Well, I am now 35 weeks pregnant and we still don't know what we are having. I am so excited to have this baby and to love it and hold it! The kids are getting excited too! Mila can't wait to be a big sister again and her mind changes daily as to whether she is getting a baby brother or a baby sister. Jaxon knows there is a baby in my belly, but then again he thinks that everyone has a baby in their belly, including himself! And I must be getting bigger because I went to give Jaxon a kiss one night and he said "Mommy BIG!" Luckily Mila responded with "Mommy's supposed to be big, there's a baby in her belly!" That made me feel a little better! We are so excited that we've been blessed with another child and are ready for the chaos and adjustments that will come with it!

Mila is still loving preschool and is learning a lot! It is amazing the amount of stuff that she remembers and retains! I swear she's the smartest 5 year old I know! She is in dance class as well and has her first recital next weekend...I can't wait! She's also been talking about wanting to do gymnastics so we'll see if we end up doing that too.

Mila at Red Robin celebrating her 5th birthday!

Jaxon is an amazing little boy...and he is all boy! It's crazy how quickly he changed from my little baby to being a wild little boy! I can't believe he is 2 already! His vocabulary expands daily and its funny to listen to him. Now that he can talk and he knows that people understand him, he doesn't shut up! And he definitely has the arguing with his sister down!

Jaxon is 2 now!

On another note, we had a wonderful Christmas! Mila turned 5 the week before and we had fun celebrating with her first "friends" bday party. We went to Build-A-Bear and had a great time! We also had a family and friends birthday party that doubled as an ugly Christmas sweater party....that is always a blast! Last year people had just semi-ugly sweaters, but this year people showed up with entire outfits! It was a hoot! Then Christmas came and we were so ready! Jake finally had a day off! The kids were very into the Santa Clause stuff this year and were so eager to go to sleep! As they are every year, the kids were super spoiled with gifts! However, when Jaxon came down the stairs on Christmas morning and saw the train set that Santa left, he didn't care about the other presents....we had to pull him away and force him to open them! The rest of the day was spent relaxing and playing with the kids....and ended with our 4th annual Chinese take out Christmas dinner. We miss our family at the holidays, but its kind of nice to have a day with just our family creating our own traditions.

The kiddos in front of the tree on Christmas Eve

Mila with her new roller skates from Santa.
Jaxon and the train set that Santa left!

2009 flew by! It was a year full of many ups and downs and I am really looking forward to seeing the great things that 2010 will bring! I know that for sure I will be getting a niece, Finley Elizabeth, I will be having our 3rd child, and my sister Amy will be getting married so I'm sure the year will be fantastic! I hope yours will be too!

Well, I think that just about does it for the updates on our family. I'm sure there is something that I've left out, but pregnancy brain causes me to forget a lot. I hope this blog makes Kristi happy, since she's probably the only one who reads the darn thing! :) Happy 2010!!!

(For some reason when I went to preview and post it underlined everything and I can't fix it...oh well!)

Back to School!

Mila had her 1st day of preschool today! It's her second year since she misses the age cutoff for kindergarten by a few months. She was so excited to go and we were all SO ready for her to go back! I love having her home, but was running out of ideas and ways to keep her busy! She said she had a great day and that she "Got used to Miss Pam." Miss Pam is her new teacher this year...she loved Miss Meredith and Miss Charlene last year, but is going to have a great year with her new teacher. She is in the "Chipmunks" class. She will also be starting her dance class next week and is really excited about that. I can't wait for her dance recitals...she does a great job and the routines are so cute! I can't believe that she is almost 5 years old! She has grown up WAY too fast! And to think that Jaxon is going to be 2 years old in less than a month! Where has the time gone?



Mila at school with her backpack, and of course Jaxon had to have his backpack too...just like his big sis!

Ewww....GROSS!

I know it's been way too long since I blogged last so here goes....

So I gave the kids a bath this morning...nothing unusual about that, right? Jaxon wanted out before Mila so I took him out, wrapped him in a towel and was going to put a diaper on him. Mila wanted bubbles in the tub so I set Jax down (still naked) and didn't think much of it since I was only going to be busy for a minute. I helped Mila, grabbed a diaper and headed into the playroom to get Jax. As I glanced down at the carpet I noticed a green blob...I then realized that it was poop! I was seriously gone for a minute and in that time Jaxon pooped on the carpet! And not just in one spot...he moved to a couple different spots. Then to top it off, he stepped in it; smearing it into the carpet and on some toys! It was so GROSS!!! I'm surprised that I didn't gag while cleaning it up. When I called to tell Jake what happened he just laughed and laughed. I didn't think it was funny at the time, but it is quite amusing now so I thought I'd share. The joys of motherhood, right? I learned my lesson though...I will put a diaper on Jaxon IMMEDIATELY after getting him out of the bath from now on!

March 27, 2009

Happy (should have been) birthday Baby David! We love you!

I know it's long overdue...

I haven't blogged in a long long time! We have been so busy with the holidays and now getting back into the routine of things that I haven't sat down to write for awhile.

I ask that your thoughts and prayers be with my brother Nathan and his wife Stacy. They were expecting a baby boy in March, but sadly lost him in the 7th month of pregnancy. Everyone is absolutely heartbroken and wondering why things like this happen. Hopefully God will give us the answer someday. There is a reason for everything even if we don't know what that reason is yet. Stacy delivered David Gabriel VanWassenhove yesterday evening...just before my parents got to the hospital. He weighed 2 lbs 12 oz and was perfect. My parents said that now they truly know what an angel looks like because he is one. They all got to hold him, pray for him, and kiss him goodbye. Please pray that Nate and Stacy will be able to stay strong and keep the faith they have to get them through these times. I have the most amazing brother. Nathan was comforting me over the phone as I was crying; telling me that I was going to be ok and that he was going to be ok. I am amazed at his strength. I know that God never gives us more than we can handle...Nate and Stacy are super strong because I don't know that I could ever do what they are having to do right now.

For Baby David:
Now I lay you down to sleep,
I pray the Lord your soul to keep;
Within his arms he'll hold you tight,
My Heavenly Angel, My Guiding Light.

I love you baby boy! Always in my heart...can't wait to meet you in heaven someday!

To Nate and Stacy:
May there be angels to uplift you, prayers to empower you and love to turn your fears to faith.