Grandfather and Grandmother and the new baby

These were taken right after the birth, but Baby Aiden has lots of proud grandparents!! Grandpa came over on Sunday, but we forgot to take pics. He'll be back over this weekend, so we'll shoot some then. :)

More pics of our new baby

Sissy is changing the baby and everyone finds it completely fascinating! Probably because she was actually doing it.
















Oh, he is just so precious!! I had to get him undressed so that I could keep him awake to nurse. It helped for a little bit. Then he got full and just wanted to veg.
















His eyes are just a bit opened in the photo, but he was really looking around today!!

More baby pics

We had our 2 day visit with the midwives on this day. They came over and gave us both a clean bill of health! Baby Aiden has a little jaundice, so we were letting him bask in the sunlight. :)
















And of course, everyone wanted to be near him! :)
















Isn't he a doll?!! He's giving Mama a kiss!
















Big bubba is helping out a lot!
















While Daddy and Baby Aiden take a little snooze! :) Now you can see where he gets that black hair. :) It most definitely isn't from his blonde mama. Haha

Our baby is 2 days old

His first bath and Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Kimbo visit.

1 day old

And here he is at 1 day old. His puffiness was starting to go down and he was just looking even more adorable! Everyone is in a tizzy over little Aiden here. All the other children just can't get enough of him.
































































And then he decided to try to hold his head up! He looks like a little old man here! heehee!

We have a new baby!

Welcome Aiden Luke!!

He was born at home at 4:14pm on Friday April 25th. He weighed in at 9 lb. and was 20" long!

It was a long labor - 14+ hours and NOTHING like any labor that I have had before, but we are so thankful that he is here. Thinking back on it now, I realize that it is ONLY God's strength and divine hand that got me through safe and sound. It was most definitely the hardest birthing I have done before. The labor itself wasn't bad - at all! Everything kept stalling and before I knew it, I was at an 8 and just sitting there eating chicken with my family and friends and celebrating with Aiden's cake! haha!

Here are some pics of his labor and his arrival:

Colossal Clutter Cleanup: Entrance

We don't really use this door as an entrance because you know they say that "Back door friends are best!", but for too long it has been used for EVERYTHING under the sun - from storage of boxes to an "office" with a school desk for C.12.B. temporarily while we moved things around.

Here's a before:

Mainly we just had a lot of winter coats that needed to come down. Nothing major - so you didn't get to see it at its worst! LOL





















Just lightweight spring coats now and no toys or diapers on the floor! LOL