Welcome Baby Jack!

Jack and Hayden... do they look alike?

Josie and Gracie.

This has been such a fun time in our family. There are three new babies and they are all boys! My brother Joel and his wife Melissa, had Derek Brandon on October 14. We haven't seen him in person yet. Then our Hayden Lee, was born October 23. And my sister Annie, had Jack Gerig on November 22. Here are some pictures of Hayden and Jack. It has been so fun to go through the whole pregnant thing together and now our cute little ones are here and that is even funner!

Daddies Girl

Time for a post by daddy-

A few weeks back my little girl climbed out of her crib... we heard her crying in her room but she sounded a lot closer than she normally does. When Jacque went to check on her she was right by the door.... I then put her back to bed.... a few minutes later we hear it... "THUD" This time I go. There she is sitting on the floor in front of her crib- holding her little blanket looking up at me like "whats the big deal?" She is a fearless little girl, and she is my little girl. She loves me and I love her. One of my favorite things in my daily routine is coming home from work and peering through the door. As soon as she sees me she smiles big and runs to me- feet moving much faster than her little body. She sure keeps us busy, and eating at nice restaurants is more frustrating and stressfull than fun and relaxing. She climbs and spills and throws and slurps and gets more stuff on her little face than I thought possible. She also melts me, and makes me so happy. She is growing so fast and is such a good big sister. She always kisses her little brother, (although sometimes it appears to be licking or "eating") and she is so sweet. When he cries she runs to his side and puts her hand on his cheecks and says his name. I love my little girl!

-Daddy

PS Ive since put the last extension on her crib and she is unable to climb out anymore-

Martha and Justin's Wedding

Martha married Justin Hawkes on November 21, 2008. He is such a great, fun guy and I am so happy he is a part of our family. You would think I would have got a good picture of them on their big day but nope this is the best one I got. I hope their photographer did better. This one is at their reception.

Little Josie at the reception.

Hayden and me at her lunch.

Camille and Hayden. I love this picture so much! It looks like Hayden is smiling!

Bath Time

Josie and Hayden taking a bath together.

Hayden is taking his first real bath. His cord took awhile falling off all the way but it finally did come off. So here he is in the kitchen sink.

Fall Leaves

I just love the fall leaves and wish there was more time to enjoy them. Josie and I went out the other day and raked up a pile to play in. We had so much fun!!! I am just loving these days with my little Josie... she is my little pal. She has grown right up on me since little Hayden was born and I am realizing just how fast the time goes by and so I want to enjoy each moment with my little ones. They are so precious and I am so grateful for them both. They bring so much love and laughter into our home.

Late Halloween Pics

Here is some late Halloween pictures! Josie, the little chicken, Matt the old man, Marcus is Hulk, and Zac is the big chicken. As you can see from the picture Josie was not happy about being in this picture with the rest of them. She was scared of all of them in their costumes. Thank goodness Grandpa Hadlock didn't dress up and could take her out trick or treating!

Cute Pictures of My Babies!

Leaving the Hospital

So we were planning on only being at the hospital for just the 24 hours but right before it was time to leave the nurse came in to tell us that Hayden had jaundice and so he had to stay another night and under the lights. I know this happens to lots of babies but it was really upsetting to me at first especially when they said he would just stay in the nursery and I could go home still. In the end though they let us just stay in our room and he stayed in there with us so I could be with him and nurse him. It was a long night and we were so happy when they finally gave us the ok to leave. Grammie Pammie bought him his cute little outfit to go home in. She helped us out so much watching Josie and spoiling us all! Thanks so much!

Hayden's Arrival

I am finally getting around to blogging about Hayden's arrival and he turned two weeks already. I know Marcus put up some pictures but I want to also. Whenever I think about Hayden and his arrival I am overcome by thankfulness. It was such a change from Josie's. It is important to me to have my babies "natural" or unmedicated and so when one of my friends, Littia Sellers, started teaching Hypnobabies I was all about it. Marcus and I took the classes from her and loved it, especially me. It helped me so much to prepare, both physically and emotionally. Without some of the things I learned I am sure it wouldn't have turned out quite the same. Instead of being in the hospital for almost twelve hours and pushing for two before Josie came, I was able to do most of it at home where I could relax better and then we were only at the hospital for an hour and a half and pretty much no pushing before Hayden came. I would defintely recommend Hypnobabies for anyone who wants to have a baby "natural". The recovery has been better too.

Hayden Pictures

Hayden-Lee Hadlock

Hayden was born this morning at 6:30! We arrived to the hospital at 5:15 and Hayden was already out and happy an hour and fifteen minutes later. He is 8.6 pounds and 21 inches tall. I think he looks exactly like Jacque as a baby. Josie came and saw him and kissed his little head- but now she is with Grandma. We are happy to have him here! We will post some more pictures later- but here is a quick one from a cell phone-

Chilean Days!

September 18th is Chile's Independence Day so this last weekend there was some celebrating in Payson. For those of you who don't know I served my mission in Chile and so I am quite fond of the place and its traditions. Until a couple of weeks ago we had Sebastian living with us. I met him and his family while I was down there. He came here to study a little English before he goes on his mission. He brought Josie a little "cueca" dress. The cueca is there national dance. It is still quite big on her but of course she had to wear it to the festivities. She looked adorable. There she is with Sebastian in his traditional clothing as well. There was a little pony giving rides so Marcus helped Josie go on her first pony ride. She really liked it. We had lots of fun there and got to eat a lot of the traditonal food...empanadas, pastel de choclo, berlines, etc.

Josie's 1st Birthday!

I can't believe a whole year has passed since little Josie joined our family. It has been a wonderful year and we are so grateful that she is a part of our lives. She has brought so much love, joy, and laughter. I have spent this last week thinking back about her and how much she has changed. It has gone by way, way too fast. Our baby is becoming a little girl and it makes me sad. I just want to enjoy this time and hold on to each moment!! So to celebrate I wanted to keep it simple and just enjoy this day with her. The day started out by waking up daddy and opening a package sent from Beth and Travs and kids. Daddy had to go to work but I made Josie one of her favorite breakfasts... pancakes and like usual she made quite the mess!!! We cleaned her up, she took a nap, and then we met daddy at Bajios for lunch. We then went over to Macey's and picked out her cake and some balloons. Marcus had to go back to work so Josie went home and took her afternoon nap. When she woke up we went and picked daddy up from work and headed up to Bountiful where we met Grandma Reeder, Leah, Lauren, and Stephen at the park for a picnic. Grandma brought the picnic and it was great. Josie had so much fun being the center of attention and getting spoiled by her aunts and uncle. She also got some great gifts... Grandma and Grandpa Hadlock mailed her a little red wagon that she can push herself and Grandpa and Grandma Reeder gave her a little stuffed puppy with a leash that she pulls around... just to mention a few of the things. It was funny too when we sat her down by her presents she started handing them out to everyone and we thought she was sharing but if you weren't helping her open it then she came and took it back. Smart little girl!! We then did her cake. She didn't dive in as much as I thought she would but she still loved it and tried to share it with everyone. It turned out to be a wonderful day for all of us. We love you Josie so much and are so glad you are part of our family!!! Happy Birthday Josie!!

Doctor Visits!

Josie comes with me to all of my doctor appointments. The clinic is only about three blocks away so we walked this last time. She is amazingly good during them which I am so thankful for cause I don't know what I would do if not especially since we are now seeing the doctor every two weeks! Yeah!! Everything looks really good with our little boy and we are looking forward to meeting him sometime the end of October... his due date is October 28th.














And here is Josie at her One year check up. She loved going to the doctor and was so curious about everything. She kept smiling at Dr. Bailey and touching his arm. She wanted to stay on the paper the whole time... I guess she liked the noise. She weighs 18 lbs and 3 0z and is 28 inches... she is a little on the small side but healthy as can be.

Labor Day at Thanksgiving Point

Uncle Justin and Josie showing off their cool trick.

Josie admiring some of the beautiful flowers.

Leah, Lauren, Grandma, Josie, and Martha

Josie, mom, Leah, and Lauren waiting for some ice cream!

Banana Split Time!!

Here we are looking at the animals. Josie wanted to touch them all!