Sorry that it has taken so long to get new picts up, but we have been a bit busy around here trying to figure out this mommy and daddy gig. It is so hard to believe that Caden has been here for almost a week. It has been an interesting learning curve, complete with backwards diapers, blow-outs, mid-night baths and "yellow showers" ... and that was just for daddy! Haha!

Attached you will find just some of our favorite pictures from the past few days.We hope that you enjoy them as much as we do. We are going to try to upload a few new ones every few days, so keep checking back!

Here are my two beautiful boys doing what they do best!

Scarlett is our self-appointed quality control tester for all the baby Stuff!

Here we are getting ready to go home from the hospital!

It's been a tough day- this birth thing is not all that it's cracked up to be!

Just Chillin'!

Finally, they let me sleep!

Mommy's Angel

Here's lookin' at you kid!

Already practicing the stare-offs!

"Grandma take the darn picture, can't you see that I am cold!"

How many hands does it take to dress a baby?

Well he is finally here! Mr Caden Reed Jones was born at 11:17 pm (EST), on September 21, 2007. He was 6 lbs 9 ozs, and 19 1/4 inches long. It was a very short labor- only about 1 hour 15 minues with hard contractions and he was here. Word to anyone considering birth options- get the epidural BEFORE the Pitocin, because you might not have time to after it is started! Enjoy the pictures, and check back soon for many more!

Nursery Phase II

Well, I guess we are finally close to being finished with the nursery. After a weekend of assembling the crib, crafts projects and painting projects, we are almost there. All we are missing is the rocking chair, a few accessories and pictures actually in the picture frames, and we will call it done.

Mom, it looks like Bambi is good to go for another generation...Brian and I are pretty proud of our crafty lampshade.

Beci- notice the perfect bookcase that the picnic basket makes!
Well we hope you enjoy all of the pictures. We wish that you all could be here to see it in person!

The Nursery Phase 1

Well, we began work on the nursery this weekend. What was supposed to be touch-up paint and a few accents turned into completely re-rolling the ceiling, all of the walls, and creating a contemporary mural of sorts. I guess if you are going to take the time to do, do it right. In addition, this morning I am having all of the carpets and air ducts cleaned. Do you think that this is that nesting thing of the third trimester I have heard so much about?

Brian was really proud of the man-made compass he devised to draw perfectly round circles, too bad our tracing skills weren't too great. Some of our circles look more like eggs.

Oh well, it looks cute anyway. Hopefully all of our furniture will arrive this week so that we can get it all together and finish things up next weekend. Enjoy the picts of phase 1 and watch for phase 2 in the next couple of weeks!

Brian's Baby 101

We went to Phoenix last week to see some of our good friends who just had their baby, Noah, back in mid- June. Brian took the opportunity to use the experience as Baby 101- feeding and diaper changes. He fed his first bottle and changed his first poopy diaper, all in the same weekend. I was so proud. And what is even more surprising is that Noah didn't seem to mind a novice practicing on him. I think those two guys were the best of buds by the end of the weekend. Enjoy the pictures, I know that I did!

The Baby Shower

Thanks to everyone who was at the baby shower in body or in spirit... we had a ton of fun. Amber's home was dolled up as cute as can be. The shower decorations were terrific.... I think that I might just have been replaces as party planner extraordinaire in the family, because Amber sure did deliver. Not only did Brian and I get tons of wonderful baby stuff to stock the nursery with, every one had a great time. Some of the special guests included Graham Stanford, Kenedy Chauvette, and Dane Armes, all members of the next generation. I know that Caden is excite to join their ranks! Enjoy the pictures!

28 Week Ultrasound

Here is an updated picture of the baby... this was taken at 28 weeks. He is still healthy and growing, he was about 14 inches long and weighed 2lbs, 9ozs, so all is well. We have another ultra sound scheduled at 32 weeks, which will be the 2nd week of August, so we will hopefully have another picture then.