Zachary's Dedication

On Mother's Day last Sunday, May 11 Zachary was dedicated at our church, Humble 1st Baptist. This dedication was a ceremony in which we as a family made a commitment before the Lord to submit Zachary to God's will and to raise him according to God's Word and God's ways. Pastor Bruce introduced Zachary to our church, explained the meaning of his name "Humble before God," and then prayed over Zachary, and us as a family. It was such a special moment being on Mother's Day!

Picture of Zachary on the big screen at church. Pastor Bruce also graduated from Texas Tech and loved this picture. It completely caught him off gaurd and he even said that he is really praising God! :)

THE GIFT OF A CHILD
God has blessed the union

Of a husband and a wife

With a beautiful little baby

Bringing joy into their lives

For children are blessings

Sent from God above

A precious gift heaven sent

An expression of God’s love

On the foundation of this love

May this child truly grow

Discovering the truths of God

And to one day come to know

That Jesus Christ is Lord of all

And He has an awesome plan

A destiny only they can fulfill

As they take Him by the hand

And walk with Him every day

With God’s vision for their lives

And godly passion to fulfill

The commission of Jesus Christ

Zachary & Maggie
Here is Zachary's new cousin Margaret Olivia Jones, but they call her Maggie. This is my brother and sister in laws newest addition. She was born on April 15 which makes her 9 weeks younger than Zachary. It is going to be so much fun having a little girl in the family. Hopefully she will fit right in with the boys!

3 Months
Zachary is now 3 months and is getting such a wonderful personality. Always smiling, laughing, or talking! He does not cry much, unless he is hungry. Whatever you do don't wait too long to feed him or gets pissed!!! (Ask daddy about that, haha) Weighing in around 10 lbs., he is becoming a little chunk, with lots of cute rolls! This boy is super strong too. He can hold his head up for a long time, can roll over from belly to back, and he is always trying to sit up in his carseat. It looks like he is doing baby crunches! He is so alert during the day and prefers to be sitting up checking out the world. He is pretty much sleeping through the night...at least a 6-8 hour stretch. Whooo Hooo!

Zoo Day
We got to go to the zoo for a special event that was hosted by Nick's job, Baker Hughes. We were able to go in after hours where they provided us with dinner, drinks, and fun things to do. The sad thing was that most of the animals went to bed early, so we missed the monkey. Kaiden enjoyed riding the carousel the best. Zachary had no idea what was going on, but he did great! He was fascinated by the sights and sounds.

Happy Boy
Our little man is always so happy. I swear anything will make him smile or laugh. Here are a few cute pics of how cute he is when he smiles. By the way...check out those eyelashes!!!

Bath Time
Kaiden loves to help give Zachary a bath. Here are some pics of a great big brother helping, and our cute little man taking a bath! He LOVES taking a bath. He is always so calm and relaxed.

Sick Mommy and Daddy

Monday night we decided to eat some Salmon which was really good at the time, but...that night Nick and I both got sick!! We were sick all night and then the next day. It is soooo not fun for both of us to be sick and trying to take care of two kiddos. Poor Kaiden walked around all day bored out of his mind asking us to play with him. There was even a time when Nick was on the couch and I was in bed and Kiaden said, "I guess I have to go play by myself again." Talk about breaking your heart!! Zachary was great though because he is so calm and chilled that he just sat back and either napped with mommy or sat in his swing happily.
We are both feeling much better today. Nick went to work and I plan on getting out later to go to the park so Kaiden can RUN!

Zachary's girlfriend
This was Zachary's first visit with his new girlfriend Kaydence. They were so cute together. We had a hard time getting them to smile at the same time though. :) Kristin and i are already planning their wedding. LOL Doesn't Zachary look so happy with his sweet girlfriend?

Visit with Kristin
Sunday I was able to visit with my friend from college, Kristin and her new baby Kaydence. Krsitin and I danced together at Texas Tech on the Pom Squad and were roomates my first year there. We became really good friends over the past years and have tons in common, plus we are oddly alike. Kristin and I found out we were both pregnant at the same time. My due date was suppose to be the week after Kristin's. Zachary was born on Feb. 6 and Kaydence was born on Feb. 7. It is such a blessing to be able to share our babies together. Her and husband Brian live up near Seattle and we hardly get to see them. It was such a great visit and we can't wait to see them again.

Our Texas Tech "Hooter Hiders" handmade by Bekah's mom. The babies were on the same nursing schedule. :)

My Boys!
Here are some pictures of me with my boys! Kaiden LOVES his baby brother Zachary. By the way Kaiden will correct you if you try to call him Zack. he will say" no it's Zachary."

Visiting Nana & Pops
We visited Nana & Pops(Bekah's parents) this past weekend. We had a wonderful time. We were able to go to the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. Kaiden had so much fun seeing all of the animals. He got to pick out one animal toy from the gift shop to take home with him. He picked out an elephant named "Johnathan." I have no idea why it is named that, but it's pretty funny! Zachary hung out in the sling with Nana, while mommy and Pops followed Kaiden around everywhere. As you can tell he also enjoyed being a monkey even though we did not get to see monkeys.

2 Months
Here is our big boy at 2 months. He is really starting to smile and get a personality. He weighed in at 9lbs. 10oz. at his 2 month check up on March 26. He HAd to get his shots which of course he hated! But he is doing great!
Zachary is becoming super strong like his big brother. He has rolled over 3 times and enjoys tummy time. He is holding his head up really well and even tries to sit up and stand up when we are holding him. I swear he thinks he is a big boy sometimes! He will be crawling and walking before we know it.

Jesus Loves Me
CHECK OUT THIS VIDEO!!!
This is too cute! Kaiden was at his cousin Cameron's house playing this past week. They were quietly playing in his room and then all of a sudden we heard them singing Jesus Loves Me. My brother quickly went in there and videotaped them signing and Kaiden playing the piano. My son is going to be a musician!!!! haha. This just melts my heart!

EASTER!
Here are some cute pics of Kaiden hunting for easter eggs. He also got to meet the easter bunny...he was actually excited to see him!

Straight Line!
Kaiden decided that he needed to take all of his cars in his room and put them in a straight line. If one car was turned the wrong way or out of line he would go back and fix it right away. Is this the start of OCD?? HAHA

Just like daddy!
Kaiden has to be just like daddy and shave. So here are so pics of my little man shaving his smooth face! Don't worry, that is a fake plastic razor kaiden's using.

Camping
Kaiden and daddy decided to pull out the tent a few weeks ago and have themselves a camping trip in our backyard. They gathered all the necessities into Kaiden's spiderman bag; books, snacks, drink, flashlights and headed out to the tent for a night under the stars. They had a blast!!!

1 Month

I can not believe that a month has already gone by!!!! It feels like yesterday I was still pregnant waiting the arrival of Zachary. I know that the time is going to fly with the second child, I just hope I don't miss out on all the great milestones of both my boys.

It has been a HUGE adjustment with two boys now, but we are surviving and getting through one day at a time. I am feeling great except for the sleep deprivation that I have been having with all of my broken sleep at night. I swear I only get about 5 hours of sleep at night and it is broken sleep at that. Last night Zachary slept about 5 hours straight which was fantastic because I was able to sleep 4 solid hours!!! WHOO HOOO!

Kaiden is still adoring being a "big brother." He has to tell everyone with that cute little proud smirk on his face! He has also miraculously decided that now is the time to finally conquer potting training. He is finally going "poo poo" in the potty and we can not be more proud of him. The first time he did I screamed so loud and was so excited that now every time he goes potty he has to do the same. Keep your fingers crossed for us that he continues on this path and that we will be diaper free with Kaiden soon!