Quade Christopher . . .

  Welcome baby Quade!!! So nice to finally meet this little joy. He weighed 8 lb 8 oz, 21 in long, 14 in head, and was born 2-13-13 at 12:04pm. Everything went so well. I only pushed for 15 minutes and got one tiny little stitch. Much better than last time :) We stayed in the hospital for 1 day and then couldn't wait to get home. So different this time. With Austyn Jordan and I both wanted to stay longer. We are all doing good. Kids are doing wonderful. Mommy and Daddy are so exhausted it's not even funny. Another difference than the first time. I never got this tired when we had Austyn. But this time I've never been so tired in my life. And Jordan too. Between the tiredness and the wild and crazy hormones it can get a little interesting in our house. Austyn has been watching Dumbo lately and everytime Dumbo's mother rocks him in her trunk I loose it. Not just teary eyes, full out bawl. :) Poor Jordan. Now we just laugh when it happens but, WOW is all I can say. Hopefully those damn hormones will even out a little bit here soon.

Proud proud Daddy!!!

He's a thumb sucker

Austyn loves her baby brother. She told us "Thank you

so much Mommy and Daddy for bringing me baby Quade"

 
  The house is also coming along just great. We have all walls up and the trusses on. Roof will start at the end of next week I think. Jordan and my Dad have been working so hard over there. Can't wait to see the inside start taking shape.

This is the bonus room over the garage

  Austyn has not even blinked an eye at Quade coming home. She has actually been acting a little less sassy. She is so funny lately. Her imagination and animation are amazing to just sit and watch. I love her at this stage. I have been soaking up every moment with Quade, because I know how fast it went with Austyn.

  Jordan is being a trooper. Between all the house stuff, the baby, no sleeping (apparently I still am snoring), my hormonal flares, and having canker sores in his mouth, I'd say he doing as good as can be expected. He has to go back to work on March 2nd. We will miss him horribly, but I'm sure he will be a little relieved to get back to the boys club with no babies or hormones :)

 

Decking and Walls . . .

  A lot has happened in a week. The decking is on and most of the exterior walls are up! Can't believe the progress. It has been so much fun to watch everything happen. It's really nice living so close to the house so we can come and go as we want to. I hadn't anticipated making any changes to the house since we have spent over a year staring and studying our plans. But it's very different once you see it in real life. We changed a few door sizes and moved a wall a few inches, but other than that everything is the same. 

Here is the heating ducts under the house.

This is the decking.

This is the whole house laid out so we can see all the 

room sizes and window placements. 

The first wall! This will be our kitchen window and

slider door coming out of the dinning room.

More walls.

Austyn and I in her bedroom window. It's so cute,

she knows what room is what already.

Dad got stuck with a bucket full of rock. It's a little 

muddy. So remember if anyone comes to see the

progress, wear your rubber boots!

  I had an appointment on Thursday and I was dilated to 3 cm and effaced to 70% already. The doctor said anytime!! I was thinking anytime as in that day or the next. Obviously that didn't happen. But things are changing and I can tell it's getting close. We are ALL so anxious to meet little Roy. I wish I could remember better the progression of events leading up to having Austyn. But I guess that's probably Mother Natures way of tricking you into having more kids. My guess will be Monday. 

  Austyn is doing great! Enjoying being over at the house. Jordan is also doing great. I think he is also enjoying being over at the house and the projects that he gets to do over there. It definitely keeps him busy all day. 

 I'll keep you all posted on the house and baby!!