She's Here!!!

Dakota Brook Noyes is finally here. Born June 30th at 7:55 p.m. I had a repeat c-section which was pushed back from 6:30 to 7:30, which wouldn't of been too big of a deal but I couldn't eat because of the surgery and hadn't eaten since dinner the night before...UGH! But everything went good. She was 7 lbs 5 oz. and 20 inches long. She looks TONZ like her big brother and daddy :) I'm so glad she's here and I'm feeling better everyday. Braden loves his baby sister, he calls her Kota :) Enjoy the pics.

37 1/2 weeks

Even though I feel like I look ginormous...here is a preggo picture of me at 37 & 1/2 weeks pregnant. And we got maternity pictures done again (of course :)) so here is a little peak at those. I think they turned out super cute and can't wait to get the baby's newborns and Braden's 2 years done. As of right now I have just less than 9 days left and time has stopped moving LOL I can't wait for our baby girl to come :)

Carnival in Springville

We wanted to do something as a family before the baby gets here so we decided to head to Springville and spend the day at the carnival with our friends Jake and Danielle and their fam. We had a lot of fun, even though it rained really hard while we were eating lunch. Braden had a blast with the rides and playing with the other kids. We tried to stay and watch the fireworks too but by that time it was late and I was pretty spent...so we headed home around 9 o'clock. We had a great time....thanks Jake, Danielle, Shannon, Tom, and Jaret.

Lucy Jessica Gardner

My new niece was born on June 2nd. She is the sweetest little thing and her big brother loves her to pieces. I tried to soak her up as much as I could before they moved to Georgia, which is where they are now :( I miss them tonz and am counting down the days til I get to see them again. Love you guys!!

Almost there!

So no pics this time but I will post a belly picture soon. I have 17 days to go and can't wait!!! First off, I am SO done being pregnant. The second time around has definitely been harder for me. And after holding and loving my new niece little miss Lucy Jessica Gardner I am beyond ready to see my baby girl. I have an appointment tomorrow and my Dr. will check me (not that it will make much of a difference) and part of me is hoping to go early and part of me isn't because my Mom is going to Georgia to help my sis get settled and won't be here if I do. Either way the most I have is 2 1/2 weeks...I'm hoping to make it through the hot weather LOL Wish me luck :)

And small update on my growing little boy...he is almost 2 and has hit the terrible 2s LOL He is talking more and more everyday and has finally adjusted pretty good to his big boy bed. We got maternity pictures done and he was so good. We got some good shots with him kissing and hugging my belly. He LOVES his Daddy and considers him to be his personal jungle gym LOL His face always lights up when Ty gets home from work...it is SOOO sweet. I think he will be a great big brother since he seems to love Lucy and is protective of her and a little territorial too. I think his little sis will be well looked after :)

32 weeks belly

With 7 weeks to go until my c-section, I'm feeling huge and ready to have the baby LOL Overall I feel good, I just keep getting more and more tired everyday. Some days I swear all I do is get ready for the day and I feel like I have no more energy left. But it is a busy few weeks ahead so I'm hoping the time goes fast. My brother-in-law will be home shortly from Virginia and then my sister and him will be getting sealed in the temple, having their baby, and so on. Here I come June 30th!!

Painting the kids' rooms

So I painted Braden's new room and LOVED it. It still needs the crown molding up, curtains, and a few wall hangings but it turned out super cute. We moved him over and put him in a big boy bed. Some nights are rough but he seems to be adjusting pretty quick. Then I repainted his old room, the baby's room. I had a really hard time deciding on the pink and when it's on the wall it's super bright, as you can see. The trim still needs to be painted and put up on the wall but I'm still not sure if I'm going to leave it super pink LOL I'm just gettin too far along for lots of painting. Let me know what you think...