Our Baby girl is here!!

Wow! I know I haven't posted for a while but I have a good excuse! Our sweet baby girl Aydree Marie Bateman was born on March 24,2009 at 3:30pm. She weighed 8lbs 4oz and was 20 inches long. She wasn't due until today actually, but the Dr. said if she would have gone full term, she would have been really big. She has dark brown hair and she resembles her big brother. It is such an amazing experience to have a baby even though it hurts a lot. Both grandmas were there which made it more special, they were both bawling when she was born. Isaac is a proud papa and he was a good support to me during the whole thing. He is an amazing father and husband, I couldn't ask for better. I am so grateful for the priesthood,Isaac gave me a blessing and even though I was scared, I knew everything would be ok. I am grateful for a good doctor and nurses who knew what they were doing. Aydree had the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck a couple of times but they knew how to take care of her and me so everything would turn out. We are so glad she is here, her spirit is strong and makes our home better. I am still in my PJs, so I will post more later. pictures to follow soon!

Round and Rounder

My mom convinced me to get a picture of me while I am pregnant and Isaac says our daughter needs to see how big her mom got with her. So, here I am at 37 weeks! Wow! I can't believe how fast this pregnancy has gone, probably because I am chasing after Tanner all the time. I am excited to have a little girl! My very talented mother in law made this super cute quilt for me and I had to show it off! My friend Heather made me one also and that picture will come soon! Isaac and Tanner were holding Tanner's cousin baby Jordan and I thought it was so cute, so they got their picture taken too! The countdown is on until our baby with no name yet gets here!

Winter blues

We were trying to find a way to beat the winter blues. There isn't any snow here and it's no fun to play in the frozen mud. So we went to this place called Hop 2 it. It's a big warehouse full of jumping bouncy houses. Some of the Bateman family came with us and we had a great time. It was fun even for a big pregnant lady. I just had to be sure that I wasn't jumping too much! Maybe I will go there again about due date time! Only 2 more months to go! I am really excited to have a girl. I am unsure about having 2 kids,because I feel like I can't handle one sometimes, but I know it will be great! Having kids makes life worthwhile for sure. If you have any ideas about how to shed the winter blues, let us know before we go crazy! Tanner and I have watched Dora the explorer one too many times. She can't even match her clothes. What's the deal?

THE cutest kid

I don't want to be one of those weird moms that think only their kid is the cutest, but this story is pretty awesome. Isaac and I always try to ask how Tanner's day was at Tamie's house, and sometimes through a mouthful of pretzels he tells us a little. He was telling us the other day about how he sang songs at Tamie's house. He said "Jesus was born!" "Bethlehem!" (it sounded like bittheham)"Asweep!" "Appy Kistmas!" He was really excited to tell us this and it melted my heart. He is only 2 and he already understands the meaning of Kistmas! Another Tannerism, the other day we were leaving church and we are lucky enough to go to the one by the temple. I was pulling out of the parking lot and Tanner says"Bye Jesus! Bye Mowoni! later dudes!" I was laughing so hard I could hardly drive. I hope Jesus was ok with this. It was so innocent and cute. I have to write these things down in order to remind myself how cute he really is when my house is destroyed or he is having a 2 year old meltdown. It's hard being a mom sometimes, but totally worth these little moments.

Thanks!

Here are some things I am thankful for.
Laughing with my hubby over dumb things
When my little boy says "Love you Mamma"
Talking with my cute sister about the trials of her single life
Pumpkins
My mom,my two brothers,my sister, my sister-in-law, my brother-in-law, my husband and I all going to college at the same time
Talking with my good friends about nothing and everything
Reading about my friends that I don't get to see all the time on their blogs.
Feeling my little girl move in my belly
Costco chocolate cake
Watching Dora the Explorer and eating popcorn with Tanner
My ward family
My soon to be sister in law
My brother who is coming home from his mission
Hearing my neice on the phone giggling
Great moments in presidential speeches on Dave Letterman
Pumpkin spice candle from Salt City candles
Talking with my mother-in-law and mom about life
I am grateful for my life including the trials. I am so blessed.
Now it is your turn! I tag everyone! Tell me what you are grateful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!

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My friend Heather is a huge Twilight fan! I love those books too, even though they are a little cheezy, but a great way to escape! I love vampires! Sometimes I pretend that Isaac is one! (He doesn't know that). I am like Esme, but I think I have hair like Alice! Happy Halloween!

Slacker!!

Sometimes I let things slack a little in my life. Obviously I put my blog in my slack pile. It's in there along with a huge load of laundry and perhaps some ironing I need to do. I think that I spend a lot of time on a computer at work and in my online classes so the time needed to blog gets pushed back. I love reading all of your blogs and hear about what's going on in everyone's lives, it's so good and so much more interesting than my life. I just wanted to say I am so thankful for all of my good friends and family. You are all what makes life worth living! Thank you for all you do for me, you enrich and bless my life in tremendous ways. Life is good here at the Bateman house, we are busy and Tanner rules our lives. It's good! I have made a goal to not be a blogging slacker so much anymore so there are more updates to come! I promise! Thanks for being patient with me!