Stockton is 8 weeks old (Yesterday)

I can't believe the time has gone by so fast, but Stockton is already 8 weeks old. He is getting so big and changes so much every day. It seems like ever since about 6 weeks, he stopped being an unpredictable newborn and started falling into a routine oriented baby. He started sleeping 6-8 hours every night without waking up to eat and is starting to figure out when he wants to take naps during the day. The things I am loving the most about him as he gets bigger other than just being the most precious thing in the whole world are:

*He lets me sleep at night

*He loves sleeping in his own bed, but still loves his morning time in bed with Mom & Dad

*He has his happy/smiley/talking time after waking up in the morning while he is bed with Us

*He is so good at putting himself to sleep and also at entertaining himself so I can actually do stuff around the house

*He doesnt want to eat EVERY hour

*And my favorite: out of all the people in the entire world that he could choose from, he loves me the most. :)

Here are 2 pictures of him that I took this week and a picture of both me and Troy at 8 weeks. Use the poll to vote on who you think he looks like so far based on our baby pics. I was a little surprised...

A sleeping baby is the most precious thing in the whole wide world...

And I guess he is pretty cute when he is awake, too. :)

The Classic Stockton Face

I know this may not be cute to anyone except me and Troy, but I just had to make a post about Stockton's classic wide eyed stare. It kind of freaks me out sometimes, but we think it is hilarious. He has this look on his face pretty much anytime he is awake. We just love this little guy so much!

Happy Birthday Scott!

I havent been very good at doing birthday tributes lately so I figured what better birthday than Scott's to get the ball rolling again? I just wanted to take a minute to do a little tribute for Scott (and Lori, it just happens to be Scott's birthday, not hers :). Anyways, I have always known that I lucked out when I inherited these two as a brother/sister-in-law combo, but the longer I am a part of the Jeffs family, the more apparent it becomes. There has never been a time that they havent made me feel welcomed and loved as a part of the family. They are two of the most genuine, selfless, and generous people I have ever met and I want them both to know how much me and Troy both love them. Sorry that we arent as good as being on top of everything like you guys are with birthdays and everything else, but just know that the effort you guys make doesnt go unnoticed and we appreciate everything you have done for us. We look forward to years of camping with you guys even if that does mean that we will have to spend hours and hours of listening to all of Scott's hunting stories and useless trivia! lol! I am also excited for Stockton to have an uncle and aunt that will provide him with so many fun memories and experiences. Happy Birthday Scott, we love you!

Our Little Stockton

You asked for it, so here they are...some pictures of Stockton over the last few weeks. Sorry I havent been posting any pictures, but it turns out you dont have time to do much when you have a newborn. I dont know how people are even able to have more than one child. I swear I spend all of my time just feeding him and the rest of the time changing him and I'm not sure what else, but I know whatever it is we are doing it takes up the rest of the day. There isn't much time in the day to do much of anything else. Despite the lack of sleep and a clean house, we are just loving little Stockton to death and can't imagine our lives without him anymore. He has definately been a bleassing and we can't wait to see how he grows. I already feel like the time is going so fast and he is getting so big. He is really a sweet and good baby so far. We had a little trouble getting him to eat at first, but once he got that down, everything else has been so much easier. He is so good at night, he wakes up to eat about every 3 hours and then just goes right back to sleep. I dont know what I would do if he didnt want to sleep at night, we are both thankful for that. So far these are some of the things that he loves: EATING!!, his mother :), sleeping on daddy's chest, baths, his vibrating chair, riding in the car, and listening to mommy talk to his ear off while he watches me with his eyes open as wide as they possibly can. He is such a sweetie.

Stocton's first impressions of the outside world...

These are all of the people that Stockton met in his first few days here. Sorry we didnt get pictures of everyone, but I think we got most of you! :)

Pictures of Stockton

We just had pictures of Stockton taken by a friend from our neighborhood in Kaysville. She posted some of the pics on her photo blog, they turned out really cute! Click Here to check them out.

I'm following the Private trend...

Troy's paranoia is finally wearing me down now that we have a baby, so we have decided to make our blog private. Post your email address if you would like to still be able to view our blog and I will send you an invite. Thanks! :)

To all of you who think Stockton looks like his father...

I admit, when I look at Stockton, I definately see Troy, but I dont think he is totally Troy. I definately think he is going to be a mix of both of us. Up until today, this has been the youngest baby picture of Troy that we have had and, yes, I definately see a resemblance.

However, today while we were at Troy's dad's house, we were going through a bunch of old pictures and we came across Troy's newborn picture from the hospital. Let me just say that I am thanking my lucky stars that Stockton did not come out looking like this. I still can't look at this picture without cringing and to honest, even though it is labeled as Troy, I am convinced that with 5 boys, maybe it was mislabled. I don't even see Troy in this picture, much less Stockton. I guess we dont know what Stockton would have looked like if he was over 9 lbs though. I hope you all enjoy a good laugh at Troy's expense on this one...

Introducing Stockton Wyatt Jeffs...

Well, I am finally getting around to making a post. It's amazing how unappealing blogging and the computer in general have been this past week. It's been hard to want to do anything other than just sit around and hold our new bundle of joy. As alot of you already know, I was induced on January 20, but Stockton decided he wanted to be an Aquarius instead of a Capricorn, so he waited to be born until the 21st (his due date). It was a long and hard labor about 21 hours and about 3 1/2 hours of pushing. It's a long story, but I ended up having to do the hardest part of the labor without hardly any medication. Jenni, you should be proud of me even though I didnt do it by choice. Even though I wouldnt have believed it at the time, every minute of the pain was worth it. Little Stockton is definately the cutest little boy I have ever seen. Even if he is turning out to be more stubborn than his mom and his dad combined. I guess we couldnt have expected anything different. Here are some pictures documenting the experience so far...

My full term picture, right before we left for the hospital.
Waiting to get things started.
Just getting things checked out.
Mom holding him for the first time. I hate seeing myself so swollen from all the fluid!

The new Mom and Dad with baby Stockton.

This is the best picture we got of his alien cone head. Luckily, it has gone away!

Mom and Dad recovering.

Precious little baby boy.

So cute, despite the dorky hat.
Getting dressed to go home from the hospital. I can't believe how different he looks already. It looks like he has been at the beach tanning all weekend.
Relaxed to the max.
On our way out. I miss the hospital so much!

Just chillin with Daddy.

Twas the night before Christmas...

The decorations were hung on the walls with great care,
In hopes that Baby Stockton, soon would be there...
It really feels like we are anticipating the ultimate Christmas at our house tonight. The minutes are just slowly ticking by until it's time to go to bed and wake up to go to the hospital. We are so excited we can hardly stand it!

The time is almost here!

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am scheduled to be induced on Tuesday. I can't believe that we will get to meet our little boy in less than a week!! I hope that I will go into labor on my own before then, but if not, at least there is an end in sight! We are both really excited and looking forward to a long weekend of last minute preparations, cleaning, and relaxing together!!! :)

Baby Update and my new do!

So, we had our 36 week check up today and it was the most eventful dr appt I have had in a long time. We actually got to have an ultrasound and check for dialation and everything. I am dialated to 1 1/2 centimeters so far and he is positioned with his head down so we are making progress!!! Yay! We can't wait! The most noteworthy part of the check up, my dr thinks he already weighs 7 lbs!!! She thinks he will at least be an 8lb baby! Yikes! I am worrying that he will be too big for me to push out! I really need to lay of the sweets so he doesnt get much bigger. Here is a picture of his face from the ultrasound, it isnt really clear, but you can tell how chubby his cheeks already are! Isn't he so precious?? You can see his left hand on the side of his head and his right hand on his chin. We can't wait to meet him! This picture just makes it harder to think about anything other than holding him!!
The other exciting news of the day...my sister finally talked me into getting rid of my blonde hair after years and years. This isnt the best picture, but you can at least get the idea that I have brown hair now! I never thought this day would come, but I REALLY like it! I will have to post a better picture when it is freshly styled and I am not in my PJs. I needed to take a 36 week pic so I thought I would kill 2 birds with one stone. Thanks for finally talking me into changing Jen! Stay tuned for a better picture...

Thanksgiving and then some....

We got to host Thanksgiving with all of my family at our house this year for the first time ever. it was alot of fun and not nearly as stressful as we thought it would be. Troy had his first experience cooking the turkey and it turned out great despite the minor delay of eating. :)

The day after Thanksgiving we drove down to St. George/Zions to celebrate our anniversary. It was a nice quick getaway and the weather was beautiful. One of the highlights of the weekend, we found a street called Erin Dawn Circle. It was really cool even though Erin was spelled wrong.

My sisters also threw me an awesome baby shower. We got a lot of great stuff and it was so much fun having so many of my friends and family come and support us and baby Stockton. Thanks Amy and Jenni for your hard work putting everything together and thank you everyone for all of your generous gifts! I feel like we are finally prepared and ready for him to come any day now.

Move over Daniel Craig...

...it looks like Hugh Jackman is about to take your place on my celebrity boyfriend list...I CAN'T WAIT!!!

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