A Photo Shoot

Madox had his first "real" photo shoot today. Well, "real" meaning I actually put some effort into backgrounds! We had a lot of fun, and he stayed awake for most of it.

My fave

Introducing....

Introducing...

Madox Caid Plunkett

How he arrived....

Wednesday March 10, 2010, I started having contractions around 10 a.m. I convinced myself that I was ok and could make it through the rest of the school day. They slowly got closer together and somewhat stronger. I decided to go by the dr. on the way home, just in case I had progressed some. (I wanted to have warning). When he checked me I was at a 4 1/2! He told me to get my husband and go to the hospital, that I was going to have the baby tonight. I immediately started crying and panicking. I guess it started to seem real to me. We got to the hospital around 5:30. Even though my contractions didn't hurt, I went ahead and got my epidural because I didn't want to miss the "window" of having one. Best decision I ever made! Can't believe I didn't get one with the other 2! Labor was a breeze. My inlaws, sisters, boys, and sisters-in law stayed in there until time to push. We just talked and you would have never known I was in labor! My mom was still in VA with my brother so she couldn't be there. =( Around 10:30 the nurse called the dr. and said it was time. He rushed there, and 2 pushes later at 10:36 p.m. we welcomed Madox Caid Plunkett into this world! He weighed 6 lb. 10 oz. 19.5 in. looking just like his older brother Cooper. We're so blessed to have this new addition to our family!

Kypton Andrew

My sis had her baby today! Kypton Andrew made his way into the world at 1:23 p.m. He weighed 7 lb 8 oz and was 20 in long. The same measurements as my sweet Cooper! Here we are at 7:00 this morning. Until today I was anti-epidural. Kim convinced me that it was the greatest thing in the world. So, I'm getting one too!

Here's the sweet babe. He looks just like Kim!

Big Brother Daeton. So sweet. He kept rubbing him saying "baby". They're only 19 months apart, like me and my older sis.

Here's the happy family! Doesn't she look awesome for just going through labor?!

**On a side note, my brother's wife was induced yesterday morning early. She wasn't progressing so the word was that they were going to do a c-section tonight at 7:00. My mom just called and she's now at a 9!! They live in Virginia so I won't have pics. =(

Also, I'm dilated to a 2! Come on baby!

Surprise!

So my awesome friends surprised me with a "Pink or Blue" surprise baby shower today at school! They have been planning since we came back from Christmas break and they thought of everything. They even had all of the staff where either pink or blue according to what they thought the baby was going to be. Well of course I didn't even begin to catch on! It was total shock when I walked into the room. I ended up with several cutie outfits, 10 things of wipes, 13 packages of diapers, and too many other things to name! It has been complete motivation to get this baby here! With that being said, I'm dilated to a 1 as of last Monday. With only 3 weeks to go, we'll soon find out what baby "M" will be!

Here I am in front of my table. Remember people, I take full advantage of "Casual Friday". Ha!
My awesome friends and hostesses: Susan, Me, Kim, and Kristy!

Catch Up

So I have been a HOR-RI-BLE blogger this year! Seems like my to-do list grows a mile each day with nothing getting crossed off. Here's what we've been up to the past month. We had our first snow of 2010! Mama made stood the cold long enough to snap a few pictures. The boys played for a while sliding and diving in the snow.

Trevin had a family night at his school. We spent the night eating "Pizza Hut" (as Cooper calls it), playing their classroom wii, and lots of playing with toys!

Here's my latest belly pic! Only 6 weeks to go. We're ready to find out what "Baby M" is!

30 Weeks!

Here's my 30 week picture! I'm almost 31 weeks by now but since my computer was messed up I'm just now posting it! I'm still sick....waking up during the night to throw up is NOT a pleasant experience. Ha! Cravings: oranges, grapefruit (dipped in sugar of course!), chocolate, and juice.

Love Dare

Has anyone else heard of the Love Dare? I heard about it on the radio last week. It's a 40 day challenge to help husbands and wives grow in their relationship together. There's a simple dare for each day. Today's dare: Ask your spouse to tell you three things that cause him or her to be uncomfortable or irritated with you. You must do so without attacking them or justifying your behavior. This is from their perspective only. I've been married to Ty for 6 1/2 years, and I feel like we have a strong and loving marriage. But with 2 (almost 3!) kids, jobs, and life in general, we tend to get sidetracked and more or less "forget" about each other. So this is exactly what we need! I'm so excited to see how we grow in our relationship as we continue the Love Dare together.