Memorable Quotes

Recently Jack has come up with some pretty funny quotes, we just have no idea what is going to come out of his mouth.

Jack's first joke: "Hey mom, I love you too too too, get it, too too too. I made a joke." And he constantly uses his joke.

During his prayer last night, "Thank you Heavenly Father for not letting the dinosaurs come back to life on the earth, and eat us."

Yesterday Jack told West that it was OK with him that West played with his own toy. I told Jack that he was not the mom and did not get to tell West what he could and could not do, Jack's response to me, "Thats OK with me mom that you told me that."

When West and Jack play in there room, they make quite the mess, and generally put all of their toys in front of the door, I over heard Jack say to West, "Come on West we can get out, dig, keep digging."

I am so far behind on posting, so here are some pictures:

Jack LOVES holding Alexis

West sleeping on the car ride to Texas

I use a stroller for time out, because they will not stay on their beds, Jack figured out how to walk while being buckled.


We got family pictures done a couple months ago, as you can tell the kids were thrilled

They all cried at some point

It was really sunny, so we are all squinting

In love

On Sunday at church Jack saw a pretty girl, this is the conversation he proceeded to have with Maga (Grandma Hayes) :

Jack, "Who is that?"
Maga: "Sara"
Jack: "I have ever wanted to meet her, she is beautiful. I know, I will meet her in primary."

Jack loves the ladies!!

Birth Story-pictures

I know Alexis is almost four months, but I just got these pictures. Someone in our branch, Emmalie Prigmore took these pictures for us:

Dr. Harward

Debbie, my nurse

Happy and tired

Holding dad's finger

Holding Alexis for the first time

This is my favorite picture!

Slacker

i have been a slacker, or just really busy. West turned two on September 17th. I attempted to make him a Mickey Mouse cake, but it turned out pretty creepy...

I think my cake making days are over. West had his two month appointment, and we were sent to a specialist for his legs. He has one leg longer than the other and knock knees. He had x-rays taken and the doctor said that he should grow out of the knock knees, but she is going to monitor the length of his legs. I hope West gets use to his different leg lengths, cause this kid falls all of the time. Last week he had three bloody noses, and a huge bruise on the rim of his nose. This week he fell and scraped his face on the side of our table. His face is constantly bruised. The doctor said it was normal for kids to fall a lot, but I don't think this much.

Happy boy

Creepy boy

Alexis is almost three months old, time has flown bye. She is now sleeping 10-12 hours at night, and is so so calm. I put her to bed at about 9 and she wakes up around 7. She is completely different than our boys. I did not know a baby could be so calm and happy.

Ready for church

Chillen with Uncle Devin

Smiles

Her blessing day, wearing the same dress I did.

Jack continues to be silly. He is constantly making silly remarks:
-Talking about Alexis: "I think I will make her my pet."
Talking to Chomper (my parent's dog) : "I said to wait three minutes and I would be back, just be patient."
- "Chomper Hess, you listen to me."
He is also Mr. bossy pants. He told me the other day that I was his slave, but I nipped that in the bud.

I asked him to smile

Fishing with Memaw


Breanna caught the fish, and then had Jack reel it in.

Pictures

Getting ready for the big game

Jack just adores her

The flowers Aaron got me, after I delivered

Relaxing

Every time Jack holds Alexis, he asks me to take a picture.

This picture cracks me up

Cheese

I wore this dress when I was a baby

Alexis Kathleen Hayes

We went to the hospital Monday, August 8th, at 5 am, to be induced. When we got to the hospital I was at a 2 and 80% effaced. They monitored me for about an hour before they stared the pitocin, to make sure Alexis would be able to handle being induced. About 7:15 they started the pitocin. They checked me again and I was at a 3. I knew I wanted an epidural, but I kept debating on when I should get it. The contractions were starting to come, but they were not that bad. About 9 am my doctor came in and broke my water, I decided that I needed the epidural.

I got the epidural about 9:30, and I was still at a 3. Alexis's heart rate started to dip, so I had to lay on my left side. The nurse told me that the epidural worked with gravity, so that my left side might be pretty numb, but that my right side might not be. About 10:45 they checked me again and I was at a 5. My left side was really numb, and luckily my right side was still numb.

Around 11 I thought I could feel the contractions, and I was getting nervous. I started to feel the urge to push. I called my nurse (whom I loved) and sure enough I was at a 10. I had gone from a 5 to a 10 in about 15 minutes. My doctor was seeing another patient and I was told he would not be there for about 5-10 minutes. Every time a contraction came I wanted to push, it was so hard not to. The nurse kept telling me not to push, it took everything I had not to push. I felt like she was just going to come out on her own. My doctor got to my room about five minutes later, and I stared pushing at 11:15. Alexis was born at 11:24. It took three sets of pushes to get her out.

I only put on 20 lbs with this pregnancy, and I was quite a bit smaller, than I was with the boys. My doctor thought she was going to weigh around 7 lbs, so when we found out she was 8 lbs. 3 oz. and 20.5 inches long we were all surprised. My entire labor was 4.5 hours. What a blessing Alexis is on our lives.

She has such a different temperament than our boys, she is so calm, and sleeps really well. Jack just adores her. He asks to hold her all of the time, and wants his picture taken with her. He told me that he was going to take care of her, and I could take care of West. West is not quite sure what to think yet.

I'll post more pictures soon.