Weekend Party and a Wedding

Okay so this is the last 2 weekends in one. Before I start, all of these pics are of my side of the family, I know there were A LOT of cute pics on the other side however I haven't received any of them yet, so when I get them I will do another post.

Kadens birthday party was 2 weekends ago and we had a lot of fun. What a spoiled baby he is. For all who are wondering, he now weighs 27 lbs and 4 oz and is 33 inches long. Big kid! Here are some pics from the party!

The 3 Webre Sisters

Grandma Webre and the birthday boy!
Kadens first birthday cake

Yummy, and oh so fun to clean up.
Presents! Thanks to everyone, you were all too generous!

5 generations! There were 4 generations on Chris's side there too. I need that pic!

There was a pond there that we brought a raft for. This is Chris and I on the raft.... did we get wet? you may ask.... YOU HAVE NO IDEA!

The pinata after it was decapitated... not by the bat but by the rope that was hanging it. Whoops!

Love this little BIG boy!

I don't even know what this is, but it is a great picture to describe my sisters... weird.


Now onto last weekend. It was my cousin McKell's wedding. It was a beautiful ceremony and a great day. Congrats McKell.

The happy, glowing couple.

This was actually at the wedding dinner, I cant get over how much Kaden LOVES Hunter, I am positive they were best friends before this life.

Jenny and Kaden....

Oh so serious

Just so cute



We matched.. not on purpose.... so we took some pics

Thanks to everyone for the fun weekends! Send me more pics of the party so I can add them in :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KADEN!

Wow. I can't believe I have a 1 year old already. This last year has been a whirlwind of emotions and experiences. I have never had anything be so humbling, frusterating, rewarding and confusing before. I know I have one of the best babys in the world. Heavenly Father knew I needed one of the best spirits he had or I might not make it through. I can honestly say having a baby has brought a new purpose to life. I am so grateful to have him here in our home. It is crazy how much you can love and need something that you didnt even think you wanted. When I found out I was pregnant I was alone on a buisness trip in Ohio. I cried for hours and was certain that I would not be able to handle this new challenge. It took nearly 4 months for me to accept the fact that I was pregnant and no amount of tears would change that. Each time my body would be wrenched and heaving over a toiled I couldnt help but ask Heavenly Father what I had done to deserve this! At 8 months my tears were for different reasons. Instead of praying for this pregnancy to go away I was pleading to hold my baby in my arms. When I held Kaden for the first time I knew he was meant to be my baby and that it was no mistake he came when he did. Kaden is a very specail boy. I have no doubt in my mind he will be a giant among men. ( and I dont just mean his size) I have never had a stronger confirmation that Heavenly Father knows me and if I can leave my life in his hands he will always take care of me. HAPPY BIRTHDAY KADEN BOY! We all love you so much, one thing you will never have want for is love.



Here are some 1 year pictures... it was a struggle to say the least. But we got a few decent one. ( I will do a post about the birthday party when I get pictures back from everyone... hint hint)

Here are the journal entries before and after Kaden was born.... I am sure that are much funnier to me than you all... but I thought I'd share anyway.

May 28, 2007
No baby yet! I can’t even believe it! Here is a time line of yesterday:
3:00 am: I woke up with very painful contractions. I was determined not to go to the hospital again unless it was a for sure thing. I am pretty sure they are as sick of me as I am of them. So I go and lay on the couch for about 2 hours practicing my mental control of pain.
5:00 am: Chris woke up and I suggested we go for a walk. We took a 30 minute walk in the brisk morning air until I decide to go back home. Chris is strongly encouraging me to go to the hospital but I am determined not to have another false alarm.
8:00 am: I am still contracting but they are not getting any stronger.
9:00 am: I decide to try and go back to sleep
11:00 am: I wake up with steady contractions still. I get up and do my hair and makeup
12:00 pm: We decide to go to the hospital. 9 hours of contractions has to mean something… Right??
1:00 pm: I am at the hospital laying in triage… I am dialated to a 4 and nothing is changing. They recommend I walk around the hospital.
3:00 pm: After 2 hours of walking around the hospital (We now know every inch of that place very well) We go back to labor and delivery in hope of good news.
3:30 pm: UNBELIEVEABLE…. No change still a 4 and 75% effaced. We go home.
OH MY HECK!!!! I am seriously at the breaking point. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow and I am asking… no demanding…. That she strips my membranes. A month of contractions is really more than any person deserves. I am still 2 weeks away from my due date….. 2 more weeks of a day like today will kill me I am sure.

June 4th ( Kaden was born on the 30th but I didnt get around to writing til the 4th)

Well I did it! When we went in to the doctor on Tuesday I asked her to strip my membranes again and she did. When we left the hospital I just knew he would be coming soon. I had a certain feeling of peace. I think that Heavenly Father knew I couldn't take much more. Although the morphine shots had been nice. At about 3:15 my water broke at home. (Chris was very helpful) He was home for lunch and was so cute when my water broke… he got all excited and just started rambling about everyone we needed to call and what we needed to do, in the meantime I was gushing water. I had made it to the bathroom but needed new garments and pants. It took awhile to get his attention so he could retrieve those things for me. Everything was already packed in the car for the hospital. We jumped into the car and made our way to the University hospital in Salt Lake. Jenny was in town for a job interview and she decided to come to the hospital with us. I wasn’t contracting very hard yet so the ride there wasn’t too uncomfortable, just wet. When we got to the hospital and I stood up and it was like Niagra Falls. Aapparently I had been pooling up quite a store of water. By the time we made it to the second floor of the hospital where labor and delivery was, I was truly waddling and I had water running down my leg. Jenny and Chris thought it was quite funny… and it probably was. We had to wait for about 15 minutes at the check-in counter before they would put me into triage. It was ridiculous and Chris wasn’t very happy. Then after they finally put me into triage there was no midwife available to check me. Apparently it was a pretty busy day so I sat there for about another 45 minutes just waiting to be checked. Needless to say I was sitting on the table just gushing water and it was very gross. When the doctor finally walked in she said “okay we need to check to make sure it is really your water that broke” I was pretty dang sure and when she lifted up the sheet there was no doubt in her mind either. Of course I couldn't blame them for being doubtful this was my 6th appearance... talk about the boy who cried wolf. So they finally admitted me about 5:00. I was dialated to a 4 and 80% effaced, which I had already been for a week and the contractions still weren’t very strong so they asked me to go walk for a half hour. I told Chris I didn’t feel much like walking but obliged anyway. After about 10 minutes of walking I was having contractions about 45 seconds apart and could barley breath, we decided it was time to go back to my room. For the next two hours I held out without an epidural… I would say those were the worst 2 hours of my life. At 7 I finally asked for my epidural, I don’t know now why I didn’t just get it sooner. Just as my luck would have it the anesthesiologists were all in a meeting and I had to wait another hour to get it. Chris was such a doll the whole time, he never left my side and during every contraction he would tell me how wonderful I was and how well I doing. He tried to joke around a few times but that didn’t go over very well. At 8 when I finally got my epidural it was sweet relief. It was almost instant and my body was numb. I had a little bit of pain still on my left side so they rolled me over to my left and pretty soon it was gone. I was still having very hard contractions but I couldn’t feel a thing. Chris’s family got there about 10 and everyone seemed amazed at how well I was doing. The doctors had come in and checked me and at 9 I was a 6 and 100% effaced at a 0 station. Then they came and checked me at about 10:30 and I was a 10 100% effaced at a 2 station. The doctor was amazed, I could have had the baby then and there but since I wasn’t feeling any pain I decided to wait and let my body push him down a little further on its own. Claudia has guessed May 30th for the due date so she was hoping I’d hold off til then. At about 11:30 the doctor came in and asked me if I’d like to start pushing and I said sure… at 12:02 little Kaden was born and he is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen......

The entry goes on for about another 2 pages... but I figure thats enough for the blog.

And last thing to this forever long post before I go.... these thoughts about being a mom

Before I was a Mom I never tripped over toys or forgot words to a lullaby.

I didn't worry whether or not my plants were poisonous.

I never thought about immunizations.

Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on.

Pooped on.

Chewed on.

Peed on.

I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts.

I slept all night.

Before I was a Mom I never held down a screaming child so doctors could do tests.

Or give shots.

I never looked into teary eyes and cried.

I never got gloriously happy over a simple grin.

I never sat up late hours at night watching a baby sleep.

Before I was a Mom I never held a sleeping baby just because I didn't want to put it down.

I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt.

I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much.

I never knew that I could love someone so much.

I never knew I would love being a Mom.

Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body.

I didn't know how special it could feel to feed a hungry baby.

I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child.

I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy.

Before I was a Mom - I had never gotten up in the middle of the night every 10 minutes to make sure all was okay.

I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom.
I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

Happy Anniversary!!

Happy Anniversary to us! Wow how fast time goes by. For our anniversary this year we went up to Park City. It was a little bit cold but it was an amazing weekend. We had so much fun, shopping, riding the Alpine coaster and Alpine slide, and enjoying our suite (which had its own personal hot tub on the deck) It was a much needed weekend away. Thanks so much to Grandma and Grandpa Clayton for taking Kaden for the weekend. Here are some pictures from the weekend.

On the lift to the top of the mountain!

Made it... safe and sound

The Alpine Coaster.... it was kinda freaky.

Shopping

Ten of the Billion things I love about Chris....

1. I love the way he frowns a bit every time he sniffs to open up his nostrils a little wider.

2. I love it when he wakes up in the middle of the night ranting something in Mandarin Chinese...okay so I love it more the next morning than I do that night.

3. I love the sheepish grin he gets on his face when he is trying to hide something.

4. I love what an amazing example he is to me and Kaden of doing exactly what he believes is right. I also love how happy it makes him to serve others. He has taught me so much about gaining joy and love for others through service.

5. I love that even though most of the time he wants to roll his eyes at me, he smiles and just says "yes dear". (And probably rolls his eyes when he leaves the room.)

6. I love what a tender man he is. He is always willing to sit and talk with me or hold me while I cry about something he doesn't understand. He has such a tender touch and I always feel safe when I am with him.

7. I love how handsome he is. He can melt my heart anytime.

8. I love that even when he wanted to go to bed 2 hours earlier he pretends like he isn't tired and wants to stay up and talk until I say I am ready for bed.... (at which point he crashes in .01 seconds.)

9. I love how amazing he is with Kaden. He is such a good daddy and Kaden adores him. Chris is constantly making Kaden laugh, or teaching him a new trick, or giving him pep talks about life, (which is so cute by the way) or changing a diaper, or making Kaden dinner, or in some way taking care of Kaden.... while simultaneously taking care of me. Who said men couldn't multi-task?

10. I love how he loves me. I have never felt so completely loved and accepted. I truly have the most amazing husband in the world. If you don't believe me ask anyone who knows him... I am constantly being reminded by family and friends that they just don't make men as good as Chris is. He is the most selfless person I know and I am constantly trying to be the wife he deserves. I didn't think I would ever find someone who was so perfectly made for me.... but I did.

Happy Anniversary babe. I love you. - Jill

Baby Clayton

Here is our baby 10 wks. old. You cant really tell anything but I circled the blob that is the baby. Everything is going really well. I got lots of pills to take today so I should start feeling better. I have lost weight again which isnt good. But I have no doubt that soon it will be piling on fast. The official due date is Dec. 24th.

Belly Pic #2

9 weeks.

I was lost.... but now I am found!

I know it has been a century since my last post... okay maybe not that long but longer than usual. I am not one to open my mind and let it flow through my fingers onto a blog post. Usually most of what I post are simply little updates on Kaden and the family. (That's all the grandmas care about anyway :) Today however, I have the simple need to let myself vomit into this post all the emotions and thoughts that have been Jill for the last few weeks. I have been scrambled between work and everything else and sometimes I just feel like I am lost between the cracks. Here are 10 things I know for sure.

10. Being pregnant is not easy for me. There is something about my body that absolutely revolts being pregnant. I can sleep 10 hours and feel like I have slept 10 minutes. Convincing my hand to bring food to my mouth is difficult, convincing my mouth to chew and swallow is yet harder and to keep food down is a magic trick I just haven't mastered yet. Everything on my body aches or hurts and my mental status... well to say it is lacking would be charitable.

9. I hate working for men. Okay not all men but certain ones. Is there something on my forehead that says "I am a woman therefore all I know how to do is mail insurance checks and hang up maps."?? There must be.

8. Chocolate ice cream can and will save lifes.

7. Life is just a combination of moments. The trick is to cherish the good moments and forget the rest.

6. Nobody can read minds. If anyone has learned that trick please teach me... on the other hand, please teach everyone around me.

5. I hate cars. I hate replacing them, I hate driving them, I hate paying to have them insured and registered. Why can't we all just fly?

4. Family is what gets you through everything. Without my family I would have given up a long time ago.

3. Zophran... amazing. David Archuletta.... Amazing.

2. I have the best husband and and son in the world. Lately I feel like they get what I call "leftover Jill". And believe me its no better than the zucchini casserole that's been left in the fridge for 10 days. Yet Chris continues to pamper me like royalty with a smile on his face... a genuine smile. Kaden seems to love me even though most of the time all the energy I have to play is used simply bending over to pick him up. And he continues to melt my heart by acting like a crazed monkey every time I come home from work. I can't wait to just stay home and be a mom and wife.

1. I am so blessed, I cant even begin to list all that I am blessed with. I know that there is a Heavenly Father who loves me and is somehow picking up all the pieces left at the end of every day and putting me back together.

So Chill

I can't tell you how much I love having a baby that loves to just chill. Kaden is so great at just being content to do whatever. He is such a good baby and makes it so easy to want another one! Here are some of the latest pictures.