Halloween

We all dressed up for Halloween this year, but I have to admit that Hayden is by far the cutest! He also was such a good little boy as we "trick-or-treated" to Grandma & Grandpa Nebekers' house and to a friend's house.

Reading with Daddy

This is one of my favorite pictures. Daddy is reading a book to Hayden and they both seem to be enjoying it.

Hayden's Baby Blessing

We had Hayden's baby blessing October 11. It was so special to take him to church for the first time and have Daddy give him a blessing. Some of my family was able to come along with Grandpa Dupuis from Georgia. Hayden's outfit that he wore was Chris' when he was a baby so that was really special too. He looked so cute and was even a very good baby all the way through the meeting. I was so proud of him!

Grandpa Dupuis holding Hayden

More Pictures...

Playing in the crib

Hayden loves his Mommy

Snoozing

Some Daddy time

Very comfortable

Giving Mommy kisses or looking for food...

He's finally here!!!

Hayden Joseph Dupuis was born Monday, September 14th at 5:17 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and was 20 inches long. He gave us a slight scare at first when it took a minute or two and several nurses to get him to start breathing, but as soon as that happened, he was interested in everything. Chris said that as they were cleaning him off, Hayden was looking in all directions at his new world. He also was immediately ready to eat because they had starved the both of us all day. Colored ice does not do the trick. And thanks to all the heartburn during the pregnancy, he has a head full of hair. He is a cute little guy and I think will be just as handsome as his daddy. Here are some other fun pictures of our Hayden:

Looking around at everyone

Sleeping

A Proud Father

Satisfied

Ready to Deliver

10 Months - 40 Weeks

The Deadline is Set

I had my final doctor's appointment today. I am getting very close. We set the deadline for Monday, September 14th if he hasn't shown up before then. So by Monday night or early Tuesday morning, we'll be holding our little son. Yay! I can't believe that we are about to be parents!

The Beautiful Cradle

When I was getting married to Chris, his dad told me that he would make us a cradle for our first child. I did not forget and so as soon as I got pregnant, I told him so he could get working on the cradle. And he did as you can see in this picture. It is a beautiful handmade cradle. We absolutely love it! The blanket that is in the cradle is an afghan made by a close family friend for Chris when he was born. Now we are just lacking the baby!

The Baby Shower

Some friends threw me a baby shower and here is all the loot that I received! Hayden is one spoiled little guy already! Chris and I were very excited that we got so many diapers that I'm sure we will get a lot of use from (or Hayden will).

Our neighbor made us this cake created from diapers, wipes, a bottle and some washcloths. It was really cute.

Getting Really Close...

9 Months - 36 Weeks

There's no mistaking it now!

8 Months - 32 Weeks

The Baby's Room

We finally set up the nursery and it's really cute! Now it's just a matter of waiting another 2 months or so for the baby to show up...

Even larger...

7 Months - 30 Weeks

The belly is growing

6 Months - 24 Weeks

5 Months - 20 Weeks

4 Months - 16 Weeks

Dobby's Estate

We got some more cages for dobby to keep him occupied so he won't feel as neglected when the baby comes and I can't play with him everyday. He now has four cages, a couple wheels (which he doesn't even use) and lots of tubing. However, he doesn't seem as happy with it as I had hoped and still rings his bell to be let out and for his morning waffle.

It's a...BOY!!!

We are having a little BOY and are very excited, but I do have to say that it was an adjustment for my brain at first because I had always imagined myself with little girls. This is a very cute picture of his little profile and I'm convinced that he has Chris' nose.

Starting the blog

So I figured that it was time we created a blog to share our lives with family and friends so this is my attempt at doing just that so enjoy!