So I guess it is my turn. Steph has been primarily carrying the load when it comes to keeping family and friends up to date with our lives. I need to do better...so to all those people who deserve a phone call, letter, or a hello this is my first attempt to get caught up. Hello to everyone, since we are now living in Topeka, KS we miss and love so many of you we don't see as often as we would like at the moment. We send you our very best and wish we could be near especially as we approach the holidays when we long to be with familiar faces most.

As for us...a lot has changed in our lives...new job, new location, new baby boy, and a very new adjustment to life after college. Lately I feel like we have just been trying to keep up with life and not let it zoom by. We are definitely keeping busy. Jasen takes up a majority of our free time now. It is crazy...he doesn't do a whole lot but we can just watch him for hours it seems. He is a beautiful happy boy and he continues to be healthy which we are grateful for. As you may have seen from pictures he is a big boy. He jumped up the charts recently at his four month doctor appointment. He is now in the 90 percentile for weight and the 67 percentile for height up from the low teens. We were a little worried with his genetics he might not get a whole lot taller ;) but his stats are looking more promising.

I'm am very new at blogging so I am not sure what else to say and a little uncomfortable talking about us so much. I guess for those of you who check in every once in a while I just want to say hello, let you know we are all doing fine, and hope this message finds you all doing great as well.

I threw in a few pictures from our latest events/activities...

Our little pumpkin

Jasen on our trek through the corn maze - he started out strong but was asleep about half way in as mom and dad got lost...guess it was a good thing he slept through mom and dad getting frustrated and cheating their way through the end

We don't have a rocking chair at home...tried this one out but I don't think it will fit in our place

On our trip to Utah recruiting for Payless

The Boys

Our take on "Where's Waldo"

Dad and baby nap time

A bunny for Halloween

JASEN LANE HAIR

I can't believe I haven't posted anything since we had Jasen. It definitely has been busier around here, but while he is sleeping, I thought I would write something to let you all know how we are doing and share the joy and happiness that Kyle and I feel with our new little addition!

Jase was born Sunday, July 4, 2010. Kyle predicted this would happen because he thought I would freak out with all of the fireworks going off and then he would have to rush me to the hospital. Well, I started to feel contractions at around midnight, so there weren't even fireworks at that time...Kyle was partially right. Anyways, I wasn't sure if they were contractions because I hadn't felt any during my pregnancy. They were about 5 minutes apart and so I called Mom and then Michelle to ask them if what I was feeling were contractions. I then called the hospital and they told me to go in and they would check me there. They said if they weren't contractions, then they would just send me home. I went in around 2am. They set me all up and checked if I was dilated. I was to 2cm. On Wednesday, I wasn't dilated at all, so I was pretty excited. They checked me for a few hours and I dilated only to 3 cm, and they told me if I wanted to go home, then I could. I said I was in too much pain, and how would I know when to come back if I was still contracting. So we decided to stay. Good thing because Jasen came at 12:11pm. Everything went very smoothly, especially after I got the epidural. Kyle was so sweet the whole time, and although there wasn't much he could do, he helped me out in every way he could. Here are some pictures from the hospital.

I hope everybody got their baby announcement already, but here are the pictures Kyle took of Jase when he was almost 3 weeks old.

Here are some other random pics.

Kyle and Jase love snuggling together. Kyle helps out tons when he gets home from work and calls it Daddy/Son time. He will feed him, change his diapers, bathe him, and cuddle with him as much as he can. Jase loves baths too. We love giving them to him just to watch him splash around and kick his little legs everywhere. We also got the "Born in 2010" shirt from Kyle's aunt and uncle and we thought it was very appropriate because he was a 4th of July baby! I also like to play with his hair. I am not a fan of mohawks, but on little baby boys I think they are cute, so every now and then I will put them in his hair. Kyle called it a rhino's horn. Haha! He is such a happy boy. We are able to make him smile a lot now, and I am working on making him laugh. The only time he giggles is when he is sleeping. Makes me wonder what he is dreaming about.

When he was born, he weighed 7lbs. 3oz. and measured 19in. At his one month check-up, he weighed 9lbs. 5oz. and measured 20.5in. He sure is getting big. He doesn't fit into some of the newborn clothes anymore. It's crazy to see the difference one month makes, and now he will be 2 months very soon, and still is getting so much bigger. He has his 2 month appointment next week. I am excited to see the difference, but nervous because they are going to give him a lot of shots! We'll see how that goes.

I will try to post more often and let you all know how we are doing. Thank you to everyone who have given us presents and helped us out throughout the pregnancy and even up to now. We are so appreciative and love you soo much. We are so excited to see some of you next week when you come out for the baby blessing. LOVE YOU!!!!

Sarah's Visit/Michael Buble Concert

So this past week, my sister, Sarah, was able to come visit us! I was especially excited becuase it can get really boring all by myself here at home while Kyle is working. I loved the company! We had a lot of fun, well, at least I did...and I hope Sarah did too! When she was here, we went to catch fireflies, barbecued, and we even got to go to the Michael Buble concert in Kansas City, MO. Tons of fun! Kyle and I had been looking into it for a while, but we never decided on it. Since Sarah was here, it was a good excuse to finally buy tickets. We bought them the day of the concert and of course got the cheapest tickets, but it was sooo good and he is really funny! We really enjoyed it. Sorry that the pictures are not the best. We don't have an incredibly awesome camera...people have phones with better cameras on them than ours. haha! But here are some pictures and videos of the concert.

All 3 of us waiting for the concert to start!

Kyle and Me. He actually bought the tickets without us knowing! He's the best!

You can tell how far up we were in this picture, because you can see the wall behind us! There were only 2 rows above us. It was awesome!

As you can see, I had to zoom in as far as our camera would let me, and I could still barely get him on the big screens above!

Michael Buble Concert - EVERYTHING

This was the only video that would upload, so I will try and remember to put up the others once I can. Thanks again for coming to visit Sarah. It was so nice to have some company! Love you!

Trip to Utah/Kansas Storm

A couple weeks ago, we went to Utah for our friend, Spencer's wedding. It was kind of last minute and super short, but it was nice to go and celebrate this day with him. Here are just a few pictures of that day.

Scott, Spencer, and Kyle - all 3 finally married!

Kyle and I with the Groom, Spencer

We were so happy we got to see Libby! Missed her!

Kyle wanted to play photographer and take a few pics of me...so here's one.

And of course, we had to take a picture together!

It was nice to go back, and we wish we could have stayed longer, but "there's no place like home." (Oh no! I guess Kansas is getting to me)

Speaking of Kansas, here is a video Kyle took one night when we had a thunderstorm. It's storm/tornado season here, but this storm was pretty crazy. The lighting looked like a strobe light, and we only got the end of the storm, the beginning was much louder and harder. It was really cool!

Just Another Pregnancy Update!

Well, here are some more pictures to let you all know how I have been growing. I am now 32 weeks, and I think I'm feeling pretty good, except for the pain I get in my ribs. I don't really like that. They feel bruised and it makes moving in certain ways difficult. Kyle feels bad seeing me like this, but he is being so sweet and helping me out in every way he can. I can handle it though. I can't believe there are only 8 more weeks until my due date. It has gone by pretty fast for me, but I just hope we can get everything we need ready in time for the baby's arrival. He is moving a lot, and these movements are much stronger than they used to be, but he is going to be one strong and active kid. I hope so, because that will get me moving and getting back into shape!

A few weeks ago, I had to take a glucose test thing, where they gave me a really sweet orange drink, and then an hour later, they drew my blood. I was one point over what my doctor allowed, so she made me take it again, except the 3-hour test this time. I procrastinated because I don't feel anything was wrong, but I finally went today and boy did I not like that! First off, I had to fast, and asking me whether I am pregnant or not, to not eat is sooo difficult! Then, they drew my blood first and after that gave me another orange drink. For the next 3 hours, I had to go get my blood drawn again every hour. So, I had a needle stuck in my arm 4 times today! My arms are starting to bruise and swell a little bit, but I will look super tough! Well, I think so! Anyways, just thought I'd update you on the pregnancy! I wish my family was here, but I can't wait to see you all soon after the baby comes! Here are the pics!

29 Weeks

30 Weeks

31 Weeks

32 Weeks

Love you all! xoxo