Welcome Mitchell James Richens!

This weekend was full of surprises! We went to the zoo on Saturday for a fun day with Aiden before the baby came and I went into labor! The contractions did not start to be too intense until after we were done at the zoo and we stopped at the Habitat for Humanity store. After that, I was pretty sure it was going to happen, despite the fact it was the one night I did NOT want to have the baby. Why is that? Because Asa and I were celebrating our six year anniversary the next day and I did not want to have the baby on that date. Well, I guess God had different plans. I labored at the house until around 7:30 pm and Asa and I left for the hospital after we said good-night to Aiden. My mom stayed to put Aiden to bed. Asa and I ran into a DUI checkpoint on the wasy to the hospital and we were able to make it fairly quickly through after Asa enplained his wife was in labor. We got to the hospital around 8:30pm and I was admitted at 5 cm dialated. Dad and Patty were called to come up and we called Dominick to come be with Aiden so my mom could come be there for the birth. Nicole is in Germany and was greatly missed. Everyone made it to the hospital in time - mom made it while I was pushing! Despite all effort to have the baby on the 30th, Mitchell James Richens was born on May 31, 2009 at 12:32 am. He weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. Dad, Patty, mom, and Asa were all present at the birth. I was only at the hospital for 4 hours before Mitchell made his debut, so it was a quick labor and delivery. Aiden met his little brother the next day and was shy at first, but after about 30 minutes he told us that it was his baby and was giving Mitchell lots of kisses. He is very gentle with his little brother, but still a little jealous of all the attention. We came home today and are all tired, but feeling elated! We have been blessed with a beautiful baby boy! Below are some pictures of our last few days.

38 weeks!

We have made it to 38 weeks! Dr. still has not checked to see if I have made any progress, but I have contractions that are starting to get more and more painful, just nothing for very long. So, it could be anytime!

Here are some pictures Asa took of my belly a couple days ago. For comparison, I included a picture of my belly from Aiden at about the same gestational age. I think I am bigger this time - what do you think?

Mother's Day Weekend

Asa took me and Aiden to Breckenridge for a Mother's Day weekend and "babymoon" for the whole family. We had a great time swimming, walking around Main Street and checking out the river. It was the last weekend we would spend away from home until the baby comes. We had to drive to Silverthorne for dinner because most restaurants in Breckenridge closed down due to the poor economy - not enough tourist during May to stay operational. Anyways, we had a great time! Here are some pictures from our day:

The weather warms up...

...and the ground is still covered in snow! As the day progressed, Aiden had to start stripping his snow suit off. By the end of the day he was down to his diaper because his regular clothes got soaked. We finally decided to call it a day! Afterwards, Aiden decided to play with his new cowboy hat. With his boots, carhart overalls and cowboy hat, he really is just a mini version of his daddy!

Haleigh's Birthday Party

We all went down to Colorado Springs to celebrate Haleigh's 9th birthday! We had a great time visiting with everyone. Aiden loved the cupcakes and getting lots of love and attention!

Another snow day!

Here is another fun day in the snow! Asa took Aiden out first thing in the morning to play - under his snow suit, Aiden is wearing his jammies!

Easter

We spent Easter this year at my Aunt Shelley and Uncle Richard's house again. Aiden had a great time picking up the eggs this year, despite the snow and wet weather. The eggs are full of dollars and quarters and Aiden made $18.50! He loved putting all his money in his piggy bank to save for a rainy day!