Photo Shoot

Ty already had his first photo-shoot last night! Paxton's sister came over and took these photos for us, she did such a great job and we love them!! Thanks Heather!!

More pictures!

Ty is so sweet. He is the cutest thing ever, and Paxton and I already love him to death! Here are just a few more pictures of him at what he does best- sleep!

This is one of my favorite pictures of him- so far at least. He has the cutest lips.

Thriller !

Pictures you've all been waiting for...

Ty Bannon Hobson - 8/12/2009 @ 6:38pm - 7lbs. 5oz.

In labor...

Happy Birthday yesterday...

... to Abby and Paxton and NOT Ty. Yes, it is true. Our sweet baby is still not quite ready to come to us. We had a few hard feelings yesterday, but we are over it now. Moved on. But still so ready to receive him any day! Any day Ty. ANYWAY, we celebrated our birthday at Ann & Steve's house. We had a dinner and birthday cake. It was great to not have to cook or prepare anything, and just relax! Thank you Ann, Steve, Heather, Katie, & Greg for the great birthday!

Well, I bought a cake pan awhile ago that is one giant cupcake. I had been waiting to use it for our birthday or somebody's birthday, so I was finally able to use it for ours. It didn't quite turn out as I expected. What do you think?

It looks like a giant doggy poo poo or something. The bottom of the cupcake needs to be smaller than the top. I don't know why they made it like that. Next time I'll have to fix that- then it'll be really cute. I tried my best though to make it look like a cupcake. It was still really good.

40 Weeks

We, meaning Paxton, has taken on the project of installing built-in book shelves in our front room. We didn't really have room to fit a book case since we have our small couch and computer desk in there, so we decided to build shelves to put our books on them. It has turned out to be quite the project, and has brought out the 'handy man' in Paxton, or lack thereof... Just kidding Pax! He has done a great job. We put the finishing touch on last night and so we're still waiting for the final product. We put small strips of crown moulding on the edge of each shelf.... it's going to look great! Superb job Pax!

Concentrating so hard... he is actually singing a song & going "Oooo eeee oooo." haha

Paxton started his new job today!!! So we had to take a picture before he left in the morning with his notebook and sack lunch in hand. Doesn't he look so excited to go to his new job!? Hehe- he's so cute. I love him so much!

I'm ready, but he's not

I went to the doctor today for my weekly check up. The last two appointments I had not been dilated at all, but effaced 50%, then 80%. Today at my check up, it was NO DIFFERENT. I am still not dilated at all!!! He asked me if I'd felt any contractions, anything different from the last week, which I had not. Maybe a few more Braxton Hicks- maybe? I don't even know if I know what those are. But definitely not real contractions. I have been in no pain at all, besides the extreme discomfort of the baby's weight and squirming around. Ugh !

The doc said my first opportunity to be induced is tomorrow, and the last is on the 14th. At least I know I'll definitely be having my baby by next Friday. Come on Ty- you can't be THAT comfortable in there!! Come out!!

It's a mystery

Crickets. They are everywhere. They are taking over our garage. A few get inside the house every so often. Luckily we have pest control come and spray inside & in the garage, otherwise they'd be hopping all over the place. But they are all dead, or dying when I find them. That's what we get when we move into a new home that is still being developed around us, right? But seriously, every time I have to go out to the garage, I open the door, reach to turn on the light, and look around for crickets before I step foot in there. I also do that inside. I'm always looking at the floors searching for bugs. Paxton thinks I'm becoming paranoid and developing a phobia of crickets. I wouldn't say I have a phobia of them, yet, but they do gross me out.

Well listen to this. It's really strange, and funny. So, we have been telling people about this ridiculous cricket problem. Well Monday, on Paxton's way home from work, I call him for some reason, but he didn't answer. So I wait a little bit and call him again. He finally answers and asks, "Did you change my ringtone?"

I said "No why?"

He said, "It sounds like crickets."

"What? Crickets? That is so weird!! I didn't change it, who changed it? Who did we tell about our crickets?"

Paxton said evenly, "The crickets changed it."

Haha. He said it so seriously. So, we called several people to ask if they had changed his ringtone, but they all said no. We still don't know how it got changed, or who changed it. I kind of have a feeling the crickets changed it. Paxton and I joke about how one day we'll hear a knock at the door and there will be a giant cricket standing there when we open the door. And he'll say, 'Let me in boy, I'm here to take over your house', with an old man's New York accent. Haha, we are such dorks.

Push that belly out

39 weeks

Paxton wanted to get a belly shot. He has been feeling left out these past several months. Throughout most of my pregnancy, we've joked about him being pregnant as well, because he has had a lot of the same symptoms as me. He was tired more than usual, was hungry a lot more, his belly grew just a little bit more :) , and I don't know what else, but we like to joke about it... he is so silly. I love him so much. I laughed that he pulled up his shirt to show his bare belly, and I didn't even do that this time. Haha. So, I am actually wearing his blue t-shirt. His clothes just fit better and are so much more comfy. I'm not liking the tight form-fitting shirts as much anymore because I feel so HUGE!

This outfit made me look and feel huge! It's a maternity stretchy shirt that accentuated my belly for sure. This picture does not show how huge I really looked in the shirt.

I've been having a really bad case of pregnancy brain lately. It is embarrassing. I can't remember anything, and it's hard for me to think deeply or concentrate on things. Yesterday Paxton and I were talking about when we lived in Rexburg, ID at college and some things that went on there, and I could hardly remember the details or what he was talking about. There have been times where I am trying to express my thoughts or opinion to Paxton, and I can't get it out. I just ramble and stutter and don't make any sense at all. Good thing we've been laughing it off though, so it's not getting us too frustrated.

Paxton is loving having a house and keeping up with the yard work and house work. It sounds crazy, but he has been enjoying it. He gets his favorite shoes on- Crocs - and mows the lawn, weed-eats, hoses down the trees & bushes, organizes the garage, and just fiddles around the house and yard making sure everything looks perfect. I am looking forward to doing yard work as well, just not right now. I have no desire to do it. It's too hot, I can't bend over, and I'm too tired.

We are slowly getting everything organized and put away inside our house. We are out of boxes, but still have lots of junk and pictures laying around. We got a computer desk now, but still need to install our book shelves, and get a little chest for storing our computer/office supplies. Then the pictures will go up, and we should be done! Once all of this happens, then I can get some pictures of the interior posted on here.

Well, I am officially DONE WORKING at Terminix. Friday was my last day. So I've got this whole week to get last minute errands done, cleaning, organizing, and waiting. That is, if the baby comes on it's due date. The big 'hoo-ha' now is that there's a full moon on Thursday, August 6th, and the old wives tale says the full moon brings women into labor. Ooooo, could this be? Will I deliver early? We will have to wait and see!!!

Blessed

I know people are probably sick of me always talking about my pregnancy and our baby, but of course it's the main thing that's been on my mind for the last 9 months. It's kind of hard not to talk about it too, when I have less than 2 weeks til it is all over, and I have an actual baby to take care of. Yikes! I have always wanted to be a mother, and ever since I've been married, I have been anxious to have a baby. Now that it's actually happening, I am nervous and feel like I have no idea what I am doing. I still feel like a child myself, but I know that help from my family and friends, I will learn what to do, and hopefully some of it will come naturally. My pregnancy has been such an easy one, and I feel so grateful for that. Other than heartburn, and minor aches and discomfort, I have enjoyed hearing the baby's heart beat, feeling his first movements, seeing my belly roll around while he is shifting inside me, and feeling his hiccups every day. It is an amazing thing to see and feel him growing from a tiny embryo to a 6-7 pound baby boy. I have loved each sonogram where I can make out his fingers, legs, heart, head, and face. And now as it is almost over, I am anxious to meet him and hold him and take care of him. I have no idea how hard it is going to be, but I am willing to do whatever it takes to raise a happy, healthy baby. Let's just hope he's a good baby, like Paxton & I were- right Mom & Ann??? I have just 4 more days left of work (HALLELUJAH), and then 1 more week til my due date! 38 weeks

We have some really great news!! Paxton has been offered a job at Peterbilt, and he accepted! It is located a lot closer to our new home, so we will be saving loads of money on gas and tolls. He will be working in the accounting department, but with what he's learned of the company and his job description, he thinks he will enjoy it a lot, and will learn a lot as well. He starts in a few weeks, yet it depends on when the baby comes. I am SO happy for him, and am excited for him to be starting a job where he enjoys going to work. We have been so blessed in our lives lately. The Lord is watching over us and everything has fallen so easily into place, and has blessed us with things that we haven't even asked for. We are so grateful and happy for all the blessings we've received.

Just yesterday at church, I felt at peace and comfort with a few things I had been praying about and struggling with. I love having those really spiritual days where you feel the Spirit so strongly and know that Heavenly Father loves you and is watching out and cares for you. I am grateful to have a strong testimony of the gospel and have the happiness that comes from it.

Well, it is now my bedtime, although the baby thinks otherwise. He is having a party in there! This may be a long night.

Katie's coming home!

Katie has been on a mission serving in Columbus, OH. She gets home this Friday, July 24th- on her birthday!!

Can't wait to see her! Don't know when it will be, but at least I can talk to her on the phone right?!

Our New House !

This is it! Isn't it cute?

We closed on this house at the end of June. We took our time moving our stuff in, slowly taking small loads throughout the month of July, and last Saturday July 18th, we finally moved everything in. We are now living in this home, and it is so fun! We have our own house!! That weekend we moved in we spent long days and nights getting everything settled. I hate clutter, so I wanted to get everything unpacked as soon as possible. We still have a few things that are laying around, and need to hang up all of our pictures, but for the most part everything is put away. Paxton has been really diligent about watering all the trees around the house to make sure they don't die. I told him I will want to do this once I'm not pregnant, but I really haven't been up to working outside. It's too hot and it is too uncomfortable to be bending over and walking around pulling the hose and pulling weeds and stuff. But one day, it will happen. I want to get some pretty flowers and add a rock border around the flower bed areas.

Anyway, we've stayed at the house 3 nights now, and we are loving it more and more ! Now I just can't wait to raise our family in this house. Come on Ty, get here soon!

Baby stuff

Before we moved into our house, we wanted to get any and all painting done. First project was the baby's room. We were extremely happy with the way our baby boy's room turned out. It took a long time to tape the straight lines and get everything prepped to paint these stripes, but once that was done, the painting went by really quickly. Luckily we only did ONE wall, and not the whole room. It looks best that way anyway.

Finally, with all the furniture in, it is ready to be received by our sweet baby Ty. This is my favorite room in the house now.

37 week shot

My awesome mother-in-law threw not just one, but TWO baby showers for me. One for friends, and one for family. I didn't get any pictures of any of them, BOO, but Paxton got a picture of the cute cupcakes from the family baby shower that was just this last Sunday. How cute.

Thank you Ann, and everyone else who helped with the baby showers. And Thank You for all who came and gave gifts for Ty. We got lots of good stuff, and we appreciate everything! Now I am anxiously waiting to meet our little man. He is making me larger and larger, and more uncomfortable than ever. I have just less than 20 days now!!

Happy 4th !

As of today, I am actually 35 weeks, but I haven't taken a pic of that yet. I wanted to quickly post my 34 week pic. I guess there's not too much change from 34 & 35 weeks right?

34 weeks

Pax & I have been SUPER busy the past week. Paxton took TWO CPA exams, and then I have just been working and getting stuff ready for our new house, which I'll post about another time. The weekend was really busy as well with working on the house, work, and family time for the 4th of July! I didn't get any pics of the fireworks or anything, but we had a great 4th of July evening watching about 8 different firework shows. We lounged out in front of Paxton's mom, Ann's home which looks over a lake so it's wide open. We were able to watch multiple firework shows from all the different cities. It was very pretty.

Well, it's a short update, but when I have more time, and pictures, I'll post more about our new home, our projects, baby stuff, and everything else. Hope everyone had a Happy 4th of July!

Trip to Marco Island

We just got back from vacation in Marco Island, FL and it was awesome!! We had such a great time and the best part was that we were able to be there with my family. It would not have been the same without them. So here are some pictures of the trip... Enjoy!

This was our rental car. We were lucky enough to get the ugliest one on the lot. In case you didn't notice, that is me throwing up on the car before we left the airport. On the way out, I congratulated the gate attendant on getting rid of their ugliest car. He replied, "Hey, it's not for beauty, it's for driving mon". Yes, he was Jamaican.

Here is my beautiful wife! Doesn't she look cute in this maternity swimsuit? Thanks Jen. I couldn't get over how cute she looked in these swimsuits.
Here is my mom being silly. This happened a lot during the week, mostly accompanied by crazy dancing and singing of Michael Jackson songs.

Mr. Steve just chillin'.
Here is Katie reading the latest gossip on the Twilight cast. One of the best nights we had was when Katie spend the night at Abby and I's condo. We laughed so hard while watching American Gladiators. I think Katie had the quote of the week when she said, "Why is everyone making such a big deal about Michael Jackson's death? I mean, it's not like one of the Jonas Brothers died."
Here is the view looking straight down from our balcony.
Here is the view from our balcony out to the ocean. My mom and Steve were able to get 3 condos right next to each other. Abby and I had one all to ourselves. They were so nice.
One of the days we were there we rented two pontoon boats and explored all of the in's and out's of Florida. We went up to Naples and saw the huge houses and bunch of other stuff. It was really cool.
While we were out on the boat we saw this pelican nest on top of this sign. Look how big it is!
Here is my Sis, Katie, and Greg. Hey Sis, how do you spell Island again??
My favorite part was driving the boat... And when Abby called me Captain, if you know what I'm saying.

Amazing sunsets...
Oops. Abby burned her belly pretty bad. We figure Ty should come out with a nice tan.

Well, that is about all our pictures. Abby would have done the post but she was too tired. We have to give a huge thanks to Mom and Steve for making this trip happen. It was probably the best trip we have ever been on. Thanks, love you guys!!!

DVR

So when we moved into our 2-bedroom apartment, we were able to get a Dish for cable.  Dish Network threw in a DVR with the purchase, which we are very happy to have and enjoy it everyday! I get to record the few shows that we watch and we don't have to worry about being home on certain nights at certain times to watch our shows, we can just record it and watch it whenever we want.  It took me a little bit for me to remember that I could fast forward through commercials and pause if I needed to get up, but I've got the hang of it now... aaaaannndd it's gotten to the point that I have thoughts come in my head that I want to record my life and be able to rewind or fast forward or pause moments in life.  Usually every weekend I wish I could pause time and just live in Saturday's forever.  I love just being with Paxton ALL DAY and doing whatever it is we have planned or do on the weekends.  Paxton is so entertaining and silly and fun, and is my best friend and I hardly ever get sick of him.  (Yeah-hardly ever-it happens occasionally. :) hehe. )

Now I am wanting also to fast-forward a week, a month, 2 months for all these different events that I am anticipating and want to happen RIGHT NOW!  But it seems to drag and drag.  I can't wait for our trip, the baby shower, my last day of work, Katie to return from her mission, and ultimately our baby boy to be born, which comes with my mom coming to visit.  It's exciting to know so much is going to happen in just a few months...

And lately, what I've really been wanting to rewind is the visible movements of my tummy that baby makes.  There have been multiple times that baby rolled around or did a somersault or some huge movement, and I thought about rewinding that moment so Paxton could see it.  And then of course I realize I can't rewind that moment.  Dang it!  So I have been trying to video record my tummy when baby is most active, but it seems he knows when I turn on that camera because he stops moving completely.  I am determined to record him during one of his little workouts or gymnastic routines he is practicing in there, because it is simply amazing.  I could sit and watch my belly for hours.  It is really incredible to feel and see him moving.  

Although I wish Pax had spend this weekend with me,  I've had a really relaxing weekend without him.  He went to Louisiana to visit his dad and is back now, but while he was gone I went to lunch with some girls, laid by the pool and swam, got a pedicure, and just relaxed with the fam.  Unfortunately I've been sick this whole time with a cold and cough, but I still enjoyed the relaxation time that I really needed. 

Well, I think I'm gonna go eat lunch and my left over homemade cheesecake.  SOOOOO good! 

Much needed update

It's been awhile since I've updated everyone on what's going on in our lives.  I really have no excuse other than I feel like I'm a bad writer, so I don't like to do it too often.  I never have anything interesting, funny, or clever to say, so I just don't say much at all.  

But I would like to tell of another gym experience I had this morning.  My first gym experience I told awhile back was about the prissy blonde girl dressed up-not to sweat or work out-but to turn some guys' heads.  Well this is a little different and disgusting.  I think some of you have actually experienced this, or maybe you've the been delightful one to give the experience to someone else.  I got to the gym this morning and worked on my lower body for a little bit, then went upstairs to the treadmills.  I got on a treadmill next to a guy who was running. At the time I didn't notice how hard he was pushing himself or how sweaty he was.  I started walking and about 5 minutes into my planned 30 minute walk, I felt driplets of sweat hitting my legs and ankles.  I looked down and glanced over at this guy running his heart out and his treadmill was soaked in sweat.  He was heaving for air and dripping with sweat.  His sweat kept flinging onto my legs and arms.  He never wiped his sweat off with the towel that was hanging on the handle bar, but let it fling wherever it happened to go... unfortunately it was on me.  I was so disgusted, but I didn't want to stop my workout and move to another treadmill and start over, so I just walked as far to the right of the treadmill as possible.  It worked for the most part.  

After 10 minutes of walking, I finally gave up and decided to go on the stair-master downstairs and finish my "cardio" workout.  There are 4 stair-masters in a row at the gym, I took the 2nd and the 4th was already taken, so there was an empty one in the middle.  Not even 30 seconds into my workout, that same guy jumps on the stair-master next to me.  WHAT THE? I was so annoyed.  I ended up only climbing the stair-master for 10 minutes before I left.  Fortunately his sweat wasn't being flinged on me because he wasn't bouncing as much, but it was just annoying.  He did, however, manage to drench that machine as well.  

Anyway, that's my gym story this time.  I just hope I never have to walk by that guy again.  That is so gross.  

Last weekend for Memorial Day, Pax & I went to Houston to visit our friends Jake & Kelly and their darling girls Maria & Layla.  We watched a movie, went to the beach, went to church, had yummy food, went on a walk, relaxed, and had a great time!  It was lots of fun to spend time with them.  Unfortunately we don't see them too often since they live 4 hours away, so when we do go visit, we try to plan it during long weekends.  I'm a retard and forgot to bring my camera, so there are no pics from that weekend.  But I am actually happy about that, since I would've looked like a fatso in all the pictures.

Yes, I am feeling a bit 'fatso.'  Our little guy is getting so big!  It has been so fun feeling him kick and roll and squirm around.  Paxton gets annoyed of me always asking him, 'Come feel him moving' or 'Watch my belly' or whatever else I say.  It's just such an amazing thing that there's a little baby developing inside of me and to be able to feel his bum, legs, arms, and kicks.  I just love him so much.  I'm so anxious to be able to see the little guy.  I am 30 weeks, so I've just got 10 more to go!!  I have a feeling it's going to go by really slowly though.   We've got so many things we are looking forward to in the next few months, so every day just drags for me.

First of all, we have a trip to Florida, Katie comes home from her mission, at the end of July I will be DONE WITH MY JOB! Whooohooo! Can't wait for that day.  I've actually been counting down the day that will happen for about 5 months... I've just got under 2 months to go!  AND THEN our little boy is here!  Also, Paxton has a few CPA exams he is planning to take.  When will that test be over?! Ahh!  He's working hard though.  I am amazed at how he can juggle everything he has going on; work, the exam, wife, baby, bills, and playtime.  He's one amazing husband, and can't wait til he becomes a daddy.

Well my banana bread just came out of the oven, I think I'll go have a fresh slice.  Yummm.  Thanks to Kelly, it is a healthy version of banana bread since I've substituted some of the butter for flax seed,  and used whole wheat flour instead of white flour.  Hope it turned out!

*Here's my 30 week shot*