Trunk or Treating Fun!

Tonight we had our first trunk or treating ward party with Tavin and Katie. Katie slept through most of it, but Tavin made out like a bandit with lots of candy. As I took him around, he wasn't sure at first about the people handing out the candy-but his worries went away when his bucket started to fill with candy. He got a big smile on his face half way through and started to get into saying trick or treat and thank you to everyone. Of course his favorite were the M&Ms! Thanks Auntie Krisha for the costume-it was a hit. He didn't want to take it off when we got home. We had to assure him he could put it back on at Grandma's house. We thought he made a cute giraffe but you would have been surprised at some of the things people thought he was...a horse, a cow, a zebra...come on people have you ever been to the zoo? It was fun watching Tavin run around with the other kids afterward! I LOVE HIS WALKING.

Katie's Bath Time

Every baby needs a first bath picture-here is Katie's! She is so fun. It took forever to get that bow out! She is a little piggy and at 11 days old-already reached her birth wait again. I am so happy she eats well.

Pumpkins

Goofy Frankenstein

Digging out the Gooey Icky stuff

The Chosen Pumpkin

Coming out of the patch successful

Going in to find the perfect one

We went to a small local pumpkin patch to get Tavin a pumpkin this year. Grandpa was able to come with us too! Tavin helped daddy scoop out the pumpkins (the whole time he kept repeating ICKY, YUCKY) and then he got to draw on his pumpkin with markers (permanent-I know I was taking a real risk, but we kept everything under control). He smiled and laughed the whole time. It was fun to see him a little more aware this year of what we were doing since he is older now. Less than a month before he turns 2! Daniel and I carved a goofy Frankenstein out of our pumpkin. The quality of the pumpkin wasn't very good so next year I think we will try a different patch. But we had fun! Sorry the pictures are in backward order. Oh well:)

A Week Old

Daniel's mom came to visit for the weekend (Tavin was in his glory with 2 grandmas to spoil and play with him) and she has a talent/hobby with photography. Here is our first couple attempts at capturing our Katie girl at one week old. She still is such a precious and wonderful baby. I couldn't have asked for a better one. Oh and my mother-in-law also made the headband she is wearing our of tights. So creative! Thanks Grandma Marlene. And a special thank you to my mom, I she is amazing and made this birth so easy for me my first week. She truly is wonder woman-doing laundry, dishes, yummy meals and treats, cleaning, and playing with Tavin! She even made our bed-Daniel was wondering why it was made:)

Tavin's New PJS

My mom bought Tavin these new PJs that he LOVES! He didn't want to take them off to put on his clothes for the day. He is very into cars.

Pretty Little Katie

This is the very first dress we've put Katie in. She is so fun!

Three Days Old

Katie has a very proud big brother who gives her lots of love! She is such a good girl and has been a joy to have in our house. I haven't felt this happy for a while (considering I don't have someone kicking on my organs from the inside anymore) and I am so grateful that recovery is going Very well (thanks for your advice Krisha, it really helped!) Here are some more pictures from the hospital and the first days at home.

It Was A Race!

I've now experienced the 2 extremes of giving birth! Tavin was a 14 hour labor that started in the middle of the night and I had an epidural. Saturday I had Katie-my contractions started at 3:30pm and she was born after a very cayotic scene at 6:30pm without an Epidural! NOT BY CHOICE! When my contractions started they weren't very strong and so I took a nap:) Then I awoke in uncomfortable aches and so I took a shower. After I got out of the shower, Dan started counting for me to see how long the contractions were and how far apart. They were only 3 minutes apart so off we went, the people we had lined up to watch Tavin weren't home so Tavin got to come to the hospital. We had to walk to the maternity ward and on the way, my water broke-embarrassing I know:) Then I couldn't walk anymore-had to stand against the wall, trying not to look suspicious, while they got a wheel chair. By the time the nurse got me in the room and in bed, I was dilated to an 8 and ready to push. No more Epidural for me. And then, there was the 4 nurses, the screaming down the hall for the doctor to hurry, and them trying to get me to not push. ARE YOU CRAZY! Katie was going to come whether they wanted her to or not. So, as the nurses were discussing what to do, the doc. runs in. By then I am screaming for them to just get hr out Please! I have never felt pain like that in my life and never will choose to again! My whole body was shaking and tingly, and the nurses seemed to be in another world-I could here them but couldn't communicate at that point. I am sure that I was on the verge of fainting and my body almost not functioning. As soon as the doc. cut me, she slipped out. Thank goodness, cause I couldn't push, I was so tired. Not even time for an IV. And, even through all that, I am grateful for the beautiful baby girl. I woke up this morning and was so excited to see her next to me in her bassinett. And, as for the name change, she just looked like a Katie:)

Katie Lynn Bauman

She came into this world at 6:3o PM on Saturday, October 10. She was 7 pounds 11 ounces and measured 18.5 inches.

She's a Comin'

We had our Thirty-Eight week check-up today and the doctor checked my dialation for the first time. Well guess what-I am 4cm dialated and 75% e-faced! She really wants out man! And I am OK with it:) So the doctor just said let him know if my water breaks-and now we wait..... Blogs aren't any fun without pictures, so here is one of Tavin in the sink playing with dish soap bubbles and a cup:)

Update And Fun Toes

So -just a little update on how things are going. Daniel (being the good husband that he is) got me a pedicure certificate. The girl wrote on my toes for me: "It's a girl." Cute and fun huh! It felt so good too. I am due any time between the 16th and the 20th of October and am getting very anxious and uncomfortable. We are hoping Avenley will come sooner than later cause we want to recover as much as we can before Halloween. I want Tavin to be able to go and be with his cousins. He is going to be a dragon this year and just wait until u see him in the costume. When he tried it on for me-his smile was so big:) Anyone have any suggestions on somewhat clean ways for 2 year olds to decorate their own pumpkin? (yes he will be 2 in a month!)

Also, Tavin is walking by himself now-not all the time but about half the time and man are we happy! I almost cried this week watching him cause I have been so worried about it. Everyone that told me he would do it in his own time (whether you believed it or were just trying to make me feel better) you were right:)

Canning Apples and Apples And More Apples

So this is what we did this weekend, canning apples and nothing else! It took from about 9am to 9pm with 4 of us, 3 giant boxes of apples, and 3 children-plus one on the way. We now own an apple tree-well we have had it ever since moving into our house, but last year the tree didn't produce very much. This year we had it pruned in the summer and man do we have a butt load of apples! So, we have really only picked half of what there is right now, we hope to give away a bunch and to make apple cider with some. Right now we have 50 jars of apples sauce, apple butter, and apple pie filling. So don't worry if we need to use food storage any time soon-we won't die-we have apples! Let us know if you want some:)