Say what?

My little man is already four weeks! He is getting so big, on Wednesday he weighed 8lbs and 14oz. Almost 9lbs! So far I have lost about 25lbs, still have some more to lose and then MAJOR toning needs to be done. But I am pretty shocked on how much I have lost so far. I go on daily walks so I think that helps a little bit. I have my doctors appointment in two weeks and I am very anxious. We will finally be able to discuss with the doctor my options about going back on my meds or if there is other options that we can do. I will probably go back on my original meds because I actually felt like a normal human being rather then a psyco lady who yells at everyone. haha

Mike has not started San Tan Ford yet. There was some problems with his DL and it took about a week to get it fixed. Thankfully it is fixed and we are just waiting to hear back from them on whether it fixed the problem or not. We are hoping that it does cause this is the first break that we have gotten in a while. And we need this job more then anything right now. We are already over our heads in bills and now that Brendon is here we have more. With all of his jaundice testing... well that REALLY killed us. And I am afraid to look at the hospital bill (which we havent gotten yet).

May first is going to be Brendons blessing. We have not talked to the bishop about it yet (we will tomorrow, which will be the first time in a very long going to church, and if you know me really well you know why and my views on the church). We arent sure if he will let us do an actual blessing at the church building or not. Depends on what kind of bishop he is, I am nervous to find out. If he decides to be lame and not let us we will just do a fathers blessing somewhere without the church/bishop. It will be just as wonderful, cause for me this is really about Brendon and Mike. My boys having a bonding experience. Mikes family will be coming down for it, I am WAY excited to see my brother and sister in law. Mike and I are pretty close to them and its been almost a whole year since we have seen them.

Two weeks!

As of yesterday Brendon is two weeks old! I cant believe it myself! He is getting so big already, growing longer and longer each day. He is starting to get some fat on his cheeks and a little bit on his tummy.

He is staying awake longer and LOVES to look around. He actually screams and gets very angry if you block his view. He is starting to smile more, however he still cannot control it yet. Also he is starting to learn to make different sounds. For example, he is grunting alot more, he even growls at me sometimes. He also has his high pitched screams when he is just as happy as can be. I must say its pretty cute even at five in the morning. He recently has been making hissing sounds, like a cat. I am getting alot better at knowing what he needs just by the look on his face and the kind of grunts that he makes.

Mike and I had our first date night last night since Brendon. I was a little nervous leaving him with my parents since it was the first time ever leaving home without him. The whole night I felt like something was missing. I think I checked my phone about every half hour to see if my parents tried to call me. haha So what if I am over protective, its my first child. My little man.

Mike got a job at San Tan Ford here in Gilbert Az. He will still be working at Pep Boys full time so that Brendon and I can have health insurance. So I will hardly see him cause he will be working two full time jobs. But you got to do what you got to do right? It will help us move out, get our own place, pay off some bills, and hopefully get another car so we can be a two car family again. Its going to be really hard not ever getting to see him again, I am just hoping that he will make enough at San Tan Ford to support me and Brendon.

One week!

I cant believe that Brendon is already a week old! He is such an amazing little kid. He hardly ever cries, and when he does its only cause he is hungry or needs a diaper change. Other then that he is totally fine just laying down on the bed or floor and in his bouncer. But at the same time he LOVES to cuddle, esp. with his daddy. He now weighs 7lbs and 10oz. He holds up his head really well! He can hold up pretty high and for about 45 seconds! He is still having a hard time with day and night, but that just comes with time. He is currently drinking formula and seems to be taking it great! (ALOT less spit up :))

3 days after we left the hospital Brendon started to get jaundice. Two days later the doctor wanted to test him again. It went up even more. She wanted us to take another test the next day to see if it was going to go down yet. It went up by .1. Its not horrible but not good. It needs to head the other direction. We went in today to do his 5th heel prick for the jaundice test. Thankfully it is starting to go down and he no longer needs to do another test for it!

Mike and I are still trying to adjust to the sleeping schedule. And it is starting to get a little more difficult as Mike is starting to go back to work. He will return full time next week, for this week his is only working 4 days. But thankfully I have my parents at home to where they dont mind watching him while I take a nap (I get pretty mean if I dont get my sleep). Even though Mike is starting to get back to work, he helps out as much as he can with Brendon in the middle of the night. He lets me get some sleep which I think is super sweet of him. Cause he has to wake up early in the morning to work most of the day, and his work is hard labor for sure.

I have big hopes and dreams for my little man. I hope that his life will be 20x better then Mike and I's will ever be. That he will succeed and be happy.

Brendon Zander

Saturday day night I started getting contractions every 5-7 minutes for about an hour and a half before Mike came home from work to take me to the hospital. Sat in the ER room for about 45 minutes and then went to triage for about an hour. I was contracting every 3-5 minutes but I was dilating fast enough for them to keep me there. So they gave me some pain meds and a sleeping pill and off we went to go home.



As soon as we got home my contractions were getting more and more painful and next thing I knew they were about a minute or two apart. They were getting so bad I was screaming at the top of my lungs, so I woke up Mike. He was trying to help me to the car to go to the hospital. But because I was in so much pain (back labor) I needed my mom to help me out. When I finally made it downstairs I laid down on the floor while Mike got the car. While laying down my water broke. I REALLY started to freak out now. As we started to make our way I felt a head! We were on the 202 and he started to crown. But thank goodness he went back up. As we pulled into the hospital parking lot he started to crown again. But this time he was not going back up.



We pulled up to the ER entrance Mike ran out and told them what was going on. Two nurses ran out and noticed that Brendons head was half way out. By the time an ER doctor made it out his head was completly out. I pushed about two times and then he was born, right in the passenger seat of our Jeep. Mike got to cut the cord and then they rushed me to the labor and delivery room to finish the rest of the labor process and to get alot of stiches.


Brendon couldnt be any healthier. Not sure why but all the nurses and drs were a little shocked. Whenever a nurse or dr would walk into our room they would comment about how they heard about what happened. We were pretty much famous there haha

So far he has been the best baby boy I could ever want. He hardly cries, and he LOVES to cuddle. I am recovery very well and just loving being a mommy.

Born 3:32 Am

Weight 7 lbs and 3oz and 19 1/2 inches long

9 months!

Yep! I am 9 months prego! Dont think I am going to be getting a whole lot bigger then I am now, thank goodness! Although I do feel my little man getting bigger and bigger. He is not moving too much cause well there just isnt room in my belly. I get my first appointment on Thursday to see if I have at all dilated at all, and I must say, I am very curious to see if I am or not. He still hasnt dropped so I am still getting heartburn, acid reflex, and rib pain. Alot of rib pain. One thing that I have liked about him getting bigger is that I am getting to know all of his body parts. I know which is his knee, elbow, head and of course his cute little butt. I also like having my brother and sister feel him moving and kicking :) Its fun to watch Kelsey's reaction.

Mike is starting to get call backs from companies getting his resume which is good. But we are not getting any bites yet. We are pretty sure that ND is out of the window, the manager up there is being extremely shady with us and is making excuse after excuse on why we cannot move up there yet. So we are going to try and stay here in Az where our family is. Since I will be having the first grand baby in my family and my mom is SUPER excited (Which I love how excited she is). We are praying and trying to stay positive even though it is very hard at times.

25 things...

I decided to write 25 things that people probably dont really know about me. All I seem to talk about is my pregnancy and my hubby.

1. I am just a little too blunt

2. I am not afraid to hurt peoples feelings (as sad as that is)
3. I have been obbessed with my hair since I was in 1st grade. I even wrote about how amazing it is for a school assignment

4. I have an uncontrolable love for purses

5. My favorite soda is Diet Dr Pepper and Diet Coke with lemon

6. I dont like chocolate (expect during this pregnancy- all I crave is chocolate)

7. I love going to the gym and lifting weights

8. I laugh when some people die in movies

9. My hubby is slowly rubbing off on me on old classic cars

10. I LOVE Family Guy

11. I cant do math to save my life

12. I love reading sci fi books- My favorite series is the Ender's Game books

13. I am extremely competitive at games

14. I love football- My favorite teams are the Cardinals and the Seahawks

15. My life dream is to own my own business of some sort (thinking about an auto shop with my hubby)

16. I love baking

17. My favorite flower is the easter lilly

18. I hate drinking water

19. I love Texas Road House, Olive Garden, and Chilis

20. I am very picky about the clothes that I wear

21. I like to make people laugh, even if it means acting just a little too weird

22. I like almost all types of music including hip hop, rap and country

23. My favorite holiday is black friday

24. I have a mind of a 12 year old boy

25. I love mac and cheese with hot dogs. yumm....