My Lil' BMXers

We decided to take the kids out to the BMX track and let Seth try it out. He loves his bike...it is just a part of him. I was nervous for him, but he LOVED it. (Surprise. Surprise!) We decided he could try a race. Before the race starts they let all the little kids 4 and under out on just a short part of the track. They do what is called a Big Wheel race. All the little ones get trophies whether they win or not. Macee decided she wanted to try it out too. She went out there..and she really did win! She was so proud of herself. We are proud of her too!

Macee holding her trophy!

 READY...SET...GO!!!

Out of the gate and away he goes!

Through the rhythm section...he is gaining!

He is the WINNER!!

 Seth won his first BMX race and he was so excited!! He did such an awesome job.

Seth and Brody...Brody also won his race too.

My cute kiddos with their trophies.

I am one proud mom!

BIG Helpers

Seth and Macee have been so excited to have this baby. Before Hadley came they were always talking about helping mommy out. Seth said he would help change diapers and he gave Macee the chore of taking the dirty diapers to the trash. They have both been so cute with her. They are always wanting to hold her and feed her. Macee will just sit and talk to her and tell her all sorts of stories. I love that Macee is going to have a sister!

This blanket on the baby is one of Macee's doll blankets. She loves to take care of her.

Here are a couple of pictures of the kids holding her and feeding her.

Seth has surprised me the most. He is so cute with this baby. I think he really thinks she is his :) He is wanting to hold her every second of the day and whenever she cries he is there to give her the binky or feed her. He has been such a big helper and he really is the BEST brother any kid could ask for. Having Hadley brings back memories of when Macee was born. He was so cute with Macee too! He loves his sisters!
They are so lucky to have him to protect them.

Seth snuggling with Hadley

I am so lucky to have the BEST helpers in town!

A Baby Story

It has been a while and so much has gone on so lets see how well i can remember it...

This pregnancy was pretty smooth sailing for the most part. Baby was really low the whole time, which put lots of pressure on my pubic bone. Lets just say it felt like I had a really bad bruise for about six months. I took the lovonox shots faithfully and once in a while I would have problems with my left hip falling out of joint. I really didn't have much to complain about. As far as baby goes. All was well. Baby always measured consistent, the heartbeat was always right around 140's (which is the lowest of all my babies.) I remember Dr. Smith saying how chill this baby was and that I was going to have a pretty easy going one. I remember it taking a really long time to feel the baby move, which is weird considering this is my third. I didn't feel baby move until close to 5 months and then as time went on the baby moved more and more. I was still so sure it was a BOY!

I went in for my 8 month check up and the doc checked me. I was surprised when he told me I was dilated to a 3.5 and 90% effaced...holy cow! I thought I could have this baby any minute. I had to keep it in for one more week because we were getting ready to move that weekend and I needed to get all unpacked and settled before baby came.  I was so unprepared and that is so not okay with me. So the weekend came and we got all moved and settled for the most part. I went in for my appointment the next week and Dr Smith checked me again. I was dilated to a 6 and still 90% effaced. He sent me down to labor and delivery so we could have this baby!! I called and let my Mom and Tim know. They were both on their way. They broke my water and gave me the epidural. Two hours later I was pushing...it all happened so fast. My mom was getting ready to leave the room while the nurse was calling the doctor to come catch the baby. I told my mom she could just stay, which is something i wouldn't normally do. I am a pretty modest person but for some reason I was just so calm and didn't have a care in the world. My mom got to watch this baby be born and I am so glad for that. What a special thing to share with her. After three pushes the doctor pulled out the baby. I was dying to know what the sex was and was shocked when they said, "It's a....GIRL!"  
Right after they said that the baby started peeing and it literally shot across the whole room and landed all over Tim...he he! The nurses said they have never seen a girl do that before:) I was in complete shock when they handed me a princess. They really encourage skin to skin time with mom and baby and I just remember thinking how beautiful and perfect she was. Some of her first photos.

Seth was sad when he found out that we had a girl baby. He was really looking forward to sharing a room with the baby. It didn't last very long though. As soon as he seen her he was in love. He was one proud big brother. Macee wasn't sure what to think of her. She was excited it was a girl and warmed up pretty quick too!

The kids stayed at JoAnn's house and they came and visited a couple times a day. They were so cute with her and wanted to hold her the whole time.

I remember right after I found out it was a girl I started to panic because I didn't have any girl names picked out. I would suggest a name to Tim and he would just pull goofy faces. Finally he said he didn't care what we named her. However, if there was a name he didn't like he would tell me. On the night before we were going home I had this cute nurse. I remember her asking me what I was going to name her and I told her a couple different names, but told her I wasn't sure yet. I remember waking up at 4:00 a.m. just panicking that I didn't have a name for this sweet baby. I prayed for an answer. I got up and got ready and went to the nursery to get my sweet baby. When I walked in the nursery there was a name tag in the baby bed.

Our sweet bundle of joy!

I wasn't sure that was what I was going to name her but I figured this was the answer that I needed. So we named her: HADLEY MARIE CHRISTENSEN...I really like it ;)

Luckily, last minute I picked up a girl and a boy outfit to take to the hospital...All ready to go home!

Name: Hadley Marie Christensen
Born: June 14, 2011
Weight: 5 lbs 14 oz
Height: 18.5 inches

We are so excited to welcome this sweet baby into our family. We are so blessed!

4th of July

Happy 4th of July!

This 4th of July was spent doing things a little bit differently. Unfortunately I wasn't feeling well. One week after I had Hadley it felt like I was having some sciatic nerve problems in my left butt cheek and leg. I was in a lot of pain and it got to the point where I couldn't even walk....more on this coming in another post. So instead of going to the parades, carnivals and fireworks we brought the fun to our house.


Uncle Douglas flew in and spent the week with us. Also Aunt Sue, Jylian and a couple of her girlfriends drove down for the long weekend. It was so good to see them and enjoy the holiday with them.

We had everyone over for some Mexican food on the 4th of July. The kids had fun playing kick the ball and just running around together.

Macee, Seth and Mikey

Grandpa and Hadley getting ready for the firework show.

Aunt Sue and Seth

The girls sitting in the back of the car watching fireworks and staying out of the wind.

It was so good to see these lovelies and spend some time with them!

Hope everyone enjoyed their holidays!

9 Year Anniversary

This is what I woke up to this morning...

WOW how time flies when you are having fun. Today is mine and Tim's 9 year wedding Anniversary and 14 years of dating. To me it feels like yesterday. ( To Tim, probably not so much ;)) I still remember getting so excited and giddy when I would hear the tires on his old bronco rumbling down the road and the his music base shaking my little snow shack. He would always stop by on his way home from work to see me and I would get those butterflies in my belly...well lets be honest. I still get that same feeling almost every time he comes in the door. I love that man more than anything in this world and I just want to say Happy Anniversary babe. I love you and look forward to spending many more happy years with my best friend.

Pinewood Derby Time

Stan and Pam's ward was having a Neighborhood Derby for anyone who wanted to come. We decided to make a car for Seth to race in the derby. This is the car that Seth made with his daddy.

 We were having a hard time getting the wheels to turn really well so we decided we would bring some extra ones...we ended up bringing one for Macee and Seth invited his friend Brody along for the fun too. Luckily Tim's mom was really good about saving stuff from when her kids were kids so we pulled out Tim's and Jason's cars from back in their day! They were a hit.

Here is Macee getting her car all weighed in.

Seth getting his car all ready to race! (Gotta love his scraped up face. He face planted into the cement while trying to jump the porch on his scooter.)

Macee, Brody and Seth's cars

Grandpa and Macee getting ready to race!

Silly kids waiting patiently for their cars turn to race.

Macee's car won "Most Retro"

Seth's car won "Best Driver in the Car"

Seth's car took 4th overall! He was pretty excited about it too. The kids had a blast at the derby. I love to see Tim get involved with his kids. He is such an amazing dad and we are so lucky he is ours.

Seth's Stats

I took Seth in for his Pre-Kindergarten Check Up and these are his stats: (Just for my personal record)

Height: 45.4" (75%)

Weight: 44lbs (50%)

Body Mass Index: (35%)

Vision: 20/20

I will admit I was a little nervous taking him in knowing he was going to have to get 4 shots. I thought he was going to freak out. After the Dr. was all done seeing him and the sweet nurses told him to lay on the table he tried to act so tough. Once they doubled up on him and the shots were done he had a couple of tears run down his cheeks, but overall he was so BRAVE!

I will admit it was a little emotional walking in the Dr's office and thinking back to the day I brought my two week old baby there and now here we are walking out and he is all ready for kindergarten. WOW! Time sure flies by. Mommy loves you Seth and is proud of you. Oh how I wish you could stay my little boy forever...