A Little Family Time.

This past week we got to spend time with my family.

and it was awesome!

I didn't want them to leave.

It was super nice having their help and their company.

I've had some serious baby blues after having Jackson, and having family around was just what I needed.

Aunt Lindsay and Jackson passed out.

I guess I should add a disclaimer.

These photos were not taken by me, nor were they taken with a professional grade camera

Okay, we can continue now.

Aunt Marissa and Jackson watching The Vampire Diaries.

We aren't quite sure how we feel about him being exposed to that crap..I mean that TV show

however the way she was "holding" him was a bit humorous.

Grandma giving little man a bath.

(had to do a little photoshop to cover up the goods)

He didn't even pee on her. Which AMAZES me, because he ALWAYS pees on me the second I take his diaper off.

little turd.

Fresh as a daisy!!

I love it when he opens up his little eyes. They are so cute!!!

What was also nice about my family coming out was I got to get out of the house a little bit.

Which, let me tell ya, was probably the nicest thing for my mental health.

We went to Jackson Hole which is like my favorite place ever .

I got to take pictures which was SOO NICE.

I won't bore you with the photos I took, but it was great to get out of the house.

Needless to say, I am super sad that they are gone.

I think Jackson is excited for the next time he gets to see them too because Grandma knew what she was doing.

I on the other hand do not haha.
Poor kid.

Hey honey our baby's here! He looks just like your boss...

Name that movie!

(and no he does not look like Devon's boss)

Today was supposed to be the day I would have been induced.

Tomorrow is the actual due date for our little guy.

But nope he decided to come 2 weeks early and very unexpected.

Just thinking that i would've still been pregnant these last two weeks makes me grateful i wasn't.

Do you know what cool things I can do since I am not pregnant?

1. lay on my stomach

2. bend over to put my shoes on

3. wear normal clothes

4. walk like a normal human being instead of a penguin

and the list goes on.

One thing i do miss, however,

getting Devon to get me whatever food I wanted

:)

nice perk let me tell ya.

Now i'm just left with an adorable baby boy that keeps me up all night, and snuggles with me during the day

I absolutely love this boy even if it's realllly hard to be a mom.

faces like this keep me going

he's a charmer

and we've decided that with his set of lungs he will probably be a singer like his daddy

all in all i'm glad he came early and i wouldn't give him back for anything

mainly because him coming out was already painful enough why would i want to put him back!?

Jackson Udell Thiel

Sometimes things happen when we LEAST expect it.

Little Jackson coming into our lives was no exception.

I had just worked an 11.5 hour shift at work getting off just before midnight.

(my awesome supervisor saw that I was very done and let me go about 15 minutes early)

Devon picked me up and took me to Jack In The Box to get some curly fries and a shake because hey I was pregnant and I can do those types of things.

Also he is a spectacular husband.

We went home and watched some TV until just after 1

Big mistake.

Just before 3:30 in the morning I woke up with my bed very wet.

Ah crap I didn't make it in time to the bathroom. That's embarrassing

However, upon further inspection it didn't look like that's what happened at all 

(although I tried to convince myself that's what it was)

Me: "Um, Devon? Pretty sure my water just broke"

Him: "Yeah right"

(I teased him quite frequently that my water broke haha)

Me: "nope pretty sure it did, check the sheets"

Him: insert a very freaking surprised face here

And so on we went to the emergency room

no bag had been packed.

the house was a mess.

I was freaking out.

Devon however was smiling ear to ear.

(mind you he didn't have the realization that he was going to have to pump a watermelon out of his hoohaw shortly)

excuse my vulgarity.

but seriously.

We found it it was indeed my water

I'll skip the next part of the story because nothing exciting happens

I was in labor for about 15 hours and pushing for 3

it was exhausting.

Jackson Udell Thiel was born at 6:34 PM

6 lb and 11 oz

19 inches long

and absolutely adorable.

well worth all the work we went through.

I was crying.

Devon was crying and it was absolutely a beautiful moment.

I didn't look to great but hey tha'ts what you get after having a baby.

I swore up and down that I did not want any cameras in the room when he was born

(mainly because who wants a photo of themselves after they have had a baby? Not too fabulous)

However the doctor practically instructed Devon to get the camera

I was too tired to stop him, and I am kind of glad.

 

This was right after they put him on my chest and I saw him for the very first time.

No I don't look glamorous, but I learned that childbirth really isn't glamorous so ah well.

Since then we have already had to go to the hospital because of Jaundice

Lots of babies have it, but Jackson's levels were incredibly high and I was just an emotional wreck

poor Devon.

We are home now though and will hopefully not have to go back.

We'll find out tomorrow

But we are home now

so let the photographing begin!!

At this point Jackson loves to sleep.

Smiles when he poops because he knows I get to clean it up

Sneezes in twos 

loves having his feet held together

and we just love him.

Pregnancy is hard...for daddy.

Hi husband. 

This one is for you.

Anyone who has been or is pregnant now knows that pregnancy is not easy. 

It's not like it is in the movies

with the "glow" and the cute small little belly, and the flawless radiant face of a woman who hasn't gained a pound except for that baby she's got goin in there.

It's hard.

You breakout

everywhere

you gain weight

everywhere

you can't control your moods

you cant remember anything to save your life

it's extremely difficult to:

get out of bed, get into bed, get into the car, get out of the car, stand for a long amount of time, sit for a long amount of time, breathe, cook meat, etc.

However, a lot of women (including me) forget just how extremely difficult it is for the men in our lives.

My poor husband.

That poor saint of a man.

When something goes wrong at work, or I didn't get my afternoon nap

who gets yelled at?

not the people at work

my husband.

And he just puts up with it!

Amazing!

When I'm happy, then angry, then crying like I just lost my dog

who has to listen to my sobbing?

not my mom or my friends

that good man of mine.

And boy do I cry.

Poor guy.

He rubs my back and tells me its going to be okay when I am crying uncontrollably

(even if he has no idea why the crap i'm crying again)

He rubs my nasty smelly feet when they are swollen and hurt like a mother

(even if he knows he'll have to wash his hands after due to the staaank)

He goes to Mcdonalds with me when I crave a bacon egg and cheese mcgriddle

(but lets be honest he wants one too)

When everyone in the world annoys me, he sits and lets me complain my mouth off

(even if he's really thinking about what he's going to eat when he gets home)
He tells me I'm pretty
(even though he's looking at Jabba the hut)

And that's just a starter list.

He does everything and anything for me

really I couldn't have asked for better.

And boy do I feel terrible about everything I do to that poor man.

only 8 more weeks sweetheart.

It will end I promise.

Buuuut
it was kind of his fault

HA!
:)

A Little Bit of Lately

Yaaaay! We're in Kansas right now.

Everyone is playing video games, so I've decided to not participate (since I despise video games) and do a little post!

School ended, and after the holidays we will both go back to work and wait for the baby to arrive :)

Devon will have to go back to school, but I won't. Ha! 

Well..at least for the semester.

We haven't been up to a whole lot lately.

I got a promotion at work which is awesome, and we've just been getting ready for and celebrating the holidays.

We started the season off my procrastinating making cookies till the last second.

They were very yummy, and most of them are still sitting in our kitchen waiting to be frosted.

We are really on top of things.

Now we're in Kansas, and tomorrow is our last day :(

We have been spoiled rotten while we've been here, and I even got Devon to take some pictures with me.

What a good guy!

Looking chunky and awkward at 7 months :) haha

Little blue hat for baby boy that his Grandma Jenni made :)

So yep, that's life right now.

Tomorrow I have a baby shower out here, and I am sooo excited!

Will have to update later :)

Ramen in my hair, and skittles on my chest.

So I'm pregnant.

This has mostly consisted of me crying, throwing up, and not being able to take out the trash because of the smell.

All of those things are still occurring, maybe not as much for the throwing up, but yes still happening.

However, now I actually am starting to look like I am pregnant, and I am gaining weight because I have begun to eat like an adolescent boy.

yep.

The other day I was on my computer and found a ramen noodle in my hair, and a skittle sitting atop my bosom. 

I just laughed at myself because, well it was funny.

I can also feel the baby move.

A lot.

It's like a ninja

until Devon gets around that is.

BUT 

he got to feel the other day and it was awesome!!

Coolest thing ever seriously.

Well I don't really have much else to say other than that.

Life is hectic and such.

School, work, sleep

That's been my life lately.

Well...

I'm hungry now

(go figure)

so I'll leave it at that.

quite the little rambling post if you ask me.

OH!

people keep asking (mainly my parents)

"where are your belly pictures"

ugh.

Sooo... I took some tonight since i'm 18 weeks

There mom

ya happy?

Just a couple of Thiels, plus one!

So, as some of you might heard I am pregnant! Due March 16th.

Kinda cool huh?

To answer some of your questions:

No this wasn't planned.

Yes we are excited.

Yes we will find out if it is a girl or boy.

I am SOOO not that patient

No we don't care what the gender is

however, we both think it's a girl.

I really don't think there is any possibility it's a boy, but eh we'll see.

When we found out:

(sorry if this is too much information)

I was a little late, and I am never late so I was a wee bit concerned.

I thought, "hmm I guess I could take a pregnancy test just for kicks"

So while Devon was at work...or actually wherever he was. I have no idea where he was

I took a test, and the one line came up super fast.

I thought okay just thought i'd check.

So I left the bathroom, but didnt throw it away right away.

 few minutes later i noticed I hadn't thrown it away so I picked it up, and low and behold another line had shown up.

WHAT!?

Naturally I started freaking out, and didn't know what to do.

Since I couldn't get a hold of Devon I called my parents 

which was fun.

I had to go to work before Devon got home so I left him this:

He texted me when he got home and was like "NO WAY!?"

Haha.

He was very happy, which was a relief.

I haven't really been sick.

I mean I haven't thrown up.

I have, however, felt very very queasy every. single. day.

For just about all day.

That's been just super fun let me tell ya!

Poor Devon.

He has to deal with me right now.

Sometimes i'm the hulk

sometimes I cry

all. the. time.

He is such a good husband.

but it's gotta be worth it right?

:)

 

In this picture it kind of looks like a hobbit with what looks like it's gigantic foot