California

For those of you who don't read my sisters' blogs, we all went out to California because Grandma Jensen fell and broke her hip. (If you read Amanda's and Jamie's blogs, you already know this because I am the last to post about it!) My Grandma lives in the same little town where my mom grew up on the coast in northern California. It really is northern (as opposed to central like San Fransisco) just a few hours from Oregon. The drive was long (18 hours) but the kids were really good and it was worth it when we got there. We did all of the things that we did as children when we would spend weeks every summer up there. That includes visiting the statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox, the seashell store, the beach, and walking in the Redwood forest. I wish that Asher would be able to remember it because I don't know if we will ever make it out there again. Jonny (and all of the other husbands) were unable to make it so it was just a girl trip which was fun but we sure missed the boys.

Paul Bunyan's giant shoe!

At the beach.

Sequoia redwoods.

Jaycee, Nana, Me and Asher

Camping Trip

We took Asher for his first camping trip a few weeks ago (April 17-19). Asher and I stayed in the trailer most of the time but we still had a lot of fun.

Correction!

Jonny wanted me to file a correction to the last post. Well - not so much a correction as an amendment. One night (shortly after the last post) Jonny got up with Asher and took care of him while I slept for five hours straight. Then I woke up and had no idea that Asher had even been up at all. I guess it happens to both of us! :) What a good Daddy he is! Asher and I are lucky to have him around.

Exhaustion sets in.....

It is 5:oo in the morning and I am sitting up holding my sweet baby who doesn't want to sleep right now. This is possibly because he slept most of the day with me holding him and now laying in his bassinet doesn't sound like any fun. He is usually a good sleeper at night but wants to be held when ever he is awake during the day - or night! So to pass the time I decided to post some of his sweet pictures. Daddy is completely exhausted from us waking him up accidentally during the night - he doesn't even know the most of it! He actually tells people Asher sleeps through the night sometimes! This is because he does not always wake up when we do. Pretty funny!

First Bath

Asher had his first bath on 03/24/2009, which Nana gave him. He stretched out in the sink and really enjoyed the whole thing!

New Addition Has Arrived

Asher Jorgan Scott Arrington was born on 03/17/2009. He weighed 5 lbs 14 oz and is 18 inches long. He is perfect from his head to his toes and is basically a miniature Jonny. We went to a routine doctor's check up on 03/16/2009 and ended up not being able to go home because my blood pressure was too high and some of my lab values were abnormal. We went to the hospital for monitoring and ended up having to induce labor that night. He was born the next afternoon, a few weeks earlier than expected but without any problems for him.

Moab

We went to Moab March 11-14 for Spring Break. For those of you who are counting, yes I was 36 weeks (9 months) pregnant while we there. Of course I had doctor approval to be there. We had a lot of fun and rode over 200 miles on the trails of Moab. The scenery there is amazing and we had a lot of fun. Here are some pictures.

Gator, Luke, Clay and Jonny at Gemini Bridges

Amber and Sara in the Razor

Jonny, Sara, Amber and Clay and La Sal Arch.

The trip was uneventful for the baby but there was a surprise when we got home! I will post this surprise next time I get a chance~