Tegan had his 2 month appointment today. He is a tank!
Weight: 14.12 lbs 97th percentile
Height: 24.5 in 95th percentile
Head: 39.5 in 50th percentile
He also got his shots and it made me so sad :( He was a good sport.
Here's a little preview of what he'll be doing in 19 years :)
I know this was two weeks ago, but we went up to Tuba City for Halloween/Stake Conference weekend and had a blast! (Warning....picture overload)
Bundling up for the cold :)
Great-grandparents
Grandma and Grandpa
Call me lazy, but this was the extent of Tegan's costume...haha a beanie and socks from my mom. Thanks mom!
I got socks to match :) and I turned 24! Mike's parents were gracious enough to get me a massage envy gift card for a massage! I have been wanting one for sooo long now and I can't wait to use it! My mom got me a darling Petunia Pickle Bottom diaper bag with makeup, dried mangoes and some Viva la Juicy perfume-mmmm. Sarah got me a pedicure! Whitney got me a much needed gift card to Olive Garden cause she knows we won't eat out without a gift card. And best of all, Mike wrote me the cutest, most thoughtful poem. I had no idea he had that in him! Thanks everyone for such a great birthday! And for all the phone calls/texts too :)
4 Generations!
A glimpse into how chunky he is getting...
...and lazy
2-week-old infant photos taken by Tarryn McCormick:
some of my favorites-
Best of all we had our 2-year Anniversary!!!
What a blast these last two years have been! I could not have asked for a more righteous, committed, loving husband. He is everything to me and I can't wait for what we will experience together in the coming years.
My dad took some family pictures of us on Sunday. Here is his website.
Thanks dad!
Also my friend Tarryn took some infant photos of Tegan that I will be posting soon.
Tegan had his first "real smile" 3 days ago! So rewarding!
We weighed him on our home scale yesterday and he weighed 14lbs! Whew. haha
p.s. it was 91 degrees yesterday. Seriously?? I guess I can't complain. I would take 91 degrees over snow any day.
Tegan is doing great! He is getting better at sleeping for long stretches at night which has a direct impact on how much energy I have throughout the day. The house was starting to look like a tornado had passed through, but the past couple days he has been sleeping really well, and I have been able to finally get some things done! We have just started putting him down for naps in his crib. He cried about 15 minutes the first time, 10 min the second time, and today I just put him down, and no crying! If that continues that will be SO nice! We love having him in our home, but I can't wait til he is a little older and I feel comfortable taking him out to run errands with me! I wouldn't be nearly as paranoid if it weren't for the swine flu.
Stretching out after eating. He is SO relaxed after he gets a meal :)
This was his first bath. By the look on his face he didn't quite know what to think of it, but we have realized now how much he LOVES the water!
Tarryn came over with her daughter Brynlee. It was fun for them to finally meet!
Whitney came all the way from Idaho to visit! She even got him the cutest clip-on church tie! Thanks Whit!
Spending time with Dad...
So Tegan is a week old, and I now understand what new moms go through with all the picture taking! I will try to keep the pictures to a minimum, but here are some I could not resist...
Mike and I love this little guy SO MUCH!
Our sweet boy is here! I was so happy he came 10 days early on his own. I had a Dr. appt on Wed Sept 30th where I was 3cm and 80% effaced. I asked the Dr. to strip my membranes to help speed up the process. Thursday was pretty uneventful. Then Friday morning at 4am I had my first "real" contraction where I experienced some lower back pain. Intermittently throughout the day I was having these contractions. It wasn't until about 3pm where they started hurting pretty badly. I began timing them: 10 min, 8 min, 5 min, 5 min. After that and some serious pain, I ran down the stairs to Mike and said, "It's time to go!" I was a little scared cuz I wasn't quite expecting it to happen so soon! So we got to the hospital where I was having seriuos contractions. They admitted me right away. I was 4cm and 90%. The contractions were getting stronger quickly! I don't know how anyone could deliver without anesthetics. Luckily once I got the epidural it was bliss!.. Well until I had to start pushing that is. After about 1 1/2 hours of pushing, our little Tegan (sounds like Teegan) entered the world! It was funny because when the Dr. first got there she said it looked like the baby would be 7 lbs even or in the high 6's. When Tegan came out 9lbs she was shocked! The nurses all said he had huge hands!I am going to be induced Sunday Oct 4th at 5am! Yipeee (I'll be watching General Conference from my hospital bed)
They are willing to take me a week early because he is still measuring big. On Tues his weight was approx 7lbs 5 oz which is still a week ahead of schedule. I am 2cm and 75% effaced.
10 days...
As of today, Mike is officially a Real Estate Agent in the state of AZ! woo hoo! So if you or anyone you know are looking to buy/sell/rent a house or property, Mike would love to help. This has been something that he has developed an interest in, and he thinks it will be a good job to do for at least the next couple years while he is finishing school.
His #: 928.380.8081
Also, I got my substitute teaching certificate today and will be applying at as many school districts as possible in the East Valley. I don't plan on working a ton, but I would like to have the options available before and after the baby comes.
Mike and I have been wanting to go sailing one more time with my dad before the baby comes, so a couple weeks ago my dad took us, my friend Whit and Mike's sister Jen sailing! It was such a relaxing couple of days, besides the time when Jen got seasick out on the open ocean... :/
Thanks dad for a great time!
Mike's parents were so kind to take us on another church history tour a couple weeks ago. Going for the 2nd time definitely had a more severe impact on me. I was able to remember stories better and my testimony of what happened at these sites grew immensely. Mike and I only went on half of the tour because of school starting. (New York, PA, and Ohio) We went with two of Mike's good mission buddies Jeff and Ben, and their wives Maria and Gwendolyn. Also Mike's bro James and his wife Ashley, and Mike's sister Jen.
3 of us are pregnant on this trip. Can you tell who is the biggest??
The Susquehanna river where the Melchizedek and Aaronic priesthood were restored.
There were such great skipping rocks, and Mike's mom Diane was the best out of all of us!
Below is the Palmyra temple. We are standing in front of the "Hinckley Window". It is the only window in any of the temples in which you can see from the outside-in. President Hinckley wanted the members to be able to overlook the Sacred Grove clearly from inside the temple walls.
The Sacred Grove
Kirtland Temple where we got a "behind the scenes" tour!
Mike and Larry in between the 1st and 2nd floors :)
Up at the very top next to the bell tower
Mike and I are standing in the room from which Joseph was dragged out in the middle of the night to be tarred and feathered. Then below we are sitting on the actual steps from which he preached the very next day.
The boys had some fun playing 'king of the rock'
Lake Erie
The boys had way too much fun throwing rocks yet again...
This trip was such a blast with our friends and family, and we are so appreciative to Mike's parents for giving us these opportunities to learn.
So I had my 34 week Dr. appt yesterday, and the Doctor said my belly was measuring a little larger than normal. So she scheduled an immediate ultrasound appt for today just to check and make sure things were looking alright. Turns out with all of his measurements (head circumference, abdomen, etc), I should be 36 weeks, not 34. AND his approximate weight is already 6 lbs 6 oz! What the heck? So either my original due date was off to begin with, or he is just growing like a machine (or both). Either way....I'm ready for him to be out. The good news is the tech said everything else looks great, he's just on the 'generous' side of things.
The ultrasound tech said that she can't make any conclusions for me and that I would have to talk to the doctor before I have any answers about when he could be delivered...so hopefully I'll have some good news soon!
With any luck, I'd love to have him this month!!
Somebody remind me again why I am 8 months pregnant and living in Phoenix valley... For our entire monsoon season this year, we have received a whopping .33" of rain. (In the running to be one of Arizona's top 10 driest monsoon seasons ever.)
Oh and we're also in the running to break the record of consecutive days that it has been OVER 110 degrees. Don't worry-we're close. We've gone 25 days in a row, and all we need to beat the record is 29 consecutive days.
No wonder my feet are swelling like crazy. I feel like I am walking on bubble wrap all the time...
After borrowing countless tools from my generous parents, about 15 trips to Home Depot and some good quality time with Mike in this little room, it is finished! Now all we need is our little boy!
Testing out the paint colors...the bottom initially was too dark...hence, one of the 15 trips to Home Depot.
My mom and I sewed this valence together! She also made an adorable pillow out of the same fabric to toss in the crib. 
We had a fun day with some great friends to celebrate the 4th.
Check out this cake that our friend Melise made from scratch!
The boys had fun playing basketball in the pool and grilling
Then at night we met up with my cousins to watch fireworks. Laura and Rachel were both in town, and it was so good to see them!!
Rachel brought her puppy Samson. Him and Sophie (my parents dog) had quite the time together. Samson would charge ahead in Sophie's face, then as soon as Samson turned around, that was the only time Sophie got courage to chase after. What a wimp.
My dad is off on a solo open-ocean sailing adventure from San Diego to Catalina Island...well almost solo. He has this little pup to accompany him. Don't worry. She also has a life-vest in case she falls overboard. It has a handle on the top for easy retrieval.
My brother Jason was also in town from Salt Lake! 
Mike's brother James got married this weekend in Salt Lake! It rained every single day of the week except for Friday! (their wedding day)
Thursday night was a beautiful dinner at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building where Mike gave a great "Best Man" speech :)
A little bachelor party basketball is always fun... (Thursday night before the wedding day)
Friday night at the reception. Don't these boys clean up nicely??
Jeff and Maria! So good to spend time with you guys! Mike and Jeff were good mission buddies.
We're so glad Jacob was able to take time off of his mission to be with us :)
