Aaron's Hospital Visitors!

Aaron came into this world with so many people who love and care about him. We are so blessed to have such great friends and family who came to see us at the hospital. Aaron was a real trooper! He will take a picture with anybody!

Kaleigh, another one of Aaron's big sisters!

Aunt Olivia and Uncle Tony

Hailey's mom, Julie, and Aaron

Hailey, Aaron's big sister, or so they say!

Mama Kim, Marla, Gretchy, and Gaylee

Jennifer, Avery and Virginia

Mama Betty, Aaron's Great Grandmother

Beth Hindman, Brianna's mom, and Aaron

One of my former students, Brianna, and Aaron

Papa, my dad and all the boys!

Lauren and Katherine, whom will one day be the best babysitters ever!

Tia Sarah, Mark's sister!

Maureen and Dave

Coop and Aaron, wow, he is almost as big as she is!! JK

Aunt Jennifer and Uncle Lee and Aaron

Carolyn and Aaron

Nana, Michelle, Lindsay and Katie and Aaron

The best Aunt ever, my sister Brooke, with her brand new nephew!

Aaron's older cousins, Will and Jake!

Aunt Olivia and Aaron

Alecia a co-worker of mine and Aaron

Grandpa and Grandma Saenz and Aaron

Aunt Hilary, that is the girl with one l, and Aaron

Uncle Ryan and Aaron! Ryan told Brady Aaron was as big as he was! Brady just turned a year old! HAHAHA!

Welcome to the world Aaron Saenz!

On Friday March 28, 2008 I went in at 7:00am to be induced. After a very long and hard labor, fifteen hours to be exact, Dr. O'Neil decided to do a c-section. By that time, Aaron and I were very tired and ready to be done. Here I am with the oxygen mask, smile and all!

Mark was raring and ready to meet our son! He was such a trooper through the whole thing!

Here he is! Aaron Saenz 9lbs.9oz, 22inches long, and born at 11:39pm.

Here is our first family photo. This was right after Aaron was born and they were sewing me up! Although, I had a c-section, giving birth was an amazing experience that I will never forget!

Here we are again, but about 5 hours later when I got to meet my son for the first time! I had a fever during labor, so Aaron had to go to the special care nursery and I didn't get to see him until about 5:00am!

Maternity Pics!!

Hilary Boozer was nice enough to take some maternity pics of Mark and I before I had Aaron. I was 39 weeks pregnant when these were taken and I had him at 40 weeks exactly. This first pic is a collage she made!

Look how big my belly got!

I thought this was a great picture of both of us!

I love the Sepia look in pictures!

Aaron's Nursery

Here is a picture of Aaron's bed. The bedding is being made by Dawn McLain. She still has the curtain, diaper stacker and toy bag to finish. Isn't it beautiful!

This is the bumper pads from the inside. Notice his little stuffed longhorn his daddy caught for him at the fair this past year!

34 Weeks and Counting!!!

Well I got a little grief about being so behind on my blog, so here goes! We are 34 weeks and counting. Aaron and I are both doing great. We go back to the doctor tomorrow for our check up. After having all of my showers, we are very close to having the nursery and Aaron's play area ready for him to come home! Mark and I cannot wait to meet our little man.

Here is my sister and I at my family shower that my sister threw for me on January 20th. Wow, who got the looks?

Hilary, Carolyn, and I at my school shower, which they had for me on February 12th. It was nice to see that I do have friends that I work with!

This is the awesome cake that Olivia had at the showers she had for me last Saturday! Isn't that cute!

Olivia and I after several Mimosa's on her part! Look at that smile!

The Lucky 7 Crew came back together once again for the friends shower that Jennifer held for me yesterday! Look at all the babies. Avery 5 months, Luke 9 1/2 months, and Maddie will be 4 on Sunday. Who will be next after me?

Thank you to all my family and friends who joined us for the celebrations! I am very thankful to have such supportive friends who are so generous and loving!

31 Weeks Today!!!!

As you can see, Aaron is showing off his guns!



Wow! Whose nose do you see? Daddy's we think! Isn't he adorable!


Well we are all doing great! Last Saturday, Mark and I went to our Prepared Childbirth Class. It was very infomative! On Sunday, my favorite sister had a baby shower for me at my house. It was great to see all the family and visit for a while. Aaron got lots of cool stuff from his registry! That night, I started to have some severe back pain. Monday, we went to see Dr. O'Neal and he said my uterus was tilted to the left instead of the right, therefore putting pressure on my sciatic nerve. He then referred me to a chiropractor. I was going to wait a couple of days to go, but the pain was so intense I couldn't sleep and had trouble moving around. I went to the chiropractor on Tuesday. This was very helpful for me. I now have to go back twice a week for the next two weeks to relieve the pressure on my sciatic nerve.

On a good note, we also went on Monday to have a 3D/4D sonogram done. That was an amazing experience. Mark and I both were thrilled to see what Aaron will look like. He was moving so much and my placenta is anterior, so it took a while to get him to look at the camera, but here are some pics the great Aunt Olivia scanned for me! Only 9 more weeks to go. Mark and I are awaiting his arrival more than we ever thought we would!

Dreams: Real or Fake

Well we are now 7 months pregnant. Mark and I went to the doctor last week and heard Aaron's heartbeat. Everything looks and sounds great. Mark has the nursery all ready. Dawn got the fabric for the bedding and she is beginning to work on it. We are so blessed to have the McLains in our lives. Mark and I are getting anxious to meet Aaron. We are both dreaming about him on a regular basis. We both had a dream this past week that Aaron was born and he was a she! We still called her Erin, but she had a blue room with firetruck bedding. We will be happy with a healthy baby, we are just a little more prepared for a boy!