I love my baby!

His 4th of July outfit.

He loves the camera.

Laying in my parents bed.

Staring at each other, like always!

My dad loves him!

It's an apple sticker. =)

I love my two boys. =) They make me so happy!

Our day at the zoo. =)

He's too little for sunscreen so we had to keep him covered in clothes, in hot weather. Our poor baby was soo hot! Better hot than sun burnt.

I'm a Dung Beetle! =)

We were soo tired at the end!

Update on Weeks 3 of Jace's life. =)

Laying on his changing table. =)

Asleep together on the couch after church. 

I love his little smile!

Playing with his new toy.

He was so angry and fussy but, I had to take a picture. =) It was priceless!

He's on the roll!

So yesterday, June 21st, 2011, Jace Cameron Gorsuch rolled over on his own for the very first time. He's only 2 and a half weeks old and he's ready to get up and move! Bryce and I both need him to slow down and not grow up so fast! =)

2 Weeks Old!

I can't believe my baby boy is already 2 weeks old! (well 2 weeks and 2 days!) He is now filling out his body and looking much more chunky. Which is a good thing! He now fits most 3 month clothes but he can still wear his newborn clothes. He is much more alert now and he loves to be talked to and held! Every time I hold him in my arms I just imagine what great and wondrous things he will do in his life. Even at this young, I know my son will be a great person. =)

2 week old doctors appointment

Jace had "that" doctors appointment today. It was by far the worst thing I have ever experienced. Bryce and I waited in the waiting room while Jace was a brave little boy getting it done by himself. We could hear him crying from the waiting room. I had to hold back my tears the whole time. Afterwards, we had his 2 week appointment. The doctor is super happy with him. He is 7 pounds 7.4 ounces. Jace has gained 13 ounces in 10 days which is just great! My baby boy is just amazing. I couldn't ask for a better baby!

One week old.

He's one week old now and he's growing up like crazy! He already tries to roll over and lift his head. His doctor is very happy with how alert he is becoming and how much weight he has gained. My baby boy is perfect. =) I couldn't ask for any better!

Welcome to the World Jace!

Wednesday, June 1st, I started having pretty regular contractions about 10 minutes apart. They didn't all hurt but they were super uncomfortable. This lasted Thursday and Friday. Finally Friday evening I decided to call my doctor and ask what I needed to do because these contractions were driving me crazy! The doctor said to come on down to the hospital so we could figure out what was going on. We got there at 10pm. They checked me out and I was dilated to 3cm. Bryce and I were then told to walk around the labor and delivery area for an hour to see if I could dilate more. Which I did! I was 4cm. We officially got admitted into the hospital at around 2am. After that things slowed down a bit. It took me hours to dilate to a 5 or 6cm. The doctors then gave me 3 options. Go home and wait it out till things progressed more, have my IV hooked up to petocin to speed things along, or have my water broken. I decided to have my water broken that way things would speed up the fastest and I could get the labor over and done with. My water was broken at 3:30pm on Saturday. I got my epidural about an hour later. And at 7:37pm Jace Cameron Gorsuch made his entrance into this world. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces (same as his mom when he was born!) and he was 18 3/4 inches long. He could not be more perfect! Bryce and I are the luckiest parents ever! 

Waiting for things to speed up!

I was soo hungry!

Mommy's two favorite boys!

Aunt Nini grinning from ear to ear!

Momma and Daddy are so proud of our little boy!

Snug as a bug in a rug!

He HATES having his arms wrapped up in his blankets.

Daddy and Aunt Nini getting Jace dressed to go home!

Our little monkey boy!

Ready to take our baby boy home!

He looks so tiny!

3 and a half days old and he's still too small for newborn clothes!

Baby Jace is coming soon!!

We had another doctors appointment yesterday. I'm about 70% effaced and dilated to 1cm. WoooHoo!! The doctor doesn't think that I'll make it to my due date which is totally fine with me!
Today, I've been having contractions about every 10 minutes. If this keeps up he could be coming tomorrow!!! Needless to say Bryce and I both are excited! =)

Baby Shower! =)

Some of the presents!

Advice Bowl.

Special "Jace" cupcake!

Boy Hershey Kisses!

The rest of the monkey cupcakes. Cute Idea huh?

Opening one of the many presents.

Bryce only showed up for the presents.

 He liked wearing the bag the best! 

One Proud Momma!

Today was my first day of having half days. Woke up at 5:15am like usually. Got to school around 7:15am. Came home from school at 10:15am. Such an easy school day! So much less stress than going to school full time. 

This afternoon I also had my doctors appointment. Doctor says that both Jace and I are doing great. She also thinks that my labor process will be easy and without complications. Thank goodness!! I can tell though that I only have a few weeks left though because he has already started to drop. This causes more back pain and hip discomfort. But, I would go through anything for my baby boy. He may not have been planned but he is a gift from God. I already love Jace with all my heart. I feel more and more like excited each day. Plus, watching Bryce be so excited and already protective of the baby is great! 

At the birthing class tonight we were taught about contractions and relaxation techniques. I learned that I have Braxton Hicks much more often than I realized and that Bryce is going to do great helping me throughout the delivery. We had to do breathing exercises with ice in our hands to represent the discomfort and pain from the contractions. (Not fun at all! My hands hurt so bad from holding the ice!) Our teacher had the dad's coach us and do the breathing exercises with us. Bryce did amazing! He was hands on and focused. He also kept making me laugh which will help me forget about being nervous for the whole labor process. Bryce really proved today that he is going to be the best guy ever! Not just to me but for Jace as well. Jace will be one lucky kid with Bryce as his daddy. =)

Only 5 more weeks left til the big day!

Thursday I had a doctors appointment. Everything is looking good except Jace is measuring two weeks smaller than he should be. I'm not too worried though because I'm a small person so it would be a little weird if I gave birth to a large baby. We're in the last stretch of the pregnancy. I now have doctors appointments weekly. He could come in two weeks and be considered full term or he can torment me and his dad and take up to seven more weeks. As long as he comes healthy, I'm happy!
He loves his nap time and when I rub my belly trying to get him to kick, Jace gets cranky and kicks once and then doesn't for like an hour. He can definitely tell the difference between his mommy and his daddy because he'e not cranky for Bryce. Just me.

Birthing Class Week 1

So last night Bryce and I had our first birthing class. I can now say I'm scared to go into labor. Labor may be long and hard but we'll get the best gift in the end, Baby Jace! =) He is definitely worth it all!
Also, last night we had a little scare. I woke up around 2:30am with bad heartburn and then i felt a contraction. After having 2 in half an hour I texted Bryce, waking him up. I had one contraction about every 15 minutes so I woke my mom up and asked her what I should do. We called the doctor and she said that the contractions were probably triggered by the heartburn but to wait a few hours to see if it continued. Thankfully they did not continue. It was scary thinking that if the contractions continued then Jace could have been here a little too early. But, I had Bryce telling me everything would be okay which made everything so much better.

33 weeks along!

So, I'm now 33 weeks along. Crazy huh? I remember when I was like 14 weeks along and I never thought I'd make it this far. Time sure has flown by fast. In the past couple weeks, we have painted Jace's room, put his crib together, put away what little things we have for him and went to the doctors. At my appointment, the doctor said that both Jace and I are doing great! Thank goodness! Not only am I getting anxious to be a mom but, Bryce is getting super excited to be a dad as well. Almost every time Bryce and I are laying on the couch together, Jace kicks and Bryce plays back. They have become quite the play pals! I have a feeling that Jace will be a daddy's boy. Which I couldn't be happier about. Every boy needs a good relationship with their dad. 
Getting pregnant at 16 might not have been the most ideal situation but it certainly has been a blessing in disguise. I've realized just how many people love me and are there for me. I've realized that I have a great guy by my side that won't ever leave me or our son. And I've realized that I'm a stronger  person than I thought I was. I couldn't be more blessed in my life. =)

Just Beginning

Other than in English class, this is my first blog. So, bear with me on this. I'll do my best to post pictures of Jace and his many adventures. Hopefully it will turn out good!