"A" for Effort

Here is Aiden trying his very best to copy his Daddy's noises. He can't quite get it out, but he sure is giving it his best try.

Another Year Almost Gone!

Wow, I cannot believe that tomorrow night is New Years Eve!! What a wonderful and blessed year Jeff and I have had.

2008 RECAP: We got married, went on our honeymoon to St. Maarten, started our own business, purchased a new baby-hauler (the Murano), went to Cabo on our annual family vacation, moved into a house, and lastly HAD A BABY!
Just typing this makes me once again realize really how much I have to be thankful for. I have a feeling that 2009 is going to be just as good.

Jeff and I really had a lovely Christmas holiday with the family. Plus, Aiden started smiling (on purpose, not just gas bubbles)on Christmas Eve! It is the sweetest thing I have ever seen. The best present I could ask for. Some of the pictures attached shows it a little, but in the next few days I will be trying to get video of it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Hope everyone has a wonderful day! Wishing you all a very blessed holiday. I know I feel incredibly lucky to have so many amazing friends and family. Aiden says Merry Christmas too : )

Bummer

So, tomorrow afternoon I am going to have my wisdom teeth taken out. I am now REALLY regretting not doing this a long time ago. However, it just cannot wait any longer. I was really hoping to hold off until the holidays were over, but a couple nights ago I started getting a horrible toothache and it has just gotten worse and worse. I am actually looking forward to my appointment at this point just to get it over with, and not have the pain anymore. I am hoping for a quick recovery because I still have lots to do before Christmas still!

But on a lighter note, my parents are coming in on Friday night and staying through Christmas. This weekend we are going to drive down to San Fransisco to visit Karen and Kirk. Then next Wednesday, Jeff's mom will be coming in town as well. It is always so nice to spend the holidays with family.
Here are some more pictures of the best Christmas present ever....

What a Sweet Little Face

I still pinch myself.

Mommy & Me

Aiden and I got up earlier than usual today so we could go to our first "Mommy & Me" group. (By early, I mean around 8:00 a.m. as opposed to our normal 10:00 a.m.) I know, I never really saw myself doing this either, but it was surprisingly refreshing. This particular group is set up by Kaiser, for new moms in the Folsom area. I think I am going to start going every Thursday morning as I actually really enjoyed myself. I also got to weigh Aiden and he now weighs 9 pounds! So in a little less than 3 weeks he has gained 2 pounds.

Aiden and I then went over to Paychex to pick up payroll and he got to meet all the nice ladies that have been waiting so long to see him, then we went over to the Dollar Store to pick up some wrapping paper. For some reason this year I feel like I am not getting into the holidays as quickly as I have in the past. I think it must have to do with the fact that everything has been such a whirlwind since the baby has arrived. As you can see Aiden is having a hard time getting excited as well:

One Month Already!

As of yesterday, Aiden is already one month old! Everyone told me I would say this but, I can't believe how fast it went!! He is still such a little munchkin though, still not fitting into some of his newborn clothes. His little cheeks are starting to fill out a lot more and he is working on a little double chin.

Here are some pictures from this morning:




On Saturday, we were brave enough to head over to the mall and do some shopping. Jeff really hates the holiday crowds, but I personally think that it's fun. Only 15 more days till Christmas! Aiden of course slept the whole time : )

We also got a special surprise from Grandpa Lemon and Paula. They sent us a web cam, such a great idea! Now that we have set that up we understand what the whole Skyping thing is all about. SO MUCH FUN! I could not believe how clear the video comes through. Thanks guys, really looking forward to using it!

Just Another Thursday Morning

Hangin' out in mom's bed watchin' Regis and Kelly.

My Little Angel

I really think that the pictures say it all.......

Aiden's First Thanksgiving

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Jeff and I were lucky enough to be joined by my parents, brother and my aunt and uncle. So much to be thankful for! It was not only Aiden's first, but the first Thanksgiving at our house.

Sh*t Happens

I'm sure that everyone is familiar with this expression, however, let me tell you why I can appreciate it and now have a very good understanding of what this can potentially mean.

Yesterday afternoon Aiden and I took uncle Mike to the airport and then we ran a couple of errands for daddy. Well, everything was going smooth until I realized (smelled) that I need to change Aiden before we returned home from our last errand. No problem! I proceeded to lay him down in the back seat, get out a new diaper and the wipes. To my unfortunate surprise, I only have 2 wipes left. Now, I have a pretty good feeling that the diaper I am about to change is not a simple wet diaper, as it has leaked out of the diaper and onto his onesie. So, I think to myself, I can make this work, I just need to use the 2 wipes I have wisely, and thank goodness I have an extra change of clothes for him in the diaper bag.

Everything is fine and I am about to finish up, when out of nowhere there is an explosion all over my hand. So I stop, and think to myself, what should I wipe this up with now that I have no more wipes? I decide that my only option is to use the dirty clothes that I needed to change him out of anyway. Then all of a sudden, just as I am finishing up for the second time, it happens again! Yes, you guessed it all over mommy's hands. At this point I am laughing so hard I am crying. Now, I want to wipe my eyes, however I am knuckle deep in mustard yellow you-know-what. Without hesitation I grabbed his cute yellow blanket from the diaper bag, start cleaning again and had that diaper back on in no time. I quickly (Aiden is starting to scream at this point) put the dirty clothes and blanket in a Ziploc baggie and used a whole small bottle of Purell on my hands.

We are on our way home and I am still totally cracking up about this and decide I needed to call Jeff so he could share in the humor. As I reached into my purse to grab my phone I caught a glimpse of yellow.......to my horror I realized that a remainder of our little "situation" was still underneath my fingernails. The smile immediately disappeared from my face as I started gagging. GROSS!!!!!

Needless to say, as soon as I got home I washed my hands a few times and decided once and for all that anything other than very short nails were not going to work for me from now on :)

Shhhh, Don't Tell My Husband.......

.....I am in love with another man.



Aiden just loves lounging in our bed in the mornings. He is 2 weeks old today! We took him for his second doctors appointment and her exact words were, "He's perfect". Duh, we are already aware of this.... :) Aiden has gained one pound since his last doctors appointment two weeks ago. He now weighs a whole 7 pounds and 1 ounce. Last night was the third night in a row that he only woke up once! Hey, I am allowed to brag a little, right? Now we just need to keep our fingers crossed that this continues.

Sleepy Head

Our morning started out a little rough, but now we are sleeping it off :)



I tried to get video of him snoring, but as soon as I turned on the camera he stopped! However, here is our first video, enjoy!

Our Little Misfit

Lemon-Aiden rockin' his Misfits onesie he got from uncle Nick. Thanks uncle Nick! Can't wait to see you next Tuesday!

Grandma and Grandpa Martz

Jeff, Aiden and I took grandma and grandpa to the airport yesterday afternoon. We had such a wonderful time with them being here! Thank you guys for EVERTHING!!!! All three of us are so lucky to have you. See you again in about a week : )

He Loves It!

Even though we have nowhere to go - or actually won't be taking him out in public for a few more weeks - we couldn't wait to try out the Baby Bjorn. He loved it! Yes, it is a little bit on the large size for him like everything else : ) but not for long!

First Doctors Appointment

Aiden had his first doctors appointment today. Besides peeing all over the table in the doctors office before being weighed, he did GREAT! The nurse practitioner that he saw was wonderful and made us feel very comfortable. He has maintained his weight and everything checked out fine.

We just love him so much it hurts!

Birth Story

Aiden's Arrival:

Jeff and I woke up on Friday morning around 7:00 am. We sat in bed, watching TV thinking about how crazy it was that in a few hours we would be parents! I was feeling anxious the night before, but for some reason that morning I was surprisingly calm and VERY excited. I got up, took a shower and packed some last minute items in the hospital bag. I called down to Labor and Delivery to see if they were running on time with the C-Sections that morning, and they told me to show up between 9:00-9:30 am., I was on the books for about 11:00 am.

When we got there at around 9:45 am (whoops, construction...) they checked us in and took us into our room. We got to meet all of the doctors that would be in the operating room, and the anesthesiologist came in an explained to me how he would be doing my spinal. My parents and brother got to the hospital around 11:00 am hung out in the room with us for awhile. As it turned out the C-Section scheduled before mine was running late, so I did not get taken into the operating room until about 2:00 pm. By this time I had been sitting there ready since about 10:00 so I was feeling a little tense. Either way, they eventually came in to get me and we were on our way.

I walked into the operating room and the anesthesiologist put in my spinal. This was not as bad as I thought it would have been at all. The initial pain of the numbing shot was very minimal, however it still was a very weird sensation. Immediately they laid me down and started prepping for the surgery. All of a sudden the machines started beeping loudly and I informed the anesthesiologist that I was feeling very lightheaded and in fact thought I would pass out, throw up or both. I started sweating profusely and heard them talking about how low my blood pressure had dropped. Right then he gave me a shot in my IV and within minutes (sure seemed like forever) I was starting to feel tingly all over and the feeling was coming back into my face and arms. Once I started to feel better, I asked to make sure that they didn't start until Jeff was in the room. They went and got him and the surgery began.

Within literally 3-5 minutes Aiden was out and Jeff was snapping pictures of our new baby boy. Words cannot explain the emotion that came over me when I heard his first cries. It was truly a feeling that I would be happy to experience over and over again. It was simply the most amazing noise I have ever heard, there are no words to describe it.

Aiden's was born at 2:53 pm, with a full head of light brown hair. His Apgar scores were nine and ten. He weighed 6 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. They sewed me up in about 20 minutes and took me into recovery. Jeff followed Aiden into the nursery where he got his first bath. Aiden started to breastfeed within the first 15 minutes after they brought him to me. We had such wonderful nurses in the hospital and the whole experience was so pleasant. We were able to stay in a private room, which was also lovely.

Jeff and I were able to come home around noon on Sunday and really, at this point, life in the Lemon household could not be any better. Thank you to everyone for all of the well wishes. All of our friends and family have been absolutely AMAZING. I have never felt so much love around me in my entire life. It brings me to tears every time I think about it. We are truly so blessed.