Joanna Katharine is here!!!

This past weekend started out like anyother weekend. We had plans to attend a wedding saturday night, renew our lease at our apartment complex. Friday Paul got off work early and we went to denver to get some things. We took flowers to my mom for placing 3rd in regional sweet adeline's quartet competition friday afternoon. We went to the Home storage place to get some things we knew we need for food storage.



Saturday morning around 4 something I was awakened by a contraction but I didn't think much about it because I had been having sporadic contractions for a month. Well I went to the bathroom and my plan was to go back to sleep. Well to my astonishment I started to leak like I had peed the bed. I knew that couldn't be it. So after about a half hour I cleaned myself up and clean the sheets. This was around 5am. I woke paul up at 6am to let him know we should prepare to maybe possibly go to the hospital. I put that off til I talked to my dad and my contractions were 2 hours apart still sporadic. My dad came to get the gift for the wedding that night and he and Paul gave me a priesthood blessing. We then went to the hospital. They determined my water had broken and that was at 10:30. Because of a group B strep test that came back positive they started an IV with antibiotics. Then about 12:15 they started some pitosin to get my contractions rolling and at regular intervals. IT didn't take long for the drugs to take effect because the pain increased my contractions were about every 1 1/2 minutes to 2 minutes apart. It became very unbearable for me. So I told Paul to tell them I was ready for the epidural. It took maybe ten minutes for the anisteisolgist to come and get the epidural going. Once the epidural hit it was smooth sailing. I felt nothing from the waist down. Meanwhile it took til 615 for me to be dilated to 1o. I started pushing and things got real tough and they ended up having to use the forceps to get her out. She was born at 8:16pm weighed 7lbs even is what they wrote down. She is 19 3/4 inches tall has Pauls long eyelashes, his hair and she has a fair amount of it. She is so beautiful. We are greatful she is here and healthy. Here a few pictures.



Right after Joanna Katharine was born.

Here is a picture of the weight scale after her weight was calculated. They rounded up because she was so close to 7lbs.

Look at me. Would you hurry up I'm cold.

Look at my feet. They are doing her footprints.

Mommy adoring her angel that is now here.

I love this beautiful girl and she is all mine.

Happy and content she is finally here.

Joanna is thinking quite heavyly.

One of her many facial expressions. We love them all.

Paul's two girls.


Nice and cozy.

Wide eyed and beautiful.


Yeah visitors.

Aunt Jill in town for Taber's wedding open house came by the hospital to visit before heading back to Arizona.

My mom and Aunt Jill just loving Joanna.

Mom and Aunt Jill.

Paul admiring his little girl.


Nice and comfy.




Ooh Yummy my hands I love to suck on them.



Having my picture taken again.


Back to sleep.

Paul and his little girl. Sweet angel of mine sleeping. The blanket was crocheted by her grandmother box.

We came home from the hospital on monday at noon. We are adjusting pretty well I guess. Still dealing with lots of changes. Hope all of you enjoy this new post.

Joanna's Baby Shower

My visiting teachers Lauren Russell and Nina Brandt threw my baby shower. As many as could attend were there. We had alot of fun. Only a few games were played. I was thankful for that.
The Cake was made by Shelly Walters.

Paula Thompson and Kamee Grover

My parents Neighbor Mary Powers and Nikki Jutras

Linda Merritt

Sister Spano, Kamee and I chowing down on the wonderful yummy food.

Lauren Russell and Nina Brandt

Linda Merritts gift to me of baby bath stuff

Baby hat crocheted or knitted by Paula Thompson. Also links for Joanna to play with.

Sister Spano quilted a nice blanket for her.

My mom made a baby shag blanket thats as soft as can be.

Pacifiers from my Aunt Jeri and Cousin Keely

Blankets and books from my sister.

Fleece blanket made by Nikki Jutras

Wipes and a tigger toy plus a billy bob teeth pacifier.

My cousin Kira came.

Kira gave me onesies and wrist rattles.

Caralyn Young came to the shower.

The Cope family women that made it to my shower had our picture taken.

I recieved lots of other lovely gifts not shown here in this blog. I am looking forward to Joanna coming to be my daughter. I thank heavenly father he is entrusting her in my care. Sometimes still I can't believe my dream of being a mother is coming true. I hope I can be the best Mother to Joanna. I have a wonderful husband who is as excited about his dream to be a father is coming true as well.

Disney on Ice

Not to many pictures turned out. Paul and I went to disney on Ice. We had a good time. Maybe we will have a more exciting blogs to come.

Pregi Day out at the Zoo

My friend Nikki and I went to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. It was such a beautiful day.

Giraffe says mmm yummy wood.

Look at me I'm pregnant.

Watching out for Danger.
What you looking at me?
This is the first being so close to the Elephants.

My favorite animal in exsistance.

Soaking up the rays.

Its time to play.

What a huge moose.See I'm very pregnant.

Christmas and New Years

Christmas morning Paul and I woke up and opened our christmas from our tree and stockings. Then we went over to my parents for traditional christmas breakfast where my mom makes pancakes and eggs and bacon. Then we opened family presents at their house and spent the rest of the day hanging out and having fun. New years eve wasn't that big of a deal. We stopped by my best friend Jen Garretts house for a open house and then we went over to my parents and played games and drank some Martinelli's Sparkling Apple Cider to ring in the new year.
Leigha on her dad's lap.

Ashleigh sitting on Uncle Paulish's lap her favorite uncle.

Mathieu decked out in his bronco's warm up suit. So adorable.

Madalynn opening her clothes from grandma and pop.

My stash picture of what I recieved for christmas minus a dress and my ornament.

On Christmas Eve after reading the christmas story from the bible. Paul and I introduced a new tradition to our family of crackers. They are english things you pop open and get prizes in. They have toys and crowns and fun stuff inside. Most people use them on New Years Eve to ring in the new year. We changed it just a tad bit since my nieces and nephew are way to young to stay up late to do those things yet.

Dad decked out after opening the crackers.

Paul wearing his crown.

Dad chilling on the couch in his crown.

Kristian, Leigha, and Mathieu Christmas Eve.

Mom looking at her cracker decked out in her crown.

Pop and Ashleigh she is decked out in her crown.

Our christmas tree and our stockings.

Paul and I spent christmas and new years in colorado springs with my family. We had a good time my nieces and nephew were here from washington state.