In The Hospital

Mason entered this world kicking and screaming 3 weeeks early. He weighed 6 lbs. 0 oz. and was 19 inches long. He was as healthy as could be and Jared and I were so glad he was finally here.

We had the hardest time figuring out a name that's why only Richardson is showing up under his name. We had talked about Mason awhile back and it was probably our 3rd choice. Jared was prepared to let me have my favorite name which was Tanner. The second I held Mason I knew Tanner wasn't the right fit. I thought he looked like a Mason. That totally threw Jared off! Anyway, we finally decided on Jared as a middle name the morning we left the hospital.

Jared was super tired since we had been

about 36 hours with no sleep

Labor And Delivery


My water broke at 9:45pm. At about 1 in the morning they decided that my water really hadn't broken because all the tests they did came back negative. I kept telling them that I swore it was my water. The nurse actually said that she believed me but there was nothing she could do at that point. So, Jared and I, feeling very stupid for going in were "sent packing". We got off the elevator and whoosh more water came flowing - even more than before. We looked at each other and said "Do you think they will believe us now"! So, we went back up they hadn't even cleaned my room yet so I went back in and changed. The same nurse that said she believed me came back and was so ticked off at the lab for getting the results wrong.

They had a bunch of people delivering from 1-3 so they didn't get me started on Pitocin until 3:00am. About that time I started having contractions on my own and was slowly dilating. I had an epidural but it only took to one side. They had me lay on the side that wasn't numb hoping gravity would help and told me to push the medicine button every five minutes. I kept telling them it wasn't helping and that only my toes were a little tingley. This went on for over an hour and by this time I was having some pretty heavy contractions. Finally, they had the Dr. come and redo the epidural. This time it took! It made my left side double numb but I didn't care. I had to keep having Jared lift up my left leg for me to move it! Finally, around 9:00am I started pushing and a little over an hour later at 10:25am Mason was born. It all happened so quickly. My doctor layed Mason on my belly while Jared cut the cord and then they wisked him off to get cleaned up. Jared wasn't sure what to do. He was so cute - he was standing by my side looking over at Mason - I quickly told him that I was okay and to go be with him. He was so relieved and rushed over to make sure they were doing things "right" with Mason.

I'm Working On It

Okay so being a mom has slowed me down greatly! I will try to get some pics posted of Mason in the next few days. Hey at least I took the baby ticker off!

Baby Shower Time

We have been so lucky to have wonderful family and friends throw us baby showers. I had one with my family, one with Jared's family, one for the people at work, and one for friends in the ward, which is tomorrow. My sisters made the diaper cake. It was so cute and the highlight of that shower. I don't have any pictures yet from the Richardson shower, but it was also very fun. Jared's assistant, Jessica and one of his patients threw the work shower. They did it as a couples shower. It was funny having the guys there playing the games with us. Everyone has been so generous and giving. I think we are about ready to have this baby!

32 Weeks

The Nursery

We started working on the nursery in December. We put up chair rail and painted. The funnest part was putting up the crib and putting all the bedding and decor up.

Before

Remember the blue chair!!

After

Glider Rocker

Remember the blue chair in the before picture. My mom helped me recover it. I think it looks awesome! I just need to finish recovering the arms.

Cradle

My dad built this cradle when I was born. We were so excited that he let us borrow it. It is cool to think that our baby will be sleeping in the same cradle his mom slept in. Thanks dad!

Lights At Temple Square
One of our favorite things to do at Christmas time is to visit Temple Square. We went with another couple who are from Mississippi originally. They had never been to Temple Square before so we braved the cold and all went together. Jared forgot his hat so he ended up wearing my headband to cover his ears. So cute! Despite the cold we had a fabulous time and the lights as usual were beautiful.

Car Accident

Last month Jared and I were in a little accident. We were on our way home from dinner crossing the street when someone did not yield as they were turning and hit Jared's side. Luckily, we both saw it coming so Jared had slowed way down and no one was hurt. The door handle was jammed so we had to climb through the passenger side to get in. It was probably pretty entertaining for those watching.
Our poor Honda has been through so much. In Portland we were rear ended 3 times - twice while parked!