2010

Lots has happened since I last posted!! This is a long post that covers July-December. My goal is to post at least once a month if not more. I want to get better at documenting what goes on in the Hoover household so I can keep a record of our journey!!

JULY

Zane went on his first plane ride in July. We went to Portland to visit my sister and her family. He did great on the plane and I was super stressed because Zac couldnt go this us due to his job and Zane is an extremely active boy. He was able to have his own seat on the plane and he actually slept most of the flight. It was great to see my sis and her family :)

Zane started making this hilarious face while we were in Portland. We couldnt get enough of him!!

Zane got to see the ocean for the first time. He started playing the sand, got it all over his face and in his eyes and then he wanted nothing to do with the sand or with the ocean so we had to find something else for him to do.

I love this picture of Zane. You can see his 2 front teeth and his cute smile!

AUGUST

We went on our second plane ride to see my sister Anna and her family in Colorado. We had a good time!

Zane loved playing in the grass. As you all know we dont have grass like this in AZ so he was crawling all around and had a blast!

SEPTEMBER

WE BOUGHT A HOUSE!! Ok sorry this pic sucks. Its the only pic I could find and this pic is actually what Zac used to sell his truck, the house happened to be in the background. Zac got a promotion in June which came with a raise. We started looking for a house in July, found this one in August and moved in Sept. We LOVE the house and couldnt be happier with it. Its a perfect starter home. Our old house had 4 bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms but his house has more square feet, a garage and a backyard so its worth loosing the bedroom and 1/2 bath. As you can see from the picture below this is a definite upgrade!

This is our old ghetto townhouse that we were more than elated to be out of!!

Zane turned 1 on Sept 13th. I cant believe how time flies. I made him a cake and he devoured it!! He wasnt quite sure what to do with it at first but once he figured it out he began to eat and play :)

Here he is showing you how old he is. Zane is quite the talker. When he turned 1 I wrote down all the words he was saying on a regular basis...mama, dada, papa, more, drink, dog, nana (for banana), dog, Bob, hot, baba, milk, cheese, num num, no, bread, bath, bye bye, fish, ball, baby and bubble. I love hearing him talk to himself when we are driving and he is chilling in his carseat. Its one of my favorite things in the world to listen to.

Our family pic and I am 34 weeks prego in this pic...hence the large stature!!

OCTOBER

ZANE SAYING "CHEESE"

Zane was Yoda for Halloween, did he like his costume, NO, did Zac and I love i....yes. We decided when you have little kids dressing them up is for the parents not for the kids. We knew he wouldnt be able to go trick or treating this year due to baby #2 being due around Halloween so we went to some ward parties and were able to catch a pic of him!

Heres the last family pic before baby #2...This was taken 5 days before I had the baby

On Oct 29th at 2:15am, Zac and I were blessed with another boy. Koen Tate Hoover, weighing 7lbs 80z and 20.5 in. We could not be happier. I started feeling some cramping at 8:30 at night on the 28th, and then started feeling contractions off and on. There were 3min, 7min, 5min apart and so I wasnt sure when to go to the hospital because they werent 5-7 min on a consistant basis. It wasnt until I kept feeling a lot pressure we decided to go. By the time we left the house and were driving I was feeling the urge to push and thought I was going to have the baby in the car!! We got to the hospital at 1:15am, I was 100% effaced and 8cm. I was in a lot of pain and got an epidural at 1:40, starting pushing at 2 and he was born 15 min later. Next time I know to go to the hospital earlier or try to have it natural. The nurse said if I got to the hospital 15 minutes later than I would not have been able to have an epidural...but Im glad I was able to get it because it was nice once I got it. My parents got there a few minutes before I started pushing and Melanie just made it in time to see Koen be born...soooo glad she made it and that my mom and Zac were there too! Thanks to Melanie for the great pics as well :)

He is soooo stinking sweet! We love this kid :)

NOVEMBER

Heres Koen at 2 weeks! The pics turned out great, thank you Jamie...http://accidentallycreativephotograhy.com. So far hes a pretty good sleeper which has been so nice.

Zane loves Koen and likes to touch him whenever he gets the chance. Zane is a strong kid and doesnt recognize his strength so I am always on my toes!

DECEMBER

My boys on Christmas morning!

Koen is such a sweet baby! He smiles all the time. You dont even have to look at him. I will look over at him and he will be smiling. I love it. He recently started sleeping 6-7 hours at night which has been amazing. He was napping really well but that all stopped a few weeks ago so we are working on that. He just starting laughing too! He laughs the most when we change his clothes :)

Zane is a ball of energy. He loves to go on walks and go outside as well as to play with bowls, spoons, pots, and trucks. He likes to run and have me chace him. He also likes to explore and he says sooo many words. I wrote down all the words that he uses on a regular basis and I counted 102...these are words that he says on his own and knows the meaning of. He loves to say "Here ya go", "I did it" and "cool". He cant say Koen so he calls Koen--- Coco. When he wakes up in the morning and I go get him out of his crib the first thing he says is baby Coco and then he runs around the house trying to find him, its too cute! Here he is showing off his teeth again. Right now he has 9 and his 10th is coming in. He has his top and bottom molars, three front teeth (4th is coming in) and 2 bottom teeth.

Koens cute smile!