Koen Blessing

Koen was blessed on January 2nd. Zac did an amazing job with the blessing and it was great to have our families there to be a part of it :) My MIL made his outfit and she did a great job! Koen started laughing on January 1st so it made for a great weekend!

Zanes favorite way of smiling these days. Hes always on the go so its hard to get a picture of him :)

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!

9 months

I cant believe how time flies!! Zane turned 9 months on the 13th and he is sooo much fun!!! He started crawling a week after he turned 8 months and within a week he was crawling up the stairs, pulling to stand, breaking in his first tooth and no longer wanting to sleep during the night :( Now that he knows how to pull himself up when he wakes up at night he stands up and cries and cries. Before he would cry for a few min and then go back to sleep but not anymore. Its been a rough month due to extreme lack of sleep but his smile and personality make up for it. He keeps me super busy throughout the day as he loves to explore and he will find any and every small piece of anything that is in the carpet. He loves to climb the stairs and he babbles like crazy. He says mama, dada and baby but he doesnt know yet who to associate with those names. He loves it when I read him books and he likes to play with the tv, his dads PS3 controllers and any other remote control, phone or cord he can find. I took him for his 9 month check up and....

24.5 lbs - 90%

29 3/4 in - 90%

17 3/4 in (head) - 50%

I love his that he is chunky so I can pinch and squeeze him all day long!! Heres a pic of his tooth and yes that is chocolate on his face...his dad gave him his first tast of icecream...mint chip and he LOVED it :)

Boys Boys Boys

Well for those of you that do not know we are preggo with our 2nd baby and we are having another BOY!! This baby was totally unexpected. We were planning on having our kids 2-2 1/2 years apart so we were totally surprised when we found out we were having another. Zane and his little brother will be 13 1/2 months apart..WOW...is all I can say when I think about it. Zac and I are excited, nervous, and feel a little overwhelmed but we know we can do it!! I will keep you posted. I am due Oct 28th. They said I was due Oct 26th and when I had an ultra sound at 11 weeks it was estimated at Oct 28th and then we had our most recent ultrasound it was estimated at Oct 30th so they changed the date to the 28th...funny this is Im pretty sure my mom told me I was due on Oct 28th :)

I love this kid!!

Back to Basics

Zane has been eating solids for the last few weeks and I decided I would go back to basics and try to make homemade baby food. I bought some frozen green beans at Trader Joes, steamed em and put them in the food mill...this was a work out!! I steamed 1lb of green beans and I was suprised at how little it made once it was all ground up.

I put the green beans in an icecube trays and 1lb fit perfectly!

Now the true test....Does Zane like them......and he did!!

Next I am going to do carrots and sweet potatoes...He loves the Gerber kind so I hope he likes the real stuf....Ill keep you posted :)

4 months

Im late in posting this info but never late than never. I took Zane to his 4 month check up last month and when the doctor saw him he asked if he was there for his 6 months check up because of his size. I said no were here for his 4 month, he's just growing like a weed.

Weight 18lbs 15.5oz - 99%

Length 26 3/4 inches - 99%

Head 16 3/4 inches - 50%

We weighed Zane this morning and he is now 19.5 lbs. He has grown out of his clothes so fast. I didnt get to use some of them because he got too big for them. Zane loves to stick out his tongue and make noises with his mouth. He laughs when I change his diaper, tickle his feet, run my fingers up his back or when I make funny faces. He is sooo much fun. His personality is really starting to develop. He gets so excited when he sees someone he knows or something he likes and he kicks his legs like crazy. He started rolling over at the end of January. He rolls over much quicker now then in the video. Now Im trying to get him to learn to roll from his tummy to his back...this is going to take awhile. I would post some pics but for the life of me I cant get him to smile when I have the camera. Zane smiles all day long but as soon as I bring out the camera he just looks at it with no expression. Hopefully I can get some smiley pics soon.