Just wanting to add a few more pictures since everyone keeps asking for some more.
Smiling with Daddy
Xander and Grandpa Scholes
Grandma & Grandma Scholes with Xander
Xander and Grandma Scholes
Xander with Uncle Ryan 
Saying goodbye to Grandma, Grandpa & Uncle Ryan
The norm lately around here, Xander (sleeping) and Daddy (eating)
Looking cute
I call this the "OH" face
Conked out
and finally enjoying our first bath!Just wanted to add a few more pictures up here so that everyone can see how cute Xander is. Today has been a little bit of a rough day on Xander and both of us. Xander had his circumcision done today and all I have to say is that I sure am glad that procedure is done when we don't remeber any of it because otherwise I think that every son would seriously hold a grudge against thier parents for a very long time. Mom couldn't handle it and waited in the lobby and I think next time I'll join her because once was enough to satisfy my curiosity. On the plus side though, he is only one ounce shy of his birth weight at one week so he is doing well in that department.
Hangin out with Daddy
He makes some of the weirdest faces sometimes (JayLyn calls this one the grimmace)
Dad is starting to look a little out of it.
He sleeps just like dad does, mouth wide open.
Catching a little nap with mom.
Our Little Miracle
Chillin in the Bouncy Chair
He Always has those hands right up near his face. (Sugarfingers)
Xander's hand holding onto Daddy's index finger
Saying goodbye to Grandma & Grandpa Gardner. (Thanks a tons)
We just got home from the hopsital and I figured I had better get this information up for everyone that was waiting semi-patiently for it. Xander was born on Tuesday February 19th @ 6:00 pm. He weighed in at 8 lbs 7 oz and measured 20.5 inches long. The labor was not nearly bad as it could have been. We ended up going in at 9 am and they started her on the pitosin at 10:30. At 11:30 Dr Penney broke JayLyns water and then the really good contractions started. By 12:30 JayLyn decided to have the epidural and was much happier from that point on. At around 5:35-5:40 she started pushing and then after about 20 minutes Xander was born.
Momma and Xander right after birth
Mom and Dr Penney
Dad and Xander
Mom and Xander
8 Lbs and 7 oz, not to shabby
Xander looking really cute this morning with aunt Michelle
What a cute little squishy face
Growing with monkey (Day 1)
Just thought that I would throw up a quick update. JayLyn went to the Dr. office today and they decided that she was fully efaced and about 5 cm dialated but because of the way her uterus is tilted that Xander is having a hard time dropping down properly. Because of this, it is stressing him slightly and so the dr. decided that tomorrow morning he is going to induce her labor and get this over with. So at 6 am tomorrow we will be heading into the hospital to have the baby!!! We are pretty pumped about and slightly freaked out, but not to bad and mostly excited. Well I am gonna go and try and get some sleep.
--Mike
I have been told since week 36 that Xander could be here any day. I have been so exited getting his room ready, my room ready, giving the birds prep talks, packing and re-packing my hospital bag, cleaning my house for the 100th time. . . I can't take it anymore! Every day I think I get about a hundred calls asking if I have had him yet or if I could wait just another week or so for a more convenient time for them. (In fact my cell phone bill was an extra $150 because I went over on minutes--again I stand strong to the belief that it wasn't entirely ALL my fault!) Friday I was so close! Contractions had lasted for over 8 hours and were getting closer, I was getting more and more exited (not to mention in a ton of pain, sick, over exhausted, and mean to Mike) it's 3 am and I'm about to wake Mike up to leave for the hospital when they just stopped! After about a 1/2 hour of crying and praying for those contractions to come back again (crazy! I know!) I finally crawled back to bed. Saturday after Mike got off of work we decided to walk me into labor so we went to the Spokane "Boat Show" and walked around for about 3 hours--Mike has decided since I won’t let him have a boat without him FIRST getting me a house we would compromise and just buy a house boat (and if you bought it at the show you could get a free BBQ to go with it!) I passed on grass, which my husband must be taking for payment now a day’s--honestly I don't know what he is smoking! We then walked around the Mall for another 2-3 hours and then I was kidnapped by some friends that took me on my last "Baby-moon" to Triple Play where we played two rounds of miniature golf and laser tag (I won!), ate way too much chocolate, and drove on some of the worse snow ruts Idaho has to offer and that still didn't send me into labor! Monday the doctor stripped my membranes and again said that "usually" will do it for someone like me that is so close. As you can see it is early Wednesday morning and I'm typing this! I have learned in this last weeks that DOCTORS ARE LIERS!
