Big Girl Bed

Aaron and I have really put off changing Maya's bed into a toddler bed. She is such a stinker to get to bed. Not to mention we tried it right before Brayden came. After one long afternoon and one large disagreement we changed it back to a crib. Well on Civil Rights day we were both in Maya's room cleaning when she fell out from climbing out. Aaron and I decided that rather than make here climb in and out because she was actually quite good at it we would try her again with the toddler bed. She loves it! She has new found freedom, but it also makes it easier for us so we can lay down with her.

Nights are for sleeping!

Brayden is officially sleeping through the night. Each night is different, but most nights he sleeps roughly 10 hours. He is such a calm little angel. He is so happy going! He started sleeping through the night on January 10.

Make-Up is fun to play with

I was feeding Brayden, when I decided that it was a little to quiet in my home. Any parent of a two year old will know what this means. Yep that's right, Maya was doing something that she should not have been doing. Brayden was a little put out, but I had to stop and find Maya. She was in my bathroom putting on my make up. She was so proud of herself. I could not help but laugh with her. She was just beaming. So I kept it on her the rest of the day until Daddy came home. My make up has yet to recover. It has deep gashes in it, but if that is the price to pay to see such a smile on her face from her accomplishment of her "pretties" on her eyes I will gladly pay it.

Christmas in West Virginia

We made the daring trip with two children to West Virginia. No time soon do we plan on boarding an airplane with children again. We had fun visiting with friends and family. Like always I did not take many pictures and when getting home realized only my children are in my pictures.

Maya had lots of fun playing with Mory, Nana's dog. She wore him out, and looked for him constantly. Thanks for the great entertainment Mory.

Brayden really was just along for the ride. He was overall a great traveler. Just not on the plane. He loved the attention he got while back there, especially from Melissa and Mary his doting aunts.

Aaron and I just relaxed for the most part. We went back to Aaron's farm he grew up on. Went out to dinner with his good friend Donnie and his wife Carmen. Then spent New Years with Brandon, Tiffany, Brad, Stacy, Donnie, and Carmen. I can honestly say they are some of the nicest people I have met. Like always our time went way to fast and we found ourselves home again.

Our new Car

Well after the eventful end of the Jeep's life, we found a new family car. I was pushing for a different year and color, but the place that had the car would not budge. So after a long day and countless hours searching KSL's classifieds we came home with a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe. My favorite feature is the heated leather seats and dual climate control. Never again will I be cold while riding with Aaron.

Thanksgiving

Great Grandma Singleton and Brayden on Thanksgiving

We are doing some catch up. Thanksgiving was spent at my home. I am not great at picture taking. Although I got some great pictures of my Grandma Singleton with my children. We had a wonderful time with all of my family except Kirstin and her family. Like always it was filled with great food, and lots of conversations.
Durring Thanksgiving Maya started not sleeping through the night and waking up screaming. It has almost stopped, but we are still occasionally having to put her back in bed in the middle of the night.

Before and After Aaron Tangos with a Cow!

August 2007 last photo before we changed to Utah platesDecember 2009

Aaron hit a cow coming home Friday night from the airport. The Jeep rolled 4 times and Aaron walked away from the crash. Words can't express how lucky we are he walked away. When we can get into the place where it is being held we will take better pictures.
Needless to say, my wish has come true. The Jeep died. Unfortunately not the way I wanted it to. I had envisioned the transmission going and deciding it wasn't worth it to fix it. Can we say count our many blessings name them one by one.

Kitchen Fun

She had to be rescued from the freezer, she can get in but not out.

This is where Maya is found now. We got a kitchen, and rather than playing with it, she plays in it. She puts books everywhere, and trains in the oven. It is fun to watch her imagination take off.

Maya turns 2

Amongst all the craziness of a new baby in our home. Our Maya made the jump to the big 2. Her birthday is just six days after Brayden's. We did really nothing to celebrate as I was barely moving, but we did sing and have cupcakes. She has recently taken a big liking to them, as the are just her size and come with really yummy frosting on top. Maya wasn't really sure what to do with the candles, she finally caught on and blew out 1 candle, and I ended up blowing out the other. Aaron and I can't believe that she has been with us two years. It is hard to remember our lives with out her. We love her so much, and look forward to many more birthdays to come.

Getting ready to go in for c-section
Aaron and Tim talking. Tim came up to help Aaron give me a blessing.

Last picture via baby in utero

Brayden Karl Reynolds
Erma our nurse cleaning Brayden up.

She was our nurse with Maya. She is an amazing lady. She made things bearable as they could be under the circumstances.


Tuesday was the due date for our little one. I had had some contractions with patterns early Tuesday morning but no such luck on the doing anything other than hurting. Our Dr. suggested that since I was 40 weeks we should do a non-stress test to make sure everything was okay. Lindsay was watching Maya, so I had time and thought it sounded better than coming back in the next day. Needless to say, the test he did alright on, but according to the Dr. he did not pass with the flying colors. We then did a test to make sure his fluid levels were okay. To which they were great. After doing that test, we did another test to check for certain criteria because of not doing great on the non-stress test. On this he did okay again but not great. I was put in a room to wait for my Dr. to come and talk to me. To this I knew was not a good sign because we had already had our consultation earlier that morning. Dr. Sharp told me we had two options: C-section today, or repeat test tomorrow. I had really wanted to avoid the c-section and he knew that. I asked for his professional advise taking my want out of the equation. It was the choice of c-section that he responded with. He then called Aaron to talk to him on what we had discussed and why it would be beneficial at this time to go ahead with the c-section.

Aaron, left work and headed in to be with me. Meanwhile I made calls and arranged for Maya to be taken care of until Aaron would get to her later in the evening. I checked in to the Labor and Delivery around 3:40, we were suppose to be taken into surgery at 5 pm, but due to a very active L&D we were not taken until around 6. Tim my really good friend came up to help Aaron give me a blessing. All turned out well. My s-section was not the way I wanted to go, but as the Dr. was operating he informed me that they could see Brayden through the uterus. To which he said I picked the correct way to go. If I had gone for the vbac I could have ruptured the uterus and both of us died. Needless to say, we are both safe and sound.

He is finally here

Brayden came at 6:33 pm November 3, 2009. Right on his due date.

7.9 Pounds
20 Inches

We will post pictures when we get home from the hospital.