Dear Baby Acne,

Please go away!

Happy Birthday Mommy!

I hope you have a great day!!! Thanks for being the best mommy the last 29.5 years! Love you!!!

Why I love Boys!

Mason went over to his friends Wyatt's house the other day. Wyatt's mommy got some great pictures of boys being boys! In the second picture they are digging for worms. There are some days that I wish Mason had a twin brother...but only for a few minutes.

1 week later!

Maddox is doing great! He seems to fit right into our family. The kids can't get enough of him and are always ready to hold him. He sleeps great during the day and we're trying to get him into a better routine at night. I only had to nurse him once in the middle of the night last night. I'm hoping to be able to do that more often. We love this little guy so much and we're so glad he's finally here!!

He's here!

MADDOX JAMES BINGHAM

Our little boy is here! Maddox James was born today, January 29th at 12:10pm. He weighed 7 lbs 14 ozs (our biggest baby) and was 20 3/4 inches. He looks a lot like his brother and sister! Delivery was super easy and he was out in literally 2 pushes. I feel so great, and honestly can't believe I just had a baby. On Tuesday when I went to my 39 week appointment, my Dr said he would induce me whenever I wanted so I took him up on the offer (I was induced with both my other kids too). I love being induced mostly because it works so well for my body. He is currently sound asleep in his little hospital bed. He's already such a calm, sweet baby, I couldn't ask for much more. His pediatrician has already been in to see him and says he is very healthy!
I think he looks more like Reese but I can see a lot of Mason too. I'm sure he'll get his own look over the next few days. We think he's perfect!

Can you see his excitement? He was so little when Reese was born, it was fun to see him with his new brother and say things like "Aww, he's so cute".

Reese absolutely LOVES her baby and cried when we took him away from her. She is really cute with him. With that said, she will never be left alone with him!!

Thanks for all those that have sent sweet comments (on my facebook) and those great friends and family that have stopped by to meet our new little addition. I am honestly blessed to have such wonderful family and friends!!

Anxiously waiting

Needless to say, I'm ready to have this baby. I'm excited to see what he looks like, how much he weighs, how long he is. Not to mention the "not" being pregnant part. I'm so over it. Anyway, I couldn't remember how long the kids were so I went and found their birthprint that the hospital gave us.

Derek and I did our own guessing on who he'll look like, what he'll weigh and how long he will be. We both said the same weight so I added an ounce. I'm sure he'll be right on, he's ALWAYS right!

Fan Fest!

For the last 3 years Derek has taken Mason to the Mariners Fan Fest at Safeco Field. It was freezing today, but they had a lot of fun and were there for over 4 hours! Reese and I stayed home and she surprised me with taking a 3 hour nap. It was heaven! Here are some pictures from their day.

Running the bases!

Playing catch in the outfield. I guess I didn't dress him warm enough because he said he was freezing, so they didn't play out there for very long.

I like this picture. Derek didn't even notice the Mariner Moose in the background till I pointed it out.

Mason even got an autograph from the new Mariner center fielder, Franklyn Gutierrez. You can see him over Mason's right shoulder.

Face painting. Big highlight!

Sitting in the Mariners dugout!

Ready, Set...

BABY! I still have 3+ weeks to go but I did get everything out of storage. I have never gone into labor early so I don't plan on it with this one either. I'm just glad to get all the little things taken care of ahead of time. I hope all of these baby "necessities" make it through this last baby. They aren't nice and new, but they work!

Holiday Picture Highlights

We had a great Holiday Season this year! Thought I would do a pictorial of all the excitement that our family had. Enjoy!!

We went to Outback Steakhouse for Christmas Eve dinner this year (Mason's choice)! Reese really liked the fries and ranch!!

They were so excited for Santa to come! I love the look on Mason's face.

Can you tell that they were spoiled this year? I say every year that I will buy less but I haven't been able to succeed yet. Good thing we're only having 3 kids!

We heard Mason say "It's exactly what I wanted" a lot that morning. He asked Santa for Mario Kart for his DS and a bottle of 7-Up!

Reesie got a crib for her babies and a new chair! I'm not a big fan of second hand things, but I found the chair on craigs list and paid half of what I would have if it was new!

Santa also surprised the family with Rock Band 2! Mason loves it, but Derek and I are ADDICTED!
My dad made his traditional Christmas Day breakfast and it was AWESOME! Despite all the snow we got that morning, everyone was able to get there. We were also able to talk to Alec (on a mission in Germany). It was so great to hear his voice and I can't wait to have him home for Christmas next year!

Mason and his cousins were able to make a snowman on Christmas too! I think Derek enjoyed it more than all the kids!

We were glad to finally get back to church after it being cancelled for 2 weeks due to the snow!

This was Mason's first year he was able to stay awake till Midnight to ring in the New Year! Thanks to a nap earlier in the day, he did it with ease! He loved yelling "Happy New Year" outside while banging a pot with a spoon.

I'm sad to see the Holidays over, but it will be nice to get back into a routine. At least until this little guy joins us in less then a month!!

Ho Ho Ho! 6 weeks to go!

This is my first and only belly shot I will post. Most people are surprised when I tell them how far along I am. I guess my belly shows small. I am trying to be okay with it, but hearing "you hardly look pregnant" kind of gets to me sometimes. I compare it to "are you sure you aren't having twins?". I'm sure those people hate that too. I guess my little guy is hiding somewhere in there? Maybe it's because I'm tall? I had my 34 week appointment yesterday and the doctor said everything looks great. The baby's head is down which I'm so relieved about. He also doesn't think he's going to be very big. I was a little sad to hear that, but as long as he's healthy, then it doesn't matter. Anyway, I'm glad to see this pregnancy come to end! I hope these 6 weeks go by fast, I'm dying to see what this little guy looks like!