Christmas

This year was a special one because we were blessed with the best Christmas gift... our little guy! He has been the biggest blessing in our lives. He has recently discovered his thumb(I have yet to get a picture of it) and he keeps us on our toes. Despite the late nights and early mornings, we could not be more thankful for this bundle of joy in our lives! He is two weeks old exactly as of yesterday... my how they grow! Merry Christmas! Sawyer loves to put his hands by his face.. making it very difficult to get a good picture of him, but I was sneaky and got a pic where he made a cute face!
This is Sawyer's second outfit of the day... he likes to pee through his clothes... we ended up going through 4 outfits. I thought this one was cute because it's green and christmasy!

Dixon got new Dr. Dre headphones that he was pretty excited about (I was pretty proud of myself for thinking up this idea, Dixon is very hard to shop for!) and the Jack's Mannequin album, that was autographed by Andrew himself!
Dixon and Sawyer got a carseat cover with the UNLV logo all over it. And I mean it when I say that this was Dixon's gift too.. I've never seen a man get so excited over a carseat cover!

Naps and more naps

We like to take lots of naps. Lyla is always on guard making sure I am taken care of. Sometimes we fall asleep with our arms in funny positions that make mommy laugh. I love to take naps with my blue blanket from Pottery Barn!
I like to take naps when I am in the sling. Its the best of both worlds, mommy likes to go on walks, and I love to nap!

I love to take lots of naps with my daddy. Daddy watches sports, and I sleep!
And sometimes my mom dresses me in little man clothes because she thinks i look cute... but it really interferes with my nap time, so I don't like to smile when she's taking pictures of me all dressed up!

Our New Addition

Introducing our Precious Baby Boy:

Sawyer Anderson Leavitt

Born 12/11/10 at 3:48 pm

7 lbs 12 oz

20 1/2 inches long

long dark hair

long fingers

big feet

just perfect!

Right after his first bath... look at all that hair, it reminds me of a little chick:)
Lovin on his Grandma Beck! We are so glad she is here to help us out!!

Hello World!! He has ten fingers and ten toes... and is perfect!

On our way home from the hospital, his first car ride!
Our Christmas present for 2010, we couldn't be more happy!
His first outfit!
Sawyer loves being in his dad's arms!
Our first family photo... fifteen minutes after delivery... it was a breeze:)
This was taken at 8:15 am, I was having contractions 5 minutes apart!!

I started feeling my first contractions at 2:30 am Friday morning and they started to become 8 minutes apart at 3:30 am. After showering, I woke my mom up at 7:00 and we went walking to see if the contractions would become closer together. After walking an hour they were 5 minutes apart and off Dixon and I went to the hospital. When we got there the nurse checked me and i was 4 1/3 cm dilated with a bulging bag, and that's when she told us "your having this baby today!" Those words were music to our ears. By the time they got me into the labor and delivery room and hooked up to my IV, the nurse checked me and I was at a 6. She hurried off to get the anesthesiologist! At this point I was pretty excited, the pain wasn't too bad, and I knew he was on his way. I loved the anesthesiologist, and after the epidural, I was in lala land, I was very comfortable... so comfortable, I couldn't feel my right leg at all... I didn't feel that leg again until 10:00 that night! After the epidural our moms came into the room and things moved fast from there. Before I knew it I was at a 10 and the nurse was breaking my water. I started pushing at about 3:00 pm and he was here at 3:48. I am still amazed at how fun it is to be a mom, and how fun it is to watch Dixon be a dad! We feel so blessed to have had such a great experience at the hospital, and are so happy to finally have our baby boy in our arms!

Thanks to all our family and friends for all your love and support, we are so excited to get to share with you this fun time in our lives, and will try to keep you updated with all our fun pictures and experiences!

With love,

Dixon, Shay, and Sawyer

Baby Stats

This is our baby boy, isn't he perfect?? I personally think he has my chin and an Anderson nose. But his eyes and mouth are definately Dixon's. I can't stop staring at this picture, I am in awe at how much we can see through an ultrasound!!! Here is the most recent stats:

-He is weighing in at 3 lbs 10 oz

-He is measuring about 32 weeks, although I am only a little over 30 weeks now

-His Kidneys are finally starting to look good, they have been measuring big.. which had the dr. slightly concerned. But they finally are starting to look good!!

-His head is measuring big... just like his dad!

-He has moved on from karate kicks to stretching his feet out against my stomach and sticking his bum out against my tummy.

-I carry him really high, so he's been kicking my ribs a lot

-His head sits right on my bladder, the past three ultrasounds that I have had, that's where his head has been

But the best part is... he's ours!! I love him already!! I feel like I already know him, he definately has a personality of his own! I feel so lucky to be his mom!!

Thought you might like to meet him...

28 weeks down, 12 more to go!! Grow baby boy grow!

Happy Mother's Day!

I am so grateful for two wonderful mothers in my life who are such amazing examples!! I love them so much, and I'm so grateful for their selfless acts... and endless service!!

I hope I can be more like them... preferably by December 10 because that is when I am going to be a mom!! I am so excited to join the club and be a Mom, what an amazing blessing!! Baby Leavitt has been makin me so tired, and so nauseas, but I can't complain... I'm so blessed!

Happy Mother's Day!!

I have to admit, one of my "not so great traits" is the fact that I can get buried in a book... for a few days. It's similar to hibernating, when I pick up a good book, you might as well say good-bye to me for a few days (i'm not a very fast reader.) My latest "addiction" is this book, THE FIRM. Dixon has been begging me to read it for a long time now and I finally gave in. Oh my goodness, it is a huge page turner!!! I am happy to say that I am out of hibernation, but looking for my next good read...

I think my husband is glad to have me back;)