Our Cute Boy

Today is my original due date and I am so glad that Holland decided to come early. The last week and a half has been amazing and exhausting, but I LOVE having my little boy here. So far he has been a really good baby. I think Curt and I are spoiling him too much, which might come back to bite us, but we can't help it.

We take lots of pictures of him, but unfortunately he looks pretty different in photos than he does in real life. It seems like we have to take ten pictures to find one that looks the most like him. I know everyone says this, but he really is a lot cuter in person. Here are some of the latest pics.

Holland William Hommes

Holland William Hommes came to us on September 21st. He came 9 days early and we are glad he did. Below is the story.

3:15am - I woke up with intense contractions and started timing them.

3:45am - My contractions were 5 minutes apart, so I woke up Curt. Together we continued to track the contractions for the next hour.

4:45am - Curt makes fun of me because I want to make the bed before we go to the hospital. He said it was picture worthy.

4:50am - We grab the hospital bag and drive to the hospital.

5:00am - We arrive at the hospital. Since I was dilated to a 6 they said we were there to stay.

6:00am - In pain but was able to handle it. I was now a 7 and headed into transition.

7:15am - After pushing and pushing, finally Holland was born.

The happy parents.

7 lbs. 8 oz. - 20 inches long.

Proud Daddy

Exhausted but happy Mommy

Cute Holland

We are so happy Holland is here and that he is healthy. This was an amazing experience. Birth was extremely painful, but I am glad I was able to do it naturally. I feel like I had a good labor and am very grateful. We still can't believe our little boy is here and so cute!

More pictures of Holland to come soon...

Maternity Photo Shoot

About 2 weeks ago my sister-in-law Destiny took some maternity pictures for me. I love how they turned out. It was a lot of fun and nice to take time to enjoy being pregnant. See lots of pictures below.

Baby Shower

Last month I had a baby shower and it was absolutely perfect! My family made sure it was exactly what I wanted, and I am so thankful to all of them. I had been looking forward to my baby shower since I found out I was pregnant. Lots of pictures were taken to capture this momentous occasion.

Curt really helped out a lot to get everything ready. I don't know what I would do without him.

Thank you to everyone who was able to come! It meant so much to me.

A Minor Problem

So, we have a problem. We can't seem to stop buying stuff for the baby. We would much rather buy him something then us something. Since Curt and I are big planners, we have had the nursery finished for a while and lots of baby needs purchased. Therefore, now we just see cute things here and there and want to buy them.

Oh, and for some reason Curt and I really like giraffes. We saw these cute pajamas, towel, and stuffed giraffe toy and had to get them.


Then Curt saw this cute soccer ball toy and couldn't not buy it.


Then Borders is going out of business so everything is on sale, so I had to get some books.


Then we found this cute stuffed giraffe that is a music box too, and had to have it.


Needless to say, this boy is already spoiled.

We are so excited for him to come. Only 6 more weeks! Crazy!