I forgot...

I guess I never posted the picture we took of him when we first brought him home. Now you have something to compare the other blog picture and post to and my comment of how much he has changed might make a little more sense.

One month old

It is amazing to me that Tanner has already been apart of our family for an entire month. Daily we thank God for our beautiful miracle and are blessed to experience true love everyday. Looking at the first picture taken in our chair and the one I just took, so much has changed. Everyone warned me to enjoy this time because it would go by quickly and now I understand what they were taking about. Below are some other pictures we took!

Grandpa Mike this one is for you! Tanner and his first motorcycle helmet. If you ask me he seemed completely comfortable in it so I am sure if given the opportunity he will ride quads and motorcycles just like his Uncle Matt did.

Daily I get to enjoy these quizzical looks from my son. Sometimes I really wonder what he could be thinking about so deeply.

Today when dressing my son I decided to try a 3 month sleep and play. To my surprise and some sadness...it fit. Especially length wise when he stretches his feet reach the bottom and it isn't all that big around the middle either. Can our son really be growing this fast?

More pictures from our visit up North

My cousin Brady.

Grandma Mary was very excited to have us close to her for an entire weekend.

Mom's friend Raeann. I can't wait till I'm big enough to play with her two kids.

Auntie Lisa and my cousins Caden and Alexa.

Auntie Lori and my cousin Lindsey.

My First Trip Up North

Last week we took our first road trip up North. The car ride went great as Tanner slept when we weren't stopped to eat. Once we arrived the meeting and greeting began. We calculated that Tanner met close to 50 people in one weekend and managed it pretty well. Here are pictures of all the great family and friends that Tanner finally met. The picture above is Tanner's cousin Cassidy. She was great at sharing her horse Lulu for short amounts of time.




We finally met Nayeli who is just six weeks older than Tanner. It is pretty cool to go through this adventure of motherhood with one of my oldest and closest friends and have our kids so close in age.

Tanner finally met Grandpa Mike.

Tanner and Great Grandpa Katzenmeier. We spent the whole weekend at his house and were able to spend lots of time with him.

Halloween

We spent our first Halloween as a family watching the Oregon Ducks play USC over at our friend's house. We decided to dress in all our Oregon Ducks gear and go as Ducks Fans. Tanner was dressed as a frog so that he was still in the Duck's colors. The top picture is all the boys together(Matt, Tyler, Tanner, and Brian) and the next one the girls(Katie and Me) with Tanner.


Tanner's adorable frog costume. All the excitement from the game wore him out. He didn't get to collect or eat any candy but the boys ate enough out of the candy we were suppose to be handing out for him.

Tanner Matthew

Tanner Matthew has blessed us with his presence~ 8 lbs 4 oz. 22.25 inches long. He was born at 5:52pm Tuesday night and we made it home as a family Thursday afternoon. We feel so blessed to have such a precious gift from God and that he chose us to care for His child. Even though I had to be induced I couldn't have asked for an easier delivery. My body apparently just needed a bit of a kick start...with a little assistance I progressed quickly and after pushing for an hour our new adventure began. Here are a few photos to keep everyone happy until I can add the others.

This was taken the first night he was home. The two boys in my life are already alike in so many ways. I am truly blessed!

40 week update

If having a baby wasn't enough...we have had lots of excitement around our household. First we had a water leak in our driveway so they had to cut out the pavement, find the leak, and then fix the pipe. Our driveway has been torn up for about 2 weeks now. Today the wonderful sight of the asphalt workers graced my front window. Our driveway is getting repaired! A few weeks ago we were also notified that our renters were moving out of our rental house. So this week we have been cleaning walls and carpets trying to get the house ready for the new renters this weekend. Tonight we have a wonderful crew of friends that have volunteered to come help us finish up the final projects. Trying to get all this done with a baby due at any time...talk about a deadline.
So now for the information you really care about... baby Toney. Tyler and I have decided that he is just too comfortable to want to come out. At our last doctor's appointment we decided that if nothing happens by next Monday night that we will induce. That means that sometime in the next 5 days we will get to meet our blessing from God and begin our adventure as a family. Knowingthat there is a light at the end of the tunnel and a plan in place is comforting. Thank you for all the prayers and concerns, we feel very blessed to have such a support group of friends and family. We will keep you updated if anything happens before Monday!