Talen meets the Hill family...

Auntie Heather has been great..she flew in from D.C. to see her new little nephew and has been helping me get him to sleep..he really likes her and falls asleep in her arms!!
Leave it up to Grandpa (Captain) to come up with ingenious ways to fix the situation. When we were washing Talen, he was crying because he was cold...Captain to the rescue!!!
Uncle Troy and Auntie Tiffany came into town to see the new member of the family..he warmed up to them quickly!!
Nothing like cousins!! Cousin Audrey got to hold Talen and give him kisses as they played!!!
Wouldn't you know it...night 2 and Jay is already getting kicked out of bed..but honestly check out this handsome guy..you'd want him too!!

Welcome home little guy...

When Talen got home we had to introduce him to the dogs. Jay was soooo happy that there is now more than 1 man in the house!!!
Kali, was dog sitting Talen while Grandma (Honey) was rocking him to sleep. he seems to be a content little guy..so far. The first night was not bad, the second night a little more action..we'll keep you informed on the rest of the week!!
Paris obviously thinks that a child should look like her. I think Talen confused her a little bit, especially when he wooed and did not bark!! So far the dogs are pretty protective of him, they follow us around when we feed him and rock him, and try to lay as close to him as possible!!
How can you not love this little guy????
The one thing that makes Talen a little emotional is when anything cold touches his little body. We have been using this technique to wake him up, when we are getting ready to feed him. Here he is getting ready for his first sponge bath at home, with his mommy and Auntie Heather!!

ADAN TALEN COVARRUBIAS!!!!!!

Okay, for all you guys out there that have been waiting for the big day..here it finally is!! Talen was born on Friday, 16 November, 2007 at 8:07 in the morning!! He came in at 6 pounds and 2 ounces and was 19 and 3/4 inches in length.
Here is the little guy straight out of Mama. All though he has already started to change a little bit, at first glance he has his father's chin and skin color, and my nose!! look at all of his hair!!
Okay, I made it through the delivery, for all of those out there who know me, my husband said I was a champ, for those mothers to be..one word..epidural!! I know this is obvious, but the first time you hold your child, it is overwhelming!! My husband was very emotional as well, and could not stop, especially when they put Talen on my tummy!!!
My husband is funny, he was expecting to have a girl, when Talen came out he first looked at his face to see what his new son looked like, and then he checked a bit lower to make sure the doctors were not lying to him..they were not!!!
Does this look like a proud Grandma or what!! My Mom was in the delivery room with me the whole time helping me get through the labor, she was so excited, I am so lucky to have her close by to help me raise Talen!! Thanks Mom..I love you..you too Dad (he was there too..)

Trip to Annapolis

Did anyone catch the game??
For any of you guys that have never visited the Naval Academy (the one in Annapolis..not Indianapolis)..this is T-Court, where all the midshipman do their drill, marching in for meals, and pep-rallys for big games....such as beating Notre Dame!!!!!
Speaking of marching...the Brigade of Midshipman march in unison from the Academy grounds all the way to the Naval and Marine Corps Stadium for Football games..you may have seen something like this formation if you have ever watched a Navy /Army football game on TV.
My Sponsor brother and I got to hang in the Athletic Director's suite during the Navy/Wake Forest game. When I met him, he was just a kid..now he is a stud at the University of Maryland where he excels on the varsity rowing team.
Nothing like getting together with old alumni..David Robinson.....a.k.a. "The Admiral" of the World Champion San Antonio Spurs, was hanging with us at the game..well by us...
Here is the rest of my Sponsor family..Bob, Sara, Me, and Sharon..it was great to finally see them after several years away from Annapolis!!!

Baby Shower

Here is my yummy dessert table.Well wouldn't you know my mom made me cry again....She told the cutest little story about the trials of raising a baby and used all these props as examples in her story. My favorite part was at then end when she said, "I could call her and she would be my life saver." Here is one of the many beautiful blankets that people made for me. It was overwhelming that so many people went out of their way to make me something special..if you are one of them and reading this....thank you!!!!!This was so cute it says Daddy's little Wingman. I am going to sew one like this for my husband, but it will say, "My wife's favorite pilot"..that is fighter pilot..right Dad!!You make a lot of close friends when your husband leaves for months on end...These are the Stinger wives I met when Jay was in his first squadron..years later and we are still all hanging out!!
My friend Kristen and I posed for a pregnant photo opp.All of my girlfriends from the salon got excited when I told them we were going to a party at the club Friday night....country club that is!!
Hopefully I look this good when I am a Grandma!! I can only hope that my kids have the same experiences and that I do as a good as a job of raising them, as my Mom did raising us!! Thank you for everything and I love you!!
I owe my beautiful shower to these two wonderful ladies. Sue and Sherry, thank you so much, my shower was better than I could have ever imagined it..anytime you guys are ready to have another one..I'm on it!!

Prenatal Yoga Class

Here are my friends from Prenatal Yoga. I am getting in my nesting mode so, I thought I would learn how to make Hooter Hiders. For those of you who don't know what they are, they are nursing covers. They were so fun to make that I decided to make one for everyone in class.Here we all are from right to left in baby popping order. I am sad because I will be leaving soon and I am going to miss everyone. Nancy is due any day......good luck!!

Fletcher Lee Rogers

Jay was able to get some practice for his future responsibilities!! One of our good friends came over for a haircut, and Jay was taking care of her son Fletcher, he ended up taking a nap in my husband's arms!! Isn't he sooo cute!!

Weekend in San Francisco

After the 49ers game, Jay was starving for some Clam Chowder..so we headed down to the Wharf for some seafood!! I, on the other hand, was craving anything other than seafood!!On our way down to the Wharf, we heard a bunch of screaming!! It ended up being a group of Sea Lions trying to fight for a place to nap!! Apparently, this group has migrated to the bay because of its protected climate, and the many fish to munch on!!
The Golden Gate Bridge was soooo beautiful!!! We took a nice afternoon drive through the City and then over the Bridge!! The sights were so breath-taking and it was a cool 70 degrees.
On the way home we stopped at the Oakland Temple. It sits on top of a hill and you can see all of the City of San Francisco from its grounds. As you walk into the Visitor's Center, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge illuminate in the background. We wanted to stay for the sunset, but it was getting late!!

The Visitor's Center had a special item on display; it was one of the original Books of Mormon left from the original 5000 that were first published. Apparently, Joseph Smith gave this copy to a friend of his who was a Methodist minister, and when he passed, a member of the church bought it at an auction. He then loaned it to the Temple while he is on a mission with his wife!!
Can you believe it...Talen's first trip to the Temple..he was so excited he was doing back flips inside mommy's tummy!! He is 33 weeks!!

Visit to Phoenix

I got to go to Phoenix and visit my brother and sister in-law. I had such a fun time playing with my niece Audrey. She is 18 months right now and she is so cute! She loves shoes and loves opening and closing the doors. When we asked her where the baby was she would try to lift up my shirt to find him.
Here I am with my Brother.... he is looking so good. He has been going on all these long hiking trips and looks great! You should check out his Blog with all his amazing pictures.
I also got to hang out with my sister in-law Tiff!! She was so sweet to take me to all the fun baby boutiques and fill me in on all the "mom" stuff.
My dad came to visit for the day and all of a sudden Tiff and I were chop liver. She would pull a chip out of the bag and hand it to my dad to eat. When Tiff got a chip out of the bag Audrey would came over and took the chip away and gave it to my dad. It was so funny! She loves her grandpa.
When we told Audrey to give the baby kisses she came over and put her head on my belly it was so cute!
I was sad to say good-bye when I had to leave.

Baby Shower

My mother in-law threw me a shower down south and here are some fun pictures. Here is everyone drawing a baby for me on their head.

Well, my sister in-law Vanessa thought it would be funny to buy newborn bottles for us to suck on for this game and we all sucked so hard that we got sores on our tongues.

My sister-in-law won the bottle contest. She better have, after having three kids!!!

Jay's Aunt Karen is already getting Talen ready for the Naval Academy. I got so many nice gifts it was so sweet of everyone.
My mother in-law did such a beautiful job for my shower.

Newport Beach

My in-laws came with us down to Newport Beach

This is me at 32 weeks.

Jay and I took a romantic walk on the beach.