Happy Halloween!

We were all pirates at our house for Halloween,
well except for Seth. He is not much for dressing
up (party pooper). We didn't get any pictures of me
(shucks), but here are some of my little ship mates!

This is our traditional "Boo Bug" Halloween meal!

I don't know if you can tell in this picture or not but
Gavin decided to put his "Boo Bug" eyes on his orange jello!

Brogan is excited to eat this fun Halloween lunch!

Playing Photographer

So this is me pretending to be a photographer. Yeah, I need a little practice, o.k a LOT of practice and maybe one day I'll be half way decent. But you can't deny the fact that these are some of the cutest little boys you ever saw. (Yes, I am biased, I'm their mother of course!) Anyway, bare with me there are quite a few pictures (sorry). Camren is eight weeks old in these pictures just in case you wanted to know. He just had his 2 month check-up last Thursday and is weighing in at a hefty 12 pounds. Yep, he is topping the charts at 75% for height an weight. Yay Camren!

Baby Blessing

We blessed Camren on September 26 at home. We have
blessed all our little guys at home and it just seems to
work well for us. Most of Seth's family were able to attend.
Papa Steve did the honors, while Seth and his brother Jared
and Bishop St. John stood in the circle. Gramsie took notes
for us and was able to make a copy of his blessing for us to
put in his scrapbook. Tressie, my sister, also came to the
blessing. Deidra and Michelene, two of my other sisters
were going to come, but got sick at the last minute. Shelly,
my good friend and her kids came too. It was so nice to have
friends and family come and show their support. Thanks to all
those who could make it and those who wanted to, but couldn't
(we know you love us.) I had more pictures but couldn't seem to
get them to upload. Camren just didn't want his picture taken,
poor little guy. If I can get those other pictures to work I'll
have to edit this post.

It is crazy how fast babies change. These pictures were taken when he was around 2-3 weeks old. He is now 6 weeks old and weighs 10lbs. 4oz. and is just over 22 inches long. I wish this newborn stage lasted longer. It goes by way too fast.

This isn't a really great picture, but you can kind of see his adorable little dimples in this one. I'll have to see if I can get a better picture.

Grandma and Grandpa Farley and some of the aunts and uncles were able to come before Camren was even a week old. I'm glad it worked out that they got to see my baby. This is uncle Morgan holding Camren.

Camren actually shares his birthday with uncle Cheston, ( the oldest boy in this picture)!

Grandma and Grandpa with Camren.

Friends and family came to visit us at the hospital. We didn't get very many pictures though. Sorry. Valerie took a bunch, but they didn't turn out. Here is baby Camren with his Gramsie. She is always so excited and supportive. We are glad she could come and visit when the baby was born.

Brogan and Gavin were so excited to meet their new little brother. They got to come to the hospital to see him. At first Brogan didn't want to hold him, but then he warmed up to the idea. Gavin could hardly wait to get his hands on him. He practically mauled poor Camren. They sure love him and are big helpers.

Announcing the Arrival of Camren James Hobbs

Yes, I have finally found some time to post some pictures of my sweet new baby, Camren James.
He was born on September 4th, 2009 at 2:57 p.m. Weighing in at 7lbs. 2oz. and 19.25 inches long. My biggest baby. (More details at the bottom for those of you who are interested.)

Proud mommy and daddy!

Camren wasn't due for another two weeks, so when I started having contractions early I was pleasantly surprised. I was secretly hoping the baby would come Labor Day weekend so he could meet my parents and some of my brothers and sisters. They were going to be stopping on their way home on the 9th of Sept. So if Camren came on Friday the 4th or Sat. the 5th, that would give me time to get home from the hospital and get settled in at home a little bit before they came. As you know Camren was very accomodating. What a good boy, minding his mommy from the get go.
Anyway, so I started having contractions around 2 in the morning on the 4th. I got out of bed and started getting things ready to go just in case. Then they practically stopped. So I thought false alarm. Well needless to say I didn't get much sleep that night. The contractons kept coming back then slowing down. I was very confused all day. If I was up moving around, the contractions would come hard and closer together, then I would sit down and they would either slow down or completely stop. I took Brogan to school and was even able to pick him up. Around noon I was thinking I wanted to go to the hospital and get checked. I was just afraid they would send me home because the contractions weren't coming regularly, but they hurt like crazy. We called Levi, my brother-in-law, and asked if he could watch the kids. He came and picked them up and then we were on our way to the hospital. We arrived about 1:25 p.m. and it is a good thing we did because I was dilated to a 6 1/2. I really wanted an ephideral (however you spell it), but needed to have a whole bag a fluids administered before I could have one. By the time that happened it was too late. ARRGGHHH! They gave me a spinal block that did practically nothing. I definately felt that baby coming. I wish I could say I wasn't one of those crazy ladies who screamed and said " I CAN'T DO THIS!", but I was. How imbarrassing!
Camren was born with the cord wrapped around him about three times and quite purple. The doc. hurried to fix that and he was just fine. We never would have known because there was no sign of stress. Well, he is a perfect baby boy...ten fingers, ten toes and dimples to boot.
I love this little guy so much, it's crazy how much you can love someone you just barely met. I guess carrying a baby inside you for so long has something to do with that.

Gavin's Growing Up!

So Gavin has hit some major milestones in his life too. The week Brogan started school, we decided to potty train Gavin. He was amazing and caught on so fast. He had a few accidents at first and has had a few since, but for the most part he has it down great. And he isn't even three yet. Woo-hoo! He is even staying dry at night most of the time. I did have a couple pictures of Gavin potty training and in his new "Sesame Street" undies, but I can't seem to find them. Anyway, I am so proud of him.
Gavin has also started preschool! Yeah, I know, he is young, but he is really quite bright for an almost 3 year-old! I forgot to take pictures of his first day. He was so excited to lay out his clothes the night before and talked about it all week, but when we got there, he had to hang by mom the whole time. He still does, he is my shy guy. Hopefully he will get used to it and participate more.

Brogan's First Day of Kindergarten

Brogan was so excited for school to start. In the
summer, Brogan asked me almost every day,
"Mom, when is school gonna start?" I finally
got tired of answering so we made this "Count
down the days til' school starts" calender. We
marked each day off until we made it to the first
day of school. YEA!

Here is my "wittle" boy, all "growed" up! Look how
handsome he looks for his first day of school!

He is so proud of his "Super Hero" back pack!
He picked it out all by himself!

We arrived at school with plenty of time
to take a picture in front of the school.