Jonas Lee Ure

July 27, 2008

5:00 A.M.

7 lbs 10 oz

20 & 3/4 inches

I am so sorry that I forgot to put all his stats on the blog. I was trying to update at the hospital and the connection wasn't the greatest. I had to do the whole thing twice and the second time I forgot to post it again. I was wondering why everyone was asking me his name...I am an idiot! Anyway- no significance to his name. We have always liked the name Jonas and Devin's middle name is Lee. So, we went with it. Not too many good family names in our family that we wanted to use. By the way, Devin took this picture (he takes A TON of pictures), because Jonas ALWAYS has to have his hands up by his face. Looks like those 3-D ultrasound pictures were really of him...hands in his face and all!

Our first morning at home..sleeping with mom and dad.

Daddy gave Jonas his first bath at home last night. It was LOUD, and he didn't love it, but he tolerated it. He smelled much better afterward! Devin is such a good Dad. He jumps in and does anything and everything. If only he would JUMP at night. He didn't hear Jonas cry once last night..hmmm....funny how he doesn't hear him at night. He got up with him at 5:00 this morning though and I got to sleep in. Jonas only got up three times last night...He was a champ!

Our Little J

Here He Is

After a rather long 48 hours, which I will not go into too many details about, our little boy has arrived! The story goes: On Wednesday at my regular check, my blood pressure was high. I went back to the office on Friday, another Dr. checked it and sent me to the hospital for more testing and blood work to make sure it wasn't preclampsia. So, I went to the hospital (all this while Devin is working in the city 45 minutes away with nothing but public transportation), and my Dr. was the doctor working and she decided to start me. Okay, at this point, I will admit...I was excited!! I was having a baby!! WRONG! After 12 hours of pittosin (I don't know how to spell any of this stuff, so please overlook that), I was only dilated to a four. A new doctor decided I should stop the "pit" and take a pill that would help me to progress faster. She said it was a four hour process. I took the pill around 6:00 A.M. Then at 4:00 P.M. she decided to start me back up on the pitossin again. At this point I was dilated to a seven. At least she promised me that I would have him here by 7:00 A.M. He arrived at 5:00 A.M. exactly. There was a lot of drama in between all that (epidurals that didn't work, I.V.'s that had to be started again, heartburn and a lot of throwing up-throwing up nothing because I hadn't had anything to eat since Friday morning at 6:00 A.M.-did I mention drama?) he came. Honestly the actual labor was not as bad as I thought, it was just the getting there. But when they placed him on my chest and I saw him for the first time, it all disappeared. Heavenly Father is a very tender loving person to have given us the power to instantly bond and love something SO much. We love, love, love him and he was worth ALL the waiting! Enjoy our pictures! Now we have something fun to blog about!!

The Circus

I tried to hang myself, but only once.

This is the"right after" the baby looks great. I look like my hair dresser was on vacation!

He didn't cry very much for his first bath, and he loved getting his hair washed!

Look at these little Skis!! What is it about baby's feet that are so precious?

After a long days work, everyone deserves a nice, long, nap!

Just Daddy and Me

Devin is normally a pretty light sleeper, but last night after having little or no sleep for 48 hours I thought I was going to have to throw something sharp at him to wake him up. I started out with a gentle calming voice and eventually had to yell to wake him up. So this is what he looked like today.

This picture is kind of fuzzy, but it almost looks like he is smiling. He is really good at burping for Daddy, he makes it really hard for Mom, but he gives it all up for Dad.

Mission Impossible...

The nursery is finally complete. Not a moment too soon either. Devin and I were on the verge of killing each other. It turns out neither one of us like to decorate and we don't agree on what is straight or level. I like to just eyeball things while he had every leveling laser money can buy trying to get things right. All in all, we ended up making a great team. Our only dissapointment was how dark the changing table turned out to be. That's what I get for ordering on-line instead of going to the store. I decided I didn't care though. The baby surely won't care, and so we decided, neither do we. It turned out pretty cute for two people who gave up caring!

This is the before..notice his "Happy Face!"

Here is the crib. Who thinks that stain looks Awesome? (side-note...don't look too closely!)

It was those circle things that we were fighting with hanging. They aren't perfectly round and the hangers on the back are not centered, and Devin was using WAY too much math for me. Needless to say, they are up...now what should I hang on them?

The window. Which I had to make the white ends on the curtains because the little valance wasn't long enough. Thank goodness for my sewing classes from Tiff. These actually turned out pretty good and I got them right on the first try! (Amazing I know)

And here is the baby's rocking chair. He likes it already. If I sit in it and rock, he gets all crazy and starts moving. Our stroller is in the closet behind the rocking chair. It won't stay there of course, but I'm too lazy to take it down to the car just yet!

On that note, I went to the Dr. yesterday and although I am not dialted much (a very small one), my Blood pressure was pretty high. That made her a little worried, so I am going back tomorrow to check it again. If it is still high, she will schedule me to induce me. So maybe he really is coming out. I was starting to think I would just keep him in there forever. We will keep everyone updated!

Oh and I just noticed that there isn't even a picture of the changing table. Oh well...maybe another day

The Baby Belly

Here it is! The big old belly. I feel HUGE, but then I see other pregnant people and I look down and think...it's not so bad. Or is it? I had Devin take this picture last night around 10:00 P.M. I am tired and ready for bed, so hence the reason my hair is so cute. Thankfully he didn't get too close, because my face is so hidious right now. I am blaming the Maryland water, not the baby, he gets blamed for everything else. It amazes me that there is a 7 lb little human in there. I don't like to think about it too much. I do know however that if I open my mouth wide enough you could see his foot!

"Pink Christmas" in July

Hey Everyone! I know that this isn't much of an "Update" and I promise once the nursery is done I will get pictures taken. (Yes, Miss Phelps, I saw yours and now and I want you to see mine :)). BUT in the process, my cousin showed me this cute bog and the girl is doing this thing called "Pink Christmas". You can read all about it on her blog: www.everythingispink.blogspot.com 

I signed up because I think it sounds so fun and once I saw some of the gifts last year I REALLY wanted to do it! It's a lot like the apron swap a bunch of us did recently, but you don't have to make an apron. (For the Apron swap, you signed up, got someone else's name and address, made an apron, sent it to them, and you got an apron from someone else = a swap. The girl does one in the summer and one in the fall, so you can sign up for the fall one pretty soon..I LOVE my apron that I got!) Actually you don't have to make anything at all...you can buy the gift. The catch is it does cost $15.00 to sign-up, but, as you will read all the money is going to help a family in the D.C. area that needs help (it's a long sad story, read it yourself). In addition to the $15.00 sign-up you have to make/buy the gift and mail it, but it isn't due in the mail until December, so you have plenty of time to save up and get some ideas. Maybe I am crazy, but I think it will be fun and just think you will get a fun surprise in the mail too!! I SO wish I lived closer to Tiff because if she does this...her gift will be the best. Then again maybe we will end up getting each other's names (How freakish would that be?). Okay, I will be done going on and on about this, but sign-up. It's for a great cause! They girl that puts this all together lives here in the area and is a member of our Stake. Honestly it's not just a scam for her to get your money, she has been doing it for a few years now and gets requests to do it more than once a year! It should be fun!

Our New Home

We Made It! It was a long trip, but we survived. It is so beautiful in Maryland...very, very green! We have a great ward and we made new friends already. Devin is looking forward to starting work tomorrow and I am going to see the Doctor. Our house is still in a mess, but it's coming together. I will post pictures of our new place when it is cute and all put together. So far so good...wish us luck!

Look how FAR we traveled to get to our new home! :)

But we finally made it! We were SO blessed! We made it in two and a half days. We didn't get swept away down the Mississippi River or get blown away in any tornados! The day after we drove accross the Mississippi, it flooded and all the roads were closed. We know how truly blessed we were to arrive here safely with NO set-backs! Here we go!!

A street named after our family! It didn't have any wild-life anywhere near it, so I think it was misplaced!

We didn't stay here, but I thought it was pretty exciting to know that we have a hotel named after our family. I was just telling my G & G Stevenson that they needed to do their geneology...I guess this is a start. (Springfield, Illinois)

Devin's New Office!


The Washington D.C. Temple (our stake temple now!)

Great Food, Great Friends!

I had a great shower in Utah before we left. My cousin Amie, Aunt Christy and my Moms did a great job. The food was FABULOUS and it was so great to see so many good friends. I have so many memories of growing up in Deweyville with such great people, and there were many, many who came to the shower and supported me. Thank You all! Brooklyn was a great helper with the presents as you can see. It was so hard to leave those girls (okay..all my family), but Brook has a tender little heart and I am not sure if she cried more, or if I did. All in all I am so glad that we were able to spend a little time at home before the big move. I got my hair done (finally), my mom rubbed my feet for me and made them all smooth and we all laughed and shared some tears. I already miss everyone, but I am looking forward to what's ahead!
OK my face is ridiculous in this picture, but it's because I am crying. My sister Kaylee made a blanket AND a matching diaper bag for the baby. It is SO cute and she made up the pattern for the diaper bag all by herself. (She is 15!) It really meant a lot to me that Kaylee would take the time to make something just for me (and the baby). I love it, and I can't wait to use it! Love you Bug!!

Lindsay (my best friend from college) even came to the shower. I was SO excited to see her! She is super funny and lookin' so good. I have missed spending time with her, we had some crazy times together. Thanks for coming Linds!!

Chad's finace...Natalie. (Nice face Taryn ! :0 ) She gave us the CUTEST diaper bag. We can't wait for her to be in the family!

Brooklyn the Helper

He Popped the Question!!

Well....He did it! Chad Popped the question! My "little" brother is getting married! I almost couldn't believe that he actually committed. I knew it was serious though when he said he wanted Devin and I to go to dinner with them. So when we were home over memorial day we went with them. It was way fun! Her name is Natalie. She is from Avon,UT (it's by Logan-she is NOT a mail order bride) and I really do like her. I am excited for them. Last I heard the date was August 19th. I don't think I will get to be there (Due to the fact that the baby will only be a few weeks old), but I am excited for them. I am not sure what temple they have decided on either. Maybe I should have got some more details before I posted this. Oh yea, and that cartoon above is totally Chad. He is so tight, I hope this girl really knows what she is in for!! Congratulations kids! We are so excited for you!