happy halloween...

We started our Halloween evening off by carving our pumpkins. The kids each designed what they wanted their faces to look like. The favorite part for everyone is putting the lights in them and setting them out on the porch!

Bailey was a witch this year! "I'm a bad witch not a good witch!" she would tell everyone.

Zach was Spider Man AGAIN! Boy do I love that fact that my kids don't mind wearing the same costumes over and over.

Noah also wanted to be a pirate again. I think the costume fit a little better this year than it did last year!

It is so strange to me to look at this picture and see how grown up my kids are looking!

Travis and my dad took the kids trick or treating and my mom and I stayed home to pass out the candy. The weather was so perfect! It seems like it has been freezing cold the last couple of years and tonight it was just right! Happy Halloween everyone!

holding...

The kids love to hold Max. Sometimes a little too much!

while he sleeps...

a little of this and a little of that...

First off...here is a new picture of Max. Isn't he cute? He still has his nights and days mixed up so the first night home was a little rough, but last night we pulled out the trusty ol' baby swing and it worked like magic. That is until about 3am when the batteries died. Both Travis and I were awake and listened to the last battery powered swing and said, "We are getting new batteries first thing in the morning!"

Yesterday Noah came into my room to show me what he had just created with his Legos. He said: "Hey Mom, look at the cool mind controlling machine I made!" Noah is so creative. He amazes me by the things he is always thinking up.

A little random fun for the boys is to pull out all of their clothes from their drawers and shove them into their shirts and pants. It is always a fun show!

A few other random things: Our pipes are moaning! Yep, moaning. We called our builder about it and of course we are past warranty so they recommended the name of a plumber. We had the guy come out yesterday to fix our problem. He did...or at least said he did. I didn't discover that he really hadn't taken care of the problem until about 10 minutes after he left. Ahhhhh! Every time you turn on water and then turn it off again the pipes make this low moaning sound. It isn't just the facets. Its the dishwasher, the washing machine, the showers, the toilets. Anything with water will set it off. And right now it is moaning about every 30 seconds for no reason at all! Ahhhhhhh!

Also: This morning I was outside with my parents showing them where to plant the tulip bulbs that I ordered, of course forgetting that I would be huge and pregnant when they needed to be planted in the ground, when a neighbor girl came running up to me and said, "my grandma told me to come and tell you to get inside your house. We just saw a man in a black hoodie with a hand gun out by the cannal! The police are coming!" What????? The cannal is right behind our house. I never saw anything, but several police cars and SUVs were soon roaming the roads around the wetlands. I don't know if they ever found the guy. Random...I know!

Oh ya...Travis accidentally recorded over our only wedding video while trying to tape Survivor. I think I might be more convinced into getting a DVR honey!

spoiled...

What would I do without my mom? She has been so great this week! She has taken care of my 3 busy kids, kept the house spotless, made sure that homework is done and turned in, spoiled Travis by taking his shirts to be cleaned and pressed (we all know that I don't iron!), and this morning after the boys went to school she made me pancakes for breakfast! My mom is amazing! I sit here feeling like a kid again. My mommy is here and she is taking care of me!

home and tired...

Wow what a week! I am so glad to be home, but I must admit that I was really nervous to come home. There is something so nice about being in the hospital. I don't feel guilty for all of the things that I am not doing and not helping with. There are nurses there who bring me my food, medicine, and help with the baby. I knew that my other kids were being taken care of and that all was well at home. It was easy to take it easy! Now that I am home I still need to take it easy, but I can already feel my natural "just do it" instincts kicking in. Travis and my mom have been so wonderful! I came home to a clean house and happy kids. They were so excited to see Max and hurried through homework and eating so that they could "watch" Max. I know that taking it easy is going to require a little self control on my part, but I am so happy to be home where I belong!

Max Bryant Jordan...A Blessing From Heaven

A healthy and beautiful Max Bryant Jordan was born on Monday October 20th at 3:10pm. He was 8 pounds 8 ounces; 19.5 inches long.

Here are a few pictures that tell about our journey...

All started well without any complication. However, once Heather's water broke little Max's heart rate began to rapidly drop without explanation. Heather was whisked away for an emergency c-section. The Doctor's said that we had to get him out very fast. This was a very scary and anxious moment for both Heather and I. Once they took Heather away, I was told that I needed to "hang out" for a minute until given further instruction to join her in the operating room. During that time of solitude, I prayed with all of my soul that Heavenly Father would look over both Heather and Max. I knew that all would be well..

A few minutes later, Mas was "extracted" and he started to cry. I had never been so happy to hear the sound of a baby crying--at that point, we knew that little Max would be OK. The Doctor help up Max's umbilical cord and said, "I think this was the problem." It turns out that he had a "true knot" in his umbilical cord. Once the water broke, and he dropped, the knot tightened and that is when he started to lost oxygen and and his heart rate started to drop. We were brought to tears once we knew that he was going to be OK.

Here is our happy reunion.

I love this picture because I think it displays the true joy that commonly proceeds a trial of faith. He and Heather are absolutely beautiful!

Big cheeks...he is certainly a Jordan!

First bath...

Proud dad with his new little buddy. I have a couple of BYU T-shirts waiting for him when he gets a little older!

Noah, Zach, and Bailey came to visit later that evening. Noah was so anxious to see and hold his new little brother. He will be a big help to Heather as she recovers...



What a day, what a journey. Max is truly a blessing from heaven.

my baby is 7...

Noah's birthday kicked off Fall break from school. My parents have a timeshare condo in Park City so we celebrated up there. We spent the day at This is the Place Heritage Park. It is all decorated for halloween and the kids could go trick-or-treating at each of the pioneer homes. It was really fun and the weather was perfect.

We picked up Travis down town and headed up to the condo. The kids went swimming, we ate dinner at McDonalds (Noah's choice) and came back and opened presents and ate cake and icecream. This was the year of the Lego. Both Noah and Zach love to create things with legos. He was so excited!

Noah Facts: Noah is such a sweetheart. He is usually the first one willing to do me a favor or help me clean. He loves to be the "big" brother and show Zach and Bailey how to do things. He has had an amazing memory since he was barely able to talk. He is really enjoying the fact that he can read and can now read to his little sister who loves it too! He still loves to give me hugs and kisses and cuddle on the couch. I think out of all of my kids so far Noah is the most like me in temperament. He is emotional, passionate, thoughtful, and won't let you forget a promise! He enjoys the small things in life. I love my Noah balboah!

next time he makes you mad...

"Next time he makes you mad...super glue his flip flops to the floor!"

My brother in law emailed me this video. I thought it was so funny! Enjoy the laugh!

c-section?...

I had my last doctors appointment today. Wooohooo!! The only bummer is that I might have to have a c-section. The baby is in a transverse position. That means that he is laying sideways instead of head down. My babies don't usually descend into the pelvis until I am actually in labor. So he could change positions between now and Monday. The plan is that I will go in on Monday for an induction/c-section. They will check the position of the baby. If he is head down they will go ahead with a regular induction. If he isn't head down they will prep me for a c-section and try and turn the baby from the outside. If turning is sucessful then they will go ahead with the induction...if not...they will do a c-section. We were in a similar situation with the delivary of Bailey. They turned her and I was able to have a normal delivery. So I am just hoping that they will be able to sucessfully turn this little guy too! Not that the "turning" process is all that painless, but I would rather that then a c-section. I am just thrilled that Monday is the day!!!

what the?...

This is what we woke up to on Sunday morning! Hellooooo....isn't it October?

our favorite time of year...

Can you smell it? Can you taste it? Do you even know the bliss that I am talking about? Oh the joy...the sweet spicy joy! Each fall our family eagerly awaits the arrival of our favorite treat. If you haven't tried a Krispy Kreme pumpkin spice doughnut you absolutely must! They only make them for a few months and then you are back to dreaming about the yummy goodness for the rest of the year! Can you guess what we are having for dinner tonight?

poppy ginger...

Anyone who has been inside my house knows that I love to decorate with shelves! I have at least one shelf in almost every room in my house. I love to buy them unfinished and then paint them to match whatever room I am putting it in. I also pride myself in getting them for a good price. In the past I have gotten them at Roberts Craft because you can usually get them for 40% off. So when I see someone else offering shelves, unfinished or finished for cheaper it feels a little like Christmas morning to me!! Well...my friends make shelves! Can it get any sweeter than that? I actually have one of their shelves hanging in my loft that was a gift when we moved in. I knew that they had tried selling them on ksl.com before, but now they have a blog store!!! Wooohooo! This couple is so creative it just kills me! The thing I just love about their shelves is that you can customize the length to fit your wall! Hello....does Roberts let me do that? No way! I think I have shelf disease because I am now coveting a shelf that they make that can hang over your window for my loft. It even comes with a bar to hang a quilt or curtains. Sweet!! (Traivs...Christmas...hint...hint!) They also offer things like customized peg boards and fun crafts!

So people...here is the link to their site called

Poppy Ginger.

I have also added a link on my side bar under magical sites. I hope to spread Shelf Disease far and wide!!

conference...

I always love conference weekend...at least the talks I do get to hear. That is why I always look forward to the November issue of the Ensign. I can read all of the talks that I missed because of my talkative kids!

So as Travis and I were talking last night about what we did hear we started talking about the announcement of the 5 new temples that will be built. One was announced to be built in the "greater Kansas City area." Huh? So here is where my thoughts went: "Kansas is in Missouri right? Hey Travis how close is Kansas City to Independence? It is just miles away from Kansas City right? So...would Independence Missouri be considered in the "greater Kansas City area?" Yep, you could probably think that right?" It's an interesting thought. Could you imagine if they had stood at the pulpit and announced a temple to be built in Independence? I think the "greater Kansas City area" sounds a little less alarming don't you?

Now I'm not going to jump in with both feet and think that this is what that announcement meant, but it certainly is an interesting thought. It will be intriguing to find out when they release the exactly location of that new temple.

them is the facts folks...

Before you vote on my newest poll I figured I should give you some facts to help you make a good guess. I have always had to be induced with all of my babies. So we are pretty sure that I will be making it to the 20th which is my date to be induced! Here are some facts about my labors:

Noah: 49 hours long- Pit for the first day then cervigel the second day
Zach: 9 hours long- cervigel given at the very beginning then pit
Bailey: 20 hours long- she was breech and kept flipping. Pit given, no cervigel.

Cervigel seems to be the key to a smooth sailing labor for me. I have talked with my doctor about this option for this baby and he seems open to it. So keep that in mind too!

nervous to try...

Well...as the time draws nearer for our little baby to join our family we have been slowly getting ready. Really the only thing that still needs to be done is getting the crib ready. Right now Bailey has still been taking her naps in it in our closet. About a month ago I bought some curtains to put in her room to help make her room darker for nap time, but I have yet to try her nap in her bed yet. I think deep down I know that once she is kicked out of the completely dark closet and into her room it will be the end of nap time forever! Boy do I really really not want that to happen. She will still take a 2-3 hour nap! But time is still ticking down and our little guy will be here soon. I need to bite the bullet and get it done..."Ahhhhhh! Do I really have too!" I find my self whining in my mind! I might give it a go today...wish me luck!