Team Jayden

Last weekend was the preeclampsia walk in Irvine and I've tried several times writing about it, but every time I sit down to start writing I get a little emotional. Hearing other stories so similar to ours was very difficult...especially when their story did not have a happy ending :( There was a huge group walking for a particular family that lost their baby...and other families had babies with major medical problems. I had so many mixed feelings...I was so sad and heartbroken for those who lost their babies while another part of of me felt so blessed our little Jayden is here and beyond healthy. There was a point in the ceremony that I was helping Jayden get comfy (she was being a little fussy in her stroller) and I looked over and read the back of one of the shirts a team was wearing...and I almost broke down... "We never got to hold you in our arms, but we will forever hold you in our hearts" ... I think back to the days in the hospital and that so easily could have been us. I don't know how we got so lucky...but I thank God every single day I get to hold little Jayden every day and every night.

My family did the walk with us and we had a BLAST! We decorated the wagon for my nephews to sit in...sooooo cute!!!

They were blowing bubbles at everyone with their bubble gun...it was pretty funny!! 

TEAM JAYDEN FAITH :) whoop whoop!!

And the walk begins!! 

Such a sad statistic...makes me sad :(

Our cute little family :)

I can't wait for next years walk! We are going to make shirts and go all out! Who knows maybe Jayden will actually be able to walk part of it :-)

3 month birthday :-)

Today is Jayden's 3 month birthday and what progress she has made!! If she's not there already, I think she is close to 7 lbs! I can't believe how much she has changed since the night she was born. She is such a little miracle and truly the most amazing gift Jonathan and I have ever been blessed with!!

So the past week has been quite exciting!! Jayden finally met her cousins! And the second we walked into Lexi's hotel room, my nephew Bryson asked to hold her!! Sooooo adorable!!!

It was an awesome fam reunion with my little sis Lexi and her adorable family! And Jayden was able to finally meet her "twin" cousin Brooklyn!! (Pics to come soon since I didn't have them on my phone). They are so cute together!! I love having my sis in town with her babies! 

Anyways, we had such a fun time in Phoenix! The hotel was awesome and the pool was amazing! We basically laid in the lazy river most of the time or sat under the umbrella by the toddler pool so the kids could play. 

Lounging in the lazy river :)

My little diva <3

Can she get any cuter?!?

I had to wake her for at least one pic! :-)

I think I have about a million pics of us by the pool! We had so much fun!! We are already planning our next big family trip.

Since Lexi has been here in CA I have been hanging with her, the boys and Brooklyn everyday! It's so much fun catching up on sister time! And Lexi's boys are so adorable! They always want to hug, kiss or hold baby Jayden :) she has the best cousins!! 

Oh and before we left for Phoenix, Jayden had her first visit to the nail salon!! I told her when she is older she can get her nails done too!! 

Girls day <3

10 week check up

It's been over a week since Jayden's 10 week check up...she weighed in at 6 pounds and 0.5 ounces :-) she also measured 18 inches long! Since she was born she has doubled her weight and grew 3 inches!! We are so proud of our little peanut! The doctor was amazed at her progress and how strong she was getting!! I think she is now just under 6 1/2 pounds! She has been eating every 3-4 hours during the day and 4-5 hours at night...so we have been getting a little more sleep. Jonathan has been great about getting up in the middle of the night and helping me by changing her diapers! I'm so lucky to have such an amazing hubby and Jayden is so lucky to have such an awesome daddy!

We are still careful about where we take her...but we are getting out more and more each week...so we finally feel like we are out of isolation :-) This week we are going on our first road trip with Jayden! We are headed out to Phoenix to visit family and attend my step sisters grad party. Lexi and her cute family are meeting us there! I'm so excited to see her, her boys, and her cute new addition to the fam...baby Brooklyn! It's going to be adorable seeing Jayden with her cousins! And I'm even more excited Lexi will be coming out to CA for a few weeks!!!!! We will get some much needed sister time/family time as she will be staying with me and Jonathan for a little bit and we will also be having a family weekend down in Carlsbad at the beach house...so excited to see the kids on the beach :) 

Bedtime and snuggle time with daddy <3

Ready to go run errands with mommy :-)