Jaxon is 2 1/2 months old!

It's crazy to think that Jaxon is 2 1/2months old already. It has gone by so fast. Here are a few things about him now:

He loves to suck on his hands. He actually prefers them over his binki sometimes. It's so fun to watch them discover things.

This is a look that I get quite a bit. "What family did I get sent to?"

Jaxon has figured out that in order to get any sleep whatsoever during the day, he has to cover his ears because his older brothers are way too loud.

He started smiling which is so rewarding. We all get so excited when he does it, including Koen & Austin.

He is now enjoying the bath more & not minding so much when he is naked.

He is now starting to lay down & be content for a change.

He is a happier baby now. He had kind of a rough start. He is colicky and has reflux, but he is slowly growing out of it. He gets a little bit better every day. It is so rewarding for me as a mother when he is happy and smiling and just all around a happy little boy. It's pretty crazy with 3 boys, but fun! At his 2 month appointment, he weighed in at 10 lbs and is 23 inches long. He's growing slowly, but surely. We love having him in our family. What a joy!

How Embarrassing!!!

For Mother's Day, Scott was so thoughtful and got me a membership to World Gym. And yes it is something that I asked for. I was so excited to finally have somewhere I can go to work out where I don't have to worry about the boys, and I feel a lot more pressure to work hard because there are people everywhere whether they are watching or not.

The very first time I went, I started out on the treadmill. I was doing really good running and then walking and going back and forth. I had my headphones in and was having a good time listening to my music and really enjoying myself. The place was packed -  in fact almost all the treadmills were full (and there are a lot of them), the bikes were full, and there were tons of people doing weight lifting. In other words, there were people everywhere.

It had been about 30 minutes or so and all of a sudden I accidentally hit the cord of my headphones and they came ripping out of my ears and the headphones and mp3 player fell on the treadmill and quickly sped off. Not even thinking, I stopped running and stayed on the treadmill as it was still going. I followed the treadmill to the edge and fell on my rear and then on my arm and fell to the ground. Mind you - the treadmill was going a good 6 mph. I immediately jumped up and looked around and no one even turned their heads to make sure I was ok or anything (which I was kind of glad). I got back on the treadmill and acted as if nothing had happened.

After that, I got off and got on one of the bikes. I went to put my headphones on and realized that I was missing the piece that you put in your ear. I looked up and saw it right as an older guy was walking up on it. He bent over and picked it up and immediately brought it to me knowing that it was probably mine. The conversation went as follows:

Man: "Is this yours?"

Me: Yes, thank you!"

Man: "Are you ok from your fall?"

Me: "Yes, I'm fine."

Man: "Wow - I'll bet that was embarrassing?"

Me: "Yep, it was."

Who has a conversation like that - well I do! Well, I do have two nice black and blue battle wounds. Needless to say, I HAVE gone back since and no one has said anything. Hopefully they have all forgotten who it was that fell off the treadmill. Austin reminds me every time I go not to fall off the treadmill and get another bruise. It's great when your kids are looking out for you. To imagine the incident a little better . . . those of you who watch Biggest Loser - think of Ashley on week 1 when she fell off. I'm sure it looked similar to that. Talk about embarrassing.

Jaxon's Blessing!!!

We had the opportunity of blessing Jaxon this past Sunday, and what a neat day it was. We were lucky enough to have almost all of both of our families there. We were just missing two siblings and their families due to being too far away - we missed you guys! Scott did a great job with the blessing. He always does! It's always so amazing to me how intune with the spirit he is and how well he handles such a responsibility of holding the priesthood. Well done, Scott!!! Scott also shared a beautiful testimony during fast and testimony meeting. I have to say that I am the luckiest girl in the world to have such a wonderful husband who is such an awesome example for our boys!

Sacrament meeting was quite pleasant for a change. Koen slept through the whole thing (which NEVER happens) and Austin sat really good with some of his cousins (which RARELY happens as well!)

Koen before church. He is always so excited to wear his tie.

Austin before church. I bought this suit over a year ago and it finally fits him. He was so excited to be twins with his dad. Matching ties and all.

The boys being silly. They love being together (most of the time)!

The "boys" . . . Jordan, Katie's dad, Ty, Brett, Scott's dad, Scott, Jaxon, Chris, Mike, Bryce, and Uncle Cleon. Not pictured: Landon & Brady

A proud daddy!

Why is it with three boys, you never get everyone to look at the camera at the same time. Maybe someday huh?

The man of honor!

We are so grateful to have Jaxon in our family. He is a great addition and we are so blessed to have three wonderful boys. Thank you to all that came to the blessing and for you love and support. We are so blessed to have such great families! Love you all!!!

Jaxon - 1 month???

Wow - how time has flown!!! Jaxon is now one month and a week old (ok - almost 6 weeks). It is crazy to think that it has been that long already. It seems like just yesterday that I had him. He is doing great though. About a week and a half ago we had to go to the doctor to have his skin tag removed and he weighed 8 lbs. 12 oz. That means he has gained a pound and a half since birth.

Here are some things about Jaxon:

• He LOVES to be held
• He loves to sleep with his hands by his face
• He loves to be cuddled
• He loves to eat, sleep, & poop
• He loves his binki (most of the time)
• He loves his carseat
• He loves motion (the vibration on his bouncer and bed, the swing, etc.)
• He DOESN'T LIKE to be naked
• He doesn't like to have his bum changed
• He doesn't like to be bathed

He is so much fun to have in our house and in our family. The other boys love him and love to hold him. He's a great baby!

The Wait Is Over . . .

Ok - we are about to leave the hospital and we had to make a decision. We sat up for hours last night looking at names and ended up coming back to the original name that we liked from the very beginning. The name is . . .

JAXON CHARLES ULRICH

He's a pretty cute Jaxon. Glad that decision is over with. :)

Baby Ulrich Has Arrived!!!

Well - the time has finally come! Baby Boy Ulrich was born on March 18th at 6:16 PM and the cool thing is that his dad was able to deliver him. Yeah - Scott delivered our little guy. He did such a good job. His boss was right beside him coaching him and he did such an amazing job. I was started at 2:30 PM and the dosage was really light. I was dialated to a 4 at that time. They kept uping the dosage every so often. Around 5:00 the doctor came. I was still at a 4 and so he decided to break my water and at 5:30 I was at an 8. The doctor was off delivering another baby at that time, so the nurses decided to turn off the pit to slow me down until the doctor could get there. Around 5:45 we started pushing and at 6:16 our little baby boy was born. He was 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 1/2 inches long.

Caleb & Kelsi (my sister & husband) holding him!

Kelsi & Scott showing Austin & Koen the new brother. They were so excited! Koen kept looking around the room and saying, "Where's my baby? Where's my baby?" It was really cute. They both seemed really excited! I hope that lasts!

Notice how we keep calling him Baby Boy Ulrich. Yeah - we haven't come up with a name yet. Hopefully we can come up with something before we leave the hospital.

Baby and exhausted daddy! Everything went really well. The baby and I are doing really well. The delivery was so slick! What a blessing! We are so excited to have him here. Our three sons - what an adventure it will be - but we are thrilled. We wouldn't have it any other way. Thanks for all your hard work Scott - you did a great job delivering. We'll have more pictures to come!

Ulrich Olympics 2010!

Scott's brother and sister-in-law have started a tradition where they have a niece and nephew sleepless sleepover. The kids come in their jammies and play for a couple of hours and then go home at bedtime. This year the theme was the Olympics. They were to come in some olympic type clothing and have an olympic name. Scott had the brilliant idea of using some of the boys' super tight jammies as the one-piece suits that the speed skaters wear. To top it off he thought it would be hilarious to have them wear these massive goggles as well. It did end up being pretty hilarious! I have to say that I was impressed with Scott's creativity.

Their olympic names were: Osti (#30) and Loco (#12). For those of you who are familiar with the Duke Blue Devils - those are two of the key players numbers. Obsessed much??? Maybe!

Koen loved the goggles the best.

Austin's goggles were Scott's swimming goggles and we had to keep reminding Austin to breathe out of his nose. We were on our way to Scott's brother's house and Austin was so tired. He was trying to breathe out of his nose and stay awake and he was really struggling. It was kind of funny/scary at the same time. It looked like he was going to pass out due to lack of oxygen, but he was just starting to dose.

The kids all had a great time and loved it. Lets just say that Austin was totally loving the outfit and was really geared up to win the olympics. Thanks so much Brady and Edee - the kids had a blast. Looking forward to next year!