Blogging?.... What's that?

So obviously I have neglected my blogging duty but for good reason! Being a new mom has been my #1 favorite thing to do and when I have had spare time I would think to myself....play with my handsome little boy.... or blog. Um, not a hard decision for me. However, he is growing so fast I would regret it if I didn't update this at least once before the end of the year!

So here is what we have been up to the past 5 months, yes, our baby is already 5 months old! I can't believe it!

Jeremy's cousin Levi came and did some newborn pics for us. Here are some of my favorites



Jer's brother and his wife had a baby just before us and they were able to come out this summer. We took some family pics while they were here. This is Kohen and Oliver.

We were also able to bless Kohen and Oliver together while they were out here. It was such a neat day being able to have the whole family together for it. Jer and Jake gave very nice blessings, it was a very special day.

Kohen was a cute little shark for halloween. We went trunk or treating, trick or treating at Macey's with Kohen's cousins and pumpkin carving with Jer's fam.


And of course we could not let the giant amount of snow keep us from playing outside! I'm not sure how much fun Kohen had for his first experience with snow since he could exactly move... but he sure looked cute!


I'm so excited for our first christmas as a little family and start our own traditions!

Kohen with the absolute worst Santa ever! Oh well, Kohen doesn't know any better right?!

Don't judge us, Yes I know he is wearing Halloween pajamas in a Christmas picture...

And here are just some of my favorite pictures we have taken over the last 5 months.

My all time FAVORITE picture of him!

Kohen and his best bud Koda

Kohen and his new favorite toy... his feet.

A LITTLE LATE BUT WORTH THE WAIT!

Kohen Jeremy Atkinson finally arrived June 29th @ 10:39am. He was 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long. He was due June 22nd so I ended up being induced. I was a nervous wreck the night we went in, they kept putting us off telling us to keep calling. Finally we were able to go in around 10pm. Everything got started around midnight, I got my epidural around 3:30 so I was able to sleep through the whole night. I woke up to my doc coming in around 8am and she said it was time to go! I pushed for about 2 hours and little Kohen was in my arms!! What and AMAZING feeling! There are absolutely no words to describe the delivery! There is no other experience like it in the world! And to top it off, after he was weighed and wiped up, he was placed on my chest and greeted me and Jeremy with the biggest smile! I would go through those two hours all over again just to experience those moments! Kohen is now 5 weeks old and has been a great baby! He is totally easy going and greets me with smiles almost every morning!
This is a terrible picture but it is right before I was about to start pushing. I was exhausted even after being able to sleep. I had no idea how exhausted I was about to become... :)

Enough jibber jabber.... here are some pics.

This was one of Kohen's first smiles for mom and dad... His smiles melt my heart!

We were wondering how Koda would react to a new baby... I think he approves.

Our new little family! We love our little guy and can't imagine our lives without him!

Getting Closer...and Rounder

So here are some more pics of my ever so round belly!

We were in Disneyland this week so I had to improvise without a paper...

I was laughing in this pic because we had tried to get a good picture and then realized after about 3 tries I had the paper backwards. I don't know what was funnier, the fact I had it backwards or the fact that Jeremy didn't even notice when he was the one looking right at me through the camera...

Oh, and here is Jer at 36 weeks... Doesn't he just look miserable?!

And here is a picture that we got at our last ultrasound. Sorry its kinda small. But it's a cute picture of his little mouth, cheeks and nose... can't wait to see them in the flesh!

4 Weeks and counting...Sorta

So, I am slowly coming to terms with myself that I cannot keep my baby in my tummy forever. One day, which is fast approaching, he will have to come out! While I am soooooo excited to finally meet the little guy, I don't know if I'm totally ready to give up my special time with him yet! For those of you who have been pregnant, or are pregnant, even if you didn't enjoy being pregnant, cannot deny that you have a special bond between you and your baby. For 9 whole months, your baby is all yours. You get him/her all to yourself. Granted people can feel the movements on the outside but there is no words to explain the true joy of a mother to be feeling those movements. Right now, I can take my baby where ever I go. We are obviously inseperable. And I hate the thought of not being with him constantly once he is born. And sharing him?!! How do you share something that has been yours for 9 months? I know everyone is just going to love him :) so I will definitely have to get used to that idea! So, since my special 9 month window is slowly closing, I try to treasure and remember every moment I still can while I have the time!! It flies by so fast and once he is born I know time will go even faster!
People stop me in the stores all the time and ask me if I am just absolutely miserable and with a smile on my face I tell them that I'm not and I would stay pregnant longer if I could! Jeremy informed me the other day that I should probably stop saying that to people because they are going to think I'm crazy! Who would want to be pregnant longer than 9 months?! I told him that I reserve the right to be crazy because I was pregnant so I didn't care if they thought I was nuts! Maybe I am!
I am definitely going to miss being pregnant. You are only pregnant for the first time once and it has been so much fun. The last few months have been the most exciting yet and I'm sure that the next few will bring just as many, if not more, joy and excitement!
(I do have more pictures to post of the baby belly and showers but the camera is upstairs and I am currently stuck on the couch quite comfortable and comfort is hard to come by sometimes with a belly so I'm just going to sit here and enjoy it!)

You might be 6 months pregnant if...

If you are eating a symphony bar and cool ranch dorrito chips at the same time.... you might be 6 months pregnant.

If you are wearing flip flops even when there is 5" of snow on the ground because they are just far more comfortable than normal shoes...you might be 6 months pregnant.

If you feel like your stomach has turrets because you can't control bouncing from the constant punches and kicks and wiggles that are very visible on the outside... you might be 6 months pregnant.

If you are sleeping with a pillow under your feet... and between your knees... and behind your back and... under your tummy... you might be 6 months pregnant.

If you go to the bathroom and have to go again before you even finish washing your hands... you might be 6 months pregnant.

If you sit down and your stomach can rest on your lap (and its never done that before)... you might be 6 months pregnant.

If you rest your hands on your stomach and your baby moves against it and it puts a huge smile on your face.... you ARE 6 months pregnant and loving every second of it!

These were inspired by Jeff Foxworthy's "You might be a redneck". If he can joke about his own kind why can't I? (:

Here are some more pics...









Being 6 months pregnant has been so much fun. My stomach has officially become a playground for our crazy little child. He definitely has his little quarks already! His favorite spot to curl up is on my far right side and he will just sit there. You can actually see the bulge from his body. And he loves to push really hard against my sides and then kick and then he disappears for a second then does it again... and again... and again. He is definitely enjoying his time in there while he still
has room to move around. I love feeling his little moves. I only wish I new what part of his body I was so briefly coming in contact with! I can't wait to play with his little hands and feet! I am very excited for our little guy to get here but I will really miss this experience of being pregnant.

I was thinking today how fast it has gone by. It seems like just last month when I was sitting on the edge of the bed with Jeremy next to me and the unopened pregnancy test in my hand deciding how much I really wanted to know. I was so scared to take that freakin test! And it seems like just weeks ago that we told our families, and found out we were having a boy... everything has been so exciting and just going so fast!

I definitely love being pregnant. It has been such a fun adventure for both of us!