Welcome Baby Kate!!! 7lbs 2oz..21inches..born at 11:15am

Jess was AWESOME!!! We thought we were in for a very long day because she was only dialated to a 4 after about 12 hours. But after the epidural, she quickly went to a 10 within 30 minutes. The nurse had to hold Kate's head in so she could wait for the doctor. Jess pushed one time and she came right out.

She is our pretty princess and the boys love her so much. Chase was a little unsure at first, but after she had her bath, he warmed right up to her. Nolan had tons of questions like "Why doesnt she have any clothes on when she comes out?" and "Is she kept in a cage in mommys tummy before she's born? Is that why shes so dirty?"

We are so blessed to have a little girl join our growing family and will update pictures soon! Thanks to everyone who called and emailed their support! We love you guys!

Counting the minutes, hours, etc.....

We have been horrible at blogging the past couple months...sorry! After our return from Utah, we packed our house and made the move to Birmingham, AL. Needless to say, we have been busy.

We are finally feeling somewhat settled and awaiting the arrival of our little girl. I went to the doctor today and I am dilated to a 1 and 50% effaced. It looks like they will admit me to the hospital tonight to start the induction process. We are looking forward to this new addition....pictures to come, hopefully soon!

Zwick Family Reunion 2009

You would never know from this picture...but my boys were so excited to go on the airplane to Utah. I think their somber faces were due to the fact that our flight left at 5:30am which meant being at the airport at 4:30am...what we were thinking???

We arrived in Utah at 10:30am Sunday morning, got the rental car, and headed straight to my grandparents house. The smell of their home as we walked through the door always takes me back to my childhood visits, some of my most cherished memories.

We were fortunate to have my aunt Connie offer to let us stay with her for a couple days. My boys loved staying with her and in fact started calling her Grandma Connie, much to my mothers dismay!

We visited family, went to the dinosaur museum, but the highlight for my boys was the trip to Hogle Zoo and Lagoon...here are some of the pictures...

Nolan riding the cars at Lagoon

Chase and cousin Christian ride the boats at Lagoon

Hank and Cami rock the boat!

Chase and Nolan on the train at Hogle Zoo

Grandma J and the grandkids (Nolan, Cami, Chase, Trent)

Grandma and Grandpa Zwick on the carousel

Grandma J and Chase on the zebra

Nolan waves with Dad by his side

The most handsome boys around!

Mom and Nolan eating M & M's

Grandpa J and Chase plan for the ride on Trax (gotta look at the map!)

Uncle Josh goes for a ride with the boys on Trax...their favorite thing to do in downtown SLC!

Overall, it was a great trip! Thank you Grandma and Granpa Zwick and Mom and Dad for making it so memorable for all of us! We love you!

"No Screaming at the Table!"

Growing up with 6 children there was never a quiet moment, especially at the dinner table. My mom was notorious for saying "no screaming at the table."

A few nights ago Hank and I sat down at the table with Chase and Nolan hoping to have a nice quiet family dinner, chalked full of good conversation with our boys. Once the screaming began Hank said "stop, stop..." I thought he meant stop screaming but no, he wanted the boys to stop for a second so he could get it on video. I am surrounded by too much testosterone...I think we may need a girl in this family!

Notice Nolan's crying at the end...somehow he found way to blame Chase, as if he wasn't a part of it...I am preparing myself for the teenage years.

MONSTER JAM

Chase and Nolan have been enamored with monster trucks for about the last 9 months. For Christmas Jess bought the boys Monster Jam tickets. In the tradition of the South, I spent the day prior with the boys making Monster Jam posters. Chase's favorite truck is Grave Digger and Nolan's is Maximum Destruction or Blue Thunder (depending on the day).

Merry Christmas!

Nolan loves Sugar cookies

We have truly fallen off the blogging world...I am sorry. I do feel that I have a good excuse. I am pregnant and have been feeling the 1st trimester more than ever!

My boys are really excited (little do they know how much time we have before the baby is here). Chase really, really wants a girl. He tells us every day that he is so excited for his baby sister to come and he wants her to sleep in his room. My mom has already sent an outfit and Chase promptly put it in his drawer, because he is "sharing his drawers" with the baby.

Nolan wants a boy...mostly because Chase wants a girl.

Christmas cards did not get sent out this year, again I am blaming the 1st trimester for that as well.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas...I promise to post more pictures soon.

When mom is away...

This is what happens when I am not around. Notice...I bike helmet is only on one child...and I don't think a bike helmet will do much good when someone drives right into a tree!