Rigdon Shaun Martineau

Our little man is here and arrived Wednesday, September 29, 10 at 7:16am. Here is the story.

Tuesday I had a doctor appointment and I was dialated to a 4 and the Dr said any day. Well That evening I really wanted to go to my Tea Party meeting and since I wasn't feeling anything I convinced Shaun to let me go. I got home and all was well. I was of course not sleeping much through the night because I was so uncomfortable and so I asked Shaun to sleep on the floor so I can take up all of our king sized bed. He willingly made his bed on the ground. Well around 2:30 in the morning a "pop" occurred and water went everywhere. Sorry for the details but it was the funniest feeling ever. I sat up and said....."well Shaun it is time to have a baby, my water just broke". I wasn't really packed so I threw some stuff in a bag, grabbed the kids and drove them over to my in-laws.

We got to the hospital around 3:30am and they checked me and I was dialated to a 6. They got me to my room, started my meds for my group b strep and the epidural lady came in. I was numb and comfortable by 5:00am. So Shaun and I sat and talked for a bit. I started texting my mom who was going to be flying in later that day. I called Sarah to come down to the hospital, I needed a photographer. (so you can thank Sarah for all these wonderful pictures). I told her to come be there around 7:00am.

We are not flashing gang signs, just showing this is our 3rd kid =)

Sarah comes strolling in around 7:00am and a few mins later the nurse comes in to check me. I was now at a 10 and ready to go. They put my legs in the stirrups and the nurse said, ok push you are having a contration...I pushed but couldn't really feel what I was doing so I asked the nurse "am I pushing right?" Then Dr. Holmes said, ok here he comes and lickity split out pops our sweet baby boy. They took put him up on my chest and normally I'm crying for joy at this point but I just stared at him and said "that's it, he is out". It was weird not having to push and do a full on workout having a baby. Sweet Rigdon was 7lbs 11oz and 20.5 inches long.

Good ol' Dr Holmes!! I just love him and grateful he is my Doctor.

Proud new parents

Seiously, It was so nice not to be exhausted afterwards.

Millie brought treats for baby brother.

Our little family, well not so little anymore.

Male bonding

My mom and sister flew in a few hours to late but were excited to meet the new little guy.

Wugs, Mom, Rigdon, Me, Sarah

He of course sleeps most of the time but after eating I would try and keep him awake for a bit, and he would be so alert. Ryker and Millie didn't have as much hair as he does. I just love it!

Oh isn't he the handsomest boy ever!!!!

Ryker just LOVES his baby brother. He is so sweet to him and loves to touch his squishy checks.

Amelia is the other mother hen. She wants to hold him and feed him and burp him.

The kids have been great, they have actually been playing better together this past week. So I hope they continue to play together and have fun together.

Rigdon has been the best baby. He eats, stays awake for an hour then sleeps for 2 or 3 hours, then repeats. He is very content and I love to just sit and stare at him. I hope he continues to be this amazing. Well I'm in love all over again and can't believe I have 3 little kiddos. Being a mom is the hardest thing ever but SO worth it. I'm so grateful for the AMAZING family and friends who have helped us out. What a true blessing Rigdon is and I'm so glad I'm his mommy.

End of September

Well here is the wrap up of the month of September. Ryker's school has a "Dads Club". They plan activities each month for dad's to go do with their kids. This month they went to the Diamondbacks game. I drove Ryker over to Shaun's work and from there they went to dinner then the game. The next few pictures will explain the headband thing =)

This month Ryker also started Karate or actually Taekwondo. I made a bunch of Ninja turtle costumes a while back so when he started Karate, he wanted to wear the headbands. Here is Ryker showing off his fierce moves.

Millie is trying to copy him =)

As most of you know I'm on my neighborhoods HOA board and over the Social committee. We wanted to plan a huge carnival night in November but with new baby and such we had a movie night instead. We rented this gigantic screen and had snowcones and popcorn. When the sun went down we watch Monsters vs. Aleins. It was a blast and I hope the communitty enjoyed it.

My friend Amanda and I working the machines. She too is on the board so we have lots of fun together. Mind you I was 39 weeks pregnant. I thought after this night was over I would go into labor but no luck =)

It was a good thing I didn't have the baby yet because the next night was Women's Conference, which was wonderful as usual, very uplifting. Then afterwards many of my aunts and cousins went over to my grandmas house for some food and visiting time. I LOVE these girls and missed the ones who weren't there.

Well that sums up September, oh I forgot, I ended the month with having a BABY!!! It was a great month =)

September

Well September has been a fun month, a busy but fun month. It started out with a baby shower for my friend Alissa. She i shaving her 3rd child but first girl!! She actually had sweet Samantha Sept 10th. 4 of the 5 of us in the picture are preggo.

Alissa (girl), Heather due in Dec with a surprise baby, Nat due in Jan with her 4th kid but first boy =), Morgan is the one feeling left out, ok she doesn't feel left out...she assured us it will be awhile before the next one comes and then their is me who is due Oct 2nd with a boy. So much fun!!!!

September 9th was Shaun's 29th birthday. Shaun wanted Buffalo Wild Wings for dinner so we ordered from their and ate at home. Then I made Shaun an Oreo ice cream cake. Then Shaun got to enjoy the first football game of the season.

My parents house is being remodled while they are gone in CO. It is so weird to see the place gutted, I mean gutted. EVERYTHING was ripped out...as it needed to be. I'm so excited to see it all done and updated. It is one old house!!! They moved their when I was 5 so it is the house I know and love.

When I downloaded these pictures their were like 40 pictures taken by Ryker and Amelia, 20 of the shots were of his toys. Who knows where I was when all this was happening. Ooops.

I'm obsessed with quilting and blankets. So I made baby brother another quilt. This is just the top, I actually finished it today =) Should have taken a picture.

We went to my in laws for a family swim, ok Shaun took the kids swimming. Amelia proudly wore her sunglasses.

Cardinals football. Amelia even has on a little pink jeresy for the cardinals. Poor Shaun can't get Ryker to watch the games with him, but Amelia would. Ok the only reason she did is because she didn't want to go take a nap.

Well here I am 38 weeks pregnant. For the first time I don't want my baby to come early, he needs to come on his due date, Oct 2nd. The Dr. freaked me out and said I could have him anyday now, but baby brother is being a good boy and staying put. Like I said September is a busy month and I have a few more things on the calendar to do before he can come. Don't get me wrong, I'm completely uncomfortable, I pee every 10 mins, I can't sleep at night and shaving my legs is to much of a workout, but he will be here soon enough =) And yes we still don't have a name.

End of August

What a great month. School started for Ryker and he is doing GREAT. I couldn't be happier with where he is at. The staff their is great and so friendly. I went to the first PTSO meeting and they such great moms and dads who are helping out the school. Ryker also came home from school and I asked him "are you making friends and getting to know other kids?" His response was..."Mom I have the most BEAUTIFUL girl in my class, and I sit by here, her name is Nya and I love her"..........I was shocked that my weapon making, kung fu fighting, shark loving BOY was already all dreamy eyed over a girl. So I have been talking alot to him about how we are "just friends" and he should be friends with lots of kids. Oh boy, here we go.

As for other fun things happening at the Martineau home we finally have our first official pet. Shaun and I are NOT animal lovers. We will never own a dog or cat. But I do love turtles. They don't make noise, they don't have fur, you don't have to give them attention.....they are the best. I have had this turtle since he was born, 5 years ago but I kept him at my parents house. We finally brought him to our house and it is so fun. The kids love feeding him and making sure he has water. I named him Payce (don't ask why) 5 years ago but Ryker didn't like that name so I told him her can re-name him and he changes it everyday so who knows what it is today =)

Shaun works at ABC 15 and shoots and edits commercials for them. Every once in awhile they need a kid to be in the commercial and Shaun's boss just thinks Ryker is the cutest so the try to use him when ever they can. They were in need of a little boy so Ryker got the job (no their is no money involved, I wish) and I took him to the station so Shaun could get the footage he needed. Amelia was not invited, she is to crazy. When we went into Shaun's office, Ryker says "Dad it looks like the inside of a rocket ship", their are monitors and buttons everywhere so it actually does =)

Shaun behind the camera doing his thing and Ryker being a ham for the camera. He was cracking us up!!!

So be watching ABC15 for a quick 30 second commercial about donating 3 books you get free rides at the state fair or something.

When we get a little rain my kids love to run out and play. Of course we need to use those umbrellas that are only opened like 4 times a year.

Amelia's FAVORITE thing to do these days is play Candyland with her Dad. The minute he gets home from work, she runs up to him, hugs him and says "Can we play a game?" Usually dinner is about ready so we eat and while I clean up Shaun plays a game with the kids. The goal of the game is to get to the end where King Kandy lives. Well Amelia just want to get to Lolly Lollipop.....she loves her and if she gets her card from the pile we have to beg her to give it back when we are cleaning up the game. Ryker on the other hand is obsessed with winning. He didn't get that from me, I'm so not competitive.

I was so happy to get to learn another skill from my talented mom. She has been making these Triko quilts forever, she made one for me 28 years ago. They are silky and soft and hand-sewn. She has made one for Ryk and Millie so it was time to make one for baby brother. I love to sew by hand, it is therapeutic for me. I can't sit for very long because baby in my tummy will start kicking and wants me to stretch out so I would sew on it with many breaks and my mom just sewed away. This does take time and practice. My mom is so fast and has perfect stitching, while you can tell where I have been sewing.

My dad got a temp job in CO a few months back and my mom can back to AZ a few weeks ago to do some stuff on their house that is being redone. She is leaving tomorrow and will probably be there a year or so with my dad, brother and sister. Lets just say I cry everytime I think about it. I will be honest, I don't like it one bit. I don't like being split up and I know families do it all the time but it is not for me. I know things will work out for the best and I will manage somehow with out my mommy. I am a 28 year old woman afterall but still needs her mama!! I will post pictures of the finished blanket =)

Back to School..

Back to school time already.....and I actually have a kid old enough to be going to Kindergarten. My wild little guy is starting half day KG and starting a new chapter in his life. If you were to ask him if he was excited start KG he would say seriously "I'm not excited but I know I have to go learn and mom tell my teacher she doesn't have to teach me my letters because I already know them". Oh Ryker boy you crack me up with your seriousness sometimes.

Ryker at meet the teacher night.

Go Timberwolves

I made Ryker a crown and a special breakfast for his first day of school. He didn't think it was as cool as I did =) He gets embarrassed easy. It is not like I was going to make him wear it to school, I'm not that mean of a mom.

Waiting in line with is class.

Ryker's teacher is Mrs. Butler and she is so sweet. I'm so excited for him to be in her class. Shaun had to stop me from following them in the classroom. I tried convincing him to just take Amelia home and I would stay but he said I needed to let go and stop obsessing.

So we get home I had nothing planned, like I tried to all summer long so we played games with Amelia, playdough, beads and read books. Every 10 mins she asked, "wheres Ryker". I love spending some quality time with Millie, but she got bored as well.

So long story, but Ryker gets to ride the bus home. I almost cried when they told me that. So the first day of school we picked him back up but he was sad when we got there and we asked him what was wrong, "I wanted to ride the bus". So the second day of school he got to ride the bus for the first time. He loved it =) Millie and I sat in lawn chairs waiting anxiously for him to get home.

Well so far so good. This is all new for us, so getting into our new routine is great. I had to throw in this goofball picture. At bedtime they are so silly and crazy, while trying to get Millie dresses she ran off with the shirt on her head. For some reason we all found this to be the funniest thing ever and just chased her around the house laughing. I mean seriously, look at that face and that underbite smile of hers =)

Friday Amelia had her first playdate with her best little friend, Addie. Last year while I taught preschool, Addies mom watched Amelia. Well we had never had Addie over and let me tell you girls play SO MUCH QUIETER than boys. They were sooooooo cute to listen to as they cooked dinner, played princesses, dressup and played with the beads.

Addie brought over some fruit snack to share, she knows Amelia all to well.

The rest of July

When we got back from Utah, Shantay and Briss Briss were here visiting, so we got to spend a few days with them. Ryk and Mills were so glad to see Bristol. They love her so much!!

Then July 17th was or 7 year anniversary. We couldn't think of a place to go that satisfied both our cravings so we were boring and went to Cheesecake Factory since they have it all. 7 wonderful years and 2.5 kids to show for it =) Love you Shaun!!!!

Of course since we have been back we have been swimming truly almost EVERYDAY, if not every other day. We hop around to different family, friends and public pools. This has been a great summer for swimming. Ryker swims great and Amelia just likes to hang out on the steps and play, she is not a dare devil so I don't have to worry about her trying to swim by herself or jump in alone!! I just enjoy being large and incharge and trying to stay cool.

As most of you know, most of my family have been in Colorado. My brother and dad have temps jobs there for the time being. So me and my lone sister and her hubby are still here and it was my dads birthday July 26th. So we had Sunday dinner at my house and Sarah made a amazing strawberry masterpiece, in honor of my dads b-day. Yes I'm trying to rub it in because I'm still bitter my family has left us for awhile =(

Amelia is so funny you have to go to Sarah's Blog and read the funny story she posted.

Blakie, Ryker, Sarah, Leah, Millie and Shaun is taking the picture