Marken Memories

Loving our little smiley man...

2010-09-16T10:34:00.009-06:00

Drew is just all smiles these days...

So sweet...

Trying out his first "real" food- sweet potatoes!

Drew loves his Mortimer the Moose.

Birthday dinner with our great friends- the Wilsons!

Drew and the birthday boy!

Hanging out with my Mom at the Broadmoor.

Fun time with Grandma at the park.

Look Daddy- I'm flying!

Not sure what to think of the slide...

I love my Grandma!

Higher Daddy, higher!

Drew loves playing the EVERYTHING in the kitchen.

Hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa...

Silly man in his new favorite toy!

Yummy barley cereal...

Look, I'm such a big boy in my high chair!

So proud of himself in the Bumbo seat.

Our dinner table center piece.

Drew and Mommy.

Just the three of us.

Drew and Daddy...

Drew loves his daddy. The minute Greg comes home from work, he starts laughing and can't wait to spend some time flying through the air.

Hi there!

Drew is an absolute blast these days! He is constantly moving, and wants to be mobile so badly. He'll roll onto his tummy, push up to all fours, and get so frustrated that he can't figure out how to go anywhere... I don't think it'll be long!

He loves smiling at people right now, and the best sound in the whole world is his laugh.

He's sleeping great- usually about 9-10 hours a night, and then he'll wake up and eat and sleep for another two or so... That makes Mommy VERY happy!

He has been coming to practice with me, and does really well while I coach the dance team. I think there is so much activity to look at that it is entertaining enough for now.

He has tried rice cereal, oat cereal, barley cereal, sweet potatoes, peas, and we just tried carrots. He just loves food, so it's going well. =+)

We just love him so much.

Hanging out with Mr. Drew

2010-09-15T17:39:00.005-06:00

I keep saying I'm going to get better about posting, and then I just get worse... oh well! Here are some pictures from the last few months...

Hanging out on the playmat...

Eating barley cereal with dad... Drew LOVES his barley cereal!

We put some vaseline in his hair to help remove some of the cradle cap, and decided to give him a new 'do' too!

Working on that tummy time...

Hanging in the bumbo...

Drew's first Rockies game!

Attacking the rice cereal for the first time...

Hi mom!

Looking a little mischievious in this one...

Spending time with my mom in Michigan for my sister's wedding.

Dancing in the salon while everyone gets their hair done!

The beautiful bride getting her veil on!

Shannon and Pat at their rehearsal dinner.

Getting ready!

Drew's first baseball game- The Great Lakes Loons

At the Loons game!

Daddy, Drew and Uncle Scott hanging out in Michigan...

Aunt Shan- do you want to take me on your honeymoon?

Adventures from the last month!

2010-07-13T10:29:00.009-06:00

Watching golf with Daddy...

Drew's welcome party at Great Grandma's house.

Such a smiley boy!

Hanging out with the Grandma's!

Getting pretty good at tummy time!

Ready for the Colorado summer.

Dressed up for church.

Reading Daddy his Father's day present.

My three month shot!

Riding Mommy's rocking horse from when she was little!

My first golf outing.

Outside with Daddy.

My first time in the grass.

I love to sit up!

Hanging out after my bath.

10 hours!

2010-06-11T17:02:00.003-06:00

We had a big night last night! Drew slept for 10 hours straight!!! WOOHOO!!! We put him down at 9:00 and he slept until 7:05 this morning. He had been making it until about 5 a.m. for the past week or so, but this was a first for us!

I can't believe what a big boy he is becoming.

Working on that tummy time!

Playing on the play mat...

Our two month shot-- he was not too excited about it. And he has an umbilical hernia now... the doctor said it should go away on its own... we hope so!

Uh oh...

2010-06-11T16:58:00.000-06:00

Check out Drew's finger... haha! Don't worry- we grounded him. =+)

More Drew Pictures!

2010-06-11T15:46:00.012-06:00

Snuggling after his bath!

Sleepy Drew...

Saturday morning snuggle in mom and dad's bed!

Visiting Great Grandma and Grandpa Marken

One month old

Drew at three weeks old after he lost most of his hair.

This one makes me laugh.

Already a Bronco fan!

Our first days at home

2010-05-23T18:05:00.005-06:00

Snug as a bug... =+)

Drew's first Easter!

A very happy Grandma Jan!

Great Grandma and Grandpa Marken

Eating with my Grandpa!

Hanging with Uncle Scott...

I love my Grandma.

More pics from our stay at the hospital...

2010-05-23T17:49:00.003-06:00

We had to stay at the hospital for an extra day because Drew lost a lot of weight and was really jaundice. They put him on his "tanning bed" for a day and a half, and thankfully his jaundice went down enough for us to go home with just the assignment of "sun time" for 10 minutes a day.

We honestly felt so blessed by the nurses and staff at the hospital. Greg and I said it was actually a blessing to have the C section because we got a few extra days of help and service while I recovered.

But we were so excited to take the little man home. He weighed 6 lbs. 8 oz. when we took him home, and actually shrunk almost an inch since he lost his cone head. =+)

Andrew Robert

2010-05-23T17:18:00.006-06:00

Our blog has not been letting me upload pictures, so I am soo behind in postings. Here are the first few pictures of our baby boy, Andrew Robert. He was born March 22 at 5:46 p.m. and weighed 7 lb. 10 oz and was 21 inches long.

We had a very long day in the hospital, but it was an amazing time, especially when we heard Drew's first cries. My water broke at 12:45 in the middle of the night, and we checked into the hospital around 1:15 a.m. My contractions started around 1:45, and progressed normally but slowly throughout the morning. They came in around 9:00 a.m. and told me it was going to be a long day, so I requested the epidural then. =+)

They started to try to push pitocin, but Drew's heart rate would drop, so they kept taking me back off of it. Then I had to stay on my left side starting at 11 a.m. because my back or right side would make his heart rate drop too. But we still thought everything was moving along, and when the nurses came in around 3 p.m., they told me I was dialated to a 7 or 8.

But when my doctor came in around 4:45, he told us I was just to a 4. Drew was actually stuck in the birth canal, and what the nurses had felt was really just his cone head that was getting sucked down. He told us to start thinking C section, but it wasn't an emergency then, and he wanted to give it one more hour before we made the final decision.

We were scared, but thankfully since we have known several people who had to do C sections, we had talked about it and always kept it in our minds as a possibility. We brought our moms back in the room and prayed for Drew's safety, and about 20 minutes after the doctor had left the room, everyone came back in and said that Drew's heart rate was not doing well and we were going to prep for the C section right away.

Greg put on his scrubs, they took me to the surgery room, and within about 20 minutes, we heard Drew's first little cries. All I can say is that God is truly amazing. We couldn't believe that this little precious baby was all ours. It truly is love at first site, even though our little guy was bright purple with a four inch cone head and a bruised mouth. =+)

Getting so close!!!

2010-03-14T21:02:00.004-06:00

Catching up on picture postings... here I am at 34 weeks, and it's hard to believe that yes- I am even bigger than this now! We are getting so close and so excited to meet our little man.

People's favorite question: Are you sure there is only one in there?

Greg practicing his baby watching skills with our friends' little guy, Troy!

And another fun thing about the last month- I was baptized at our church! It was such an awesome experience to be able to share my testimony and then be baptized. Greg's brother, Scott, did it too so it was a neat thing to be able to share together!

33 weeks... and getting bigger by the second!

2010-02-23T21:08:00.002-07:00

Here I am at 33 weeks... we wanted to try out our new Flip camera that we got from Shannon and Pat for Christmas! It will really come in handy when the little man makes his big debut! Thank you for such a great gift!

Moffett family shower

2010-02-09T21:23:00.009-07:00

We were so blessed this past weekend by another shower- this one thrown by the "Moffett aunts" from Jan's side of the family. We had so much fun at Mimi's Cafe, and my mom even got to come out for it from Michigan. Thank you again to everyone. Greg and I are just continuously blown away by everyone's generosity!

Not sure if I like this Bronco stuff for him to wear... =+)

Hanging out at Mimi's Cafe.

A gift from my mom! :-)

Evidently I have found a good use for my belly... a shelf for my hands to rest...

Other than that, we are doing really well. Greg is smack in the middle of busy season, so he has been working a lot. But we are finding time to get things ready when he is home. The little man is growing like a weed, and the doctors say everything is right on track. I have really had a great pregnancy, and it is hard to believe he will be here in less than two months. We are getting really anxious to meet him!!!

First Baby Shower for the little man!

2010-02-03T19:29:00.005-07:00

We had a wonderful shower thrown by Brynne for all of our Deer Valley friends. It was a great time to just get to see people and hang out. Thank you to all of you for coming and for all of the awesome things for the little man!

Rachel and Seriah's favorite part of the shower:
When Greg came home from work!

I love you ladies!

Learning some fun baby trivia and creating potential boy names like Ogre and Nore...

Funny story

2010-01-20T18:00:00.002-07:00

So I meant to post this after the Christmas holidays, but I completely forgot. We had Greg's mom's family over for our Moffett Christmas celebration. It was such a fun day, and we had quite the full house of relatives.

So I was sitting by his two cousins, Sophie (age 5) and A.J. (age 2 1/2) during lunch, and I can tell they are looking at my belly while we eat. Sophie then leans over and pseudo-whispers to A.J. "It's like it just shouldn't be that big." A.J. quickly shushes her and says "Sophie, be quiet. She just had a lot to eat at lunch."

It was halarious and completely priceless. And definitely the funniest thing I've heard during this time!!! Just had to share that moment!

Everything is going great. I just had another doctor's appointment today, and the little man is doing great. Strong heartbeat around 140, and I am measuring correctly too. We have started going every two weeks now, so it is starting to feel like he'll be here before we know it. Soo excited!

January Updates

2010-01-18T21:55:00.007-07:00

Wow it has been a long time since I last posted....

Here are some catch-up pictures from the last month...

Here I am at 28 weeks. Getting bigger and bigger by the day...

Here are some pictures from our fun Christmas holidays.

First Sarah came and stayed with us while she visited Scott. The four of us traveled to Buena Vista for Christmas with Bob and Jan. Then, my mom, Shannon and David came out to Colorado. A few days later, Layne, Josh, Nan and Shoaf came out too. We had so much fun with them, and then after they left Pat joined Shan and we had a few fun days with them! It was so wonderful having so much family out here with us!

The little man's very own pearl snap shirt and overalls from Layne and Josh!

Fun activity of the week: indoor skydiving!

All of us at the first annual Shofarken Tacky Christmas Sweater Party.

Shannon- the first winner with her trophy Sven.

Nice effort...

Very special friends... haha...

My mom and Shan!

Greg and I ready for his work Christmas party.

Our beautiful tree.

Thanksgiving pics... finally

2009-12-13T19:46:00.007-07:00

Well now that we are all getting ready for Christmas, I decided it was time to post some Thanksgiving pictures...

Shan and me dancing in the kitchen...

The tribe.

Our real crazy selves...

Uncle Shoaf carving the fabulous turkey made by Shan and Mom!

Photos from the crazy charades partner game called the "Dutch Game"

Scott and Josh

Greg and Layne

Shannon and Greg

It was such a fun few days in Michigan. I just love Thanksgiving.

A busy boy...

2009-12-07T22:17:00.003-07:00

Our little guy is really wiggly! He is moving like crazy now, and I think this is the most incredible feeling in the world.

And last night was a big night too... Greg got to feel him kicking for the first time. And then again tonight, he kicked him three times. It was an awesome time for our little family.

It's A Boy!

2009-11-24T21:05:00.002-07:00

Our little guy! :-)

Flexing his muscles already...

Our "It's a boy" shot... I couldn't tell anything until they explained it to us...

21 weeks! Getting bigger....

What we've been up to...

2009-11-17T11:09:00.008-07:00

The majority of our summer and fall was spent on a new home improvement project, and it is ALMOST done!

The previous owners of our house had a hottub, which sounded like a fun thing when we bought the house. However, they let the pipes freeze (and burst), so we decided to get rid of the hottub rather than fix it. This left us with a large hole in the middle of the deck as well as lots of warped and peeling boards.

So... we decided to take on the new project of rebuildling our deck. Greg did an awesome job of planning and laying out the whole thing. And then with the help of some great friends, the purchase of a miter saw (and a new drill and new skill saw) it is three rails short of being done! Hooray!

Gutting the old deck!

Measuring boards for the lower level.

Framework for the upper level!

We were so thankful for the friends who helped us!

Good thing we picked only strong friends to help!

Getting there...

Yeah! Almost done!

the baby bump...

2009-10-31T14:52:00.004-06:00

Well I promised belly pictures, and since we have so many family and friends who won't be able to see me a lot during this time, here you go...

Here I am at 17 weeks! It is so much fun!

Pregnancy Update: Everything has been going great so far. I had some morning sickness during the first trimester, but nothing bad at all. The biggest change I noticed was how tired I became... I could literally come home at 7:30 and fall asleep on the couch for the whole night. Now that we've moved into the second trimester, I feel a lot more like myself. (I make it to at least 8:30 before falling asleep...) haha! I've had a lot more energy, and have wanted to eat a lot more too!

During our doctor's appointment at week 12, the doctor's told us they were worried about my sugar, and so they tested me early for gestational diabetes... I did that test last week, though, and everything came out great. They'll retest at the normal time (week 26 I think), but other than that, they said everything sounded good! It's starting to feel more and more real, and we go for our 20 week ultrasound on November 18th... we are still deciding if we are going to find out the sex, but we'll keep you posted.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like... Halloween?

2009-10-31T11:52:00.000-06:00

We got hit with one of the biggest October snow storms in 12 years last week!

Our grill on the deck... we got over 2 feet of snow in 2 days!!!

Greg trying to get out the back door to shovel...

This was just day one... digging our cars out on day two was pretty interesting...

Our pretty backyard! It's all melting already...

Our big news!!!

2009-10-25T19:38:00.000-06:00

We have finally decided to join the world of blogging... we'd been talking about doing this for about a year now, but never really started.

But now, we have some news that made me sit down and create this thing. Especially since we have loved staying connected with other friend's growing families through this...

We are PREGNANT! And we are so excited (and nervous and anxious and every other emotion that this time brings), and we wanted a place to share this with you.

So here comes my official first blog...

I found out I was pregnant on July 30 at work. I took a test during the middle of the day (word to the wise: big mistake if you plan on doing anything productive the rest of the day...) I hadn't been feeling the greatest, but I honestly didn't think I'd actually see the positive sign. So Greg and I were meeting friends for dinner that night in downtown Denver. I called him, just to see if there was a chance for us to meet earlier, but he seemed busy at work and said we could just meet at the restaurant.

So I went to Safeway, and looked around for a fun way to tell him the news. I found a cute card that said "Congratulations on your bundle of joy" and I wrote "Surprise... Congratulations Daddy." But I still had to make it all the way through dinner and then drive the 35 minutes from downtown to our house in Highlands Ranch... long drive...

When we got home, I told him that we needed to check the mail. He looked at me like I was crazy, but he checked the mail pile and found the card. As he opened it, he just got this confused look on his face and when he got to the "Daddy" part, he just looked up at me and said "You serious?" After lots of jumping around the living room and questions and laughing, we finally made it to sleep that night.

Since that night, we have had so much fun with everything. We told our families first, and that was such an awesome time for everyone. We waited until we were out of the first trimester to start telling other friends and family, and it's crazy to think we are into week 17 now!

God has blessed us in so many ways already. We are so excited to experience everything that is to come with our little miracle.

I will post some pictures soon as the belly is starting to grow! =+)