Introducing Raegan Maureen Braun...

A little over two weeks ago Raegan decided to make her appearance. I had been having contractions off and on mostly at night for a couple days. I woke up on Wednesday morning and it seemed like my water had broken so I called my sister in law Julie and explained the situation and she suggested we go into the hospital. The funny thing was that Jeff had had Monday and Tuesday off so this was his first day back at work since before New Years. He had been at work for about a half hour when I called and told him it was time to go to the hospital. He headed home while I took a shower and got everything ready for the hospital.

We got there and checked in around 8:15 and by 8:45 we were admitted. We called both of our moms and they were on their way! I was dilated to a 3 and my contractions were 3-5 minutes apart. I decided to wait a little while to have my epidural because I wanted to be able to walk around and didn't know how long the labor would take. I didn't want to be stuck in bed all day! At about 1:15 I decided it was time for the epidural and that was one of the best decisions I have ever made! I wasn't making much progress, which was a little frustrating so I thought we may be in for a long day. My mom flew in and arrived at 2:30. Jeff's mom arrived around 3:30. At 4:00 I got checked again and was fully dilated and ready to go!

Raegan arrived at 5:02pm, weighing 7lbs and was 20" long. She made one little peep when she came out but was very calm after that through all the things the nurse had to do to her.

She has been such a joy so far and we are so thankful she is here! :)

Getting Ready...

The nursery is pretty much complete except for just a few little pieces. I am really happy with how it turned out. Here are a few pictures




We're just a week away from the due date and couldn't be more excited to meet little miss Raegan. Jeff and I are both anxious for her arrival, as are our friends and family. Hopefully she will be here soon :)

Pregnancy Photo Shoot

Last week our friend Trever Hoehne took some photos of us to capture me pregnant. We had a great time and the photos turned out amazing. Here are a few of them...





I'm at 32 weeks now...so only 8 weeks left. Things are starting to get a little uncomfortable but I'm hanging in there. I can't wait for my parents to get here on Saturday to spend Thanksgiving week with us. We're going to have fun finishing the nursery and getting everything ready for Raegan's arrival.

Hawaii and Baby

We were so lucky to be able to spend the last week in Hawaii with Jeff's family. It was great to see everybody, especially Kristin and Laney who moved to Kentucky last year. We have really missed them. We had such a great time at the beach, playing cards, relaxing and eating yummy food!


We also rented a couple stand up paddle boards and all tried it out. It was actually really fun, especially when we got the hang of it and could actually stay on the board. The people at the rental place didn't give us any tips at all so we were stuck figuring it out by ourselves.



When we got home we had a doctors appointment and got to check and see if they could tell whether the baby is a boy or a girl. They still couldn't tell but we got another cute picture. Baby is growing and really healthy. The first set of the 1st trimester screening came back great.

Baby Braun is Coming!

Yep! We're pregnant! Right now I am about 8 1/2 weeks and so far things have been alright. The last couple weeks I started getting sick and have been trying to figure out what helps me feel better. Here is a picture of our ultrasound at 8 weeks. It was a pretty amazing experience. We were able to see and hear the heartbeat. Only 7 months to go! :)

What we've been up to

So...it's been about 5 months since I've updated the blog. I always forget and, like I always say, we don't have a ton of exciting stuff going on!

But there are a couple fun things right now. When we moved into our house I was really excited about the yard and decided to plant a garden. Jeff built me a really cool box and I planted basil, carrots, potatoes, onions, zuchinni, and tomatoes.


I also planted corn, beans, peas, artichokes, and cucumbers on the side of the house. Here's a picture of the beans and peas.


While I've been busy tending the garden, Jeff has been in the garage working on the Mustang! When he was in high school he and his dad rebuilt a '65 Mustang. Since we have a garage now he was finally able to bring it out to California and he is in heaven!


So there's a little peak into what's been happening here lately!

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