Family pics

Here are some pics of Cace with some family.  We're planning to take some pictures with the Malone side of the family on Thursday before Dean leaves, so I'll get those up this weekend.

Cindy, I need copies of your pictures from the birthday party!!



T-Ma (on the other side of the camera for once!!)



Cace holding on to T-Pa's shirt

My cousin Brandi

Great Aunt Andrea



MaMa (Great Grandma McDonald)

PaPa (Great Grandpa McDonald)

 

T-Pa with Cace and  Krysty and Chuck's new  baby, Corbin (Cace on the left, Corbin on the right).  They are only 12 days apart!!

Great Aunt Leanne



Cace's room

I know I've been a slacker with updating this.  We are having a hard time getting an internet signal at the new house. Hopefully I get it figured out soon!!

Cace has been growing like a weed!!  We went to the doctor last Monday and he was already up to 8 lbs 8 oz. It seems that he is getting bigger and bigger every day.

I've finally got some pictures of Cace's room all put together.  We haven't used it much... mostly for changing diapers and clothes.  He's been sleeping in our room in the bassinet or in the living room in his swing.

Mom's turn with a camera

I'm sure Cace didn't love me very much this morning while I snapped away, but I think it was worth it to get such cute pics of him.  Enjoy!!

Hello World!!

Cace Patrick Malone made his debut into the world on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011 at 3:04 pm.  He was 19.5 inches long and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz.

Due to the gestational diabetes, Dr. Hicks didn't want me to go beyond 39 weeks.  When we went to my appointment on the 16th, he told us to come to the hospital that night at midnight to be induced.  After a long night of getting poked and prodded, they began the pitocin around 6:45 that morning.  Dr. Hicks came to break my water about an hour later and we were on our way to having a baby!!

At the nurse shift change at 2:00, the new nurse checked me and I was 9.5 cm dilated.  She got the room ready and called Dr. Hicks.  We began pushing around 2:30 or so, then had to wait for Dr. Hicks to get there, and Cace entered the world a little after 3:00.

My mom (T-Ma) and Michael's mom (MoMo) were waiting outside and once they were able to come in, T-Ma attacked with the camera!!  She got lots of great pictures to capture the moment and how stinking adorable he is!!

We are so excited for him to be here and just can't get enough of him!!  He has been so good so far.  He sleeps a lot and eats really well.  We went to his first doctor's appointment on Tuesday, the 24th and he had already grown a .5 inch and weighed 7 lbs 3 oz. 

I also can't say enough about all of our family and friends and all of the support they have given us and Cace during the pregnancy and since he was born.  Cace has so many people who love him!!

In early to mid stages of labor

Getting checked out by the nurse

Mommy getting to hold her adorable new baby boy!!

T-Pa getting his first peeks of baby Cace



Daddy and Cace.. these two look like trouble!!



Everyone waiting outside our room while I fed Cace for the first time



His first bath

First family pic

Tomball baby shower

My first baby shower was April 2, 2011 at the home of Peggy Stasky in Tomball.  Everything turned out great... the decorations were adorable, the food was delicious, good company, lots of gifts and babies everywhere you looked!!

We'll start with the decorations, which were rustic cowboy.  Pictured below: favors with candy, boot decoration, the sign in book I made, and my corsage!

A lot of friends with new babies were able to come to the shower and I was so glad to be able to see them because most of them I had not met before.  It definitely made things more interesting to have so many babies around!! 

It was great to see family and friends I hadn't seen for a while.. .including an old friend that almost become new!! Pictured below: Tate family group shot, me and Ana (or is it Stephanie?)



Thanks to everyone for all of the wonderful gifts!!  We are on our way to being ready for this little guy to be here.  Pictured below (clockwise): Diaper cake from Jessica, football monogrammed blanket from Dean, sunglasses from Uncle Matt, homemade fishing shirt from my Mom (a.k.a. T-Ma), Carrie helping me with writing down all of the gifts (Thanks again Carrie!!), monogrammed Cace onesie from MeMe, baby book from Nancy, cowboy shirt from Becky (name TBD - frontrunners are MoMo and Baba)

Thanks to all of the hostesses for putting together such a great shower!  Pictures below: Becky Malone (I know she doesn't want to be listed as a hostess, but she did a lot for the shower), Susan Baker, Sarah Glass, Me, Carol Bartek, Peggy Stasky.

Rest in Peace

Lady Hazel Maverick

August 1, 1997 - April 15, 2011

Pictures

I know I'm a nerd (and a little bit silly) for doing this, but I took some maternity pictures of myself today.  Here's some that turned out half way decent.

I need to get with my mom this next weekend and get the pictures that she took at the shower last weekend.  Hopefully that will be my next post!