Time FLIES By!!

 Ok, so I have been really bad about this blog and have not posted since Landon was born, which seems like yesterday but guess what?.....ITS BEEN ALMOST 8 MONTHS!!!! After looking at a few family bloggers(who have so diligently posted that I feel guilty for NOT doing so), I decided it was time to hop back on the Blogging train and enjoy the ride. Maybe I'll start posting a link on Facebook like Krista does cause maybe if someone is actually reading it, I'll be more motivated to update it.

     Anyways, alot has happened in this 7 or 8 months since the birth of our little miracle and I'd like to share it all, for those who havent been able to know what's going on with us.
 First off, almost right after Landon was born, we were able to move into a 2 bedroom, 2 bath apartment that was pretty dang affordable. The space has been FANTASTIC!! But alas, (and I am DEEPLY ASHAMED to admit this,) due to all of our boxes and storage stuff, we've spent our whole lease without moving the baby into his own room (so yes, he's still sleeping with mommy...I know, we're totally terrible and we'll 'never break him of it.' Trust me, I will make sure we do LOL) Well our lease is up in February, and we are hoping to find a nice, affordable house in good ol' G-Ville, so hit us up if you have any info on any good deals!!

  How can we afford a house you ask? Well, Andrew is officially enrolled at RoadMasters, where he will get his CDL license and be able to truck drive for a few years and go to school. He already has jobs lined up and just needs to finish the class. It will be a trial for both of us, as he'll be gone ALOT(I was NOT happy about this, but it is our last resort as we HATE living paycheck to paycheck), so please, keep your fingers crossed and PRAY for us!!

       And now some news on our favorite baby boy.....

 Baby Landon has gone through so many tremendous changes and learned so many new things since he was born that it would be selfish not to share them with you.

    Since he was born, he has learned to blow raspberries with his tongue, hold his bottle up all by himself and his personal favorite, to clap(especially on  command LOL), as well as many other things. He has 2 bottom teeth now and is a very happy baby with a VERY SWEET spirit and he is an absolute JOY to be around. He got to try all new foods these last few months, and his favorites are Sweet Potatoes and Carrots.

  And oh my, has he grown!! Just take a look for yourself!

So as you can see, there has been ALOT of LIFE going on in this last long while, and I will take this moment to vow that I will come out of Blogging hybernation and share more of our life with you,

I PROMISE!!

After all.....

"Our lives are made in these small hours, these LITTLE WONDERS..."

Baby Landon, FINALLY here from Heaven!!

Well, despite my hopes that he was gonna come early and on his own, I was induced Wednesday June 2nd and gave birth to our beautiful baby boy. Landon Keith Hawker was born at 1:27 pm and came into the world weighing 6 pounds 2 ounces and measuring 18 inches long.

Im actually kinda grateful I was induced, it wasnt so bad as I thought it would be. I did enjoy the fact that I knew when the contractions would hit and when they did, I was allowed my epidural right away lol :)

The delivery was a bit hard, he was higher up in the birth canal than we thought and was having a hard time coming down, despite all my pushing. Finally I had pushed him down low enough that the Dr could safely use a vacuum extraction, as his heart rate was low due to the stress of labor and it would have been dangerous to wait any longer. Luckily I avoided a C-section this time, but will probably have to have one with future babies, the Dr said if he had been any bigger, I probably wouldnt have been able to deliver vaginally. I did have quite a bad episiotomy, the Dr said he'd never had to perform one so bad, which is making recovery tough, but I am just glad my lil guy is here.

Because of the vacuum and the stressful delivery, his blood volume was low and he had to be taken from me most of the day and put in NICU for a saline solution drop to replenish his blood levels. The nurses were consistently watching his temperature level, but by the time we left on Friday, he seemed healthy enough that there is no worries now.

 Andrew has been a blessing to me through all of this. He took the whole week and weekend off and spent our time in the hospital changing the baby, calling the nurses and seeing to my every need when I couldnt get out of bed because it hurt so bad. Now that we're at home, he still amazes me with the great job he does as a new daddy.

We have had so much fun with our little boy and have seen that he is truly a miracle and a blessing in our lives. I love my husband more than anything in the world and never thought I could love anyone as much as I do him, but I love our baby just as much. Its as if my heart has grown so big and so full of love for these 2 handsome boys and I never knew how happy they could make me or how much I would love them.

I feel so blessed to be trusted with the job of being a mommy to one of Heavenly Father's children and I know that we have been blessed in being given such a little miracle. I love our little boy so much!!

Welcome to our family Baby Landon!!

Our family blog....

So I have been thinking about it for a while now, and since we are going to have our own little family, I want to be able to blog all the going ons that happen on one blog, not try and keep up with 2. Therefore, I am going to delete my old personal blog(Hillary Lyn). It's been fun to have, but now its going to be even more fun to add things to our family blog, so you'll still be able to keep in touch with Me, Andrew and (very) soon, baby Landon. So to those of you who followed my old blog, our family blog link is ....

andrewandhillaryplusone.blogspot.com

And keep tuning in to see what fun we have together!!

The Baby BOOM!!

So after the baby shower the other day, I was unpacking all the stuff that baby Landon and I got. Some of you may have heard me make the joke that it looked like a baby store exploded in our bedroom. Well, here is the proof!! LOL I thought I would get on here and show you what I was dealing with the other day and some of the neat stuff he got :) Also, I would like to extend thanks a million times over to my aunt Gerri and Grandma Kaye for throwing the shower for me, it was soooo fun!! Also, a big thanks to those who came and even to those who didnt, thank you for all the gifts and thank you for your love. Baby Landon is such a lucky kid to have such awesome people surrounding him that love and care about him so much!! We love you guys!!

I told ya this kid got a TON of stuff!! LOL

And this is the bassinet Grandma gave me!!

Isn't it adorable??

More Engagement/Wedding Pics!!

I feel like a total bum for not getting these up earlier but I simply do not have alot of digital pics from the wedding or leading up to it on my computer. So I took the liberty of snagging some off of my Aunt Gerri's blogs that she did (by the way, THANKS Ger!!) and put some more up for you guys to see. Hope ya enjoy!!

My Pregnant Belly

Well here they are!! I FINALLY took some pics of my pregnant belly at 5 1/2 months!! Now I just hope yall can actually tell Im pregnant and dont just look fat lol

Ultrasound Pics!!

Ok, so it took me a while to finally get some up, but here are my Ultrasound pics!!

Ladies and Gentleman, we are happy to present....

Baby Landon!!

10 weeks

10 Weeks

If you look close, in this one he was ACTUALLY waving to us!!

See his little hand up in the air?