Ok, so I know this is a little out of order, but in November we were able to go home for a week! We had a great visit with both of our families, our best friends Ryan and Sarah and did so much that our time there flew by! We were able to see my grandma in and out of the hospital and I am so grateful for that. I also was fortunate enough to have 2 baby showers! My best friends Sarah and Kristi threw me an adorable shower on Saturday and my mom and sister threw me a great one on Sunday! It was a fabulous weekend I must say!
This is at Sarah and Kristi's shower.
Kristi Brewer and I, she just had a baby boy in April, she looks amazing!
Sarah got onesies for everyone to decorate, they turned out so cute!
One of the games we played was the baby bunting game, where people raced against each other to see who could diaper and swaddle the "baby" the fastest. It was really fun to watch!
Dani made this awesome cake, it was very appropriate for the fall, and SOOO good! She even included some chocolate in it for me!
Dani and her new baby boy Quinn, I can't believe she just had a baby 6 weeks ago!
My friend Michelle is also having a boy, she is due February 22, just a couple of weeks after Hayden is due.
Kristi made this amazing scrapbook for Hayden, Paul was there at the end of the shower to see it. She is amazingly creative and talented.
This is just one of the many things that Sarah got me. She threw a great shower and got us so many amazing things. Somehow we managed to not get one picture together! She is a great friend and I can't thank her enough for all that she does for me.
My mom and sister's shower on Sunday.
This is my mom, or should I say "Grammy" as she wants to be called. Somehow I didn't get a picture with my sister that day either.
My sister made me this adorable diaper cake, I wish I could have kept it in tact to keep in Hayden's nursery, but it didn't travel well :)
My dad made blue punch, it was actually really good, and so cute I had to include it!
The cupcakes were so cute, and yummy too!
Finally, a picture with Sarah. She is pregnant with her second little boy, due March 28th.
Kristi and Braxton, what a cutie! He is such a good baby, we didn't hear a peep out of him the whole shower!
I have to say this will probably be on of the only times that I let people measure my waistline. It was all in good fun though.
The favors were baby bottle candles, super cute.
We got so many gifts, I couldn't believe it. People are so generous! Thank you mom and Ash for such a memorable day.
My mom was able to come into town to be a part of this blessed event. She was so great to have there. Thanks for everything Mom. 
It was a pretty quick process and I was fully dilated by 1:30 pm and then started pushing at 3:30. Hayden was sunny side up and it took a couple of hours of "laboring down" and pushing to meet him. He arrived at 5:50 pm and our lives changed forever. Excitement isn't even enough to describe the feelings we have been feeling. 
My greatest gift...Hayden Jett, weighed 8 lbs. 1 oz., was 20" long and worth every minute we waited. 
Proud Daddy. Paul gets the husband of the year award by leaps and bounds, soon to follow I am sure by the father of the year award. He was the most amazing and supportive labor coach, participant in the delivery and has gone so far above and beyond for me and our son in the last week that I am just blown away. He never ceases to amaze me...what a Godly man.
Proud Grammy. I don't think the smile has left my mom's face since she arrived in town. Hayden is so lucky to have four wonderful grandparents and will soon get to meet the other three.
OK, he wasn't as long as we all anticipated, but his feet sure are big. They almost didn't fit in the boxes!
Getting ready to go home. He wore his "flight suit" that I gave Paul when I told him he was going to be a daddy. I found this outfit at The Gap when we were engaged and bought it in anticipation of the day we would have a baby, whether it was a boy or a girl. It was surprisingly too big on him, but still adorable.
The happy family. 
Max meeting his brother for the first time. He is still unsure of what it is exactly that we brought home but I am sure in time he will learn to love him...or at least when Hayden starts dropping food from his highchair!
At home in his first pair of jammies (thanks Kristi) on his changing table. It feels so great to have him home with us.
I have to warn you before you see the next picture...it is scary. All I can say is I hope I am never this big again in my life, and lets all just focus on the baby in the belly not the swollen giant woman who is carrying the baby! 
There were fresh roses on the dining room table and in the master bedroom, it was the perfect touch. The ones in the master bedroom just happened to be my favorite, sterling roses.
The house wrapped around a little courtyard area that you could sit in or grill or admire the orange and avocado tress growing in the yard.
The view during the day. The wall of the living room, kitchen and dining room was all windows in french doors and it so peaceful to be able to see the ocean all day long. It was certainly a nice change of scenery from our apartment. Thank you Ray and Donna for sharing it with us.
Look at how sweet that nose and those lips are! 
Extreme closeup! Please ignore, my disgusting, swollen, sausage-like fingers! I am hoping they return to their original size someday!
