Damon Jay Hess: July 11th 2011

Well, our little guy surprised us and came 2 weeks early!  I woke up a little after 1:00 am Monday morning with regular contractions and couldn't go back to sleep.  About 4 we decided to pack a bag (since we had yet to do this) and then at 5 decided to go back to bed and see if the contractions would ease up.  By 5:30 we were in the car on our way to the hospital.  We arrived at 6:00 am and a little over 12 hours later our little Damon Jay was born!  He was born at 6:17 pm weighing 6 lbs. 8 oz. and measuring 19 inches long.

 The day started out like this...

And ended like this...

Grandma Lee, Grandpa Kim, Uncle Danny,
Grandma Susan, Papasito, mommy and daddy

Look at this sweet, peaceful little face

We are so excited that our little buddy is here!  He is already such a joy in our life and we have enjoyed every second of the last 11 days.  His little spirit has brought so much happiness to our home and we look forward to raising this sweet little boy!

These are my favorite pictures of Damon and Daddy:

Taking a nap at the hospital

Aunt Donna and Cousins

 Getting ready to take the long drive home...
We were a tad nervous for this part but found out that
he LOVES car rides!

 Finally home!

Another nap!

 Aunt Al's first time holding her nephew

Great Aunt Kath and Tuck...they were
so excited to meet Damon

 Grandma and Grandpa Hess

July

With Trevor, Heather and Taylee 

4th of July Weekend

 

I never did get around to taking a picture of my belly in July so I stole this one from Heather and Trevor's blog.  This is the last picture of the belly that was taken!  Look at sweet little Taylee on her blessing day...she is an absolute doll!  Her grandma Howard made her blessing dress-so pretty. 

May & June

June

May

 I am quite behind! I am due in less than 1 month and I haven't been so great at this blogging stuff!  Anyway, here are pictures of the large belly for May and June.  I am now just trying to get everything all ready and together before our little Damon gets here.  We are so excited to meet him-sometimes I almost can't contain myself :) I think it is nuts not knowing exactly when he will get here and what he will look like...I just cannot wait!

Bump Bump Bump

 Since some members of our family live far away and we dont get to see them often I have some pictures of the GROWING belly!  Here is February, March, and April.  I will continue to put one up each month until our little buddy gets here.

February

March

April

Our 1st Anniversary

1 Year

We celebrated our 1 year anniversary last month...I cannot believe how quickly a year can go by!  BJ sent me shopping for the day while he cleaned and made dinner for us.  He made baked salmon, potatoes, and breaded zucchini.  It was DELICIOUS!  After dinner we exchanged our gifts and we had both purchased the same card for one other!  I guess in that year together we have rubbed off on each other a tad :)

FINALLY

September 2009 Salt Lake Temple

I first created this blog last September, but then decided that BJ and I were too boring to follow.  I mean who wants to read about what we ate for dinner and then what OFFICE episodes we watched afterwards?  But now that we will be adding an exciting little person to our family we might be more interesting!  And besides, I've been experiencing some pressure from some of you (Camille & Heather) to actually get this done...so here it is!