He's here, he's here, he's finally here!

Mindee and Jerry gladly welcome Tayden Jeremy Chidester!

We already love him SO much and can't believe he hasn't been in our lives forever! It feels like we have known him forever!

Things are going really well! I feel great, Jerry is in heaven, and even Bentley has welcomed the baby! He is actually very gentle with him. Tayden makes any noise and Bentley is very concerned and tries to make sure everything is ok!

Tayden was born 7/11/2009 ant 12:48 midnight! After a VERY long day of contractions. We went to the hospital early friday morning! He weighed 7Ibs 6oz and was 21.5 inches long.

Jerry got to be a BIG part of the delivery. He got to "glove and suit up". It was a great experience for him! He was the first to hold Tayden! It was really special! Tayden was under a lot of stress so after the cord was cut they had to rush him over to NICU. They had a little area set up in the room, and after they got everything worked out, then I got to hold him!

I already LOVE being a mom! Especially because Tayden slept really well last night...so tomorrow I might feel differently! Haha!

Thank you everyone for your love and support! It has meant SO much to Jerry and I!

He's DONE!!

Wow! Jerry is done! I feel such a huge relief i can only imagine how Jerry feels! Now Tayden can come whenever! As long as he came after Jerry's test! Can't you see how happy he looks!

Jer, I am SO proud of you! Look how far you have come. It has been a lot of work, but it has been worth it! I love you SO much! Now we just have to wait for Tayden to come!

Time is winding down!

Wow! How time flies when you're having fun!

Jerry's BIG board exam is quickly approaching! ONE week from today! He is feeling, ready yet overwhelmed at the same time! We are definitely jealous of his classmates/friends that have taken their tests! We can only imagine the relief they are feeling!

Tayden is due in 2 1/2 weeks! It's crazy! I feel ALL emotions at the same time! We will be fine as long as he comes AFTER Jerry's test (even if it's that night) as long as it's AFTER!!

So, good luck preparing this week Jer! I KNOW you will do great! I am so proud of you and all your dedication and hard work! You mean the world to me! I love you SO much!

I am such a NERD!

So, I was looking at my blog today and realized...people have left comments on mine! I NEVER even looked! I thought it would like e-mail me and tell me or something...maybe it does and I'm just weird and don't know how to use this thing! I am learning though!

So, thanks everyone, I will try to stay updated a little better! I'm terrible but I will try!

So SAD!!

So, I have been really thinking about my blog lately, and how my New Years resolution was to update it regularly...and this is my first update since then! In fact it's almost been 6 months. Then as I signed in today, I noticed a little thing that said I have been on Blogspot since April 2008, and I think I have made like 3 posts! SO SAD!

I think part of the reason I have been even thinking of blogging is because it's part of my nesting! Haha! I really think it's because I just want to be home! It's hard working 6 days a week every week for 6 plus years! I don't know how my dad has done it all my life...I feel for him! I'm tired! Although that will all end this summer and I'm sure there will be days that I would rather be at work! But I am READY for that challenge!

So, I think I am kind of figuring this thing out...thanks to Brittany!  That was a big help on making it cute!  

So, Jerry is still CRAZY busy with school and me with work!  But it works for us!  Sometimes I feel like out life is for the most part the same everyday, so to update our blog seems boring to me, because all we do is work or school!  We try to add a little excitement as we can!

This weekend we were able to supervise a region dance at our Stake Center.  It was pretty interesting!  We tried to find people that reminded us of ourselves.  It did make me feel old when the kids were doing new dances that I had never seen before!  Even to older songs like "Venga Boys" (I think that's what they are called).  One couple even found two kids in a room alone snuggling in the dark durning routine room sweeps! Haha! Pretty funny!  I NEVER thought of leaving the DANCING to sneak into a room with a boy...eeew!

What?

So, I am lost with this whole blogging thing...I liked it better when Jerry did it because it stayed up to date...but someday I will make it fun and cute and updated!  So, in the mean time you will have to look at my ugly black blog with nothing worth anything on it! Haha!  Maybe if I sit by Jerry trying to figure it out long enough he will take it from me and have it all done in no time....no luck so far! But we will keep our fingers crossed!