Alicia is off!

Today we went to drop off Alicia to the MTC. We went to Mimi's for brunch to start the day off.

Here is Alicia saying last goodbyes to Beckett.

Alicia standing at the MTC. She was ready to go and a bit nervous.

Here is the whole Jenkins clan that saw Alicia off.

The last we'll see of her for 1 1/2 years!

We saw a surprise as we were leaving! Elder Jenkins is doing awesome and seemed really happy. We met Elder Jenkins and his companion as they were on their way to play beach volleyball.

Elder Jenkins got to meet Beckett! Here is Ryan, Beckett, and Elder Jenkins. What good looking boys!

What a Weekend!

We went to breakfast with some of our really good friends. We went to Smitty's and had a great time.
I went to my sister-in-law's baby shower. Eric and Joanna are having a baby boy in September! Beckett is lucky to have 2 cousins coming in September and I have a cousin having a baby in September!

We went to an extended Jenkins family reunion. Emma and Virginia had fun playing badmitton. I would have loved to play if my allergies weren't acting up. Sometimes life just isn't fair, eh?

Here Ryan and I are at the family reunion. It is always fun to get together with family.

Alicia, Ryan's little sister, is going on a mission. She will be serving in the Catania Italy mission. She reports to the MTC on Wednesday! Ryan will have two siblings serving missions. Brett is in the MTC and going to the Philippines next month. We are going to miss Alicia and Brett like crazy, but we are SO excited for the experiences they will be having and sharing with us. Good luck Alicia. We love you so much.

Here is the Jenkins family right after Brett and Alicia went through the Temple.

Happy 4th of July!

We went to IF for the 4th of July. We spent time with both families and we had a great weekend. We went to the greenbelt for games but left when the fireworks were going to start in case Beckett didn't like the loud noise. We left just in time

Having Fun with Grandmas

We have been blessed to have both Grandmas come and stay to help take care of Beckett. He (and me) have both really appreciated all the extra help. Beckett loves his Grandmas!

Sleep Anyone?

Last night Ryan went to check on Beckett, but came back to bed without the baby. I asked Ryan if he would go get him for me. Ryan replied "I already fed the baby". I couldn't figure out how Ryan fed the baby since we're not bottle feeding. I told Ryan that I feed the baby and he doesn't. He replied "No, I fed the baby a bottle on my chest and we watched a movie". haha! After he said that I realized Ryan needs much more sleep than what he was getting. I didn't wake him up the rest of the night! I had a good laugh and told him about it this morning. We laughed together. Tonight we are going to bed early!

Ryan just loves Beckett and wants to be with him all the time. I can see Beckett looking like Ryan more and more every day. Beckett definitely takes after the Jenkins side!

Happy Father's Day!!

We have been having so much fun with our new baby! We named him Beckett Thomas Jenkins.

This is how Beckett looks when he is awake. He likes to move his head around and see what his surroundings are. Every now and then he'll look at me to see who is holding him. He mostly sleeps all day long.

Beckett made his dad a Father's Day card. Ryan loved it.

If you are lucky you can catch a little smile every now and again. That is SO fun to see!

Happy Father's Day to Ryan!! He loves being a dad. We went on a walk today with our Baby Bjorn. (Next time we're taking the sling, Joanna!) Beckett loves being held and he loves sleeping on Ryan's chest. They're a great pair!

Also, Happy Father's Day to our wonderful dads! We love you both so much!

Surprise!!

Wow! We have our sweet little baby here with us! Our sweet little baby turned out to be a little BOY! I will share the story later when I'm not so darn tired! He has brown hair, gray blue eyes, and weighed in at 8 lb. 12 oz. He is 19 inches long and we love him SO MUCH.

In Labor

Cecily's water broke at about 12:30 (about 2 1/2 hours ago). We're at the hospital now. She has already received her epidural and is now resting while we wait for her to dilate a bit more. She's currently dilated to 3 cm (out of 10) and is 90% effaced. I'll try to update here as frequently as I can (within reason). :)

-Ryan