Introducing...

Audrey Kate Jensen!

Isn't she a beauty?

After an hour and forty-five minutes of pushing, baby J made her great escape from the womb. Cami did so well, according to the nurses and Kevin. And, she looked great afterwords!


Grandpa, snoozing in the waiting room


Mama and her baby. This girl is amazing... They both are!


The doting grandparents' first meeting with Baby J


Proud Papa and his little girl!


A congratulatory Kiss!


She is 8 pounds 7 ounces and 21 inches long. She arrived at 5:53 pm, and we're so glad she's here :)

She's Here!

Kevin texted us at 5:54 announcing that Baby J has been born! So we're still in the waiting room... waiting for the OK to meet her...

I'll put up the details when I find them out! :)

"She's Ready To Start Pushing"

When asked about how she felt when she received this news... This is what Cami said:

"I'm numb. A little anxious, obviously-- about meeting my daughter. Excited. Numb. A little nauseous, actually. Anxious... This is very... I still can't believe we're here. Excited. Overwhelmed... what now? Hoping it will all go smoothly. This is mind-boggling. But I'm very excited. Excited to eat- I'm hungry. I can't feel anything. Oh, I would never do it any other way than with an epidural!"

Here we go...

"Up The Epidural... I'm feeling something!"

This whole epidural thing has been absolutely fabulous. Cami got this heavenly anesthesia around ten this morning and it has been holding up great till just the last little bit, there has been a bit of pressure being *gasp* felt. So the anesthesiologist came in and upped the dose. She is feeling great now. When asked if she wanted to shift in her bed or move at all, she said,

"I'm good. This is a happy place"
&
"Yeah, I'm tingly all over"

Thank goodness for modern-day medicine!


Here's us, waiting:
Here's Daddy, waiting patiently to meet his darling daughter.


And Grandma, covering up with the blanket. It's freezing in this room... but our birthing champion, having always been hot pre-pregnancy has become a furnace in her delicate condition. so she is loving these sub-arctic temperatures!


At 8 centimeters, it won't be long...

Chillin' In The Hospital

This is what it looks like outside... The beautiful "popcorn" trees are blooming, but they blend into the grey sky, foggy atmosphere, and rained-on streets. It's a beautiful rainy March afternoon in Plano, Texas!


This is what it looks like inside:

We're just chillin' in the hospital room, watching Father of the Bride II (that's the one where Annie Banks and Nina Banks are pregnant.) Yeah, we thought it was pretty fitting. Theme appropriate!


Here is the work-a-holic mommy-to-be sending out Newport's financial report on my computer. She's so good at multi-tasking- especially with the epidural :)


Doesn't she look great? She's so excited!!


The happy couple already thrilled about apparent joys of parenthood!



Grandma and Grandpa LeSueur with their baby who's having a baby! They're pretty excited too :)


It has just been killing Trevor that he had to be at school while we're sitting at the hospital watching the contraction moniter go up and down while Cami is watching a movie. This is what he texted us in a final plea of despiration to skip school. It didn't work.

As of 1:00, Cami is 5-6 centimeters dialated.

This baby's-a-coming!

Baby J

Baby J is on her way!

Cami started having contractions at 3:30 this morning and around 6:00 in the am, she went into the hospital. The doctor broke her water, and she went from one centimeter to three in an hour. We're on our way to Plano Presbyterian Hospital right now.



I'm going to be an aunt!!!

Tag! You're it...

My friend Brittany tagged me, so this is what I did: I went into the the sixth picture file on my computer and found the sixth picture in that folder. Here's what I found---


This is one of my very favorite pictures ever!! This was taken on the 24th of March 2006 in front of Serena's house. It was Paris' birthday, and we were about to get into the limo to go to the Fall Out Boy/All American Rejects concert. In and of itself, that is enough to make it a really good picture- but what makes it my favorite picture is that this is the day I met Lance. This is our first picture together, and that makes me love it! You'll notice that we're standing next to each other, and that was no accident! I made sure I was standing next to the cute boy that I didn't know, and I found out later that he did the same thing- but he stood next to the cute girl he didn't know!

I tag Kevin & Cam, Mom & Dad, Patrick & Michelle, Spencer & Ashley, and Jared & Melissa! Let's see the sixth picture in the sixth folder of your computer- enjoy this stroll down memory lane. Try it... You'll like it! :)

Pull Out Your Umbrella, It Looks Like a Baby Shower!

In T minus two weeks, the LeSueur/Jensen clans are expecting an exciting addition to the group. Cami and Kevin will be bringing a bouncing baby girl into the world on (or around) the fifteenth of March. We're all very excited!

Today, we enjoyed catching up with a ton of our dear friends at the baby shower my mom, Sarah (Cami's best friend), and I hosted. Being a 'hostess', I got hardly any pictures- but here are a few from the delightful event!

All the fabulous baby paraphernalia for Baby J. She has so many cute clothes- we displayed some of the ones that matched the pink and green color scheme on a clothesline above the fireplace. It was a big hit!

The favors were candy bars with custom wrappers that had Cami's name and due date on it. Chocolate is always well-received among women :)

This is the diaper cake, it was the center of our dessert table. We served cheesecake with different drizzles and toppings. The diaper cake turned out pretty cute. The cheesecake turned out pretty delish!

Grandma and the mother-to-be. They matched!

The hostesses with the guest (and a half) of honor! Apparently I missed the "wear black" memo...

Cami and Bestie Sarah.

Long time friends Denise and Heiki. We've known them for years and years and years. LOVE them!

This is Amy Jones, Cami and I both had her as a teacher at Shepton- She and Cam have stayed in touch since Cami had her her sophomore year (2000?). She is a magnificent woman!

It was a fun day filled with chicken-salad croissants, lots and lots of fruit, cheesecake, and most importantly- parenting tips and advice! Now if only baby J would hurry up and get here...

Our friend, The Monkey.

I have always had a love of monkeys, so naturally I have been drawn to the lovable stuffed sock monkey since I can remember! My mom babysat this little girl when I was in first and second grade, and she had a sock monkey. It looked like this:
I always wanted one. I never had one. I was jealous.

In seventh grade, my attention was redirected to the sock monkey when Paul Frank (the designer) made it one of his main design focuses in his clothes. He had pajama pants, t-shirts, slippers, bags, and hair accesories that all featured this cute little monkey named Julius. Here is the design:

And this is an example of one of the way cute bags that I wanted so badly:


Unfortunately, all the "way cute" Paul Frank stuff was way expensive. Once again, this was a monkey I wanted so badly, but never got.

This love had died down until I saw these little cuties on my friend Tricia's blog:



I just knew when I saw them that I would finally have the monkey I had been obsessing about for so long. And, better yet, I could control what it looked like! (read: Mao Zedong, the dictator) So, for Valentine's Day, I decided to make Lance a sock monkey out of a blue, green, and cream striped sock. Here's the finished project:





I think he turned out super cute... I'll be gifting this little guy this afternoon, I think it's going to be well received- the doggies sure did like it. They thought it was for them...


Here they are, waiting patiently for me to finish sewing "their toy". They were sorely disappointed when I put him on the counter, OUT of their reach!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Smells Like dinner!

This seems like it might be taking "saving the earth" to a whole new level... I do solemnly swear, I will never take tree-hugging this far! I do apologize if this video makes you loose your appetite- I couldn't eat a thing all day after seeing this... Proceed with caution!