Dexter's 1st Halloween

It was Dexter's 1st Halloween and we had a lot of fun. Friday night we got all dressed up and went to our ward party and we took Dex Trunk or Treating. I think Nick and I enjoyed it more than he did since we ate all of his candy but he was the cutest kid there.

Here is our cute little monkey!! He is so stinking cute!!

Here is the whole family dressed up!! It was a really fun nite!!

Saturday night we had Erin and Tyler over and watched Paranormal Activity and Scream. I absolutely hate scary movies but I survived and it was really nice to hang out with two of our closest friends. I am so excited for their little bundle of joy to get here in December.

Sunday afternoon we went out to Wetaskiwin to visit Grandma Bennett and we had an awesome meal and stuffed ourselves with chocolate so overall it was an awesome Halloween weekend.

I can't believe how fast our little man is growing up and we love him so much!! He is so much fun and is learning new things every day. He is crawling around everywhere and I am always cleaning up after him and my house is still a disaster. I absolutely LOVE being a mom!! Dexter is such an amazing blessing in our lives and we love him so much!! I just feel so blessed to have him in our lives!! His 1st Halloween was a huge success and now we are definately looking foward to Christmas!!!

Life Lately!!

So I haven't blogged forever and so much has happened. We had a crazy busy summer but we had so much fun!! Magrath Days, Weddings, We went to Kalispell and we just hung out in Magrath with my family and it was so much fun!! But it is nice to finally be back home and in a schedule. Dexter is getting way to big way to fast. He is almost 8 months old and he is so much fun!! He is crawling now and is very independent already. He has to do everything on his own or he gets mad. He refuses to drink from a bottle or sippy cup, he has to have a real cup like mommy and daddy!! And he has decided that he doesn't like soothers anymore. That is a bonus for me!! He is such a good baby!! I feel so blessed most nights he sleeps from 9:00pm to 9:00am and it is amazing!! I just recently had my 23rd birthday and it was so much fun!! We celebrated it for an entire weekend and I got very spoiled. We went bowling, went out to red robin's for dinner and I got my Spongbob cake again for the 8th year in a row. My mom, dad and my sister kinzee came to celebrate with me. Also a couple of my really good friends came over to celebrate with me. Having this birthday come and go I have been thinking a lot about how grateful I am for my wonderful family and amazing friends but most of all how grateful I am for my amazing husband and for my little man, Dexter!! I absolutely love being a mom and wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. Dexter has Nick and I wrapped around his little finger and we love him so much!! Anyways here are a few pictures from our summer and from my birthday!!

Giving mommy kisses at Flathead Lake!! He loves his sunglasses and won't take them off!!

Out on a family stroll!!

Dexter loved the bowling alley!!

The latest family picture!!

Dexter standing in the leaves!!

Our little man is growing up so fast and we are having so much fun and

loving every minute of it!!

Easter Holidays

So we went down to Magrath on the 1st of April and stayed until the 11th. It was so much fun to stay at my parents house. Dex finally got to meet all his great grandparents and the extended family. It was Dex's first Easter and ofcourse he got very spoiled. He got his own pair of sunglasses and several new outfits.

We had his shower while we were down and it was so nice. Joni and Aunt Mona threw the best baby shower I have ever been to. And ofcourse Dex was spoiled!!

We also took him swimming for the very first time. He loves the water!!

We had our annual Easter Egg Hunt that Aunt Shyreece throws for us every year. We were told that as soon as you have a child you don't get to participate anymore but Aunt Reece let us do it this one last time. Next year Dex will be walking so I guess that is when we get the boot.

Nick had to go back to Edmonton on sunday for work but Dex and I stayed and spent most of the time visiting family and friends. That is the one thing that I miss most about Magrath. I wish we lived closer so we could see them a lot more. Although I really do love living in Edmonton.

The reason we stayed for so long was because it was my best friend Brittany's wedding and I was her maid of honor. It was a beautiful ceremony and I must admit that I cried just a little bit. I still can't believe she is married but I am so happy for her. Jay is an awesome guy and they are perfect for each other.

It was such a fun day and it was so nice because I got to hang out with a lot of my good friends. Some of them being my old roomies. I absolutely love these girls and I love hanging out with them. We will be friends for life.

Nick came back for the wedding and took care of Dex while I tended to my maid of honor duties. I missed him so much. It was really the first time that we had been apart since we have been married but I survived. He is such a good husband and an amazing dad!! He loves spending time with Dex and I!!

I really enjoyed my little holiday and it was really hard to leave but I knew it was time to come home. I love spending time with my family. I have the best parents in the whole world. They would do anything for me and they absolutely love Dex!! I don't think I changed one diaper while I was home!! I had so much fun hanging out with my sisters. I miss them so much!! Hallie and Kinzee fought over Dex and would sneak off with him every chance that they got. I truly felt blessed this Easter. I was surrounded by my friends and family and I had an amazing time. I am so grateful for Nick and Dexter!! I absolutely love being a mom and I can't wait to have 4 or 5 more!!

Dexter Nicholas Bennett

So I guess I should start off with Dexter's Birth Story. We went down south to visit my parents for reading week and on February 15th at 3:00am in the morning my water broke. At first I just thought I wet my pants until I stood up and a HUGE gush of water went everywhere. I snuck out of the room in shock. I couldn't believe what had just happened. All I could keep thinking was ofcourse we didn't bring the car seat or my overnight bag because who has their baby 3 1/2 weeks early. Anyways I woke Nick up and I had him go and wake my parents. I guess we were being really loud and woke the girls. I couldn't stop laughing I think it was to keep from crying. As soon as I saw Kinzee I ws apologizing because my water had broke all over her bed and floor. So here we are at 3:00 in the morning driving to the lethbridge hospital. Once we got there the nurses checked me out and it was going to be awhile. They told me I could deliver my baby there but that they would have to do all my blood work again which could take quite awhile or I could get in the car and drive to Edmonton. Since we didn't have ANYTHING in Magrath we decided to get in the car and drive. Kinzee met us at the hospital and brought pillows and blankets to make me more comfortable. My mom went back to Magrath with Kinzee to pack up all there things and Nick and I's things too. My dad took us in their car and Nick and I were in the backseat. My mom, Kinzee and Hallie were about an 1 1/2 behind us in our car. My contractions were very minor just some cramping so it wasn't to bad until we hit Red Deer and then I was in HARD labor. I literally thought I was going to have my baby on the side of the road. My dad was driving pretty fast so we got pulled over by the cops. My dad jumped out of the car to tell the cop what was going on. The cop wasn't to happy about that but once he found out what was happening he escorted us to the Wetaskiwin Hospital. Once we got there the nurses checked me out and they told me it was still going to be awhile. I really wanted my doctor to deliver my baby so we decided to get back in the car again and drive to The Grey Nun's Hospital. We finally got there and I was admited. I was so happy to be out of that car. Once I was settled in to my delivery room the nurse broke the bad news to me that my Doctor was on vacation until tomorrow so the on call doctor was going to deliver my baby. I was a little bummed out but at this point I didn't care I just wanted that baby to come out. I decided to get in the shower to relieve some of the pain and I stayed in there for a really long time. At this point I had been in labor for 11 hours and I was ready for that epidural. The epidural didn't hurt at all and as soon as it kicked in I was feeling much better. Finally around 6:00pm it was time for me to push and after a LONG hour of pushing the on call doctor came in and Dex was born 5 minutes later. As soon as he was born we still couldn't tell if he was a girl or boy. He was facing down. The doctor had Nick cut the umbilical cord and then placed Dex on my chest and I was the first one to see that he was a boy. It was the most amazing experiene and Nick and I both instantly fell in love. We feel so blessed to have Dex in our lives and we love him very much. He is already 5 weeks old and the time is flying by. We both love being parents and wouldn't change a thing.