More Pictures of Maddux

The night we went home from the hospital. He was so tiny his newborn sized clothes were huge on him!

First bath at home with the help of Grandma Spelts, Aunt Deidre and Daddy!

Maddux wasn't sure he liked it!

Hanging out with Dad

Maddux looks a lot like Greg...what a lucky kid!

Maddux's favorite chair...Isn't this such a cute picture?

His first few moments on earth!

Maddux Alan Harris

He was born at 7:14 pm on December 21, 2007. He weighed 7 lbs 13 oz and measured 20 inches long!

Greg was a natural from the minute he arrived. I was exhausted (so we won't show you a picture of me) but so emotional and thankful that he made it here safely.

Greg went with him to the nursery as they checked him out and cleaned him up. When they finally brought him back I couldn't believe how perfect he was! Greg and I both feel so blessed to have him in our lives.

The Delivery

After my water broke they gave me an epidural and we figured that he would be arriving soon...we were so excited and ready to meet our little boy!

Little did we know he wouldn't make an appearance until 7:14 that night. After 13 hours of labor and almost 2 hours of pushing he finally joined our family!

We were so happy to have him here!!

The Morning of Maddux's Arrival

On Dec. 21st Greg and I woke up to a snow covered Cedar City! I was scheduled to be induced at 5:00 am so after Greg sholved the driveway at 4:30 in the morning we headed to the hospital.. It was very sureal. I couldn't believe it was actually time to meet my little guy. Greg and I were both nervous and excited to get things started.

At around 11:30 am Grandma and Grandpa Harris arrived from California. They were thankful to be out the snowy weather and we were excited to have family arrive. My progress was slow...I was still calm and relaxed and really hadn't felt much of anything.

At noon my Mom and sister Deidre arrived from Las Vegas. They were also glad to be out of the yucky weather and I was so glad they were there! I had been waiting to see my Mom all morning. I still had not felt much of anything up to this point and I was wondering if Maddux was ever going to get here.


Not to long after my Mom's arrival my water broke and that started the ball rolling...

My Due Date!!

Yep, that's me...still very pregnant, still at school, and going crazy!



Well it's officially Dec. 18th, my due date, and there is no sign of little Maddux. I went to the doctor last night hoping for some good news but I am still just dilated to a 2 and 80% effaced. Which is what I have been for the last 3 weeks. Thankfully, I have an appointment set to be induced on Friday morning, Dec. 21st, at 5 a.m. It gives me something to look forward to. My colleges can't believe I am still here but my students couldn't be happier! (they are worried about me leaving them) If Maddux doesn't decide to come today or tomorrow then Greg and I have decided to both take Thursday off of school to relax a little together before I am induced on Friday and then he has two weeks off for Christmas Vacation. I feel really blessed that he gets to spend that time with us before having to return to work.

We hope that the next blog will be pictures of our little boy... we'll keep you updated!

Ward Baby Shower

Last night my ward threw me a baby shower! It was so much fun! One of the mom's of a students in my class this year is also in my ward...she called about a week ago and asked if she could throw me a shower. Since it was last so last minute we decided that we would just all meet for dessert at the Pizza Factory and open presents. I didn't realize that she was going to decorate the restaurant, have games and more! I was so touched...it was so thoughtful of her. There are a lot of fun young girls in my ward who have babies or young families and it was fun for us to get together and be able to talk.

For an update on me...my days are full of wondering and waiting for something to happen. I am only 11 days from my due date. I am so excited for Maddux to get here but I am also anxious about the delivery. I just keep praying that nothing happens at school! I spend the evenings organizing the baby room, having heartburn like crazy and being uncomfortable. I can't sleep either...last night I woke up at 2 in the morning and couldn't go back to sleep until 5. I eventually woke Greg up at 4 and he kept me company for an hour. (He's such a cute husband!) We have another doctors appointment on Monday and we are looking forward to seeing if I have progressed...until then we are are staying close to home...just in case!

Girls Weekend

Greg headed to California this last weekend with a few of his boys from the Cross Country team to race in the Footlocker West Regionals. It was his last race of the year with his team. Only a few boys went and since the race was not to far from where Greg grew up my mother-in-law let them stay at her house!

Since I was going to be by myself... 8 months pregnant... Deidre and two of her best friends came down from Provo to hang with me for the weekend! It was a lot of fun! I'm just thankful that I didn't go into labor, which was a worry of both Greg and I.

When they arrived on Friday night we went to dinner for Candice's birthday! Then we went home, got in our pajamas, and watched The Holiday!

On Saturday we had a storm blow in and it SNOWED!
It was so fun to have them here!! I feel so lucky to have such an amazing family! I was happy though that Greg made it home before any signs of Maddux's arrival! I'm two weeks away from my due date and can't believe we get to meet him soon!! We couldn't be more excited!!