Introducing Matthew Robert Jorgensen

This was supposed to be my least complicated birth, but has turned out to be the most complicated!!  Rob has been looking for a new job now for a couple of months because of a bad situation at work and finally was forced to quit two weeks ago.  Well, that meant that our little boy that was due on the 2nd of February had to come in January or our insurance, that was good through the end of January, wouldn't cover his birth! I hesitantly set an induction date for the 28th of January, tomorrow, and we proceeded to plan our lives!  Rob needed to fly out to do some things about a new job and we decided that I always go closer to my due date and that he should hurry and go so that he could get things done and be back for the induction on Monday.  Well, Thursday the 24th, he was supposed to fly out at 2:45 pm, and I got up at 5 am to check on a crying Jordan when I noticed that I had lost my plug.  I still didn't think anything of it because that usually happens at least a week before I go into labor!  About 6:30 am I was having minor contractions, again of no concern because that normally happens about a week out, but by 7:15 I was having regular painful contractions.  We got to the hospital about 8:30, after hurriedly packing the girls and sending them off with Aunt Jenna, and Matthew Robert was born at 10:47 am.

 You got to love those first pictures when they haven't been bathed yet!!  He was as you can see just about 6 lbs and 13 oz and 20 inches long.  Both of his sisters were 7 lbs and 21 inches!  If he had hung out a few more days he probably would have been right there with them!!  An interesting tidbit about this little guy, he had a true-knot in his cord.  The nurse that worked with us said that in her 16 years as a nurse she had only seen about a dozen healthy births that had true-knots.  We are blessed that the knot didn't tighten up and that our little guy is here healthy and strong!

 First bath!!

 Proud Papa in the nursery!  

 I thought Jordan might be a little leery of our new guy, but she ran right up to the basin and wanted to hold him.  She can't get enough of him, which can be nice and can be a little scary!

 Taylor is a natural little mother and loves "her Matthew."  

At the hospital, Matthew ate about every 4-6 hours and slept the rest of the 48 hours that we were there!!  I think the only times that we heard him cry were at birth, during his bath, and at his circumcision.  He is an awesome little guy!

 You gotta love how tiny they are in their car seats when they're first born!

 Here he is at home, sporting his Nike beanie that Aunt Emry and Uncle Ben got for him.  Thanks guys!

Oh...and now you're wondering what this picture is....well it is where Rob will be working as of the 18th of February.  Nope...not downtown Salt Lake...Louisville, Kentucky!  That's right, we'll be moving to Louisville in a few very short weeks!!  That is what has made this such a crazy month!!  We're excited for a little adventure and also to be closer to Tiffany and her family!  The timing could be better, but we have seen the hand of the Lord in our lives more than ever as everything is falling into place for us!

Christmas at the Cabin

This year for Christmas, my parents rented a cabin in Dubois, Wyoming.  Everyone was there with the exception of Tiff's family.  We had tons of fun being together and also enjoying the snow.  I was a horrible picture taker, so unfortunately we only have pictures of our excursion into the snow with the kids.  Here's a picture of our little snow-woman...She loves being out in the snow and rolling around!

Everybody waiting around to get on the snowmobiles.

Uncle Ty is always good to take care of the kids!

Our little snowmobile girl!  She would have ridden all day.  She and Uncle Tyler even did a little hill climbing.

Jordan, on the other hand, would spend the whole day in "her sled."  She loves to be pulled around and has no desire for any more excitement.

Gotta love Tyler!

Heading out!

Tay and Jordan being spoiled by Dad and Grandma.

Grandma was pulling Taylor around when we noticed that she had her head down....we wondered if she had fallen asleep...On closer inspection...

Nope...just licking the cold metal!!  What a kid.

Auntie Em.

Finally got her out of the sled!

And onto a REAL sled!!  It took a couple of times around the parking lot but then she decided that she loved it!! 

Girls will be Girls

Here is a picture of my girls in May of 2011, so Tay is barely 2 and Jordan is about 4 months!!  

Here are the girls just a couple of weeks ago, Jordan almost 2 and Taylor almost 4!  If it's not apparent, they don't fit so well anymore!!  It took me a couple of tries to get them extracted.  I don't think they'll try it again.

Taylor and I were busy wrapping Christmas presents one day and as far as I could tell from across the room, Jordan was sitting watching the music that was playing on the tv....this is what I found when I took a closer look.  If you can't tell, she found my pin cushion somewhere and was meticulously placing them into the comforter!  I guess there are worse things she could have been doing!

Trains - Santa - Gingerbread Houses

A lady that I play basketball with invited us to her neighborhood where they put on a little Christmas program.  It starts by waiting in a garage that is decked out with a projector where you can watch Christmas movies while you wait for your turn.

Love ya Katie!!

 Then you board a little train that adults barely fit into!  You can't really see the train here, but Jord and Rob are sharing a car....a total of 17 of us fit on one train.

 The train goes through Santa's workshop and then there is a stop to see Santa.  Tay actually enjoyed seeing Santa this year, but still wouldn't tell him what she wanted.

 Jordan, on the other hand, barely sat long enough for us to get this picture!

We then boarded the train and enjoyed a nice tour of pictures depicting Christ's birth.  It was a fun night...thanks Candice!  A little later we got together with the Tuckers to decorate gingerbread houses.  I didn't feel up to making all the kids their own house, so they decorated gingerbread men and then each family did one house.  Here's Tay and Malia cheesing it up!

Lovely picture of Morgan!

I didn't exactly read the instructions for the frosting...so it was a little runny...but worked in the end!

I have to give credit for both houses to the Tuckers, especially Katie and Morgan!!  The Jorgensens weren't too interested in decorating!!  Thanks for a fun night guys!