Mason's Reaction to His Little Sister

So Mason and Maya are 19 months apart. I suppose that explains alot of Mason's behaviors. I'll let the pictures tell the story.

Day 1: Mason shows some mild interest in Maya

But he'd rather smash things with the rolling basinet

Day 2: Mason interacted a bit better with mom and dad in the hospital room, but he was still hesitant to interact with his little sister. He cracked us up at first by staying in the background. As his visit went on, he started to "act out" and was trying to steal the show. Overall I think he's doing just fine adjusting to his little sister. Besides, let's face it, he wont remember life without Maya anyway.

Mason hiding behind the bed

Mason tellig Mama what he thinks about it all

Mason spent time calling his "peeps" to

tell them the news

He spent time with Daddy and Maya

But finally had enough and he just laid on

the floor with his bear, blanket and bink

The Story Behind Maya's Arrival

Maya Isabella

Maya Isabella Ontiveros was born on February 26, 2009 at 4:05 am. She was 19 3/4" long and weighed 7.9 lbs. That sounds nice and all but there is always a catch... and here it is.

We were scheduled to have a C-Section on February 26 at 2:00 pm; so when Linda woke up at 1:00 am that same morning and told me her water broke, I knew it was going to be a long day. Linda got up and called her sister to come over to watch Mason but it took a few times as the woman who constantly had her phone by her side just in case Maya came early, didn't have her phone by her side and we needed to call her husband's cell to get the message to her so that she could watch Mason for us as he was asleep.

We arrived at IHC's version of the Taj Mahal, THE IMC (Intermountain Medical Center) and we checked into Labor and Delivery at 2:00 am. We got a warm welcome from the staff and they got us in to the L&D room. Like how I know the lingo?

Notice the time?

Anyway, Linda was hooked up to all sorts of due hickeys and do-dads that monitored Maya's heart and Linda's contractions. I made the mistake of telling Linda after one of those contractions that it was a small one. It was small on the monitor, but I guess you don't say things like that to a woman in labor. We were happy to here that our doctor would be coming in to perform the C-Section. He must have heard that I was not going to pay him the last $1000 if he didn't show up.

It wasn't long before Linda was led to the OR and our doctor was cranking some 2Pac... ok, I asked for 2Pac but got Josh Groban instead. Linda was given the spinal and the anesthesiologist did an awesome job, reassuring Linda the entire time and providing us a very positive experience.

The surgery started and before we knew it, our doctor was showing us our little girl at 4:05 in the morning. She came out strong, kicking and screaming. She even began to scream while she was still in the womb, before the doc pulled her out.

Nice Head Cover... He's trying to win Brownie Points

Both mom and Maya are doing well. We were all very tired that first day but we are getting better as the days go on.

Introducing

Maya Isabella Ontiveros

7 lbs 9 oz

19 3/4 inches long

26 February 2009 4:05 am

ReCycle, ReUse, ReNew

I have the hardest time throwing working items away.., especially when they are in good shape and still working. I'll store them until someone will take them from me or I find a use for it. My husband calls me a pack rat..., but I just think that I need to keep these precious items 'just in case'. I mean is that really a pack rat? Or am I just being practical?

What ever the case. I've had this clock for well over a year sitting in my garage. It wasn't fancy. It was a plain wooden clock with a white back ground, but it was working and in great shape. I've tried to give this clock to my sister, my brother in-law and sister in-law, my girl friends.., the list goes on. I just wanted this clock to find a home because I couldn't throw it away. Dan tried to throw it away a few times while attempting to organize our garage, but I kept saving it thinking 'it's a good clock'.

In all my nesting craziness, I came across this clock again and came up with an idea for our little girl's room. I so wish I had a before shot for you all to see. I sanded down the vanish on the wood, sprayed it white, distressed it. I then found some scrapbook paper to match the room and some vinyl numbers and VOILA! A perfect addition for our little girl's room.

Does anyone want a stick of gum?

What can I say to this???

Mason has been into dressing himself. He tries to attempt his shirts which typically end up with his arm stuck in the head hole and his head stuck inside his shirt. It's not a pretty sight. He's actually been fairly good with getting his pants on by himself. This was his attempt today. Please note, that the running slicks he pulled out of the dirty clothes are put on over his PJ's. He's definitely a man of style.