Grandpa Chavez Book

Who gets to hold Ainsley?

All the kids get excited when they hear Ainsley wake up. This is how most mornings are with Ainsley... a race to see who can get her first.

Grandpa Ike

More pics of Ainsley

Here are a few more pictures of Ainsley and family when she was 2 weeks old. My friend Randi came to our house to take them. Ainsley was not cooperative so we're really happy we got some good pictures out of it. She looks happy, but she cried most of the time.

Ainsley's baby pics

These are just a few of the pictures that Whitney Baldwin took of Ainsley while she was out here visiting for Ainsley's baby blessing. Thank you Whitney!!

Grandma Baldwin surprised us with this beautiful blessing dress. Thank you!

Ainsley Joy

We were determined to have this baby 2 weeks early, which happened to fall on 9/9/09. My plan was to take castor oil in the morning after sending the kids off to school. (This worked for both Addie and Chase). However, this time around, it didn't work. Don't worry... I had a back up plan. I had scheduled a Dr's appt. that afternoon to have my membranes stripped just in case the castor oil didn't work. After seeing my disappointment, my doctor stripped my membranes and called in a favor to the hospital. He sent me on over to be induced.

Ainsley Joy arrived at 7:22 pm on 9/9/09

7 lbs 8 oz - 18 inches long



Addie and Chase missed school the next day and spent the day at the hospital with us.

I had hoped for and had several dreams about this baby having hair, but never thought it would be possible. All of our other children were bald. This is so exciting for all of us!

Breck and Ashley were so busy with school and after school sports that they didn't get to see Ainsley until we brought her home. (24 hours after birth)

Our first night home with Ainsley was quite tough for me. I tried my hardest to feed her before I went to bed, but she didn't cooperate. So I just went to bed knowing she'd wake me up when she was ready. At about 11 pm she had me up, but she kept me up until 3 am. All she wanted to do was eat. It's now 10 am and she's still sleeping. I'd better change me sleep schedule.

Tonsils and Adnoids removed!

Chase and Addie both had their tonsils and adnoids removed on August 31, just one week before school started. They did so good and we enjoyed one very quiet week at our house.

They enjoyed their ride out to the car in a wheel chair.

My Little Helpers

Chase and Addie are so excited for the arrival of their new little sister. Yesterday our family went to Babies -R-Us to find a car seat and stroller. We left the boxes in the garage knowing we had a couple of weeks still to assemble everything. But Addie and Chase just couldn't wait. They carried the boxes inside and began putting them together as soon as we got home from church today.

"Ta-Da"

My Baby Shower

Would you believe that this was my first baby shower? I felt a little spoiled having a shower for my 5th child but I'm grateful for such wonderful friends who attended. We're off to a good start for starting all over:) Thank you everyone!!

The Baby Room is ready!!

I know you can't see much with the sun glaring, but you can get an idea of how the room is set up.

The baby's room has taken over my office. This is the couch that was in my office and is now staying in the baby's room. I had to cover a couple of the pillows, they used to be burnt orange and gold.


This is the quilt, bumper pad, and pillows that I made. I sewed everything together, then sent it to my mom to have quilted. They turned out great.

Happy Birthday Chase!

Wow... 7 years old! The hardest thing about being pregnant is knowing that this cute little boy will no longer be my baby. Chase keeps reminding me, "I am not a baby anymore." But I still take every opportunity to hold him. I held him during church today, but he mentioned that the baby takes up a lot of his space.

We took Chase shopping for his birthday yesterday and the only thing he really wanted was to go to Build a Bear. Here he is with his new dog Fluffy. Oh, we even pulled his tooth today.

Girl's Camp

Ashley with her friends, enjoying some free time at camp.

Yes, I went to camp as well. Almost 8 months pregnant!! I was one of the photographers. Most people said I was crazy for this, but it kept me busy and got me one week closer to my delivery date. I have to say that I enjoyed camping more that I thought I would.


This was our team of photographers.



I was on my feet most of the day, sitting was uncomfortable. By day 3 my ankles and feet began to swell. The days were extremely hot and our tents were too hot to rest in. By orders of our camp nurse, I needed to put my feet up and rest. Still hot.... but the coolest spot we could find.

"Baby Belly"

I promised a few people some "baby belly" pictures. The one on the left is at 30 weeks and the one on the right is at 34 weeks!!

Basking in the Sun

No, this is not a dead rat! This is Tica, our dog, and she loves the sun. She'll sit by our back door as long as she possibly can to enjoy the sun that comes through the window.

My New Calling at Church

I was sitting in church today as I noticed Eden (left) wiggling her tooth. I leaned over to tell her that I had pulled 2 teeth of Breck's just a few days ago and that I would love to pull hers if she would let me. I never thought she would actually consider it. But to my surprise she said "yes". We walked to the girls bathroom before primary where we quickly pulled her tooth. Then after church the mother of Kaitlyn (right) told me that she had a tooth to be told. Kaitlyn was a little hesitant, but she agreed. I think that both Kaitlyn and I panicked as we heard and felt the snapping of her roots, but we made it quick and hopefully painless. There were no tears:)

Ketchup!!

We had asked Chase to take a big container of ketchup downstairs to the storage room. It didn't quite make it. Instead Chase began playing around with it and gave it a few kicks with his foot before it exploded! We had ketchup all over the floor.

Here's the BIG container of ketchup, we're glad it wasn't the whole container that spilled.

Here's the culprit! Cute little guy, all dressed up and ready to go to his 1st grade program. We were in such a rush to clean up the ketchup and still get to his program on time. He had ketchup all over his pant legs, but he said, "It's okay mom, I stand in the back row and no one will see my pants." Vaughn was so upset with the incident that he threatened Chase with not attending his program. Chase didn't like that and he cried and cried. For weeks Chase couldn't stop talking about his program. He said, "Mom and Dad, you are going to love my voice!" I heard this comment over and over in my head and knew that we couldn't keep Chase from attending his program.

How can you resist with a smile like this?