The Tucker Family

13/365 - First Major Injury

2012-02-03T05:52:00.000-08:00

12/365 - Loves of my life!

2012-02-02T21:22:00.000-08:00

11/365 - Saturday Morning

2012-01-28T17:11:00.000-08:00

10/365 - Bedtime story!

2012-01-26T19:36:00.000-08:00

9/365 - Awards!

2012-01-25T19:52:00.000-08:00

8/365 - Friends!

2012-01-25T19:49:00.000-08:00

7/365 - Breakfast

2012-01-25T06:08:00.000-08:00

6/365 - Disney on Ice!

2012-01-21T12:48:00.000-08:00

Getting ready to go to Disney on Ice with Grandma, Papa, and Emma! So excited!

5/365 - Ice Cream Cone

2012-01-21T12:46:00.000-08:00

4/365 - Sweet girls?

2012-01-19T19:34:00.000-08:00

They put up a good front...

3/365 - Speed Racer

2012-01-18T06:11:00.000-08:00

Speed Racer

Day 2 - A Dog's Life

2012-01-17T06:03:00.000-08:00

365 Day Photo Challenge!

2012-01-16T09:17:00.000-08:00

So, life has gotten in the way of me updating our family blog on a regular basis. In order to do 2012 right, I am goign to attempt the 365 photo challenge. In this I am suppose to post one photo everyday for 365 days!

Wish me luck.

Day 1 (January 16, 2012) - Breakfast

Updated Photos of Kiddos...Finally!

2011-06-27T15:32:00.000-07:00

California 2010

2010-10-17T11:30:00.000-07:00

Here Comes Trouble

2010-07-25T11:29:00.001-07:00

Trace's Birthday Party

2010-06-29T07:18:00.000-07:00

Meredith's Wedding in Seattle!

2010-06-13T16:27:00.000-07:00

Emma Is HERE...and 5 weeks old!

2010-05-01T10:08:00.000-07:00

Emma James was born on March 26, 2010 at 8:51PM! It was a very fast and easy delivery and she was as beautiful as we had imagined! We have been so busy that I haven't had anytime to post photos so here are some from her birth through 5 weeks! Trace is adjusting well...he loves her (sometimes too much) and always wants to help. We are very proud of him and how well he is doing with this whole thing. Emma is doing great!!! She is npow sleeping in her crib at night from about 10:30 - 3:30am. We couldn't ask for much better :) We cannot wait for the rest of the family to meet her in June at Aunt Meredith's wedding! I will try to do better at updating this blog, but be sure to keep up on my Facebook Page it is so easy to upload photos on there and we do often!

Less than 10 weeks before meeting our Baby Girl!

2010-01-17T07:41:00.000-08:00

Last night Trace decided he wanted to build a fort. Matt bought me a Snuggie for Christmas this year, and Trace is completely OBSESSED with it! Needless to say, we had to build the fort with the snuggie and then he wanted us both to get in. Its fairly difficult for me to get into the fort, but Matt was made to get down in it. I cannot believe Trace is 18 months old! He is growing up WAY TOO fast! I want him to stay my baby forever...obviously that cant happen :(

Joking with Daddy

Christmas 2009!

2009-12-28T07:34:00.000-08:00

Trace moves into a Big Boy Room!

2009-12-22T12:30:00.001-08:00

Last night was Trace's first night in his BIG BOY BED! After a little crying, he finially settled in and slept all night. Here are the pictures from him getting ready to go to bed!

Very Excited!

Tuesday morning, Trace waking up nice and rested at almost 9AM....he looks older don't you think!??

We are so proud of our little man! Let's keep up the sleeping for ah 17 more years....

Emma - I think we're ready for you!

Trace Update!

2009-10-20T11:09:00.000-07:00

Well our little guy is almost 16 months old...so hard to believe! Everyday he is doing new things and learning new words! His favorite things to say are "Papa" "Lawnmower" "More" "MesMes" (which is what he calls Maisel) and SOOO many more. He is learning his colors, already knows all his body parts, and basically repeats everything we say and do. He would love to spend ALL of his time with his Papa, but unfortunately for him he has to come home with us at night :) He loves to push his lawnmower around and help vacuum the floors.

We had a wondeful vacation in California and Trace just loved it! The ocean, the birds, the sand, and just running wild! Aunt Linda spoiled him and took him to Toys'R'Us and let him pick out anything he wanted! He picked out a lawnmower and vacuum. He also got a lot of warm clothes for our upcoming trip to Cloudcroft! While he was there he fed birds everyday....here is a small video of this...http://qik.com/video/3111096 He loved running on the beach with his Papa and Grandma and Daddy. He is such a big boy, with a big boy attitude!

He is such a funny kid! I think he is going to be a great big brother. He has two babies at grandma and grandpas during the day, and he LOVES them! He is always pointing to my belly telling me that its the baby. I guess we wil see in a short 22 weeks (or less!).

This Friday, we find out what we are having. Everyone thinks its a girl, but I am not sure. We will be excited either way. If its a boy it will be great to have them that close together and the fact that we already have everything will make it just that much better! If its a girl, it will be different since Trace is all boy and thats all we know. It will be a new nursery, new clothes, and new toys! I know ill get into the spirit of shopping once we know :)!

I hope everyone is doing well. We hope see and/or hear from you all soon! I will do my best to keep this updated more often! I will post pictures when I get home today!

BIG News!

2009-08-20T14:38:00.000-07:00

Over the last several weeks we have been so excited about the news we got on July 17th. Aside from getting my very first speeding ticket (blah) I found out we will be welcoming a new addition to our house next March. As of today I am almost 9 weeks and doing fairly well. We are so thrilled it worked out as we planned and that I will be having the baby at the end of the school year instead of during the summer!

This time around is very different than with Trace. I am showing much sooner, already considering putting on maternity clothes, I feel sick and have been unable to mow through casseroles like I did the with the boy, but I think I have found my stride. I have a feeling this will be an interesting pregnancy!

Trace is doing well and is enjoying lifting my shirt up in public places to tell me that there is a baby in my belly. He has learned to give closed mouth kisses and tell us no. He likes to hit the TV with his golf club and bite the dogs. Anything and everything that is crazy. Little boys are so much fun.

Happy Birthday Trace!

2009-07-01T08:15:00.000-07:00

Today marks the one year birthday of our little baby boy! At 5:17AM July 1, 2008, Trace blessed us with his presence. He is such an incredible boy and the GREATEST thing that has ever happened to us. Everyday I count my blessings for this miracle. Thank you to all those wonderful people who have helped make this year as fantastic as it has been.

Trace One Year (32 photos), by Rachel Tucker

2009-06-21T15:02:00.001-07:00

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2009-05-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

Trace's First Baseball Game!

2009-04-27T11:38:00.000-07:00

Trace went too his first baseball game on Friday night to watch the Dbacks play the Giants! He absolutely loved it (for the first hour and a half). He even had his little buddy Logan join him for the game! Logan and Trace have been buddies since birth. Logan is almost exactly a month older than Trace and I work with his mom Natalie. Logan also joins Trace at Grandma and Grandpa's everyday for some good ole' babysitting. These two are a handful now that they are mobile!

The game did go a little late for these two boys and the fussiness started to set in, but fortunately I was able to get a few cute shots before it was time to go. Below are just a couple of pictures of them watching the game and having fun!

What's a post about Trace without a dirty face picture??

Hope that photo gives everyone their dirty face and fat baby fix!

Watching the game like a big boy!

Loves to walk!

Logan trying to catch a foul ball - :) kidding, just giving his buddy a nudge

How cute is this?? They are both watching the game!

Dad is showing Trace where the ball went...

You can't see it in this picture, but he is dancing to the music they are playing!

Love those eyes!

Staci turned 30 on Friday! Before the game we made a quick stop in to say hi!

Our good friends the Honeycutt's! Aren't they the cutest!?!

The birthday girl herself...and Katie

Dad and Trace
Trace is helping Kel read the menu and then he is going to help her eat whatever she orders!

Crazy Boy!

2009-04-08T12:25:00.001-07:00

Happy boy loves playing with Grandpa! Here a few quick shots I got yesterday with my NEW CAMERA! For all who did not get his 9 month update he is almost 24lbs and 31 inches! Big Boy!

I am now taking pictures part time!

2009-04-06T09:51:00.001-07:00

Be sure to check out my new blog at:

www.racheltuckerphotography.blogspot.com

Pass it on to your friends and family!

My 25th Birthday!

2009-04-03T11:14:00.000-07:00

On March 23rd I turned 25 and Matt, Mom, Dad and TJ all took me out to celebrate! Matt rented a bus to drive all of us into town for some dancing and drinks at Grahams Central Station. We had a blast and I cannot wait until we all get to go again! Here are the (very) few photos we got from the night.

Kelly and Tesha

TJ riding the bull...

Still going...

Mom and Dad!

Me attempting to ride the bull...not happening

Melissa napping on the way home...

Dad with his little man before heading out!!

Dad and I on the dance floor...we had a great time!

Jason and Michelle...first night away from baby Abby!

Thanks to everyone who came and made that night so special. I wish we would have got more pictures on our camera but we were not think of taking pictures during all the fun. Mom's camera had some so I will be sure to get those and post as soon as possible!

While we were in Vegas...

2009-04-01T10:59:00.001-07:00

Matt and I had an opportunity at the beginning of March to get away together and leave the little man at home! Since Trace spends ALL his time with Grandpa and Grandma, we thought they deserved a break from watching him and so we called in reinforcements...MeMe, DeDe, and Nana! It was so sweet of his MeMe, DeDe and Nana to offer to come stay with him! Below are some pictures that Nana took while we were gone. As you can see they did make him work a little...

Working hard in the yard...

Hanging with Meme

Hanging with Nana

With his DeDe

Of course Grandma and Grandpa came by often to visit, they of course cannot go without seeing this little guy for too long. We had a great trip and are so lucky to have such a wonderful family all around us. He had a great time and wants them all to come back SOON!

Basketball at the Park and Trace 9 Months

2009-04-01T09:30:00.000-07:00

Spring is here...

2009-04-01T06:29:00.001-07:00

I went out and took some pictures of the blooming flowers in our backyard. I got a few good shots and thought I would share them with everyone. Matt works very hard on our yard and so this is my tribute to him and his hard work!

Watch Out World, Trace Is On The Move!!

2009-03-03T07:53:00.000-08:00

I do not have a lot of pictures of Trace crawling, we do have a video that I will post ASAP. Things have been crazy around our household and there has been little time to update this blog or upload any videos!!

Our little baby is now 8 months old weighing in at 22.5lbs and 30 inches tall, he is a big boy! He eats anything and everything and is growing like a weed. He has learned how to creep across the floor to get things he wants, and most of the time, shouldn't have! He has developed quite the personality and loves to do funny things to get people's attention. Although he can crawl, he prefers that you hold his hand and let him walk. His big belly makes it kind of hard for him to lift himself up to crawl easily.

He recently got in his second tooth and I believe he is working on his top teeth as well!! It is fun to watch him eat food that he has chew because he pushes it to the front where he can bite down. As Katie tells me on a regular basis, "he is gifted." Ha.

Matt and I are taking a short vacation together this weekend to Vegas! We are so excited but anxious about leaving our little man for the first time. Fortunately he will be in wonderful hands with MeMe and DeDe and Nana all here to watch him. Not to mention Grandma and Grandpa right around the corner. I am sure there will be no issues, just a few tears from mom as she gets on the plane! We are planning on setting up a webcam so I can see my little bundle of joy each day we are gone and then it will open it up for future telecommunication between families!

I will attempt to update this blog more often in order to keep everyone up-to-date on current happenings at the Tucker Household!

Smile!!

Trace is offically in charge...

2009-02-08T08:12:00.000-08:00

As Aunt Linda says to me every time I speak with her, "Who's in charge at the Tucker house" Well folks, the answer is Mr. Trace Matthew! He is a terror in his walker, grabbing, touching, pulling, and chewing on pretty much anything he can his hands on! He is 7 months old, has one tooth, and is also working his hardest on becoming mobile without the use of his walker (Eek!)

We went to the park yesterday and took a few pictures. Pesky kid won't look at me when I take pictures outside but hey, he is cute anyways!!

He fights us on taking pictures of his tooth but here is the "best" shot we got!

How about them CARDINALS!!!!

2009-01-19T12:52:00.001-08:00

We're going to the SUPERBOWL!!!

6 Months Old!!

2009-01-17T17:58:00.000-08:00

Or little baby is growing up so fast!! On January 1st, Trace Matthew, our baby who was born just yesterday, turned 6 months!! Aside from the fact that he is 20.5lbs and 29inches tall, I feel like he was born just yesterday...here are a few pictures from the park and in our backyard. He is becoming so observant that he won't even look at me while I take his picture when we are outside or in public!!!

Christmas in Phoenix 2008

2009-01-04T16:52:00.001-08:00

Christmas in Texas 2008

2009-01-04T16:31:00.001-08:00

Umm...my feet go where??

2008-12-30T20:34:00.000-08:00

Festivus 2008

2008-12-29T09:22:00.000-08:00

Sometimes our child just WONT sleep!

2008-12-27T21:38:00.000-08:00

Its hard to stop him when he is being funny...tonight was one of those nights when he just wouldn't go to bed! Fortunately for us, around 10:30PM he knocked out...maybe now he will sleep in! I'm not going to get my hopes up, he will probably be up at 6AM. He's kind of pesky like that! :) Here is a quick little taste for all those who do not get to experience this Trace on a regular basis! Not the best quality but still entertaining!

Thanksgiving...I know, its alittle late!

2008-12-23T16:12:00.000-08:00

Trace Does NOT Like Applesauce....

2008-11-25T18:12:00.000-08:00

First Time in a Swing

2008-11-18T13:21:00.000-08:00

Halloween 2008

2008-11-01T09:17:00.001-07:00

Who loves Halloween!?!? NOT Trace!

Is that a Guns-Up??

Video of Trace

2008-10-30T20:12:00.000-07:00

Trace playing in his walker...

Showing Love for Mommy's Wildcats!

2008-10-26T14:50:00.001-07:00

After watching Daddy's Red Raiders play, it was time to change jerseys and put on some U of A Wildcats and watch them play USC! Even though his cheering definitely helped the team, he didnt make it to the end of the game...that's ok though, no one wanted to see that anyways!!

How cute?!?!

October 2008

2008-10-25T11:48:00.001-07:00

Trace loves watching football on Saturday's with his dad! He is starting to laugh at us when we look at him...I think he is already making fun of us! Uh Oh!!

Matt, Dan, Trace, and Evan

Trace Likes to sit quietly for everyone BUT Matt and I!

Evan giving us his big boy smile!!

Serious face

Watching football like always....

Guinness just hanging out! He's so cute!!

Big Boy in his walker!!

First Time Eating Cereal from a Spoon!!

2008-10-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

Founders Day in the Copa!

2008-10-12T08:34:00.001-07:00

Saturday was Maricopa's 3rd annual Founders Day at Pacana Park! Unfortunately the weather was nasty and therefore Trace had to watch the fireworks from our backyard. He LOVED watching them and it was exciting to see him acknowledge the lights in the sky! Cannot wait for next 4th of July!!

Nana and Tony Visit Trace 9-27-200

2008-10-12T07:12:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Trace and his visit with Nana and Tony!

Trace visits his dad's hometown! 10/5/2008-10/7/2008

2008-10-09T19:48:00.000-07:00

Trace's First Trip to New Mexico 10/3/2008 - 10/6/2008

2008-10-09T19:33:00.001-07:00

What a great weekend in New Mexico! Matt, Trace and I had the opportunity to go spend the weekend in beautiful Cloudcroft, NM with the Tucker's, Wheatley's and Holt's! It was fabulous and a nice break from the 105 degrees here in Arizona! We look forward to meeting there again next year!!

3 Months Old!!

2008-10-09T19:09:00.000-07:00

Trace turned 3 months old on October 1st! He weighed in at 16lbs and 26 inches long. He continues to be in the 95th percentile for height and weight. Obviously he is a BIG boy. He is already eating us out of the house and he only eats formula and breastmilk! I posted some pictures I took of him the other night with my NEW camera! Our other camera kind of broke and with all the pictures I take, we needed a good one. Expect to see a lot of pictures!

Sticking out his tongue!

Posing!

Showing off his muscles

Guinness will be 6 on October 12th! Cannot believe how fast those years went!

Ozzy

Maisel

Serious face

Sitting up by himself for the first time!!

First Trip To California!

2008-09-21T15:29:00.001-07:00

Labor Day Weekend!

2008-09-21T15:17:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since I have had a chance to post any new pictures so I am going to do my best and catch up now! Below are pictures from Labor Day weekend and our BBQ. There are also a couple of the visit from MiMi and DiDi that weekend as well! Trace was 2 months old in this photos and when he was weighed in on September 2, he weighed 13 1/2 lbs and was 24.5 inches long! Was in the 95th percentile all the way around! Such a big boy and we are excited for his 4 month appointment so we can see how big he has gotten!!

Evan looking through the cabinets

Sleeping on DiDi

Aunt Kelly and Trace

All smiles!

Mom and Trace (Trace is wearing his adorable outfit from Blake and Sarah Roder! Thanks guys!)

Dad and Trace!

August 2008

2008-08-25T09:29:00.000-07:00

Trace is growing so fast that we continue to forget to post pictures of him! At the end of this month he will be 2 months old! Where does the time go!!??! Everyone told us that he will grow up so fast that before we knew it, he would be graduating college. Seems like that is right around the corner. Trace is doing very well and growing like a weed. At our one month appointment he was 10lbs 4oz 22 inches long! We are almost positive that he is about 12 pounds now and over 23 inches. We have our next appointment on September 2 and will know for sure. We had an exciting milestone last week...on August 20th Trace gave us his first social smile! He doesnt smile all day but he will give a smile if you give him a reason!! The pictures I am going to post are from the end of July and the month of August.

Hope everyone is doing well! Hope to see you all soon...

Well Fed!

Trace First Time Swimming

2008-07-22T12:08:00.001-07:00

Trace turned two weeks and we decided it was time to teach him how to swim! The water was so warm and felt more like a bath for him. He LOVES the water! Below are some pictures of our swim!

Grandpa and Trace

Matt thinks this hat is a girls hat...but he needed the sun blocked out!

More swimming with Gramps!

Showing mom how my belly helps me float!

More Photos!

2008-07-13T13:33:00.001-07:00

More of our beautiful baby!

Welcome Trace!

2008-07-10T11:47:00.001-07:00

Our baby boy is FINALLY here! Trace blessed us with his presence on July 1, 2008 at 5:17am. He weighed 7lbs 4oz and was 20.5 inches. Much smaller than we expected, but let me tell you, I could notbe happier that he was the size he was! :) It has been a LONG few weeks for us and we are finally happy to be able to get some kind of routine started. For those who did not know how things went I will give a short run down of what we have been up to.

We went in for our routine weekly check up on June 26th only to find that my blood pressure was very elevated 160/100. Our doctor then sent us to Labor and Delivery to get things checked out. We went there and spent about 6 hours in triage and my blood pressure came down but then decided that they wanted to induce me anyways on Friday evening. We were so excited at the thought that we were going to have this little baby possibly Friday night! OUr excitement was followed with disappointment when 3pm Friday came and they called and told us not to come in because they were booked! Needless to say we were reallly disappointed! They told us we were on call until the hospital was not full.

On Sunday at 2pm we got the call! We were thrilled and packed everything up and headed to the hospital. We did a series of cervical creams and dilated from a 1 to a 3 and started having contractions 4 minutes apart...then they sent us home at 2am! We were so upset!!! They instructed us to go to the doctor in the morning to check my blood pressure and see what they said about another induction. My blood pressure was back to normal and they told me to go home and wait it out. I was so upset that I went home to pout!! As i was sitting on the couch pouting, i decided to go upset stairs and take a nap. When I stood up I felt a pop and a gush of fluid left my body!! My water broke! We then franticly got our bags in the car, gave the dogs a kiss, and drove to the hospital. Contractions started in strong and I was so ready for an epidural by the time we got to Chandler Regional. They put me in triage and I was NOT HAPPY! After I screamed and tore off my monitors in pain, they decided to give me a room :)

Within 10 minutes of being in the LDR I had my IV and epidural in. Fortunately for everyone (other than Matt) they didnt have to be around me when I was in pain and losing it and they got there right after I got the epidural. The night seemed extremely long but we were lucky enough to have several of our friends and family come help us pass the time and it made things a lot more fun. Our room was the party room! After everyone left, around 12:30am, the doctor came in and told us that the baby was not taking well to the pitocin and they were going to do one more round and if it didnt work, they were going to have to do an emergency c-section. This was so upsetting and i prayed that it worked and the baby was ok AND it did! I dilated from 5 to 7 and then 7 to 9 and at 3:30am I was a 10! I got my second wind and was ready to start pushing at ten until 4am. It was difficult but when he came out it was all worth it! He popped out at 5:17am and our life was forever changed! He is beautiful and we could not be happier!

We have been so busy with our little bundle of joy that we havent been able to post any pictures or update our blog. I guess I could do it when I am up all night, but then again I had a few minutes now. We hope that everyone gets a chance to meet our little miracle soon. He is amazing and doing very well. We went to our doctor today for another weight check. He loves to eat and it was proven today when we found that he had gain a pound in less than a week. He is now 7lbs 8oz! He is growing up so quickly :) !

Below are some pictures that I was able to post. We have more and I will get them up soon. We have our newborn photo session tomorrow and cant wait to show everyone those photos!

35 Weeks and Counting

2008-06-03T13:40:00.000-07:00

Time has flown by and we are offically in the home stretch! On June 13 we go for our LAST two week appointment and then its on to EVERY week visits because our little bundle of joy could join us at any time! At our last ultrasound, Baby Trace was weighing just less than 6lbs and on his way to being a big baby! Everything appears to be developing normally and he is on track. We are hoping that he will show his face at the end of June/ EARLY July! We will try our best to keep everyone updated on the most current happenings with our little one and with how I am progressing. I am about 35 and 1/2 weeks along and looking forwarding having the baby out with us soon! Things are very hot in Phoenix and I am VERY uncomfortable!

On a fun note, my friend Natalie had a baby on Monday, June 2, 2008 at 6:03AM. Her baby, Logan Karl Johnson, weighed in at 8lbs 7oz 21 inches long. Matt and I had the opportunity to go visit them yesterday and now we are even more anxious to meet our little man! He is adorable and we are so happy for Natalie and Chad. I will post a picture as soon as I can get one!

During our visit we had the opportunity to scope out the new hospital Mercy Gilbert and were VERY impressed! I think we have decided that we will deliver there under normal circumstances! As long as we can make it the additional 8 miles past Chandler Regional, that is the hospital Trace will be born at! Hope that all of our friends and family will be able to come visit us once the baby is born.

Lastly, Matt and I have offically finished the nursery! Mom and I also got all the newborn and 3-6 month clothes washed and ready for little Trace. Our hospital bags should be packed and ready to go by this weekend! I am attaching some pictures of the nursery. Hope everyone will get an opportunity to come out and see it in person soon!

31 Weeks!

2008-05-04T19:21:00.000-07:00

It has been a while since we have had the chance to post pictures on here or even update everyone, so I thought I would put a few. Below are some pictures from what we have been up to recently!

We had the opportunity to watch 2 of our very close friends get married in Brenham, TX on April 11th. We are so happy we could make it!

Here is a picture of me at 30 weeks! Only 10 weeks left!!

May 3rd was Matt's 30th Birthday and I decided to make it an all out bash! I hired a band, bartender and had ti catered! The Band we hired was awesome and we cannot wait until we have another party that we can hire them for! Matt also had an incredible surprise when his two good friends, Jay and Scott, surprised him by dressing up like Cartman and Stewie to surprise him for his birthday! At the bottom I have uploaded a couple of videos, one of the end of Jay and Scott's performance when they surprised him and one of the end of the band playing and singing happy birthday! (I was a little late with the camera both times but thought they were worth sharing!

The Band OLDsKOOL

Some of the girls hanging out at the bar!

People hanging out listening to music...

Matt and Jay

Dion, Prebble, and Dad

Matt and I attempting to dance...i think I am getting a little too big to dance at this point!

Jay and Scott revealing themselves to Matt!

The band singing happy birthday!

All in all it was great party and we are so happy many of you could attend! It means so much that you all could come out and celebrate with us.

We have 9 weeks left in the pregnancy and got to the doctor on Tuesday for them to measure him again! We have to see if he has moved out of the 97 percentile or if he is still huge! We will post those ultrasound pictures as soon as possible.

24 Week Ultrasound

2008-03-24T12:52:00.001-07:00

Just got a chance to post these...isn't he just the cutest!!?!? During the ultrasound he was playing with his feet and having the best time! So glad to see him move around so much. Also had a ton of people there to support us and see Trace for the first time! We also found out that Trace is measuring in the 97th percentile...meaning he is a big boy!! =) I'll post a video later!

Hand up by the face

Little Feet

Long leg!

Playing with his feet!

San Francisco and 25 Weeks!!

2008-03-23T17:49:00.001-07:00

Hi everyone! I know we haven't really had a chance to write and/or update the blog much lately, but we have been soo busy! We just recently got back from our trip to San Francisco, somewhat of a "Babymoon" and we had the best time! I will add more photos from that trip later. I have attached a couple below: one of me in Chinatown, One of us at the Wharf, and another of us at a look out point by Golden Gate Bridge. We took a ton of pictures and cannot wait to share them!

Hope everyone is having a wonderful Easter and enjoying their weekend. Today I hit 25 weeks! Matt and I cannot believe we have only 15 weeks left before we will have a little one running around! I also attached some pictures of me from today...i'm really starting to out grow my regular "pre-pregnancy" shirts!

24 Weeks 1 Day in Chinatown

At the Wharf

Golden Gate Bridge

25 Weeks!

Nursery and 22 weeks!

2008-03-02T16:48:00.001-08:00

We finished painting the nursery and are so thrilled at the way it turned out! Lots of puppy paws running all over the room and Trace's name written above the window! JUst need some more decorations and a few more piece of furniture! 22 Weeks today!

Belly Bump 22 weeks 1 day!

They can go anywhere in the house but they just want to be in the one place they are not allowed!

Paw prints all along the window and on to the ceiling!

Some more cute paw prints

Trace's Name Steciled on the wall

A shot of the ceiling

Matt and I (22 weeks...i'm really starting to get big!)

21 Weeks and Counting...

2008-02-28T11:20:00.000-08:00

We have successfully made it to 21 weeks and 4 days! Due to a little mishap on Monday night with a playful (giant) puppy I had to make an appointment on Wednesday night to get everything checked out. Fortunately, everything is GREAT and we had the opportunity to have another ultrasound to check on the little guy! He looks better than ever and you can now see his facial features! I am so beyond excited to meet him and Matt is feeling the same way. We have been showing off the ultrasound pictures like they are baby pictures! It is so amazing to see him in 3-d and have the opportunity to get a glimpse at what he is going to look like! His lips and nose seem to be developing perfectly and he is measuring right on track...due date between July 6th and July 13th! I will attach the ultrasound pictures below and a new belly bump picture tomorrow! Hope everyone is doing well. Cannot wait to see everyone soon! Matt Favor and his Fiancee are coming out next Friday (March 7th) for a long weekend! We haven't seen Matt since the wedding and have never met his Fiancee so we are very excited for that! Matt and I are off to San Francisco on March 17th - 20th and then Austin for Blake and Sarah's wedding April 10th - 13th! We are hoping to have the baby shower the last Saturday of April...I believe that is April 26th. We will send out information as soon as we know anything more! We will continue to do our best to keep you updated on the current happenings on our little Trace!

Profile 21 Weeks and 3 Days

Hands up at face! You can see lips, nose and eyelids! =)

5 Months!

2008-02-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

Well, we did it! We finally made it to 20 weeks and are really starting to get excited! Not much else to report, other than my growing bump...below is a recent picture when I was about 19 weeks 1 day. Hope everyone is doing well. Thinking about having the shower in May or the last weekend of April.

Dad, Matt and Jon are painting the nursery today and we decided to go with blue AND green with little brown paw prints on the walls. We also ordered the rest of the playful puppy set and will be putting up the wall paper when it arrives! Pictures will be posted tomorrow!

19 Weeks 1 Day

Let the shopping begin...

2008-01-31T16:33:00.000-08:00

Well we went out right after we found out we were having a boy and bought our crib and dresser. I also had the opportunity to get the bedding we really wanted!! You can see it in the pictures below. We also learned that adults dont go in cribs as demonstrated by dad and Jon. Thanks to my brother TJ we have also been given instructions for raising a baby. They have been posted so everyone that will be in contact with our baby can read and fully understand them. They can be found at Baby Do's and Don'ts

Also, Matt and I have picked a name and our little one's name is Trace Matthew Tucker! We are too excited and are so anxious to meet him!

IT'S A BOY!!!!!

2008-01-26T06:53:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was such an exciting day for us! We had our second ultrasound and found out we are having a baby boy!!! We could not be more thrilled. Everything checked out amazingly and all the right parts are in the right places. The tech everything looked fantastic! The heartbeat was 137 and all the heart valves are working properly and doesn't look to be any problems! We are so fortunate to have a doctor who does 3D ultrasounds for each appointment which gives us an amazing view of our little one! We also found out we are a little further along than we had previously thought. We are not 15 weeks 4 days we are 17 weeks exactly! Our due date has been moved from July 17th to July 6th! Since the changes were less than 2 weeks the doctor basically said it will be anytime in between those two dates and our little boy could just be BIG! Either way they have told us to go with the 17 weeks...

We are going shopping today to look for somethings for the nursery. So exciting that we can pick things out now that we know the sex! I think this is the bed we are going to be getting:
I absolutely love the idea of doing a puppy nursery! Anyways we are off into town. Below are the pictures from the ultrasound. I tried to put descriptions below each picture. Hope everyone is doing well! We will be posting a new belly picture soon!

Sucking Thumb

Pelvic bone and lower spine

Profile

Hands up at face

Knees bent

2D shot of spine and him arching his back

Just hanging out

Hands up at face

Spine

Side profile

ITS A BOY

Here is a short video of him. He was jumping around and being really playful for a long time and then when we started recording he stopped. If you watch you can see his hands moving to his mouth and then lifting his head turning away from us.

14 Weeks 4 Days

2008-01-19T09:22:00.001-08:00

Last night was Katie's 30th birthday and our 14th week and 4th day of being pregnant. Obviously my belly is really starting to show and being pregnant is actually becoming fun and worth it! I am not longer feeling sick in the morning but the baby is going through a HUGE growth spurt and therefore I cant stop eating! Doing my best to keep it as healthy as possible!

Our next appointment is January 25th...should just be a regular monthly check up and we will hear the heartbeat again! At that appointment we will schedule one for about 2 weeks later to have an ultrasound! At that appt. we should be able to find out the sex! We are so excited...Matt is going crazy.

With all our excitement, many of our good friends are experiencing some of their own! Nate and Shelly Moses just delivered their first little girl, Colbie Lee Moses, on January 9, 2008.

Congratulations to Nate and Shelly!

On Friday morning, January 11th, we received another exciting call, Jay Young and his girlfriend delivered their little baby girl Kennedy Paige Young!

Congratulations Jay!

Just a short 25 weeks and we will have our own little one. We will keep everyone posted on check up and ultrasounds! Hope you are all doing well!

13 Weeks!

2008-01-08T20:10:00.001-08:00

Well we have made it to 13 weeks and working our way to 14 weeks! Within the last couple of days my stomach has really popped! I am actually starting to look pregnant and it is very exciting! I am scheduled to go into the doctors on Thursday to hear the baby's heartbeat. We havent had the chance to hear it since our 8 week check. Needless to say, I have been a little anxious and needing a little reassurance. Hopefully we will get that on Thursday! We also will be finding out the sex at the beginning of February. I will post a picture of the bump tomorrow.

11 Weeks!

2007-12-18T19:12:00.000-08:00

Well we have made it to 11 weeks and it is starting to show. Everything has been going smoothly and I am happy to say I think I have found ways to avoid being sick in the mornings. I am doing much better waking up in the morning without my coffee and my kids (now that they know I'm expecting ) are starting to help me more than driving me to the point of insanity. Festivus was a success and we are looking forward to next year. I am posting some of the pictures from the event below. Start thinking of your grievances for next year!! I also am posting the picture of me that Matt took the other night. I'm wearing a tight shirt so it is really showing my bump...

Looks like baby Tucker is starting to show!

Beautiful Sheeba getting ready for Festivus.Brutus is getting ready to start taking things off people's sweaters!

The boys in their lovely sweaters...

Susan and John...Susan won for the Ugliest Sweater!

The girls and me!

The Pole...

10 Weeks and time for Festivus!!!

2007-12-15T10:43:00.001-08:00

Today is the Festivus Celebration! It is also the tenth week of our pregnancy! Everything seems to be going as it should, with a few days of morning sickness this past week. I was pretty excited a couple weeks ago to think that those days were behind me only to have them return. =( Oh well. Tonight is our Festivus celebration and we couldn't be more excited! All of our friends and family (in AZ) are joining us to eat, air grievances, and participate in feats of strength. We also are making this a bad sweater party. We will post some pictures later this weekend of both the party and my newly formed belly!

Baby Tucker 9 Weeks 1 Day

2007-12-10T08:24:00.000-08:00

Hello All!

Matt and I have decided to set up a blog to keep everyone in the loop about the upcoming addition to the Tucker Family! For all of you that have not heard, Matt and I are currently expecting and are a little more than 9 weeks along! Although the pregnancy came as a shock to us, we could not be more excited about everything that is to come! During this time it is important to Matt and I that our family and friends are kept up-to-date on recent happenings. As many of you know, I have been struggling with a horrible cold since we found out. Fortunately, I have managed to get through that and the baby seems to be doing great.

We had our first appointment on November 30th where we had the opportunity to see and hear the baby's heart beat! It was very exciting and everything looks like it is going well! Our heartbeat was recorded at 174 and the baby measured 1.36cm. I am attaching our pictures from the first ultrasound. Our next one is scheduled for the end of January and we should be able to find out the sex at that point!

We hope all of you will continue to check for updates. I will start posting some belly pictures of myself once we get back from Texas for Christmas. At that point I should be out of the first trimester and really starting to show (not that i'm not right now!).