New Addition to Zimmerman household...this time it is the real thing.

Welcome baby Connor Wesley Zimmerman, born 11/09/09 at 2:24pm, 7lb12oz & 20 inches.  Our family is doing well and enjoying time together.  Carson loves his baby brother and is very protective of him. Any time Connor cries, Carson is right by his side telling him "It's ok Connor!"  With our new addition, we're just trying to adjust to life with two children.

Connor preparing to come home from the hospital.

Carson giving Connor a kiss for the first time.

Carson holding Connor for the first time.

Our first family pictures.

Daddy and Connor.

Mommy and Connor.

Nana and Papa with their great grand children.

Grandma Gail holding Connor.

Carson rock'n out to guitar hero!!

New addition to Zimmerman household... not a baby though :)

Ever since our trip to the pumpkin patch and Carson's death grip on the bunny he has talked about bunnies and I have considered getting him one... so while we were out trick or treating at the stores yesterday in a moment of insanity I bought him a bunny! He is so cute!! His name is BeBo- BeBo is a word that Carson used to always say and we could never figure out what it meant. He would use it in a phrase to tell us what he wanted, but we never figured it out... so it's bunny's new name. Carson loves him, but I think I love him more :) Here's a few pics of BeBo and of Carson as the doctor for Halloween.

Finally updating!

The family members who don't have facebook have been asking for pictures...so I decided to post some pics of our pumpkin patch fun.

The baby is due in the next few weeks, but I am currently dilated to 3 cm and contracting pretty frequently- so I am hoping it will be soon! I am feeling/looking HUGE!! I am sure once baby comes I will think about how easy I have it now- but I am miserable!

Here's a few pics of Carson helping make daddy's birthday cake:

Terrible two's in ful force!!

I don't know what has gotten into Carson lately but he is on the verge of driving Steve and I to the looney bin!

Carson has been throwing spitting and screaming fits about EVERYTHING! He literally will spit all over himself over things like the ball not being in the exact position he wants it in. A few days ago he threw a fit from the time he woke up to the time he finally went to sleep.

We have tried 'time out' in the naughty chair, he has gotten a spanking and we have tried just totally ignoring him. Time out seems to just enrage him even more. The spanking worked well for a few minutes, but I feel like I am a hipocrite when I spank him and tell him not to hit immediately afterwards.

I am so anxious to see what his behavior is going to turn into when the baby comes... if he thinks he's starving for attention now- he is in for a rude awakening! We are trying to enroll him in a preschool/childcare program a couple days a week where he can be exposed to other children and get acquainted with not having the adult's undivided attention!

Any advice on how to deal with this 'phase' would be greatly appreciated!!

Update....

Thanks for reminding me to update Kristy-- it's been a busy week for sure!!

First of all, Carson's surgery was successful!! He officially is through it and doing well! It was very stressful right after his surgery, we were in the room immediately after he woke up from anesthesia and he kept choking and holding his breath. I picked him up and held him in my arms- at first he just melted into me, then he got painful and started thrashing around and at one time he held his breath from the pain until his lips turned blue and his oxygen level dropped to 68% (should be 100%)... so I freaked and grabbed the oxygen mask from the nurse's hand... thankfully it only lasted seconds until they gave him some iv pain medicine. Kids are so brave a resiliant... he has bounced back beautifully! He only needed pain medication in the first 24 hours and he has adjusted very well. The area is still bruised but looks great!!

I had 10 days off work to 'take care' of Carson and since he has recovered so well we have had a busy few days! Steve and my 5 year anniversary was 5/22 so we tried to spend time together and celebrate on Sunday by spending the night at Kah neeta- Steve went golfing while I got pampered at the spa- it was much needed relaxation for both of us!

We took the boat out on Friday and Carson had a blast!! He absolutely loves the water and the boat! He wants to drive it all the time and sits in my lap saying 'weee' the whole time! Here's some boat pics:

Carson with grandpa!

Here's a few pics from Steve and I spending time with Randy and Traci riding ATV's on saturday- it was really fun, but VERY dusty!!

ps. I am currently 15 weeks pregnant, Steve is still adamant about not finding out the sex of the baby, we'll see if I can stick to it in a couple weeks at the ultrasound appt. :)

Surgery

As many of you might remember- when Carson was about 4 mos old the drs discussed him needing surgery to rebuild his tubule that holds his testicle. Well... the time has come and we are going to send our little guy into surgery on May 19th. He also has a hernia in the same area- so the surgery will consist of fixing the hernia, reconstructing the tubule, and circumcision revision (because it was NOT done right). Our poor little bubba's man parts are a mess :)

Think lots of happy thoughts and send prayers our way on the 19th- I am REALLY nervous!! Today at the dr's office I was getting my blood drawn and I burst into tears talking to the nurse about it! (OK, some of the emotion is crazy pregnancy emotion) I really wish at a time like this that I did not work in the healthcare industry and was not exposed to the things that could happen. I have such empathy for parents whose children spend so much time in and out of the hospital- I feel so blessed that we have not had to deal with this on a greater level!!

Carson's ABC Song and more...

Sorry its been so long since we've updated the site. Lots of fun and exciting times in the Zimmerman household. In case you havent already heard, we are expecting our 2nd baby this November. Im trying to convince Tiffany to wait it out until birth to find out what it is. So far, she has agreed...but lets see if she's still in agreement once she is capable of knowing.

We're now living in Prineville OR and slowing adjusting to a completely different style of living. Its quite a culture shock when you're so used to having a Target, Safeway, Fred Meyer or Mall around. When McDonalds is the town's local hang out, you know you're in stickville. However, thanks to our very helpful and supportive family, they are making the transition worth while.

The ABC song, well Carson's version. HA!



Future NBA superstar practicing early...

Here we are at the newport aquarium...

This was a few weeks back after washing the cars. Carson thought it would be fun to splash around in the mud puddles....every little boy's dream. In case you need a Carson translation...in the video he is saying "eee, orrr". Translation, 'three, four'. Its his way of saying "one, two, three..." and throwing the ball.

It's official... We're moving (again!)

Well, as many of you might know we have had a large turn of events in the last few months! Steve's job has been a roller coaster lately! It has been a week to week possibility that he might not even have a job! During all of this we conemplated moving to central Oregon to be close to my family and live what we call 'the simpler life.' I ended up applying for a couple RN postitions but after the largest healthcare employer announced that they were affected by the economy and in a 'hiring freeze.... I figured it was a sign that we weren't suppose to move.

Then... a week ago I got a call that I was invited to an interview at Bend Memorial Clinic urgent care, during the interview they asked me to help write new protocols for faster patient care and aid in some admin decisions/implementations. I pretty shocked since I am still considered a 'young' nurse- but I put a lot of thought into it and everything started falling into place! Right before I left for my interview Steve's job offered him a secure position in another department where he will be working from home everyday- so here we are getting ready to move to Bend :)

For the time being we are going to move into one of my grandparent's rental properties in Prineville until we figure out what to do with our home in Vancouver. Right now our plan is to keep our home and rent it out... we got our house for a great interest rate and hope to keep it as an investment and or somewhere we can come back to if we have to.

I know this is a LOOOONG story, but a lot has happened for our family in the last month and we hope this will bring a new beginning for our family. We are excited to expose Carson to things I got to do as a child like: fishing, riding atv's, riding horses and living life at a slower pace :)