Bucket List

Fan Boat through the Everglades....Check

Watch out Hughes

Devan and Hughes playing hookie from the Conference.

Let the photo shoots begin

Our good friend Koi shared his photo skills with us again.

I love my boys

Monkey Joes

Every new big brother needs a special day all of his own.

What skills

Now that Jamis is a big brother he can climb up the big slides all by himself.


Just working on the drivers license now.

1st Bath

Jaxon was not a big fan of his first bath.

He always holds his hands so politely.

All snuggly warm after the terrifying experience

Jaxon Lee Griner

After much anticipation we proudly introduce
JAXON LEE GRINER !!!!

Our story begins on Monday Jan. 10 when my mother was due to arrive from Rapid City. Of course our little beach town has to have snow that day, closing the airport for several days. Luckily she was able to be rerouted to Raleigh and my knight in shinning armor came through as always and dared the blizzard after work to rescue her. 2 am they came trekking home, thankfully safe and sound.

We decided to induce me on Tuesday and I was admitted at 7 pm that evening. All night and all Wednesday I labored with very little progress. Every time the Doc came in I expected them to say, "Oh, wow. I can see the babies head! Be careful not to sneeze until I put my gloves on." Instead I got, " Well, no real change this time. Keep up the good work though." Because I had so much amniotic fluid I wasn't contracting as hard as I should've been. Wednesday night they decided to break my water to see if that would help speed things up. Talk about needing your galoshes and issuing a flood warning. Thankfully it helped...a little. Wednesday night was spent with me trying to talk everyone into just stopping everything and trying again in a month or so. Unfortunately, no takers.

Finally early Thursday morning I dragged myself across that ever so important 10 cm line and just when I thought the worst was behind me, I began the next phase...pushing. Now I had an epidural mind you, but seriously Ouch. I can't even imagine how someone does it without one. What was even worse than the pain was the fact that I was SO tired and hungry. 32 hours of not eating, not sleeping, and experiencing H**L had taken a real toll on me. An hour and a half later though our little miracle arrived and everyone was right.

IT WAS TOTALLY WORTH IT.

Jaxon Lee Griner

January 13, 2011 3:16 AM

7 lbs 10 oz 20 inches

Brothers meeting for the first time

What a big helper

Jaxon is amazing. He is such a snugly baby. I think he looks just like Devan. He has his eyes, nose, and hands. I've been teasing Devan that he looks like a little old man Devan. For some reason he doesn't see it.

We had to stay in the hospital a few extra days due to some blood sugar issues, but Saturday evening all was well and we were finally able to bring our little bundle home.

Going home.

Our adventure begins.....

Max

For the past several months Devan and I have been trying to decide what to do with our dog Max. Its been a struggle to find an apartment in Chattanooga who would take such a large dog and a dog of his breed, plus with the baby coming, I was nervous about caring for him and the boys. We finally came to the conclusion that he needed a new home.

It was really sad saying good bye, but we know that he is going to love his new home. He has new kids to play ball with and a big back yard to run in. We'll miss you Max.