Maddux Robert Bingham

This is the newest addition to our family... Maddux. He was born Mar 27th at 4:36 AM weighing 8 lbs. 6 oz and measuring 19 1/2 inches long. Already he is the most loved baby by his three older sisters who can't get enough of him. They all want to hold him and see what he is doing.

The delivery went well. My contractions started about midnight and were about 5 min to start with but not painful at first. At about 1:30 my water broke and there was meconium in the water so we went to the hospital. Got there about about 2:45 and my contractions were only just a few minutes apart. We got settled in the room and I ended up with the best nurse ever. One of my biggest fears was having a mean nurse so I had been praying for a good one. Not only did I get a good one, I got the Queen nurse of going natural. She had 10 kids all natural. She was so encouraging and understanding and showed us this pressure point that made it possible to endure through the end. The other nurses were so helpful as well and it made the whole experience wonderful.

I didn't know what we were having, but I was almost positive it was a girl. Steve had kept the secret and had done a great job playing coy! When the baby was born I remember asking " what is it, what is it?" They didn't answer me, but the doctor smiled and held him up. They had to rush him away to suction his lungs from the meconium and all I could say was "NO Way, I can't believe it's a boy!" He was just fine breathing and after giving him some oxygen and making sure everything was out of his lungs they brought him to me and I held him against my skin and was so excited and shocked that he was a he and not a she. He's beautiful and sweet and is so loved already!!

Fashion Guru Adventurer

Kiana has become so independent and loves to pick out each outfit she wears. She is still learning the concept of items that go together rather than just grabbing what she likes best that day. She loves to wear skirts with her pink leggings, but the shirt she chooses to go with the outfit rarely matches, but I love that she has her own style and has confidence in what she chooses.
Since we had gone hiking before, the girls, especially Kiana, have been asking to go again so here we are hiking up the red rocks. There were so many crevices to climb into and small bluffs to hike up. After a few minutes Emma and Kiana got over their fear of heights and just kept climbing all over. We had to reign them back in few times and remind them to stay close. Shay was even trying to follow them up the rocks and back down again. She didn't want to hold Steve or my hand, but had to make sure we were all together so she didn't miss out on anything.
I love seeing their adventurous side and see them exploring nature that is in own backyard. They were heart broken to leave and we only got them in the car with promises to return their soon and resume the exploring.