He's HERE!!

Cohen Todd Kitchen
was born Saturday, June 20, 2009 at 9:05 am in Orem, Utah. He just couldn't wait to come play with us so he decided to come exactly a month early. He weighed 5 lbs. 10 oz. and was 18 in. long. He flew out with a full head of hair. (literally flew out....the Dr. had to jump back in his chair to catch him) The delivery was amazing...my dream delivery if there is such a thing. I woke up sat. morning at about 2:30 am feeling a little different but not know for sure if I was in labor. I watched the clock to find out my contractions were exactly 7 mins apart. I started getting so giddy and excited I couldn't stand it! I woke Brock up and in no time the contractions were 4 and 5 mins apart, or in other words I was movin' fast! We then sat for a few mins not really knowing what to do, so we decided we'd better get our bags packed. We were taking our time at first, having fun and getting so excited, but then I kept reminding brock "ok, now we need to hurry!" I had no idea how far into labor I was, when we got to the hospital I was mentally prepared for them to send me back home. Little did I know, they checked me and I was dilated to an 8! They hurried me to my room, gave me an epidural when I was at a 9, and a few pushes he was out! Such an amazing experience, and I loved every minute of it.
Cohen is the sweetest, most beautiful little boy I know and we can't keep our eyes off him!

On the verge of cracking a cute smile for the cam...

Dr. Weibell....one of the greatest men I know.

Victory....I made it!

This is one of my favs....Love the finger in the mouth.

The 'bink' is almost the size of his tiny head.

He was looking right at the camera for us.

Here are my sweet boys snuggling.

This is what Brock and I do in our free time now.

Mr. GQ already knows how to work it for the camera.
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We LOVE this baby boy more than we ever thought was possible, and are VERY proud to be his parents.

*Baby Shower in St. George*

Baby showers are awesome! Though I have to admit, I felt so guilty and a little overwhelmed cause we got HOOKED UP!! Big time. Thanks to all my amazing family and friends who came to support baby Cohen. Oh, it was just great. I was just happy to see everyone from my beautiful home town. I miss seeing people I know.... THANK YOU to my cutest sister in law EMILY for making the shower darling, with her cute games and decorations. THANK YOU to my sweet mama and mother in law for hosting and all that you did to make this happen. I am one lucky girl, and baby Cohen is one lucky little boy!

cute diaper cakes and advice box--thanks em!

 oh we're cute! {minus my chubby face}

Em is due in Dec. with her 2nd babe.

My girls from high school! So fun to all be together again.

I'm the fat one in the middle....ha.

We couldn't stop talking....high school reunion.

cute baby sign made by Em. Love her!!

My darling husband with all his diaper changing gear on.

That was his gift from the shower, and knowing him I'm

sure he'll use it a time or two. Love him!

Ready or Not....

Here comes Baby Kitch! We are getting so excited we can't stand it. We finally got our car seat and stroller (gift from mom and dad Mathews, THANKS!) and we also were given a brand new, darling bassinet from our sweet sister-in-law Brit (thanks a million Brit! Baby Kitch can't wait to sleep in it). So I thought I would post a few pics to show them off cause I am so in love with them...

Oh and.... we have been really liking the name COHEN. Cohen Kitchen has a nice ring to it... We're testing it out. Every time we talk about him we call him Cohen and it seems to fit so far! I guess we'll see when he comes out. *Hurry up and get here already Cohen! I'm not sure if I can wait 38 more days.... 

I'm so excited!

2 YEARS....Happy Anniversary!

I can't believe it's been 2 years! Time keeps flying by faster and faster. We got married June 9, 2007, but this year we celebrated a few days early. This year our anniversary is on Tuesday and we actually have a birthday class on that day, which I think is pretty funny. So we decided to celebrate on the weekend! Brock got off work early and it was my day off so we were able to spend all sorts of time together! That night we went to dinner at my all time favorite, Cafe Rio. Can't get enough of it and I have craved it all day long my whole pregnancy. My pork salad tasted extra good, probably cause we were celebrating. :) We then went and saw the 3D movie "UP". Very cute show, and so sweet to see it in 3D. What a fun night we had!!

sporting our sweet glasses for the show

pork burrito and tres leches dessert

pork salad.....OH YUM!

finished the whole thing.....oh course.

Happy Anniversary Sweetie! What an amazing two years we have had together. I wouldn't change a thing about it, even the hard times. They have only made us stronger and closer together. We have so much fun together and what can I say...we make a dang good team. Everything is better when we're together. You make me one happy woman, and I can't wait for you to be the best daddy ever! You still make me laugh everyday and I thank you for that. Thanks for being by my side always. I LOVE YOU. FOREVER.

Memorial Day weekend

Over Memorial Day weekend us and our posse took a little road trip to Sunny St. George....oh how I love it there! Our families are amazing- they fed us and hosted us way too well. THANKS a MILLION DAD and MOM! We had an absolute BLAST! Nice HOT weather and plenty of sun, Zion's, sleeping in, relaxing and having FUN from the minute we got there until the minute we left -- literally. That's one of my favorite things about our friends is we don't know how to stop having fun. We don't waste a minute together! I want to let my cute friends know how amazing they are. Words can't express- they are the best examples Brock and I could have in our lives right now. They are truly "family away from home" and we WILL be friends for life. THANK YOU CHAR, BENJY, MEL and REED. You mean the world to us. Here is a few pics to show you how much fun we acutally had....

ben, reed, brock, josh hiking the narrows

tough boys dominated Zion

golf lessons with Ricky Mathews - thanks dad!

my belly didn't stop me from golfing!

boys ready to dive off cliffs

check out josh floating horizontally in the air

crazy boys got tricky

SUPERMAN BROCK

no comment about this pic....yikes!

posse in the pool

boys layin' on the beach catchin' some rays

we love st. george!!

ShOuT oUt To ThE sIsTeRs

So I ran into this random picture on my computer the other day and thought I would give a SHOUT OUT to my darling sister-in-laws. YOU TWO ROCK and I just love you!

There's a first time 

for everything....

My belly is officially too large to paint my toenails. So my sweetheart husband gladly said yes when I asked him if he would paint them for me. Wow, does he love me or what?! I was quite impressed how great of a job he did...a lot better than I ever do. Thanks Sweetie!! My feet now feel pretty again.

Well done!

oh and here's a 31 week belly pic

Scootin' at the Park

The other day Brock and I decided to take our razor scooters to the park to have some fun. We found our new favorite park! It's so sweet. It's huge for starters... Has nice sidewalk all around, lots of different paths to scoot on.. It has little picnic pavilions all over.. A great playground for kids, and also a sweet swing thing that spins in circles.. A pretty pond with tons of ducks, even baby ones swimming behind their mama.. It has a green house.. Plenty of clean bathrooms.. Soft very green grass and beautiful landscape. Gosh, what more could you want at a park!

ready to pop a wheely

 evil knievel

sweet spinning swings

pretty flowers

prego lady trying to balance on her scooter, not so easy.

Women's Conference @ BYU

here we are! Lis & Lon & Mamas

smootch from mama...LOVE HER!

had to get a 'funny' of lis & lon

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *This HAS to be one of my favorite traditions that we have made in the last couple years...Girls Weekend @ Women's Conference @ BYU with Mom, Loni, and Tammy. All our classes we went to were just perfect for us. Gave us plenty of HOPE for the future. Since Loni is my sister and Tammy is like my second Mom, it's kinda like a family affair! As close as it can be at least. I had such a great weekend, and I miss Loni and Tam like CRAZY now that I don't see them often. One day we'll live in the same town again. One day... Mama, Lon, and Tam- Thanks for having such a fun weekend with me! I loved it so so much. Can't wait for next year!

 

 WICKED @ capitol theater in slc

WOW! All I have to say is WOW! Brock, my sweetie, got my WICKED tickets for Valentine's Day this year at Capitol Theater in SLC. Let me just start out by saying Brock and I are not "play people".... WICKED KNOCKED OUR SOCKS OFF!! Capitol Theater is such an amazing place to see any play I'm sure, but that's not what made the play so amazing. For one, the plot of the play is just great, very entertaining, and for two the actors that were chosen were OUT OF THIS WORLD! I'm positive they couldn't have been any better. We couldn't listen to the Wicked soundtrack on the way home because the voices on the cd just couldn't do it for us anymore. At intermission, Brock and I stood up SPEECHLESS, looked around the theater and realized everyone else was the same way. Those of you that have seen it or have read the book (which doesn't come close to the play, sorry) right before intermission was the scene Defying Gravity. Need I say MORE? Amazing. Absolutely amazing. After the play, I think the first thing Brock said to me was "when we are old and rich, we WILL have season tickets to Capitol Theater". I agreed. So thanks WICKED for turning Brock and I into "play lovers"!