Jones William Campbell

I have been saying for months that I think the lil' one would be early. After going to the doctor on the 29th I changed my mind when he said I was not close at all. His due date was December 9th and they were going to induce on the 7th so he would share Poppa Jones' birthday. Lil' one had plans of his own and surprised us on the 2nd! It was a great surprise! Meet Jones William Campbell......he was born 2:11 p.m, weighed 8 pounds 2 ounces and was 19 1//2 inches long! I was also thinking he would be a 6 pounder since he was a week early but no.........he was a BIG boy!
Our little cutie!

Jones might be the best baby ever. He is so laid back and easy going. He is eating good, sleeping good and really easy to soothe.

Who are you when I'm not Looking...

My favorite song at the moment is by Blake Shelton. It is so good. So romantic. So true. So honest. It always gets me thinking. I think about everything me and Cody know about each other. How everyday we learn something different about each other. We aren't the same as we were at 20 when we met, we aren't even the same as we were at 24 when we got married. No matter how hard you try to know everything about your other half, you never get there. There is always something new to learn. How can someone stay so in love for so long when you fell in love with someone totally different than who they are today? That's pretty easy! It's finding that connection everyday, growing with your other half and getting to know him all over again everyday. I think every couple has a different way they reconnect everyday and it's so important to find it. Don't just go through the motions....you will wake up one day and think, "who in the world is this person I'm married too?"

I know when we go a couple days without that connection it stinks. Life gets too busy, or we are too tired, or just stupid stuff in general get in the way. I am thankful for a husband who understands how important reconnecting everyday is and we might have a day where we want alone time and do our own thing, but I couldn't imagine doing this weeks at a time or even years like some couples. I don't want to know everything about my husband, I want something new everyday to learn, to get to know. I don't want that time to come where we have nothing to talk about. I don't want to get stuck in a rut. I am glad we change everyday!

Happier than a Fat Kid in a Candy Store

We have had a pretty good week considering Luis is on vacation and Cody has double duty this week, plus doctor's appointment's for me, plus gotta get time in the stand:) I think Cody has been on edge for awhile because he hasn't been deer hunting in a long time. He didn't shoot anything last year, even though Jeff told him he could shoot pretty much anything he wanted, Cody didn't feel right about taking a huge deer in the high fence plus he had no luck at the deer lease in Jayton last year. He has gone out several times to sit and scout in the high fence for when Jeff comes and he has even gone to the back of the ranch to scout the low fenced native deer some just to see what he have coming in. He went out Wednesday in the low fence part, took the camera and his gun and was gonna shoot something that needed to be shot. Luckily for him this 4 1/2 maybe 5 1/2 mature 9 point comes walking straight in his camera view and he got the whole thing on camera! This is the first time he has a deer hunt on camera, that he filmed himself and it is actually pretty great footage! He isn't the biggest deer he has ever shot, but he is old, needed to be shot and he had a HUGE body. Cody had a time getting him in the truck by himself. I think he has watched the tape at least 10 times since yesterday:)

Since Luis is on vacation Cody has been feeding and taking care of the elk too. I have gone with him a couple of times this week but this morning I was feeling blah and didn't want to be bounced around in the truck:) He calls me about an hour after he left to tell me that the battery is dead on his truck and if I could meet him by the elk pens to jump him off. So glad I did not feel good to go with him the first time! That would have been a long 6-7 mile walk back to the barn for another vehicle and extra long with a 8 1/2 month pregnant person waddling for 6-7 miles!

Mission Complete