Week 4 / 1 Month

All warm and snug after my first bath.

Daddy's such a pro.

Wow, I can't hardly believe my little guy is already a month old. Boy how time flies when you're adjusting to life with a newborn. As I was trying to make up my mind on what pictures to post to highlight our week I happened to look at pictures of Hayden's birth. I was shocked and I have to admit a little saddened over how much he's changed already. He's quickly growing out of all of his newborn clothes and moving on to 0-3 months. Late last week we also gave Hayden his first real bath in the bath tub. He absolutely loves the tub, smiling and cooing the whole time. I can't wait until he's older and actually starts splashing around. Then on Memorial day Preston gave Hayden had his first feeding from a bottle. I'm happy to say they both passed through it with flying colors. which he took like a pro. Hayden also slept last night for his first full5 hour stretch (I was super excited for this milestone.) Now we'll see if we can make it more of a regular event.

Week 3 Pictures

Snuggling with dad

Our little dreamer

Laughing with Grandpa Eric

Hayden and Grandpa Eric

Hayden and Grandma Mary

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This week Grandpa and Grandma Dean came to visit for a few days. They absolutely loved meeting Hayden for the first time and spent many hours cuddling and playing with him. We also had our first week with dad working all week and are happy to report that we made it through.

Week 2

I was trying to post earlier in the week when I discover my camera with all the recent pictures on it had disappeared. Come to find out Preston had taken it to work and left it there. So, we're a few days late getting these pictures up. What to say about Hayden's 2nd week home: We had one last day with Rhianne's parents and we choose to spend it with a quick trip out to Tybee Island and exploring River Street. We decided the beach was the perfect place for our first family picture, now if the wind wouldn't have been so strong it might have turned out a little better but, oh well. We also tried going to a restaurant with Hayden for the first time, he was so good and slept through all of dinner. We we're sad to see the grandparents leave but, are looking forward to having Preston's parents come visit us next week.

Our first family photo

Hayden grabbing a quick nap in his favorite position.

Finally Some More Pictures

After many requests I have finally found a few minutes to get some more pictures up. We've spent most of Hayden's few days home now just adjusting to our new family life. Hayden got to meet and spend time with some of his grandparents, who came to visit and meet their first grandchild. All in all we can't get enough of our little boy and are excited to have him here.

Hayden with his BIRTHday cake from the hospital.

Hayden sleeping with daddy in the early morning.

Spending time with Grandma and Grandpa Holmes.

Snuggling down for a nap with mom.

Introducing Hayden Alden Dean

We are so excited to introduce our little boy Hayden Alden Dean. He was welcomed into this world by his loving parents today April 28th, 2009 at 1:41PM. He weighed in at 7 lbs 13 oz and 20 1/4 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing great and I'm sure we'll have lots of fun updates in the next few days as Hayden has all sorts of firsts.

Our little boy, Hayden.

Preston is such a proud daddy, he didn't want to leave Hayden's side even for a second.

Quick Update

I thought I would give everyone a quick update before we head out for the hospital. Not much has been happening here at the Dean home this month, or at least not as much as I wish would have. We thought that this baby was going to come early but, I guess he's just so comfy in there that he's decided to wait until the very end. So, we are going in to the hospital tonight where I will be induced. Hopefully everything will go smoothly and we should have our little boy here sometime tomorrow. We will try to post pictures and all the good info as soon as we have time. Thanks to everyone for your support and excitement!

Rhianne @ 39 weeks

We have entered the blogging world!

After much pressure from family and friends far from us we are finally joining the blogging world. As many of you know this is in anticipation of our little man arriving here in a few short weeks. We figured this would be the simplest way for us to keep everyone updated as to what's happening at the Dean home.


So. . . how are we doing: I am feeling pretty well but, am happy to know that the end of my pregnancy is near. As most of you know it has been a fairly routine pregnancy with no big news or events other than a move to Savannah and finally finding out it was a boy. Preston is staying busy with work, as they are still getting the unit up and running after the recent move and also preparing for their up coming deployment. I've managed to keep him busy in his spare time around the house as we've been decorating the babies room but, at last it is finished and waiting.

The most recent belly shot at 36 weeks.

Preston helping to set up the nursery.

Older belly shot at 32 weeks.

Baby's profile from ultrasound.