Introducing.........

Moses Robinson Hafer

Born Monday, October 11, 2010 at 9:59 p.m. weighing 9 lbs 1 oz and 20 1/2 inches long at the Family Health and Birth Center in Washington D.C.

Of course I have my nine pound baby without drugs and my six pound baby with them. Just kidding- I actually LOVED my Birth Center experience. I loved the calmness of the Birth Center, I loved that I could do whatever I wanted and how I wanted, I could eat (I didn't really eat cause I didn't want to- but I COULD have if I wanted.) I LOVED the tub- best pain relief ever- I loved using my hypnobabies, which worked wonderfully up until the end; and most of all I LOVED my wonderful birthing team- Drew, my mom, Kirby, Page, and my AWESOME midwives Sierra, Erica, and Candace. It actually makes me cry every time I think about Sierra and the help she was and this amazing experience we had together- I definitely could not have done it without her. I also couldn't have done it without Drew and my mom and sisters- they all took turns pouring water on my back or belly while in the tub and were there to do whatever I needed. Drew was amazing- such great support and help, I love him so much. I was in labor for about 16 hours- started having contractions at six in the morning and my beautiful baby boy was born at 10 that night. I have to admit that my labor was quite a bit longer than I was expecting. I also had a TON of back pressure for the last while of my birthing time- I had a pretty huge head down there for a long time and my water wasn't breaking- no hypnosis or epidural could have helped me with that. But Sierra broke my water- I got back in the tub and Baby Moses was born 37 minutes later. His head had been crowning for a long time and I was so confused as to why it wasn't out yet- I stayed really quiet outwardly while pushing, but the whole time I was yelling in my head, "WHY ISN'T HIS HEAD OUT YET??? WHY IS THIS TAKING SO LONG?? OK NEXT PUSH HE'LL BE OUT. NO?? OK NEXT PUSH. I CAN SEE THE HEAD WHY ISN'T HE JUST OUT YET???!!" His cute big head finally did come out and I pulled that baby boy up to my chest more relieved and happy than I think I've ever been in my life. When I held that chubby baby to me I looked at his head and chunky body and thought, "Oh! That's why it took so long." I couldn't stop laughing when they announced he was over 9 lbs- so shocked. But, he was perfect. He is perfect. I am so in love with my little boy. It's crazy to me that this was all over a week ago- it feels like it was yesterday and years ago at the same time. I've been amazed with both of my babies at that instantaneous love and familiarity you have with your baby. I can't remember life before Moses was here and feel like he's always been a part of my life. He's a sweet, good baby too- eats like a champ- I think he nurses about every 2 hours during the day. He sleeps well at night though. Just like his sister was he's already very alert and aware- but I think he's more mellow than her. And Valentine looooooves "baby brudder." We try to tell her his name is Moses but she will only call him baby or brudder or both. She always asks if she can "hold it!?" and is constantly showering him with kisses. I am so grateful for my darling little family- for my husband who is a great dad and for the two gorgeous babies we created.

This is probably mid-birthing time- awesome Halloween nightgown huh?
The tub truly was the best thing ever- everyone there laughed at my huge sigh of relief when I first got in.
Using my hypnosis during a contraction- or "pressure wave" I should say. Thank you Hypnobabies!
Drew smiling at his new little boy.
Pure joy.
Skin on skin contact while mom got out of the tub.
First family shot.
Awesome awesome awesome aunt/midwife Sierra.
Check out that chunky guy!
Some rest at last.
Could he be anymore darling??
Love love love him.

Happy Birthday Drewdy!

Whoah. My cute husband just turned 30 on Saturday. He thinks he's ancient, but I keep telling him that since most people think he looks like he's actually 15 he doesn't need to worry about getting old. I still can't believe that we've been together almost 5 years (married for 4 in Dec.) and that we're about to have our second child. So crazy. And so awesome. Here are my ten things I love about my Drew:

1. He's so supportive- like with the whole Hypnobabies classes- so not into it at first, but did it because I wanted to and had a good attitude. (and now he's just as into it as me!)

2. He's a worthy priesthood holder and has used that priesthood to help and bless me when I've been in need of it.

3. He is the father of my two beautiful babies- he and Valentine are two peas in a pod, they are so much fun together and I can't ever get enough of seeing Drew as a father and how much Valentine loves him. I'm very excited to see him with our new little boy.

4. He is always encouraging me to be better, whether actively or by example.

5. He gets along so well with my family- he fits right in with the Hansens and Casillases. When we were dating I knew that he was a man I could marry when he met Merry for the first time- he was so easy and nice and cute and fun and natural with her. And he still is- they are pen pals now and Merry always refers to him as "Drewdy."

6. I know I always say this but he's so funny. No one makes me laugh like he does and he has that quality that I didn't think existed in anyone but my dad in which he can make me laugh and feel better no matter how terrible of a mood I'm in- he never fails and handles my crazy emotional hormonal .... craziness.

7. I love his face. His hair was insanely long for a while and he just got it cut and I realized, whoah, I haven't really seen his face because of his hair, it's so nice to be able to see it again. I love it.

8. He makes me feel pretty- which isn't so easy when I'm 10 months pregnant and HUGE and look like a gross boy. Somehow Drew manages to find me beautiful and through that make me feel beautiful.

9. He is a hard worker- I hate his hours with Domino's but he does his job well and works hard for us, our little family, and I so appreciate that. He also works hard when he's home to help with V and me and our needs- GREAT husband.

10. He is my Drew. He is unique- a man unto himself, I've never met anyone else like him and know I never will- he is strong and fun and smart and very opinionated and good humored and outgoing and honest and loving and I love everything about him that makes him Drew.

I love you Drew Dear! Happy Birthday Drewdy!

Over it.

I'm SO over being pregnant.......

.........but I do have to say that this never gets old:

(pause music playlist first)

Hansen/Hafer Family Extravaganza

Ok, so we had a wonderful, long trip to Paris and London. So, instead of writing a long thing about the trip, I've put up some of my favorite pictures and will caption them to tell you all about our lovely European vay-cay.

Valentine was a trooper and in general was actually pretty good considering all the billions of things we dragged her to and around. However there were quite a few times she'd get an attitude and give us looks such as this one.
Drew and I outside the Musee D'Orsay- LOVED it. Beautiful museum with beautiful artwork- it was mainly French Impressionism. The best.
Twinners. Kinda creepy how much they look alike sometimes.
The Hafers at Le Tour Eiffel.

I'm pretty sure that I had french onion soup everyday while in France. Delicious.

Sacre Coeur. Best view in the city.
The Hansens at the Eiffel Tower.

Valentine kissing/making out with me.
I adore these two.
We loved our crepes while in Paris. Yum.
Valentine gets LOTS of kisses.

Valentine loved her ice cream. Like I had onion soup everyday, Valentine had ice cream at least once a day. Everyday the whole trip.


She did like it when she got to run around and have free reign. She also liked it when there were big crowds of people to wave/talk to. There were tourist buses picking up and dropping off right where we were eating and the whole time Valentine was waving and yelling, "Hi Body! Bye Body!" (she means everybody when she says body).
Sometimes when she'd fall asleep in the stroller or was watching a movie on her ipod in it we were forced to give her some cover for some privacy.
There was a lot of coke drinking on this trip.
In honor of Grandpa Ed.
Napoleon's tomb.
My favorite thing about France was the sky. Breathtaking.
My other favorite was the bakeries. I had a croissant or chocolate croissant everyday. This place was the best. The best thing I ate the whole trip was a warm croissant from this bakery. I would eat it everyday for the rest of my life.
V's new favorite game- putting her dress or shirt over the person's head that is giving her a shoulder ride.
My cute daddy.
This gelato from "Amorino" in the Spanish Quarters was DELICIOUS. I only got it once but, Jordan got it I think three times. The best flavor was caramel. MMMM.
They made the ice cream look like pretty flowers. Delicious and pretty.
Cute siblings at the Louvre. We were much happier as a group outside the Louvre than inside. You hear about how big it is, but you don't even know. And tons of people. And lots of stairs. Not fun with a stroller. Or a teenage boy. Or a big pregnant belly.
"One of these is not like the others...." Drew's quote and unanimously the highlight of the trip. We all miss this man who was hanging out with an Asian tour group.

Micah is apparently a thug now.
Notre Dame.

The stain glass at Saint Chappelle was amazing. One of my personal highlights.

We all way hearted the Laduree macaroons.
Especially Valentine.
This is V on the grounds of Versailles.
Our favorite part of Versailles, and consequently the whole trip was Marie Antoinette's darling living quarters. It was a whole composition of these little Dutch looking cottages around a beautiful scenic pond with flowers and trees and lily pads and a little bridge and a little farm. We all want to live there. We will create our own Hansen/Hafer compound that looks like this for us all to live at.
Um, the chapel at Versailles was also gorgeous.
It's just so CUTE.
This is the only shot of all of us together. We wanted a whole family picture, so Page pointed out a couple that she heard speaking english. So I went up and asked the man (who was taking pictures so I could trust that he could handle a camera) to take a picture of all us together. He replied, "You bet!" and sure enough it turned out that he's the Mayor of Saint George, UT and of course LDS. What are the odds?
Oh that sky. And that palace. I think I might let Drew move us to France.
PREGGERS. I actually handled the trip quite well. I will say that by the time we got to London I was quite burned out and would return to the hotel in the afternoons to let V nap and me rest and read. But I was good. I would get a little frazzled/annoyed when Valentine would only let me hold her or would throw fits and I was the only one who could handle her- I think it wouldn't have been as stressful if I wasn't prego as well, but those occassions didn't happen too much, and overall it was a great experience. At least we did this trip before there's two. Yikes.
Hahaha. When we left the hotel this day Page forbade anyone to take pictures of her because she was wearing the same shorts as the day before and didn't want anyone to notice. So of course we took a picture of just her shorts.
The Opera House. It still makes me want to cry a little bit that I didn't actually go with my mom and sisters to it- it didn't work out the first time we tried and then I decided to go to the Rodin sculpture garden with Drew and V instead (which was wonderful and I loved it). The ceiling of the Opera House theater was a huge Chagall mural.

And they had a display of tutus from the French Ballet. *tear.

Paris Je T'aime.

This is Oxford- one of our stops on our day trip outside of London. I have to admit that I was actually not looking forward to Oxford, I thought it would be boring, but it ended up being one of my favorite parts of our London segment of the trip. We toured some of Christ Church at Oxford and the buildings and the whole town were just magnificent. Beautiful. I LOVED it.

The gardens EVERYWHERE in London/England were gorgeous. I wish it looked like that here.

Valentine was more into her cereal bar than Oxford. I think 90% of our pictures of Valentine form the vacation are of her eating.
She just couldn't be cuter. I was so lucky to have my whole family helping out with the Stinker. Everyone was so GREAT and NICE about pitching in and taking turns with her. I love them.

Valentine would have totally really eaten this if it was real.
Like I said, we all loved our ice cream while on this trip.
This actually is probably my favorite picture of the whole trip. This is up on the ramparts of Warwick Castle, which I heard was worth going up just to see my Mom while up there. For those of you who don't know she has a terrible fear of heights. I didn't go because I was busy taking Valentine to the Princess Tower.
"Pin-see!" Valentine was soooooo happy to see the girls there dressed up like princesses and at the top of Princess Tower she got to dress up like a princess. She was in HEAVEN. There is a picture of her dressed up, but it's one we bought, so I'll have to scan it, but it was hilarious. We did also buy her a crown and a wand- which she's already broken. Go figure.


London was so beautiful in some parts. I loved the cute older houses/flats with ivy and flowers.
Churros for Micah at the Portobello Market. It's a huge flea market once a week with tons and tons of vendors and BILLIONS of people.
This was a pizza place with a funky little car in the front window. Those funny Brits.


Big Ben.
The Tower of London. Also awesome. Our beefeater told us some great stories- even though it was raining the tour was fun. The best part about London was always our tour guides- Paddy, the Beefeater, and the guy on our London Sightseeing Bus- those British tour guides are so cheeky.