SO MUCH to catch up on!!!!

Wow, I cannot believe how fast time has flown by! Our little boy is 9 weeks old today, and so much has happened since my last posting. Cache had his 2 month doctor's appointment this past week, and he is doing wonderfully! Here are some fun facts about our little one:

He is now 12 lbs 8 oz

He is 23.5 inches long!

He LOVES being outside

He has really good control of his head

He really likes to stand (with help, of course)

He has started smiling (as you can see from the pictures below)

No laughs yet, though

He is FINALLY starting to sleep through the night 5-8 hours at a time

He likes to splash in the bathtub

He went to his first baseball game

He loves his daddy

He smiles at himself in the mirror

He babbles and coos constantly

He recently discovered that he can put his hands in his mouth

He LOVES his crib mobile

He misses his Grandmas very very much!

We just love him to pieces

He is such a blessing and words cannot explain how lucky we are to be his parents. He is an absolute joy and has brought us more happiness than we could have ever imagined. Here are some photos from the last month of our life. Enjoy!

Love- The Three of Us

Cache, Grandma Linda & Aunt Holly

Cache was blessed by his Uncle Robert, our good friend Tyler
& Kyle's high school baseball coach

Our first family photo

4 generations: Cache, Kyle, Willard (Kyle's dad) & great-grandma Hammond

Cache, Mom and Grandma Dawn

We keep waiting for a laugh to come out... but no luck!

Getting his first baseball lesson from daddy

Most likely the youngest fan at the stadium! Go Rockies!!!

Our first hike as a family

Standing in front of Cache La Poudre River

(wonder where dad got the idea for his name?)

Staring at ourself in the mirror

The Best Valentine's Day EVER

Well, here he is! We are proud to announce the arrival of our son, Cache Willard Hammond. He was born on Valentine's Day at 6:02 pm weighing in at 8 lbs 6 oz and 20 inches long. He was delivered by c-section after a long labor made it apparent that his head was a little too big for momma to deliver on her own. He is a happy, healthy baby and mom is recovering well! He is such a blessing and a wonderful addition to our little family. Words simply cannot describe the love we feel for him. He will be three weeks old already today, and he is changing so fast!! We have had a lot of family in town these last three weeks to help us out, and wonderful friends that have been bringing by much-appreciated meals. Here are some photos of the last three weeks, we hope you enjoy them as much as we do! Thank you for all of the love, support and well wishes, we hope everyone is doing well!

All our love- Kyle, Ashley & Cache

Meeting momma for the first time, just minutes after delivery

Sweet baby boy

Hanging out with daddy

Enjoying story time with great-grandma

Nap time with great-grandpa

Fort Collins Baby Shower... 8 months and counting!

Well, so far so good! We are 37 weeks and counting! Last weekend my mom came up from Colorado Springs to help throw a baby shower for my friends and coworkers here in Fort Collins. We had so much fun, it was a great turn out and I got to catch up with a few friends that I have not seen in awhile. My mom surprised me by flying in my grandma from Arizona for the weekend.... SO SWEET!!! I cried when I saw her, I just don't get to see her as much as I want to. She hasn't really been able to see me during my pregnancy, so it was really nice to spend some time with her. The weekend went by way too fast, but she's coming out again once the baby is born... which could be any day now! We are now seeing the doctor weekly, and awaiting the arrival of our little one anxiously. I have had to cut down on my hours at work, I can now only tolerate about 4-5 hours at a time without getting cramps... fun stuff! Here are some pictures of the baby shower, we had a really great time!



Thank you so much to everyone for the wonderful gifts for our new addition, it was so nice to see everyone! A HUGE thank you to my mother for the shower and for flying grandma out for it!



Love, Ashley and Baby

8 months prego

4 generations!

Baby Hammond is my mom's 1st grandbaby and my grandma's 1st greatgrandbaby!

My best friend Leah, who comes to everything! =)

Getting ready for the party

Merry Belated Christmas!

Sorry for the belated Christmas update, things have been a little crazy lately! Kyle and I spent Christmas in Utah with his family this year. It was nice to be able to see them, it had been a few months and we have an adorable 7 month old nephew that is growing up way too fast!!

Here are some photos from the trip.

Wyatt was IN LOVE with my belly, but he wouldn't tell us whether he would be getting a boy or girl cousin... shucks!!!

Wyatt hanging out with Uncle Kyle

Mom and Dad-to-be Christmas morning



Uncle Kyle decided that Wyatt needed to have a donut... nice parenting skills honey!

Our adorable 7 month old nephew, Wyatt

We just had our 34 week doctors appointment last week.... everything is going well and baby is measuring normally. I cannot believe how fast time has gone by! After next week we start seeing the doctor weekly. We survived our first childbirth class this past weekend, lamaze breathing and all! Kyle wasn't too impressed with the breathing, but we learned a lot and got to take a tour of the birthing facility in the hospital.

We are getting anxious about the arrival of our little one, and we are trying our best to get everything ready. Kyle has developed a complex about the name of our kid if it is a boy... He was pretty set on Lane Willard, but decided over Christmas that he likes Cache Willard just as much. Now he's just hoping that it is a girl so he doesn't have to choose! Kyle put together the stroller and installed the carseat today... kind of "set it in stone" for us I guess, though I am sure our two dogs will not be impressed when they realize that they are going to have to share the backseat with a carseat now!!

Baby is a movin' and a shakin' these days, making me more and more uncomfortable with each passing day... I am definitely ready to move on to the next phase!

Grandma-to-be is coming next weekend to throw a shower here in Fort Collins for all of my friends and coworkers, I will be sure to post those pictures in a more timely manner!

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season!

Love, Ashley & Baby H

Baby Shower #1 - Colorado Springs, CO

Mom & Dad

I'm not hiding one under my shirt... I promise!!

My dad's bowling-ball-baby

Baby & Me

The "Diaper Cake" that my mom made me... so cute!!

Me and Grandma-to-be

Kyle and I FINALLY got some time off together this week and were able to go to Colorado Springs to spend some time with family. We both have to work on Thanksgiving, so we decided to do an early Thanksgiving with my parents and go down for my little brother's "Sweet 16".... and my mom threw me my first baby shower! Busy busy busy weekend!! We had a lot of fun bowling for my brother's birthday, playing games with the family, watching movies and relaxing. The baby shower was fantastic, and I got to see a lot of neighbors and family friends. I even got to reconnect with a "long lost friend" from high school that I haven't seen in 9 years.... so much fun!!!

This Thanksgiving week marks the end of our little one's 27th week... 7 months here we come! Time has gone by so fast I just know that he or she will be here before we know it! The baby moves all the time now, and has started it's ritual of keeping mom up at night, something that will continue for awhile I am sure! I am feeling really good, just starting to get more and more tired as I get more and more uncomfortable. I am finally starting to be noticeably and definitely pregnant (YAY!!), and I no longer have to try to convince people how far along I am, though I still get a lot of worried looks and "You are so small!" reactions. If that is your reaction to the pictures as well, be assured that my doctor is not worried at all and the baby is doing wonderfully! My belly measurements are perfectly normal for now!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving, more to come later! Thank you again to my mother for the fantastic baby shower!

Love, Baby & Me