Baby Boy is here!

On Saturday we got to finally meet our new bundle of joy! Jasper Mark Lovejoy was born at 7:43am after 5 hours of labor. He was 20 inches long and 7lbs. 14oz. The hard part this time was going into labor at 2:45am. With both the other boys I went into labor at 5 am. after a full night's rest. It really made a difference, but once these things get started there's no going back...! It's amazing how different three boys can be. First there was Jack who was super tiny when he was born (6lbs.2 oz.) and you could just see his personality from day one. I'll put a picture up of him at 6 days and you can see what I mean. Then there was Noah who came two weeks early weighing in at 8lbs. and suprising us with his red hair. He's just been a cuddler and such a sweet second child (with some feistiness of his own of course). Even his interests are different, he's the one who loves stuffed animals and all kinds of construction trucks and vehicles while Jack loves to play combat (especially Star Wars). So, along comes Jasper...with his thick brown hair, rounding out the rainbow for us I suppose (I couldn't help but post this picture of my ridiculous monkey hat that I made for the hospital:). All along while I was pregnant with him I wondered at how much he moved around. Some nights I would get a little motion sick by all the movement...it kind of had me a little worried! So, forgive me if this is too graphic, but when he was being born, his head popped out and when my midwife stuck her finger in his mouth to sweep it, he BIT her and wouldn't let go! She gave a yelp of surprise and Mark laughed! Hm...not sure what to think of this yet.
But, nonetheless, he's a great baby so far. He loves to eat and of course sleep all day and scream all night. Ok, he's only had two nights to do that but still, that feels like an eternity for someone who is still catching up on sleep from three nights ago and is sore from using muscles that weren't in use for 9 months! People ask who this little guy looks like and it's hard to answer, so I figure I'll post pictures of all three so you can decide for yourself!

Here is Jasper, all that hair!!

Here is Noah, who has just been kind of thick from the get go.

This is Jack at 6 days old. No, we didn't pose him this way...my mom and dad say that he looks like he just hiked to the top of a mountain and laid down to take a snooze.

Upcoming Events

It's hard to believe that it's fall! It was 77 degrees here at our house yesterday. That is the warmest that it's been on my birthday that I can remember! Today is just as nice, it's about 70 out. The leaves are still falling and it definatly looks like fall still but the warm weather really makes me do a double take.
Mark just told me that they have 29 fraternity guys signed up for their outreach on Sunday! This will be the second paintball outreach they (Chris and Mark) have heald for this particular fraternity and it's so much fun to see it grow like this. This will definatly be the biggest number we have had for a Lifelines event yet in Utah!
On another note, we are holding a women's outreach at the same time on Sunday and we're calling it Christmas in November. We've done it the past few years and it's always a big hit! We have a woman who is very crafty come and show us a few unique craft ideas for the holidays that can make gift giving affordable and economical for college students. Last year she shared some really remarkable things about what the Lord has taught her about her uniqueness as a woman and her creativity. It really made an impact and it's such a fun event for the women to bring their friends to. We are definatly praying that God will use both of these events in huge ways to grow His kingdom and further the gospel here among college students. I can't wait to update you!
On another note...we are still awaiting baby #3's arrival...we will definatly be updating you on that as well!:)