It's A Boy

This is Kevin. Janell isn't feeling like writing because, well ... she just had a baby. So I'm going to pretend like I'm her:

Well, so much for 9 more days left! I went into labor early this morning and had a baby boy at 12:57 pm. He weighs 6 lb 12 oz, 18 1/2 inches long, brown hair, and looks a lot like his older brother. More details and pictures to come once I've recovered a little. We haven't chosen a name yet, but it will be either Asher, Tyce, or Thunderclap the Destroyer. I was feeling some discomfort through the night, but after Kevin left for work, I realized that I could be in labor. I called Kevin around 9 to tell him that I was having some painful contractions and he said he'd come right home. He carpools to work, so he had to find someone willing to let him borrow a car. He did.  I called my Dad and he took Rylan and me to the hospital. He dropped me off, I came up by myself, no one was at the desk so I waited ... then MY doctor showed up and said, "They told me you were coming". 

I said, "I feel like I'm going to throw up". 

"Maybe you're in labor", he said.

"I don't want them (the doctors) to send me home, I said I wasn't going to be one of those they send home" (no offense)

While munching on his sandwich he said, "Go get checked in and they'll page me".

So the nurse checked me in, and I was dilated to a seven. They were surprised (and let me know) that I was so calmly standing there at a seven.

Kevin, my Mom, Tami, Deborah all showed up for the show. Dad took Rylan for a meal downstairs. I got my epidural and rejoiced.  After a lot of waiting and the use of woman-part-names freely thrown around without restriction, the doctor came, and many nurses arrived. After a few pushes, our baby boy was born.

He is so cute. They weighed him, washed him up, and checked him. I wasn’t able to dispose of my placenta as quickly or effectively as anyone would hope but all is well. He was a little pale initially which caused a little concern, but he got some color a little later. After seeing him suck his thumb, we decided to nurse him; he latched on immediately.

Now, I rest. I’m watching TV while Kevin my handsome and talented husband writes on his computer. I’ve been holding the boy off and on. Kacy stopped by with her children bearing gifts ... thank you. Kevin went and got some Quiznos (beef dip).

10 days to go!

I'm having a hard time believing that I'm really only 10 days away from my due date. It doesn't seem real to me that I could have a newborn in the house in the next week or so...CRAZY! I had a doctor's appointment yesterday. I'm dilated to a 3 and 70% effaced but my wee one is still pretty high. My doc said I probably have another week and I said "Thank you Thank you Thank you!". My doc thinks I'm crazy, but very patient. He suggested I go into labor on Halloween so he wouldn't have to stay home to hand out candy! But I love Halloween so I really want to be able to see Ry in his cute cowboy costume. We'll see how much energy I have to take him around Trick-or-Treating, though!
Since I was induced with Ry (3 weeks early) I really don't know what it's like to actually "go into labor". Since the beginning I've been hoping I won't have to be induced so I can experience that excitement. But now I'm a little nervous about it. Oh, how nice it was to have a scheduled time to be at the hospital! Kevin carpools to work and he's afraid I'll go into labor while he's at work and he won't have a way to get home. (Of course Kacy is close to his work as well as several of his family members...just today Kacy said she would be happy to pick up Kevin if needs be). He'll probably start driving himself to work next week, just in case. And then there's the worry of going into labor in the middle of the night. I'd have to call someone to come sleep over with Ry, and he's SO NOT a good sleeper. He's very unpredictable. Some nights he comes into our room only once (and oh how I LOVE those nights!) but other nights (like last night) he comes in every couple of hours. I think he'd be a little scared if he came into my room and I wasn't there, but suddenly grandma or grandpa appears to try to comfort him. Don't you think that would be a little strange for him? I suppose there's going to be a lot of "strange" things for Ry in the next few weeks. I'm curious to see how he reacts to this new little being that will be sharing his mommy.
So awhile ago I painted the spare room that I was planning on making the baby's room. Kevin started moving the crib in there the other day and then decided he wanted to switch things up and give Ry the new room and put the baby in Ry's room. I had my vision all set for that room to be a baby's room and now he's messing that up! So now who knows what's going to happen, but either way I need to take a picture of the new room soon and post it, because I think it's looking pretty good! I love the color but still need some stuff for the walls and windows. Now that all depends on whether it's a baby's room or Rylan's room...good thing the baby will be in my room for awhile to give me extra time to get this all figured out! I guess that shouldn't be a worry right now and I should be focusing on a NAME. Nope, we still don't have a name and we still rarely talk about it. We just can't seem to come up with a name that sounds right for our baby. We just keep thinking we'll know his name when we see him...so we're still taking suggestions!

Cornbelly's

We had such a great time at Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point. Kevin left work early last Friday to join myself and Rylan, along with Kacy and her family, Tami and her family, my parents, and my brother's 2 little girls. We were there for several hours and could have spent even longer if it didn't get so cold! I just love having places for kids to run and play and enjoy being kids.

Rylan loves anything to do with water. He was continuosly going back to these water pumps to race the ducks. Actually, these pumps were a hit with all the kids...I gotta get one of these in my backyard :)

This slide was so slippery and fast it was hilarious to see the kids faces as they went down. Even the adults had some humorous spills at the end. Too bad I didn't get any on camera!


What does this say about my husband? I don't think I want to know!

A Memorable Weekend

Sunday was such an exciting day. It's tradition to meet at the Doyle home for lunch on Sunday between conference sessions. Every conference in October Kevin's mom makes apples and caramel fondu. For lunch this year John and Aubrey (Kev's bro and his wife) made a cream cheese fondu that Kevin's family feasts over. It was delicious!

The weather was perfect so the kids played outside most of the day, raking the leaves and jumping in them and burying themselves in them. They also climbed the apple tree and picked apples. They were looking for the bad apples to throw over the fence, but there were lots of tasty looking apples!

After the second session of conference Kevin's parents were set apart as missionaries. All the brothers participated...it was so neat! We spent the rest of the afternoon visiting and playing games and just enjoying each other's company. We took a large family picture while everyone was present. We were all there around dinner time so Kevin's bro Andy whipped up some yummy spaghetti. We didn't leave until late, after saying farewell to Kevin's parents. It's hard to believe the time has come for their mission. When they got the call it seemed like they had forever until they would leave. And now they are gone! They are in the MTC in Provo until the 17th and then off to Geneva Switzerland they will go for 18 months. Rylan will be 4 when they get home....4!!! It seems so crazy but we are so excited for the wonderful experiences they will have. We've already heard from them several times about the MTC and they seem to be adjusting quite well and relishing each moment. What great in-laws I have!


Kevin had Monday off so it felt like part of the weekend. We ran some errands in the morning and that evening we went up the canyon to see the changing leaves. We didn't quite see all the red I was hoping for but a few trees here and there satisfied me. Rylan was continuously searching out the river so he could throw rocks. That boy LOVES the water!

Welcome Autumn

We had such a fantastic day today watching General Conference. I had an overwhelming feeling of love for the leaders of our church and the relationships they have with each other. What great sessions they had today...can't wait for tomorrow!

Rylan was invited to his first birthday party today (other than family, of course). The little neighbor boy, Nathan, was celebrating for his 3 year birthday. He brought an invitation over for Rylan earlier this week. The party was right during Rylan's nap time but I thought that just maybe with all the kids, fun, and cupcakes he'd be pleasant. Well, he wasn't. For about a half hour he had a great time. Then he started being grouchy and on the verge of throwing fits. Rather than battle with him I decided to get home and get him down for a nap. But when he was being good, it was cute to see him playing with the other kids, giving Nathan his present, and decorating cupcakes with a cute little boy Oliver.

Another thing about today that we loved was the weather. It rained ALL day! It was a nice drizzle...just enough to enjoy the gloominess, hear the drip drip drip outside and cuddle up on the couch with a blanket--LOVED IT! We've had such nice weather lately which we've thoroughly enjoyed. But this rain was welcome and made it really feel like October. Now I need to talk Kevin into taking me up in the mountains to be surrounded by the changing leaves. The mountains are turning red and I want to see it up close! We took the umbrella on our short walk to Nathan's house and Rylan was so excited to hold it. So later in the afternoon he wanted to go stand outside with the umbrella. And just like so many other things around our house it makes a great advertisement for Xango!