My Boys

The other day I was talking to someone about activity days and I said that I would have my boys with me. And it hit me - I have boys - as in plural. It sounded so strange. Evan has always been grouped with his sisters but now he has his own "club" called "my boys."

It's awesome!

So here are the members of "my boys"

I can tell they are going to be best buddies!

Check out his moves!

The whole hype behind the Wii was that it got you up and moving to play games and not just sitting on the couch.

Anyone who would argue that playing video games isn't healthy hasn't seen Evan play. Here he is playing basketball. My favorite move is his last one. Talk about being dramatic!

He wears me out just watching him!

Forget the gym. I just need to play basketball with him at his intensity level and I'll be in shape in no time.

I LOVE this boy!

Is he adopted?

People ask the funniest questions when you have a baby.

You know, like when they ask:

"Is it a girl or a boy?" and the baby is obviously dressed in all pink or all blue.

or when they ask:

"Are they twins?" and you have a 6 month old and a 2 year old.

Funny people.

Well, with Trevor, the question I have been repeatedly asked is:

"Is he adopted?"

Seriously. I am not kidding. It always comes right after the question "how old is he?"

I understand why they ask it. It's because I have been back in my regular clothes since 8 days after he was born. I don't look like I have had a baby.

So then they ask:

"Do you exercise?" No.

"Are you eating a special diet?" No.

"Are you breastfeeding?" No.

"What did you do?" Nothing.

Then I get the stare. They stare at me like I am lying and they are going to stare the truth out of me. I don't know - apparently my body just likes to be one size and it just went right back to it. I still have a little extra "fluff," (my skin is still squishy, not firm) but nothing you can see in my clothes.

It is rather funny. It happened again yesterday at the grocery store. My checker asked "the questions" from above and then called to her co-worker at the next check stand and said "hey, do you believe she just had a baby a month ago?" The co-worker and her customers then turned and looked me over. Lovely. Really - I just wanted to buy my 2 items and go.

So just to set the record straight - I didn't fake a pregnancy and here is the proof: my belly at 40 weeks 2 days.

Maybe I should carry this picture around with me so I can prove I did, in fact, give birth to him.

More adorable cuteness

Napping buddies

1st bath - he did great

Love those legs!

So cute!

Sometimes he sleeps in this really light sleep where his eyes are open and moving around and the funniest thing is that he smiles and laughs in his sleep. I managed to catch a very small laugh. It is 20 seconds into the video and very small but so cute. Sometimes he does like a belly laugh. It is so funny. At least he is dreaming of happy things!

Trau-ma-tized

That's me. And Kurt. And hopefully NOT Trevor.

He was circumcised yesterday.

Evan was done in the hospital while both him and I were still dazed and confused from the delivery and it just didn't seem like that big a deal. This waiting 2 weeks and doing it at the dr. office is just not right. They took him in another room because they don't let parents be present and he screamed the whole time.

Awful.

True, he was hungry (he couldn't eat 1 hour before the procedure and when I tried to feed him 1 1/2 hours before the procedure, he wouldn't eat. So by the time we got to the drs., he decided he was hungry). Hopefully most of his screaming was from that but to sit there and listen to him cry like that and not know if he was hurting or just hungry and not being able to do anything was AWFUL!

I started crying and Kurt offered to go into the other room but I didn't want him to startle the dr. by him bursting into the room so we just sat, listened, and waited. Luckily it wasn't too long but still - AWFUL! He was fussy the rest of the night, poor baby, but today seems to be just fine.

Kurt and I? Ya, we're still not fine. Apparently Trevor is tougher than us. I really hope it is rougher on the parents than the baby.

So at his appointment he was 9 pounds 10 ounces! Man, this boy is growing like crazy. And he should be because he eats like a horse. I swear he was born ready for meat and potatoes. He chows!

He is such a good baby. As long as that tummy is full, he is a happy camper. The last 2 days he has done nothing but eat and sleep so I am sure he is going to take off on another growth spurt. He is already outgrowing his clothes. It is just happening too fast!

That is one thing I like about going overdue - it delays the start of the baby clock. Once they are born, they start changing and growing up way too fast. As long as I am pregnant I know that clock hasn't started yet. Once it does, it just doesn't stop.

Apparently one of the kids got ahold of the camera in the back seat because I have about 10-15 of these:

Hailey loves to hold him and is constantly asking. She does really good with him too.

Always sleeping.

Kayla loves to hold him too. They are TV buddies.

I tried to set up a "photo studio" to take pictures for Trevor's birth announcements. This picture just about sums up how it went.

He got hungry again so we stopped and fed him and tried again.

I think I got some cute ones so now I just need to spend some time trying to decide which one to use. "Time" being the key word there. =)

I wonder what he is thinking here:

Probably something like: "Guys, I am trying to sleep over here!"

Such a sweetie!

I am bouncing back the fastest with this baby. Not sure why but I think it mostly has to do with the fact that I don't have a toddler to chase after. I can rest when I need to, nap when I need to without having to constantly keep a toddler busy or happy. The kids are amazing. They are quiet when I fall asleep on the couch and feed themselves when they get hungry. It has been awesome. I am truly blessed!

I'm in Heaven!

Need I say more?

And who wouldn't be in Heaven hangin' out with this crew?

Trevor has arrived!

Everything went really good for the delivery. We showed up at 10 am and they started the pitocin at 11:20. When they broke my water at 1pm, I told them that my last 2 deliveries went really fast after they broke my water but that I had been about 6 cm and this time I was only 2.5 - 3. So they got everything ready expecting me to take off and deliver quickly. But that's not what happened. I got stuck at 4-5 all day long!

The only hiccup in the day was that my first epidural didn't work. It only numbed my right leg from the hip down and I could still feel every contraction. So after an hour of trying to make adjustments, they decided to redo it. The second one was awesome and worked great! I was comfortable all day as we waited for things to happen.

Looking back now, I know the problem and why things weren't progressing like we wanted. My mom and dad had been at all the deliveries of all my babies and this day my dad was at work, not being able to take any more time off. He said he would come by after work to see Trevor but when he got off work, I was still a 4-5 and not progressing. We didn't know how long it would take for Trevor to be born so my dad decided that he would come by in the morning before work to see him.

But a little bit later, my dad was inspired that he should come to the hospital so he called us to let us know he was on his way. My dad walked in the room and I called the nurse in because the contractions had changed and when she came in and checked, I was ready to deliver. They called the dr. to come in. We had to wait 30 minutes for the dr. to arrive and just a few minutes later Trevor was born. We joked that he was just waiting for Papa to arrive but seriously, I think it was true. I know without a doubt my mom was there. We just had to wait for Papa to be there too so both my parents could be there for Trevor's arrival. So special!

Here is Papa:

Me and Trevor. This hospital is really big on skin-to-skin right after birth and any time there after. I absolutely loved cuddling with him.

The kids came down a little bit later. To say they were excited would be a total understatement. They were beyond thrilled! I love Hailey and Evan's faces! Kayla was just as excited but you just can't see her.

Big Sis Kayla:

Big Sis Hailey:

And introducing, for the first time, BIG Brother Evan:

My Little Man:

I guess I really shouldn't call him my "little" man.

He was by far my biggest baby at 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 20" long.

Cousin Sierra:

My Life Savers:

Dad & Julie

They drove in Monday afternoon and have been staying with us and helping with the kids. They have been AMAZING! I will truly be grateful for a really long time!

Our family of 6!

Uncle Rick came to visit.

So precious!

Daddy and his boy!

Ready to go home.

Our welcome home sign.

Visitors:

Papa and Uncle Bryan

Auntie April

Big Sis Kayla

Boy, do we love this little boy!