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Dad's version of babysitting:

I thought that by baby number 3 he'd have a different version of babysitting. Boy was that the wrong assumption!













8 days old:

Yes, he's screaming here!



















10 days old:

















Caleb's reflux is doing a little better. He's had a bad bellyache for the last two days though. I thought last night was going to be a rough night but he did really well. Of course, this morning he picked up right where he left off last night!

I was able to put him in the snugli today & he actually fell asleep in it. We tried it out a few days ago & he just screamed the whole time he was in it! I hope he likes it as much as the other two did b/c he'll be spending a lot of time in it during the first two weeks I'm at school! I need both hands to write!!

Samantha & Nash still love him to pieces. On Sunday I went to get Nash between classes to go to the bathroom. Brother Ashton (one of the nursery teachers) offered to hold Caleb while I took Nash. Brother Ashton said something about trading. Nash about fell to pieces! He thought I was giving his brother away!! It was pretty cute! At least I know he won't let anyone pick on his little brother!!

The only thing I wish I could get figured out is how to get Caleb to sleep in his bassinet during the night! He'll sleep in it or the crib or his bouncy chair during the day. At night though, he thinks he needs to be in my arms or on my chest! That's what I did for a long time with Samantha, but with school starting soon, I'm going to need my sleep!

Caleb pulls lots of faces in his sleep & it's actually quite entertaining to watch. Samantha really gets a kick out of watching him. He laughs in his sleep too. Right now he laughs like his dad so we'll see if that stays the same or if it goes away as he gets older. We still can't tell what color his eyes are going to be. They are so much darker than either of the other two kids. I think they're going to be green & Trav has said he thinks they'll be brown. Guess we'll have to wait & see but they are definately not blue (at least not right now!).

One last thing, I promise! Last night we were at my mom & dad's house. I was in the bathroom pumping (I can't get him to latch back on since I gave him a bottle to help ease his reflux but I'm still trying). I had just changed Caleb & gave him to my mom to feed. Well I guess while he was eating, he pooped his pants, a lot. So, my mom laid him down to change him (this was only her second time changing him). Samantha of course had to be in on all the action (she can't miss anything!). Suddenly, Samantha comes marching into the bathroom. She stops & puts her hands on her hips & looks at me with a completely disgusted look on her face & says, "Mom! My baby brother just peed all over me!" I had to bite my tongue to keep from laughing. I finally managed to tell her, "Well, that's what they do!" I guess he got my mom, himself, Samantha & his blanket all pretty soaked. I don't think Samantha will be too in his face at changing time anymore!

Baby Update

We went into the pediatrician today. Caleb is down to 7 lbs 9 oz. The dr. isn't worried though b/c he knows how much the little boy loves to eat! On the down side, he does have reflux. He was up until 5 am screaming this morning. Dr. gave me some medicine & both of the other two kids had reflux so it's nothing new for us. We're hoping he has a better night tonight!

Caleb Travis Bown

He's Here!

Well, he finally arrived! The hospital called me at 5:15 pm on Thurs. the 17th to go ahead & come up. We arrived just before 6 & by 6:15 pm they had my pit drip started. My sister made her way up by 6:30 & we were off to a good start. I told my nurse that I wanted to try & wait until I reached a 5 before I got my epidural because it wore off with Samantha & I didn't want that experience again! Travis & I still didn't agree on a name for this baby so my sister went & found a baby book with 50,001 baby names! Travis finally conceeded & we decided we'd name him Caleb Travis Bown. Dr. Fowers broke my water at 8:40 pm & thanks to a dose of Fentonal at 10:15 I was able to make it to a 5 before I asked for my epidural at 10:50 pm! It took the dr. about 20 min. to give me my epidural & I have to say that this one was the most painful of the three. I could feel him doing everything! Thirty minutes after my epidural I was at an 8 so I was really glad I hadn't waited to get my epidural any longer or else I probably wouldn't have been able to get it!! I started to push about 1:15 am & he was born at 1:42 am on Friday July 18th. We weighed in at 8 lbs 1 oz & was 20 inches long. I thought for sure this baby was going to be the biggest of the three so I was very shocked to learn he was actually the smallest! When Travis was heading into the nursery with him the nurse told us that they had 17 babies in the nursery! Trav said the basinetts were lined up wall to wall. I guess there's something to be said for full moons!!

We came home on Saturday afternoon & he is doing well. He only lost 1 oz in the hospital so that tells you how much he likes to eat!

Nash & Samantha are thrilled their brother is here & Samantha has finally decided that it's ok he isn't a girl, she'll love him after all!

My sister & her daughter, Jade, came to visit today & helped give him his first bath. He loves to have his hair & his bum washed but did not like the rest of his bath!

GRRRRR

Well, I called the hospital back at 1. They said they'd call me when they had a spot. Well, I called back at 2:30. The head nurse told me then that they had someone in recovery that would be going upstairs soon & that she'd get me in then so to call her at about 3:45. Called back at 3:30 & the nurses & changed shifts. The nurse that answered the phone told me they'd call me when they had a spot for me. I tried to patiently explain I was first on the list at 6 this morning & that they keep telling me to call back in an hour & "we'll get you in then." So, that nurse went & got the head nurse. The new head nurse was SO rude. She basically told me, "You're not a priority b/c you aren't a medical necessity induction, you're an elective induction & I'll take you when I want to." So, as you can imagine, that made me really mad. I called my dr.'s office after that & talked to my dr.'s nurse. I told her that my dr. had told me last week that he wouldn't be available tonight b/c he had to go pick his daughter up so when I called the office earlier to find out who was on call I found out that the dr. on call all weekend is the dr. I've seen that I did not like & did not want her to deliver me. So, I asked her if my dr. isn't going to be available if I can have this other dr. in the office deliver me instead of the one I don't like. She talked to my dr. & called me back. She said that my dr. will be available all night but has a surgery in the morning & won't be available after that. So, I asked again, if I don't get into the hospital & deliver tonight if I can have this other dr. deliver me. That's when she told me, "Well, we'd have to ask him & he isn't in today, but he is in tomorrow so we could ask him then. But, you're going to get in tonight & have him tonight." That's when I bluntly told her, "Well, I'm not getting my hopes up anymore and I'm pretty pissed off at the hospital right now."
So, here it is 5 pm & I still haven't even been to the hospital today but I'm sure my blood pressure is really high after all the phone calls I've had! The nurse I talked to last said I could keep calling the hospital to check to see if they could take me but otherwise to wait for them to call me. I told her "yea right. You guys keep telling me you'll call me back today & you haven't called me one time!" So, I will keep calling the hospital back until they take me! I am not happy about the prospect of laboring all night long but I suppose if they can't take me until 10 pm that's when I'll go b/c if I wait until tomorrow I'll have to go through all this crap again!
Hopefully my next post will be of baby pictures! Hope you had a more productive day than I have!!

Waiting...

Well, I'm supposed to be started today. I called the hospital at 6 am this morning & was told they had 1 person in front of me that needed to be delivered before I could come in. I called back at 9:15 & was told they thought they could get me in within an hour but if I hadn't heard back from them by 11 to give them a call back. I called back at 11 & was told they'd gotten unexpectedly busy so to call them back at 1 if I hadn't heard from them by then! I'm really hoping we get to have this baby today!! My feet can't take the enormous amount of swelling anymore!! They feel like they're about to pop! I'll keep this post updated as I can! Keep your fingers crossed & think water breaking thoughts for me (then they'll have to take me!)!!

Waiting for Baby...

My Water BabiesI have decided my children should have been born as ducks or fish. They absolutely love the water & will spend every waking second in it that I allow them to. Nash has made amazing strides in the last week. Last summer he had a near drowning incident in my parent's pool. Since then he's been much more cautious around water. Until this week that is. Suddenly his fear of water is gone & he is cannon balling into the pool until I'm tired just from watching him! Yes, cannon balling - he climbs on the ladder, does his little routine, shouts "Cannon Ball", & jumps in!




















Baseball Travis loves baseball & has played it since he was a little kid. Saturday night while we were out at Trav's parent's house Nash discovered the little glove. Grandpa Scott & Dad played catch with Nash, teaching him how to throw the ball & catch it in the glove. Now I'll have to find the glove he got for his birthday & get it out so he can play catch at home with dad. I'm sure there are many baseball games to come in my future!!






















First Fish of the Season Travis went fishing with my dad Sunday night (the kids & I stayed at Grandma's & they went swimming) & came home with his first catch of the season. (A little late, I know, but it's a start.) It's a large mouth bass that measured 17 inches! Samantha was all excited to get in & see what it was all about - Nash on the other hand wasn't too sure he wanted to get very close to the fish at all!

Sam's growing up!

Tonight we went out to my parent's house to celebrate my mom's birthday. We had a hot dog roast & not long after Samantha sat down to eat she came over & started complaining that her tooth hurt. I, of course, being the fabulous mother that I am told her, "Your tooth is fine! Go eat!!" Well not too much later I was in the kitchen & Samantha was complaining again about her tooth hurting. So, I told her to come here & let me look. Well, wouldn't you know it! She has her first loose tooth!! She was a little freaked out at first b/c I made a big deal of it & said, "Hey! Lets go tell your dad!" I felt bad b/c she started crying after I said that! But, now that we've talked to her about it, she's a bit more excited (and anxious) about it. So, it's official. I feel old! My first baby is going to start kindergarten & has her first loose tooth & my second baby is starting preschool! Guess you might say I'm glad I get to start all over again!

Dr. Says....

Went to the dr. today. He says I'm dilated to a 1 1/2 is all. The happy news is that I am the first person on the induction list for Thur. July 17th. So, if this baby doesn't come out himself before then, well then he'll be forced out on the
17th!!

Happy 4th!

We had quite the eventful week this past week but still no baby!

On Wednesday night we went up & watched the Hyrum fireworks from the baseball diamond. The kids thought that was quite a bit of fun but weren't too impressed with the amount of traffic we had to sit and wait in. Nor were they too big on how far they had to walk from the baseball diamond to the car!

On Thursday we went with Trav's parents to the Logan fireworks. We go with the every year. We eat dinner at their house & then head up to the stadium around 8 pm or so. Scott was kind enough to drop Kris, the kids & I off in the parking lot. We sat & waited for Travis & Scott to walk back from parking the truck. It took them so long we started to wonder if they were actually coming back! When they finally made it to us I made the trek up the hill into the stadium (if you've been there, you know that's a steep hill for a fat girl!). We found pretty good seats & actually didn't have to wait too long for the fireworks to start. The kids had a lot of fun watching them & despite their dad telling them there are no blue fireworks b/c no chemical burns blue, they kept asking him why there weren't any blue fireworks! After the fireworks were over & we headed back to the truck, Scott told us he parked "just past that light." Yea, well turns out that "just past that light" was nearly to 1800 north! He had to park just past the vet clinic on 800 East! He said he figured it was about a mile & a quarter. I volunteered to jump all the way there to see if I could prompt the baby to come out. No such luck! I also mentioned that I think next year we should just walk all the way to the stadium & back from their place (they live just west of Greenville Elementary) b/c it really wouldn't have been much farther than what we walked this year!!

Friday was the Hyrum parade. Every year Travis & I joke that we're going to go along Main street & pick up all the chairs left out b/c we need new camp chairs so badly! Hyrum residents were putting chairs out Sunday afternoon for this "Grand" event! The parade isn't even until NOON on FRIDAY! I can't believe the attention this parade gets! It's bordering on ridiculous!
This pick is of our kids, my niece, the neighbor kids & Travis waiting oh so patiently for parade candy. Yes, Travis. He's quite the candy catcher & is really good at helping the kids get their fair share!


Jade, Samantha & Nash on Friday after the parade















My sister & her husband, Chad, on their motorcycle in the parade. The cop next to the wanted to race if you can imagine!


On Friday night we had Trav's parents over for dinner & fireworks. We ended up getting quite the fireworks show too! Two of our neighbors (somewhere in the block) has illegal fireworks they kept setting off. They would shoot up above our house so we had a great seat from our driveway. The kids really got into picking out which fireworks they wanted their dad to light & then sitting it down for him to light it & running away.

On Saturday my parents did their big Fourth of July Pig Roast. It was a lot of fun. We had a pretty decent turnout, maybe 50 people. The kids were in the pool until after dark & the food was awesome!
My uncle Doug adjusting the pig. The pig was 54 lbs this year so it was only 2 lbs bigger than Samantha!















A better picture of the pig


Not long after I took this pic Grandpa Larry jumped out & about 15 more kids jumped in!














And last, but not least. Here is my picture at 37 weeks. Several times at the pig roast I heard people say, "She just looks hot & miserable." That's when I turned to them & said, "That's because she is!" I go back to the dr. tomorrow & I'm hoping he'll just start me b/c I'll be 38 weeks this week & his lungs should be mature enough for him to be ok! I'll post an update tomorrow unless we're having a baby!!

Baby Names!

Ok, so you all know Travis wants to name this baby Travis Jr. & call him TJ, right? Well, the other day I made the comment that people keep asking me what we're going to name him. He said, "Ok, if you don't want to name him TJ, how about Sivart?" Yes, he actually said Sivart. When I asked him where the heck that came from he said, "It's Travis backwards." Yea...like I'm going to actually name my kid Sivart!! He told me, "That's my compromise." I quickly informed him that Sivart, is in NO WAY a compromise!
Then tonight on the way home from the Hyrum fireworks I mentioned that the baby must have liked them because he was kicking quite a bit. When I asked the kids what they thought we should name their brother, they both said, "Caleb." When I asked, "How about Sivart? How about TJ?" They both adamantly stated, "NO. Caleb." So, now Travis is outnumbered 3 to 1. I told the kids it's a good thing their dad doesn't hold veto power in our house! Travis tried to convince us that he does, unfortunately for him, we all know better than that! Aside from him not actually holding veto power, I'm the one that fills out all the paper work, so I have the last say anyway!!
So, I think this baby will be named Caleb Travis Bown. Now that the fireworks have started, Samantha asks me several times a day if it's time for the baby to be born yet because when we first told her she was going to have a brother or sister & she asked how long before he'd be here, we told her he wouldn't be here until after the fireworks. I don't think it's helped that I have bags packed & sitting by the door for the kids & I!
Happy 4th of July!

Look A Like Meter - Samantha

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I did this one three times. The first & third time it said Samantha looks more like me by 4%. I found another picture & this time she looks like both of us equally!

Look A Like Meter - Nash

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I did this one three times b/c the first time I did it it said that Nash looked more like me by 4%. The second & third times it said he looks more like me by 5%! Anyone that has seen Travis & Nash & I together knows that Nash totally looks like his dad! I was surprised by this one!