On my own - kind of

Yesterday and today were the first days since I had the baby that Nate has gone back to work and left me alone with the kids. (still kind of weird to say kids). Untill now I have had my mom and/or dad here when he's at work. So I cheated and took Trey to daycare. Evenings are the hardest part of the day so I thought I better rest up while I had the chance.

Things went pretty well. We watched a movie and even played with the dogs outside for a bit. At 8 o'clock things got tricky. Smith was ready for his usual evening 2 hour marathon feeding. I had to drag Trey back inside and into the bath, then I had to drag him kicking and screaming out of the bath. Then I gave him a big glass of sour milk, oops! Then we read books while I was holding Smith. Big mistake. Trey kept poking him in the eye and pulling on his feet. So we said prayers and put Trey to bed while Smith cried in the other room (at least he was safe).

I finally got Smith to bed at 10:30. Luckily he slept soundly until 5am. However, thanks to the sour milk Trey did not. Hopefully tonight will go better.

Boating

On monday we went boating. So fun! It was just short of 2 weeks after Smith was born. Maybe a little sooner then I should be boating, but my parents were in town and they offered to watch the baby. Not to mention I had only been out of the house one other time to take Smith to a Dr appointment and I needed a break.

It was trey's first time on the boat this year. He was a little scared at first when the boat started to move. But any time there is a chance of drowning, Trey is having fun, and in the end he was loving it.

big Brother

cousins

This is a picture of Smith (right) and his cousin Logan (left). Smith was 5 days old and Logan is about 3 weeks older.

Smith

My friend Laura came over yesterday and took some pictures of Smith. They turned out so good i had to post them! Thank you Laura! You're the best!

Baby Smith

Yeah, We finally picked a name! Smith Roger Broadbent. He was born early Tuesday morning at 5:46. He measured 9 lbs 3 oz. and 20 inches long. If anyone is keeping track those are the exact same measurements as Trey when he was born.

The labor was short only about 4 hours long. So short I almost had to have him with out drugs! AHHH!!! We got to the hospital at 4:30. By the time the anesthesiologist got there he didn't have time to give me an epidural, so I got a spinal tap, and had him about 15 minutes later. It was awful.

I am sure you have seen movies with the mother in labor and she is crying and screaming and such, and it turns out those are pretty accurate. I don't know why anyone would ever choose to do that with out drugs!

Home from the hospital
Brand new

one day old


Proud father and his boys. So far Trey has been really good with him, but we haven't had them together much. Today he is at daycare. We'll see how he does tonight.

Getting Ready

I been going over my checklist of things to do before the baby is born, and I'm nearly ready. Got the car seat, washed the baby clothes, painted the nursery... What's left? Pedicure!


The lady offered to add a little flower on my toenail. At first I thought it was totally cheesy, but it's grown on me. Now I'm ready to have a baby.

Buddies