Natural Labor

I thought it would be fun to share my Labor story. I always love hearing other women's stories about Labor and so here is mine.

It all started on the night of Dec. 14. Eric and I went to bed about 9:45 p.m. I couldn't sleep, I kept on tossing and turning in bed. At about 11:20 I started having contractions every 10 mins. When the clock hit midnight I finally woke up Eric and told him I was having contractions and the pain was getting more and more intense! I then went down stairs and was on my knees bending over the couch and with tears almost streaming down my face I was praying intensley. I couldn't bear the pain any longer. Eric called Labor and Delivery and asked about when we should start to head to the Hospital. At about 1:15a.m. we left to St. Marks Hospital which is about a 30 min drive! We stopped at Bangeter Hwy to meet my mom and trade cars with her. She ended up taking Kaden and watched him for the next couple of days. By this time I was in so much pain that I couldn't even breath. I kept on telling Eric, "Drive faster I need that epidural all I need is that epidural"!!! Well we FINALLY arrived and Eric grabbed the wheel chair and started running down the hall to Labor and Delivery! It was like the movies you see and the women is grabbing her tummy and breathing so hard! The nurses got me into the room and checked to see how far I was dilated.

Then the worst news in the world. the nurse says, "Well darling your complete"! My reaction, I started crying and telling her I needed the epidural. She told me, "You CAN'T have the epidural because the baby will be out faster then we can get it working." Then all of a sudden my water breaks and Eric says,"WOW that's a ton of water"! All of a sudden I had the biggest URGE to push, and when you are not medicated it feels like the largest POOP of your life!! :) After a few pushes Tige was born!

We arrived at St. Marks at 2:05am and he was born at 2:30am, it was fast and to the point. I am glad that it went the way it did, but would of LOVED the epidural. To this day I am still SHOCKED that I was able to give birth with NO medicine. Everything went well and we are enjoying our 2 little boys. Eric has been home for the last two weeks and we have been loving being together as a family and bonding with these precious first couple of weeks.

Baby Tige Blayne Halvorsen

On December 15, 2008 our new little baby boy came in to this world; we named him Tige Blayne Halvorsen. He was born at 2:30 a.m. in Salt Lake. We were fortunate that he was born between snow storms because the hospital is probably 25 miles from our house. He was born with a full head of dark brown hair. Weighing 7 lbs 12 oz and 20 inches tall he was no small baby. Chelsey had him without using an epidural so size did mater. Both he and Chelsey are home and are both doing very well.

One Week Left!!

It's almost finally here!! I can't wait to be done. The last couple of weeks of pregnancy is always the worst, at least for me. I am so anxioius to meet our little man and see what he looks like. I am dilated to 1cm and 40% effaced. They will check me again on Tues and hopefully there's been some progress. If I get to the 13th and haven't had our child I will probably opt to be induced! You gotta do what ya gotta do.:) We will let you all know when the BIG happens!

Little Man!

This is our little Eric! At this age Eric and Kaden look just alike. I love this boy! He is so much fun and loves to be outside. He will be such a great BIG brother, I can't wait for the two boys to meet for the first time. I can't believe how big Kaden is getting. He looks like a little man! He's my little side kick.

7 Weeks Away!

Well it's getting closer and closer. I have almost 7 weeks left, and can't wait to be done. The end of pregnancy is always the longest. I can't wait to see what this little man looks like. I hope that he has hair, Kaden had so much hair it was unreal. Our camera still doesn't work, so I can't post any pictures yet but hopefully soon. Hope all are well.

It's a Boy!!

About two weeks ago we found out it's a Boy!! We're so excited and can hardly wait. I am now 22 weeks prego and can't wait for it to be over. :) Kaden will LOVE having a little bro to wrestle and play with. I can't wait to see what he'll look like. When we got our ultra sound down the lady told me,"You better start watching ESPN 30 mins a day"! I think I will leave that sport thing up to Eric. Anyways we cant wait.

Happy Birthday Eric!!

I just wanted to take a moment and tell Eric, my sweetheart and love of my life Happy Birthday!! Thank you for always being there for me and for all that you do for our family. You're my best friend and I am the luckiest girl in the world! You're the best father,son-in-law,and grandson. You have accomplished so much in life and you always give %110 in everything you do. The moment you walk in the door Kaden (your little shadow) runs straight for the door yelling, "Da da da". He loves you so much and you guys are such great little buddies. We all love you and thanks for being you. Love you!!

Lloyd

So a couple of nights ago, Eric and I attempted to cut Kaden's hair in the bath tub. As you can tell things didn't go perfectly like planned. I had the scissors in my hand and right as I clipped, kaden moves his head and it ended up looking horrible! Eric was laughing so hard he said the hair reminded him of Jim Carey on Dumb dumber! So pretty funny and never doing it again. Oh yeah, I did take him in the next day to get it fixed. He now looks all grown up.

Kaden's Tent

Last Christmas Eric and I got Kaden this little tent from Ikea, and he loves it! He likes to put all his balls in the tent and climb in and hide. The other day I found him piling everything up and laying on his belly looking at his flashcards. It was so cute!! Moments like that just melt my heart and me proud to be a mom. It makes everything worth it!

So Sweet!

Yesterday Morning Eric had to go to Idaho for work, in the mornings Kaden always and loves helping him get ready. He gets Eric's socks, belt and tie. Then they brush their teeth together. This morning when I went to get Kaden out of his crib, he was saying "Daddy Daddy"! It broke my heart. He was looking for his BIGGEST fan and couldn't find him anywhere. It got me thinking, they're kids out in the world who's Daddy's leave and don't ever come home. I am so grateful for Eric and what an amazing husband and father he is. I am madly in love with him and couldn't of been any luckier.

Bath Time

All little children love to take baths, at least you would think so. Recently it's been a struggle to get Kaden in the tub. I have to chase him and tackle him down and remove the clothing! But once he's in he loves it! This was last night we were getting "ready for Sunday, we wash our hair and we clean our clothes all to get ready for Sunday". I am sure you all know how the song goes. :) Did any of your kids go through this "silly" phase?

Busy

This week has been extremely busy. Eric started a new position as a Financial Consultant with Zions Direct. He really enjoys it and likes to be back at Zions. He is going to start his Certified Financial Planner. I have been working like crazy to get my friends wedding showers in order. In the next three weeks I am going to 2 showers, 2 endowments, 2 weddings, and 2 wedding dinners. It is going to be a very long 3 weeks!

Scott and Nicole are getting ready for their next baby boy to be born. We are excited to have another baby join the Scott Halvorsen Clan. Good luck to Nicole and enjoy the new addition!!!