Update

March 5th 2012

So adjusting to life with 2 children has had its challanges, but I LOVE my kids and being a mother. Adelyn has had a really hard time adjusting.  Come to find out, when we told her she would be sleeping over at Grandma's she thought when Boston came to the family she was going to have to LIVE with Grandma and was no longer a part of our family.  It breaks my heart to know that she has been thinking that all this time.  She has had a hard time with me and has been mad at me since we got home. But she has finally decided that I am cool again after I took her to the dollar store and got her some easter stickers and some chalk. She had been drawing pictures of the family, minus me, and telling everyone that I was at work. She is so helpful and such a sweet sister. She just adores Boston and is always giving him hugs and kisses. Boston had his 2 week Dr. appt. yesterday and he is growing like a champ. He now weighs 5 Ibs 11 oz... I must be feeding him straight cream. That is over a pound in 2 weeks he has gained! He has also grown a whole inch and is now 19 inches long. His head (they have been really worried about because it was so small) is also growing very well... he is at least on the charts now. He is figuring out his nights and days also. This has been such a relief for me. For about a week I was surviving, and not very well, on little amounts of sleep. I still dont get what I used to, but that was to be expected. Things are getting back to the new normal for us, and we are so grateful for our 2 healthy kids.

Adelyn and Boston

These are taken at the hospital.  It was so sad because Adelyn was not able to come in the room to hold and see him due to Swine Flu Virus scare.  She has been so excited to meet him!

These are our first days at home.  

She absolutely loves him!  She is so cute with him and wants to help take care of him. 

Best Sister EVER!

Showing Boston her toys

Best Friends

Introducing Boston Edwin Young

First Picture of Boston 

First time Adelyn sees Boston 

4 ILBS 10 OZ 18 In

Our little guy Boston Edwin was born on Thursday Februrary 18th! I had been contracting since about 5:00 pm on Wednesday about every 10 minutes. We went to the OB and they said I was only at a 1 and sent me home. I had contractions every 10 minutes that whole night and the next day. I had a Doctors checkup appt at 3:30 on Thursday and when I went in she told me I was already dialated to a 4. So she told me to walk up to the OB room and we would have a baby by the end of the night. Trav and I walked to other side of the hospital and got ready to have our baby. The contractions got a little stronger, but my water had not broke still. So whenI was at a 5 the Dr. (who was a fill in for my real doctor who was gone and was AWESOME) broke my water. I went from 5- 8 in about no time flat and although I had I some pain meds, it was not cutting it. I got my epideral when I was a but by then I was shaking horribly and uncontrollably bad from the pain. The epideral numbed me and I calmed down and then I had my baby boy about 30 minutes later. Boston was posterior and was turning on his own but was turning the wrong way so they had to use the forceps on him to help him turn. His heart rate dropped fast and they thought they would have to do surgery, but then he turned and about half hour of pushing and he was here. When they put him on my stomach, his face was blue and his body was pale because the cord was wrapped around his neck, shoulders, and body. He was really small and they then the nurses whisked him to the warmers and they checked him. They put him on the scale and turned it so I could see it. He weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces and was 18 inches long. The doctor said he was really little for being full term, so they are still trying to determine why. He is healthy though and has passed every test that has been thrown at him or drawn from him and everything has come back with awesome results. It appears he is just a little guy. On Tuesday night I said to Travis he is not moving a lot (which he was VERY active especially at nights). Trav reminded me I could not feel Adelyn move a lot at the end either because she had little room and I was contracting so much. But it is obvious that Boston was bigger at some point then he was when he was born. He is PERFECT! He is such a good baby and Adelyn was so excited when we brought him home. She is very helpful and loves her brother so much. Adelyn could not see him in the hospital because of the 14 yr. rule and the 4 visitors rule. She saw him through the glass though and these are the pictures of the first time she saw him. When he had to go back to the room in the hospital and she was leaving with Grandma and Grandpa Rowley she started to cry and said she wanted baby brother to come home and she had a bed for him and a fbedroom so he could live with her. After explaining that he was coming home tomorrow she did a little better. At one point she thought she was living with my parents and he was going to live with us. After explaining she was just visiting because mom and dad werent home yet and that all 4 of us are going to live together she was better. When we got home from the hospital she was wired. She was constantly wanting to touch baby brother and she was running all over the place. She was so excited and I love that she loves her brother so much. I am such a lucky girl to have the wonderful husband I have and to be mother to 2 of the choicest spirits from heaven. I am so blessed. We are all doing well and all of us seem to be adjusting well to the exciting change. Thanks for all the love and support we have received from family and friends, and especially my parents. They took Adelyn the whole time we were gone and we came home to a fridge and freezer chuck full of dinners and food and I had a clean house with all the laundry done. I have awesome parents. Thanks again to all the support we have received and for sharing this sweet experiance with us.

Baby Boy Shower!

So my awesome friend Diane (and Jenny Miner) threw me a baby shower for my baby boy on Saturday February 13th. It was so much fun. We ate and talked and laughed. It was low key and perfect. There was TONZ of family there and I appreciate the love and support from all my family on both sides and friends have given our little family. Adelyn was very excited for "baby brothers birthday party." Grandma Orton, Merna, Mom Rowley, Mom Young, Both my Sisters and both of Trav's sisters, my Sisters in laws/future Sis in laws were all there but one, my Veater nieces, Aunt Kris and Kaylie, Diane, and Jenny.  Baby Boy Young was spoiled. I got tonz of clothes, diapers, wipes, blankets.....everything I need for baby. Thank you all and we love and appreciate all you.

Getting Close

Today I went for my check-up with my doctor. He told me that anytime now, that I am far enough along that they will not stop labor. Very exciting and a makes me a little nervous to actually have 2.  Adelyn sleeps about 10 hours a night, and therefore I have gotten used to a lot of sleep. I am definately expecting this to change when the baby comes so, do I limit my sleep now to prepare, or do I just soak in all the sleep I can get? Hmm...

Changes!

Well, we started a new sememster. This time of year always makes me nostalgic, excited, and it is a little scary. We have a new ward, we will have a new baby, and Trav will graduate which means we MIGHT have a new job in a new city. Furthermore, yesterday, January 5th was my last day of teaching. I will miss the teachers and the students, but I am very excited to just spend this last month and a half with my little Adelyn and to prepare for baby boy. It is crazy to think it won't just be me and Adelyn ever again... so we are going to soak up the time. I am getting so anxious to meet baby boy though and am excited our little family is growing. Having a boy will be a new adventure and I am thrilled about it. Another welcome change is that Trav has a lighter load of homework and classes so we get to see him a little more than usual. He is spending the extra time working though..... he such an awesome husband and father. Anyway..... just wanted to journal and write my thoughts down.

A Sunbeam!!!!

Today was Adelyn's first day of Primary! I cannot believe I have a child in Primary. This is the picture she drew in Sunbeams. We also went to our new family ward for the first time (we were in a married college ward, but they dont have a primary so we were kicked out). It is a welcome change for both Trav and I. Although we will miss the people in our college ward, we both felt like it was time to move on. Adelyn told us she cried in Sunbeams, but no one came and got us. She said they "sang songs and stuff and it was long." Bless our friend Kinlee's heart, right after sacrament she took Adelyn by the hand and the two went running down the hall to primary. Adelyn felt right at home and I was SUPER grateful for Kinlee.