Can it be Spring?

The calendar tells us that it's now officially spring. In Utah that usually means about a month more of snow. We've had some pretty weird weather lately. Some days in and of themselves it is sunny, raining, hailing, snowing, and sunny again. However, we know that it is warming up and before we know it we'll have to crank up the Air Conditioner. I'm pretty excited for Summer this year. I'll finally have a break from work and I know it's going to be a LONG one. I plan on taking the kids to the park, organizing things in my home that I haven't touched in months, cleaning my carpets, maybe even doing a garage sale! It should be a good time. I have some pretty big goals for my stay-at-home life this summer but I'd hate to not achieve them so I'll keep them to myself for now. We plan on taking the kids to California this summer and visiting Disneyland for the first time for all of us but me. I'm more excited to take Colin than I am to take the boys. Should be a good time.
What are your plans for summer? Anybody want to join me at the local pools and parks?

Birthday Boy

Evan's birthday was very low-key but really nice. His Birthday was on Sunday this year and he had a pretty nasty cough so we decided to stay home from church. Skipping was nice because our weekends are pretty hectic, it was nice to have more time at home for relaxing, and for doing things like blogging! Anyway, I digress. Evan woke us up in the morning and not too long after found his presents and was ready to open them. Never mind his outfit, his choice!

Mommy bought him a Mr. Potato Head

I also bought him some new shoes and a pair of shorts and a new shirt. Guess we'll have to wait a few weeks (or more) on the shorts.

Nana sent him some super cute summer clothes and a really fun and really adorable dinosaur memory game.

Evan saying cheese for Colin's phone camera/video.

My Two Year Old!

When we were singing to him he sort of liked all of the attention.

But he really enjoyed his cake!

Later we went to Grandma's house to be spoiled even more!

He got a bunch of clothes from Grandma, and Great Grandma.

Aunt Jess & Uncle Cole got him this ball and an 8 pack of play dough. He loves them both!

Grandpa bought him a little transforming Tonka truck that he adores!

Then we had more cake!

Happy Birthday Evan!

Happy Birthday Evan

Evan turns two today! He's two, and boy, through and through. He is funny, he makes us laugh all the time. He is active, constantly doing something. He is difficult too, throwing tantrums and getting frustrated with communicating with us. He is so much fun to have around. We enjoy his company and love having him as a part of our family. I've posted a lot about Evan lately, so maybe I'll tell you his birth story as some mommy bloggers do that when they post a birthday.

The nurses from Alta View called me the day before he was born to let me know that my c-section was scheduled for 7:30am, and that we needed to be at the hospital by 6:00am. So much for sleeping in! Grandma and Grandpa took Ryan the night before so that we wouldn't have to drop him off before the crack of dawn.

We arrived at the hospital that morning at 6:00 as directed and got all admitted. At about 7:00 they let us know that we were being bumped because of an emergency c-section that they needed to do ahead of us. I know I've had both my boys c-section but I rarely think of it as surgery. It's just the way I had my babies. When they bumped us back, I started getting really nervous. Just nervous about the surgery part of it all. I was so glad that Colin was able to be there with me, to help me through the emotions.

At around 8:00 they took us back to the operating room. The anesthesiologist came in and did his thing. He had me sit up as tall as I could, which was hard because I was so largely pregnant. He gave me the anesthesia and it was kind of difficult this time. Luckily I didn't get the shakes like with Ryan. However, the effects were almost worse the second time. I started feeling REALLY nauseous and couldn't shake it. They gave me some medication for that and then I got a tremendous headache and was crying for the pain of it. (I know that I wasn't in labor and it probably doesn't compare to going through contractions but it was still very painful). I was pretty scared at thtat point and Dr. Smith was right there. He told me I had a headache because my bood pressure had dropped due to all of the medication. He said I would feel better soon and I really did. Colin was great to help me through the whole surgery process. I think he was a little scared but he was strong so that I wasn't even more freaked out.

During the surgery I wasn't feeling very well but Colin was able to stay right with me and I think the excitement of delivery started to take over my body and I was feeling a lot better. There is a lot pulling, tugging, and pressure which is kind of good because it helped me know that my baby was coming. Colin got to watch Evan make his arrival. He cried a nice loud cry which helps to reassure you that the lungs are all good.

Our baby boy was born at 8:26 am. He weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and was 21 inches long.

Here are my favorite pictures of Evan, each month of his 24 month life!

These two are at birth.

1 month

2 months

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