Pictures of Riley

Life since Riley

It has been an incredibly long time since I have updated this blog. So Riley James Bown was born on May 27, 2012 at 6:57 pm. I labored for 22 hours and then the doctor decided it was time for a C section. He was crooked so he wouldn't have come out the regular way at all. We stayed in the hospital for 3 days and went home with our newborn. Life since then has been interesting to say the least but we love it. Riley has acid reflux and so that was needing to get under control. I am staying at home for as long as I can with him. I love being with him every day and watching him learn new things all the time. The Summer flew by for us and August was a very busy month. We went to Utah for Lynlee's baptism and then a few days after we got home my grandmother passed away. So Riley and I headed up to Washington state for her funeral. He flew super well and I am so grateful for that. Babies on planes can be a nightmare but Riley slept the whole time almost both ways. It is a 4 hour flight so we were lucky. The first sunday in September we blessed our boy. He looked beautiful in white and Pop Pop and Grandma Shelby flew down for it. We had a bunch of people that came to celebrate with us and we had a luncheon after church. We are so blessed and I am feeling so grateful to stay at home at the start of my favorite time of year. Riley gets bigger all the time and it really is going by so fast. I have wonderful friends and family who help me out so much and give me great advice and help! I will post some pictures!

Nothing Really New

So we have now had 4 people and 3 ultrasounds confirm that we are in fact having a boy! Time seems to be going slowly for me but others have said me being almost 6 months pregnant seems to have flown by. Isn't that how it always is though? When you are in the middle of it, it goes really slow but others on the outside see it going fast. I am going to finish out the school year and then we will have to see. I have to keep working unfortunately and I haven't really found anything decent to do from home. I will probably have to keep working 2 days next year to make ends meet. But good news is that Scott is back to school now and has already completed one of his classes. He takes the test on Saturday February 4th and then he will be certified in web design stuff. Then he can move on to his next class which is a reason and logic class he says seems stupid. He will have been with Core Labs for 6 months on February 15th and we are very excited about that. He will be getting a small raise in April and will have vacation time to add to his sick time. His boss Ray assured him that he will have plenty of time to take off when the baby comes. That is not till June so he will keep accumulating it so he has at least a week to stay home with me. He is so good like that! We are counting down the days!

Ultrasounds and Registrys

Well it has been a month or so since I wrote last but I was waiting to let everyone know the good news. We went for an unofficial ultrasound and found out that we are having a boy! We are very excited now and are feeling very overwhelmed. There is so much to get done before he comes and so many things to buy. With him being our first baby we have absolutely nothing except a crib. The only reason we have a crib is because it is the one my grandfather built for me when I was a baby. My dad saved it all these years and I am glad to have it. We actually went and registered at Babies R US and Target today so we have lots of things to look forward to hopefully receiving. Any gifts we get will be so welcomed. There is so much to do before our baby boy arrives in June. I am very nervous but I am going to be doing a lot of praying as well. Any love and support is greatly appreciated!

Babies and Christmas

Well it has been a while since I have posted but we were waiting to announce our news. Most everyone knows already but Scott and I are expecting our first baby. It has been a rocky first trimester for me but I am almost out of it! Yea! I am 12 weeks a long now and almost into what most people tell me will be a much better time. I have been trying to enjoy being pregnant and not focusing on the bad stuff. Many people cannot have children and I am blessed to be able to have them. So I am trying to remember that the exhaustion and occasional morning sickness means there is still a baby in there! We will of course keep everyone updated on the pregnancy. I am due on June 11, 2012 but like all the women before me...good luck haivng it on the right day! All babies born in this family on both sides are late ones!
As we enter this holiday season I am so incredibly grateful for the things I have been given. I love the Christmas holidays and that includes the events and time leading up to it. I actually love the month of December more than the actual day and I try to do lots of Christmasy things like baking cookies and going shopping all through December. I hope this Christmas season finds everyone happy and blessed! MERRY CHRISTMAS!