Christmas

We had a great Christmas it was our first year ever having Christmas at our own house.  We did not make it back to Utah this year.  I do have to say it was a very nice and relaxing Christmas, that being said we did miss seeing everyone.  We did have family on skype a lot so that made it easier because we still had the opportunity to see our family.   The boys loved being able to play with all their presents instead of running all over to different house.  We were all spoiled like usual Santa (aka Kirk and Lindy) were way too good to us. We all loved everything we got thank you!   The boys were very excited!

 Showing off their pile of presents

 Baby Dylan got this bouncer and the boys decided to pile the toys on him.

 Spoiled boys I think they are turning rotten 

 Cute baby Dylan hanging out.  

Giving the monkey cuddles that Great Grandma Baldwin bought him

Fun with the new Baby

It has been fun getting used to the new little addition in the family!  He has been so cute and sweet.  He is adored by his big brothers they want to hold him all the time.  We were fortunate enough to have help from Grandma for 2 weeks we were sad to see her leave but  I guess I have to learn to handle all these boys myself.   Luckily we are starting to get into a routine and doing pretty good.

 My cute boys

 Thanksgiving boys

 Hanging out with his big brothers

 Hanging out with Grandma before she leaves!

 Baby Dylan

At the aquarium in seaside with a giant crab

Newborn pictures

I attempted to capture some pics of how cute the new little guy is and I got some pretty good ones.  I had a lot of fun playing around and Dylan was so good and patient he did not mind me messing with him and posing him at all.   He was only 10 days old when I did these pictures so cute.

Corbin wanted in on some of the fun so I snapped some cute ones of him.

I love the little fuzz on the shoulders

I love this one he is so cute.

Meeting Brothers

The boys were so excited to meed their new baby brother!  They could not wait they had Grandpa calling asking if they could come.  Dylan is loved by his big brothers.

I love how excited Corbin looks!

Proud Big Brother

Getting ready to go home from the hospital.

Grandma was sick so we made her wear a mask.

Welcome home Dylan

Delivery

With each of my boys I was induced my body just does not really want to go into labor on its own.  I was having a lot more contractions this time and I thought maybe I would start but that did not happen.  So at 39 weeks my doctor was willing to induce me and I thought YES.  I was getting so uncomfortable and my belly felt huge!  Kirk and Lindy also arrived in town to on 11/16/12 so it was perfect.  I was grateful for the help!

39 weeks pregnant getting ready to go to the hospital Saturday morning 11/17/12 @ 8:00

My boys were so excited to get the baby out!

We got to the hospital around 8:30 and they got all the paper work started and all the other stuff they do. Then at 10:00 Dr. Amiee Lee arrived to break my water, she wanted to do that first and see if I would have contractions on my own before was started on the pitocin.  Well I was having some contractions on my own but they were not regular so we started on the pitocin at 12:30 I also asked for my epidural at this time because that stuff can hurt.  There were no complications with my epidural it all worked well I love modern medicine that can take away your pain!

I was dilated to a 10 around 4:00 and we were ready to push.  I was expecting it to be really easy like the other boys and I would push him out in about 2 contractions, not the case.  This little guy wanted to make things complicated and his face was up (sunny side up) so he was a lot harder to get out.  Once we finally got the head out his shoulder were stuck he had a little shoulder dystocia.  All the sudden the nurse is pushing on my belly to help get the shoulders out I was so glad his collarbone did not break! Then his hips even got stuck a little but he was finally out!  I had to push for about 30 mins before he was finally out, it felt like a long time and I was exhausted after. 

Dylan Thomas Baldwin 

9lbs and 3oz, 21 inches long

I was shocked when they told me how big he was!  No wonder he was so hard to get out he was huge for me.  My other boys were 7.14 so I never really thought I would have a 9 pounder! Luckily he was healthy and we had no complications.

Baby Dylan brand new in the world.

We are excited to have our new addition!