Slowly but surely...

Today I feel like we have reached a milestone! Kooper asked to hold "baby brother" with out us saying a word!! It may have only lasted about 30 seconds but hey, better than nothing! I feel like Kooper is finally getting used to having Karver around. He still does his fair share of naughty things to get our attention but I really feel like its getting better...for example the other day when Karver was crying in the car instead of saying throw him out the window(like he usually does)...he said" throw ME out the window!" Ha Ha

Army of Helaman...

I never got around to doing a Mothers Day post because I was really preoccupied about being induced the next day. So I realize this is very late but I had to post this picture Kooper brought home from church. Of course when he gave it to me in a cute little frame I instantly started bawling...hormones?? Maybe....
I feel so incredibly blessed to be a Mother to two healthy precious boys. The love that I have for them is so overwhelming and I'm thankful to my Heavenly Father for trusting me enough to raise two of his precious boys.Kooper's sunbeam teacher is so cute, I love that she took the time to do this for her little class!Love these boys!!! Kooper is getting more and more used to having "baby brother" around.
I'm also so grateful for an amazing Mother. She has always been such an amazing example to me and everyone around her. She has taught me so much through out my life and I will forever be grateful for all that she has done for me and for teaching me to be the best Mother that I can be through her amazing example.I'm also lucky enough to have an amazing Mother in law. She is always so willing to help us out whenever we need anything at all. I feel so blessed to be so close to her and have the relationship that we do. Our kids are so lucky to have such an amazing Grandma!

And then there were two.....

Well this last week has been kind of a world wind, I can't believe that our newest addition is already a week old!
I was induced a week ago today, everything went really well...not what I expected but really well. We got to the hospital about 4am, and to get things started my nurse gave me something to thin out my cervix (I forgot the name of it) then around 8am they started the pitocin. It was fine at first but then after about a few hours of upping the dose every 30 min the contractions were getting pretty bad, but at this point I was at 5cm and the baby wasn't in the birth canal yet and my OB doesn't like you to get an epidural until the baby is in the birth canal.(I was so bugged) So about 10am my OB came and broke my water, that's when the contractions got even worse. The nurse gave me some pain medication then she said she would call my doc to see if I could get the epidural, at this point my nurse had said that because the baby was still up so high I wouldn't be having him until sometime in the evening!!! Finally about 12pm she said that I could have it, I was so relieved...I'm so not a natural type of person, I'm all about the epidural and besides that, I kinda have to be to represent my hubby...right??:)
Anyway, while they were getting me ready for the epidural which seemed like it took forever, the contractions got worse and worse, by the time I layed back down so they could dose the epidural, I think the nurse could tell I was in so much pain so she said I better check her, she checked and sure enough I was at 10cm and the baby was right there, then it was total chaos for about 5 minutes the nurse was telling me not to push, and just breath calmly... are you kidding me, you want me to breath calm when I have never felt so much pain and pressure in my life!!! Luckily my OB was right there, she ran in and 2 pushes later little Karver Ron Swindlehurst was born. He weighed 7lbs 13 oz and was 21 inches long.
We named him after my Grandpa Ron. Him and I have such a special relationship, I look up to him so much and he has done so much for me in my life. Karver is so lucky to be named after such a respectable man, and if Karver can have even half of the qualities and attributes as my Grandpa does he will be one amazing boy!
We feel so incredibly blessed to have another healthy baby boy in our home. He is such a good baby and the love that we have for him is so overwhelming. We have a picture of Kooper that looks identical to this one. In some pictures they look so much a like!I'm still a little shocked at just what actually happened....it all happened so fast I was still trying to take it all in!Karver and one proud Daddy. Weston is so sweet during delivery and after wards, he gets so emotional and can't stop telling me how proud he is of me, its so sweet. (I'm sure I'm going to be in trouble for saying that on our blog, but I want our kids to know how sweet their Daddy is)This Is Kooper's first time holding Karver, as you can see he isnt too sure about him, look at his hand... ha ha it makes me laugh. Now he is warming up a little....I'm so blessed to have these boys in my life, they mean so much to me and I honestly don't know what I would do without them.Getting his tan on:) He only had to be under the lights for a night...but even one night is way too long! I love his shades though! (look at Karvers poor skin, that is from the lights, its gone now but it made me feel so bad)Day number #2 holding the baby, he warmed up a lot. I love that Kooper just looks at him and smiles, he is going to be such a good big brother! And how can I forget my sweet Mom, she was here for 9 days and it was amazing! She was so much help and spoiled Kooper rotten. I honestly don't know what I would have done with out her. I hated to see her go, but poor Kooper took it the hardest, he just sobbed and sobbed...it was so sad, it just broke my heart. Thanks again Mom for everything, I'm so lucky to have a Mom like you!Getting ready to go home. Some of the nurses gave Karver that blue blanket and his little yellow beanie, we definitely got VIP treatment at the hospital! Of course all the Labor and Delivery nurses love Weston and so they did everything they could to make out stay the best. We got the biggest room and it had 2 beds, so Wes got his own bed which was nice. We stayed 2 nights and on the last night the labor and delivery floor got so busy (like 26 babies) they had to start doubling up, but they assured us that the nurse manager said our room would not be doubling up...so nice, can you imagine??On our way home, we are so excited to start this new adventure with 2 kids!!!!!

Im all about bribes!

Ever since we got rid of Kooper's binky and put him in a big boy bed he has had the hardest time sleeping...and yes its been like 8 months but for the past 3 months or so he wants Wes or I to sleep with him or he wants to sleep on our floor...but this happens about 2 or 3am and and that point we are just so tired we give in. BAD HABIT! It already takes him forever to get to sleep because he wants one of us to lay with him and then if we get up he throws the biggest fit. Anyway long story short we wanted to break all these bad sleep habits before the baby comes so we resorted to a bribe, and I dont regret it one bit! In fact Im all about bribes these days, another bad habit??..maybe...do I care??...not really!
We found a perfect size trampoline at Sams club and he wanted it so bad so we told him if he would sleep in his bed all night then he could get it. We had actually been looking for one anyway but why not kill 2 birds with 1 stone?? It took 2 nights of taking him back to his room 47 times and letting him cry for about 2 hours the first night and 45min the second and then WALA....he has been sleeping in his bed all night for a week or so now!
Since we have gotten the trampoline he is down stairs constantly jumping, he loves loves loves it! It fits in our basement which I love but here in a few weeks we will take it out side for the summer.

Happy Anniversary!

I honestly cant believe that it has been 8 years since I married my best friend. Part of me feels like we have always been married but then the other part of me feels like it was just yesterday that we were driving to St. George together to be married for time and all eternity. So much happens when you are married for awhile, I feel like for one it just gets better and better. You learn to pick your battles and realize that most of those battles aren't really even worth it in the first place. After 8 years there are so many things that I love so much, but of course a few things that I hate so much....You gotta take the good with the bad right??:)
Weston is so good about not letting me "pout" when I'm mad, he either makes me talk about it..which I hate...but Im getting better, or he just makes me laugh till I forget why I was mad in the first place. I love that Weston is always the first to say sorry, I hate that Im so stubborn but luckily he is sooo not so it evens out. I hate that he thinks he wants to do a new hobby every other day, but I love that he is so outgoing and willing to try and do anything. I love that he gets so excited to watch our shows and gets mad if Im not paying attention but he also knows exactly when to look over because he knows Ill be crying at the sad parts(well I think they are sad), then he has a little chuckle then just holds me closer. I love that he always cleans up after I make dinner, even if he always lets one or two of the pans "soak" because they are too dirty (SOOOO BUGGY)! I love that even after a long day of work he comes home and totally takes over with Kooper, they play and play and I can never get enough of just watching them! I love that he is the romantic one in our relationship, he is all about candles, notes, roses, and the "little things"(don't tell his buddies). I love that he always fills up my car with gas. I hate that after telling him 3 thousand times he still doesnt hang his towel back up. I love that he will do anything to make me happy and I know its not an easy job but somehow he knows just what to say and do to keep me smiling and feel like the luckiest girl in the world!
Happy Anniversary Westy, cant wait to see what the next 8 years bring!