Grayson Tyler Has Arrived!!!!!

Grayson Tyler has made his entry to this world finally, his mother was beginning to go a little crazy with waiting. She is currently taking care of the big man right now so I Tyler have stepped up and promised to do the blog and give the details to the Scariest/ Happiest moment of our lives.

It Started Monday July 23, we had a doctor appointment and he let us know that Chy was at a 3 and it could be any day. We went home to Chy having contractions for a couple hours, but sleep made those disappear, the next day again more contractions, but nothing that made it feel like it was time to go to the hospital, then Wednesday again more contractions and this time they felt different and seemed like they were going to stay. So we went in Wednesday night to see if this was real the nurse checked and said we were at a four but contractions were close she called Dr. Miller and he came in and broke Chys water she was nervous that she would not progress. That however was not the case and by midnight the contractions were not being friendly anymore so Chy decided to get an epidural to help relax and maybe catch some sleep before the pushing began. By ten that next morning Chy was at a 9.5 and the nurse was concerned that Chy might be to small for Grayson to deliver normal. Needless to say this nurse was not our favorite at all. Thankfully she does not make the call Dr. Miller came in around 12 and said he felt that Chy would be fine so we began pushing. My wife is the most amazing person I have ever met halfway through pushing she was making jokes about how women who dont have epidurals are crazy. And at 1:20 pm our son arrived with a little help from a suction tool that left a hicky for a little while. He came out and you could tell that he was glad to be out of there he did not cry right away he just sort of looked around and took it in. Next he was given to his mother and then the vistors began. I being the good husband took charge of the pictures so get ready for a massive photo bomb. You can tell I love my boy! He was 7lbs. 9 oz. and 19.5 inches long!

Waiting on Grayson. And Mommas first look at her beautiful Boy.

Collection of shots of Grayson 

 

Wide eye Boy and a Proud Dad!

 

Grandparents that waited at the hospital with us, Papaw and Nana, and Grandma Mcrae.

 
                       His first time meeting aunt Lillie and Emma, and his favorite place to sleep

A gift from Nana

 
His great Aunt Taletha, Aunt Cal Lee, and Great Grandpa Peterson

 

                                   Uncle Tommy, Ride home from the Hospital, Great Grandma Peterson

 
Aunt Chalese, Aunt Cassidy, Aunt Kendra

 

Sleeping with Daddy, Chillin with Mommy, And a gift from Great Grandma Swallow.

Catchin some sun to pass the Billirubin test.

Random Pictures of Importance Post

So this post is SUPER random because there are photos on the the card I think are important, but don't really fit anywhere. Since I am making a book out of our blog at the end of the year, I needed to get them in here. Not much has been going on. Being 36 weeks pregnant we are pretty much home bound. We stay busy with baseball games and practices! 

A few weeks ago Kendra(Tyler's little sister) spent the day with us while everyone else was out and about. She got to play Wii Fit and really enjoyed the yoga! She was good at it too!!! 

This is an Orchid Tyler bought me for Valentine's Day in 2011. We took care of it and it re-bloomed recently! We are proud of having kept our "love" alive! It bloomed so beautiful and large! Had to show it off! 

Next we see Tyler modeling our new Moby wrap! I've been wanting to try one and we found one CHEAP on KSL! Tyler is sporting a Moby in black carrying a 4lb bag of sugar! Doesn't he just shine! :) Love that boy! Lastly we found an expectant mother's parking spot! We took FULL advantage. I'm 34 weeks in this picture!

We decided it was time to get a new camera! A Canon Rebel! It's super nice! I had a hard time spending the money and thought I would be happy with a Nikon I was looking at. I didn't want "too much camera". But once I started playing with it, Tyler had me sold on the idea! I felt bad taking a picture of such a beautiful thing with our crappy old camera, but what'd ya do? Needless to say, I have been doing a lot of reading and playing with this new toy so I can learn the manual settings and what not! I'm excited to see what I can do with it! 

We bought it because our old one wouldn't cut it for the baby picture extravaganza that is about to ensue. Yes, it's being held together by a pony tail holder...

We just had our 36 week appointment today! So far, everything looks good! Baby boy is head down and measuring right! Can't wait to meet our little man!! 

Maybe baby next??? Until next time....

Happy 1st Year to Us!

This last weekend Tyler and I celebrated our One Year Anniversary! It's truly crazy to realize how fast time has gone by! I can't believe it's been a year! It's been a year of growing, a year of faith and a year of constant changes! I can't imagine my life without that wonderful man beside me! I am lucky!
We celebrated by going to Ogden on Saturday. We ate good food, finished our baby shopping list and went to a nicklecade! Here is the run down....
I got sushi and another amazing gluten-free sandwich! Tyler got his fill of Panda Express orange chicken and a couple of sodas! That boy sure likes soda...
We bought a bouncer and I found a boppy pillow for 9 dollars!! I've really been wanting one and I was SOO excited to find one cheap! We also finally found sheets that fit our cradle! It was very productive!

Tyler added some new fish to our fish tank. There are two bright yellow ones and two shimmery lookin' ones. They like to have hiding places and Tyler was excited to add an alligator skull. We quickly found they are aggressive; so our goldfish needed to be moved. Tyler wants Grayson to have a fish so we moved him into the baby room. Sadly, he didn't survive the climate change. Tyler NEEDS to give Grayson a fish so I'm sure a beta is in the near future. 

Lastly we spent some time at a nicklecade! It was a lot of fun! Tyler loves these type of games! I LOVE to win tickets! Love his face!!

See how hard you punch! Look at that determination!

See how hard you can hit. Tyler has this Thor thing goin' on and I think he felt the power! He got the new high score!


Tyler wanted me to tell you about my sandwich. As a lot of you know, I am gluten free. It is becoming more and more common, but it happens to only be found in specialty places. Tyler notices a lot of these places are hippy-ish. We found my sandwich at a little place called Grounds for Coffee. Yes, it was a coffee house... Tyler wants me to mention that there was hot yoga goin' on upstairs. It looked like this..

Tyler also surprised me on our actually anniversary with a set of goodies!!! He knew I was worried about having NO baby-wipes so he included them! He sure makes me smile!

Love my hubby and can't wait for the years yet to come!
Until next time....

Baby Shower and Sweet Niece Lynnlee

It seems to be that our weekdays are pretty mundane. For me anyways. I have been nesting since about week 20 sooo I'm pretty caught up. Tyler on the other hand, has his hands full with mutual, baseball and homework. He really enjoys two of the three. I'll let you guess which ones.... Our weekends however, have been busy, busy, busy. I'm ok with that because then I can spend all week recuperating for the next weekend as that it about as long as it takes! Any-hoo... This weekend brought with it two VERY fun and exciting events!

First of all, Tyler's brother Mitch and his wife Emily had their baby girl Lynnlee! We took a quick trip to Rexburg so that we could meet and greet her into the world! She is such a pretty little baby! We are luck to have her as our niece. The only problem is that now we want OUR baby here even more! We saw them getting all the newborn and new parent moments! Needless to say we are just a bit more than jealous and even more anxious for the arrival of little Grayson! Here are some sweet pics of the little beauty:

Secondly, we had a baby shower for little Grayson and I! It was soo much fun! I can't begin to share how grateful I am for the love and support of all who where there! Tyler's mom, Teresa, planned it, but Mitch and Emily needed her much more on Saturday so she was in Rexburg. Her plans were amazing and Emma and Lillie did such an outstanding job carrying out her plans! Here's the photobomb! 

Lillie with her carved fruit baby!

Table filled with LOTS of yummy!

Waiting to get started!

Chillin' like  villains!

Lillie's Fruit Baby

My Sister Cassidy's Fruit Baby

Aunt LaDawn with some awesome games!

Baby Bottle Lemonade Chug!

Opening some AWESOME gifts:

And to finish off, the total loot: 

We are soo blessed!! We can't ever be grateful enough for all the support we've been given by family and friends! 

We are loving summer(as long as it's not too hot)! We are 32 wks pregnant with 8 to go! We are praying for a quick and safe arrival! Thanks for all the love! 

Until next time...

P.S. For even more pics... go to ktswallow.blogspot.com!