My Amazing Sons

Where do I start? I have the best two little boys in the world. And bringing each of them into this world was something very scary and yet very amazing at the same time. There is nothing more remarkable than seeing your husband who has been there by your side all of a sudden become a daddy and seeing tears come to his eyes when he gets to hold your little boy for the first time. Mike has been such a good father to Brandon, and he is doing great with James. He will get up in the night and take care of James so that I can get more sleep. He really loves to take care of our children, and I love him so much for all that he does for me and our sons.

And now, the moment you all have been waiting for....This is my last picture being pregnant! I know, big deal, but for me, it was a huge deal! (literally). My due date was actually April 22, but that day came and went. grr. That night as I was going to bed, my back was really hurting, but it had been hurting for a few days, so I didn't do much about it. The next morning it was getting a little worse, so of course I called my mommy and asked her what I should do. Like a good Mom, she freaked out! She told me to get checked asap. um...ok? So I called the doctor, and they told me to go to the hospital and they would check me there. Ack...the same thing happened when I was pregnant with Brandon, so I really did not want to go through this again! But this time, I was actually over due! so......we went to the hospital. (Before this, we called my brother Daniel to come and babysit Brandon for us. THANK YOU!! I have the best family!)

Well, at the hospital they checked me in, and after waiting for the better part of two hours, with my mom texting me every few minutes, the nurse finally came back in and told me that I had three options. (I was dialated to a 2, and 60%...) She said 1. I could just go home (NO WAY). 2. I could stay there and they could keep checking me to see if my contractions would get any stronger. (no, they never will....) or 3. she could call the doctor and he could come and break my water. DUH!!! Of course I choose option 3!!!!! (the best part was that Mike was not even here at this time! He went home to pack my bag and help with Brandon... tee hee.. He missed out on the fun part..)

So, to make a longer story a little bit shorter, the doctor came in and broke my water right at 4 pm. YES! I was having a baby now and nothing could stop me! :)

Mike got back to the hospital soon after the doctor left. I told my family, and they were going to come over as soon as my dad got home from work. One random thing....my older sister DeeAura missed Brandon's birth because she was on a mission in Nauvoo. She didn't see Brandon until he was 3 weeks old. That was really hard on both of us. But.... luckily she was here this time!!!!!! The scary/funny thing was that no one could get a hold of her to tell her that I was in labor! She finally called me back and said she didn't answer the phone because she was in the temple! I guess that that is a good enough excuse. :)

Now, here we go. The families (my parents and mike's parents, my sisters DeeAura, Julia and Kristen) were all sitting around in my delivery room waiting for something to happen. We all just sat around and talked. blah blah blah. And yes, I got an epidural and it actually worked this time. :) The nurse came in around 7 pm and checked me and said I was at a 6. Still waiting....checked again around 8...still a 6. Then she came in around 9, had the family leave again to check me, said be just minute and that they could come back in soon! BUT...... she checked me and said..."oh..you are dialated to a 10, and I can see that your baby has hair! We better call the doctor!"

YIKES! HERE WE GO! The doctor, who was great this time around, came in and got all ready. The baby nurse was there, with an intern, and a student nurse came in to watch the delivery. Nothing like a bunch of strangers staring at you when you are about to give birth.....thank goodness that Mike was there holding my hand! And get this....the doctor sat down, three small pushes, and waa-laa.... I HAD A BABY! This was sooo easy this time! Nice and quiet, really a five minute labor, and I had a wonderful new baby boy! (If you want to read a funny view on this, read my sister DeeAura's blog www.deeaura.blogspot.com )

Here is James's info...

James Ross Olsen

Born April 23 2009

Weight 7 lbs 5 oz

Height 19 1/2 inches

Time 9:24 pm

And here is my little James Ross just a few minutes after he was born. His name? Mike just liked the name James, and I couldn't think of anything else, so James it was. Ross is Mike's middle name, his father's middle name, and Mike's grandpa name. You know, one of those family names. :)

Mike is so happy to have James here. He feed him his first bottle, and you could just see the happiness pouring out of Mike. He really does love his children.

About 10 minutes after James came, the rest of the family got to come in and see him. DeeAura was the first one to hold him besides Mike and I. That was really neat to have my sister holding my baby, and seeing her be so happy to be there! I love you Dee! All the parents were just really happy to hold James too and see their grandson. :)

This is James and I the next day after getting a tiny bit of sleep and getting some food. :) And would you just look at all that hair!!! He has double the amount that Brandon did! And it sticks up in every direction, just like his daddy's hair. :)

Here is Brandon with James the day after we got home. He really just ignored him for a couple days as you can see here. :) Yesterday he actually said hi to him. And today he talked to him for a minute before running off to play with his cars. Got to love toddlers. :) But really, Brandon is doing pretty good for having someone crash his party. And speaking of parties... Mike had his 27th birthday on sunday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!! I will have to say that his favorite present was actually from my sister DeeAura...she got him the Karate Kid trilogy on DVD. And yes, we have already watched all three. :) Thanks, Dee....

And thanks to DeeAura and Daniel for getting me the coolest purse and book and cd! I love them!

Well, we have finally come to the end of my longest blog ever. I hope you enjoyed reading about one of the best days of my life. Thank you to everyone for helping us and to my wonderful family and great friends for being there for me when I needed them.

And to Mike- Thank you again so much for all that you do daily for me. I love you