Emma

Born September 4th, 2008 - 7 Pounds 8 ounces - 20 1/2 inches in length.

She is sleeping most of the time as can be expected.
So far she is doing really well with nursing, and loves to have her binky, and holds it with her hand.

She is lifting her head up for a few seconds at a time, which took Payton weeks to do - guess she is wanting to look around.

Unlike her cousin Skylar who is a noisy sleeper, Emma doesn't make a noise - which of course keeps us on the lookout for her breathing and makes us that much more paranoid.
Emma will join her big brother at home on Saturday (assuming all continues to go well) then mommy and daddy have the fun job of around the clock parenting! Sleep is over-rated anyway.......isn't it?

Baby time

8:13 AM - Well here we are at the hospital – All is well for mommy and baby. We got up at 6:30 and called the hospital and they gave us the go ahead to come in for Megan's induction. We are listening to the baby's heartbeat and they are getting Megan all hooked up to the machines, and signing her life away saying that we will give them everything other than the baby, I think they just want money, go figure.They haven't checked Megan's status yet other than maybe her heartrate – but as they do I'll try to keep posting updates for those interested in knowing what is happening.They are promising a much shorter delivery – 8 hours or less – let's hope they can keep to that for Megan's sake we don't need another 30 hour labor.

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9:13 AM - Doctor gave approval for them to break Megan's water - though it could still be a while for that as they have to just catch a doctor between other patients in order for that to happen. But so far so good! (Petocin was started at 9:10AM)
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9:55 AM - A Doctor showed up to break Megan's water. The process is really started now! Though the doctor almost got pushed off the bed as Megan used her leg to try to hold her off!(unintentionally) They asked Megan to not push her off the table it was pretty funny. Megan was dilated to a 2 plus and at least 80% effaced at this point.
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10:06 AM - Contractions are picking up and getting more intense.
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10:42 AM - Regular contractions, and Payton is here now and keeps saying "Baby come out" but no major changes in the last 35 minutes.
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11:20 AM - No change yet! Just waiting for Emma to join us!
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12:04 PM - Contractions are closer together and Megan requested to be put on the list for an Epidural - though they are saying it will be at least an hour to get one. Megan's mom Wendy is massaging Megan's legs and feet to keep her mind off the contractions. Amazing what mom's go through to bring us guys kids! Kudos to all the mommies out there.
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12:50 PM - Major Contractions now - lots of pain. Epidural Doc is working on giving her the epidural now. (Marcus has to look away for this part - Not a big fan of large gauge needles) In a matter of minutes Megan should be feeling much better! It must be getting close now - they shouuld be checking her dilation before too long following the epidural. Our nurse doesn't want us to forget her, Jeanie like a Genie in a Bottle - now she won't be forgotten for sure!
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1:45 PM - Megan is feeling much more relaxed and they were able to check her dilation which is now at a 4 and 85% effaced. (A 10 is the max on dilation and from 8 to 10 it typically goes fast for those not familiar with the birthing process.)
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2:45 PM - Still waiting, though Megan is feeling much better and is actually able to relax a little. Megan's sister Nicole also arrived to say hi. And Nick,Megan's dad brought Payton earlier, but has since left to take Payton back home and Nick has returned for all the action!
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3:10 PM - they just checked Megan and she is dilated to a 6 and is 90% effaced so we're hoping it's less than 2 1/2 hours left, time will tell.
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4:16 PM - Megan is up to a 9+ so she'll be delivering really soon now.
4:55 PM - They called the Doctor and plan to deliver in about 20 minutes - I may not be able to write again until afterwards. I hope to help with the delivery and that will slightly impede my blogging! I will update ASAP once the baby is with us and things are slightly settled.

5:20 PM Emma joined our family - .... 7 pounds 8 oz / 20.5 inches!!! Officially born at 5:20 PM - What a blessing and a joy. We are so happy to welcome a healthy little girl to this world.

Pregnant Ladies

Apparently if you are Nick and Wendy's kid, or married to one, and married you will have a baby this year! There was absolutely no planning involved, it just kinda happened. Linda had her baby in May, Nicole is due in August, Megan's is due in September, and Heather's is due in October.

We are expecting 2 boys and 2 girls to be added to the family. Needless to say, Grandma and Papa are very excited!

It is pretty fun for Megan to be pregnant with her sister Nicole, this is most likely the only time it will ever happen and to only be a month apart is way cool!

New York

In the middle of July we got to go to New York for a long weekend with Marcus' Dad and Kimberly! It was so much fun. It was the first time for Marcus, Megan went a long time ago when she was like 13. Payton stayed home with Grandma and Papa (Megan's parents) and had a blast with them. We got to see a lot of cool sights.

We stayed in a hotel just a few blocks away from Times Square. That is a pretty cool place to see at night all lit up. We went to the "top of the Rock," which is the Rockefeller Center, at night and got to see a great view of the city at night. We got a cool picture of the Empire State Building all lit up.

The next day we went on top of Empire State and got a great daytime view of the city. It is amazing how many tall buildings there are there. Later that night we got to go and see Wicked!!! Megan was very excited, she has been wanting to see this show for a few years now, so it was awesome for her to finally see it. It was very good! Thankfully everyone else liked it too, since she told them we had to go see it. :)

We also went to the Museum of Natural History (the one from the movie Night at the Museum). It was pretty cool to see, but it didn't look too much like the movie.

We also went to Central Park, of course! It is so amazing that they have this huge park in the middle of a towering city. While we were there we had to stop at a hot dog stand and get a hot dog. Megan forgot that Marcus wanted to take a picture, so hers was pretty much gone by that time! Dang hungry pregnant lady! :)

Last but not least we went to see the Statue of Liberty. She hasn't aged one bit! :) It is fun to see so many places that you see frequently in the movies. It makes them a little more real.

Thanks for taking us MOH and Kimberly!

4th of July and Train Ride

For the 4th of July we went to the Murray parade. This has been a tradition for us since we started dating. It is much more fun having a kid to take with us now! :) Payton really seemed to enjoy watching it with his cousins. Mom and Dad were on guard the whole time for candy being chucked at him...they were throwing it a little too hard this year. Payton had fun trying to spray some of the people in the parade as they walked by, he thought it was pretty funny.

Later that night we went over to Grandma and Papa's house for dinner and fireworks with the neighbors in their circle. Payton loved watching the fireworks. He is still asking if he can see more fireworks to this day. Sometimes he will pretend that he is setting some off out of his milk cup or whatever he is playing with at the time. Very cute.

The next day Megan's cousin Marci invited us to go for a train ride down at a house in Lindon where they have a train track that goes all around a bunch of peoples houses. It was really neat how they had it all set up. Payton had a lot of fun riding on it with his second cousins and we did too!

Payton's 2nd Birthday!

"Tractor Digger Trucks!"

For Payton's Birthday on June 30th we had a construction themed party. Everytime we would drive by construction he would yell out "tractor digger trucks!" We invited all the family over for cake and ice cream and had all his cousins decorate their own construction hat with stickers. It was lots of fun. He had fun opening all of his presents, but he didn't like that as soon as he opened one we took it away to have him open another. He wanted to keep playing with each new toy.

Megan made his birthday cake to look like there was "dirt" on it and had the digger on it too. When he first saw it he got all wide eyed and thought it was pretty cool. He grabbed the digger and tried to shove the shovel part into the cake. It was very cute.

Lake Powell!!

We made our annual family trip to Lake Powell this year the end of June. Papa let Payton help him drive the houseboat and honk the horn a few times, he thought that was pretty cool. It was really hot, but thankfully the water was still cool and refreshing.

We took Payton for his first ride on the Jetski's, which he really enjoyed, and on the tube, which he loved and didn't want to get off. We went with Megan's family, Drew, and the Forrest's (neighbors), it was a very fun group.

Payton and Megan had fun riding in the boat and watching Drew, Andrew, and Marcus get tossed around on the tube. They caught some good air a few times and kept going back for more.

Payton had a hard time taking naps and getting to bed on time since there was so much going on all the time, he had a couple melt-downs. On the ride home he got a really good nap. He woke up after sleeping for a couple hours, asked for his book, and then fell back to sleep minutes after. It was very cute!

Hogle Zoo

We took Payton to the Zoo for the first time the beginning of June. He really seemed to like seeing all the animals in person. He was somewhat mesmerized by all of them. We got to see the white alligator, lots of monkeys, zebras, penguins, giraffes, tigers, bears, elephants, and the list goes on and on. It was a fun little family outing for us.

Memory of Megan or Marcus

Here is a fun little memory game! Feel free to post something about either of us!

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember! I guess good or bad, but be nice!!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments.