Hunting Anyone??

Owen and Clay are ready if you need some help this hunting season . . . .

this is what happens when you have a newborn in the middle of the summer heat. lots of indoor time, and lots of self entertainment. The boys are being troopers though. We have started moving around more this week (prompted by Owen crying after a friend left because he wanted to play more - I guess I have neglected him and Clay a bit over this last week). So, Owen went to preschool, and then both boys went to playgroup . . . . we are starting to get back into the swing of things.

The boys are in love with Davis though they both want to hold him ALL the time and love kissing his head and nose.

AND if you know Clay and his obsession with his blankets he often offers them up to Davis. Now that is LOVE!


P.S. yes we have spent a lot of time in underwear this last week but getting better everyone was dressed by 9am today.

Our New Little One

After much anticipation Davis Earl Ohlson arrived Monday 08-18-08 at 10:46AM weighing 7lbs 7oz and 21 1/2 inches long. He is beautiful and perfect and everyone is loving having him around.

This is how you get a perfect 10 APGAR score . . .

. . . he's PERFECT!

Our new addition

Our new brother

Owen took this photo (it's one of the best we've got!)

Davis Earl Ohlson



Big brother once again


My inducement was scheduled for the 18th and I needed to arrive by 3am to start the process. I woke up to get ready to go and immediately started feeling contractions about 10 minutes apart. By the time I was all hooked up at the hospital my contractions were 2 minutes apart but just not strong enough to push me past 6cm. After all my antibiotics were completed I got my epidural, got some pitocin, and had my water broken and then wahla! 3 pushes later we had a baby. Recovery has been great. I almost feel back to my old self. I was feeling really overwhelmed the weeks leading up to Davis arriving but so far everything has been great. Granted Alesa and Earl are here til the 22nd to tend to my children, prepare food, clean house SOOO I have had no responsibilities yet but I think I am going to be able to manage just fine.

Baby Update #3

So I'm 5 cm still nothing really happening. My Dr. stripped my membrane today hoping that might help but still not really feeling much of anything (nothing painful at least to make me think I am having the baby today). So I have officially schedule an inducement for Monday the 18th just incase nothing happens over the weekend.

Preschool for Owen

Opening his first piece of mail addressed to him from Mrs. Sterr his Preschool teacher


First Day Photo (infront of the casita door he helped dad fix the night before he was so proud)


having a little celebratory chocolate milk showing off a craft he did


After much debate on what to do I have enrolled Owen is a preschool for a total of 2 1/2 hours a day 2 days a week.

Today Owen started preschool with Mrs. Sterr, she use to be in our ward and is wonderful!. She has her Masters, has taught elementary school for many years, a mother to 6, and on top of all that a professor during the summer at our local Jr. College! We went to the open house on Monday night and Owen was very timed and shy and I wasn't too sure how it was all going to go down the next day. This morning he woke up all excited, ate his eggs and milk, got himself dressed in his first day of Preschool clothes, put 2 books in his backpack and was ready to go! When I dropped him off he just ran in started playing with one of the kids and said "bye mom" without even looking at me. It was so sad for me but so great for him! That night at dinner he told us he is learning about the color Yellow and the shape Triangle and as Brock looked at me rolling his eyes I reassured him it is more for the social and routine development then education. It was a great day and he is excited to go back Thursday.

Baby Update #2

decided to not get induced today. . . no at home remedies for starting labor have worked (and yes I have tried all safe methods) . . . but I still have two more weeks so I've got time. . Owen starts preschool on Tuesday so maybe after that I will relax enough to get this baby out, and start my new CRAZY life.