Diamonds in the Rough: Baby Boy at last!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Baby Boy at last!

Well, the last three weeks of pregnancy definitely seemed like eternity. I am pretty sure my stomach couldn't stretch any farther and bending was rather impossible. So I was very excited when April 19 came around and Dave and I headed to the hospital for my scheduled c-section at 5:30am. Though all my kids have been delivered c-section this is the only one I actually had the date set and delivered on that day. And it is still nerve racking in anticipation of the whole surgery process.

SO, here I am the last moments with the little tike still inside me.

And here he is! Caleb John Bowman 7lbs 9 oz, 20 in long born at 8:19 am.
(He wasn't named until the day we left the hospital.)
Thanks goodness we didn't get picts of the surgery process. Dave got to come in and watch. He is always facinated watching the surgery, especially when Dr. Tindall shows him my guts. I told Dave he knows me inside and out. haha! I am always so grateful when the whole process is over. Its physically and mentally stressful. This time they had to do the spinal 2 times. They had me all prepped and laid out to start the cutting when they did a final pinch test, and determined I could still fill everything. Oww! Once I was finally numb, the rest of the procedure went smoothly and I am always excited to see the face of my little babe. The funny thing is this time when Dr. Tindall lifted up my baby boy for me to see, the baby spit up all over my face. I was pinned down to the table so Dave had to wipe my face with his sleeve. It was rather funny.

While I was getting sewed up, my mom and Dave got to spend an hour with little caleb. It was a great blessing that my mom actually got to be in town for the event. She was able to come from her mission because her dad was soon to pass away. In fact, my Grandpa John Bevell passed away on the same day that Caleb was born. We thought that was a special coincidence - one life coming and one life going. So thats why Caleb has the middle name JOHN, after his great-grandpa. A great name to live up to.

My first time to get to snuggle and cuddle him. What a cutie pie!

Holding his own pacifier already!

A proud Daddy finally has himself a son!

Getting to go home. I enjoy the time in the hospital to just spend time with Caleb.

He was welcomed home with lots of love and excitement from his 3 big sisters.

April 21st my birthday, and was the same day I got to take Caleb home.

What a great present!

Though still feeling weak, drugged, and incapacitated, my family gave me a sweet birthday party, Amy made me a beautiful fondant cake and mom pampered me. I felt well loved.

2 comments:

wylie said...: Congratulations! I am so happy to see pictures of Caleb!; May 15, 2010 at 1:26 PM
Arabeth said...: That is too funny about the spitup. Im laughing out loud here!@; May 15, 2010 at 10:18 PM

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Our Adventure

Our adventure together started when a city boy met a country girl at heart (even though she grew up in the city). We are so glad that our paths crossed and that our destination was the same. Now after almost 8 years of marriage we continue to enjoy the adventure of our lives together. While I try to keep up the pace along the path, he makes sure I don't miss any of the scenery along the way. We want to appreciate each stage of our family journey together, by treasuring the moments that matter. With so much to be grateful for through ups and downs we like to carry on the phrase "never has life been better than this".

Describing Myself

So, I have always thought it challenging to describe myself. Maybe it’s a second child syndrome or maybe its because I am a melting pot of quircky traits. Luckily I am not alone in that, its genetic, haha!

So, here is my attempt at describing myself.
An Arizona native, though I was actually born in CA. I love Arizona and its diversity. The desert can be so beautiful. I come from a family of 4 kids. I am #2. I loved taking care of my sister Chelsey, who was 8 yrs younger than me and growing up I always loved babysitting, because I could just play with the kids. I have a lot of self-motivation and a challenge never stops me from trying. This trait was acquired at a young age when I wouldn’t let being the smallest and shortest be a disadvantage. I have always loved horses, since I can remember. It’s in my Randall blood, though I have never actually owned one. I love the outdoors and sometimes its hard to be doing the mundane house jobs when I would rather be outside. I really enjoy figuring out solutions to problems. I like gadgets (a trait from my father). Thus, when my Sunday School teacher hired me as his secretary, when I was a Junior in Highschool, I was in my element and thoroughly enjoyed getting his company out of the old and in to the new computer world. This job supported me through college. I truly love learning. School wasn’t easy, but I enjoyed what I learned and was able to go to BYU. In college I had a hard time deciding on a major because their was so many subjects I wanted to learn about. I took classes in Engineering, science, business, dance, recreation, and music. - so, I probably could be labeled as knowing a little bit about a lot of things. An experience I’ll never forget was living in Jerusalem and Egypt for 4 months doing a BYU study abroad. It gave me a bigger perspective. I am more of a listener than a talker. I love hearing about peoples experiences and I am good at keeping confindences. I remember as a youth sitting amongst my adult relatives, just listening to them talk. I am so grateful for a close extended family that loves to share ideas. I am a detail person and a planner, I am working on being more spontaneous. I am learning to appreciate the different stages in my life, and now that I am 32 I really wish time would slow down. I am so grateful to be married to Dave, a super wonderful husband and father. Above all, I love being a wife and a mom to 3 beautiful daughters, it gives purpose and meaning to my busy days. I enjoy music in my home - playing the piano, singing songs, and dancing with my kids. I especially love to dance with Dave, even though we don’t get to very often. I love doing projects with my kids and reading to them. I enjoy cooking healthy nummy foods and I have way too many cook books. Cleaning the bathrooms is my least favorite house chore and sweeping the floors (since they need it so often) is therapeutic. I will sweep and sweep with a million thoughts going through my head. I have always loved giving hugs (the big bear hugs), when I was young it was my pets, now it is my kids. So big hugs have become a tradition in our family. I love it when I can use my talents to serve others. I love the Gospel. I love that the Lord makes up the difference for our imperfections. I am so grateful to have a forever family.