November 2010

We had a great November and here are some of the things that happened:

Nancy, Heather and Adrianne came to see us and brought this cute outfit for Hyrum!


Hyrum turned one month old!


Kate and Eli enjoyed trying to keep him happy while we took pictures.


Hyrum loved his swing and could sleep safely in it while I tried to get something done.


Nate tried to teach Eli how to take a picture.


and then showed him how it is done.


Kate walked to school with her brothers all bundled up and warm!


I snapped some pictures of the baby just before church.


Oh! what a handsome boy!


"Ok...I'm tired of this mom!"


We ended November by having Thanksgiving with my side of the family. We always have to rent the church...


I got Joseph to pause just for a second to take a picture. I never did get Isaac and Kate to stand still for one though...


Grandpa Bentley waiting for dessert


Grandma Bentley held Hyrum a long time, it was a nice break for me and so fun for her!


Here is a picture of all the desserts!


after eating with my family we went over to the Bartletts to see Nate's "little" brother Jacob who had just returned from his mission.

Hyrum got to meet his cousin, Mack.


What cute boys!


All four of the Bartlett boys standing youngest to oldest!


I think it's official that Jarom, (the youngest) just might pass up all the others! (well, he might not pass up Nate...)


Our little monkey started to like the bath. He screamed for the first little while.


and we finished the month off when Kate lost her first tooth!


My little baby girl is growing up so fast!

October 2010

After our 5th baby was born, our month ended with Halloween festivities.

We got to go to Nate's work and trick or treat through the offices.


these were the kids' pumpkins. Kate wanted a cat pumpkin to match her costume.


this is the cat she painted all by herself!


Joseph had the skull pumpkin and Isaac painted the face in the background and carved the I and I pumpkin which stands for himself and his friend Isaac.


Here is a picture of our little chili pepper!


Isaac dressed up as a mad scientist!


He got the lab coat for his birthday and we had his name embroidered on it. Isaac loves science and doing experiments and says he wants to be a scientist when he grows up.


Joseph dressed up as a zombie football player!


Joseph loved wearing the cool makeup Nate did for him and thought it was cool to be so scary for Halloween!


Kate dressed up as a black cat!


We borrowed the ears from my sister-in-law Christine and the tail was something we got from my mother-in-law. Kate made a very cute black cat!


Here is great grandpa Bartlett at our family party! He looks so cool!


Everyone was in the Halloween mood except for Eli! He refused to wear any of the costume ideas I presented to him so finally I got him to wear his camoflauge shirt and green pants to be an army guy! I think part of the problem was he was so tired. As you can see he feel asleep like this at a Halloween party! Silly kid!


Colleen and Felicity, Me and Hyrum and MJ and Mack!


Nate performed in the Monster Mash with his A Capella group and dressed up as Wolf Man.


a black cat, a chili pepper a zombie mother (sleep deprived with a newborn) and a zombie football player.


and the best reward we got back in October...

our sweet and patient baby Hyrum who is the leader of the patch!

Introducing: Hyrum David Bartlett

I went to my OB appointment on Friday, October 15th and my Dr. said I was ready to go to the hospital! We checked in at 1:30pm, they started my IV at 2:15 and then the pitocin at 2:40. I was hoping to have a VBAC delivery so that meant I was only allowed a very small dose of pitocin to get me started since the baby was not getting things started on his own and he was 3 days late.


Nate was trying to entertain himself while I was reading my Percy Jackson book...


At 3:55 Dr. Moreland broke my water and my epidural was started at 4:10. I don't think it worked though, because my pains were not going away! The Dr. who gave me the epidural kept asking me if it was working and I kept saying I wasn't sure. He kept giving me higher doses but it never did help. At one point my head felt fuzzy and I couldn't hear him talking very well. That went away, thank goodness but I started to panic at 5:00 when my contractions were 2 minutes apart and I was entering transition. After checking, the nurse confirmed it was time to push. I started pushing at 5:30 and Hyrum was born at 5:42pm by VBAC! I am sooo grateful that part went fast because it was my first time going natural! (I am amazed at all of the women who give birth without epidurals every time! I think once is about enough for me!) I am also so grateful that there was not any complications, that I did not have to have a C-section and that the baby was healthy!

Here I am so relieved the labor is over!


and here is Nate, the proud father of 5 kids, 4 boys and 1 girl!


I love this one of him looking at the baby.


he's saying hello!


Mommy and Baby meet!


What a beautiful baby boy!


He looks so peaceful and calm


Hyrum weighed 8 lb. 6 oz. and was 21 in. long


He did not like his first bath!


Our wonderful friends the Oliphants, took care of our kids while we were in labor and then Nate went home to get them and bring them to see the baby about 8pm.

They were thrilled to be there!


Eli was not as sure...here he is hanging onto my arm.


Big brother Isaac (9 years old)


another big brother, Joseph (7 years old)


big sister Kate (5 years old)


and Eli (2 1/2 years old) didn't want to hold him but would sit on my bed for a group picture!

6 months later...

Hello everyone!
I have been absent from the blogging experience because we had our 5th child! Now that he is 6 months old I am going to attempt to blog again. I really do enjoy it, it just takes time, and that is something that I am usually lacking. So, tune in for pictures of everything you have been missing!