Travis' Birth Story!

His birth was a lot different than Lyla's.

With her I had been in labor all day (ALL DAY) and after pushing for a couple of hours

I was rushed to surgery and she made her appearance by c-section.

So we had decided to do another c-section for Travis.

(Which was a good choice because he was breech)

It was nice to wake up around 5 am and drive to the hospital (which is across the street from my house) knowing that I would have a baby before 8 am.  

As soon as they hooked me up to everything I started contracting every 5 to 6 minutes.

He knew he was suppose to come that day.

Scott dressed in scrubs.

This c-section was so relaxed compared to the last one.

Everyone was chatting and laughing.

My neighbor was even there to help Travis when he came out.

They rolled me into surgery around 7:30 and he was born at 7:48.

8 lbs. 5 oz and 20 inches long.

I thought for sure he was going to be smaller than Lyla, but he's bigger.

Lyla was so excited to see her little brother, but was a little concerned that she didn't see me right away.  She was really excited to give him a present we had picked out for him.

After recovery I finally got to hold my Travis.

It such an amazing experience getting to hold that little guy after months 

of dreaming and thinking about him.

We also told both sets of parents his full name...

Travis Scott Lindstrom.

Daddy and Travis.

Scott is such a great dad!

We were so glad Scott's parents could be here to see Travis.

Also, extremely grateful Scott's Mom could come back the next week

and help me take care of the two kids.

Also, grateful my parents could be here and could take care of Lyla for me while I was in the hospital.

So glad my Mom could stay the week and that my Dad could come back up after working for a couple of days.  It's wonderful to have amazing family.

The whole time I was pregnant Lyla talked about the baby sister in her tummy.

So we got her a baby sister and gave it to her at the hospital.

She loves it and keeps thanking Travis for bringing her sister to her.

We came home from the hospital Halloween morning.

Travis and his 'Dad sock monkey' (Lyla got a 'Dad bear').

It's always nice to get home and get settled into real life.

Aunt Meggie and D came down from Boise for a day or two to see Travis.

D' is so excited to have a boy cousin.

Aunt Sara and Uncle Logan came up from Orem with my Dad later that

 weekend to meet Travis and see our house.

Lyla loves her Baby Brother and wants to help me in anyway she can.

She always wants to hold him and give him kisses.

So glad she likes him so much.

He has found his thumb.

Travis is perfect!

He's a great eater and sleeper.

He looks so much like Lyla did at this age.

You can tell they are siblings.

So glad to have my little guy here.

I LOVE BEING A MOM!!!!

Labor Day Weekend

Friday Lyla wanted to swim, 

but I didn't feel like getting in a swim suit and going to the pool.

So we stayed home and played in the backyard.

When Daddy got home we hung out in the backyard some more.

(Our huge DEAD tree we will be taking down this fall in the back ground)

Lyla loves her swing set!

Saturday morning we started painting Baby Travis' room!

Lyla was really excited and wanted to paint it yellow.

Scott finally got himself a BYU flag! (Later this day he wanted to burn it.)

Lyla has been practicing the BYU fight song.

Eating pizza while we watch the game. 

We decided to go visit Gry-a and Papa Lindstrom in Boise after church on Sunday.

We always have so much fun with them.

Lyla's Uncle Houston and Aunt Lindsay (they are getting married this winter)

were visiting also. Lyla enjoyed jumping on the tramp with them and making silly pig noises.

Monday morning we went to the zoo with Gry-a and Papa Lindstrom.

Us in front of the T-Rex.

Lyla LOVES the goats and she really like this guys beard and kept petting it.

Lyla loved all of the flowers and butterflies in this exhibit.

Riding on the little tiger.

So cute!!!

Lyla couldn't wait to see the giraffe's!

That is all she wanted to see the whole time.

Visiting Gry-a and Papa Lindstrom is always so much fun.

Lyla loves reading books with them and finding toads in the backyard.

We had a great weekend!

 Day 4

Aunt Sara got married this day.

I feel really bad because I didn't actually get any pictures with her on this day.

But I am sure the photographer did and I will post them when I get my hands on them.

Lyla kept telling everyone that her Aunt Sara was getting married in Heavenly Father's house.

Lyla and her Daddy!

Lyla and I!

Lyla and her Papa Ward!

How cute is that?!?!

Lyla and Baby Molly.

Look at how cute they are.

My Mom made their matching dresses.

Us in front of the San Diego Temple.

The trip was great!

So glad we could take Lyla to the ocean and see Sara and Logan get married.

Day 3

Our hotel in San Diego was right by the Bay.

We had fun walking and seeing all the boats and ships.

The three of us!

Uncle Tyler, Aunt Jen and Baby Molly and us.

Some of the Navy ships that came by us where huge and moving pretty fast.

 We went on the tour of the USS Midway.

It was huge! It was really neat to see the planes on the top and to go down inside.

There were tons of cool old planes.

We did the listening tour and learned alot.

Lyla and I on the top where the planes land and take off.

Lyla wanted to "fly" all of the planes.

She had a lot of fun, but by the end she was done walking around

and I think her Dad was tired of carrying her.

This is a big statue on the shore by the Midway.

Later after lunch we went to

La Jolla beach.

Lyla couldn't wait to dig in the sand.

She was a little nervous about the water at first, but then she started to love it.

Her face is priceless.

Lyla and I in the water.

We got hit with a really big wave right before this picture.

Papa had to grab her fast to save her from this huge wave.

She thought it was really fun.

I love this picture.

To see her in the ocean and on the beach was worth the long drive.

I love these two!

They both could live on the ocean for the rest of their lives.

The joy on both of their faces is awesome!

Building sandcastles!

She was decorating them with the shells she found.

Day three was a great day!

I need to get these two to the beach again soon!

Day 1 of our trip!

We left Wednesday afternoon and drove to Las Vegas. 

Lyla did really well in the car.

She watched movies, played with her Tinkerbell fairies and took naps.

(Isn't she so cute?!)

Wednesday night we stayed at

Circus Circus and Lyla had so much fun

pretending to play games.

Lyla loved sleeping in her own queen sized bed.

Day 2

We woke up early to drive the rest of the way to San Diego.

We decided to spend most of Thursday in Scott's mission driving around seeing things from his mission.  I love seeing places from his mission and hearing all of Scott's stories.

This is our favorite beach from Scott's mission.

We couldn't wait to take Lyla to the ocean.

She has been talking about the sand and the sea shells for weeks.

Lyla and I at the end of the pier waiting for our lunch.

Lyla and her Daddy sitting on the rocks.

Finding sea shells!

She is so happy!  She could have stayed on the beach forever!