Tyler... It's Your Birthday!

Happy 1st Birthday, Tyler!  We love you! You are such a happy baby and laugh at anything and everything! We are so glad we have you!

You make bathtime lots of fun!

This is Tyler laughing at everyone else saying the word, "Cheese"... not sure why but he thinks that word is hilarious. So cute.

All she wanted, is all right here, in 6 months time.

I can't believe my baby is 6 months old now! It's been 6 months of smiling for us from this little guy. We love him so much and are so glad he came to our family. He has brought us so much joy and happiness. We can't imagine our lives without him.

Here's some comparison stats for all three boys at 6 months:

Tyler- Weight: 17 lbs. 7 oz. Height: 27.25 inches

Jeremy- Weight: 17 lbs. 4 oz. Height: 28.125 inches

Andrew- Weight: 17 lbs. 11 oz. Height: 28 inches

Kinda funny how close they all are. I guess I stayed pretty consistent on the feeding. I always thought Jeremy was chunkier but I guess not. As far as Height goes looks like Tyler is the shortest of the 3 and may have inherited his dad's "really tall" genes. The rate that Jeremy is catching up to Drew and from the stats, Jeremy will hopefully be tall. We shall see how it all turns out!

Let It Be Said of Us, That We Lived to be a Blessing for Life

We blessed baby Tyler today and Chad gave a beautiful baby blessing. I feel so thankful to have a worthy priesthood holder in our home. Chad has given our family so many priesthood blessings lately. I am so grateful to him for keeping his covenants that he has made and living worthy to give those blessings.

We had so many relatives and friends that came to see Tyler's Blessing and we thank all of you for coming and showing your love and support for us and our new addition! By the way, Tyler is now 5 weeks old and has slept for about 7 hours at night multiple times! You're a good baby, Ty!

Life in Slow Motion. . .

There are those times when life seems to pass in slow motion as we take in the moments and savor the experiences we live. For me that is always the case when I sit with Rachel in the hospital as she begins the delivery process to bring our babies into the world. The future is never known, but there are so many uncertainties when bringing a new life into the world. The excitement, fear, and joy are almost tangible.

We talk about what to expect from the upcoming arrival and it never fails that Rachel jokes and laugh about whether or not she has really experienced "labor" since she had a C-section with the first and an epidural with the last two. She wants to experience it fully and came close today, but it's hard for someone with such a high pain tolerance to really know what she is feeling. Plus, being v-back they strongly "recommend" she has an epidural, and why not right?! But to the point, Tyler Scott has arrived . . .

Rachel was amazing, as always, and despite a little scare resulting in the Dr. stopping labor for about 20 minutes when she first started the real pushing, Mom and baby are doing well and resting comfortably. Sure enough, the little guy was stubborn and didn't want to turn the correct direction, probably due to the cord being around his neck. I don't know for certain, but maybe we should have our kids in gymnastics, cause they sure do seem to like the sport while Rach carries them.

So at 8lbs 8 oz, 20.5" long Tyler arrived at 2:47 PM. Shortly after we had a new family photo op. . .

Thanks to the family for all your help with the little ones and support, while Rachel closed the deal!