The Toyn Family

My wonderful and talented friend, Leah took some pictures of my beautiful baby girl last week. They turned out so cute that I just had to share my favorites with everyone. The last 2 1/2 weeks have been so wonderful. I love having a new baby around again. The boys have been so good with her. They have been sick the last couple of days and it has been really hard to try and keep them away from her. They keep asking if they can give her kisses and it breaks my heart to have to say no. I hope they get better soon so they can enjoy being around their little sister.

Emma is 2 weeks old today! She had a Dr.’s appointment yesterday and everything looks great. She now weighs 6 lbs. 13 oz. and is in the 10% for head circumference and weight and 30% for height. She is a great baby. She eats every 3 hours during the day and usually gets up twice a night, although Monday night she only got up 1 time! Emma is truly a blessing to our family and we can’t imagine life without her now. We love her so much. The boys adore her. Brennan always calls her Emma Joy and Brayden calls her baby Joy, which makes me smile. Yesterday, my wonderful friend, Leah, also came over to take some newborn pictures of my beautiful baby girl. I have only seen one of them so far, but it is so cute! I am so thankful to everyone that has helped us out in the last 2 weeks. My sister for taking the boys for a day, my grandma for helping me out this week, and especially to my mom for taking the boys last week and making a weeks worth of meals for us! I am so grateful for all of the love and support. I know how exhausting my two little boys can be!
The boys are still growing like weeds and being rambunctious. Yesterday, they put on these hooded towels that they used as babies and were pretending to be bears. They are a lot of work, but so much fun. I love them so much!

She is so beautiful!

They crack me up!

Last Monday at my doctor appointment, my doctor told me I was progressing and she would like to see me again Wednesday morning.  She said I shouldn’t have anything to eat or drink prior to coming in because she thought we would PROBABLY be doing a c-section around noon that day.  So, Paige was such a sweetheart and volunteered to come up and watch the boys that morning while we went to the appointment.  I didn’t take my bags or the camera because I thought for sure I would have time to run home and get them between the appointment and the surgery IF we ended up doing the surgery that day.  Well, I went in at 8:30 in the morning and the doctor said our little baby girl was ready to come and sent us upstairs to the hospital and said she would be up in an hour and a half to deliver her!  Everything moved so fast from that point on.  My mom and Lynn were already on their way from Boise, but were only about to Burley when we found out we would be having her at 10:00.  Everything moved so fast from there.  Nick and I went upstairs and we both changed into our surgery clothes.  Then the nurse asked a bunch of questions and they moved us to the operating room to get the anesthesia.  Before I knew it our wonderful doctor was there and Emma was born at 10:20 am on 02-10-2010!  She weighed 6 lbs. 5 oz.  and was 21 inches long.  I’m not really sure where she got her height from!  Emma is so beautiful and we are thrilled to add her to our family.  She is already on a 4 hour eating schedule and has brought us so much Joy in the last 5 days we can’t even describe it.

My mom and Lynn have taken the boys to Boise for the week so my body can heal, and I can’t begin to tell them how much I appreciate that.  I know they are a lot of work.  Thanks guys!  Also, thank you to Shauna and Steve for taking them for the day today.  You guys are the best.   Nick and I also want to thank everyone in our ward who has helped out with meals this week.  We really appreciate the love and support that we have been shown.  We are tired but so thankful for the 3 beautiful children that the Lord has blessed us with. We hope we can be good parents to them and hope they know how much they are loved.

I had another appointment today.  The doctor was surprised at how low the baby is and how thin my cervix is (she didn’t give me a percent, just said it was really thin).  She said not to eat or drink anything Wednesday morning and come back in at 8:30 that morning and we will probably be having a c-section around noon on Wednesday!  I am super excited and I can’t believe that Nick and I will have 3 kids just 2 days from now.  I can’t wait to hold her and smother her with kisses.  However, I think the thing I am most excited about is to see my little boys with their sister!  We will post pictures as soon as we get a chance!

I had another Dr. appointment today!  I am still the same as last week, so probably no baby this week, although the dr. said she could come anytime.  I am just hoping she doesn’t decide to come while Nick is in Jackson Hole on Friday (he won’t get home until 11 pm or so and that’s if the roads are good).  Other than that, everything is the same.  I am pretty uncomfortable but knowing that I have just about 2 weeks or less to go is so exciting!

P.S. Shauna, I am sorry there is no picture to go with this post.  My photographer (aka Nick) is working every night this week, and the boys don’t take very good pictures!

I had my 36 week appointment today. My doctor was out of town and the doctor I was supposed to see was in emergency surgery so I ended up seeing the nurse practitioner. I am dilated 1-2 cm and 80% effaced. She said to come back in a week and if I go into labor before that she will try to stop it. So, I am hoping I can go at least another week because I would hate to go into labor just to have it stopped! So, that is all the news for now. I will keep everyone posted!

Also, check out these handsome boys!  Aren’t they getting so big?

Getting bigger and bigger!

Handsome boys!

While we were in Boise last week, my beautiful sister decided to throw me a baby shower. She did a great job and I had a blast! Thanks to my sister for all of her hard work and to my mom for her help. You girls are wonderful! We had a great turnout and people were so generous with the gifts. Our little Emma will be well dressed thanks to our friends and family and she will be kept warm with adorable blankets thanks to my mom. I want to say thank you to everyone who came. It was great to see everyone and its hard to believe that next time we go to Boise we will have 3 kids!

P.S. While we were in Boise, my brother, Doug, got his mission call! He will be going to the Tennessee, Knoxville mission in April. We are so excited for him, and grateful to him for the great example he is to our children. Love ya, Doug!

This is a boring post without any pictures, but I just wanted to update everyone on the pregnancy. I am just over 35 weeks along right now. I have an appointment on Tuesday where the Dr. will check me and if I have made any progress, they will do the c-section then. If not, they will see me weekly and check for progress and if there is any, deliver the baby. For now, the c-section if scheduled for February 18th, but the Dr. thinks she will come before then. I think I am ready for her to come, so wish me luck!

This year, we spent Christmas in Boise with my (Steph’s) side of the family. We had a great time! It was the first time ever that all my siblings and step-siblings were there together. We got to Boise around noon on the 23rd. That afternoon we got a picture with my mom, Lynn, my siblings, step-siblings, and the grandkids since we have never been able to do that before and who knows when we will have the opportunity again! We only had about 10 minutes to take the pictures between people getting off of work and other people heading off to work, but it was nice to finally get a picture with everyone in it!
The next day was Christmas Eve! The day was spent preparing yummy food for the next day, wrapping gifts, and playing. We went to Lynn’s parents house for a nice dinner. When we got back to my mom and Lynn’s house, Santa came!!!! He brought movie tickets for all of the big kids (ie me) and books and pjs for the grandkids. Brennan was so excited to see Santa–it was adorable. Brayden and Alexis were a little more unsure about the man with a big white beard for a few minutes, but by the time he left, they were so excited to have seen him! After Santa left, we all headed upstairs to watch the Polar Express. I was really impressed that the boys actually sat through an entire movie!
Christmas day was wonderful! It began as soon as the boys woke up, which luckily wasn’t until about 8:00! Nick and I took them downstairs to see what Santa had brought. They each got some treats in their stockings and a broom (which they had been asking for since Thanksgiving!). Santa even filled a little stocking for Emma full of a hat, some hair accessories and a bracelet. After Jeff and Brittney got to the house, we all opened presents. When we were done, it was time to head to Shauna and Steve’s house to see my dad! We opened more presents and played Super Mario Brothers on the Wii and then headed back to my mom and Lynn’s house for the most delicious Christmas dinner ever!!! The beef tenderloin and my mom’s infamous orange rolls were so delicious, my only regret was that Emma is taking up so much room, I couldn’t eat as much as I wanted to! Thank you everyone for such a wonderful Christmas. Love you all!

We had our 3-D ultrasound today and wanted to share the pictures of our beautiful baby girl, Emma Joy! Who do you all think she looks like?