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Zoey has been such a joy. We love her so much and just adore her. We can't believe we are actually parents and responsible for our precious angel. I still can't believe to this day that I gave birth and that I am a mom. It is surreal. Even Roxy has come to love her, even though she gets a little jealous of her at times. She is now 12 days old and is already changing so much. Everybody thinks she looks just like me and no Shawn. Poor guy:)

Zoey Rae Boyle

June 26, 2009

12:18 A.M.

8 lbs 2 0z

20.5 inches long

Pictures include the world's greatest doctor, Zoey's first bath which she did not like, and pictures just minutes after she was born. When she arrived, she screamed and screamed for the first twenty minutes. She has a set of lungs on her.

SHE ARRIVES!!!

Sorry I have been so bad about blogging. I swear during the summer it gets harder to blog and keep up. So here are the details about our sweet baby girl's arrival. Shawn and I decided to go golfing Wednesday June 24th. We went to a 9 hole golf course in Shelley, ID. The course was a little rough and the ride was definitely bumpy. To this day, I swear that is what put me into labor because we went to the doctor the Monday before and he told us we were not even dialated and my cervix had not even thinned out. I had a massage lined up later on in the week, I was putting on special oils, and I got a pedicure. I was trying to think of anything possible to help get our baby here. Golfing was the trick! Thursday morning I woke up and my underwear was wet. I rushed upstairs and asked my mom what was going on. She had no idea, so we decided to wait a little bit. Well about twenty minutes went on and I started to slowly leak down my leg. I knew then that my water had broke. We called the doctor's office and they told us to come in and get checked out. Sure enough, my water had broke, but it was just a small leakage and would slowly leak throughout the day. They told us to head to the hospital. I was so nervous. I couldn't believe the day had finally arrived. I checked into the hospital at 10:00 a.m. The nurses at the hospital were great. They took such good care of me. I got all situated in the room and got hooked up to an IV. They checked me out and I was dialted to a .5 I was a little discouraged. So they decided to put me on Pit. Well 14 hours later and I still was only dialted to a 1. It was a long hard labor with lots of labor pains. I have never felt anything like it before. Shawn was such a great support and stood by my side through it all and never got nervous. I was so proud of him. Finally my mom talked the nurses and anestisiologist (bad spelling) into giving me an epidural. The epidural only took on my right side and so I was still feeling all the pain on the my left side. They slowly had to inject more medicine into me and it finally worked on my left side. Within one hour I was dialated to a 10 and ready to push. It was amazing. I don't know how women give birth without medicine. I thought I was pretty tough, but I realized I was a pansy. The nurse told me to start pushing because she thought it would take a while to get our baby out. Shawn was my counter and he did a great job. After just three contractions and pushes, the nurse told me to stop because they had to call the doctor to get him there to deliver. Only four contractions and pushes later did our baby girl arrive. The first thing I asked was if she had all her fingers and toes. It was the most spiritual and amazing experience Shawn and I have ever had. I thank my heavenly father every day for sending me an angel from heaven and blessing our lives.

My Baby Shower

My good friend in Moscow threw me a baby shower before I left there to come home for the summer. She did so much and it was so much fun. A few of the pictures are of the many friends who came to support me and we played a fun fun game. We had to smell the diapers of different melted candybars and guess the candybar. It was hilarious. I was not very good at it, but it was super fun. Enjoy the pics. Thanks to everyone who came and supported me and especially for all the fun gifts I received.

More Pics: Including my Big Belly

Here are the pictures of my cute cousins at their cheerleading banquet. They are such cute girls and so fun to be around. Here are a few pictures of my big belly too. I am embarassed because I have gotten so big. The only problem I have had throughout my pregnancy is all the water weight I have gained. My feet are super swollen- hence the picture- and six out of my ten fingers are numb. It drives me insane, but it is all worth it in the end. I only have two weeks left and things are looking great. I haven't dilated at all yet, but the baby's head is down and ready to go. :)

Catching Up- California Trip

Sorry I have been absolutely horrible about blogging and keeping updated. So right after Shawn finished up his first year law school finals, we got asked to "babysit" my aunt's kids. The girls are 16 andf 17 and the boy is 13. It was more like a paid vacation for us. It was so good to be able to see my husband and spend some quality time with him. I have missed him since law school started. He really deserved a break too. We had so much fun. We did a lot of shopping, hanging out by the swimming pool outside my aunt's house, and went to a Dodgers-Angels baseball game. It was so much fun. We pretty much had to keep the boys out of the house because of the girls and then we chaueffered the kids around, but other than that, it was super easy and fun. We even attended a cheerleading banquet for the girls. They looked adorable and recieved many awards.

Take Your Pick

Shawn and I are having a hard time making a decision out of the five names we have picked out so far. Please feel free to take your vote and mark any name you like best, or if you hate them all, please give us some ideas. The poll is off to the right and will stay there for about a week. We would like to come up with her name so I can start decorating her nursery and doing some fun things with her name. Thanks for your advice and help.