Introducing.......

We would like to introduce our newest member of our family, Fletcher Robert Brough. He made quite an entrance Tuesday morning weighing in at a whopping 8 lbs. 4 oz. and 21 inches long. We made it to the hospital Tuesday morning @ 6 am. They got me hooked up to the monitors where it was showing that I was have regular contractions when the checked I was at a 3. I finally got hooked up to the drip around 7. My doctor came in just before nine to see how I was doing and he said I needed to get into a lot more pain. My nurse told him that the baby was right there and if we were going to deliver him by early afternoon he had better break my water. Soooo they broke my water about 9:00 am. I honestly have never had contractions like that with any of my other babies. Finally at about 9:35 am I told Ben I needed the epidural. I wanted to punch the lady giving me the epidural. She was sooooo sllllooooowwww and would not stop talking. My nurse told her we needed to accelerate this and to give me the medicine to make it work faster. As soon as she was finished and I was laying back down I felt the need to push. They were panicking a little to get everything set up and get my doctor back to the hospital. I went from a 5 to a 10 in a matter of maybe 15 minutes. My doctor made me wait to push(yeah right!!!) until my epidural had kicked in a little. Finally, I was given the okay and with the edge taken off our new baby boy was born @ 10:12 am. We were all a little in shock to say the least. Ben didn't get a chance to get any camera's ready for the birth and we barely had our doctor there. It was amazing. I will tell you my epidural worked great for the 2 hours following the birth. The nurses nicknamed him bear because of his big hands and hairy little body. It was amazing. Fletcher is so perfect. He looks a lot like Jarrett in his eyes and McGregor through his mouth. He is dark like Jarrett and Isabelle. So far he is so mellow. The naming process has proven to be difficult for Ben and I this time, but Fletcher was born on Ben's uncle Terrell's birthday and he is an amazing person. So we decided to stick with naming our boys last names and gave our newest member Terrell's last name. If Fletcher is half the person Terrell is he will be an amazing person. Then Robert is Ben's Grandpa Brough's name and my Grandpa Losee's name. So that is the first entry of our little Fletcher. Mommy and Fletcher are doing great. It is amazing to have a child and love that child so much right from the start. I could stare at him all day. Ben, Jarrett, Isabelle, and McGregor are doing well also. McGregor is adjusting fairly well and he loves his new brother. We were a little worried about him. We are all happy and loving our new baby. Thanks to everyone who helped and has given your support. We love you all.

Fair, Gregor's Birthday, & First Day of School!!!

Another one of those posts that is going to have a lot of stuff in it. First, last week was the famous Box Elder County Fair. I have never quite understood everyones take on the fair out here in good ol' Tremonton. The town seriously shuts down for this thing and everyones life is the fair. Our kids love it so we do go out and spend time with Ben's family and let the kids run around. I will have to admit it was pretty miserable for me this year. I don't recommend going out there 39 weeks pregnant. You end up coming home with cabbage patch feet. The highlights were that PJ's(Ben's cousin) steer took Grand Champion, and Max (Pete and Dari's oldest) took first in his class and 7th overall. We were excited for them. Ben ran the fair 5k Saturday morning and came in 3rd in his age group and I think 30th out of 200. He is funny he hates to run while he is doing it, but it is almost like an addiction now to him and he loves it when he is done.
McGregor's birthday is today, but we did the family party last night. We had chocolate cake, rhubarb crumble, chocolate chip ice cream, and vanilla ice cream. He whipped through his gifts pretty fast. Then played for the rest of the night. My mom took him Friday for his special day and he picked out a pink and purple tricycle. You know he is our third child, because we didn't care about the pink and purple we were just excited he was pedaling. I always put a little blurb about them on their birthday so here goes. Mcgregor is a joy to my heart. On the worst days he can make you smile. He loves everyone and is really upset if he doesn't get to give you a hug and kiss before you leave. I have thought a lot lately about what we were doing last year at this time and how thankful I am to have him still here with us. Him and Jarrett are good buddies. I can't say the same about him and Isabelle, but he does love her and miss her when she's not here. We have decided he is our comedian. He is hilarious. We have found out lately that he loves to sing and he is one of the loudest in sacrament meeting. I can't believe he is already three. Happy Birthday buddy!! Oh yeah, he sleeps in his own bed now and all night!!!! Yeah!!!!
Well today we got up and got Jarrett and Isabelle off on their first day of school. Jarrett is in the third grade this year. He is a little nervous because he has heard some horror stories about his teacher. We will have to see how he does. Isabelle is in the first grade and was so excited. She knows her teacher loves her already. She was so excited this morning. Both of them couldn't wait to wear their new clothes and shoes. Can't wait to hear their stories when they get home.
Well tomorrow morning Ben and I get to go to the hospital at 6:00 am and have our new addition. Everyone asks if I am nervous and no I am SOOOOO ready. So our next entry will more than likely be about our newest member to our family. It will prove to be a very busy week, but exciting. Thanks to everyone for everything lately.