Beatles and Basketball

Ben turned 31 last week (yes he is getting lots of grey hair). Since he is a Beatles fan We got him Rock Band with Beatles edition. We have all been rocking pretty good. Joseph sings "Here Comes The Sun" all the time now its pretty cute!

Joseph turned 3! He woke up on birthday morning to find a 4ft tall present in the living room he was so excited! We had a blast making him wait until he got dressed and we had cameras ready before he could open it. It was a basketball hoop and he had a basketball theme party. It was really fun he was so excited and said he could hardly wait!

Turkey Hand Cookies

Ben came home for lunch yesterday and Joseph tells him he wants to make "turkey hand cookies". at first Ben had no idea what he was talking about but soon figured out that they had showed how to make them on Noggin. Next thing I know they have made hand shaped sugar cookies. Ben had to go back to work so I finished the decorating part it was fun, and they turned out pretty cute! Joseph and I get to do stuff like this all the time so it was cool for Ben to do it with him. What a great Dad!!

Also posted a picture of the "YO Gabba Gabba!" Halloween costumes! So fun!

Well, here we are!

So its true what they say, about every kid being different! I love both my boys so much and having 2 kids is so busy! Joseph and Dallin are getting along great so far! I heard allot of horror stories of siblings attacking the new baby and I'm very thankful this has not been the case. Joseph is very concerned when Dallin cries but he doesn't dare touch him when he is crying.

This picture was taken on the day of Dallins blessing. Ben was also ordained a High Priest and put in the bishopric that day, so it was a special day for us.

Summer has been very busy for us we spent last week with my side of the fam and this week we are going camping with Ben's side. Joseph has a "McQueen" fishing pole and is very excited to use it. I love watching him experience life's little joys it makes me happy.

One week old today!

The first week has gone by so fast! Dallin is doing great he is very healthy. He has the longest toes I've ever seen, he weighed 7lbs 13 oz and 20.5 inches long. We are so glad to have him join our hapy little family. I am feeling much better than I did a week ago and even 2 weeks ago. Ben went back to work today and I miss him, but i know I was very spoiled to have him here all last week. Joseph seems to be adjusting well to having a brother so far... We bought him a baby boy doll that makes noise and wiggles and pees and he likes to show it off and change its diaper over and over. I think this has helped him feel like he knows whats going on a little better. and when he wants to shove things in Dallins mouth I can tell him to put it in his baby's mouth not Mommy's baby's mouth. He is pretty fascinated by it all at this point I hope he doesn't start to get jealous. Thank you friends and family for helping with Joseph bringing meals and just being excited with us! We love you all!

Dallin Thomas Markland

Our Son

Baby is born

Dallin Thomas Markland 7lbs 13 oz. Welcome son to the new world

Getting closer

We are now dilated to a 7! Very soon.

Sleeping

Delena is trying to get some sleep. Things are moving along well. Our nurse is now leaving and we are getting a new one soon. So far baby is doing great and contractions are about 3 min apart

The waiting game

Delena is now fully drugged up and we are now waiting for things to progress along.

Our Nurse is Sandra and is amazing, gotta love McKay Dee!

Here comes the baby

We will not be leaving the hospital today. Delena's water has now broken and we are headed for new baby.

Is today the day?

Delena has woken up very swollen, headache, nausea and contractions! 15 min apart for nearly 2 hours. We are headed to the hospital now. We will keep you all updated.

Wait for it... wait for it...

I feel like I'm on an emotional roller coaster right now! I had a plan in my head of when and how this baby would come. Plans have changed many times, I'm not complaining i just like having a plan. Our original due date was May 23. We wanted to be started a week early, and then I dilated from a 2 to a 3 in a week and I have been really sick for the last week. Our doctor said she would be surprised if we made it through the week and she told us to go to the hospital as soon as we are in any kind of rhythm with contractions or if my symptoms get worse. (headache, nausea, insomnia, lightheaded, swelling etc.) We did go to the hospital last week because of these symptoms and the baby is fine. We are 38 weeks.
With Joseph I had a lot of consistent contractions but minimal dilation. This time i dilated quickly but i have not have very good steady contractions. We have all been on edge this week wondering if something will happen or not. Joseph had strep throat and pink eye in both eyes this week as well, he is doing much better and hopefully he wont be sick when he meets his brother! We are so excited to meet our new our new baby and every day is important for his health, he is worth waiting for! however Our Doc is out of town Thurs, Friday, Sat. Sooo... I really need my body to make something happen in the next couple of days! that's a lot of pressure!

The Zoo!

Yesterday we met our friends Jon and Jessica Eyre and we went to the zoo! They brought 3 yr old Grace and 1 yr old Caleb. We had a great time! Of course we played our odds against the rain and we did well, it didn't start raining until we were on our way out. When we got to the carousel, Joseph picked the "roo." I didn't know he even knew what a kangaroo was! He had so much fun! He wanted to ride it all day. I think maybe the giraffes were one of his favorites. He tried very hard to climb in with the turtles, I was surprised they were so huge! Joseph was so amazed by all the animals I love watching him experience new things in his little life. We had a great day and it was great to spend some time together.