Dawson is here!

Dawson Ray Orton arrived Thursday April 14th, 2011 at 1:25 p.m. 

He weighs 7lb. 2oz. and is19 1/2in.

He is a spitting image of Davin! I can't believe how 

much they look alike.  

I went to my doctor appointment on Wednesday and I hadn't changed at all in a week.  I told them I thought I was going to do exactly what I did with Davin and have to be induced.  With Davin, I didn't soften at all and only dialated to a 1.  But once they started me I had him in 4 hours.  He said he thought I should wait until my due date, which was Monday the 18th, but he'd talk to the other doctor on call and see if it was okay if I was started that night.  They talked and told me I really should wait until Monday so it would be easier but if I wanted to try and come in that night I could.  If the cytotek didn't work they would send me home.  So, anxious to get this over with, I went in that night.  I got there at 8:00p.m. and they gave me some medicine to try and get my cervix softened.  It wasn't to help me dialate but they hoped it would start my labor.  I was only dilated to a 1 and 80% thinned.  I had contractions all night but they weren't way bad.  I thought for sure I would've changed a lot in the night but when they got ready to start the pit the next morning I didn't dilate anymore, I was only 85% thinned, and his head had floated back up.  Dr. Smith said he'd start the pitocin but I had a lot of odds against me that it would work.  He said we'd start it and see how it went for a few hours.  If it didn't work they would send me home and have me come back Monday morning.  I started having regular contractions and things got going pretty good.  My water broke on its own around 11:00a.m.  I was at a 4 so they let me have an epidural.  By the time they were ready to give me the epidural I was having pretty hard contractions.  They were mostly in my back.  They had some problems with the epidural and ended up trying 3 times.  Third time was a charm.  I didn't care how many times it took I just wanted it to kick in and help the pain! The epidural slowed down the contractions but relieved the pain so I didn't really mind.  I started feeling a ton of pressure.  They came in at 1:05 and started to get things ready.  I kept telling them I just had to push! I pushed 4 times and Dawson was here! He arrived approximately at 1:25p.m.  He is doing really good and I'm feeling pretty good. We are so excited he is here and healthy! Dav is doing great with him.  He is a big help but he is so cute with him.  He said tonight, "Mom, put him down he can walk by heself(in Dav's words)."  I said, "No he's just a baby and babies can't walk."  Then he says, "But he can crawl!"  We had to try and explain that babies can't walk, crawl, or talk.  He keeps saying, "Here Dawson, you want me to hold you?" It's so cute!

Our lives...

Well, I'm sorry for the lack of posting.  I thought I would do a quick update and inform you what is going on in our lives.
Brennen:    Hunting horns- he's picking up a lot of horns to take up more room in the basement. Taking care of the house and Mr. Dav a lot more-  I'm so thankful he can out clean me and is more than willing to help with Dav and the house.  Starting to pick up with work - I'm so excited it is baseball and softball season! I love it!  Just finished archery league and won some money for taking 2nd. Ran over Drake - it didn't hurt him too bad, he's still alive. Working one or sometimes two nights a week at the Chevron.  Turned the big 24 in February. 
Me: still teaching school and loving it - I can't believe it is 4th quarter, it causes me a great sense of anxiety.  Not working many hours at DQ I do the schedule and fill in when needed.  36 weeks today and feeling very large and uncomfortable - it will be a long 4 weeks.  I've been asked a few times if I'm having twins, R.U.D.E.  Seriously some people know how to make a pregnant woman feel beautiful! Wanting to decorate the house more but I'm realizing I don't have the patience, style or time to do it.  Taking a college math class - one night a week for three hours.  Got called to be the secretary in the Young Womens-I love it and work with an awesome group of women.  Did I say I was miserable?  Seriously, I feel like my hips are going to pop out of place at any given step, my feet look like elephant feet, and my ribs are permanumb.  I don't remember feeling this rotten with Davin at this point.  But I am LoViNg  life:)
Davin: The biggest cowboy ever!! As I type he is galloping his horse around and saying, "This is a great great horse" "Here come the race jockey's tada tada".  He would eat oatmeal for every meal.  He doesn't drink a lot of milk anymore-weird compared to back in the day when that's all he would drink.  He is still a daddy's boy.  Can tell a story about shooting a buck 10 yards away and loading him in the truck over and over and over without leaving out any previous details.  He was completely potty trained in February - We started in January and he got the peeing thing down but thought it was great to poop in his pants, take them off and bring them to us.  I finally told him real cowboys poop in the toilet because if they poop in their pants they can't ride bulls.  That did the trick! Every time he would poop he would say 'I'm a real cowboy huh mom'.  Has mixed feeling about the baby - he normally chooses to avoid the subject but will occasionally tell you there is a baby in my belly if you ask.   He is as wild as ever and is full of life!

Going for riding looking and shooting 'big bucks'

Yup...that means he is a big boy! Finally....

The House

Bonus Room

Entry Way

Front Room

My brown furniture looks blue in these pictures with the lighting!

Master Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Kids/Guest bathroom

Baby's Room

Laundry Room

Dav's Room

So tired a rice krispie couldn't even keep him awake.

Drawing pictures of the 'yelks' aka elk

Dav's collage Breezy designed for me! I think it turned out so cute!

Telling a good ole' hunting story

Pulling his bow back....

Dav found his first shed with his dad...I have a feeling he is going to be addicted just like his dad.

He's a little special;) He's a happy cowboy if he has his cowboy hat and jockey glasses on!

It's coming along...

Still here....

Yes, we're still here! So much as been going on the last 3 months, I haven't had time to update the blog.  But I have logic reasons!
Reason #1 - The week before school started I got a call to be a long-term sub for a teacher who was having some medical problems.  It was supposed to be the first 6 weeks of school possibly longer depending on the circumstances. I scrambled to get things ready and am still scrambling to get the hang of things! It is 3rd grade which is a great grade! I wouldn't want to go any higher but I do enjoy third.  I recently found out there is a great possibility I'll be there all year.  The teacher is going through chemo right now and won't finish the treatments until February.  She won't be able to return until her immune system is built back up so chances are I'll be there all year.  It's been a great, overwhelming, exciting and stressful experience! I couldn't give up DQ because when this job ends, I still need a job! I am still doing the schedule and working a few days a week.  I'm so lucky to have a great crew and people who are willing to fill in different places for me.  Not to mention the best boss who knows I'm trying to get my foot in the door for my career! So I've been super busy between both jobs.
Reason #2 - The house!! We started our house the middle of September.  I don't have alot of things picked out so I am going to be really busy when it comes to getting everything picked out and making decisions.  I have a few things picked out but the major stuff - not even close!
Reason #3 - Pregnant.  Need I say more. I'm now 15 weeks and I have been extremely tired and am pretty nausieted during the day.  It's more at night than morning so that is good with school.  I have been sooooo tired I can't stand it! No matter how much sleep I get, I am still exhausted! I have been alot more emotional and onery but I contribute it to all the stress, not just the pregnancy. I am quite certain it is a boy.  I feel identical to how I felt with Dav and I've had dreams about it being a boy.  I eventually want a girl but I won't mind if this one is a boy.  Davin needs a friend and if it's going to survive him, he better be tough!
Reason #4 - Trying to keep up on the mother/wife end of life.  Davin is at  such a fun, wild, mean, hilarious, crazy stage of life.  I hate having to leave him to go to work but I try and do what I can when I get home.  He is quite the child! He is a whole other post in itself! I have totally slacked on keeping up with the house.  Luckily I have a husband that will dive into house work without a problem.
I know everyone else has crazy busy lives too, but there is the story of our crazy lives right now!
Here are a few pics of lately:

 Brennen's little brother, Rylan, left for his mission a week ago.

He is going to Boise, Idaho.  Funny huh? He'll be a great

missionary but we are going to miss him!

 Dav and I went hunting with Brennen one night during

the spike elk hunt.  I sat

on the four-wheeler and watched Dav play in the dirt

while Brennen did all the spotting.  To bad there

wasn't anything to spot!

 The house. 



Only child.....

Not for much longer.....

Arriving April 2011 - forever away!

(We were a little more concentrated on getting his shirt than his head:)

Call it what you want.....

You may call me a lazy parent with lousy entertainment....I call myself .... brilliant!

Mr. Dav loves  is obsessed with buckin bulls.  We took him to the rodeo on the 24th and he hasn't quit running around the house with a rope fastened tight against his body, wildly throwing himself all over the place, making ferocious sounds...all to imitate a bucking bull.  So, what better way to keep him entertained for 5 minutes? Youtube - rodeos. 

4th of July/stuff

We had a great time celebrating the 4th in Minersville!

I've celebrated it in Minersville since I was little and look forward

to it every year! It's getting so fun with Dav at the age he is!  He's actually in tune with the festivities and enjoys them.  When he's not tired I guess.

First was the parade. 

Dav's main interests: horses, 4-wheelers, and motor bikes. Imagine that.

Then we went to Grandma and Grandpa's to have lunch. (no pics)

Then off to the park for the games and foot races.  I was so disappointed

they didn't have the little tractor/train thing they have had I swear every year.

Dav would've loved it.  But they didn't have it and he didn't know he was missing

out so whatever.  He ran in the foot races.  Our starting gate plan didn't work

so great and I think it held him back a little.  I love his face when he was running.

What's the 4th without a good messy snow cone??

Dav cheesin and enjoying himself.

Watching the Greenville fireworks with Grandma and Grandpa Black at Grandma and Grandpa Orton's house.

Brennen's parents have their trailer up on the mountain so we rode up to see them and go fishing.  Dav was obviously super excited but this fabulous catch. 

Sitting by the campfire

I can't believe July is going by so fast. We have been CRAZY busy, I'm sure like everyone else and loving it.  As for Brennen, he is super busy with work and playing lots of softball.

I'm pretty busy with work as well.  This is prime time for business for the DQ and with me still trying to get the managing part down it's been rather stressful.  We put our loan application in last week and are waiting to get the appraisal back within the next week or two then hopefully we can get going around the first/middle of August! I'm excited for next week - the 24th and our 5 year class reunion...in my backyard! Ah, stress! I hope everyone is having a fabulous summer...enjoy it while it's here!