Samuel Toa Larsen is here!

And he's so cute! Plus he was my easiest baby to deliver yet. He came out in one push, actually half a push! He was 8 lbs. 3.5 oz., 20 inches long, my smallest baby so far but still decent sized. He had his first doctor appt. yesterday at 5 days old has already regained his birth weight... so it's looking like he'll follow in his older brothers' footsteps and be big.

J.J. and Trey are doing great with a new baby in the house. They LOVE him, are so gentle (for the most part) and helpful. I am so relieved, I was worried that Trey would have a hard time with it. But they just love their little brother and haven't showed any signs of jealousy!

I'm doing fine too, just the normal afterpains from having a baby. Josh is taking this week off work to help with everything and it's been so nice! He is being really sweet even though he doesn't feel well either.

Thanks to everyone who voted in my poll! Obviously we chose to go with Samuel. We changed the last name a little to "Toa" because that means "warrior" in Samoan. That way I can save the name Jordan in case we're crazy enough to try for another boy! (haha...)

Potty Training Sucks

Had my weekly dr. appt., everything is still good for me to be induced on Thursday, if I don't go into labor before then! I hope I can hold out till Thursday though...

I had to put Trey back in diapers. I know it's not good to do that after you've already started potty training them, but after two months cleaning up messes and practically no progress and being 9 mos. pregnant and about to have a newborn to take care of...I'm giving up. (for now) I figure better to have more diapers to change than having to clean up messes every day.

Procrastinating...

What were you doing 10 years ago?
In my 1st semester at BYU

What were you doing 5 years ago?
Working at HomeBase Youth Services and hating it

One Year Ago?
Trying to decide if we should have another baby.

Yesterday?
The usual mom stuff, and hoping Josh and my dad could fix our garage door so we wouldn't have to spend a bunch of money to have it fixed. (they did it!!)

5 snacks that I enjoy. . .
1. Cookies
2. Manzanita Sol soda
3. Sesame Sticks
4. French Fries and a Frosty
5. Peanut Butter and Grape Jelly on Saltines

Five things I would do with a million dollars...
1. Buy a bigger house
2. pay off van and buy Josh a car he likes
3. go on a honeymoon (we never did go on one)
4. pay off ours and both parents debts
5. invest

Five places I would run away to. . .
1. Hawaii
2. Oregon
3. Colorado
4. Washington
5. Somewhere nice and cool

Five TV shows I like...in no particular order
1. The Office
2. Law and Order SVU
3. Grey's Anatomy
4. Desperate Housewives
5. Survivor


Five things I hate...
1. people who clip their fingernails in public, I hate the sound period, but especially in public places
2. sound of cracking knuckles or necks
3. waking up early
4. seafood
5. being huge and pregnant and useless when there's so much to be done

Induction Date!

Had another doctor appt. today since Friday I have jury duty (yay). I am getting induced Thursday, October 18th! So two weeks from tomorrow...wow, I don't feel ready yet! Josh and I took a tour of the new hospital last night and it is so nice! Huge rooms, flat screen TVs, internet hookups in each room, room service, you can order movies and have them charged to the room, they even have something called "the Japanese room" with a spa tub where you can go relax during labor if you want. I feel like I'm going to a hotel, not a hospital! lol