Boston Wade Hoellein

8 lb. 8 oz

21 inches

Julie and my mom stayed at my house while Joel and I had this baby. My favorite part of having a baby is the time we get to spend in the hospital together. We eat together in my bed and spoon a little on his couch bed. The kids LOVE Boston. I have to watch Cody close though, one minute its a nice soft kiss and the next he is driving his face into the babies. He is slowly adjusting to the baby. Olivia never had a problem with Cody or Boston, she loves the new addition.

This delivery went quicker. I was started at 7:00 PM and had the baby at 3:12 AM. I went from a 5 to a 10 in 45 minutes. It was painful. There was a window on my lower stomach that the epidural didn't work on. Joel slept through it! I don't blame him though. He had just come off of his 5th 12 hour day in a row. He woke up to the lights being flipped on and nurses rushing in. I pushed through 2 or 3 contractions and he was here. The very first thing I said when I saw him was " He is a big baby!"

Joel's parents came up and visited the first night, and then they drove back up and brought us a shake and fries the next night, along with a sack of baby clothes and blankets of course :) It was nice to have them there.

My dad drove up on his motorcycle and met up with my mom and Julie the first day. Then took the kids home with them. My parents and Joels parents watched them. I felt so grateful for the time my kids got to spend with their grandparents and for the time I got to spend alone with my newborn.

If you want to find Olivia, she is always with the baby. She really does help me out a lot. Finds his binky and gives it to him, sings to him all the time, and when I am nursing she softly rubs his shoulders the way I do and says "wake up honey honey"

If you want to find Cody, he is always with daddy. Thank Heavens. I don't think he has stopped screaming or crying since we brought Boston home. Poor little guy.