Calvin Gabriel Lyman

Our little Calvin was born on January 8, 2010. He was 7lbs 5oz, 19 1/2 inches long. He has lots of dark brown hair and has been a mellow baby so far. He is named after his great grandfather who passed away last January. We chose Gabriel because we love the meaning (God is my strength)
I started having contractions on the night of Dec. 28. Brett and I headed to Ogden the next morning to see if I was in labor. My doctor was really worried because I was only 36 weeks and if I had the baby he would most likely end up in the NICU. She gave me medicine to stop the contractions and told me I should stay close by just in case. Brett had to go back to work and get back to the kids so he went home. I stayed with my sister-in-law Char(thankyou so much Char for being there for me) for the next 10 days. It was really hard for meto be away from my family for that long, but it's a good thing I stayed because from the time I knew I was in labor to the time I delivered was about 1 1/2 hours. I saw my doctor Thursday afternoon and she told me I would most likely deliver in the next 3 days so Brett came down Thursday night. It's a good thing because he wouldn't have made it either. I got to the hospital at around 4:00am. They had to admit me, put me in a a room to monitor me, ask me 100 questions, finally put me in a labor and delivery room, ask me 100 more questions, give me an iv, and draw blood before they could give me an epidural. Needles to say I was at a 10 before they could give me anything. They were finally able to give me a spinal, which gave me quite a bit of relief. I was still able to feel him come out(which now I think is kind of cool since he is my last baby) He was born at 5:15am.
In the 10 days I was gone, Jamen decided it was time for him to start walking(at 14 1/2 months)
I will have to post pictures later. My internet is still too slow to upload pictures.