Cute brothers!

Playing on the Lake

Nathan and Grandma Sally...they're supposed to be driving the boat...


Alex in his little bed on board.

Nathan held on to the handles so well on the raft that the kids were playing on. He loved to kick his feet in the water.


With Grandma Sally, and cousins Jocelyn, Ammon, and Emma.

With Daddy and Uncle Adam.

Going to the "Beach"

Nathan loves to play in the sand (even though it is a bit rocky!) And, sad for me I still can't go swimming until after the OB doc clears me...My appt is August 11th, it won't be here soon enough!


Somebody got this cute little swimsuit for Alex...newborn size and I wondered if he'd ever wear it. Well, he won't wear it to go swimming, but it's a perfect outfit for a hot day at the beach in Coeur d'Alene. :)

Alex's blessing day

Yep, we blessed him already! John's brother was in town for the holiday weekend and so we took advantage of them being here, along with my family being here and blessed Alex. It was a bit interesting staying up late for fireworks and then being at church by 8:30...along with getting up to feed Alex in the middle of the night. Oh well, it was good and now I won't be going back to church for a few weeks! :)

Alex and Nathan

Nathan just wanted a picture of him and his Thomas blankie, he is OBSESSED with that blanket!

Just a couple of pictures with Alex in his blessing outfit.

Alexander Dale Pulsipher

Alex was born at 3:52 am Sunday June 28th. He was 7 lbs. 8 oz. 21.5 in long. I drank castor oil Saturday morning and started having random contractions around 2 pm. We went on several walks and by 10 that night I was having very consistent contractions. We went to the hospital at about 1 am and I was 7-8 cm dilated. My water started "leaking" after the nurse "accidentally" broke the bag. By 3:20 I started to push. I didn't have an epidural again, but I did however get a peri-cervical block and a dose of fentanyl. The peri-cervical block was AMAZING! Too bad they don't teach them in med school anymore...It's basically a numbing shot they give in the cervix to take the edge off the contractions. Anyway, it was great. Enjoy the pictures!


I don't know what I was smiling so big about...

Sitting on the birthing ball for contractions before the fentanyl

ALEX!



Nathan couldn't stop smiling. :)

Or kissing him!

Our happy little family!!

Potty training and updated belly shots!

Nathan wanted his picture taken the other day while he was getting ready to take a bath, so this is that picture. For the last several days, he has been "a big boy"and has been going pee on the potty. I don't know what brought it on, but all of a sudden he just wanted to pee on the potty and he will tell me before he has to go. I have been telling him all the time that big boys go on the potty, so I guess he decided he wanted to finally be a big boy? He still won't go poo and he wakes up in the morning wet, but otherwise he's doing great.

More belly pics...I went to the doctor on Friday and was dilated to 2 cm and 80% effaced. Yahoo! Hopefully this will all be over soon...although I have mixed feelings about that too because then that just means I have to be sleep deprived for awhile...oh well! My next post will probably be of the brand new kiddo, so stay posted!