tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7306255492275756412024-03-05T14:56:43.182-07:00The Boyle FamilyLindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-44883645867159063172013-01-25T11:17:00.004-07:002013-02-23T10:39:11.458-07:00Flight Foibles (warning, graphic description!)<br />
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Two blog posts in a week? You people are lucky. It's only because I had the craziest thing happen to me last night, so I had to share it with someone, so you're the some one(s).<br />
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I was flying back from a business trip from Jacksonville, FL through Atlanta, GA and my trip was relatively uneventful for the first hour other than the fact that I was on a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 which is quite possibly the noisiest plane ever produced.<br />
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</div>About an hour into my flight, a flight attendant came over the loudspeaker and asked if there were any trained medical personnel on board because they were having a 'severe medical emergency on the plane' and if people were willing to help could they please push their call button, which of course I did. I love to help in emergency situations, I was an EMT for 6 years and am still a first responder and serve on my company's emergency response team. So the flight attendant came to my row, and tossed the AED (automated external defibrillator) at me and told me to run to first class.<br />
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Which I did. By the time I got there, a nurse was already with the passenger who was having difficulty, a 58 year old man who appeared to be in cardiac arrest. He had no pulse and wasn't breathing. The nurse was panicking because she wanted us to being CPR and she didn't know how we were going to get him to the floor. I moved her out of the way, grabbed another male passenger and he helped me lower the man to the floor, and he sort of dropped his end of the patient and the patient gasped loudly and vomited everywhere. Another nurse and a pediatrician came to help. I ripped off the man's shirt, applied the pads of the AED to his chest, plugged them in and pushed the analyze button. The AED told us shock wasn't advised, and the patient regained consciousness momentarily. We used one of those masks the safety demonstrators use on the flight:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">..and then found the plane's oxygen tank and started the flow... by the way, the bag DOES inflate :-). I had one of the nurse's start an IV and I prepared the Saline bag and had the other nurse get a set of vital signs. The doctor listened to his breath sounds and helped administer medication. The lead flight attendant ran up to me and told me the pilot wanted to know if I thought we should divert! No pressure right? I told him I thought we should get another set of vitals to see if he was improving or worsening after we gave him dextrose and Aspirin. I got to speak with him on that bat phone thing the flight attendants use to talk to the cockpit. I got to make the call that we could make it to Denver without stopping in Omaha. Meanwhile the man was in and out of consciousness and continuously vomiting and there were 300 people watching what we were doing... all while we were trying to keep his wife calm, and encourage her that he was going to be ok. It was crazy. We monitored our patient, and air traffic control diverted all the flights surrounding Denver into a holding pattern and let us land first. Did I mention I had to sit on the floor holding the patient's legs steady while we were landing...I guess that's one way to get a first class upgrade! We also got the express taxi service to the gate, and Denver paramedics were waiting on the jetway. They hustled onto the plane as those 300 people watched, asked us a couple of cursory questions about his condition and didn't waste any time buddy carrying him off the plane. As the nurses, doctor and I walked back to our seats to get our stuff to deplane, and people clapped for us. So awkward. I know the Lord was with that man last night, to have so many trained capable people on one plane to provide ACLS for him... what a blessing. I'm just thankful I got to be a part of it. And the adrenaline was fun too. :-) </div><br />
Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-84367081038072528432013-01-23T12:29:00.000-07:002013-01-23T12:29:34.819-07:00How about one blog post a year?? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<span style="text-align: start;">Remember when I said I'd post again after Cooper's first birthday? Well, here's the post... and Cooper is now almost two. I stink at this whole 'two kids a job a husband and a blog' thing. I usually prioritize the first three things, and forget the fourth. I hope you're ready for the longest update in history! I'll work on my next blog post, ensuring it's witty, and wrought with emotion, parenting advice, and pearls of wisdom... until then I'll be starting with Cooper's 1st birthday... </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">He ate cake, it had green frosting. This what happens when you don't blog for a year, you forget the important details, like what happened at your son's first birthday party. Sorry Cooper, you're lucky I took any pictures or remember that it happened at all:</span></div>
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We had friends over to celebrate... and all of the kids ended up in McKenna's bed somehow.</div>
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Cooper received some awesome presents including this tool belt:</div>
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And this awesome chair from Grammie:</div>
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Coops is still a big dude:</div>
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There have been lots of trips around the house in the wagon:</div>
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And lots of playing with rocks in the yard, and apparently some playing sans pants:</div>
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Then Aunt Catherine granulated from college:</div>
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McKenna showing off her assets at Catherine's graduation:</div>
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English and I raced in an all girls race, next time we hope to dominate, this time we finished... and there was beer and free stuff at the end so a win/win either way:</div>
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I did a lot of this:</div>
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And my friend Shelly and I did this on a business trip: </div>
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And at Fenway they have every Guinness product imaginable on drought... I was in Irish beer heaven:</div>
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McKenna fell in love, but had her heart broken, I'm not nearly as nice as <a href="http://flibbertigibberish.blogspot.com/2012/07/top-5-reasons-to-buy-massive-bear.html">Angie Osborne</a>:</div>
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McKenna and Cooper got to play with Bode and Mimi Turill at Bev's house:</div>
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We went to Crested Butte with Grandma and Grandpa for a week in June... this was our little cabin, it rocked my face off:</div>
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McKenna awkwardly fell asleep in the Chariot:</div>
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The grandparents with the kiddos on the top of the Continental Divide:</div>
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A podium finish (please don't ask me how many people were in my category): </div>
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McKenna sat in the dentist chair like a pro:</div>
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We watched the fireworks from our driveway, which was a big deal because McKenna was allowed to stay up until 10 PM!</div>
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Saw the ugliest house in San Clemente:</div>
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Let the kiddos run through the sprinklers, because this was the hottest summer E V E R:</div>
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I missed these kiddos a lot this summer with my crazy travel schedule:</div>
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But they finally were able to hang out with me at Grandma and Grandpa's house, look at Coops sitting in his own plane seat like a boss: </div>
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Family beach time:</div>
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Baby Cousin Riley... not a baby anymore!:</div>
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Cousin play time at the beach:</div>
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Helping Grandma and Grandpa water the flowers:</div>
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We also went to Legoland:</div>
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McKenna had a great time, but Coops was too small to ride on most things:</div>
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Red Bull in China is gross. It's flat and tastes completely different. Isn't it weird that marketers/manufacturers change their products to meet the needs of different people groups?</div>
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While I was on my trip, McKenna started preschool, I was so sad to miss her first day! Thankfully John took lots of pictures to document it for me:</div>
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Then we put our house on the market, and it sold in 6 days, thanks to our super awesome Realtor and cousin in law <a href="https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&sqi=2&ved=0CEAQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fourstardenver.com%2Fagent.php%3Fid%3D71%26type%3D%26n%3DA&ei=aiwAUfLwEMTErQG3x4C4Cw&usg=AFQjCNHX3SIPTiRr5h_yVdt9ysk1V9p5aQ&sig2=DrtsLDEm3kMveF1vbTW2sQ&bvm=bv.41248874,d.aWc">Josh Steck</a>. You should use him if you need to sell or buy a house:</div>
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We took our Israeli friend Idan to Steamboat for the weekend, here are some photos from the hot springs:</div>
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And then we moved on Halloween and into our friend's the Jordan's basement for a few weeks: </div>
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John tagged along with me on a business trip to Seattle where we were able to spend some QT with his Aunt Denni and Uncle Luke who took us on a beautiful hike:</div>
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Then we closed on our new house:</div>
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Got McKenna's school pictures in the mail. For the record, the outfit we sent her to school in is the one on the left the other two they dressed her in at school. We have no words for those other than 'what on earth were they thinking?????':</div>
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And went to Sedona with our friends two days after closing on our house (see: dumb idea) it was super fun!: </div>
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I was a good sport (for those who know me well, I hate crowds and waiting and people in general) and I didn't whine all day!:</div>
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We took lots of walks and got a little sun to thaw us out, it's been ridiculously cold in Colorado, but there still hasn't been enough snow. If it's going to be cold, there better be some stinkin' snow already.:</div>
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Cooper had a hangover from D-Land, here he is sleeping it off: </div>
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Does it get much more beautiful than this?? We had a super fun date night with our friends the Williams':</div>
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Our little McKenna wasn't scared of the sound of the surf this time! We are making progress!!! Which is good since she will basically have no choice but to love the ocean/beach in this family: </div>
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Which brings us to today. Back on the road again for me... but only for a few days this time! I promise to write more often, if my goal of being a celebrity mom-blogger who is independently wealthy and ridiculously awesome is to ever be reached. </div>
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<br />Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-1311351846758284632012-04-11T20:42:00.001-06:002012-04-11T20:42:57.306-06:00Yo.I have no words. I realized today that I hadn't posted on our blog in 6 months. Lots has changed, mostly the changes are related to the kids growing like weeds. We missed posting about Christmas, New Years, our trip to visit Grandma and Grandpa in California, our birthdays, and now, it's only two weeks until Cooper turns ONE! I can't even believe it. <br />
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Let's just do a photo essay on the last 6 months, because I don't have the time or the energy to write the type of post the last 6 months deserve. I'd be here for the next 6 months trying to come up with it, let's be honest.<br />
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We had a great Christmas. McKenna understand who Santa is, and who Jesus is. Thankfully, she's only scared of Santa.<br />
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</div> From there we headed to California to visit Grandma and Grandpa (who were not pictured in any of these pictures for some reason)<br />
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And McKenna got to play with her cousin Toast:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-3117405625019809972011-11-14T07:08:00.000-07:002011-11-14T07:08:38.671-07:00Where have the last 6 months gone?<div style="text-align: center;">What?!?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDXsYwCfnFprzTPzgPHD0UwfA9OWWmNO4fT9Ng-5VUiW47YItzt0JxpgpxF6I_aw7xbmJ5P45d86xTitC3a9rpt9snuivwApUggZfIZICM14LRLWB0Gxwg_8R_Uo-68R24UmEG6MrcNQ/s1600/photo+%252820%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxDXsYwCfnFprzTPzgPHD0UwfA9OWWmNO4fT9Ng-5VUiW47YItzt0JxpgpxF6I_aw7xbmJ5P45d86xTitC3a9rpt9snuivwApUggZfIZICM14LRLWB0Gxwg_8R_Uo-68R24UmEG6MrcNQ/s320/photo+%252820%2529.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The last 6 months have literally flown by. In fact, it's almost been 7 months, but I've been so busy I haven't had an opportunity to update this blog. So I'm doing it now. Right now. At this exact moment. </span>Mini-Cooper is now 6.5 months old. How about that for flying by? I had these grand plans to take a picture of the PJ's we brought Cooper home from the hospital in on top of the PJ's he's wearing now, but sadly I can't even get organized enough to do that, so you'll just have to imagine that he's much, much bigger. He's so big in fact that he's the same size at 6 months that McKenna and cousin Riley were at <a href="http://mckennaboyle.blogspot.com/2009/04/mckennas-9-months-old.html">9 Months</a>.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs6xCXPVOhsrb5GPlZjEp_f8t41_ace1-2GaV3AgfsZVPcK3T-QsdkMipRJc_pSgxWZPx2hJQw84bUWYBltBXsyW0uUuC7cuFgosYE0qINee8KLc5EpaTa9xpwGGdQe_G74_iSic6804/s1600/photo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPs6xCXPVOhsrb5GPlZjEp_f8t41_ace1-2GaV3AgfsZVPcK3T-QsdkMipRJc_pSgxWZPx2hJQw84bUWYBltBXsyW0uUuC7cuFgosYE0qINee8KLc5EpaTa9xpwGGdQe_G74_iSic6804/s320/photo.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Here are his stats:<br />
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Height: 28.5" -97%<br />
Weight: 20lbs 2oz - 90%<br />
Head: 20" - 95%<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">McKenna and Cooper love each other so much, they make each other laugh </span>hysterically<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> on a daily basis. I hope this trend of love with out fighting continues... granted it's only been 6 months. Maybe the novelty of having a brother will wear off soon.</span><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First things first... for those of you who know me well, I am not a huge fan of Halloween, however, if I have to dress my kids up, and I have my druthers, it'll be in something embarrassing so that I can use the photos as blackmail in their senior yearbook ad or their wedding slideshow. One has to plan ahead. So this year was the first year McKenna had an opinion about what her Halloween costume should be. Needless to say, I was disappointed after the last 3 years of these gems: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2008: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cqS_jctamg8/TsEe8lrEeZI/AAAAAAAAEXg/TQ7g2B8N19M/s1600/McKenna+Randomness+006.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cqS_jctamg8/TsEe8lrEeZI/AAAAAAAAEXg/TQ7g2B8N19M/s320/McKenna+Randomness+006.jpg" width="240" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2009:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MOj9JCkQyrs/TsEfPPABH3I/AAAAAAAAEXk/I48Vn9NcuMU/s1600/IMG_1881.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-MOj9JCkQyrs/TsEfPPABH3I/AAAAAAAAEXk/I48Vn9NcuMU/s320/IMG_1881.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2010:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JsFAtEkzZbU/TsEfo8lrPsI/AAAAAAAAEXo/S1JQbFJBfnM/s1600/72719_10150313065670401_558660400_15128652_706218_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JsFAtEkzZbU/TsEfo8lrPsI/AAAAAAAAEXo/S1JQbFJBfnM/s320/72719_10150313065670401_558660400_15128652_706218_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So at least I got my way with Cooper this year, because he was too young to protest:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInvkwBwpbTcdZrvZLT1ZfClUb8CS-cicHZ6rNEo90pVYFHClcb1DwD_va68OaYeJlj9fYZVtjYsRPK-ctD-f99tM-wia_vCPR_20U7aYQus7Wm-CKhB0R5sAKtIPrZ3fbKt0iDiP6Jnc/s1600/photo+%252812%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjInvkwBwpbTcdZrvZLT1ZfClUb8CS-cicHZ6rNEo90pVYFHClcb1DwD_va68OaYeJlj9fYZVtjYsRPK-ctD-f99tM-wia_vCPR_20U7aYQus7Wm-CKhB0R5sAKtIPrZ3fbKt0iDiP6Jnc/s320/photo+%252812%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And even though I wouldn't have picked this in a million years, McKenna looked pretty cute as Minnie Mouse: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz8WwfPV_uZz8-DNMPVs9zzXYjl9lBf7NUK9_k7uLCY5BMREI0LJluiaJTud9lgcTGsi-Q2FhtUhumByMdoYmqiGPZCoMnJ8cD3pqJTkVDeVkylb4_jB8HGRrwxfA8PLu-6b2HLYlN9k/s1600/photo+%252811%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQz8WwfPV_uZz8-DNMPVs9zzXYjl9lBf7NUK9_k7uLCY5BMREI0LJluiaJTud9lgcTGsi-Q2FhtUhumByMdoYmqiGPZCoMnJ8cD3pqJTkVDeVkylb4_jB8HGRrwxfA8PLu-6b2HLYlN9k/s320/photo+%252811%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div> That's all for now. I'm sure there will be more to share soon :-)Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-84318750946874544052011-09-30T22:00:00.000-06:002011-09-30T22:00:59.204-06:00MilestonesA lot of milestones have occurred in the Boyle household in the last few days. Cooper reached his 5th month of life on the outside. He also popped a tooth through unbeknownst to his parents. McKenna decided to poop in her pants again for the first time in about 8 months, and in honor of that momentous occasion she also decided to spread diaper rash cream all over her room... and then Mommy decided to have two glasses of wine with dinner.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2DKyWA4yqAc/ToaQL5QbpwI/AAAAAAAAEPY/mfz_LwxZV6c/s1600/IMG_1438.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-2DKyWA4yqAc/ToaQL5QbpwI/AAAAAAAAEPY/mfz_LwxZV6c/s320/IMG_1438.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>In all seriousness though, we have had a big week. McKenna is such a great big sister, she is so helpful, and loves her little brother so much. She makes him laugh uncontrollably when he's in his car seat, and attempts to be a constant source of entertainment for him during every waking moment of his day. I really hope this continues throughout their lives. It'd be really sweet to be able to look back on their lives and say with all sincerity that they've loved each other from the beginning. McKenna has the sweetest little spirit, she is a people pleaser, and genuinely cares how we view her, she seems to not want to disappoint us and really tries (as much as a three year old can) to obey and follow the rules.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yeks4I8YJDg/ToaO7LGuGUI/AAAAAAAAEPA/kO0ob3fe7rg/s1600/IMG_1467.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Yeks4I8YJDg/ToaO7LGuGUI/AAAAAAAAEPA/kO0ob3fe7rg/s320/IMG_1467.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">On to Cooper. What a mellow guy! He goes with the flow, nothing... not even teething... seems to bother him. I've been sticking my fingers in his mouth the last few days wondering if he was teething. He was giving us the massive amount of drool commensurate with new teeth, but none of the fussiness. So I just chalked it up to him being a boy, attributing it to the old adage, 'girls rule and boys drool.' How wrong I was! He really was teething. We have a tooth picture to prove it (you're going to have to use your imagination here, the picture is blurry and looks like something out of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nova-Miracle-Life-Lennart-Nilsson/dp/6302895189">The Miracle of Life</a>:<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WbWFDaPxBBQ/ToaO-K3JYQI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/4j74PaD_APo/s1600/IMG_1483.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-WbWFDaPxBBQ/ToaO-K3JYQI/AAAAAAAAEPQ/4j74PaD_APo/s320/IMG_1483.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><br />
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In honor of Cooper's new tooth, or his 5th month birthday or because we bought it at the store, we decided today was the day to feed Cooper some rice cereal. You may remember how much McKenna liked it when she first tried it... <a href="http://mckennaboyle.blogspot.com/2008/12/our-first-experience-with-rice-cereal.html">Here she is eating it for the first time.</a> Cooper on the other hand LOVED it. Here's a video of the blessed event:<br />
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All in all, they're good kids and I think we'll probably keep them.Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-19972340250009174332011-09-17T09:46:00.002-06:002011-09-17T09:49:47.647-06:00Whew! We've been busy!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
A lot has transpired in the Boyle household in the last few weeks. I've already been back at work for a month! Can you believe it?!? Neither can I. I'll just start at the beginning and you can feel free to check out as you get bored (you might be bored already, in which case, feel free to check out now). </div>
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Cooper and McKenna had their 4 month and 3 year old checkups, respectively. Cooper is 17 pounds and 26.5" tall. He's in the 95th percentile for everything. I told you we were growing a monster. McKenna has slowed down a little bit, she's 35 pounds and 37.5" tall, and now only in the 75% percentile for height and weight. Check out the little ragamuffins (Cooper's the one rockin' the beer gut):<br />
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We got the Triple-J clan + B-Stromer together for a little barbecue at the Stromer's house in Loveland. As you can see we've been prolific in the past three years... From zero children to 6 in 3 years and 1 month. Nice work team!<br />
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Cooper and I headed to California for the Tomblin Family Picnic I only managed one picture of Cooper and no pictures of the rest of the family. Nice work right? I flew out there to be with the whole extended family and didn't go inside to get the camera.<br />
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McKenna and John stayed home and had a little fun Dad and McKenna time, which included a trip to the wildlife experience and IKEA.<br />
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While they were having fun at home, Mini-Cooper and I were having fun in California. We hung out with Aunt Blair, Uncle Jared and Toast (Baby Riley). </div>
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Here is Cooper with my Grandpa. Grandpa may be mildly obsessed with him... merely because he is a boy. I mean, how cute is this picture: </div>
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Mini-Cooper also got to spend some time with his girlfriend Aubrey. As you can see from this photo, she was super excited to see her man-champion. </div>
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In other news, our Mini-Cooper isn't so mini anymore. He now rolls over, and yesterday John even put him in the exersaucer for the first time. He loves it! </div>
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Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-14507845250831282352011-08-25T15:48:00.001-06:002011-08-25T17:55:07.670-06:00The Robinsons Visit and the Subsequent Return to the Salt MineThe Robinsons came to visit! It was awesome to get to spend some time with the 5 (yes there are FIVE of them now) of them and the Pittmans. I'm pretty sure Brook, Laura and I haven't been together since my wedding, 6 and a half years ago... how time flies! Back then, there was only Eli, and he was a baby, now between the 3 of us we have 7 kids. It was great to be together for sure; fun to reminisce and catch up. Here are some pictures from our visit:<br />
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I've made it through almost two weeks at the office already. Hard to believe, right? I love seeing my friends here... but I miss my kids like crazy! It's difficult seeing them for just a few hours a day and then praying the weekend would come sooner. I'm sure we'll all adjust eventually. McKenna still is missing our Week O' Fun (see my last post) she asks me every morning, "what are we going to do today mommy?" with some expectancy in her voice. Sadly, I can't say we'll be going to the zoo or a museum any time soon.<br />
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I've been telling myself there's a greater purpose to what I do at work besides my job just taking time from my family. I get to help patients and other people here, and I get to show people the gift that I have in God. What a privilege that is! I can show other people all day long that there's something different about me, that I have a peace that can only be found in a relationship with Jesus. I can show people that being a Christian doesn't mean that I can't be fun to be around, or that they can't be themselves around me. I can choose to be an example, I can choose to be there for them, I can choose to listen and respond accordingly. I am really blessed to be here. I hope the people I work with feel blessed because of me... because that's my ultimate goal. I want them to know that I love them and that God loves them too. "By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another." -John 13:35</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Keep praying for me people. I sure need it. I feel a lot of guilt about not staying home with my kids, and I know that's not from God. I feel a pressure from other people to conform to some idyllic image of what a mom should be, and I know that's not from God either. Please pray that I would be discerning, that I would make an impact where I am, and that I would follow God's lead... wherever that may be. </span>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-59568164092922969322011-08-12T16:17:00.000-06:002011-08-12T16:17:42.505-06:00McKenna, Cooper and Mommy's Week O' FunSince this is my last week of freedom (I go back to the office on Monday), and Bev had family in town; we did all sorts of fun things, just the three of us (John was at work, poor thing). On Monday, we went to get McKenna a hair cut: <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Day four. Butterfly Pavilion. McKenna is a little afraid of bugs and butterflies, but I was out of ideas for fun things to do, so off we went to the Butterfly Pavilion. She actually wasn't extremely freaked out until a butterfly landed on my shoulder. We stayed for 45 minutes, but still managed to take an inordinate number of pictures: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1A9bBkKvsNk/TkWlIYp2pgI/AAAAAAAAD4U/-wihOYAGthc/s1600/IMG_2613.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1A9bBkKvsNk/TkWlIYp2pgI/AAAAAAAAD4U/-wihOYAGthc/s320/IMG_2613.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-28974895113959281872011-08-02T22:42:00.000-06:002011-08-02T22:42:52.643-06:00It's nearing the end......of my maternity leave. How depressing! I told myself going into this summer that I would view my time off with Cooper and McKenna as a summer vacation, and I really have. Unfortunately, like those vacations we had from school when we we're younger, this one has flown by. Cooper is already three months old, and I am 41 pounds lighter (not that great of an accomplishment when you consider I lost 30 pounds in the first week). I'm really going to miss being home with my kids, it's been a major blessing spending time with them. The hardest part about leaving maternity leave is getting back into the routine of work, right now I'm focused 23/7 on Cooper and his needs, and 1/7 on my race that's coming up on Saturday :-), focusing on other things sounds less attractive at this point. I'm sure I'll manage, I did when I had to go back after McKenna, but it will be painful and hard just the same. I will truly miss the time we've spent together as a family and even more the time Cooper and I've spent just mother and son, it's been really special. T minus 13 days until I head back to the ol' salt mine. If you think of it, please be praying for me... I could certainly use it!Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-87981863890754579162011-07-26T12:58:00.000-06:002011-07-26T12:58:00.561-06:00Crested Butte and McKenna's 3rd BirthdaySome friends of ours, the Nelsons, invited us to go along with them on a camping trip to Crested Butte, and it happened to be the weekend of McKenna's birthday. What better way to celebrate than with 7 hours in the car right? Did I mention we rented an RV?<br />
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We all had a blast... the scenery was awesome, the mountain biking was amazing and the kids had a great time playing together. I want to go back. In fact, I'm hiding out in the basement because it's already 90 degrees, and I'm looking at these pictures wantonly, remembering that just yesterday it was 75 degrees there and I could look at a lake. Somehow the window well in the basement isn't the same...<br />
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Can you believe McKenna is three? I can't... Here's a photographic trip through the last three years.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Boy oh boy do we love this little girl! Couldn't imagine our lives without her! As you can see her love of cupcakes continues... </div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-10294378466488443452011-07-26T12:38:00.001-06:002011-07-27T09:31:14.168-06:00Visiting California!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We ventured to California a few weeks ago, taking both kids on the plane for the first time. It was scary. You sort of forget how much junk newborns need, and then when you throw the junk that the almost three year old needs, you realize two things: A. You don't have enough hands or arms. B. You should have spent more time at the gym because all of that paraphernalia is heavy and awkward to carry. I'm pretty sure both John and I were so stressed on the way out there we didn't even think to document the journey part of the trip with pictures because it was nerve-wracking. We made it. That's all you need to know.</div><br />
McKenna now has a picture smile that makes her appear slightly drunk in all of our pictures. I'm hoping she'll come up with a better iteration of this smile in the future, otherwise people might start calling child protective services on me.<br />
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We spent lots of time at the beach:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The cousins got to 'play' together, and I'm pretty sure that Blair wanted to keep McKenna to entertain Riley. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51v9aCml3y8/ThiKRjAynTI/AAAAAAAADb4/G_4DPHVY1-4/s1600/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+041.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-51v9aCml3y8/ThiKRjAynTI/AAAAAAAADb4/G_4DPHVY1-4/s320/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+041.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-En2VEbujNnQ/ThiKfWQO34I/AAAAAAAADcM/tLZIlI9F_R8/s1600/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+046.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-En2VEbujNnQ/ThiKfWQO34I/AAAAAAAADcM/tLZIlI9F_R8/s320/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+046.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This was the first time John had seen Riley since she was a week old... she's changed a lot! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cUXxWywzoCO9pJVZU_7kOqiG3yDO8Mad-7DIQl3a7_TgqmvA3g40rhxLnW2hhDvLGu402Re1D1RDG03Lx0jIUJ8Zx0HoM3_r9JZJsoDwBPE5pXX0vSaMNToj57Eak9MMwvNLrjqeKCY/s1600/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+044.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cUXxWywzoCO9pJVZU_7kOqiG3yDO8Mad-7DIQl3a7_TgqmvA3g40rhxLnW2hhDvLGu402Re1D1RDG03Lx0jIUJ8Zx0HoM3_r9JZJsoDwBPE5pXX0vSaMNToj57Eak9MMwvNLrjqeKCY/s320/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+044.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Yet another picture of Grandma with Cooper in his carseat, I promise we have let her hold him occasionally. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpkeYz5oGdAKLoB8NWbjV7xRETfaiCfjW6KG2hloAV0H3-Mb70f3rxCTISvWV52xNqGRIEq5YgYcOtNFnqSnzpUTMqMXE2cyaKD5Qh9BeEJFMWw97QtgumwjcANEzJhyphenhyphenNHrGo2OJ45R0/s1600/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+049.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxpkeYz5oGdAKLoB8NWbjV7xRETfaiCfjW6KG2hloAV0H3-Mb70f3rxCTISvWV52xNqGRIEq5YgYcOtNFnqSnzpUTMqMXE2cyaKD5Qh9BeEJFMWw97QtgumwjcANEzJhyphenhyphenNHrGo2OJ45R0/s320/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+049.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">We took about 40,321 pictures of us and the kids together... but with 3 under 3 it was a challenge to get them all looking at the camera at the same time. Here are a couple of the semi-usable ones. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzFxcuYUE_8eFjqToxwIrs-hYVAXGJ2jtVzVvyFFMcL2PTxHRX1-G6DhLMtr6GOl0uA_AkhJZNKI-CkAUsiHRKNo8kumAkenYZWpDehGQIvt9tRGK01i6lMONsAs6HzHM0cqQifa_YEE/s1600/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDzFxcuYUE_8eFjqToxwIrs-hYVAXGJ2jtVzVvyFFMcL2PTxHRX1-G6DhLMtr6GOl0uA_AkhJZNKI-CkAUsiHRKNo8kumAkenYZWpDehGQIvt9tRGK01i6lMONsAs6HzHM0cqQifa_YEE/s320/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+022.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_rxmfFeWwKg/ThiJJKqeBhI/AAAAAAAADaQ/GSdj7n6eB-Y/s1600/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_rxmfFeWwKg/ThiJJKqeBhI/AAAAAAAADaQ/GSdj7n6eB-Y/s320/Summer+with+the+Grandkids+014.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All in all a really fun trip! We spent a lot of time together as a family, got to see friends and spent some QT with the ocean. </div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-80589368502657361762011-07-26T12:23:00.000-06:002011-07-26T12:23:09.495-06:00Future wife? Who knows...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Our Friends the <a href="http://kristenandthomas.blogspot.com/">Milburns</a> came out for Thomas' sister's wedding in June, and it was the first meeting of future husband and wife Cooper and Aubrey who were born two weeks apart. I often wonder how many parents have made this sort of statement and then it's actually come true? I think it would be awesome if the Milburns were our in-laws or his in-laws or however it works. Maybe we could have an arranged marriage for them... is that legal in Colorado? I may have to look into it... or call a lawyer... hmm... </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some pictures of their first meeting: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuypPrTbYQSf9iinllrAi2oygUt4EAtmF4g5YEmBHCLnnsty_j-Rk97Wt64j6sfGsUl0QUI0AeY9KGBytBa1aaCMVhiSBu2ACCMbaSaANmFTFwodEJBg8PAKxcdXRXzpU3VvB9owqCQVA/s1600/IMG_2421.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuypPrTbYQSf9iinllrAi2oygUt4EAtmF4g5YEmBHCLnnsty_j-Rk97Wt64j6sfGsUl0QUI0AeY9KGBytBa1aaCMVhiSBu2ACCMbaSaANmFTFwodEJBg8PAKxcdXRXzpU3VvB9owqCQVA/s320/IMG_2421.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> See he's already trying to hold her hand...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheN9TlOL0TVeV3t5WWkdI7Tjc2b14M4UfggsCMamLq6_TlMlhsz-wFqiWZ_MPbKl90TPnu_ND7goicT6akAoDd1yVSjrpVuxNL-eBsElPGmrGUSfrpjpqiMMUtTx0EVvqpmQ8yN6DRMZg/s1600/IMG_2425.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheN9TlOL0TVeV3t5WWkdI7Tjc2b14M4UfggsCMamLq6_TlMlhsz-wFqiWZ_MPbKl90TPnu_ND7goicT6akAoDd1yVSjrpVuxNL-eBsElPGmrGUSfrpjpqiMMUtTx0EVvqpmQ8yN6DRMZg/s320/IMG_2425.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> I'm telling you... this is a vision of future events... I feel love in the air already.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9Q5iZ-0I-Y5xaz74rCrQGYifVdu_AzFrlG-JYd176UJlpMQTn_qhKoaqplc6jkILegfYB-7waZ6XJYokDtWjRB07ClDj-liGPuw9bOVkpepY1O7vCHZ7zH0f1vgmoteAfIzWAzvGt_I/s1600/IMG_2429.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs9Q5iZ-0I-Y5xaz74rCrQGYifVdu_AzFrlG-JYd176UJlpMQTn_qhKoaqplc6jkILegfYB-7waZ6XJYokDtWjRB07ClDj-liGPuw9bOVkpepY1O7vCHZ7zH0f1vgmoteAfIzWAzvGt_I/s320/IMG_2429.JPG" width="240" /></a></div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-24764382369804704882011-07-26T12:16:00.000-06:002011-07-26T12:16:55.339-06:00Cooper's First Few WeeksSince I haven't updated this since May 5th, a lot has changed in mini-Cooper's life... like the fact that he's not so mini anymore. He now tips the scales at 14 pounds and has grown 4 inches since he was born. Yikes. Did I mention he's in 6 month PJ's and he is only 12 weeks old. I think we're going to have an NBA player, or at least someone who can help me reach the stuff on the top shelf in the kitchen. <br />
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So when Cooper was a week old, my mom came to visit... for a week... and then as we were leaving to take her to the airport to fly home, I realized we hadn't taken a single picture. So here's what we managed:<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCx1V8Ak4wb4oSqPSd6mvuRmG7s-pa728TU_F6pG1gzcyOD02csLYslRxXZ78N53VlhjHQYqUcGMbjcnrVtG7sXen-WxrWWZedaVZCc9R42gYdOGvYJWjbW3zcLbHqMTAfaY0FxM_oQTA/s1600/IMG_2386.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCx1V8Ak4wb4oSqPSd6mvuRmG7s-pa728TU_F6pG1gzcyOD02csLYslRxXZ78N53VlhjHQYqUcGMbjcnrVtG7sXen-WxrWWZedaVZCc9R42gYdOGvYJWjbW3zcLbHqMTAfaY0FxM_oQTA/s320/IMG_2386.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cooper had his first bath at home, the bad part about being the second kid and having an older sister is that a lot of your stuff is going to be pink, because Lord knows we won't be buying new stuff when the stuff we have still works. Sorry bud, it's going to be that way for a long time. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGONT4jfU5LVaoTzHC_sy3lyz0152r26rziOAGsFdEcHPAkNRl8y1r-nIJQcm3T4P2V7aX_w07LYDPls84wLM3uPVnykyV3-D4qE_99zB3Km1rqY6i9Z5PPECfRj8VXwW0xhUkr0p8QE/s1600/IMG_2389.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGONT4jfU5LVaoTzHC_sy3lyz0152r26rziOAGsFdEcHPAkNRl8y1r-nIJQcm3T4P2V7aX_w07LYDPls84wLM3uPVnykyV3-D4qE_99zB3Km1rqY6i9Z5PPECfRj8VXwW0xhUkr0p8QE/s320/IMG_2389.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He met his great-grandma and great-grandpa, Ma and Pa as we call them. They think he's pretty awesome.</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF1cS3eG2kyR9ygf0S4PQgapSiEjf06kkPOf9iQgSiR1IPjd_VNVJd66a_BUsobkvD4LE-ukq3ERYCFtagjF0frKTiBz3LSezhxuNVkJ4RDgfInYz2xszHByi04D7WVZXCoCTuQYCrbg/s1600/IMG_2397.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimF1cS3eG2kyR9ygf0S4PQgapSiEjf06kkPOf9iQgSiR1IPjd_VNVJd66a_BUsobkvD4LE-ukq3ERYCFtagjF0frKTiBz3LSezhxuNVkJ4RDgfInYz2xszHByi04D7WVZXCoCTuQYCrbg/s320/IMG_2397.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He finally met his Aunt Catherine... she was late in arriving, but he wasn't. She had been studying for a semester in Florence, Italy and finally made it home to see him in the middle of May. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvJcflZM_GRng0h1F_Io4twEcdzG0HafW19Vsn9EYT85pKPN1SQYed5iOOnlS4DSX8nI0t_pRHf7GXq7Cv2ncY152ys4G7TVqUbR3lEi-RYFU24SAsWUThBD_SxkOEAfACAIZhLjx16Q/s1600/IMG_2406.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJvJcflZM_GRng0h1F_Io4twEcdzG0HafW19Vsn9EYT85pKPN1SQYed5iOOnlS4DSX8nI0t_pRHf7GXq7Cv2ncY152ys4G7TVqUbR3lEi-RYFU24SAsWUThBD_SxkOEAfACAIZhLjx16Q/s320/IMG_2406.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">McKenna was pretty pumped that Aunt Catherine came home too... as were we since she is our primary babysitter :-). Date night here we come!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdJ_IphphxZrDAMhMinkptobU3xSYnjCaMbikebuBIDj4I4cfBnWXAQP-hN32-uoRWIpl6r0DMln4fm2T2tezGglQpAbRRzQau9xgBLKOkXaG5_Pfm0EULdFSfes-dBeFBaVQ68USpA4/s1600/IMG_2410.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdJ_IphphxZrDAMhMinkptobU3xSYnjCaMbikebuBIDj4I4cfBnWXAQP-hN32-uoRWIpl6r0DMln4fm2T2tezGglQpAbRRzQau9xgBLKOkXaG5_Pfm0EULdFSfes-dBeFBaVQ68USpA4/s320/IMG_2410.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Cooper is a mellow guy, not a whole lot of tears or screaming. In fact, he gives us three warning coughs before he's going to wind it up, and usually I can give him what he wants before he gets going. He's courteous that way. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z56LIAk5isgGA8qPGkwaLXCS134-Say95W7wz7zTDvlrTl8gD19iN7IVMygtAcLoT83wfyE0jsRaic_wXIV5Gc_w5pH_NgIW4ePmmBlokQnI320mGmkrdNFQffqFum0h8r7y4LZnqYw/s1600/IMG_2440.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Z56LIAk5isgGA8qPGkwaLXCS134-Say95W7wz7zTDvlrTl8gD19iN7IVMygtAcLoT83wfyE0jsRaic_wXIV5Gc_w5pH_NgIW4ePmmBlokQnI320mGmkrdNFQffqFum0h8r7y4LZnqYw/s320/IMG_2440.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">...And yes, he still does a lot of this. He's been sleeping through the night for 4 weeks already (except for last night of course, I think he didn't want me to get too used to all the sleep)</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEESwqZkGVvZCNert8w0YKJJJVVgJkQzHkx5a8sK2xpCSzIHvnyLYqNl9KU2L577UH_7p_OKdjM-U9fsafHdl1JHY42n1HgMLMqCmDMzQ6-Q7qNhZ6EIuFqvxotTrGuSzCG2p_Cl33bwc/s1600/IMG_1265.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEESwqZkGVvZCNert8w0YKJJJVVgJkQzHkx5a8sK2xpCSzIHvnyLYqNl9KU2L577UH_7p_OKdjM-U9fsafHdl1JHY42n1HgMLMqCmDMzQ6-Q7qNhZ6EIuFqvxotTrGuSzCG2p_Cl33bwc/s320/IMG_1265.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-69369517498362927412011-07-26T12:04:00.000-06:002011-07-26T12:04:10.133-06:00Ok already... I'll do it.So I feel like a jerk. I sat by and let my mom heckle <a href="http://flibbertigibberish.blogspot.com/">Angie Osborne</a> into updating her blog, and I haven't done anything with mine in months. Yes I just had a baby (12.5 weeks ago), yes I was helping to finish our basement, and yes we've been out of town. I'm out of excuses, and now I have a nice new office space in the now finished basement, so here I go. Prepared to be amazed at the number of posts you will see in the next few minutes. You may want to grab a snack and a beer or something cold to drink, you're going to be here a while.Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-68803564699749715262011-05-05T13:14:00.007-06:002011-05-05T16:45:08.844-06:00The Official First Meeting and the Remainder of the First Week<div style="text-align: left;">Sorry for the delay... our computer's hard drive was full, so I couldn't upload this video until I deleted some stuff. Since McKenna couldn't come meet Cooper in the hospital because she'd been running a 101.5 temp, we had to wait for the first 'official' meeting between the two of them until they let us out of jail...er... the hospital. It was as awesome as we thought it would be, she loves him and has been such a great big sister (or a little mommy depending on how you look at it). The biggest adjustment so far has been that she can't always get what she wants the very moment she wants it. Probably a good adjustment in my opinion.</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxcFqy4S00q5kSgretukKD-MkXmu3Wy4YtC3tsDww9TOgNmr-iUiwxHZzEnxo0fUwVEWN5a8UKqRUx8BWsggw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Here are some photos from the last few days, since we've been remiss in posting anything:</div><div><br /></div><div>Our first family of 4 photo, my sweatpants are the best/worst part...and it appears to be time to update our photos on the wall there behind us... </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwvzqfd0wDETcX1yEenpp26BGZZ5-saQCQnlI3CNPuik-bkFZCCu5tzTzmhZAHlccJodYHLEEtPku4SikBbmmXioATVeSRpg2AMXmSNEHllbTAElw5TqoQP7G9hE0r7GEQUs6s3IBAZP4/s320/IMG_1148.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603314273395585298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">McKenna holding baby brother. She is good with it for less than a minute at a time, and as soon as he makes any noise she says, "he doesn't want me anymore" and tries to stand up without warning me first. Needless to say, I have to be within arms reach at all times, or baby brother might end up being Flat Stanley:</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwfOob2n0pBBCIUvAQjMvwvPcvZMkfcyg_l7jlpN5zMYKVzOr9-upYyE52zjHs_K40_iz7AOttv5aY7rT0-frlqxRG2P22BShemJnJXU07GfaD8RXc4_b11SqmzruYwcQsLigBay3EJe0/s320/IMG_1158.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603314274855501330" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></span></div><div>Here I am holding Cooper, his eyes are open... a rare occasion around here. You can see that me sitting on the couch with just him was short lived, McKenna immediately joined me with her baby. She is very interested in whatever it is that I'm doing, and copies it immediately. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbak6wd5S6tEJd0HzaQKzfMhwWNjUZXymjm5Yj5AwaGYvQnbhaSl6-GlBOw3D0FU9k0ASML1TIP2bQ5EcdyA6HBaXIvG8jfSrpoiV1HWc7NG6A4Jsx58pQju551P72UQZmuoHIiPaHnj0/s320/IMG_1162.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603314281200089218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">If you look closely, you can see her checking me out to make sure she's doing it right... and no I don't have elephantiasis of the arm, it's the pillow that is making it look like Popeye the Sailor-man, I swear. I've lost 22 pounds this week... take that Biggest Loser. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhghWcSyjCVWs030Z0P4mps9-YHn2H4fNaN3492O6bPWvnhRC3QljieiSwRarLpgs7VP8oPujX4Xyhd64R4i0QNZlPcZrVTSJ7c-E6l4YO9JjFWYdHBKm6QCKPLKMKf_yIPMY87FzHQp2A/s320/IMG_1165.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603314290464219058" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">And finally, this has always been John's dream... both kids for bedtime story and prayer. They loved it. John's mom asked if John were telling Cooper a fish story, since he looks like he was saying, "How big was it? This big?"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6lGGGVqGYPvW-pIXqgceAZHydUccqdu7rWwhLJCVtdAwWsml2gDk17SUdpVZVcHXux1yeYxz-4FbPxMnKwKOJ1A3bTaFOmRrZ3JEEMe1k6ZecNIixutSmNkiKMhN1n_cpkkTTzRxx9NI/s320/IMG_2378.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5603314292113160130" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">That's all for now, let the summer vacation commence! (Yes this is my idea of a summer vacation, minus the recovery and aches and pains... those will hopefully go away by next week, and then phase two, the summer of physical fitness can commence... I have two races to train for, and my bike isn't riding itself</span>).</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></span></div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-27041133350322142962011-04-30T11:58:00.003-06:002011-04-30T12:04:57.526-06:00Cooper's Second Day<div>So far, Cooper is having a very relaxing second day on the outside. He's been really sleepy and quiet, but this morning had a couple hours of good awake time. Isn't it interesting how newborn babies do absolutely nothing, but you can't stop watching them? Later today, it's going to get busy though, with more visits from friends and family and doctors and nurses. This kid's gonna need an iPhone to keep his schedule straight. Here's a video of him checking out the world: </div><div><br /></div><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwXNzleqWQBggWgFj4xluwX4MlmYAMCOI8zF5-xNt-dogA1ndPowTA-z844IVvmnwHtN7pkF5AQb5WwDEKhzg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div>John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-81852120169359489942011-04-29T20:25:00.003-06:002011-04-29T20:32:49.288-06:00Updated Stats and Photos<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi2ay9nvVBFyQbsMKCcMZTBdXI1pegnDlSpEAbf74fCLOtJeWGHK5hWlhozxjS-XNCp1vTK_7PWGy3byxKy1rL6mH8v2EUzGpSzZwN673TsuuHADvyrsD4QIxQEHzdRsvI_cYephhiyM/s1600/IMG_2324.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPi2ay9nvVBFyQbsMKCcMZTBdXI1pegnDlSpEAbf74fCLOtJeWGHK5hWlhozxjS-XNCp1vTK_7PWGy3byxKy1rL6mH8v2EUzGpSzZwN673TsuuHADvyrsD4QIxQEHzdRsvI_cYephhiyM/s320/IMG_2324.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601197615607555922" /></a></div><div>Cooper's head is 14 inches around (just like McKenna) and he is 20 inches long (same as big sister, too). He's pretty relaxed and mostly has been snoozing. </div><div><br /></div>We got moved over to our recovery room and Grammie (John's mom) just arrived with Chipotle and is holding her very first grandson, who is currently wrapped up in a similar fashion to a Chipotle burrito. McKenna isn't feeling well (she has a fever), unfortunately, so she had to stay home with Aunt Mary. She's beside herself. Here's a pic with Grammie:<div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1I2PMkZPhjVrfvSxJprpYiayMMRwdUpgPNk7xVmAsgl7DySjK_tmKu2QrXTgZm0BtIxKa83YgL6MydiCbGu5fOd9kmjzaVrZpotwIDKrDS0V9mG6SEK7jwjRklsN7aWQA-jgDB-Ca7w0/s320/IMG_2323.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601198132287595714" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></div>John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-71595487102555422312011-04-29T18:16:00.002-06:002011-04-29T18:18:46.106-06:00Hello World!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSUSurIxZUgZ43yAGsPud3wMzzZ50n0y28kCiN5yTH7ZXp1BopbVAoQvy9aSUqDng-JRpKGi2VLCd3CsAkFh7IpQqjQZCdtlwPjmzT77t4jo59VH4GRVt-dVg0TIzmkvXGfSEcteOq60/s1600/IMG_2310.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxSUSurIxZUgZ43yAGsPud3wMzzZ50n0y28kCiN5yTH7ZXp1BopbVAoQvy9aSUqDng-JRpKGi2VLCd3CsAkFh7IpQqjQZCdtlwPjmzT77t4jo59VH4GRVt-dVg0TIzmkvXGfSEcteOq60/s320/IMG_2310.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601164069756623170" /></a><br />Cooper John Boyle was born at 5:30pm! He is 7lbs 11oz...still waiting on the length. Lindsay pushed for about 20 min...things went from 0-60 really quickly. Linds and Copper are doing great...he can't wait to meet his big sister!John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-11806397341616085032011-04-29T17:08:00.001-06:002011-04-29T17:08:25.521-06:00What time is it?Game time!! Here we go!John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-56785943573702132082011-04-29T16:52:00.003-06:002011-04-29T16:54:19.483-06:00Hurry up and...waitSorry we haven't had any exciting updates...that's because we haven't had anything exciting happen. Nothing's really changed, as of the last check, but the doctor is coming down to check in soon, and we should have a better idea of the progress. Meanwhile, Lindsay's been napping on and off. We'll let you know when something happens.John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-4673593803750097982011-04-29T12:15:00.002-06:002011-04-29T12:23:32.050-06:00The Flood GatesThe doctor came by awhile ago and broke Lindsay's water. Then, I went to the cafe downstairs to get a delicious lunch. Lindsay had gatorade. I kinda felt bad, but I have to keep my strength up for the blogging and everything else. <div><br /></div><div>Overall, things are pretty quiet so far, but the doctor said he thinks Cooper will arrive this afternoon, definitely before 6. Everything is progressing nicely, and the doctor thinks it's going to go a lot quicker now. </div><div><br /></div><div>The nurse just wheeled in the epidural cart and the anesthesiologist just arrived.</div>John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-20476888351312986312011-04-29T08:22:00.001-06:002011-04-29T08:41:15.640-06:00The Big Sister<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V9Q6CJ5LbnKJjltAKDCAG1Ygc-boHtrBBsBCP6Rt1-kt5mw02T_aJQg00zTSEEAli9z70mHUZ2-lwkR4tkEjWR1JIfUYZy8KVwY8389CR9qT0BUUsPwok7kYrgbPH0KQ4_ZUIRamwOs/s1600/photo.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: left;float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0V9Q6CJ5LbnKJjltAKDCAG1Ygc-boHtrBBsBCP6Rt1-kt5mw02T_aJQg00zTSEEAli9z70mHUZ2-lwkR4tkEjWR1JIfUYZy8KVwY8389CR9qT0BUUsPwok7kYrgbPH0KQ4_ZUIRamwOs/s320/photo.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601015457468730514" /></a><div style="text-align: left;">Some of you may be wondering how <a href="http://mckennaboyle.blogspot.com/">McKenna</a> is doing. She's at home with Grammie and Aunt Mary, and we just got an update. After she had eaten her breakfast (waffles with syrup) she asked them, "do we have some ice cream around here?"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div>So, yeah, she's doing fine.</div></div>John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-32323161056235211702011-04-29T07:30:00.000-06:002011-04-29T07:37:52.079-06:00At the hospital<div style="text-align: left;">Lindsay has informed me that my main job for the day is to keep this blog up to date. Thus far, I have been derelict in my duties. But, that doesn't mean I haven't been busy. We got to the hospital at 6am, checked in, and settled in our room. This is our view:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGvoKgrcz5GPGiyaRaJOPfP-RKnjfBaiGjxCMNx3xrsW4koPwRgBcxfKizY9TwP_alJxP4ULNanwKNTUGd0ABFTTbLEzX54vZZ5FdLwcgR_a-fcFUmhNOzAdtCaldgHRrtGKrK7Kavlxc/s320/IMG_2300.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600998672347799394" /><div> </div><div><br /></div><div>In case you aren't familiar with Boulder, that's the University, with the Flatirons in the background. The view of Folsom Field is the best part. Go Buffs!</div><div><br /></div><div>Also, I snuck some food up to Lindsay (don't tell). The nurse just started her pitocin which will start the induction. Let's get this party started! </div>John Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08730603226710467170noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-730625549227575641.post-83207380359209426132011-04-28T20:45:00.000-06:002011-04-28T20:47:47.831-06:00All We Need is a Baby<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>So here we are... the night before we're going to have baby brother Cooper... I thought I'd take one last picture of his room before he lives in it... More updates to come tomorrow! We'll try to be as creative as last time, but if John gets the computer, who knows what will happen :-) <div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFdRu35xHEDikLrakuQbfyTPOpAiQ6PKr8nhUzAdsdeZbs5ccdzFxsMZugyX1-gJsu7RJfbpnVXFk7m-Y2z5RqSrqf-QdwymH4VFKQza3ToQdZBZ242Jh4ES0dQjhRt5i_6IPOf38EEdw/s320/IMG_2299.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600831572331564658" /></div>Lindsay Boylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00165366311622599415noreply@blogger.com3