I know I have not posted anything in like for ever. I dont even know if anyone follows my blog any more. But if you do this is what is going on with our family. Devin started a new job a month ago at Big D construction. He works all the time and he loves it. He is doing great and it is a great job for our family. We are hoping that he will be able to stay in with the company and he will advance fast. It is looking g

Averie is getting so big. she was 10lbs 2oz and 23inch long at her 2m check. She is 9 weeks old. Were did the time go. I love the little chub cheeks she is getting. She is such a sweet girl. I love that she is smiling now. She loves to watch the Dog, the fan, and mom walk around the room. She LOVES her big brother. She gets the biggest smile for him. She talks (baby talk) all day long. She LOVES her bink and when she cries it is almost funny because it is just this little sound then she stops and looks at you like " Well, do something" We love her.

I love this picture. It makes me laugh every day how much our little man is like his dad. If you ever want to know who parker belongs to just watch him and you can see Devin pouring out of him. They do so many things the same. I dont know if Parker watches Dev and just has picked up some of his traits or if they are born into him. Either way it is funny to see the little Dev and the Big Dev together.

We blessed Averie on May 2 2010. It was a great day. We had so many people come and support us. We are so happy to have her in our family. She is such a joy to our family. We love her so much.

The Sheppards do an Easter Egg hunt for the grandkids every Easter. This year because the weather was so cold and rainy we did it at in the basement of the bank. The kids loved finding all the eggs and had a great time.

Averie Leah Sheppard was born on March 6 2010. She was 6lbs 11oz. 20 inches long. I was due for a csection on march 12Th but she decided to come 6 days early. I went into labor on Friday after playing in the snow with Parker. I called Dev and told him that I would lay down and see if they would stop. They did but they started up again Friday night. Every time that I got up and moved around they would start. But they stopped after I sat for a while on Friday night so we didn't go into the hospital. On Saturday morning I was doing fine so Devin went up to Ogden to for a big study group for a test he has to pass to graduate. I told him I was fine and he told me not to do anything that day to start my contractions again. I did like he said and Parker and I layed around all morning and watched TV. around 9 am the contractions started again and they did not stop. I tx Dev and told him that when he got home that afternoon I think that we should go into the hospital and see what was going on. He freaked and asked if he needed to call him dad to come and get me. I told him that I was fine and that I would call someone if they got worse. Well about ten min. later Debra called to see if they could come and get me. I told her that I was fine and that I would wait and see if they would stop. She told me to call if I needed anything. About 20 min after I hung up with her Brad called and told me that they were coming down to get me and to get ready.
Brad and Debra got to my house and we loaded Parker and my bag and headed up to Alta View hospital. Brad kept Parker with him at the Sheppards and Debra went with me up the the hospital. When we got there I told the nurse at the desk that I thought that I was in labor and that I had a planned c-section in 6 days. She said that they would hook me up to a monitor and see what was going on. I got all hooked up and she told me to tell her when I was having contractions. after a few she I guess believed me and told me that I didn't need to tell her anymore. That I was right on with the monitor. She told me that I was dehydrated and that was probable the reason I was having contractions. She told me that I needed to drink 32oz of water and then they would see if the contractions would stop. She made me get checked and I told her that I have csections but she said she had to check me. I was at a big 0 so she would not admit me yet. I drank all the water in about an hour and during that hour my contractions were 2-3 min. apart. She came back in and said that she needed to check me again. I don't know why she needed to do this because It didn't matter if I had dialated and the monitor was showing that I was indeed having labor and I could feel it. They were hard and on top of each other. I was still at a zero and she left the room. I didn't know what they were going to do. I didn't know if I should call Devin and tell him to come or if they were going to send me home. Debra went out to talk to them and I don't know what she said or didn't say but after that the nurse came back and told me that she called my doctor and that he would be here in an hour to do my c-section. I called Dev and told him he had better come and that I was going back in an hour. He didn't drive so he told the guys he was with that I was having the baby and they were nice enough to bring him to the hospital. He made it with about ten to fifteen min. before they took me back. While I was waiting for Dev another nurse came and got an IV going and drew some blood. When Dev got there I was so happy to see him. I was so worried that he wouldn't make it. He got on all of his stuff and they took me back.
When I got back they had me sit on the table and the doctor gave me my spinal block. And man did that work fast. I think in about one min. I was numb and could not move anything. He told me to lay back and I couldn't Devin and the doctor layed me back and they started to prep me for surgery. It seemed to take forever and it was funny laying there and listening to the Doctors talk about someone who got in a car accident, the basketball game, and other small talk. I saw smoke coming up from behind the drape and I asked the doctor if he was cauterising my skin and he was surprised I knew what he was doing. I told him that we do that at the dental office and that it smelled the same way. In about ten min. of pulling and pushing I heard her start screaming. She was wailing. I asked the Doctor if she was a girl and he said that he hadn't gotten that far and that only her head was out. It mad me laugh that she was screaming so load with only her head out. They got her out and Dev told me that she was a girl and that she was so beautiful and that she had dark hair all over her head just like Parker. The Doctor put her up to the drape and put her little face up so I could see her. She was so scrunched and gray and screaming like crazy. She looked so funny and mad. After they got her cleaned up Dev brought her over and put her down so that I could see her. I asked if she was ok and he said that she was great. I remember looking at her and saying she looks so much like Parker. It was funny how much they looked like each other. the nurse took some pictures for us of the three of us then Dev and Averie left with the nurse to take her to the nursery. Getting put back together seemed to take forever and I felt like a punching bag but finally they were done. Dev came back in and told me that she scored the highest they had had on lung test in along time. She scored a 9 the first time then a 10 the next time. Dev left again to go and stay with Averie and the nurse took me into the recovery room. It was so nice and quiet in the recovery room. The lights were dim and it felt good to have no one touching me. Devin and the baby came in and I got to hold her and finally look at her. She was so beautiful. She was so small I couldn't believe it. It felt so good to hold her. I was so scared when they gave me Parker but this time it was different. I knew what to do and it was just relaxing. She nursed and got it on the first time. Devin and I got to be with her for about an hour and it was nice to be alone and enjoy our new baby. I asked Devin if Parker had got to see her and he said that everyone saw her through the window. and Parker said that he loved her so much.
After recovery I went up to my room and had a typical stay in the hospital. The nurses were great even if they did wake me up at all hours of the night every night I was there. I stayed for three days. I got staples this time and I couldn't leave till they took them out and they wouldn't do that till Tuesday. I was so ready to go. Averie is such a good baby. She pulls the funniest faces and gets so mad when she is naked at all. Parker cant get enough of her. He loves to hold her hand to laughs so hard when she opens her eyes. It is great to see how loving he is with her. Devin and I are so grateful that she is in our family and I cant imagine life without her. We love our little girl.