He's Finally Arrived!

Today marked the arrival of Shawn Raymond Shumway, who was born at 10:55 a.m. (Feb. 20).
Weight: 7 lbs. 13 oz.
Height: 20.5 in.
Sass: 100%

Rachel did such an awesome job throughout the labor and delivery! Around 1 a.m., we were still up talking in bed (Rachel couldn't sleep cause of her discomfort and I had just finished some homework) when she thought her water broke. She almost dismissed it until it was soon apparent her water definitely broke. So, we grabbed Ty, hopped in the car and took Ty to the Wilson's home (friends of ours) to hang out for the rest of the night. We rushed to the hospital and, to make a long story short, had Rachel get an epidural, watched her labor progress until she finally gave birth just before 11 a.m. She only had to push for about 30 minutes. I'm so proud of how well she did!Now, for the kid. He's pretty much awesome. The funny thing is, he looks a lot like a mini version of Ty. They have a lot of the same looks. Shawn is just a little smaller (Ty was 8 lbs. 10 oz.). Shawn is eating very well (which we're really relieved about and keeping our fingers crossed that it will continue), he's sleeping well, and he's already starting to say a few words and laugh at our jokes.

Ty was pretty funny around Shawn while visiting today. During the first visit, Ty pretty much masterfully acted like the new one didn't exist. No eye contact, no desire to say "hello," no wanting to hold his brother. As his personality came around during the second visit, however, things got a little better. Two funny happenings: 1) Shawn is crying because he's uncomfortable. Ty very firmly looks at Shawn and says, "Stop! stop! stop! stop!" 2) Shawn is crying during Ty's second visit. Ty climbs on Rachel's bed to get a better look at Shawn in the little cart he's in and gently pats him on the head repeatedly. He even tried kissing him on the head to calm him down. There's some compassion in there somewhere.

Bottom line: We're very blessed to have experienced this day.

Tagged

I am no good at replying to being tagged! I thought I would at least do one and apologize to all I have let slip through the cracks. Just be warned that I am very flaky when it comes to the tags!

The rules of the game are posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know that they have been tagged and asking them to read your blog.

10 Years Ago
I was a sophmore in high school and had just gotten my license. My parents let me have their station wagon, it was huge. This was proably my favorite year in school, everyday was an absolute blast at school. Sometimes I wish I could repeat this year at least once.

5 things on my to do list
Put new songs on my ipod
Clean
Get Ethan something for Valentines Day
Do some stuff for Primary
Doctor appt on Thursday

Snacks
Anything that is chocolate, in my opinion if it does not have chocolate it is not worth the calories.

What I would do if I was given a billion dollars
Start building my dream house, buy a mini van, save some for the kids, give some to my favorite charities, tell Ethan to quit his job and school.

3 bad habits
Playing with hair
Wanting more money
Crying over Oprah shows

5 places I have lived (I only have 3)
Taylorsville, UT
Cedar City, UT
Provo, UT

5 jobs I have had
Secretary at Jody Wilkinson Acura
Discovery Zone (Kid Play Place)
Hogi Yogi
Longview Elementary after school program
Working with kids with Autism

5 things people don't know about me
Once I was on this candid camera type show on the travel channel
I love, love my family history
I read the Twilight series just to fit in
Once I was driving past a truck with livestock in it and poop flew all over my windshield and I was screaming and all by myself.
One of my biggest fears is turning 30

5 people I am tagging
Michelle Berg
Laurie Mackay
Heidi Phelps
Marie Lefler
Sally Anderson

Poor Ethan!

So last night Ethan was going to babysit while I had a girls night out. Well, he calls around 4:00 and says "They just found that couple that was lost and they are bringing them to the hospital now. I think I will be getting a lot of media calls so I probably can't babysit tonight." Of course I said, "They are alive?" and they where. So luckily I found a babysitter and had a great time, but poor Ethan was at the hospital until 12:30 am. He did two press conferences and then came home. The back of his head was on the 10:00 news and you could hear his voice telling the reporters who they could direct their questions to. I thought that was pretty cool because I hadn't seen him all day. Well he also had a test this morning in class so started studying when he got home, but the media kept calling till around 2 am, so after that he studied some more, then came up, showered, and said goodbye to me at 4 am, and left for work to take more media calls. Any way I feel so bad about his all-nighter. I hope he can come home and take a nap. So far he has had calls from all the local stations and other media, the Today show, Good Morning America, CNN, NBC Nightly New, CBS Evening News, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and Inside Edition. Crazy Night!

Will #2 Be Bigger?

So, we've been trying to gauge how big our second child will be. Here are some interesting stats:

Rachel's weight gain at 37 weeks with Ty: 37 lbs.
Rachel's weight gain at 37 weeks with this kid: 29 lbs
Stress of marriage during 1st pregnancy, causing slightly higher weight gain: Moderate
Stress of marriage during 2nd pregnancy: Medium (middle ground) because husband isn't home much with work/school.

Rachel's 1st Pregnancy vs. 2nd Pregnancy

Here's one of 3 songs by Ty

Ty singing at the Knuttis

Ty Singing

We've included a video or two to illustrate how much Ty loves to sing! He's crazy about it and has sure taken a liking to primary songs. We've had a challenge documenting his songs, because when we try to film him, he can't think of anything else but the gadget we're holding and its associated buttons. Enjoy!

Tribute to the Papa Kanewy Papa

You carry me everywhere I want to go. You give me everything I could ever want. I ask to call you at least once day. I miss you Papa Kanewy.

New Baby

So I am looking for any words of advice for the transition from one child to two. Especially anything to help out Ty. He has been such a good little boy lately and I am so worried he will become a monster. Anything you could offer would be greatly appreciated!

Santa!

So Santa was a little scary this year. While waiting in line we kept asking if he wanted to sit on Santa's lap and he said no every time. He was crying before we even got there. This is very ironic because Ty pronouces Santa, "Satan".

Here's Some Holiday Spirit From the Shumway Fam!

Watch this video we just put together. We dedicate it to all of you. And to all the little people in the world. Turn your sound on and click this link http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9544447171

Happy Halloween

Ty loved this, he was very excited when we put the light in the pumpkin. He said, "Cooool."

He was ready to go, would not eat dinner, just had suckers and some milk.

Philadelphia

Here are some pictures from our trip back east. We saw a lot of really neat historical stuff. We had a great time, but I have vowed to never fly on a plane or go on a trip that will involve a lot of walking while pregnant again.

City of brotherly love, not the nickname I would give Philadelphia.

Geno's Steaks home of famous Philly Cheesesteak sandwich, one star.

Central Park

Independence Hall, I thought this was the highlight of the trip. Awesome!

Liberty Bell

He's Two !!

Happy Birthday, Ty!

Ty had his second birthday yesterday, October 27. It's pretty crazy to think we've had him around for that long. He's been a great addition to the family and we love him!

Luckily, we live in a town where the mayor's #1 priority is to have as many "festival" events as possible throughout the year. He even has a forsaken street parade in the middle of December. Anyhow, it so happens the "Cedar City Livestock & Heritage Festival" fell on Ty's birthday. So we instantly had stuff to do to help us celebrate.

In the morning, we went to the, yes, you guessed it, parade, which was highlighted by 1,000 sheep marching down the street. Ty kind of liked it.

For the evening, we had Ty's great grandma and great aunt over for cake and ice cream. Rachel did a great job on the pumpkin cake! The scariest part of the celebration was when Ty's sleeve caught fire for a split second.

Rachel found the perfect gift for a kid who, no doubt, dreams about the next button he can find and push. He loves to open and close doors, push buttons, hear beeps, etc. So, Rachel found a toy microwave that he loves like crazy. He got a lot of great toys for his birthday this year, and this one is going to be used for a long time. Probably until he's at least 13.

Well, we're blessed to have him and look forward to child number two. Ty will definitely be a good brother.

You know you live in Cedar City when...

you call someone listed under "hair salons" to ask for prices, they don't answer the first time, but call you back and say, (in a very 57-year-old smoker-lady hickish voice) "D'yew ring me?!" You respond, "Yes, how much are your haircuts?" "They 16 doll'rs; yewantwun?!" All you can do out of fear of making a decision that would result in you leaving her place with a mullet is yell back, "no thanks bye" as fast as you ever have in your whole life.

Conference Weekend

Well, in between sessions we went to checkout the fall leaves. We listened to the last session in the car on the way home. We found this to be a much easier way of listening because we didn't have someone in our face saying "show"(asking for his own show) over and over again. Plus in the car Ty seemed to listen too, he said Amen after every talk and prayer.

Ty washing our TV stand.

It's a BOY!

It has been a wonderful day! We went in and had our ultrasound and its a boy. Boy oh boy!

MINE!!

Even while getting a diaper change he keeps his iron grip on the computer.

The Shumway Reunion

Horseback riding, crafts, football, opera and more. This is us at the Shumway reunion this year.

Helping Hallie with her makeup.

Camping

These are a few pictures from our last camping trip for the year. We went up Parowan Canyon and it was perfect.

Arrrrgh! This is at Ethan's work party. It was a pirate theme. They had a lot of fun stuff for the kids. When we went to search for treasures at the makeshift boat (the kind where you reach through the circle holes and pull out a toy) Ty had the hook ups. He knew someone behind the boat and he got like five toys. Ty had the most fun going down the huge inflatable slide, despite being boxed by girls like ten years older than him. Is this a sign of things to come?

Guess what! Baby #2 is on the way! He or she is due Feb. 24, 2008. We are all very excited, Rachel is sick, Ethan is the best husband ever, and Ty has no idea what is coming his way.

Here we all are at the Seaman reunion in Cedar City. Ty had a good time spraying himself in the face with a spray bottle at the park and Ethan and Rachel had fun dancing with everyone. Thanks to all those who planned the reunion, the book that was put together is really neat!

This is Ty and Ethan taking a short scooter ride. Ty really liked it, his favorite part was saying ba-bye to everyone as they would pass by.

Independence Day

It was a pretty fun day for the Shumway family on the Fourth. I woke up while Rachel and Ty were still sleeping and thought I'd make some festive red biscuits. They were nice for a change. I then had to take off and help put together the hospital's float in the parade. Well, it's not really a float, but a dancing brigade, I guess. The group insisted on a routine using hospital bed pans. I thought it would be funny to have a trough full of yellow-colored water on the back of the truck, in which I'd dip my bed pan and throw the water on people. Idea didn't fly.

Ty was fun to have on the parade route, too. He came last year to walk with me, too. This time, he sat in the stroller and danced to the music being played for the Bed Pan Brigade. He had a lot of fun. The best part is he thought people were clapping for him, which, he loved. He clapped along with them.

After the parade, we went home, had lunch and took naps. We got up and went to our friends' home for a BBQ they'd invited us to. It was a lot of fun.

When 8 p.m. rolled around, we made our way to Grandma Seaman's house for some more fun. We hung out with her and Aunt Connie, who flew in from San Fransisco. Ty loved to hang out with them and really show off. He pushed a stroller around the neighborhood and had some home-made strawberry ice cream with Rachel and Grandma. We then lit off some fireworks, which Ty was also pretty impressed with.

Ty

Tyson loves gadgets, man. He can tell when they're fake, too. Don't even think you'll trick him with a toy phone or computer. Thanks to D.I. and work surplus, we've given him a couple real phones, a laptop, computer mouse and more.