Tyler's First Few Days

May 18-21st 2010

The First few days in the hospital were rough for Sheryl, she was sick a lot of the time trying to recover from all that her body had just gone through. But Tyler was doing great! He was eating like a pro! He even slept in the nursery for several hours straight during the nights so Mommy could rest and heal. Grandma Jepson was the first to notice how calm and content Tyler seemed to be about his entrance into the world, and after that everyone seemed to say the same thing. He was not a fussy baby and we just felt his contentment whenever we held him. He was just happy to be here! When He first met Kara and Trevor, he was totally silent, listening intently to their voices. As they sat on either side of him on Grandpa's lap, Tyler turned his head from side to side as they spoke, trying to see them. (He did this when he was only a few hours old!) He recognized their voices as his brother and sister! It was amazing to see how alert and aware he seemed to be about everything that was going on! We love you Tyler!

Welcome Tyler Dallin Jepson

May 18th 2010
Tyler arrived at 11:25am weighing 7lbs 11oz and was 19.5iches long. My C-section was scheduled to start at 11:30am but when we got there they were running ahead of schedule so they were abe to start a little after 11am. Though I knew what to expect, I was still a bit nervous. I began feeling sick before they even started the surgery due to all the poking, prodding and meds they have to give me beforehand. During the C-Section I felt a lot of pressure on my left arm - we were told that was one of the doctors SITTING ON MY ARM so he could get at the right angle to push Tyler out! GEEZ! When he arrived they gave me a quick view of him over the blue curtain and then quickly got him out of the could operating room. At first, Tyler wasn't breathing well, so he spent a little over an hour in the Newborn ICU. Then he got his first checkup and bath, all before Mom got to hold him for the first time. Finally, 3 hours after his birth, they brought him to me! He was crying when they wheeled him in but calmed down as soon as he heard my voice! I love that! He loved me already and wanted to be with Mom after our first long separation!
Grandma and Grandpa Jepson arrived the day before to spend the nights with Kara and Trevor while Mommy and baby (and Daddy) were in the hospital! What a wonderful blessing! Big Thank you to them! Grandma and Grandpa Stout, Cousin Ashlee, Aunt Patti and of course Grandma and Grandpa Jepson with Kara and Trevor were some of our visitors who came to welcome Tyler to the family. Kara and Trevor were especially proud of their new baby brother!

Happy Mother's Day!

Sheryl, Kara (5yrs), Trevor (3yrs) on Mother's Day May 2010. I was a week away from having a baby on mother's day this year! The kids did a good job in this picture fitting on my lap with my big belly! We were all very excited to soon welcome a new member of our family into our home!

Baby Jepson Coming SOON!

Less than two weeks and we will be welcoming a new member of our family! Trevor is very excited to be a big brother and talks about his little brother all the time! He says things like, "I'm gonna teach him how to run, and jump AND FIGHT!" I hope he won't be too disappointed when the baby is unable to do all of these things right away! Kara is excited to hold and feed him and keeps saying, "I like baby boys!" and gets a big grin when she demonstrates how she's going to hold, rock and burp him.
My scheduled C-Section is for May 18th at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. The doctor today said he is guessing that he will be bigger at birth that his siblings were. (Kara was 7lbs 1 oz, and Trevor was 7lbs 6oz). I don't doubt it, he is really strong and I feel that I am bigger with him than I was with the other two. We shall see!
Sometimes I feel like I want him out right now because of how uncomfortable he is making me, and other times I get nervous that he might come early when I think of all I have to get done before his arrival! Yikes! I am very much a "worrier" and I tend to stress out about being perfectly prepared for these kind of things. But I'm sure no matter what I do I will not be totally ready to be the mother of three! Nevertheless we are very excited to meet him and will post pictures as soon as we can after his arrival!

Happy 5th Birthday KARA!!

On March 12th, Kara turned 5 yrs old. She had a friend's party that day at Chuck E Cheese (scroll down for pictures of that event) and two days later, on the 14th we had a family party for her at our house. Two parties for our darling little princess! She loved it! After she opened each gift she would go to the person who gave it to her and give them a hug and say "Thank You". Even Mommy got a thank you hug! She is so courteous and polite...way to go Kara!

Kara with her requested "Purple guitar cake". She loves Hannah Montana and does "concerts" for us everyday. She said this year she wanted a purple guitar cake so Mommy did her very best. This was the first cake that Sheryl made totally on her own, without mom's help! Yikes! I had to put up a few pictures because it took me several hours and I thought it didn't turn out too bad for a rookie.

Kara with Cousin's Chris and Sheryl (they are more like Aunt and Uncle though... and they are so much fun!) Thanks for coming to her party!

She got many wonderful gifts from everyone! Thank you to all who spoiled her! She even got an actual Hannah Montana guitar that plays songs and lights up to go with her cake!

Happy 5th Birthday KARA!

Friday, March 12th 2010. Kara had been begging for a Chuck E Cheese birthday party for months. Well, she finally got it. And she was thrilled. She sure loved the spotlight! Being the "STAR" really made her smile!

Baby Boy Jepson on the WAY!

Feb. 23rd 2010. Sheryl showing off the Baby Belly!

WA DC Jeff's AWARD

In WA DC at the IRF (International Road Federation) Awards Banquet held Jan. 11th 2010 at the MayFlower Hotel. Way to go JEFF! Pictured above is Jeff with his team recieving the Award.

WA DC TRIP Jan 6th -12th 2010

From Jan. 6th through Jan. 12, 2010 Jeff and I went on a trip to WA DC and left the kids here in Utah with Jeff's parent who flew in from Idaho to spend the week with Kara and Trevor! (We are so grateful!) I was so excited because I had never been! We went for Jeff to accept an International Award with the rest of his Engineering Team form the International Road Federation. The Awards Banquet was held on Monday Jan. 11th. Jeff and his team won for the significant advances in technologies that they have made to the industry internationally. Way to GO! While there, we had some fun!

Homemade Ice Cream for Christmas!

We went to Idaho for Christmas and got spoiled by Jeff's family! We had a great time there! Jeff's dad made really yummy homemade ice cream for the kids! Trevor couldn't stop eating to look up for the picture. The kids really enjoyed being involved in making their own ice cream! Thank you Grandma and Papa!