Steve Jobs

 Nick had to choose an important person from our history to do a report on for school.  He chose Steve Jobs.  They had to pretend to be in a wax museum when we all came to see them. It was interesting to learn more about him and his life.  He had an interesting past and we had to be careful what we let Nick read out of the book.  He was very clever though and Nick loved telling us all the pranks he pulled in school.  Hopefully he will not be a copy cat in those areas!

Eyes

I am grateful babies are so sleepy for the first few weeks of life.  But I love when Cash is awake and I get to see his eyes.  He is so adorable.  I also love that he has a bit of hair.  The other boys were bald for a quite a while. 

First Bath

Cash loved his first bath at home. They did his first bath at the hospital in the nursery and we didn't get to see it!  So, this was the first for us to see.  He did like getting out and getting dressed, but while in the water, he was happy!

Cheeks!

I am in love with this little guy!

Pinewood Derby

 The day after Cash was born was the Pinewood Derby.  In fact, one reason we didn't go to the hospital sooner was because Nate had to work on the car!  He got most of it done, but then asked a neighbor to help finish it up. 

He came home and took the kids to the Derby. 

 The 'Orange Bullet'  was not a winner this year, but they had a fun night anyways. 

First Family Photo

Grandma Linda watched the kids for us while we had little Cash and brought them over the next morning to meet their new baby brother.  Olivia wasn't so sure of the whole thing.  She wanted me to just hold her!  She has been fine with him now that we are home, and loves to give him kisses every chance she gets. 

 Mckay was more interested in all the 'things' around the room like the phone, the controls for my bed and all the monitors.  Anything that had a button to push! 

 Nick held Cash for a minute, but then wanted to play a game on the phone!

 Thanks Grandma for helping with the kids!  She even braved a movie with all 4 of them! 

Cash Maxwell Delahunty

 Welcome Cash Maxwell Delahunty

Born January 17th, 2012 at 8:30pm

Weighing 8 pounds, 12 ounces

21 inches long

Cash decided it was time to come 2 weeks early!  I was so ready and soo big, so it was a good thing he was ready too! I had been contracting pretty good for a few days before, but nothing that was consistent.  Finally on the 17th, Dr. Smith called me and asked how I was doing.  I told him I was contracting and he told me to just go to the hospital.  When we got there around 4:30 that afternoon, I was already dilated to a 5.  They got me all hooked up and Dr. Smith came in and broke my water.  The contractions started getting really strong after that and the epidural couldn't come soon enough!  Once I got the epidural, I was feeling good!  I was about a 7, and Nate decided he was going to go get some dinner at Cafe Rio.  Right after he left, Dr. Smith came in to check me, and Cash was ready to come out!  We had to call Nate and tell him to quickly come back!  He was in line at the restaraunt and luckily made it back just in time!!  

I only had a to push a couple of times, and out he came!  There is nothing like that moment when a little baby comes into this world.  The feeling that comes into the room is amazing and something I will never forget.  I am so grateful to have been able to experience this 5 times! 

We couldn't decide on a name for this little guy for the first day.  In the end, we decided to name him Cash, after Nate's Grandpa Delahunty.  Grandpa Cash was named after a missionary who was from Cache County Utah who baptized his family in Ireland.  We finally decided on the middle name Maxwell after my Grandpa Blair, Max. 

After two days in the hospital, we were ready to go home!  Because Cash was a big baby, they had to keep an eye on his Blood Sugar levels.  Every 3 hours, they had to prick his little foot.  It was soooo sad!  I hated it!!  They wanted me to supplement with formula too and Cash wanted nothing to do with it.  I was a little stressed the entire time we were there!  The last time they were going to check his levels, I fed him straight formula and that made his levels shoot right up.  He has been fine ever since!

 

I just love his cheeks in this picture!