My Yellowstone Blog

My Yellowstone Blog

This is a collection of stories and pictures of my favorite family adventures in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

It's a Boy!!!

On December 9th, at 11pm, my Mom's water broke and she started having contractions. She came downstairs and woke us up. We loaded our bags into the car and hit the road. The highway was icey and dicey with snow snakes and wind making it very hard to see. I was timing her contractions all the way to the hospital and they were 5 minutes apart in Emigrant! We still had 50 miles to go to Bozeman! By the time we got to the Bozeman pass, it was so windy, that we were driving 40mph. We drove behind a snow plow for about 5 miles and he was like an angel guiding us through the blinding snow. :) Her contractions were getting harder and closer together as we drove down the Bozeman exit. My Dad dropped her off at the hospital and got her situated with the nurses and then drove us to the C'mon Inn. When he got back to the hospital at 1:45am on December 10th, he went into the delivery room and within 3 minutes, our new baby brother was born!! 

I guessed it was boy the whole pregnancy...Ha!



The two ladies in purple were my Mom's nurses and the lady in blue was Cassie the midwife.




7lbs, 14oz!




Getting his first bath.



Footprints...


They wouldn't allow kids under the age of 18 into the hospital because of an influenza outbreak, so we didn't get to meet him until they brought him to the hotel room the next day. :)

He got his own stocking!


We spent two nights at the C'mon Inn...we are now a two hotel room family!


We got two Costco pizzas because it was right across the street, so we set up our meal on the tables right outside of our room. Fine dining! :)


Holding him in the hotel room. So tiny! :)





The hospital gave him his own stocking! 


1 day old!




The hotel was decorated really pretty!


#6!


They have 8 hot tubs and a huge pool!


We took this same picture when Tilly was born...some of you will remember. :)


6 comments:

  1. Congratulations to you and your family on the birth of your new brother! He is so cute!

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  2. This is wonderful news! ( I have nine children & thirteen grandchildren!) I just happened to visit R's blog today & see your link. I love good news! Love & prayers, in Jesus, Cynthia

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  4. Hi Emma! Opps, I shouldn't have deleted that last comment.

    Congratulations to you and your whole family! What a beautiful baby! I can't wait to meet him....hopefully next year. :) miss you guys! Love, Grace :-)

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  5. Joy to the World, a new Roberts' babe is come!!! We are so thrilled for you and praise God from Whom all blessings flow for a healthy, beautiful baby!!! What a wonderful Christmas gift! Let us know his name when you decide on it Emma! ( I heard you get to choose this time!) Merry Christmas!!! We love you--Mrs. Shook

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  6. Congratulations to all of you! So wounderful ! Merry Christmas from Norway <3

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