The Coombs Family

Cousin Kenady loves to help Shelby get in her carseat. She is such a little helper.

We went to play with Erika's little boy Camden today and I think he had fun poking and touching her. It was pretty cute. Camden is a flirt and I can't wait until Shelby is old enough to be more entertaining for him. I think she wants to eat those almonds!

Caleb brushed her hair for the first time. We went to the store just to buy a brush so he could take care of her. I think she liked it.

Shelby went to church for the first time Nov 2nd. Here she is showing off her pretty dress that Grandma Coombs bought for her. She's pretty cute!

Caleb loves to see how many funny faces he can get Shelby to make. He is busy at school all day and comes home and holds her most of the night until it's time for bed. He is a great dad and Shelby loves to lay on him as he plays video games which makes them both happy.

Shelby Lu has many wonderful babysitters who come help me out so that I can get some sleep. Here are some pictures of my sister and her kids helping babysit. Rhoda only has five of her own children so she has plenty of time to come help me take care of my one child. Brynlee is 4 years old and Kenady is 10 months.

Labor started at 1:30 am the morning of October 16th. My scheduled induction was at 6 am. I prayed for weeks that I wouldn't have to be induced, and I guess I just needed to wait. I woke up to use the bathroom and had a contraction that was hard enough that I didn't make it to the bathroom. I don't know if I slept through the easy part or what. The first one I felt was painful. I went to bed and told Caleb that I was starting labor and he said, "Oh that's nice", and rolled over and went back to sleep. I timed the contractions at 7 minutes apart and continued to wake up Caleb with updates. He slept between every contraction and I kept asking him to keep the time, and well, he didn't. All those birth classes I drug him to with me.... and he sleeps. I called my sister and told her what was going on and she drove up to our house in Tigard with Kenady, her youngest daughter who is 10 months old. She helped me get comfortable and started timing my labor. Rhod...