Monday, April 27, 2009
Update
Here are a few more pics of the family. Jer and my mom have been such great help these last few weeks, and I've been home alone with all three boys several days now and survived! Ian has run errands and picked up carpool and doesn't even know it. For the most part my boys have been great. Seth has warmed up to Ian a lot. He doesn't want a ton to do with him, but he doesn't seem bothered either. Luke loves to hold him and check on him and has been a good little helper for me. Yesterday Jer made a trip to the Instacare with Luke and Seth, and they both have strep so I'm trying to keep them away from the baby as much as possible until tomorrow. We had a bit of a rough night last night. Apparently newborns aren't very susceptible to strep, so I'm really hopeful that Ian won't get sick. I can't believe that Ian will be two weeks old tomorrow. It really does go fast. So far he is eating great...no spitting up...yea!!! He is also going back to sleep pretty well after feedings, so I'm hoping he will stay that way. Breastfeeding has been the source of lots of questions and humor around here. The other day Luke pulled up his shirt and told Seth to get a drink of milk from him. Seth has also climbed up on my lap while I'm nursing and said "eat" while coming at me with an open mouth full of teeth! I'm hoping the novelty wears off soon!
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Introducing Ian
Here is our new addition:
Ian Stephen
April 14, 2009
1:56 pm
8 lbs. 7 oz.
20 inches long
One of our first shots of Ian. My water broke at 3 am Tuesday morning, but he took his own sweet time getting here and wasn't born until the afternoon. It was so amazing to finally get to see him and hold him. What a little miracle.
He was not a big fan of this. Unlike my other boys he doesn't have quite as much hair, and it's kind of sandy blond...so cute.
The whole little family. This was about 14 hours after we left for the hospital, and I was feeling totally exhausted.
Luke is very excited to be a big brother again and is very cute with Ian. Seth seemed a little baffled at the hospital and wasn't too impressed, but he did have fun pushing the nurse call button, playing with the stethoscope, and just generally being his busy self!
The birthday boys. We were already going to give Ian either my dad's first or middle name as his middle name and when he was born on my dad's birthday it seemed even more fitting.
Ready to head home. It was more like February outside than April--major rain and snow the entire time we were at the hospital.
I was feeling a little better after my "restful" stay at the hospital.
The boys were so excited for us to be home. Thanks to our friend Steve who came in the middle of the night for a while, my parents, and Jer's mom for watching the boys while we were at the hospital. Seth is warming up to the baby and gives him cute kisses. I'm just trying to reassure him how much he is loved even though he's not the baby anymore.
Sweet baby. I somehow forgot how incredibly soft newborn's cheeks are. His are very chubby and kissable. I want to enjoy this tiny baby stage while it lasts because I know it will be gone soon. I am feeling great now (considering I had an 8+ lb. baby several days ago) and am so incredibly thankful for this new little person at our house. I can't believe I'm the mom of three miracle kids. I really am blessed. We've already had so much help from family, friends, neighbors...and we really appreciate it. Thanks everyone!
Ian Stephen
April 14, 2009
1:56 pm
8 lbs. 7 oz.
20 inches long
One of our first shots of Ian. My water broke at 3 am Tuesday morning, but he took his own sweet time getting here and wasn't born until the afternoon. It was so amazing to finally get to see him and hold him. What a little miracle.
He was not a big fan of this. Unlike my other boys he doesn't have quite as much hair, and it's kind of sandy blond...so cute.
The whole little family. This was about 14 hours after we left for the hospital, and I was feeling totally exhausted.
Luke is very excited to be a big brother again and is very cute with Ian. Seth seemed a little baffled at the hospital and wasn't too impressed, but he did have fun pushing the nurse call button, playing with the stethoscope, and just generally being his busy self!
The birthday boys. We were already going to give Ian either my dad's first or middle name as his middle name and when he was born on my dad's birthday it seemed even more fitting.
Ready to head home. It was more like February outside than April--major rain and snow the entire time we were at the hospital.
I was feeling a little better after my "restful" stay at the hospital.
The boys were so excited for us to be home. Thanks to our friend Steve who came in the middle of the night for a while, my parents, and Jer's mom for watching the boys while we were at the hospital. Seth is warming up to the baby and gives him cute kisses. I'm just trying to reassure him how much he is loved even though he's not the baby anymore.
Sweet baby. I somehow forgot how incredibly soft newborn's cheeks are. His are very chubby and kissable. I want to enjoy this tiny baby stage while it lasts because I know it will be gone soon. I am feeling great now (considering I had an 8+ lb. baby several days ago) and am so incredibly thankful for this new little person at our house. I can't believe I'm the mom of three miracle kids. I really am blessed. We've already had so much help from family, friends, neighbors...and we really appreciate it. Thanks everyone!
Thursday, April 16, 2009
He's Here!
Well, we got back from the hospital earlier today, and I thought I would quickly let everyone know that Ian is here! He was born April 14th at 1:56 pm, and he weighed 8 lbs. 7 oz.! We are both doing great. I have a million pics on the camera but haven't even looked at them yet, but I'll post some as soon as I get a chance. Believe it or not, it's a little busy with the 3 kiddos.
Also, I posted a bunch of pics I uploaded the other night before I went into labor. I never did write anything about them. They cover all our Easter activities, over night trip with my mom..aunt..cousins..kids to SLC for lots of fun stuff, and family trip to Baby Animal Days. Good thing we crammed a lot in last week!
Also, I posted a bunch of pics I uploaded the other night before I went into labor. I never did write anything about them. They cover all our Easter activities, over night trip with my mom..aunt..cousins..kids to SLC for lots of fun stuff, and family trip to Baby Animal Days. Good thing we crammed a lot in last week!
Monday, April 13, 2009
Monday, April 6, 2009
You Get What You Get
Yesterday morning the boys were awake, but it was early and Luke seemed like he might go back to sleep. We brought Seth into our bed to give it a shot. Seth laid under the covers between us for about 1 minute and then he got off the bed and headed out of the room. We just let him go because I had already heard Luke out in the kitchen moving barstools around. It was worth a try.
Seth was soon whining for a drink and Luke gave him this sippy cup of water that was in the fridge. Seth wanted milk and wasn't having it, so he threw quite a fit. Then Luke told him, "Seth, you get what you get so don't throw a fit." It cracked us up. Luke came home the other day from school and told me that. He said he didn't "learn" it at school, he just "heard" it. I thought it was pretty funny and a good motto for small kids. Needless to say, that little pep talk did not make Seth want that milk any less!
Seth was soon whining for a drink and Luke gave him this sippy cup of water that was in the fridge. Seth wanted milk and wasn't having it, so he threw quite a fit. Then Luke told him, "Seth, you get what you get so don't throw a fit." It cracked us up. Luke came home the other day from school and told me that. He said he didn't "learn" it at school, he just "heard" it. I thought it was pretty funny and a good motto for small kids. Needless to say, that little pep talk did not make Seth want that milk any less!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Reasons To Be Happy
Warning: Long Post!
I am once again a blog slacker. I can't really think of anything to write, and I've been really busy. That "nesting" instinct has kicked in, and I've had Jer helping me with all kinds of little projects around the house. I have all these things I want to get done before the baby comes. We moved Seth in with Luke this weekend, and they are liking sharing a room. It hasn't affected the bedtime routine and Luke seems to be able to sleep through just about anything so that has been good. Morning is a different story. Luke is quite the early riser lately and between the two of them, they are up way too early. They are also super tired by evening, so I'm hoping after the newness wears off they will sleep in a little longer. I'm also trying to force myself to get my project for my master's class done. It's a 30 slide Power Point on a hideous topic, and I have had little to no motivation to work on it, but the time has come that I've just got to do it. Yuck.
Now on to my reasons to be happy:
**I have such a great hubby who has been a big help around the house and with the kids in the evening while I get bigger and more tired. He's also still claiming that he thinks I'm cute (he couldn't really say the opposite, right?), but I'm giving him some points for that anyway! He is such a hard worker and provides for our family so that I can be a full-time mama!
**Ski patrol is over for the year! Next year should be fun when I can participate again. Luke has had fun skiing this year with his dad. My dad also came up once and took him up to the Beav. We've been able to go up with other ski patrol friends for night skiing and had a good time eating dinner and hanging out in the patrol building mixed in with some skiing.
**I'm having a baby this month! I am so excited to meet baby Ian and of course be done being pregnant. The last few weeks I've started having bad sciatic nerve pain on my right side. It just strikes out of nowhere and makes my leg go dead while I pull funny faces. Keeps things interesting when I'm out in public!
**I have two amazing boys who each have such fun, unique personalities. They can drive me crazy with their brotherly fighting but most of the time they make me laugh. I am very blessed.
**I have a great family and so does Jer. They are supportive and helpful and so excited for us. My mom in particular has been so great. She is incredibly selfless and loves spending time with her grandkids. She is willing to pitch in and help with anything--in fact I have to keep her from doing too much. We had the chance to spend the day together a few weeks ago without kids and go shopping and do lunch which was great.
**I have great friends and neighbors. I love where we live. It's a great place to raise kids. A couple of much needed girls' nights out the last month were great.
**Spring is coming. This one is a bit of a stretch since we've had cold, snowy weather for a week and it's supposed to continue, but I'm optimistic that one of these days it will be nice outside. I know my kids are ready!
**General Conference is this weekend. I'll admit part of my excitement is that I don't have to actually go to church wearing shoes that are too tight and sit/chase kids both of which are not pleasant right now. I really do like conference though, and I always feel there are things said that were meant just for me.
Here are a few pics from March since I hardly posted all month.
My birthday was last month and I turned 33. Yikes! I figure as long as I stay in shape and take good care of myself I won't be too old of a mom. We got a sitter and went out to dinner and then had cake with the kids after. They were sampling before we even got the candles on. Seth blew out about half of the candles before Jer got them all lit. That's what he gets for doing 33--that could start a fire. We took a few family pics that night, but they were too scary to post. My face looks so puffy (code for fat) and Jer looked like he was on something. I may break down and do one more prego pic though...just for the record.
A few weeks ago it was actually really nice for two days. The kids love Willow Park, and I took a few pictures.
Luke thought he was so cool pushing Seth on the swing. His comment to me was "Seth is really enjoying this." Seth wanted to swing forever and Luke got bored with pushing, so he made about a million laps up and down the tall slide they have there. It was such a nice day.
Time with dad is always fun. Luke is always up for some "wrestling" with Jer.
I am once again a blog slacker. I can't really think of anything to write, and I've been really busy. That "nesting" instinct has kicked in, and I've had Jer helping me with all kinds of little projects around the house. I have all these things I want to get done before the baby comes. We moved Seth in with Luke this weekend, and they are liking sharing a room. It hasn't affected the bedtime routine and Luke seems to be able to sleep through just about anything so that has been good. Morning is a different story. Luke is quite the early riser lately and between the two of them, they are up way too early. They are also super tired by evening, so I'm hoping after the newness wears off they will sleep in a little longer. I'm also trying to force myself to get my project for my master's class done. It's a 30 slide Power Point on a hideous topic, and I have had little to no motivation to work on it, but the time has come that I've just got to do it. Yuck.
Now on to my reasons to be happy:
**I have such a great hubby who has been a big help around the house and with the kids in the evening while I get bigger and more tired. He's also still claiming that he thinks I'm cute (he couldn't really say the opposite, right?), but I'm giving him some points for that anyway! He is such a hard worker and provides for our family so that I can be a full-time mama!
**Ski patrol is over for the year! Next year should be fun when I can participate again. Luke has had fun skiing this year with his dad. My dad also came up once and took him up to the Beav. We've been able to go up with other ski patrol friends for night skiing and had a good time eating dinner and hanging out in the patrol building mixed in with some skiing.
**I'm having a baby this month! I am so excited to meet baby Ian and of course be done being pregnant. The last few weeks I've started having bad sciatic nerve pain on my right side. It just strikes out of nowhere and makes my leg go dead while I pull funny faces. Keeps things interesting when I'm out in public!
**I have two amazing boys who each have such fun, unique personalities. They can drive me crazy with their brotherly fighting but most of the time they make me laugh. I am very blessed.
**I have a great family and so does Jer. They are supportive and helpful and so excited for us. My mom in particular has been so great. She is incredibly selfless and loves spending time with her grandkids. She is willing to pitch in and help with anything--in fact I have to keep her from doing too much. We had the chance to spend the day together a few weeks ago without kids and go shopping and do lunch which was great.
**I have great friends and neighbors. I love where we live. It's a great place to raise kids. A couple of much needed girls' nights out the last month were great.
**Spring is coming. This one is a bit of a stretch since we've had cold, snowy weather for a week and it's supposed to continue, but I'm optimistic that one of these days it will be nice outside. I know my kids are ready!
**General Conference is this weekend. I'll admit part of my excitement is that I don't have to actually go to church wearing shoes that are too tight and sit/chase kids both of which are not pleasant right now. I really do like conference though, and I always feel there are things said that were meant just for me.
Here are a few pics from March since I hardly posted all month.
My birthday was last month and I turned 33. Yikes! I figure as long as I stay in shape and take good care of myself I won't be too old of a mom. We got a sitter and went out to dinner and then had cake with the kids after. They were sampling before we even got the candles on. Seth blew out about half of the candles before Jer got them all lit. That's what he gets for doing 33--that could start a fire. We took a few family pics that night, but they were too scary to post. My face looks so puffy (code for fat) and Jer looked like he was on something. I may break down and do one more prego pic though...just for the record.
A few weeks ago it was actually really nice for two days. The kids love Willow Park, and I took a few pictures.
Luke thought he was so cool pushing Seth on the swing. His comment to me was "Seth is really enjoying this." Seth wanted to swing forever and Luke got bored with pushing, so he made about a million laps up and down the tall slide they have there. It was such a nice day.
Time with dad is always fun. Luke is always up for some "wrestling" with Jer.
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