Mimi and Papa

Aunt Key has spent lots of time with us too, she is a HUGE help and her friendship keeps me sane, mostly :O)

His shirt says "If mom says no ask grandma." And she definitely indulges my boys :O) I think its part of the job description for grandmas.

Don't they look like they are suffering? Judah slept with them while they were here.

Samuel loves his Papa!

We were so fortunate to have my dad here for the first week Judah arrived and my mom for two! They were such a huge help while we were making the adjustment to life as a family of four. We got some really cute pictures of them with the boys!!

Samuel and His Baby

Samuel loves Judah! He always wants to "hold it" and gives him plenty kisses. Sometimes Samuel's love is a little too strong, but other than that the boys are getting along great so far. Here are some cute pics.

Judah is born

hey everyone,
judah was born on may 17th at 11pm. mom and baby are doing great! we were released from the hospital yesterday. jolly's sister katie, his parents mike and ellen, and cherie's parents seth and suzy were able to share in this wonderful occasion with us. thanks for all your prayers and support.

You Know It's A Winner When You Get All Three

We had a wonderful dinner tonight of hamburger steaks with mashed potatoes and green peas. Samuel quickly used three of his new words to describe his sentiments about the meal. "yuck" "no" "all done". We tried unsuccessfully not to laugh, and I'm trying not to take it personally.

Ideas anyone?

The good news is I am almost 38 wks and still pregnant! The bad news is, I am running out of ideas for how to entertain Samuel and I with a huge belly. Do any of you with multiple children have suggestions for how to spend this time? Jolly thinks I should take Samuel for a walk in the stroller all day long, his theory is that this might also speed Judah's arrival thus solving both problems. I will probably walk for part of the day, but what do we do with the rest?

Thanks!!

Mwa

I'm so sorry I don't have a picture of this!! Samuel did the absolute cutest thing he has ever done to date this morning. We were watching the end of parent trap and the parents had just gotten back together and started to kiss. Samuel was sitting in my lap snuggling his lambie and I started hearing him say, "mwa, mwa .... mwa." I looked down and he was totally smooching lamb. What a love! So precious!! He did it for the whole kissing scene even after I noticed. I love my boy, he keeps a smile on my face.

Progress

Judah's nursery is just about finished! The only things left are a few wall hangings, he is fully stocked and ready to go. Good thing, too, because we found out at the doctor this morning that things are starting to happen! I am 3cm dilated and 50% effaced. The count is 36w 1d, I am supposed to take it easy for the rest of this week, but after that we might meet our little guy!! Please pray for the birth and our transition to a family of four.