Emily Pics...

Happy Birthday Logan!!

Today we celebrate Logan's 2nd Birthday!!! Logan is our VERY active 2nd child. He is so full of boy energy and keeps us on our toes. Have you ever heard the quote, "A mother works from son up, until son down"? That's how it is in our house. Logan is usually the first one awake followed by myself so that I can keep him quiet/entertained so that everyone else can continue to sleep. He loves ANYTHING to do with cars, trucks, tractors, trains, planes, motorcycles, construction, etc. His favorite movies to watch over and over and over again are CARS and Thomas the Tank Engine. Logan loves to be outdoors riding his scooter, playing on the swingset, exploring in the garden, or just running around. He is a hard wired boy through and through. We love our Logan and enjoy each new adventure he brings into our lives! Happy Birthday, Buddy!!!!

It's a good thing she's so CUTE!

Here's a picture of Emily from today. Last Thursday at 4AM, Emily decided she was going to go on a nursing strike. It took me 2 hours to get her latched on for only 5 minutes of eating. OUCH! The strike lasted almost 2 days until I was able to get in touch with a local La Leche League leader who talked me through a few tips on how to get her nursing again. IT WORKED!! In the mean time, I pumped milk and cried the whole time Aaron fed her the bottle. (I WASN'T ready to give up nursing after only 6 days!!) I paid $30 to visit a lactation consultant from the hospital who informed me that I was doing everything right and that Emily was just being stubborn. (Money well spent there.) At least she's back to being a good eater. Unfortunately, she's already gotten the her first cold thanks to the kids. So much for trying to keep everyone healthy. At least it hasn't affected her ability or desire to nurse. Now if I can just figure how to NOT have sore nipples. You would think that by my 3rd child, my boobs would be used to being chomped on but sadly no....

Fun at the Gateway

On Saturday, we took the kids to the Gateway Shopping Center in Salt Lake to get some of the wiggles out and do something fun & FREE. You'd never guess by looking at these pictures that BOTH of the kids have nasty colds and little did we know Logan's right arm was dislocated at the elbow. OUCH! (We did get that taken care of on the way home by the way.)

Three Kids???!!!!

It's only been a few days but it's still hard to believe that I have THREE beautiful children!! Kaya & Logan have been great with Emily and it's been neat to see them together. I have been blessed to have good pregnancies, deliveries (even though they are long), and have healthy children. It can be chaos some days in our home but it's OUR home that has been created out of LOVE!! Kaya is already insisting that she's going to have another brother. I guess we'll just have to wait and see. Here's the most current picture of our family of FIVE:

Finally Home!

We finally made it home. With Emily being born just after midnight, we had an "extra" night in the hospital. I could have come home on Saturday but decided to stay the extra day for some so called rest & recuperation. (Who goes to a hospital to get rest?) My parents are here watching Kaya & Logan, which has been a huge blessing for us. The kids are excited for their new baby sister and want to love, hug, kiss, and hold her. Emily has such a sweet disposition and has been my best eater so far. Thank Goodness! Thank you for all the nice posts and emails! Here are a few more pictures to share:

Please welcome Emily Marie to the family!

(Aaron posting) Just a quick update on baby's arrival........

Emily Marie joined our family on 8-8-08 at 0049 hours (or 12:49 AM for those who don't do the military time thing) this morning. Making her appearance on 8-8-08 was NOT planned, for those who are curious about that. We checked into the hospital on 8-7-08 at 0800 hours, had Heather induced at 0900 hours, and patiently waited. And waited. And waited. And waited. Did I mention that we waited? Oh yeah, we waited some more, too.

Emily finally decided to make her appearance just as Heather's folks arrived at the hospital after flying in from Southern California. Heather's Mom, Jill, was able to take part in the birth.

Heather and Emily are resting and doing well! Dad's running off of 2 hours of sleep, but somehow functioning. Wonder how long those 2 hours will last me.

Here are some photos from last night's joyous event!