Preschool

Wednesday was Kate’s first day back at Preschool. She is going 3 days a week this year. Hard to believe that next year we will be sending her off to Kindergarten. (In case you wonder about her outfit, I try to be humble enough to let her dress herself.) :)

Kisses good night for baby Creighton

Daily Life

Things have been going pretty well around here. I have had a few unexpected complications that are making my recovery take longer than it normally should, but all in all, we are very blessed. Creighton is a good little baby, we’ve been blessed with lots of good help, Kate and Lincoln LOVE to talk to and hold Creighton, and overall the transition is going well.

We start almost every morning with 30-60 minutes of Creighton getting passed back and forth between Kate and Lincoln.

Painting Outside

Backkbends off the couch

Hospital Day 2

Our second day at the hospital, Kate packed a bag at Grandma’s house and said she was ready to visit baby Creighton at the hospital. However, Grandpa and Grandma were not planning to come to the hospital that day. Uncle Brett and Aunt Tessa graciously picked her up and brought her. We enjoyed their visit, as we were starting to get a little stir crazy in our hospital room.

Can you tell them apart?

Below is a picture of each of our 3 kids as newborns. Can you tell them apart?

Creighton Joe

We are thrilled to announce the arrival of our second son, Creighton Joe. We went into the hospital the evening of Aug 10 for an induction. At 9pm they had the pitocin started and at 1:20am Creighton was here. He weighed 6lbs 10 oz (same as Kate) and was 19 inches long. We’re very thankful for the quick delivery and healthy baby. He has been pretty sleepy so far, as most newborns and we have enjoyed the chance to bond with him over the last two days. A big thanks to the Grandma’s for making that possible! We are hoping to be released sometime tomorrow to come home and start adjusting to life as a family of 5. Just looking through the pictures of the past two days I told Mike “I can’t believe we have 3 kids.” Here’s a few pictures from our last couple of days.

Quiet Weekend

For the 100’s of you who read this blog and are sitting on the edge of your seats, waiting for news that we’ve had our baby, oh wait...I mean, for all 3 of you who are wondering, our baby has still not decided that he’d like to come out. I suppose, in his defense, his official due date is not until August 11. But after being dilated to a 3 and having 2 weeks or more of lots of false labor, it starts to feel a little like this little guy would like to avoid the real world indefinitely. :) This past weekend was Kaiser Weekend in St. Louis. With the due date being so close, we didn’t feel like we could join in the fun. It was hard to be home knowing the whole family was together. My parents graciously offered to still take Kate and Lincoln. Although it was hard to let them go, it was so fun to hear how much fun they had when they got home last night. We spent the weekend doing some last minute things to get ready for baby, who will, Lord willing, be coming this week, whether on his own or by induction. It was very quiet around here, but also very relaxing. Many thanks to everyone who helped out with Kate and Lincoln in St. Louis. They truly had a wonderful time and we look forward to hearing the stories and seeing pictures of your weekend.

Messy Fun

This boy sure loves his ice cream and we sure buy a lot of stain remover. :)

We had our monthly cooking night with Mom and Brett last night. For some reason, it was quite eventful. At one point, some hot enchilada sauce got spilled and some got on Kate’s legs. She is just fine, no visible marks at all, but it scared the life out of her. Fortunately, I didn’t spill it because if I had, I would have just cried, it was one of those days. I, for some reason, just couldn’t stop laughing about it, even though the culprit felt terrible. Among the other events were forgotten recipes and ingredients. Someday I think most of us will laugh about it. :) Here is a picture of Kate soaking her legs after the spill, of course, Lincoln couldn’t be left out, and be sure to notice Kate’s bright pink lip stick.

In case you ever wondered…if your child drops a freshly used “washable” paint set on the carpet, like the one below:

After two adults scrub at it with resolve for quite awhile, it will still look like this: (yes, this did happen right before cooking night…hence why I would have cried had I spilled the sauce, well, among a host of other reasons)

:)