...the rest...

January 18, 2010

So, what's up with the rest of the family??? Well.....Scottie had a 2nd grade talent show. I filmed it on my cell-phone, but low and behold...it got erased! Don't ask me how, really I think it may have been Luke playing with my phone. He performed a magic trick as his talent. He had spunk, he had personality, and he did AmAzInG!!

Savana and I decided to take a mommy daughter date on Saturday. We went and saw the movie "The Princess and The Frog." We loved it!! Highly recommend it to anyone, it had a great message. We were supposed to get a pedicure also, but we ran out of time. We'll have to save that for another day.

Luke, for those of you who haven't seen him yet, decided to give himself a hair-cut. Now, I've experienced it with a girl and a boy. I have to say, it's almost as traumatic in both cases. I LOVED Luke's locks and think he looks like a COMPLETELY different child with a buzz cut. Also, for some reason when I lift him, he feels as though he's gained a ton of weight. This kid is like a brick and I find it difficult to lift him up anymore.
This haircut is supposed to be a compliment to Grandpa Brown. We thought we'd give Luke an early glimpse into what his future could look like.

All in all we're hanging in here. We somewhat have a routine, but I'm sure it will be just a matter of time before it's changed once again!

...Siblings...

January 9, 2010

These were the faces of anticipation....
When Scott and I made one of our daily visits to Lincoln, we found out they had lifted the ban on kids under 14 being able to come up on the NICU floor. The sad thing is the ban was lifted three weeks ago and somehow we never found that out. The second it was confirmed, the little wheels in our heads got to turning and we made plans to surprise the kids with their first meeting with their baby brother.
As soon as we revealed what they were about to do, they couldn't believe it. They were SO excited!!

The only catch....they could only see him through the window. I think that was good enough for them though. Originally we thought they weren't going to be able to meet him until he came home from the hospital.

Truly, the looks on their faces were PRICELESS! Maybe my eyes welled up with tears, maybe they didn't.....I don't know (ok, maybe I do know). We were so happy to be able to do this though. It really was a very memorable experience.

Other good news.....Scott changed his first diaper with Lincoln! Poor Scott, if he would've chosen the diaper 2hrs before he would've had to change just a pee diaper. Instead, he waited, the nurse cornered him, and he got a GOOD diaper with a GOOD amount of #2!

Into the Water

January 2nd, 2010

Can I believe this boy is eight??? No, I definitely can't!

Sometimes I wonder what his future will be like. I wonder what kind of man he will be and what kind of choices he will make.

But then I'm reminded time and time again what a special little soul he is! Scottie was very outgoing from a young age and made himself well-known. The one thing I love about him and hold dear to my heart is how sincerely sensitive he is. He truly has a tender heart.

In no way is he a perfect child, but when all said and done I know I can trust him to make the right choices.

Scottie took a big leap today and was baptized. He was so excited and anxious to have this done. He has been preparing in many ways.

I love the example he has set for his younger siblings, they really look up to him. We are so proud of him for this great achievement in his life and we're so lucky to have him as a part of our family.....

Love you Scottie!!

And a Merry Christmas It Was

December 26th, 2009

This is partially where we spent our Christmas Eve. Lincoln got all settled into his new bed at our local hospital(he graduated from the giraffe isolette...not sure what the new one is called)! It was an awesome feeling to be back!







The rest of the night we had a nice Christmas Eve dinner, opened Christmas jammies, watched Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas, put out milk and oreo cookies for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.

It was an awesome Christmas day! The kids started the day opening presents. Then we had a big Christmas breakfast with Grandma & Grandpa Brown, Uncle Shawn & Aunt Chelsea, and Unlce Kevin.

Then off to enjoy a morning snuggle....

A little weigh in first...

1719 grams which translates to 3 lb's 12.5 oz's!!

Then we ended the day with a nice warm bath and some comfy Christmas pj's

Last but not least.....it's always icing on the cake when you have a handsome Daddy!!

Our day ended with a wonderful ham dinner with my parents!

**Thanks to EVERYONE for the warm holiday wishes!!**

Jolly Old Man

December 23rd, 2009

We made our annual trip to sit on Santa's lap today. I told the kids to think hard about what they wanted for Christmas and to make sure they let Santa know. Right then they belted out.....Scottie: "I want an I Pod touch!"....... Savana: " I want a pink laptop!".....Luke: "I want cars and trucks!" Well, hopefully they won't be too disappointed when they receive something a little different!