A Few Pictures of My Favorite Baby

To update or not to update...

Does anyone read this anymore? Now that I have facebook, I just don't feel the need to update too much anymore! For the sake of my conscience tonight, update I will.

We went to Riverside State park yesterday and it was gorgeous! Cold, but beautiful!










And....Sigmund is 3 months old! We are so thankful every day for such a healthy, happy little boy. He laughs and smiles at us all day and he LOVES his big sister and brother! He has been trying to roll over which he seems to enjoy very much.

Sigmund...two weeks old

He's home!!! Sigmund finally came home on Friday! It was a very fun day of meeting family members and he enjoyed every minute :)

Here he is meeting Grandma great


And Grandma Marilyn


And at long last, here are all three of them! In the hospital, Katie and Sammy only saw him once through the window.


This one is just for fun. This is Sigmund's Halloween costume. I think it's a penguin.

Sigmund...1 week old

I think this has to have been the fastest and slowest week of my life! On one hand I can't believe it has already been a week since Sigmund was born. On the other hand it feels like an eternity has passed with him still being in the hospital and all of us being at home.
He is doing great and is perfectly healthy. We are so thankful for that and know that God's hand has been in this circumstance from the very beginning. We also know that He continues to be in complete control over every moment of this trial.
Here are a couple of pictures from today. Sigmund looks healthier every day and I love seeing his little smiles when he sleeps!

Introducing...Sigmund

It's a boy! Those were the words my dear husband exclaimed to me at 7:51 Sunday evening. On 10-10-10, Sigmund Loren joined our family after what seemed to be the longest 35 weeks of my life! He weighed in at 5 lbs. 9 oz. and measured 18" long.

Because he was born a month early, he has to stay in the NICU for a little while. He breathes on his own, keeps up his temperature and eats on his own. He is just so sleepy he can't always stay awake for an entire feeding so then they need to feed him the rest through a tube. When he can stay awake and eat the whole feeding for 2 days, then he can come home with us!

Tonsils

Sammy had to have his tonsils and adenoids out last week. They were so large the poor kid was having a hard time breathing. He did great! It was also surprisingly fast. We arrived at 7:00 am and were home by 10:30 am! He was such a trooper the day of his surgery and continues to be as he heals! Here are a few pics..

Waiting for the nurse to bring him back for surgery..


One last peek at those tonsils!


Silly faces to pass the time




Surely playing with my ship will help distract me!


It's over, yay!!


Home sweet home and ready for some ice cream :)


Hmmm... a little sleepy. I think I'll rest up!

Updates!

Looks like I have some updating to do. Here is a little of what we've been doing.
Early this Spring we took a small hike out north (can't remember the name of the place!) Very fun and so nice to get out in the fresh air!









The entire time we were there, Loren kept saying he was sure there were snakes there. As the kind, loving, supportive, reassuring wife that I am, I kept saying he was crazy and there weren't any snakes. So guess what Loren saw?



In case you can't see it, there is a snake in the picture! When he spotted it, I had to chase after it to get a picture. This ends our outdoor adventure for the afternoon :) It was fun!

Sammy turns 5!

Aaarg! Happy birthday Matey! Sammy likes pirates. This is a huge understatement!

The birthday boy himself!



So fun!



You can't have an official pirate birthday without pirate cupcakes for school can you?

Katie turns 7!

Wow, how did I get a 7 year old so fast? Happy birthday sweet Katie!

Katie painting her home made pinata. Pretty good I think!



My first attempt at a fondant cake...

Final Preschool Program

This will be our last end of the year program at Beautiful Savior :( At least for awhile anyway. Sammy did a great job and we had the privilege of our dear friend Jennifer to join us this year!

Bird Whisperer

Katie is truly an animal lover! A couple of weeks ago a bird fell on the car at the library and couldn't fly. So Katie came to it's rescue and got it safely to the ground!

Field Trip!

With Sammy's preschool to the downtown library. By the way if you're on the second floor you can see a picture of Loren from 1982 on the Bloomsday poster wall! Very cool :)

New baby!

Oh yes, and we're having another baby! Did I forget to mention that? Sorry this picture isn't great, but it's the only one I have. My photographer is a little new at this too :)

Pool Time!

It's swimming time!! One of our favorite times of the year! Lots of family and lots of good pool time, love it :)