Catch Up!

For those who follow this blog, you may have noticed the name change... while the email and actual web address are still the same, we have added a new member to our family.

If you recall, this past summer we announced that we would be having Baby #3 in March. Well, he decided he didn't want to wait that long and made his appearance on February 11. (I had super high blood pressure and had to be induced a month early.)

Our little guy, Koen Scott, was a whopping 5 pounds and 19 inches long... not bad for a preemie. When we left the hospital he had lost 10% of his body weight and was down to 4 lbs., 8oz. The first month was a bit tiring, as the first month usually is with a newborn, but we were on a pretty tight feeding schedule to try and get him up to a safe weight. It was all worth it though... at his two month check up, he weighed in at 9 lbs., 8 oz.

We are now at 2 &1/2 months and we have one very happy little boy. He is starting to smile a lot more (not just the gassy smiles) and he has even laughed a couple of times. Since he is our last baby I want him to take his time growing up but he seems like he wants to do everything in hyper speed. I saw him roll over the other day and freaked out. I am just not ready for that yet... luckily it was a one time thing as he hasn't done it since :)

Big sister and brother have adjusted better than I expected. They are great with him... well, most of the time. Big brother likes to get in little brother's face and kiss him a lot so we have to remind him to take a step back and let him breath :) Otherwise the older kids are very helpful... they have been great at holding him or retrieving things I need.

 

Our first night in the hospital... look at all that hair!

 

At home trying to relax :)

 

 

 

The day we brought him home... he looked so tiny in that big car seat.

 

Big Sister, Little Brother, Big Brother

 

My kids :)

 

Valentine's Day <3

 

 

My brother and sister in law came to visit us before they moved to Mexico to become missionaries. Love this picture of all of them!!

 

 

 

Our first walk to the park with little brother :)

 

 

 

My friend Kace got Koen this adorable outfit!!

 

 

 

Aunt Lindsay and Uncle Ivo sure know how to pick out adorable outfits!!

 

 

 

Aunt Sami (Koen's godmother) picked out a Bucky Badger outfit for Koen and we love it so much!!

 

And Bucky travels with us at all times :)

 

Watching Blake Shelton videos with daddy.

 

MY DADDY'S GOT YOUR BACK!

 

 

So that's where we are now... still trying to adjust our sleep schedules but otherwise enjoying having our newest addition. Stay tuned for some new blogs... you get to read all about our experience with cloth diapers :)

 

Day 21, 22 and 23: Adventures with Rosie (and Max)

Day 21: We found Rosie and Max camped out by the TV, covered in glow sticks... they left a set for the kids (who had a blast with them) as well.

Day 22: We found Rosie tied up, hanging from a table and Max hanging upside down in the tree... apparently he didn't want Rosie to stop him.

Day 23: We found Rosie on the tree, hanging the kids' underwear in place of our missing star and Max taking a ride on the underwear lift...

Day 20: Adventures with Rosie (and Max)

The kids woke up to find that Rosie and Max had decorated the front door to look like a snowman this morning. They must really be looking forward to snow :)

Day 16, 17, 18 and 19: Adventures with Rosie

I really need to keep up with my blogging... I just sat down and realized I haven't updated for a few days... and while looking through the photos of our little Rosie the Elf, I realized I forgot to take pictures on day 16... oops!!

Day 16: We found Rosie on the table with a tray of goodies that we could decorate cookies with. We made cookies and spent the afternoon frosting and decorating them. So much fun!!

Day 17: We found Rosie on the table, holding pictures of Kaylen and AJ. We just sorted out all of the school pictures to be mailed out to family and Rosie must have snuck a set for herself. :)

Day 18: Max is introduced! On the night of "day 17," our friend, Ryan (or as the kids so affectionately call him, Uncle Ryan) brought us a special gift... a boy elf!! The kids read his special book and then decided to call him Max. Rosie took him to the North Pole with her that evening so that Santa could give Max his special elf magic and return to us. The kids found Max and Rosie, cruising in a train underneath the Christmas tree.

Day 19: Max and Rosie must REALLY want it to snow. We found them this morning having a snowball fight in the living room. Rumor has it that we will be getting about 7 inches of snow tomorrow, so maybe they can play outside and stop making a mess indoors. :)

Day 16

 

Day 18 

 

 

Day 19

 

AJ trying to knock Max out with a snowball...

Days 13, 14 and 15: Adventures with Rosie

We've had an interesting couple of days so I haven't been able to update our adventures with Rosie. K fell while playing and fractured her arm, so we spent yesterday morning at the doctor, then running around to find her a splint. We got her all taken care of and now she is styling in her new and very bright splint.

Day 13: Rosie made the kids snowflakes...
Day 14: Rosie made K a "Feel Better Soon" letter...
Day 15: Rosie left "magic elf seeds," that we had to plant in a bowl of sugar for a special surprise... can't wait to see what pops up :)

 

 

 

 

Day 12: Adventures with Rosie

This morning, Rosie delivered a package that Grandma D sent to the kids. It was a box full of craft projects for the kids to work on. They were so excited that they didn't want to go to school this morning, they would have rather stayed home and worked on their crafts.

Day 11: Adventures with Rosie

Well, Rosie invited her friends over last night... luckily they weren't very loud and the kids were able to sleep all night. The kids discovered Rosie and her friends (Rapunzel, Flynn Rider and Little Engine) sitting at the table, playing Sequence.

They quickly finished up their breakfast, got dressed for school and are currently playing their own game of Sequence until it's time to leave.