Christmas as a whole

Here are some more pictures of Christmas, pictures when Griffin was here to celebrate with us.  I think of this Christmas in two parts, Pre-G and After-G.  So here are some After-G pictures, the ones with our complete family.

The best present of all

On December 16, 2012 at 6:50 pm a precious, little boy was born into this world.  This little boy is the best Christmas present we could have ever dreamed of.  He entered this world screaming and peeing and I will never forget those three words...."it's a boy"!  My biggest baby, weighing in at 7lbs 8oz and 20.5 inches long and a head full of hair.  I should have know by those nights of heartburn that this child would have hair.  I never, ever have heartburn so this is the one wives tale that actually proves to be true.  It was a quick and easy labor.  We got to the hospital around around 3:30 after a quick stop by Krystal's for David to grab a bite.  I truly thought I had a bladder infection and never imagined that day would be the day we would meet Our son. We checked in and I was only 1-2 cm so they decided to watch me for about an hour and see if I progressed or if it was just early labor because it was not a bladder infection.  The nurse came back in 45 minutes later and to everyone's surprise I was almost 7cm dilated and from there, the craziness and mad dash began.  The nurses rushed in and started my IV, after two of my veins blew, the epideral was started and only partially worked and then a few minutes later....Griffin Wells entered our lives.  This boy is something else, he won me over the moment I laid my eyes on him.  His skin was perfect and much darker than his brother and sisters.  His hair stood straight up like a mohawk and his big, wide eyes starred back at me as I held him for the first time.  It's a moment I will never forget.  There is nothing like finally seeing the baby you have carried and dreamed about for ten months.  He was just perfect!  I was able to hold him and feed him before they took him off to the nursery.  He had to get cleaned up and bathe because he had company coming to meet him.  Big brother and sister were very anxious to meet Griffin and came to the hospital to meet him with Bob and Sonia.  Hayden was so excited to have a brother and Emerson, well, it took her a few minutes to take it all in and then she finally warmed up to him.  Since we have been home, she has become my little helper.  She has to help give him a bottle, constantly tries to stick a pacifier in his mouth, shushes him any time he makes a noise and is the first one to his side if he whimpers saying "uh oh, baby brofer".  Hayden watches over him like the big brother he is and loves to hold him and rub his fuzzy head.  I have to say, Griffin fits right in to our little family.  He really is the one who makes our family whole.  I can't imagine not having him here with us and am so thankful that God gave us this special gift.  

Happy December

As December comes to a close, it has been an extremely busy and most special one to date.  There was a Christmas parade with cousins, choir program at church, Kindergarten Christmas party, two special elf visitors, another lost tooth, lots of time spent with family and friends and most important, the best Christmas present ever, but more on that later.

Hayden was so excited this year about Christmas, he is at a great age and just soaked it all in.  He still loves when Charlie his elf comes to visit and runs down every morning to see what Charlie and his partner in crime, Sally, have been up too.  Emerson was really entertained by Sally this year, she would run to find them as well, screeching with excitement "Charwie and Sawie" when she would find them.  Though she was entertained by Sally and Charlie, she was not entertained by the jolly, old man, Santa.  She is still extremely afraid of "ho ho" and will not go near him.  Sadly, she refuses to sit in Santa's lap, so there will not be a sweet picture of the all the kids with Santa, though we did catch a classic picture of her screaming and crying as David tries to get her on Santa Bobs lap.  Even though she was not fond of Santa, she still made the good list and Santa was really good all the kids.  Hayden received Legos, Xbox and Wii games, a new bike and more stuff tha a child could ever dream of.  Emerson received Micky mouse toys, a furby, vacuum cleaner and lots of fun stuff to keep her busy.  David received shoes, clothes and a few other not too exciting things from me, but received a trip to Pebble Beach from his parents in May.  This will be a great trip as I am going to tag along and we are going to meet John and Kathy out there.  This will be an awesome experience for him and it will be a trip he will remember forever.  I must have been pretty good too, as Santa spoiled me.  For some reason, he always seems to spoil me, though I probably don't deserve.  On top of all the awesome Tory Burch items and boots, I was surprised with the most amazing diamond ring...three diamonds to be exact, one for each of our little blessings.  David always has a surprise up his sleeve, but never in a million years could I have imagined I would receive something that special.  I am truly one lucky girl! We knew this December was going to be a whirlwind and we have so anticipated it for many months.  I can't believe it is almost over and that it will be 2013 in two days.  I sure hope 2013 will be just as amazing as 2012.