A few quotes from Kevin...

At the doctor's office a month ago, I was trying to find out if both of K's ears were hurting...

Me: Kevin, does this ear hurt, too? (pointing to the left ear because I already knew the right ear hurt)

Kevin: Um, no.... Ummmm.... This ear hurts two (pointing to the RIGHT), and this ear hurts four (pointing to the LEFT).

He was totally clueless how cute that was! He was being sincere!

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Me: What was your favorite part about today?

Kevin: Going to the "HURRAY" with Daddy and Ellie.

Me: What did you do at the hurray?

Kevin: The people on the firetruck threw candy, Ellie and me picked it up and put the candy in our bags. Then the firetruck went away. That's what we did at the HURRAY.

In case you didn't catch on - the HURRAY was actually the PARADE!!

Matthew Two Weeks

Matthew is 2 weeks old in these pics. I wanted to take some sleeping baby pictures, but he wouldnt sleep. oh well. here is the best i was able to get.

February Snow!!

Day 2

Day 1

Here are some pics of our second snow this year. This winter brought lots of special weather for us!! It rarely snows here, so 3 snow storms in one year is a big surprise! It might have been 4 snow storms! After a while, you lose count!

We had a city record of 12.5 inches in a 24-hour period! We were without power for almost 24 hours. Chris was out of town and missed most of the fun! Our neighbors across the street had power, so they invited us an egg breakfast with some other neighbors. I don't like being without power, so I was a little scared at night! I ended up with all 3 kids in bed with me because their flashlight went out in their bedroom, and they woke up screaming!!!

Matthew was only 2 weeks old, so I was focused on keeping him warm!

Kevin as a Tiger

Matthew was 10 days old, and I was feeding him in my room. Kevin was in my bathroom being a little too quiet. When I asked him what he was doing, he said, "I'm playing." I was suspicious, so I went in to see what he was up to. He had used my mascara to "be a tiger." Very cute. I told him we needed to wash it off and went back to my room to get the camera. When I came back, he had climbed on the counter and started cleaning up already!

Ellie Holds Matthew (Feb)

Matthew is 9 days old in this photo. Ellie loves holding him. When we have visitors, she wants to hold him to show off her big sister skills!

Matthew - One Week

I really wanted to take pics of him asleep, but he didn't cooperate! Oh well!

At 10 days old, I brought him to the doctor, and he weighed 8lbs, 9oz and was 21 inches long. His hair looks reddish in these pics, but it is actually brown!

At 2 weeks and 2 days, he is still a good sleeper and rarely cries at all. I'm hoping that he keeps this temperament!

Just pictures...

Isn't she cute?!!?


Kevin brings toys to Matthew

Matthew Christopher is here!

Matthew Christopher

January 29 4:36am

21 inches long, 8lbs 5oz

We arrived at the hospital at 8pm on January 28, and I was dilated to 4cm and 100% effaced. Progress was slow from there... Around 2am, the nurse informed me that I was 6cm, and Matthew was posterior. So, I tried some new positions (cat/cow and the pretzel). By about 4:20am, I was only 8cm dilated and had reverted to 50% effaced due to swelling of my cervix. But, I really felt like I needed to push. The nurse and the doctor both agreed that during a contraction, I was dilated to 10, but after the contraction, my cervix would revert back to 8cm. Since I didnt have an epidural or any other pain medication, I couldn't fight the urge to push very long. The doctor was really concerned that my cervix might tear, which would lead to a lot bleeding and pain during repair. Anyway, I pushed with the contractions, and Matthew was born very quickly after. I was fortunate that everything remained in tact, and there was nothing to repair!! I guess your body knows when it's ready!

We didnt know that Matthew was a boy until he was born. I really don't think it was worth the wait!! His gender was an afterthought for both of us. We were just excited that he was born healthy! If there is a fourth for us, I think we'll find out early just as we did with Ellie and Kevin!