We've been trying for months to get a picture of Jack smiling. We finally succeeded!
February 2008
Here's looking at you, babe!
My favorite picture of Jack!
Our biggest Red Wing fan!
Every once in a while on Saturday mornings Chad and Will take off on a "secret mission." They usually go to the car wash where Will gets to pick out a bottle of juice or Gatorade, then they go to Andicott Flowers to pick out a bouquet for me. Will picked out this arrangement of tulips and daffodils ALL BY HIMSELF! For those of you unfamiliar with Andicott, at this flower shop you pick out and pay for flowers individually. It's much cheaper since you don't have to pay for the arranging. I was so impressed that he chose flowers and colors that looked so good together!
Our own little Island of Sodor! The boys love Thomas!
January 2008
Baby Jack
Chad spent an evening playing with our new camera and trying out different settings. And of course we found the perfect subject for his shots!
Sledding
Chad took a couple of weeks off after Jack's birth which was so helpful! He took care of the big boys and me so I could take care of Jack. Every afternoon he took Will outside to burn some energy. We had huge snowpiles in our front yard made by the snowplows which were perfect for some low-key sledding. Will had a blast!
Happy Birthday!
November 2, 2007...Josh turns 2!In honor of Josh's golden birthday, we bought him the Golden Anniversary Edition of Thomas the Train. So, of course, we had a Thomas the Train party, complete with a train cake, which I made and decorated. (This was my first and last attempt at cake decorating. It took hours, looked ridiculous, and tasted awful. I forgot that dying your own frosting always results in pastel colors. Poor Josh got a girly train cake!)
Grandma H. knit Josh this Wallaby sweater. Isn't it cute?!
November 14, 2007...Will turns 4!
When did my baby grow up?! Will also got a Thomas the Train set for his birthday (can you imagine the battles if they didn't have their own trains?), but Will chose a Tonka Truck Construction theme for his party. He specifically wanted "dirt" frosting on the cake (notice this one is store bought...easier, cuter, tastier, and even cheaper!!), and green jello for dinner. Nothing else...just green jello. I added Stromboli to the menu just to be crazy.
The Best Christmas Present Ever!
We welcome with love...JACK ELLIOT LANGELAND
December 24, 2007
1:10 pm
8 pounds 3 ounces
21 inches
Josh gets to know his baby brother...
He was pretty interested in all those little parts. Josh got quite a kick out of sticking his fingers in Jack's mouth and eyes. When Chad brought him up to see me I could hear Josh in the hallway saying, "Where's my new baby?" He marched right into the room, bypassed my hug, and went straight to Jack. I think he was staking his claim early!
Will, Aunt Laura, and Baby Jack
Maybe it's because he's already a big brother, but honestly Will was more interested in my rice crispie bars than he was in Jack. New baby? Been there, done that. We did manage to hold him captive for one brotherly picture.
Sunday evening we had our own family Christmas party. After peeling the boys off the ceiling, picking up all the wrapping paper, and finding new storage places for all the presents, the last thing I had energy for was packing for the hospital. Every day for the past week I'd been saying I really had to get around to it, but hadn't. It's the busiest time of the year, after all! We also really had to get around to picking a name...but you know, we had three weeks to go! Plenty of time! Hah! At 3:45 am my water broke and suddenly I found time to pack my overnight bag! Chad's mom rushed over to watch Will and Josh, and Chad and I headed to the hospital, paging through the baby name book on the way.
My favorite part of the admission process was getting interviewed by the male emergency room triage nurse. I told him my water had just broken and the doctor had said to go directly to the birth center. He asked if I "felt like anything was coming out." I was like, "Um, yeah..." (I had just told him my water broke. That usually involves something "coming out.") He meant the baby. He turned a little white and was about ready to prepare me for delivery right there in the hospital lobby. Fortunately we got that little misunderstanding clarified and Jack entered the world in the usual way...in a private room with the doctor present!
It was definitely a unique way to spend Christmas. I missed all the holiday food, family time, and watching the boys open their presents, but I got the best Christmas present of all! After his first bath, the nurses delivered Jack back to me wrapped up in a big, red Christmas stocking. It was too cute. Jack and I had some nice quiet time on Christmas Day to get to know eachother. I cherished it because I knew our life was going to be a whirlwind all too soon!
We took Jack home on December 26. It never ceases to amaze me that the doctors and nurses think we're capable of caring for a fragile little newborn. Even though it was the third time, I had a lot of the first-time anxiety! Chad came to pick us up, but forgot to bring the car seat up to my room. It took THREE trips back to the parking lot before he finally remembered it! I don't think I was the only one finding it difficult to get into the baby routine! But just a few hours later we were settled in at home and finding our way around a baby just fine. Not that those first few days were easy...but we weren't quite as inept as I thought. Somehow Will and Josh survived my parenting, and, God willing, Jack will too!
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