Three Kids at 5 Weeks

Eleanor at about 5 weeks:


Henry at about 5 weeks:


And, our most recent addition, Adelaide at 5 weeks and a day -- first with a sleepy smile and then another sleeping shot (for size) in my arms:

Adelaide Louise

Ok, folks. I finally uploaded the pictures to Flickr of our little Adelaide's arrival. For those who haven't heard the details -- she was 8 lbs 7 oz, 21 inches and pink as anything. She is doing well, sleeping quite a bit, nursing easily and generally really sweet. Labor and delivery, as well as most of the pregnancy for that matter, were quite drama free -- a really nice way to have a baby. We arrived at the hospital about 6:30 or so, they had me walk around for a while, my water was broken at 11:00 am, I got an epidural at 3:00ish (7 cm-ish) and at 3:30 we were ready to roll. After about 15 minutes Adelaide was born -- 3:44 pm! If I had more energy I'd write a more detailed post but we are officially outnumbered around here and I am trying to rest as much as possible before Vince heads back to work.

Quote of the Day

A couple of Henry-isms before he grows out of them (or I forget to write them down).

"That's gusting." [As in: that's disgusting. As in: most anything I serve him to eat that is not a pb&j.]

"Regado." [Regular. Not sure how this one started but he likes things "regado".]

Snow, Round Two

Here are some pictures from our second snowstorm. We had at least a foot on top of last week's dump. It is pretty white around here. I am already a bit nervous for the flood we may have when it all melts. I guess we will deal with that when it happens.

Adventures in Snow

It has been a snowy winter for our area. The past few days we have been without power but luckily have great family and friends who have been helping out in many ways. Thanks to Grandaddy for getting us situated in a hotel those first couple of cold nights. Thanks to our neighbor up the street for using his mini loader to clear the road so we could get to the hotel. Thanks to our next door neighbor for clearing out sidewalks and drive with his snow blower and bringing us bread from the store. Thanks to everyone else who offered warm houses and words of encouragement. We are safe, warm (almost too warm, since we fear we may loose power again with the predicted accumulation tonight) and doing quite well in terms of morale. Anyway, here are a few pictures from our adventures. More to come as I get organized and download the other camera.