Bump in the Road...

Last Thursday we had an unexpected illness with Sophie sending us to the hospital.  We were supposed to go to Utah that day but Sophie hadn't been feeling well and I wanted to go to the doctor to get it checked out before we left.  When he couldn't explain her 102 fever, he sent us to the hospital to get all sorts of fun tests... urine, blood and spinal tap.  POOR GIRL!!! I said, "So I guess we're not going to Utah" and he told me he thought it might end up being a bad idea to go. 

Luckily Shane was home and he took care of the kids while Sophie and I stayed in the  hospital until Saturday night when she was given the all-clear to go home.  She had to be on anti-biotics that were given to her through an IV.  All her tests came back negative and turns out it was just a cold.  I guess for newborns who have high fevers (it was up almost to 103 by the time we got to the hospital) it's just standard procedure to get these tests done and give them their medicine intravenously.  I was very grateful for clean facilities and great doctors and nurses during our stay, but I had to wonder... is this standard procedure worth the 1 out of thousands who do end up having menangitis?  I guess if you are that one... well, then of course it's worth it and it's always better to be safe than sorry, but perhaps standard procedures like these are one reason for high health care costs.  And were they put into place to save that one? or to save the doctors from getting sued from families of that one that was missed?  I suppose everyone has their own opinion and in this case Shane and I decided, for us, it was worth it.  One thing's for sure... I am so grateful to live here where we really do have the best, not cheap or even affordable for some, but definately the best health care in the world.

Blessing Day

We blessed Sophie this past Sunday.  She looked beautiful in the dress my mom made for her and gotta love the shoes!

We are getting more and more used to having 4 kiddos in our family!  It's been a huge adjustment, but we just love our baby Sophie and already can't remember what life was like without her!  My parents and brother and sister came all the way from Utah to be here for the blessing.  They came on Saturday and left on Sunday.  We are so blessed with so much family support and love and we are getting excited for "baby Soph" (that's what Logan calls her) to meet the Gebs' clan this weekend!

Artist in the family!

We were very proud of Brandon when his ceramic plate was selected to be in the SVVSD art show in Longmont!  As you can see he was pretty proud of himself too.  We had a nice night together looking at all the art from the elementary, middle and high schools in the district.  There's a lot of talent out there, that's for sure!

2 weeks old (yesterday)

I can't believe our little Sophie is 2 weeks old!  So many things have happened in the past few weeks.  I just can't believe how crazy fast time has gone by.  When we first brought her home she was a little bit jaundice and had lost about a pound, but she overcame all that all by herself.  When we took her to her newborn appointment at 10 days she had gained all her weight back and was just as chubby and pink as we could have wanted.  The doctor was very impressed!  Way to go Sophie!

Of course we also had Easter mixed in those two weeks somewhere.  Our Easter this year was very low-key.  Shane did a good job helping the Easter Bunny get some baskets ready for the kids.  I think their favorite part was decorating our beautiful Easter Eggs!

Brandon took his decorating very seriously

Lindsay just loved decorating the eggs and was disappointed there weren't more than the 2 dozen we had

Logan loved dunking his eggs.  He took one egg and dunked it in one color, a swift in and out motion, "pretty" he would say then he took the same egg and dunked it in another color repeating, "pretty" again.  He did this over and over.   It was so cute!  I was sorry we didn't get it on video.

Sophie's first bath was a HUGE event in the house.  The kids loved watching and "helping".  The term "too many cooks in the kitchen" was very applicable that night!  They were pretty good all in all though.  And Sophie loved it!  She just relaxed and enjoyed the warm water! She still loves her baths.

Sisters!  All the kids have loved having Sophie around, but I think it's been extra great for Lindsay.  She just loves having a little sister and will hold her all day long if I let her.

I think Logan is still trying to figure out where he fits in our family now since he isn't the baby anymore.  He has never been a hard boy to take care of, but since Sophie has come he has become somewhat of a challenge.  His hardest times seem to be when I am nursing.  I don't like to do it in front of him because it upsets him (he's getting much better now), so he is left to entertain himself most of the time and it usually ends up with things that he shouldn't be playing in... like mommy's make-up.

We have had a lot of fun with our newest addition.  There have been some hard times most definatley (4 really is a lot of kids), but we are grateful for Sophie; none of us could imagine our family with out her.  

Introducing....

Well here she is... our little Sophie! She is such a great addition to our family. We couldn't be happier. I have enjoyed having a newborn in the house again. Brandon, Lindsay and Logan all can't get enough of her, and who can blame them... she is awfully cute, if I say so myself! She's a good baby, doing all the things you expect a baby to do including staying awake at night! Enjoy the first of many pictures!

Crazy Day!

Yesterday was crazy mixed up day at preschool in honor of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Here's what we tried with Lindsay's hair. She loved it and actually kept it in!

"small and simple things"

Oh to be two!!!

Sometimes I wish I could rewind time and feel completley comfortable doing things like this!