Precious

Photos by Julie McCord - thank you!

Eyes Open

It's difficult to capture a newborn with their eyes open! Still Wether is awake more and more during the day and sleeping longer between feedings at night - yeah! My sister-in-law Julie is going to take some photos of Wether this weekend while she visits from North Carolina.

What a sweet spirit this baby brings onto our home. He loves to be held and is quite alert when awake.

Photo 1-4: Wether sleeping and awake.

Photo 5: Pam and Tracie Rock holding Wether. Tracie was visiting all the way from Minnesota and Wether wouldn't wake up. He's promised to open his eyes next time you're in town!

Imp

Holden sure is a busy boy who keeps us on our toes! He gets into everything, as do most 20 month old kids, but also can entertain himself for hours. We haven't let him get very close to Wether because he likes to hit him on the head or jab him with his pointer finger but the other day he gave the baby some toys to play with - a giant rubberband, a crayon, and a book.

Photo 1 - Turning the lights on and off before going out to play in the snow. This never gets old.

Photo 2 - Taking the spices out of the spice rack and lining them up on the island.

Photo 3 - This room was well organized before putting Holden down for his nap. He got into the books, diapers and toys and then fell asleep with the blanket on his head in the middle of the room....we've since transfered him back to a crib for a few months until he's a little older:)

Photo 4 - Finally deciding to use a spoon instead of his hands. Still, Holden refuses to eat every once in a while unless he is "spoon-fed".

Thanks Mom

Although my mom left to go home before the birth of Wether, she was a tremendous help in getting everything in order before the big arrival. All of you who have experienced the nesting instinct can definitely appreciate how grateful I am for the days my mom spent cleaning my cabinets, floors, dishes, car, windows, carpet, you name it. She even helped me (OK, I supervised) to finish staining our bed, and refinishing a trunk and mirror. Not to mention all of the grocery shopping and babysitting of 2 impish boys - thanks Mom!

Welcome William Wetherill McCord

We are ecstatic to announce the newest member of our family has arrived! William Wetherill (Wether) was born on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at 6:17 pm. He weighed 7 lbs. 13 oz. and was 20 inches long.

Hours after my mom left for the airport to return to Connecticut (she had been here for 10 days hoping to witness Wether's birth) I started to feel contractions; it was around 3am on Saturday morning. I felt the contractions all day but wasn't absolutely sure they were true labor contractions until around 4pm when they started to get stronger. Kjell and I left for the hosptial almost immediately and Kjell's brother Joshua came over to watch Marcus and Holden and later in the evening was relieved by Pam (thank you!).

I was 4.5 cm dialated upon arrival and progressing quickly. I decided against an epidural and of course regretted that decision almost immediately! Still, Wether was born less then 2 hours after arriving at the hospital. He looks very much like Marcus did as a newborn; he's a good eater and has definitely found his voice. We are thrilled to welcome him into our family.

39 weeks...

Still pregnant. 2 cm dialated, 75% effaced. Could be today, could be next week.