Tonight, we had the pleasure of getting to babysit Noah's little 2 1/2 week old cousin, Eastlon. It was his parent's (Jamie's brother Chris and his wife Stacey) 4 year anniversary so they went to dinner and left E with us... and we LOVED IT! I was very curious as to how Noah would handle his mommy holding another baby, but he didn't seem to mind, in fact, he was completely fascinated with Eastlon. He wanted to sit right beside me while I gave E his bottle and he kept rubbing his cheek against E's head... it was precious. He gave him several kisses on the head, as well. When I laid Eastlon in the floor to change him, Noah was right there beside me watching. When we put him in the bouncy seat, Noah crawled over to him to sit beside him.... He literally couldn't get enough!
It's so funny how just 5 short months made such a difference in his personality because this past summer, I kept Noah's other cousin, Madelyn, and Noah didn't like me holding her. He just seemed really upset by her being at our house. But Madelyn was a little older (around 4 months) and she did some crying, which in turn, upset Noah quite a bit (remember?... sympathy cryer). Fortunately, Eastlon only wimpered like once for a second, which didn't faze Noah. I think my little boy is going to be such a GREAT big brother whenever the time comes. He such a loving and sweet little boy and tonight just reaffirmed that!
And for the record, Jamie and I handled two kids just fine. It was pretty easy, however, we only had Eastlon for a couple hours, but still ... do-able. Of course, I'm sure if they were BOTH mine and I was going on next to NO sleep, after spending all day at home with 2 kids, while Jamie was at work, then I would be singing a MUCH different tune!
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Monday, November 2, 2009
A Halloween To Remember!
I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween...we sure did! The United Cerebal Palsy Center (where Noah gets his Early Intervention therapy) held its First Annual "Life Without Limits" 1/2 Marathon on Saturday morning and my bf Kellie (click her name to view her blog entry on the 1/2 marathon) ran it in honor of Noah. I had intended on taking Noah up there to watch Kellie cross the finish line, but he decided to nap instead. So Chenequa and I got up there around 10 to be there for her big finale. Talk about emotional!!! I was so overwhelmed with gratitude watching the hundreds of runners cross that finish line in honor and support of all the special needs kids in our area. It truly was amazing! One of the most special moments was watching a little boy with Down Syndrome run across the finish line while holding hands with two of the runners. WOW. Kellie did GREAT and finished right under 3 hours... pretty awesome for her first 1/2 marathon, especially considering that she had only trained for the first 6 miles.
Then around 2:45, we got a call from Jamie's mother, that our sister-in-law, Stacey was in labor and at the hospital!!! So needless to say, our trick or treating plans got rearranged. :) We weren't sure how fast her labor was going so we dressed Noah in his costume (just in case we had time to go trick or treating before the baby was born) and headed to the hospital. On our way there, we got another call that they decided to do an emergency C-section because Stacey was having some complications. Once we get there, she was already sedated and in the OR. It was pretty scary there for a little bit because we weren't being given very much information. Thankfully, the baby was delivered perfectly healthy and Stacey is doing GREAT. James 'Eastlon' Brink was born at 4:21pm on 10/31/09, weighing in at 6lbs 8oz and 19 1/2" long... pretty good size considering he came 2 1/2 weeks early! We waited for awhile hoping to be able to see her after her surgery, however, they kept her in Recovery for several hours, so we took Noah to my grandmothers to collect his Halloween loot. After that, Noah was spent, so Jamie took him home and put him to bed and I went back to the hospital to meet little Eastlon and check on Stacey. Here are some pictures from the day...
Noah in his costume at the hospital, waiting to meet his new cousin
Sweet little Eastlon
Then around 2:45, we got a call from Jamie's mother, that our sister-in-law, Stacey was in labor and at the hospital!!! So needless to say, our trick or treating plans got rearranged. :) We weren't sure how fast her labor was going so we dressed Noah in his costume (just in case we had time to go trick or treating before the baby was born) and headed to the hospital. On our way there, we got another call that they decided to do an emergency C-section because Stacey was having some complications. Once we get there, she was already sedated and in the OR. It was pretty scary there for a little bit because we weren't being given very much information. Thankfully, the baby was delivered perfectly healthy and Stacey is doing GREAT. James 'Eastlon' Brink was born at 4:21pm on 10/31/09, weighing in at 6lbs 8oz and 19 1/2" long... pretty good size considering he came 2 1/2 weeks early! We waited for awhile hoping to be able to see her after her surgery, however, they kept her in Recovery for several hours, so we took Noah to my grandmothers to collect his Halloween loot. After that, Noah was spent, so Jamie took him home and put him to bed and I went back to the hospital to meet little Eastlon and check on Stacey. Here are some pictures from the day...
Noah in his costume at the hospital, waiting to meet his new cousin
Sweet little Eastlon
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