Monday, March 05, 2007

Guy Time
Wyatt and Seth love their little brother and they always want to be near him.
Finally Home
These are pictures were taken when we first got Reece home, before his big brothers arrived to liven things up.

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Going Home
This was when we were finally able to bring him home. We were so happy.
Proud Big Brothers
Wyatt and Seth couldn't go in the NICU to see Reece, but they loved looking through the window at him. The nurses were so nice to open the curtains anytime we asked them to.

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

NICU Nurses
Reece had some great nurses that took care of him while he was NICU. The two nurses in the pictures were the main ones for most of the time that he was there. They were fantastic. Nurse Kathy (in the bottom picture) is a wonderful Christian, and it was great to be able to talk with her about how we were praying for Reece. The other nurse is Nurse Darlene; she was the charge nurse and was very sweet.
In the Nursery
When Reece was first taken to the nursery they put him on an oxygen hood to help him breath, but he only stayed on it for a couple of hours. The big plastic thing over his head is the oxygen hood and the other pictures are from while he was in NICU.

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

Welcome Reece!!
Our sweet little boy decided to make an appearance 6 weeks early. On January 30th we welcomed Reece Levi into the world. He weighed 5 lbs 12 oz and is 18 inches long. He spent two weeks in NICU, but is finally home with us.
He's a sweet little boy and only cries when he's hungry.

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

So Bored
We're stuck inside on day #3 of the ice storm. The boys are bored stiff. Here they are watching one of their favorite movies, "Toy Story 2," and they look like they'd rather be doing anything else. We're all going a little stir crazy and really want the ice to melt so that we can get out of the house.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Winter Wonderland
Well, we have been hit by some nasty cold weather. It has been sleeting most of the morning and since the roads are iced over Jerad got to stay home from work. Wyatt loves the ice and the way the grass crunches under his feet. He was very upset to have to come inside. Seth has a bad cough and runny nose, so he could only stay out for a couple of minutes while Jerad held him to keep him nice and warm.
More Ice Pictures


Monday, January 15, 2007

Fun in Noah's Ark
The church opened the second floor of the new building and there is a slide that goes between the escalators from the second floor to the first floor. On Sunday Wyatt wanted to go down it, but there was a huge line and he got a little overwhelmed by all the people looking at him. So, I promised him that we would go the next day and that Uncle John would let him go down the slide. He woke up talking about it, so I took he and Seth to the church to play on the slide. However, when we got there men were working on the escalators because one had broken the night before. So we couldn't use the slide. Wyatt was disappointed, but Uncle John let them play in the Noah's Ark playcourt for a while and that made them pretty happy.
Merry Christmas!!
The first Christmas picture with Jerad's funny face is when I was trying to line up the camera so that I could fit all of us in the picture. The second picture is the one that we ended up with that will go in our Christmas Picture Album.

Thursday, December 28, 2006

More Pictures from Jesus' Birthday Party

Jesus Birthday Cake
On Christmas Day we made a birthday cake for Jesus. It wasn't anything fancy, but the boys sure enjoyed it and I was glad that we found a way to teach them about the reason that we celebrate Christmas.

Thursday, December 07, 2006

Fun with Make It Yourself Play Dough
Jerad found a website that had directions on how to make play dough out of flour, water, salt, oil, and cream of tartar. We used all the colors of food coloring and Wyatt liked Yellow the best. So, having all of that in our pantry we decided to give it a try. It turned out great. It is literally just like the stuff you buy in the store. It was really easy and only took about 10 minutes. Wyatt watched me make it and then I let both of the boys play with it. Seth just kept trying to eat it, but since it was made out of basic food ingredients I wasn't worried about that. Wyatt liked it and made a couple of "Larry Boys." I think they'll will like it a lot more when they are a little older and I also think it will be a good way to teach some math skills using the measuring of the ingredients when they are much older. The best part was Wyatt yelling "I love Play Dough" while I was making it (I don't think he's ever played with it before) and then when I gave it to him he said, "Thanks Mom." It was super sweet.
More Play dough Pics