Welcome Collin James

It seems like I was going to be pregnant forever, but on February 18, Collin James finally joined our family. I was admitted to the hospital on the 17th with high blood pressure and it was determined that I had preeclampsia, a condition that can lead to seizures. I was induced and after a few hours my labor was well underway. At 5:30am Collin James entered the world.
Now we're home and adjusting to life with two kids. Austin loves his new brother and we're working on touching him softly. Nathan is so great and I don't know what I'll do when he goes back to work. He is taking care of Austin and everything around the house as I nurse Collin. I forgot how much time that takes! Enjoy the pictures and we'll up

Waiting for Baby Brother

A week from my due date and we are all getting excited to meet #2 (yet to be named). I think we'll just call him brother, since that's what Austin calls him anyway. Here are some pictures from an ultrasound we had done at 37 weeks. We wanted to get an estimate of his birth weight and it looks like we have another big baby. At the time of the ultrasound he was already over 7 pounds. But I'm staying optimistic and we'll try for another natural birth, so all prayers are appreciated.

The first picture is his profile, with the top of his head on the right and his nose sticking up around the center of the picture. The next is a front view of his nose, lips and chin. The ultrasound tech noticed the fat on his face already... Great, a big head! That should make for a smooth delivery. But we did notice that he's beautiful and it was so cool to see all his parts moving and working. Thank you God for a healthy baby!

Austin at 21 Months

I feel like Austin just keeps getting more and more fun. Now he's putting two words together. The big laugh today was "Big butt." He kept saying it over and over as he played in his new room. We realized, however, that he was talking about his new bed. "Big Bed!" Sometimes it takes us a while to figure out what he's saying.

As we wait for brother to come we are really enjoying our time with just Austin. Our home is filled with things for the baby and Austin likes to point to the baby's stuff and say "bruder's." Then he points to his stuff and says "Au-tin's." We can't wait to meet Austin's "bruder."