happy monday

All is well on Biddle St. We have been enjoying the company of many friends and family over the last several days. Ezra had a check up at the doctor and gained a whopping 4 oz in less than three days. He is just about back to his birth weight and doing great. Hats off to Cindy and the big eater Ezra!

brothers

more pictures

Here are more pictures from Ezra's first few days and the visitors that have come to see us.

ezra patrick day one
opa, oma, & ezra



grampa & ezra

mima & ezra with uncle jack and big brother garrett
mama & ezra


the family

the big brother


snoozing ezra

look at me!

uncle jared & ezra

ezra & great grams

grams, ezra, mom, garrett, & grampa

cowboy garrett playing with uncle chad

ezra & uncle chad

introducing ezra

Greetings! Just a quick update on our family. All four of us are doing well and adjusting to the new addition. Ezra has been nursing like a champ from the moment he was born and he is an absolute delight. His birth was truly amazing, Cindy did so well, which is no surprise. She worked had and labored for 12 hours before he came into this world. Garrett was at home during the whole experience. He did not seem too bothered any of the activities in the house on the birthday. Since he arrived Garrett has been very interested in kissing and hugging Ezra.

We are having multiple technical difficulties right now, our computer got a virus last night is out of commission and being fixed at the shot right now (we hope!). Also today our camera got wet today and is on the fritz. Hopefully it will come back full force after it sits in a bowl of rice for a while. In the mean time we dug out our old camera took a some pictures and are borrowing a computer (thanks uncle jared and aunt elizabeth). We hope to retrieve all of the great pictures we took over the last few days including when Ezra got to meet his Oma, Opa, Grampa, Mima, Uncle Jack, Aunt Elizabeth, and Uncle Jared for the first time

he's here

Just a quick update......

EZRA PATRICK

born February 2, 2010 at 1:47pm
8lbs 1 ounces 21 inches
all four of us are doing well and enjoying our new love!
we will post pictures and updates later

It's all about perspective...

... and we are taking the positive one. Some may say that Cindy is 16 days past her estimated due date, we've decided that she is only 2 days past her EDD. How does this math work you ask?? Well since babies tend to arrive two weeks on either side of the EDD - she is two days past the two week mark. Get it?
Cindy is doing great and so is the baby. She continues to stay at home having all kinds of fun playing with Garrett during the day while I'm at work. We are having frequent visits with the midwife and are confident that this baby will come when she/he is ready. Just gotta focus on the Four P's a little bit longer..... perspective, patience, positive, and peaceful!

still waiting

Unfortunately our lack of posting this week does not mean that we have added a family member. Little brother/sister is very comfortable on the inside right now. Cindy had another visit with the midwife today and both she and the baby are doing just fine.

Even though it seems like "forever" since the January 16th passed, Cindy, as a first time mom, is still within the normal range of being past the estimated due date. It is (of course) an estimate, meaning there is no scientific formula that will produce the "exact day" for the baby to come. The baby is in charge and we must go with her/his schedule.

Staying patient and positive.....s-c-g

basketball

No news......is THE news in the new baby department. And today we are officially edd+9 which is the day that Garrett made his grand entrance, so this waiting game isn't anything new to us. But just having been through it before doesn't make it any easier!

We took Garrett to his first basketball game yesterday. We got to see the U of M women's team play Indiana and it was very fun. We only lasted for the first half before Garrett got hungry and restless, but I have a feeling this is a first of many times that our family will watch some basketball. Checking the internet later the "yellow team" was victorious...sorry hoosiers!