"I like him. We should keep him"

That was Crew's first impression of his new brother! Phew! I'm glad he kind of likes him. I will do a little post on our Christmas but let me start with this sweet boy. Most of the day Saturday I was feeling a little bit off. You would think I would know what it feels like to go into labor but I was induced with Crew so this was a very new experience for us! Matt of course, came down with the flu Saturday night and after he spent some quality time with the toilet, a friend came and gave him a blessing about 10:30. By 1 am I knew I was having contractions but tried to sleep through them since they weren't very strong or consistent. By 4 I couldn't sleep anymore. At 4:15, which is 5:15 Arizona time, I called and woke my poor mother and asked if she could be on the 8:00 flight to Burbank. I woke Matt up at 6 and Crew must of sensed the excitement because he was up a few minutes later. We spent some time together that morning and talked with Crew more about what was going to happen. We had talked about it so much but it was crazy that this was the real thing. We dropped Crew off at our neighbors about 7:45 and headed down to the hospital. This was very emotional for me but somehow Crew didn't catch on to his mama's emotions. We got to the hospital and after being checked and monitored, I was admitted. It took a while for me to dilate but once my water broke I went from a 5 to a 10 in less than 30 minutes. Next thing we knew, Graham made his entrance into the world. He is perfect little guy and we are so excited to have him in our family.

Right when he came out I couldn't believe how much he looked like Crew! Maybe a little more hair.

Graham's hands were purple for so long after he came out! I think he has bad circulation like his mama. Luckily he shouldn't have vein problems from pregnancy!

I feel like Matt and I look so hammered in these pics since we didn't get much sleep and Matt was still a little off from his flu bug. Graham and I had to stay in the hospital until Tuesday morning and I was so anxious to get out! I missed my Crewboy so much but he did well with grandma. Matt stayed home the second night and made a couple visits too but he needed his mom. Here is our happy reunion Tuesday morning when he met us outside the hospital. I was totally crying but so happy to have all my boys together!

So far Crew has done pretty well with Graham. He did tell me babies cry a lot. For the most part, Crew doesn't really notice Graham except for little moments. But he has been testing mom and dad a little bit lately during this whole transition phase.

Crew showing his brother how to play baseballHere are a few more pics of our sweet baby boy. He also sleeps a lot, this is a big world for such a little guy.



We feel so blessed to have our too sweet boys. I am very grateful for modern medicine, the love and support of family, and the blessings Heavenly Father has given this family. We truly feel blessed!