Thursday, January 30, 2014

Keeping it in the Family

I can't help but think that my boys look alike.
Here is Mark in the left and Dean in the right.
Mark's nose appears bigger but they have such similar looks.


This is Scott in the left and Dean in the right and again, totally similar. 
They are also wearing the same outfits.


I have come to the conclusion that while Scott and Dean look alike Scott has a bit more of the McEvoy side to him and Dean has a bit more of the Ellis side to him.
I love seeing Mark and I in the faces of our children.
They make us look good.

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Brothers Gotta Hug

Scott is so in love with his brother.
He's not showing any signs of jealousy.
Mark and I are trying so hard to keep attention coming his way and not just on baby.
Scott loves to give Dean attention.
He rushes to his side at the first sound of a whimper.
He checks on him first thing in the morning.
He is loves to give him hugs and kisses.
He once again is in love with watching "Baby Ice Age" (the first one) because it has the baby in it.
It is seriously all he wants to watch.
He brings the baby his whale softness every time he sees him without it because he knows he wants it.
He really wants to feed him but that's better left to mommy.
He will pretty much do anything if you say it is for baby Dean.
Mark is taking advantage of that one.
Telling him things like Dean doesn't want to watch Baby Ice Age again, he wants to watch Pirate Ice Age (the fourth one).
But it works.
Dean and I went to take a nap in my room this afternoon.
I told him he could only stay in here if he wanted to take a nap.
This has worked other days when I have wanted a nap.
Like always he ran from the room.
But like never he came back a minute later.
Why? you may ask.
Because he had to grab his and babies  softness so they could take a nap.
He laid down and fell asleep as close to Dean as he could get safely.
These are my perfect wonderful boys.


Sunday, January 26, 2014

Dean Meeting the Family

Dean, being the cute baby that he is, can really draw a crowd.
My parents came right after he was born using Scott as the excuse.
They would be watching Scott for us while I was in the hospital.
I don't know how we missed it again but we didn't get a picture of my mom again.
I'll have to see if my dad did.
But here's my dad holding their 12th grandchild.


Here are my sisters who came the next day.
Kate just loves babies.
She has a hard time sharing.
Even with the mamma and the pappa.


And Mark's parents came down that evening along with James.
We had a fun visit with some very funny and random confessions from Mark's childhood.


Dean, you are so loved by all your family.

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Dean Sinclair Ellis

We have a new addition to our family.
Our little Dean Sinclair Ellis was born on January 24, 2014 at 6:10 pm.
He came in weighing 7 lbs 11oz and 20 inches long.
It was a long wait in the hospital for Mark and I so of course we had to take a picture.

 We got in the hospital around 7, got my water broken at about 8 or 8:30 and then waited.
I really wanted to try to just go into labor and not use pitocin.
I was dilated to a 4 or a 5 and was 80% effaced when we went into the hospital.
But come 2:00 with no progression we decided to start it but slowly.
My nurse left about that same time.
A new nurse came into to check on me but only checked my progression once.
I started having contractions every two and a half minutes regularly around 3:30 but no one checked my progression.
I sent Mark to get himself dinner around 5:30.
I was getting bugged at that point, I was hungry, I was bored, and no one seemed to be too concerned with me.
At 5:45 my original nurse came in.
She was so sorry to leave but she had to help deliver a baby that took three hours, not cool.
She was also surprised no one had checked on me.
So she does and was shocked to find baby 100% ready to come.
I started to freak out.
Mark wasn't there.
I never would have sent him out if someone had checked on me and told me I had progressed.
Luckily, I called Mark, he was close and came rushing over.
He got there in time and I started to push.
Four good pushes and he was out.
All that waiting, as annoying as it was, made things for super fast in the end.
And I finally got to hold this little bundle.


Here is my wonderful doctor who put up with all my crazy for the last eight months.
We love Dr. Langer.



Scotty seeing his baby brother for the first time.
He was so calm and sober and proud.
He knew exactly who the baby was, his little brother.


And here are all my boys.
Mark and I were so excited and a little nervous for Scott to meet his baby brother.
Scott seemed to understand that there was a baby coming but did he really understand how life was going to change?
I don't think any child can really know.
But seeing Scott meeting his brother for the first time was one of the best moments for Mark and I.
He just loved him instantly.
Scott and baby Dean exchanged gifts also.
Scott had bought the baby his own softness.
It has a whale on the top.
And baby Dean got Scott a Thomas the Train Lego set.
This helped to seal the deal that Dean was very welcome.


And here is my perfect baby Dean.


Tuesday, January 21, 2014

Let Them Eat Cake

Well Operation Baby Drop didn't work.
I am pretty angry.
So what do I do when I get angry?
I bake a cake!
Ok I don't bake a cake every time but when I do it makes me happy so I did this time.
It has helped a little.
I decided since I'm making a cake I might as well have fun with it and bring and even bigger smile to the Scotty boys face.
I saw the idea for this on pinterest recently and thought I'd give it a shot.


Scott loved it.
It was his idea to put the candles on for arms
He of course made us light them and sing the happy birthday song.
But he wanted it sang to him and to the baby which is incredibly cute.
So even though I didn't have the baby last weekend we still sang him a happy birthday song in hopes that he comes this coming weekend.
Cross my fingers!

Friday, January 17, 2014

Operation Baby Drop

This pregnancy has gone by so fast.
That is, until now.
The holidays always make time speed up.
But then January hits and time feels so slow again.
I just can't take the suspense of waiting for baby to come.
I just want him out.
NOW!
And not only that but I want him to come over a weekend.
So this weekend I am trying everything.
The weekends past just wouldn't do so I kept telling myself and baby to hold on.
Mark had his third CPA exam on the 10th so we didn't want baby coming before then.
Then Mark had his interview with another company (I'm keeping my fingers crossed for this one) earlier today.
So I've decided, since he already took today off of work and he has Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr Day, that baby needs to come now that Mark's interview is over.
It would just be perfect timing.
So I am trying to eat spicy food, which I hate, and I am walking on the treadmill again, just to induce labor.
Here's to hoping something works.


Thursday, January 16, 2014

My Hero

This kid will never seize to amaze me.
I decided that we would watch the Incredibles for our quiet time movie this afternoon.
 Not one of his favorites but I can only watch Despicable Me so many times before going nuts.
When it was over I thought I'd talk to him about the movie in hopes that he would realize how cool it is.
I eventually asked him what his secret power was.
This is his response:
"I'm just the best big brother."
Baby brother isn't even here yet and Scott knows his role in his life.
I can't wait for Scott to show his super power to a very lucky little brother.


Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Baby Shower

I have the sweetest Beehives ever!
They through me a surprise baby shower.
I kinda already knew.
My partner with the Beehives, Ginell, told me about it so I would keep the day clear and so I wouldn't ask any weird questions about that Wednesdays activity.
I actually was surprised tho because they had not only included all the young women but also welcomed it up to the Relief Society.
I got pretty over whelmed at all that came to celebrate with the girls.
I just love this organization and all the love that it offers me.

The top left I am opening gifts.
The top right is Ginell and me.
I just love her.
The bottom left is me and my belly and my sweety Elle and her balloon.
She is one of my favorites and she was such a goof that night.
I'm surprised all the laughing didn't induce me right there.
And the horrible picture is of me with me mouth stained blue from my very boy cake that they made for me.
Completely ugly but too funny to skip.