Life with 4!

Alright, so I sat down to look at all the pictures we've taken in the last couple of weeks. This might be a long post! But at least most of it will be pictures...

Cloudburst had Kindergarten graduation towards the end of May. In fact, it was the day after the baby was born, so I didn't get to go. Cloudburst was sick and had already missed the rest of the week, but she really wanted to go to graduation, so we loaded her up on ibuprofen and let her go for most of it. We found out after 10 days of fever and 3 trips to the hospital lab for tests that she had pneumonia. Poor girl!

After being waited on hand and foot in the hospital, it was time to come back to reality at home. I really missed my kiddos there! Poor Cloudburst was still sick, and had to get blood drawn. She FREAKED OUT, completely out of her mind with screaming and crying. I felt so bad because I could only listen to it over the phone while Thunder was trying to help her. As for our coming-home day, the baby was not so excited to be undressed, and then dressed. But he actually liked most of the car ride home.

I was told that Cloudburst spent all morning making this banner for us.

And a great story! On Thursday, the day after the baby was born, Thunder was visiting with Sunshine, fiddling with the camcorder. Then a nurse came in and said, "Dr. Schweitser is here to see you." This didn't sound familiar, and usually doctors don't get announced, so I asked if he was here to see me or the baby. "Oh, it's for you," she replied. Then in came a man dressed in a doctor's coat, broken glasses, a blood-stained cap and holding a clipboard up to his face. Then he started talking in a german accent... and I recognized my dad's voice! He explained that the baby had a case of OCBD- that's obsessive compulsive baseball disorder- and proceeded to give me a signed baseball for the baby.

He stayed for a few days. He completely surprised everyone, including my mom! He also got gloves for the Cloudburst and Tornado (Sunshine already had one) and they had a ball outside (pun intended).

This is the baby at about 1 week of age. What color will his eyes be?!?
Will we really get a blue-eyed child?

Poor Cloudburst couldn't hold the baby until he was almost 2 weeks old, due to her illness. She was so excited when it was finally her turn.

Here he is at 2 weeks! He is working steadily on his fat rolls and double chin. He also had to already go to the doctor for an eye infection (he also has a blocked tear duct).

And here are the 4 rugrats now! They all love this little guy so much, actually a little too much sometimes. Well, we all do. He is a pretty calm guy. Most of the time I can figure out what's bothering him, which is great at this age. It is so fun to have a baby in the house!

I have to give a shout-out to an awesome baby gift I received from my neighbor. It's called The Carseat Canopy and I just love it!

Thunder has really taken to the little guy. Which is good, since he'll have to give the baby shoe advice as he grows up. Thunder wears a size 13-14, and the baby is already in size 9 months socks!

My mom left last Sunday, and we're managing on our own. And I couldn't find any pics of my mom with the baby, so hopefully she has some that she can email me. The house is dirty and the laundry is piling up and I've gotten sick too (sinus infection) but we're managing! We've been so spoiled with dinners and baby gifts from so many friends and family. We feel so blessed to have this beautiful boy in our family and to feel the support of so many great people!