Monday, June 21, 2010
Owen with Beau, Anna, and Luke
Just some pictures of Beau, Anna, and Luke checking out their baby brother and a few of Daddy spending some time loving on him. Everyone was up by 6:30 and Ben was out the door with kisses from all. Unfortunately severe flooding on the reservation is keeping Ben from staying home with us the next few days, but we will manage. I have free hands now to type this thanks to big sister. Owen couldn't possibly more loved. The older three will watch a movie soon while I doze and we will take the day as it comes. Owen has his days and nights a little confused but I he is a very mild crier and he only lets out a little roar to let me know he needs to burp or a diaper change. If he is hungry, he just starts rooting and rarely lets out more than a small mew. I calling him roaring Owen or my little cub because he kind of does sound like a little lion cub, and it goes along with Ben always calling his boys his "man cubs". He just went to sleep on Anna's lap so I think it is time for a shower for me and then a little nap. I have lots more pictures from last night and this morning and will try to post throughout the day, but never know what the next hour will bring. I feel very good and am so thankful for how smoothly everything went. We were greatly blessed with a wonderful doctor and great nurses who really knew what they were doing.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Owen's Debut
Just a few to share the joy of Owen Benjamin Marnell June 19, 2010 8 lbs 3 oz 21 1/4 in He is perfect and very loved. More tomorrow I promise but now I need some sleep.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Look What Anna Did!!!
Anna practiced today...she is getting really close to riding a two-wheeler without help. She has trouble getting started and she seems to lean to the right a little, but she is almost there. Ben spent about half an hour with her after rebuilding the swingset. She is doing a great job and loves riding bike. The first picture is the her new big bike, her old one is a little too small but this one is still a little work to handle. She is doing great though and we are so proud of her just for trying.
Mudding
We mudded Beau's bedroom downstairs today. In just two weeks, Beau's room has been built and sheetrocked and mudded. We are hoping to have it ready for company coming to see the new baby. Beau won't move in until sometime in the next year, when he is ready. We are hoping to get it painted by the end of the month. The kids were really helpful mudding, it reminded me of a few years ago when we had another little helper mudding. She wasn't so great then, but they really did a pretty good job covering up the screw holes this time. The top pictures are from today's mudding, and the bottom are from Feb. 2006. Hard to believe she was that little especially with the next post about what else she did today.
Beau's Baseball
Beau has enjoyed baseball this year. He has a few games left and he has improved every time. A few pictures of him batting, he has improved from game to game.
This is how we find Beau many times, looking at the dirt or kicking the dirt, but he does pay attention sometimes and has made some good plays.
Beau at third base, he likes first base and pitcher the best. They see the most action.
I love watching him as catcher, he just looks cute in all the gear. we won't mention how often he doesn't catch the ball, but his throws back to the pitcher are getting more accurate.
This is how we find Beau many times, looking at the dirt or kicking the dirt, but he does pay attention sometimes and has made some good plays.
Beau at third base, he likes first base and pitcher the best. They see the most action.
I love watching him as catcher, he just looks cute in all the gear. we won't mention how often he doesn't catch the ball, but his throws back to the pitcher are getting more accurate.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Just Some of Life
I keep meaning to be better about updating, but then I'm not. I'll get some pictures on here later today, but for now I'll just share some of the fun moments we've had lately...
The weather is beautiful for the time being. 70's and sunny from the time we get up til the time we go to bed. I have taken advantage of it by allowing Beau and Anna to walk to the bus stop by themselves. I still watch them the whole way and stay outside until I see they are safely on the bus, but giving them the freedom and me the break has been nice. Anna loves walking and usually runs the whole way, Beau complained the first few times but as long as I don't make him walk in the mud or rain he doesn't complain anymore.
Only 5 more days of school, and they are packing everything in. I went on a field trip with Anna yesterday, I will go with Beau to one on Wednesday. Luke has his preschool performance on Friday, and then he has an ice cream party.
Beau's baseball is going very well, he has learned a lot and improves each game, I'll do a post separately with pictures soon. His favorite activity lately has been shooting his BB gun. He got it in November and has finally gotten really into carrying it around. He would love to shoot a snake although we are not encouraging that, it is only BBs. So in the meantime he follows behind Oscar, the mouse catching dog. Oscar catches the mouse, chomps it once or twice and leaves it for dead. Beau is never convinced its dead and swears he sees it breathe, so he pops it with a few BBs just to be sure it doesn't come back. The mice seem to have found the shed a good place to hang out so soon we are going to lock the cat in there for a day to solve the problem or Oscar.
Anna and I got to spend an afternoon alone together in Great Falls. We enjoyed grocery shopping, dinner out at our favorite restaraunt (well the one in Great Falls anyway, choices are limited when you live in the middle of nowhere), and a quick jaunt to Old Navy for some new flip flops. She knows how to use her time alone with me to her advantage. We don't get to be alone together very often so we make the most of it.
Luke has really enjoyed preschool, and we are choosing to do it one more year as he barely makes the cutoff and there is no rush. He has really enjoyed when the baby sticks a body part out far enough for him to see and he can push it back it (we've had to work on teaching him to do it gently for my sake). Yesterday an elbow or foot or something came way out and Luke was shocked. He pushed it back in and then assured me the baby wanted out NOW...I asked Luke why and he said the baby was scared in there. I said what would the baby be scared of...Luke was incredulous in stating that he was scared of all my bones and blood in there and he really wanted out. I assured Luke the baby couldn't see it and that put his mind at rest for a short time. Luke is full of questions about the baby, not only when is it coming, but how, where, and all sorts of things that I'm not ready to answer. The answers that worked for Beau at this age do not satisfy Luke so hopefully we can just ride it out til the baby is here without getting into the real details.
I got another peek at the baby yesterday, Owen Benjamin is still a boy...not that was really a question. He looks good from the grainy screen and the doctors words. He moves all the time, and thankfully in the last two weeks he finally turned and the doctor is no longer worried about him being breech. That was the primary reason for the ultrasound as he was breech until this appointment. I am a little more comfortable now too, so I'm really thankful for his change in position.
Ben has been extremely busy at work due to heavy snow melts and rain overflowing everything on the reservation. We're hopeful he can get everything in line so he can take a week off after the baby is born. We're busy planting trees and flowers and hoping they live, the kids have gotten involved this year and enjoy being part of the decision making...even when we don't want their opinions.
Looking forward to the summer with the kids...swim lessons, summer camps, and a new baby...it doesn't get much better.
The weather is beautiful for the time being. 70's and sunny from the time we get up til the time we go to bed. I have taken advantage of it by allowing Beau and Anna to walk to the bus stop by themselves. I still watch them the whole way and stay outside until I see they are safely on the bus, but giving them the freedom and me the break has been nice. Anna loves walking and usually runs the whole way, Beau complained the first few times but as long as I don't make him walk in the mud or rain he doesn't complain anymore.
Only 5 more days of school, and they are packing everything in. I went on a field trip with Anna yesterday, I will go with Beau to one on Wednesday. Luke has his preschool performance on Friday, and then he has an ice cream party.
Beau's baseball is going very well, he has learned a lot and improves each game, I'll do a post separately with pictures soon. His favorite activity lately has been shooting his BB gun. He got it in November and has finally gotten really into carrying it around. He would love to shoot a snake although we are not encouraging that, it is only BBs. So in the meantime he follows behind Oscar, the mouse catching dog. Oscar catches the mouse, chomps it once or twice and leaves it for dead. Beau is never convinced its dead and swears he sees it breathe, so he pops it with a few BBs just to be sure it doesn't come back. The mice seem to have found the shed a good place to hang out so soon we are going to lock the cat in there for a day to solve the problem or Oscar.
Anna and I got to spend an afternoon alone together in Great Falls. We enjoyed grocery shopping, dinner out at our favorite restaraunt (well the one in Great Falls anyway, choices are limited when you live in the middle of nowhere), and a quick jaunt to Old Navy for some new flip flops. She knows how to use her time alone with me to her advantage. We don't get to be alone together very often so we make the most of it.
Luke has really enjoyed preschool, and we are choosing to do it one more year as he barely makes the cutoff and there is no rush. He has really enjoyed when the baby sticks a body part out far enough for him to see and he can push it back it (we've had to work on teaching him to do it gently for my sake). Yesterday an elbow or foot or something came way out and Luke was shocked. He pushed it back in and then assured me the baby wanted out NOW...I asked Luke why and he said the baby was scared in there. I said what would the baby be scared of...Luke was incredulous in stating that he was scared of all my bones and blood in there and he really wanted out. I assured Luke the baby couldn't see it and that put his mind at rest for a short time. Luke is full of questions about the baby, not only when is it coming, but how, where, and all sorts of things that I'm not ready to answer. The answers that worked for Beau at this age do not satisfy Luke so hopefully we can just ride it out til the baby is here without getting into the real details.
I got another peek at the baby yesterday, Owen Benjamin is still a boy...not that was really a question. He looks good from the grainy screen and the doctors words. He moves all the time, and thankfully in the last two weeks he finally turned and the doctor is no longer worried about him being breech. That was the primary reason for the ultrasound as he was breech until this appointment. I am a little more comfortable now too, so I'm really thankful for his change in position.
Ben has been extremely busy at work due to heavy snow melts and rain overflowing everything on the reservation. We're hopeful he can get everything in line so he can take a week off after the baby is born. We're busy planting trees and flowers and hoping they live, the kids have gotten involved this year and enjoy being part of the decision making...even when we don't want their opinions.
Looking forward to the summer with the kids...swim lessons, summer camps, and a new baby...it doesn't get much better.
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