Welcome Wyatt

Wyatt Lee finally arrived at 6:51am on December 27, at 7 lbs 3 oz and 19.25 inches long.  He defied the third baby stats by being late and smaller than both of the girls!  He is already keeping us on our toes.  I was so sure that he would arrive before his Christmas Day due date since Jenna was a week early, so the last few days were pretty long.  We were set to induce the morning of December 27, and then I went into labor the night before.  My platelets were high enough to get an epidural, thank goodness, although I didn't get it until about 8 cm.  Wyatt's delivery was a bit dramatic as his heart rate kept dropping.  The last 45 min were pretty tense for BJ and me as we knew it wasn't going smoothly but weren't sure how worried we should be, and we were so happy when he came into the world screaming.  

Sydney and Jenna adore their baby brother.  We are settling into our life as a family of five!  Although Sydney and Jenna think next time we should have a baby sister, this is definitely our last baby. We are trying to enjoy every bit of these sweet baby days, as I know he will grow up quickly.

Many pictures below!!!

The girls were very excited to visit us in the hospital, and they asked what EVERYTHING was in the hospital room. 

Jenna wasn't really interested in the family picture!

Baby's first ipod?!?!  This is the newborn hearing test, which he passed.

Ready to go home!

Thank you to my mom for staying for a couple of weeks to help us out!  Wyatt did not sleep much at night for the first week, and she held him every day so that I could take a nap.

We got ready to let Wyatt try out the swing a couple of days after he came home, and it was broken.  The motor wasn't working- not good.  Luckily we picked one up from Craigslist the next day, and Wyatt is now happily napping in the swing (when he feels like it!).

Still reading Knuffle Bunny books multiple times per day...

Jenna is fixing things with the tool set she got for Christmas

Merry Christmas!

We had a great Christmas this year, although it was very different from how we usually spend Christmas.  This is the first year that we did not go to San Angelo since we were waiting around for Wyatt to show up.  I was so sure that he would be here to celebrate Christmas with us, but he surprised us by coming later.  Our parents came here to spend Christmas with us while we waited, which was so nice! 

We made sugar cookies before Christmas.  Sydney loves to help... mainly so she can ask a million times when she can lick the bowl.

Three days before Christmas... still pregnant!

BJ's mom brought this Santa suit that BJ wore when he was a kid.  Sydney was really excited to put it on.

Decorating a gingerbread man cake with Neeme

We ate the cookies, so we made another batch for Santa since we had plenty of time to kill!

We read the Knuffle Bunny books to Jenna at least a hundred times each in our time at home.  All of us have them memorized now!

Cookies for Santa

Santa gifts for Sydney

and for Jenna

Sydney was very excited about Santa and Christmas this year.  She had been asking Santa for a Monster High Doll, which she saw in an ad, and I don't even know what that is!  We thought a bike would be better, which she had not asked for.  On Christmas Day, she said, "I asked Santa for a Monster High Doll, but I really meant that I wanted a bike, and Santa brought the bike!  He just KNOWS what we want!"  So cute.

Both girls enjoyed Jenna's art easel

We were able to have Christmas brunch with cousins

Jenna had to try on her new jammies over her clothes

Went out to try the bike!

And that was our Christmas Day!  We were pretty low key compared to our usual hectic schedule.  I mostly took pictures of the kids, and I didn't get a family picture or many pictures of the rest of the group.  

Trying on their cute robes from the Walters

Jenna has been wearing her hats in the house

Helping Daddy with the Jeep

Here is BJ's Jeep almost finished!  Not the best picture but it looks really good in person.