He has arrived . . .

Born in the water at 6:30 Wednesday morning, we welcomed our second child and first son. Weight: 9lbs 7oz
Length: 22 in
Name: to be decided upon
Thank you to everyone who sent along their positive thoughts and prayers towards a safe and wonderful birth.

Taken about 10 min after the birth - I was so elated about what I had just accomplished!

Tuan, Emma and her new brother sacked out.

A few weeks ago (I know, I'm late getting things posted) we all went to the Boise Zoo. Emma enjoyed seeing the "horse" as she insisted on calling it! But I think that she also enjoyed the ride when she got tired of walking!

This slide was a huge hit. It is the size of an actual giraffe. Tuan went down with Emma the first time because we weren't sure if she would be able to stop herself or just sail off the end!

And down they go! I'm almost surprised that you can't see the huge grin on Emma's face.

Land! Sweet land! Actually this is Emma giving the giraffe a kiss. Because everything and everyone (especially owies) deserves a kiss.

This poor cat! I think that all it wanted to do was sleep - but Emma was facinated with it none-the-less. It really never changed position the entire time we were looking at it!

This exhibit was pretty great for the kids. On the right is the top of the monkey pen. On the left is the stairs. The kids could get a close up view of the monkeys swinging in the trees.

And when they were done looking at the monkeys - down they went! Emma loved the covered twisty slide and we spent at least half an hour here! I didn't mind though, because there was a nice, comfortable bench at the bottom. ;o)

Here we are: pictures at last! Emma really contributed to making the dessert pizzas. After we whipped up the cream I handed Emma one of the beaters. As you can see, it was a hit!

Emma had a blast helping her daddy top the "pizzas". It wasn't until I popped a chocolate chip in her mouth that she realized what they were. After that it was one for the pizza, one for me!

And voila! Don't they look like a heart attack on a tray!

These are the "pizzas" Tuan and I made. Can you guess who made which one?

FHE: It's all about the treats!

On Monday Tuan, Emma and I had family home evening - something we do each Monday (or Tuesday or - you get the idea!). But this time we made some really fun treats: dessert pizzas. Our choices of toppings were: homemade peanut butter frosting, fresh sweetened whipped cream, strawberry jam, ice cream, coconut, chocolate chips and skittles. Very, very unhealthy, but very, very yummy! Emma had a blast helping to top them. Pictures to follow soon.

Butt Mommy!

My dd is very rapidly gaining a vocabulary but sometimes it is very hard to understand her. Yesterday she added a new word: broken. It sounds like butt and she made up a sign for it - picking at her thumbnails! She kept pointing to a picture on our wall that had a broken vase in it, but it wasn't until 3 hrs later when she accidentally broke something and started saying it again that we actually figured out what she had been trying to tell us. I can't even imaging how frustrating it must be for them when they can't communicate with us. I'm so glad that we have been doing ASL with her.

Emma pulled my shirt up and put her bare feet on my tummy. I had to snap this pic.

Sure, there is a baby in your tummy Mommy!

Emma is always patting my belly while declaring "bebee"! I wonder sometimes though if she isn't, as my sister said, just humoring us. "Sure, you guys. There's a baby in there!" (rolls eyes!) She does find lots of ways to be close to the baby though. She kisses my tummy, (the baby) reads to the baby, offers the baby food and water, (which make for a wet and sticky tummy sometimes!) and last night she used our back massager to massage the baby. It actually felt pretty good! I hope the baby liked it as much!

This is the TP that I made for Emma. Although the pic makes it look kind of small, it really is rather spacious. Tuan, Emma and I (9 months preg no less) all fit in it together! It actually went together pretty fast - and I'm not an expert seamstress! And thank you, thank you, thank you to my sister Cindy for sending me the pattern. I have already loaned it out to someone else who wants to make one. Oh, and Emma seems to really enjoy it.

I took this picture the other night. It seemed like such a great image of the two of them just kicked back and enjoying each others company.