Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to All!

Here is a picture of our growing baby....6 weeks and 12 pounds.

We're gonna need a bigger boat (swing)!

Smiley Baby

Drew has begun to smile at us! Both Collin and Shawn enjoy trying to make him smile at them, they are both successful!

He is growing up

Look who lost his first tooth! last night Collin was brushing his teeth with his new Spin brush and all of the sudden his mouth has blood in it and he was crying. Then, I told him his tooth was very loose and out came the tooth and the tears stopped! He has now lost his first tooth! It went from hardly loose to out! I don't know what he did with his toothbrush to get it to come out so fast because I always remember the teeth hanging by a thread and they still wouldn't come out. He is quite proud of the hole in his mouth.

Winter is here!

I think it is safe to say that Winter is in full swing. We did not get as much snow as our MN friends, but the ground is covered and the roads are icy. Our biggest issue is the freezing cold. The wind chill is below zero, which means we are inside instead of outside playing in the snow.

We made gingerbread houses over the weekend. We did the milk carton graham cracker method, I know some of you remember this! Collin and Shawn really enjoyed making their own houses and now they just keep asking when they can eat it. The person who enjoyed in the most was Micah! He made the small middle house without using a milk carton. Surprisingly, he had never made houses with milk cartons before. Maybe it was an East Coast thing.

On Friday before the warm up and rain, Micah took Collin and Shawn sledding. They loved sledding and Collin loved his new sled from Aunt Betsy and Uncle Kirk. Drew had a turn on it in the house. We don't have any other sledding pictures this time since it was a one parent outing while the other stayed home with Drew.

Enjoy the winter weather wherever you are!

4 weeks

These past few weeks have flown by! Drew is now 4 weeks old and more than 10 pounds. He is sleeping a good 6 hour stretch at night. Look for a post next week about what helps him to sleep so well. For now, enjoy the picture.

Happy Birthday Collin

Collin is 6! We had a low key birthday this year. We were lucky enough to have Beth, Chloe, and Liam here to celebrate Collin's birthday. He chose a chocolate cake this year. We celebrated by a trip to Chuck E Cheeses. We also went to the restaurant of his choice last night, Stir Crazy. Happy Birthday Collin!

Drew Getting ready for Collin's b-day

Having Fun with all the cool games.

Birthday Cake!

Let the Holiday's begin!

A fun activity we did before Thanksgiving, was cookie decorating with our cousins Kyle, Brooke and Claire. They all loved decorating (eating) the cookies.

Claire and Drew Hanging out...no decorating for them this year

We were lucky enough to have several visitors for Thanksgiving. Grandma, Grandpa, Uncle Noah and Uncle Levi all came for the weekend and stayed with us. See some pictures in the previous post.

We also had visitors stop by....Zimmerman cousins and even a cousin of mine from California, Jon.

Life in the Fast Lane

These days are flying by! I can't believe Drew is just about 3 weeks old. We are still trying to get into a good routine at our house having 3 boys with wants and needs. I am learning to let things go for later. Here are some pictures to enjoy from our Thanksgiving Day Weekend. I will put up some more later in the week with other visitors we were lucky to have!

One Week!

It is crazy to think it has only been a week since Drew has entered this world. He is doing great! Drew is a lot quieter than Collin and Shawn were at this point. I keep thinking he just hasn't "woken up" yet but maybe he is just a more relaxed baby.

Collin and Shawn are excellent helpers and enjoy touching Drew. Shawn loves the feel of his soft head and hair. Shawn loves to cover him when he is in the swing or bouncy. This kid will never be cold! Collin let Drew play with his trucks last night. Both Micah and I are tired but that is to be expected. I have also come down with a cold so we are hoping Drew does not pick it up from me.

Drew Preston Langseth

Born on Thursday, November 11, 2010 at 7:03 PM

7 lbs. 14 oz. 20 in.

Being induced was quite the experience. We were scheduled to go in Thursday morning but too many other moms were having babies so we didn't go to the hospital till Noon. It was a long morning waiting to be able to go in but nice for Micah and I to have some time alone.

The induction went rather smoothly. I got some wonderful pain meds at 6ish and he was delivered at 7. It is amazing how things can move so fast after going slow. Drew entered this world like "rocket lightning". Because of his fast entrance we have decided he is still a bit confused and still very quiet. I am sure he will come around and start crying more any second.

We are so happy and blessed with Drew. Both Collin and Shawn are loving to touch him and look at him. Shawn is not much for holding but Collin enjoys helping out by holding him. Shawn just wants to touch his hair. Drew looks a little like both Collin and Shawn. Shawn had the dark hair at birth just like Drew has. Collin and Shawn especially loved visiting us in the hospital and sitting on my fun bed and pushing the controls to watch TV.

Both Micah and I are tired but nothing more than expected. My mother is here for the week to help out with all the day to day things around the house. It is really nice having her here to be another helping hand with all three boys!

Almost Time!

We are getting closer and closer to the arrival of our little guy! I can't believe the time has already come. I find myself thinking about what we need to have ready, what we will need to do, the lack of sleep coming our way and the milestones we get to see our child reach.

In order to help better prepare myself for his arrival, I brought out the Christmas stuff yesterday. (OK, Micah actually brought all the boxes upstairs and I took all the stuff out) I know it is early but I love Christmas decorations and I wanted to enjoy putting them up rather than being half asleep while doing it in a few weeks. I did in the morning while both boys were at school. Shawn came home before lunch and was so excited! He spent over 30 minutes touching and playing with anything he could with a big smile on his face the whole time. The memory of him loving it so much was priceless. He eventually did eat lunch but not much, he was to excited. He even wanted to unpack all the ornaments for the Christmas Tree and get them ready. I told him we had to wait till we got a tree AFTER Thanksgiving. We have, however, pulled out the Christmas music and listened to it all day. I love Christmas music.

Here is a picture of Shawn setting up the Fisher Price Nativity....he had many different arrangements through out the afternoon. If you don't have one of these sets, get one!

This morning (the morning after Christmas decorations went up) Shawn said today was Christmas and I can't convince him otherwise. He is my Christmas spirited child through and through!

We are back to posting!

It has been avery long time since I put up a new post! The baby is coming very shortly now, and we are going to restart using the blog to keep everyone updated on our family. Enjoy the Halloween Pictures!

Shawn and Daddy carving a pumpkin.

Collin scooping out his pumpkin.