Clayton - 2 weeks old

Rewinding back to August 8th...

On the morning of August 8th, I woke up at about 4:00 am not feeling all that well. Curiously enough, I also had a major craving for a doughnut from this little local doughnut shop by our house. At about 6:00 am, "not feeling well" had turned into contractions, and the doughnut craving raged on. Kevin offered to go get me a doughnut, but I convinced Kevin that I was OK to drive and really wanted to go myself. I hopped into the car and drove to the doughnut store. While the man was packaging up my sugary treats, I noticed a chalkboard on the wall. Written on the board was a single quote - "Lord, help me remember that nothing is going to happen to me today that you and I together can't handle."

It was a little sign from God, a reassurance that He would get me through the delivery of my baby. I snapped a picture of the board on my camera-phone and Kevin read it to me throughout the day and night until Clayton was born. What an amazing God we have that led me to just the right place at just the right time to see his message of reassurance.

The two kids...

Hmmm...getting a picture with TWO kids is a whole different ball game. One little squirm from Clayton and Caroline gets a little nervous holding him.


Snoozing in his "going home" outfit.


BIG yawn!


Meeting Uncle Taylor



Meeting Cousin Mary Beth


Who needs toys? One of Caroline's favorite "toys" at the moment is the jar of vaseline. When she sees it, a big mischevious smile crosses her face as she exclaims "vaseen!" She takes the top on and off and then slyly sticks a finger in...


Taking a peek at "baby Cayton"

The first few days...

Here is big sister Caroline holding baby Clayton. She has now included "baby Cayton" in her running dialogue as she chatters throughout the day!


We had visits from Grandma BB and Poppa.
Clayton loves to sleep on people's chests. Here he is with Grandma BB.


Grandma Phyllis, Grandpa Ray, Aunt Kim, and cousins Sarah and Alyssa came for a visit.

Welcome baby Clayton!

Clayton Matthew Scott was born at 9:27 pm on August 8th.
He weighed 7 lb 9 oz. and was 20 1/2 inches long.



Big sister Caroline came to the hospital to meet her new baby brother.
She agreed to hold him, then told us quickly that she was "all done baby Clayton" and that she wanted to go for a walk instead.

We're now home and are excited to start getting our routine down as a family of four!

Godparents

Erica and Rick have asked us to be Godparents to their daughter, Sofia Raquel.

We are so honored and are thrilled to be her Godparents.

Aunt Meredith & Uncle Dan

"My Aunt Meredith and Uncle Dan were in town and I got to play with them on Sunday. It was SO much fun! I miss them when they're all the way back in California. They brought me this cool jewelry box. THANK YOU! It is lots of fun to play with now and will be fun to fill with treasures as I grow. Im excited to see you again in a few weeks!"

38 weeks

So, I turned 38 weeks this Friday and at my doctor's appointment, the doctor said I was measuring big... awesome...just what every normally-petite pregnant woman wants to hear. She also said the baby was really high and maybe wasn't dropping down because he was too big to drop... really awesome. I've pretty much outgrown all of my maternity clothes and have resorted to wearing Kevin's T-shirts and athletic shorts on most days ... really really awesome. This pregnancy thing drags on WAY too long.

fun outside

Lambs Farm

We went to Lamb's Farm again to see the farm animals.

Caroline has been talking about "riding horsies on merry-go-round" since we last went to the farm, so we rode the merry-go-round again too.

Then we had a picnic lunch on the little kid-sized picnic tables.

What a fun day she had!

Gi-normous

Could I possibly stick out ANY farther?

I am 37 weeks on Friday and am hoping I'll have this baby sometime within the next 2 weeks. I truly can't grow out anymore or I'll need to attach my belly to a walker in order to stand upright!

The busy toddler...

I am a pretty active little toddler right now. I love spinning around and around, and playing ring-around-the-rosie. I like singing songs. Mama will sing "Old MacDonald had a farm, and I sing "E-I-E-I-O!" I like running around the yard, playing drums, walking around the house in mama's flipflops, finding sticks and rocks, and digging in the dirt.

Visit from godmama Erica & godsisters Sofia and Eva

We were fortunate to have a visit from Caroline's godmother, Erica, and her 2 1/2 month old godsisters, Sofia and Eva.
I can't wait until they can really play together!

slowly, but surely

Well, Caroline's hair is slowly growing longer. Here is our latest attempt at pigtails.

Congratulations to Laura & Mitch Neely

Congratulations to friends Laura and Mitch Neely who welcomed healthy triplets on July 3rd.
Audrey, Bryce, and Chet Neely

Picnic at Libertyville's "Out to Lunch"

Our town hosts an "Out to Lunch" program each Friday during the summer. Local restaurants set up food & drink booths in the town square, and a local band plays. People bring their blankets and lawn chairs and all camp out on the lawn for lunch. It was packed! We had a really good time and will surely do it again before the summer is over.

one of the joys of pregnancy

OK, we all know that pregnant women have to go to the bathroom more than normal, but this is getting a little ridiculous. I can't get through washing a few dishes without having to stop for a bathroom break! And it's not just when doing the dishes. It's also...let's see... running Caroline's bath, drinking even the smallest amount of water, not even drinking but just seeing a glass of water, standing up, breathing,... and so on and so on. I'm worse than a newly potty-trained 3-year old!

Growing with Mr. Bear - 16 months

Growing with Mr. Bear a year ago at 6 months


We went to the library today and I had told Caroline "we're getting new books at the library".
On the way there in the car, she repeated back "new books libirdy". She calls the library the "libirdy". It's those little words that they say in their own way that are so cute.

Peek-a-boo from the playhouse!