Malcom's First Outing

On the Monday before Chet's mom went home, we took Malcom on his first outing. We went out to lunch and then took the girls to one of our local parks to play. Even though I'm quite a bit behind in posting, here are a few pictures from that day. As you can tell, Malcom pretty much slept through the whole thing. I've also determined that we've got to find the boy a smaller sun hat. :-)

( I think Blogger has mixed up the order of the pictures, but this is one of those cases where the order doesn't matter too much, so I'm not rearranging them.)

New Look

I'm trying out a new look for the blog, since we needed to add Malcom to the header and the pictures of the girls that had been up there were very out of date. I'll leave this up for a little while to see if I like it or if I think I need to make a change, but for now, here it is...

One Week!

Okay, so we actually reached the one week mark on Tuesday, but I'm running a little behind with the blog updates. Malcom is doing great! He has had his first doctor's visit, and our pediatrician declared him as "perfect." We think so, of course. He is such a good baby--very easy-going. He doesn't cry much unless he is hungry or needs a diaper change, he is eating well (2 ounces at a sitting right now, but often wants more before 3 hours are up), and since we got his formula figured out at the hospital, he really doesn't spit up much at all. He is also sleeping well at night, up only once or twice in most cases, although when he wakes up, he is usually up for awhile. The girls are still fascinated with their baby brother, too.

We have even been out a few times. On Monday while Chet's mom was still here, we went to eat lunch and went to the park, and Malcom made his first appearance at church last night. I will post pictures from the park as soon as I can get them online. And, hopefully soon, I'll have time to update the look of the blog to show our newest family member.

For now, enjoy the pictures...

Malcom is Here!

Our baby boy, Howard Malcom, made his grand entrance into the world at 3:21 p.m. on Tuesday, April 21. He weighed in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces and 19 inches long. So far, he is a very easygoing baby, just as sweet as can be.

We came home on Thursday afternoon and seem to be settling in pretty well. The first night was exhausting, as Malcom decided that dark must mean daytime instead of night time. Last night was better, and things do seem to be leveling out in that area. He has spent a good deal more time awake today. Our biggest challenge right now is finding a nipple that he likes because the only ones he really goes for are the ones from the little sample formula bottles they give you at the hospital.

The girls are adjusting to having a baby in the house. They are both absolutely fascinated by and somewhat jealous of their little brother. Things really are going well in that area, though.

My parents were in town until yesterday, and Chet's mom is still here with us, and the extra help has been a God send.

I'm going to post a photo slideshow in the next post so you can all see our little cutie.

We are so in love with this little boy--God has blessed us with 3 precious children, and all our thanks goes to Him!

Malcom's Coming!

This is just a quick post to update everyone. I had an appointment with my doctor this afternoon, and things were much more "favorable" today for induction, meaning I was dilated a centimeter. In addition, my BP was slightly up, which made my doctor go on and suggest that we do this tomorrow! So, we will be checking into the hospital at 4:30 tomorrow morning. Notice I didn't say "bright and early" because I am most certainly not "bright" at that hour. When Katherine was born, we did have wireless internet access at the hospital, and I would assume that is still the case, so we should be able to update here and on Facebook when Malcom has made his appearance. And, yes, we have lots of spare camera batteries. Prayers are appreciated, of course!

Ice Cream...Good to the Last Drop!

We had ice cream after lunch the other day, and Katherine wanted to make sure she got every last bit of hers out of the bowl. (In case you are wondering, we also had nacho cheese doritos with our lunch that day, so that is what the orange is on her face in the second picture.)

This Week at the Doctor's Visit...

No change at all, even though I've been feeling rotten for a few days now. (I'm actually feeling better today.) Since nothing has changed, nothing has been scheduled except my next office visit, which we are going to do on Monday. If things are "favorable" then, then we will schedule the induction. If there is still no change, we'll have another appointment toward the end of the week. That's about it for now.

On a humorous note, Mary Joyce just told me that when Baby Malcom gets here, he'll just knock on the door. If only it were that simple...