Getting closer

Mason is finally getting closer to his little sister. He has been so helpful too. Just tonight, she spit up and before I could even ask, he ran to bring me a towel saying "Baby Reese spit up mama". Today he also wanted to sit next to her as he watched his Madagascar movie. He still blows her kisses everytime he leaves the house and at bedtime. Too cute!

Storms and such

Sorry we haven't updated in a while, we've been a bit busy, what with the new baby and all. In all seriousness, she has been the complete opposite of Mason as a newborn, which is such a relief. Mason had his first meltdown yesterday due to Reese. Unfortunately, she needed to be fed the same time he woke up from a nap in a horrible mood. He can be quite the grouch when he wakes up sometimes.

We made it through the bad storm the other night without even losing a shingle. Others around us didn't quite do so well. I have to admit that was the most scared I have even been during a storm. It hit at 4am and we were all sound asleep. The power and house alarm went off at 4 am. I told Gary to go turn the alarm off, and the poor sleep deprived state that he was in caused him to stand in front of the TV with the remote wondering why it wouldn't turn the house alarm off. When he figured it out I sent him upstairs to get Mason and he still wasn't with it yet asking me if Mason was crying. I calmly said "look outside" and then he got it. We all bunkered down in the laundry room (2 kids, 2 adults, and 2 scared dogs) for about 20 minutes until the storm passed. Apparently the tornado sirens were going off but the wind and rain were too loud to even hear the sirens. I wasn't taking any chances though. Like I said, it was the most scared I have ever been in bad weather. Someone was definitely watching over us.

On a much more serious note. I have a friend who has 2 kids (1 year and 3 years) and they just found out that the 3 year old has an extremely rare type of aggressive brain tumor that only has a 10% survival rate if caught early. His had been growing for 2 months before it was detected so the outlook is not good. They aren't even sure where to do his treatment because nobody specializes in the type of tumor because it is so rare. So please say a prayer for the little boy, his family, and the team of medical staff working to save him. I can't even imagine what they are going through at this time.

Mason

Mason's first hug from a girl. He kept running away, but we finally got a good picture. Mason is also gettting a little closer to Reese now. Hopefully he will agree to hold her tomorrow when the photographer comes for newborn pictures.

Just a little bit

Yesterday it started to thunder and lightening when Mason and Gary were at a friends house. Mason is scared of thunderstorms so Gary said our friends couldn't stop laughing at how much Mason started talking about the thunder and lightening. Mason hardly ever talks around our friends, he's the quiet observer type. So when he got home I asked if he heard the thunder and lightening and he said yes. And I asked if he was scared. With the cutest, serious expression on his face, he cocked his head to the side and said "just a little bit mama". Gary and I were cracking up laughing. We really think he has started talking so much more since he became a big brother. He has become quite the little helper. He is in charge of taking out Reese's poopy diapers to the trash can. On a disturbing note, he wants to see the poop before we roll up the diaper. We are hoping it will somehow lead to him not wanting to wear diapers anymore and start potty training, but who knows.

Sweet Pea

Now you can put a face to the name. She is 4 days old in this picture.

Back at home

We finally came home today, Friday afternoon, and what a difference a day makes. I should have remembered from the last c-section that it is not a good idea to call people within a few hours after the surgery. I once again spoke to people and didn't remember the conversation later on. Oh well! So far we seem to have a totally different baby than when Mason was a newborn. It doesn't surprise me since the pregnancy was totally different too. I am actually able to put Reese down in the bassinet and walk away to do something. That was not an option with Mason. I am not getting my hopes up though that we won't have another colicky baby on our hands...but so far so good.

Reese Delaney Kearns

Lyn and Reese are resting well in the hospital. Carol (Lyn's mom) is staying with her tonight while I stay at home with Mason trying to keep his routine as close to normal as possible. She arrived this morning at 7:24 a.m. weighing in at 6 lbs. 9.5 oz. She was 18 inches long. She had trouble what they call "transitioning" from in the womb to breathing on her own. Apparently this is quite common with c-sections. So Reese had to stay in the special care nursery for 4 hours before Lyn actually got to hold her for the first time. They were monitoring her breathing to make sure everything was ok and that she wasn't straining too hard to breath on her own. After 4 hours the pediatrician gave her the thumbs up and she finally got to come into the room with us. So far she's beautiful and very content to do nothing but eat and sleep which is convenient since the post-op pain medication Lyn has makes her VERY drowsy. The camera is a the hospital or else I'd try to figure out how to post them to the blog. Lyn is hoping to be able to come home by Friday. Thanks for all the prayers. We'll keep you up to date and post some pictures soon!