Dave's Birthday!!

Can't ignore this monumental birthday :)  Love you Dave!! I'm only 11 months behind you!

Welcome Baby James!!

We were very happy to welcome our second son, James, to our family at the end of January. I was induced two days after my due date, my mom was here, and my delivery was great.

I went in for an exam that morning and my doctor said I was dilated to a 4 1/2. So she asked if I'd be interested in being induced since labor and delivery wasn't very busy and I had a history of being induced successfully. I had wanted things to happen naturally this time---but since my mom was in town and I was tired of being pregnant I said sure! It was very emotional though since I wasn't expecting to deliver that day---I could only think of Marcus and how sad I was to be away from him and that he wasn't going to be my only little boy anymore. But I went home for an hour, got my things together and Dave and I left Marcus with my mom. We arrive back at the hospital around 11:30 a.m.  I had to receive antibiotics, so they started those and then they added pitocin. I opted for an epidural around 1 or 2 p.m. The epidural helped---but only seemed to be working on my right side. So I really feel like half of me had a natural child birth :). But about 20 minutes before I delivered they increased the pain medication in my epidural, so I felt much better. My doctor came in at about 4:50 p.m. and at 5:00 p.m. I started to push. My water hadn't broken, so at about 5:10 p.m. I delivered baby James, still in the amniotic sac. Apparently this is really good luck :). Of course they took him out pretty fast and put him on my chest immediately. Dave cut the umbilical cord. Everything just went so smoothly, and fast. He, like Marcus, has a full head of dark hair. He weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. We are so happy to have him in our family too---love at first sight!!

Oh, and we had originally planned on naming him Ian---but it just didn't quite fit---so we went with another name we love---James! James Gregory Geiger.

Here are some pictures now!!

Leaving to go to the hospital. Yes, that's a doughnut in my hand, from Ohlins (best bakery ever!)

 Welcome to the world baby James!

 Yeah, it's a rough place to be.

 Not a bit fan of the hat.

 Mommy and James.

 Mommy, Daddy and James.

 Marcus came to meet James the next day. He wasn't quite sure what to think.

 You want me to hold him Grandma?

 First family picture.

 Picture with Grandma Braithwaite. So glad she was here!!

 About to leave the hospital.

 James and Daddy, ready to go home!

 Resting on his arms.

 Marcus starting to like the idea of holding baby James.

 Say what?

 Taking nap in new outfit Grandma Braithwaite bought.

 Grandma Braithwaite made the cute booties too!

Sleepy James and Daddy.

Marcus turns 2 in January!!

Our little Marcus man is not so little anymore :). He turned two in January!! He is very interested in any sport at the moment. And he likes trains a lot! He has also been introduced to playdough (a birthday present) and loves it too. Like all of us he can't wait for warmer weather so he can play outside all day. He also love elevators.

I'm so thankful to have Marcus in our family. He is so sweet and always makes me smile. He is always ready to laugh and his laugh is very contagious. He is a bit shy, but so sweet and nice to other kids (I know that may not last :)).

Happy Birthday to Marcus!!

 I made the cake myself :)  Marcus loves football!!

 Gimme gimme!

 Why is everyone staring at me? He blew the candle out very well this year :)

 Snow Day!!

Building a tower. We've had lots of play inside days this winter. Luckily Marcus got some fun toys for Christmas!