sam

life with sam and brody has been very full to say the least. sam is literally a dream...he sleeps a lot and is so far very easy. brody loves being around him - and wants to play with him so badly...he kisses him and touches him and does not like it when i take sam away to get some peace and quiet. i can't seem to say a lot more than that. we love our new addition to the family - and while i am enjoying having a little one to snuggle with, the other family members cannot wait for sam to be bigger and play with them.

Samuel Henry Ray

Sam is on the left... and Brody is just too funny as usual.

weight: 8lb 5.3oz 20.4" long.

posted earlier:

He came in a flash...after we had been there for 11 hours.

We came into the hospital at 12:30, monday morning, and got set up to start the birth process by 2:30. Slept for a while and everything was nice and easy until about 11:45 am, when CO wanted me to find a nurse because it was feeling really different.
then WHAM BAM, KA-POW! 12:22 - Sam is on the scene.

He got his approach a little off center and they had to bounce on CO like a pogo stick, but he finally came out, beat up and bruised, but alive and kicking.

He was relatively calm given all the commotion going on around him. He seemed more concerned about getting his bearings than letting everybody know how ticked off he was. Brody scared me to death when he came out. I thought he was going to kick by butt. Brody wanted the whole hospital know exactly how he felt.

CO did a great job. There were 3 other moms in labor, but we won. She said it hurts really bad, so let's just get him out! About 19 minutes from the 1st push, it was over.

I was rock steady in the after math. As soon as they cut the cord and I snapped a few shots of CO holding Sam, I scooped him up and carried him off to the clean up room. On the way back in the delivery I had to push a side a table that had a big pile of something on it, but I didn't get weak in the knees, I just ignored it like someone being irritating and brought the big guy back to mom for some food.

We are sleeping now and as soon as Sam is fixed up, we'll upload some photos.

I hate to say it, but he looks like me, but with a pointy head.

here he is...17 months!

blog?... what blog?

Well the adventures are far and few between these days. Work is pretty exciting, but who wants to here about work. Here are some interesting facts though. The assembly line we are installing covers 40,000 sq.ft.; It should crank out about 300 evaporator "refrigeration" units a day. We start full production in 1 week and the plan for the assembly line is not working. So it's real nerve racking for us lucky people.

We have stayed long enough in the house we live in, so it's time to move. Some people rearrange the furniture when things start to seem hum drum. We go all out and just find another house. The interesting part is that we are moving next door to my parents house. I mean sharing the same wall next door. Our front door maybe 30ft apart.

It will be very CONVENIENT for CO who will have 2 boys to handle after October 24.
Brody will be 18 and Sam will be 0. We also get along well with my parents considering there are 4 strong personalities to deal with. I think it'll be fun.
The main problem is gas. I have about a 30 mile commute in the jeep. That could be $75 a week. I'm working on building a hydrogen generator for the jeep to help with the gas and it'll be cool to do. I'm waiting on the funds to get started.

News from the keys is that we finally sold our house, which was in the process of being sold for about 6 months. We got caught in the housing market collapse down there and all things considered we ended up pretty good. It emptied our savings, but we don't owe anything, thanks to a great amount of prayer from family and friends.

Brody update: He hasn't officially said his first English dictionary words yet, but continues to throw around a bunch of Da's, uh-ohs and everything in between. It sounds like talking with his inflection in tone and it actually sounds like it would be a very interesting conversation. The boy is just Funny. CO thinks something is wrong with him, but I recognize the humor in his excited craziness.

The other day I got home and they were on the play ground next door, so I went over. When he saw me, he got real excited, but instead of running over for a bear hug, he gathered up 2 sticks and started beating the ground and screaming like a Indian getting pumped up to go into battle. CO just stared at him with a "what are you doing" look on her face. I laughed and thought "that's my boy!"

He is offically the funniest person I have ever met.

the end

Savannah Trip

well, we had a great getaway to Savannah this past weekend. We met our good friends Joel and Kelly there, and despite a power outage and a minor car accident, we enjoyed our time. it can be a bit more difficult to enjoy trips being pregnant, but i must say i really did have fun. and i was thinking that when i lived in augusta, i probably went to savannah at least 5 or 6 times with friends, but this time i saw even more of the historic district than any other time. the weather was also VERY nice for august, and we all were very appreciative.

as i look ahead and face my fears of having another little one to care for, trips like this are even more special to me. we are bracing ourselves for a bit of "lockdown" as i head into my last weeks of pregnancy and then having a new little guy in the family. so thanks to the Gilberts for hanging with us and providing us with a brief escape from the day to day life thing, and some good company.