Little Lauren Summer Grant

Here she is, our Little Lauren.   She was born at 7:57 p.m. on April 23rd.  That morning I woke up at 6:00 a.m. with contractions.  Just like the other two, but these weren't quite as strong, so I wasn't sure if we were having a baby that day or not.  I got up to go to the bathroom, and it felt like my water broke.  I wasn't sure, but the doctor told me to go to the hospital and have them check.  Seth was a bit upset that he was going to miss his Saturday morning basketball for my "unsureness", but what do you do.  If it really had broken, labor could go quickly and I could follow in the steps of Kayte and Carla, which I wasn't really excited about trying - as much fun as I'm sure you guys had.  So we went to the hospital, and it had in fact, not broken.  Sorry Seth.  But this meant I could go home and still host the Easter Egg Hunt I had planned at our house.  We had a couple of families over - I'm glad they were brave enough to still come, even though I was having contractions the whole time.  I just sat on a chair in the kitchen and as inconspicuously as I could timed and made it through the contractions.  They really weren't that bad - but still not fun.  The kids had a fun time, we had a little BBQ lunch and then finally around 4:00 p.m. we called back our friends who said they would help with the kids and said "COME NOW!"   I don't know what it is about my labors - it seems they just kind of poke along and then all of a sudden, Boom!  I got the the hospital about 5:00 p.m. and I was far enough along already that they said I could have an epidural immediately (but of course it still seems like it takes for ever before the anesthesiologist gets there) and that we were having a baby.  I had to work harder for this one than I ever have - but I still can't complain.  By 8:00 p.m. we had a baby.  She was 7 lbs, 13 oz and 21" long.  (At the pediatrician yesterday she measured 20 1/2 ", probably a little more accurate)  She is a pro at eating and sleeping.  As soon as she opens her eyes, she does the little turn her head and rooting thing, and then when she's had enough, she is out again for another 3 hours.  The swing is our friend night and day.  She hasn't taken to her bed yet, I think it felt like too much real estate for her, but she is very happy curled up in the swing for now. 

They Grow Up Too Fast

We never thought it would happen this soon.  It seems as if they were just born last week….oh, they were.  Our five Easter bunnies have grown up and left the nest.  Canon was very sad and taking it the hardest.  The worst thing about it is we saw them the day before and they didn’t mention they were leaving.  We should have guessed they were out growing the nest.  I’m glad we were able to get this last video before they left.

Baby Somethings

Last week Seth started to prepare our lawn for some fertilizer.  He started raking a pile of grass and found some animal hair.  He raked it up and then saw something moving deep inside the grass.  Upon closer inspection he thought he saw the eye of a raccoon.  He thought, "these things can be vicious."  He called for me to get the kids in and armed himself with a shovel and a glove.  As he pulled the grass back, he was ready to strike and severe the head of whatever ferocious beast lie in wait.  To his amazement, it was not an eye, but the ear of an unknown newborn creature.  After much deliberation (and a call to the local animal trapper) we discovered the cute little furry animals were in fact five little bunnies just in time for Easter.  We have yet to see the mother bunny.  Apparently they only visit their babies  once a day to feed them and then stay away to lure away predators. 

Happy 5th Birthday Canon!

Wow - Canon is 5!  He is getting so big.  He really is - Seth measured him in January and again at the end of March and he'd grown an inch!  For his birthday he got a baseball bat and T-ball stand, a watch, a scooter and Nana sent him a big soft blanket.  We went to McDonald for lunch (I just discovered the best McDonald's ever!  Clean, new play area.  The kids love it)  and then had cake after dinner.  Any guesses to what his cake is?  A germ cake.  For some reason he is into germs right now.  I figured - what the heck, we'll go with it.  No rules as to what a germ has to look like, right?  He said he had a Happy Birthday, and I hope he really did.  We love you Canon!

Mostly Savana's Turn - and a Moroni story

 

The last blog update I did was pretty much all about Canon.  I've had in the plan to do an update on Savana next and I'm finally doing it.  But I'm afraid this will include a little bit of Canon.  I can't help it.  The stories are just ones I don't want to forget.  

Savana is definitely  showing her little personality.  She loves pink.  If there is every a choice, she will choose pink.  She is mostly a happy little girl.  She definitely has her moments too.  She takes "no" very personally.  It is kind of an adjustment to make between her a Canon.  I'm telling Canon "no", "don't do that" or "stop that" at least 20 times a day.  He just moves on to obviously do something else he's not supposed to.  But Savana takes it hard.  And she doesn't always stop doing whatever it is.  She just gets a very hurt look on her face, and keeps doing it, only a little more timidly.  I don't know if it hurts her feelings or what.  But the incident usually ends in tears or a tantrum.  I usually try and divert her instead or she ends up taking it is much worse than the crime.  

Savana loves to clean up.  All you need to do is sing the "clean up" song and she is working away.  She hangs up her little coat and puts away her little boots.  She will even clean up Canon's boots if they are with hers.  She loves playing with Canon's toys.  Airplanes, trains and animals are her thing right now.  I'll admit we don't have a lot of dolls, but she doesn't really play a ton with the two dolls she has.  And that is OK.  It is kind of nice that she and Canon like the same toys.  They are really starting to play a lot together.  And Canon is learning that if he wants her to stick around, he has to be nice.   

Savana knows herself as "Savana Banana".  Once I called her sweetie and I was told very sternly that "My name is Savana Banana!"  Seth has also started to call her "George"   He says she looks like Curious George.  I don't see it, but whatever!  So she told me the other day, "My name is Savana Banana, and Daddy calls me George."

Ok, so as promised, I have to end this post with a Canon story.  This morning I went to get in the car.  Canon was outside and he told me that he had buried something.  "What?" I asked.  "Scriptures" he answered.  Oh great!  He had talked about it earlier that morning, and to my fault, I hadn't specifically told him not to do it.  So I went in my flower bed where I could see some freshly turned dirt.  Fortunately, he had put them in one of my tupperware before he buried them in the ground!  He said he wanted to be like Moroni.  I appreciate that he is actually listening in Primary, but I kind of need my scriptures!  He told me that I could just read his.