Baby Lincoln

Baby Lincoln has arrived! We are so excited to welcome him to our family. He was born at 8:16 am. Sept. 27, 2010. He weighed 7lbs 15 oz and was 19 inches long. He was born via c-section and he wasn't quite ready to come out, he was laying sideways so they had to really tug and pull and they even got out the vacuum. This resulted in a little bruising on his forehead. He looked a little beat up at first, but being born is hard work. He had managed to get the cord wrapped around his neck and he actually had a full on knot in the cord. Dr. Fine actually pointed it out to everyone in the operating room as being pretty rare, thankfully it was no big deal. Just goes to show that Lincoln was doing acrobats in my belly. When it is all said and done and I have a snuggly, safe healthy baby in my arms, I marvel at the miracle of birth and I am so grateful for modern medicine.
As for me, my 3rd c-section was certainly not a breeze. I pulled the same trick I always do and barf as soon as they give me my spinal and I make eveyone panic because I turn all white and clammy and start to see stars. Somehow I get a hold of myself and we continue. Since Lincoln didn't want to come out I felt like the Dr. was jumping on my belly, not really pleasant, but short lived fortunately. On the bright side the recovery so far has been going well and I have felt pretty decent.

Welcome to the world Lincoln-This was the first time I got to hold him, they kept him in the nursery for quite a while because he was having trouble breathing. They did a chest x-ray and found nothing abnormal, they decided he was lazy from the c-section and hadn't worked his lungs up to breathing oxygen in labor like other babies.

Daddy checking out all the little body parts. So tiny!

Our latest family picture - As parents, we are officially outnumbered.

My little helpers. This is as close as Josie would get to Lincoln. She is not all that excited about his arrival. I hope she will warm up to him once we get him home.

Brothers! Conor is nothing but ecstatic about having a little brother. He is going to be a great help. When he came to visit in the hospital we were calling him a baby hog. We had to talk him into sharing the hold time with Grandma Kellogg.

Grandma Kellogg has been watching the big kids while we have been in the hospital. She is so much help and we are so glad she came.

This is Lincoln's baby snatcher. He got to participate in an Amber alert drill they were having at the hospital. It was rather entertaining. They came in and asked if I would participate and I said sure. I didn't realize that everyone wasn't in on the "drill part" So they came and rolled him away and I was instructed to call the nurses station and tell them some lady came and took Lincoln a while back and I realized she hadn't checked the tags so I was concerned. The poor nurses that weren't in on the "drill" were suddenly hysterical and bouncing in and out of my room checking the bathroom and very close to tears. I started to feel bad. I had security in the room asking me for descriptions of the snatcher and which way she went etc... He was quickly found and returned safely, but it was a good eye opener for everyone including me. I realized I wasn't all that observant and that you can never be too careful.

WELCOME HOME LINCOLN! WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU!

One more day

I am not a fan of pregnancy pictures of myself, but I decided to get one picture of me for posterity. Conor took this for me, so this is as good as it gets. Tomorrow I go in before the sun comes up to have a C-section and begin my journey back to reclaiming my body. YEA!! YEA and double Hallelujah!! Funny how 9 months can last an eternity, but at the same time I can't believe I am almost finished being pregnant. We are all really excited to meet the newest little Kellogg. We just hope he comes out with a name tag.

Fun outside

I wanted to post a few pictures of some fall fun we are having. I love fall weather and we have been trying to get out on these clear crisp days to soak up some sun. My friend Kindra introduced me to this great little park called Discovery park. We took the younger kids while the big kids were in school. Josie had a blast, she played and played and would have been content staying much longer. Conor was jealous he missed out on the fun.

Enjoying a sunday stroll around Bear Lake

Josie, Michael and Benjamin at Discovery Park

Josie in the spinner

Fall Soccer 2010

With school starting and summer coming to a close, it is time to start another season of soccer. We switched leagues this year and Conor now plays U8 soccer with the Inland Empire Youth Soccer association. He has the same fabulous coach and most of the same team members. Because they are older this year, they are playing longer games, have 2 extra team members and they get to be goalie. Conor really likes to be goalie. We have had beautiful fall weather for the last few games and we have all enjoyed spending time outside, watching Conor play.

The Wild Cat's

Conor trying his hand at goalie

Josie and Kevin taking in the game

1st day of school 2010

Believe it or not, we just barely started school yesterday. We had a great summer. The air is turning cool and the nights are getting shorter so I guess it is time to lay aside the carefree days of summer and head back to the classroom. Conor has Mrs. Comstock this year and says he likes her just as much as his last teacher, which is saying a lot. I met with Mrs. Comstock early last week and she seems ultra organized and very capable of taking care of Conor and his diabetes. He has his two best friends in his class and he couldn't ask for anything more. Josie and I have managed fine with out him so far. A little quiet around here, along with less interruptions and popcicle requests has been a welcome change. I have actually had time to catch up on the blog.So excited to get going!

Keagan, Kincade and Conor (would you believe these guys are twins?) They were all losing sleep worrying about being int he same class.

School supplies loaded in the desk and crayons in hand-let the year begin.

Summer wrap up

Summer is officially over-so sad. Conor's 1st day of school was yesterday and the air certainly has a chill. I haven't done such a great job of posting pics of our summer fun, actually I haven't done a great job of taking pictures at all. I guess I was feeling lazy, with good reason. We went to the lake and the pool several times and we hit the summer movies almost every week, yet I never bothered to snap a picture. My kids can't complain that we didn't do anything fun, even if I can't document it. Well, here are a few I managed to get.

Josie loved the splash pads, she is rarely one to hold back when water is involved and she was usually the last to wander off when it was time to go.

More splash pad fun

Kyler, Taj, Josie and Conor

One of the billion frogs Conor and Josie caught this summer. One evening they captured 12 little guys and they even tried to keep them a few days.

We went to an Indian's game and had a great time. It happened to be a really great game, and fireworks night.

Lake Powell Trip

We made our annual trek to Lake Powell on August 23. I had my doubts about going since I was very pregnant, but Lake Powell never disappoints. How can you not have fun? I was sad to miss out on some beautifully smooth water, but I kept telling myself there is always next year. Josie and Conor were such fish. They swam and swam and swam and jumped in and jumped in and jumped in, Conor rode on the Sea Doos as much as he wanted-while Josie kept her distance. They played in the sand and Conor rode the tube and even tried his hand at skiing. There was never a complaint of boredom or sadness, fun was had by all.

Grandpa wasn't feeling well, so Kevin was given the opportunity to drive the Motor home-he did great!

Conor and Josie co-piloting and watching for the Lake to come into view...so exciting!

Sand play with Grandma

See those little swimmers down there? Both Conor and Josie swam between the rock and the back of the boat countless times daily. We found a perfect place to camp

Josie the brave jumper-no fear

Mom and Josie enjoying the scenery on the way to Moki. There is nothing better then relaxing on the boat at Lake Powell.

Josie cliff jumping

Swimming off the back of the boat-look at those happy faces

Typical view of Conor-he actually got pretty good at back diving as well

Grandma and Josie taking a swim-this year Kevin doused Grandma's hair, it was pretty exciting. She is still talking to him, fortunately.

Kevin tossing Josie way way out. She landed with a good splash, but was a very good sport. She even went down the slide once with Kevin...only once.

Going down the slide every way he could think of...he really liked on his knees. I think it looks scary on your knees.

Play time with Daddy-can't be beat.
Josie cleaned this window 95 times. It was a great sitter while we were trying to get on our way home. Good thing we had lots of paper towels and windex, what a great helper.

Back to Grandma's to see the cousins. Amber is due 3 weeks before me. We are both having boys. I wish we lived closer so they could play together.

Can't go to Utah with out a trip to Brick oven. Most of the grand kids who live there were able to make it-we were lucky to see Austin, Katy and Allison since BYU was starting.

AUSTIN! We got to see Austin fresh off his mission. We have had so much fun writing him, so it was good to see him and for the kids to realize he is back and on to the rest of his life. He looks great!