Sawyer is here!

Well, I've put this off far too long. Let me introduce the newest member to the Coombs Clan.

Sawyer Jackson Coombs...WOOT WOOT! I was beginning to think that he would never come and I was destined to be pregnant forever! Just kidding. I know that the chances of being pregnant forever are only like, one in 450,000 or something like that.

So here's his life story.

Tuesday morning he decided to enter this world with a splash...literally, my water broke at 6:30 am. Emily was our babysitter for Cam and she lives about an hour away, so I called her to tell her not to go to school and keep her phone on for when my contractions got going. 10 minutes later they got going so I called her again and told her to head over. They started coming pretty close together so by the time she got here, we ran out the door.

By 9:00 we were admitted and settled comfortably (I use the term VERY loosely) in our labor and delivery suite. I decided to have an epidural around 11:30 which was good times. I love anesthesiologists. Love them!! We just hung out for while before Ben decided to go get lunch. I was only dialated to a 4 when I got the epidural so we figured we had time. (Cam's labor was like 18-20 hours) Well, our midwife came to check me while he was gone and said, and I quote, "Whoa!" She said that this kid was ready to come and it was time to push. Yup, Ben was still getting lunch so while she was getting her stuff ready, I kept trying to call him but he got no service in the hospital. Luckily, he showed up of his own accord just in time. Well, 15 minutes of pushing brought Sawyer into our lives at 2:37 pm. Piece of cake...

He weighed 8 lbs 6 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. That's exactly one pound and 2 inches bigger than Cam was at birth.

Here are some pics.



Waiting...waiting


There he is!








Cam came to visit in the hospital and it was love at first sight.



So far, he is ALWAYS this mellow. We'll see if it sticks, but he is super quiet and patient with everything.



Not a red-head! You would not believe how many people told me that he would have bright red hair. I was, however, surprised by how dark he was. My kids do NOT look like me. (I guess that's better than them not looking like Ben, right? ha ha)


Mellow and calm. Shocker. Check out those cheeks!



We're HOME! We only stayed one night. I was anxious to get home. Here's Emily, Cam and Sawyer. Cameron is one PROUD and protective brother...





I am still getting used to having a baby again. Cameron always expects bites of anything I am eating, so I have had to stop myself a couple times from giving Sawyer bites of my banana or yogurt or whatever I've got. Good grief.

Cameron is SUPER excited. He really is the proudest older brother I could imagine. He will do anything for the sake of the baby. Throw away diapers, bring blankets, clean up his toys, bring me water or any other errand I choose to send him on as long as it somehow benefits "the baby." Having Sawyer around makes me realize how old Cam really is when I used to see him as the baby. He looks ridiculous in diapers. One more thing to do...*sigh*

Ben's got work off for a little while so he's been taking Cam on full force so I can recover and spend time with Sawyer. I have no idea what he's going to do when his best friend goes back to work... They've been having a blast together.

Anyways, that is what's new here. Enjoy!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAMERON!

It's official; I have a two-year old. It's really hard to believe. Time passes so quickly. We went on a hospital tour the other day which brought memories of Cam's birth flooding and I swear it was NOT two years ago. Feels like months maybe. He's growing up so fast! Okay, really I just thought that I would post some pictures of his big day.

So, his birthday was on a Saturday but we did his party on Sunday so my dad and sisters could come. It was so much fun. Ben and I had a blast making his cake. We decided that instead of a cake, we'd do more of an Oreo dirt cup thing...but we made it into a cake sized pan and did graham crackers and vanilla Oreos on the bottom for sand and vanilla pudding with whipped cream, cream cheese and bananas in it, then decorate the top with gummi sharks, swedish fish, lobsters, chocolate rocks, etc. I overdid all the fish and stuff but that's exactly why he loved it. He was sooooo excited by it and ate tons of it. He kept pointing at it and yelling, "FISH! FISH!" Ben helped him blow out the two little candles (thank goodness.)



He really enjoyed being a spoiled little boy. Out of all of his presents though, one of his favorites was the leftover wrapping paper?! What a dork. So I taped it up and it became his sword and he yelled "hi-YAH" hitting everything in sight.



We got him a little Leapfrog Laptop due to his OBSESSION with our laptop. He carries his "puter" all over the house and makes sure he puts it in the diaper bag when we go places. It has a couple volume settings and I always try to inconspicuously place it on the lower setting, but he ALWAYS knows and turns it up as loud as it goes. He turns on the music and dances til it's time to turn it on again. He's learning his animals too. He likes to bzzzzzzz like a "bum-bee."





Here's my extremely handsome husband :)



Emily, this is what you get for taking a million pictures of yourself with someone else's camera :)

Lizzy looks just like Maria from the Sound of Music when she's singing really high notes!

Ashlyn :)

So that's pretty much it. I have lots of videos but I won't bore you with those. Thanks to everyone who came!! Mom Melissa and Jenna, thanks for sending him Super Why!

35 1/2 weeks!

Well, it's been a while so I really should give a decent update...here goes.

I am currently 35 and 1/2 weeks pregnant. YAY! Everything has been going VERY well for myself and the baby. We have been very blessed. We are getting really excited here towards the end. We are still trying to teach Cam about the baby, but he is confused on several levels. 1. When I ask him where Sawyer is, he pats my stomach 1/3 of the time, Ben's stomach 1/3 of the time, and his own 1/3 of the time :) Close enough I guess. 2. If I am less specific and ask him where the baby is, he will point to the nearest child under 12 years old. Apparently that qualifies. 3. I've been sorting through his old clothes, washing and folding etc, and he finds the smallest newborn clothes we have and attempts diligently to put them on.

Ben and I are a little less confused and mostly nervous about the jump from one kid to two. I feel nervous about how Cam will react and how we will love another baby as much as him. I know it is possible, but it sure doesn't seem like it. I think I am more nervous about this baby than I was about Cameron. Well, no going back now LOL!

Having Ben out of school for the summer has been AMAZING! I can't believe that I'm going to have to send him back in a month. It doesn't help that his classes start the day after Sawyer's dues date. And since I have full confidence that I will be late, that's kind of depressing.

We've had a busy busy month! We stayed out on my Dad's property for a couple of weeks while they were in Utah which required many trips back and forth between church, doctor's appointments, school registration etc. Ben and I were released from the nursery which made me REALLY sad. We loved our 8 little boys. :( Ben was called to be the President of the Missionary Committee and is sooooo excited about it and I was called to the Primary Presidency....hmmmm I guess the timing is never really convenient...and I am really enjoying it.

Jenna, Melissa and Ashlyn (my three youngest sisters) came from Utah and got to stay with us for a little while which made Cam the happiest little boy in the world! They spoiled him rotten!

About a week later, my Mom came into town and helped me get the boys room decorated and organized..Whew. I was not looking forward to doing it alone and could NOT have done it without her. Again, Cam got spoiled, but this time, so did I :)

Ben's brother Cameron (confused yet? we'll call him Cameron Michael) came to visit and stayed for about 5 days. Ben was in heaven. He's really been missing his little brother and we had a blast with him here. It was a long trip for him to make alone but we are SO grateful that he did. THANKS CAMERON!!!!!! Did I mention that he spoiled little Cam too?

Needless to say, after all of our visitors had gone, I was left with a little boy who could NOT be satisfied with the time and energy I had for him. Finally things are getting back to normal.

Cam's birthday is coming up fast (September 4th) and we are looking forward to it. I cannot believe that he will be two years old. I honestly cannot believe how time flies!!! That means we are coming up on our 2 year mark of moving to Oregon. Wow. Hard to believe.

Let's see about some pictures....


It's been a pretty good summer but we've had a few weeks that were HOT. Cam enjoyed running around with no clothes on and eating popsicles :)


He couldn't eat his popsicle fast enough so it melted EVERYWHERE. Luckily he was already in water :) Our little pool was so sad. We don't really have any way to fill it up in our backyard so the first time Ben and I filled it up with pitchers from the sink :) Took forever as you can imagine, and we barely went to the first ring. Later our neighbor got a hose and let us use that...thank goodness!


Cameron has no interest in food whatsoever at the moment. Okay I lied, he does like a few things...Popcorn, Oatmeal, Frosted Mini Wheats and spoonfuls of peanut butter. What a strange child. Here he is chillin with his popcorn.




There are a couple of things that make him feel super cool. #1 When he has his hands in his pockets. I've never seen him so proud as when he found out that he had pockets. #2 Grandpas sunglasses. Not on his eyes, but on top of his head. I don't even know where he learned that?! #3 I don't have a picture of it, but he loves to wear Ben's hats backwards. He just struts around the house like he owns the world.




Here he is showing off his big boy bed...He is a very proud little boy.

It's a boy...

Well, it's been a while since I posted anything. I thought that I would take this opportunity to post some pictures as well as let you all know that we are expecting our second BOY at the end of September. I am outnumbered as usual :) We are super excited!

Ben is still busy with school and work. We are both anxious for him to have school off this summer. The weather has been GORGEOUS here so Cam and I are outside as much as possible. We have a great little park about 2 minute's walk from here. Feels so great to get out after being cooped up all winter.

Well, I'll throw some pictures on for your viewing enjoyment...



My sisters were visiting and they put Cam's favorite stuffed animal in a ziploc bag so it could go in the bath with him. At first he thought it was funny, then he started panicking thinking that he would never be able to get it out...



Trampoline at Grandpa's. I'm always afraid he is going to run right off the edge.



His favorite thing to do outside is to collect sticks. This is his prize and he tries to carry it everywhere. He gets upset when I don't let him bring it inside :)




Already bored with potty training. Lol it's hilarious that is his favorite thing to do on the toilet.



He does EVERYTHING Ben does. Puts pens behind his ear, drinks from big water bottles, takes showers,and on this particular occasion, he was fixing the vacuum with Ben.





This is his "offended" face. I am sure that I said something to him that brought this on.

Here's some new pics...

Cam was trying to take over while waiting for the doctor. It was so cold in there and they told us to keep his clothes off. Too bad they didn't tell us it would be SOOOOOO long. I'm not sure what I really expected.



Cam is really a Daddy's boy. He tries to do EVERYTHING he sees Ben do. It is so cute. He tries so hard with the weights that we're afraid he'll get a hernia. It is so funny to watch him try though. If will power could move it...he would.



Sometimes I lay a small pile of Cheerios on the bed for him to eat and he decides to stick his face in it. It's not a one-time deal that he's got Cheerios all over his face. Lol



Speaking of Cheerios. He's such a dork. Look how lazy he is trying to eat them off of his stomach. I don't remember how this really happened, but it was pretty awesome. He was super-tired :)



Never as happy as when in his stroller, even if he's not going anywhere...



I gave him a muffin...I have no idea what I was thinking, but at least it cleans up easily.



Wrestling with Dad



Chillin'



Cam climbs now... on everything. There is a drawer under his crib and that is one of his favorite places to climb into and he'll just sit there. I was cleaning in the other room and I heard a panicked cry. I ran in and saw his legs stuck. It was hilarious. Needless to say, I ran and got the camera.



He loves his "bob-bob" PJ's.

Nothing exciting I know, But I thought that I was WAY overdue for posting something. Ben is busy with Work and School and I am just enjoying my time with Cam. He's growing up so fast! We are really looking forward to a trip to Utah over Valentines Day weekend. It will be Ben's first time back since we moved. I on the other hand will be making my 3rd trip with Cam in 3 months. Blah, but it will be a lot easier with Ben, and we do get to fly home, so hopefully it helps only driving one way...I'll post more pics, I have a TON.

A couple weeks late but I wanted to post some pics of Cam. He just turned ONE YEAR OLD! It has flown by. He is so big and doing so many things now. It is a blast to be around him every day. So I thought I would show a year of Cam cam Here he is from Newborn til now :)