Wednesday, March 17, 2010

2nd Annual Spring Break Zoo Trip?

Lori & I took the kiddos to the zoo yesterday. Jack, Acey, & Logan had a fabulous time. While we were at the zoo, Lori realized that it had been a year since we took those little sweeties to the Zoo for the 1st time!! This was the first time, believe it or not that Logan has gone in somewhere without a stroller! The few times that I have gone in to small places without it...he acts like a nut. But I have to say that today he was wonderful! I'd say 95% Angel (I mean he is 2, so this is pretty good!)

Here are a few pictures from the day!

Acey was obviously not in the mood for me to have the camera in her face! ;)
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Silly faces. . .
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Checkin out some frogs...yuk!
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Jack is Logan's buddy...following him around...so cute!
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Logan is clearly pointing out what it is they are looking at! ;)
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Running wild man. . .
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Ok, so NOW we're ready to be a model?? How cute is this little cutie??
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I was trying to get Logan & Ace to sit next to each other to take a picture. Acey was having none of it, but Logan did give it a shot...
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Running man...That kid can run faster than I can & this is a bad combo...
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Crazy ass bird! I can't believe they let this thing just walk around the zoo. It seems like it would peck somebody! Ugh, gross birds. Kids sure do love it though.
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One of our new must haves...The Hat. Logan wears that stinkin hat EVERYWHERE. You better not misplace it either or you may have a melt down on you hands.
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CHOO CHOO!!! I love how much kids LOVE Trains!! I think that may have been the hit of the day!
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2nd annual Spring Break Zoo trip was a success! Yea, I'm a dork.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Introducing . . .Koen Lowe Douglas

Happy Birthday to you,
We all welcome You,
Happy Birthday sweet Koen
We all Love You!

Sweet Koen Lowe Douglas was born yesterday on March 10, 2010 around 4:30 p.m. He weighed 8 pounds & 9 ounces (however he may have weighted closer to my original guess of the day if they wouldn't have let him breastfeed first!) :). He was 19.5 inches long. He is a little cutie! We are all so proud, especially Mommy Shaun & Daddy Shea! :). Big sister, Lexi & Big brother, Drake could not have been more precious angels at the hospital on his arrival. They were both so excited to meet their little brother.

My mom & dad came & picked me up on their way to Tupelo, after we got the call from soon-to-be new-Mommy (for the 3rd time) that she was in labor. I left straight from work in a frinzie!! I knew if I didn't make it home by the time my parents got there...they were SOOOOO gonna leave me! You can bet they were NOT gonna miss the birth of that sweet grandbaby because of my habitual lateness. CAn't say I blame them! :) Here is Mom & Dad in the car on the way to Tupelo...anxious that we wouldn't arrive in time. . .
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Koen's Birthday
We thankfully arrived WAY PRIOR to Koen making his debut! Lexi & Drake met us at the door of the hospital with their cute little "Big Sister" & "Big Brother" attire.
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Koen's Birthday

Look at these sweet faces!! :) It feels like yesterday that I was rushing off to meet these sweet little ones too!!!
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Koen's Birthday

Her are Shaun's parents sitting patiently in the waiting room. . .
Mimi is excited. . .
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Herb, well...lets just say he didn't really like me snappin his picture all day! :) This is about the best picture I could get from him all day! Everytime he saw me point that camera at him he would grump and smile & turn away! :) hehe
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We finally made it past all of the security back to the laboring mommy!
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Me & Mommy Shaun
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(yes, she gets to be Mommy Shaun today, because I have baby fever & I want to be Mommy Nikki . . .but that's another blog. . .)

How cute is this face?? He was such an angel all day! Cute Stinker!
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Koen's Birthday
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Here's the sweet family about 2 hours before Koen's devlivery. . .
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Mommy & Lexi. . .
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Mommy & Daddy. . .
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Koen's Birthday

We got kicked out of the room at about 4:10, because the nurse came in to check Shaun & let us know that she was FULLY DILATED & READY TO GO! Woo Hoo!! It was only about 15 minutes later that we got a text from the delivery room (from Lexi...she loves to text now & she stayed in the delivery room) that. . .

"Koen is here, but don't come back here!"

Really? Can I get a little more info than that please? :) I'm so impatient. So we all patiently waited out in the waiting room, . . .

and waited. . .

and waited . .

and

waited. . .

That was the longest wait to see a baby in the history of waiting to see babies! Seriously. We waited for almost 2 hours while they did who knows what, which of DID NOT involve weighing or measuring the baby? How do you NOT WEIGH A BABY WHEN IT FIRST COMES OUT PEOPLE? But all that matters is that Mommy & Baby Koen were doing great back there...we were just all about to die to see them! :)

Right after we got the text we told Drake, "Hey buddy, Koen is here & Your officially a Big Brother!" He had the cutest look...and he put his hand on his chest and said with a big girn on his face "ME?" So cute...i got his expression on camera...
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He then replied with, "I'm not the baby anymore!" Cute little guy!!

Here we go...finally... alittle something! Shea comes out with the camera so that we can look at some quick picks & video of the baby! Look how sweet are those proud Grandparents & Daddy!!!
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Koen's Birthday
Koen's Brithday

And then, they FINALLY let us back...
Here is Mr. Koen Lowe Douglas!! :)
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Sweet baby already sucking his thumb...
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Koen's Birthday
and then the paci...But check out that dimple!! So sweet!
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Mommy & Koen. . .
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Doesn't she look great!?! She doesn't even look like she just squeezed out that cute big ole baby!!!

Sweet hands!
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Safe in Mommy's arms & holding her hand!! :)
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Finally back to the regular room! Gotta let everyone know our little sweetie is here!!
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Mommy Shaun is patiently waiting on them to bring back the baby! Come on people! You are too slow at this hospital!!!
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Nana & Koen
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Koen & Aunt Nikki
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Papaw & Koen
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Just sweet Koen....
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Mimi & Koen
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Now these are just sweet!!!
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The entire day was such a memorable and wonderful day! This is what life is all about, the precious moments. . .

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take
 but by the moments that take our breath away"
~Unknown Author