Max, Maddie & Asa Buck

Friday, January 29, 2010

asa's first days home with us...

always has something in his mouth

1st bath...a mimi tradition

he obviously hated it

he has a temper this one...good thing he's the third bc response time is much delayed maybe he'll get the hint eventually...just kidding

clone baby....i'll dig up pics of my other two i have photos of them at one week that look exactly like this years from now unless labeled i wont be able to tell them apart.

mimi did all the cookin...

*side note*my kids think when they walk in the door the clothes come off. it's very hard to find photos i can post. but i really wanted to use this one so, you will probably see various pics with scantly clad big kids throughout my blog. but, if you know me then you already know this situation...we're working on it.

asa and scantly clad max

asa and scantly clad maddie

asa and maddie boo hoo

Thursday, January 28, 2010

going home day!

does it get any sweeter than this???

tiny baby. big passy

she's in heaven!

maddie boo loves her new baby brother! (God love him:))

like i said...taking it in from a distance:)

still holding him...

we have 3 kiddos...yikes!!!!

all my babies!

poppy:)

asa in his going home outfit that mimi got him. i don't know if you can see it or not but it has a sweet sailboat on the front of it.

this should be fun habit to break...

the gang

should i be worried...max perked up and interacted once wheels got involved. he wanted to roll him all around.

home at last...asa is crying...max is covering his ears...get ready for more to come buddy!

mimi and asa

max really got involved once we got home in his comfort zone. he was so sweet with him the way he spoke with him and how gentle he was with him.

i know this picture is blurry but i wanted to include it because it sums up this long day.........poppy and maddie fell asleep on the couch together!

it's a................................

we finally got all checked in and poppy picked max up from school and brought him up to the hospital to be with all of us.

one last "lovin" from the outside like they've given the baby for so many months!

aunt stetie was in for a treat...

max didn't know quite what to make of everything. he was pretty reserved this day. very interested but quite...i kept a close eye on him:)

labor......

and delivery.....IT'S A BOY!!!!!!!

Asa Jennings Buck

6lbs 8ozs 191/2ins 11:38pm
September 2,2009

okay, this is a memory that will never leave me and probably nobody else that was in the room that day. the moment that maddie saw her baby brother was priceless. to say she was in awe of him is an understatement. he was crying and there was no hesitation she climbed right up on that be and held onto him and just gazed into his face like he was the most incredible thing she'd ever seen in her whole life...i think he was. then she pressed her forehead against his for several moments and just held him and smiled. max was thrilled as well, he seemed to take it all in from a distance at first and then slowly became hands on with him.

the forehead press and hold!

immediate mommy instinct!

sweet baby!

delivery day...FINALLY!!!

so...the day is finally here after almost 4 months of bedrest. induction day. the phone rings 20 minutes before we are about to walk out the door and it is a l&d nurse telling me that we will have to reschedule....excuse me??? "that's not an option" were my exact words. so after many phone calls alot of waiting and some tears we did finally get to check in about 8 hours later. the following are just a few pics of maddie and i being silly to pass the time:) max was in school.

max's first day of kindergarten!

the "good luck" phone call from mimi!

breakfast: oatmeal and milk

the token pictures with the backpack on right before you walk out the door. mom and dad always took mine, steph, and scott's every year i can remember...gotta have 'em.