Day 4 - Tyler is doing great. He has been eating very well. We are also supplementing his nursing with formula. So he has been getting plenty to eat. However, it looks like Katie will have to stay in the hospital another day. Her blood pressure is still too high for my doctor to order her discharge. So we hope she will be discharged tomorrow. Aaron and Andrew also love their new baby brother. They helped Katie push Tyler in his cart for a walk around the hospital halls.

Day 3 - Tyler is doing much better today. He is really getting into the new nursing thing. If you think about it, he has to learn just about everything for the first time. Aaron and Andrew stopped by for a visit and Andrew got a chance to hold baby Tyler. He was so happy to have a chance to hold him. When asked if Aaron wanted to hold Tyler, he said a resounding NOPE. He was more interested in pressing all of the buttons on the hospital bed. So we know for now Aaron may not want any interest in Tyler. Grandma Ross also visited us in the hospital to see Tyler for the first time.

Day 2 - Both Tyler and Katie continue to do well. Katie only got about 45 minutes of sleep last night. With having to feed Tyler every few hours and nurses coming into hospital room to check on Katie and the the baby there wasn't much time to sleep. But she did get a short nap this afternoon. Tyler continues to learn how to nurse, but with a few troubles. However he is doing better with each feeding and is starting to really figure it out.

Day 1 - Today was a wonderful day. It is the day Tyler Scott Ross was born. He was born at 12:05 pm weighing 6 pounds 10 ounces and 17 inches in length. We are so glad to finally have him with us.

Oh Dam!

You know, as in Hoover Dam. This post is quite delayed but that is the story of my life lately, and therefore, my blog. Sometime this last November the new bridge over the dam was completed. On Christmas Eve we had some time in the morning to go see it like we've been wanting to. It takes close to an hour one way, but with the help of a DVD player and some snacks the boys (and us!) hardly noticed the long distance. Especially since it was lunch time and already into nap time.

The Arizona/Nevada border is in the middle of the Colorado River.

Hoover Dam seen from the new bridge. Before the new bridge was completed it took forever to cross over-

it was only one late and very slow. Now you're over in a matter of minutes.

The new Hoover Dam bridge

The new bridge as seen from Hoover Dam.

Family Pictures

Wow! I think this is a first! More than one post in the same day!

Last month we took the opportunity to have some updated family pictures taken. It took two sessions since one of the twins (won't name names) was very uncooperative the first time. But we managed to get a couple of good family pictures. These are a few of my favorites that didn't make it on the Christmas card.

Winter Wonderland in Vegas

Snow is a big deal here in Las Vegas! This morning when I woke up around 6:30 the snow was coming down in big heavy flakes and continued for about an hour. I couldn't wait for Aaron and Andrew to wake up so they could see the spectacular scene! Now I'm sure if you live somewhere like Denver or Utah snow is something more of an annoyance. But for us Vegans we enjoy the rarity of snow in the desert.

This morning I had to drop them off at a friend's house at 9 a.m. so I could be at my 9:15 dr appt. We rushed to through breakfast and getting ready so they could have a chance to play in the snow for a few minutes. It was all fun until Aaron started to run down the driveway, slipped, landed flat on his back, and bumped his head. By the time I picked them up shortly before noon most of the snow was melted.

While checking out of the grocery store this afternoon the checker commented how she called the school to see if school was cancelled because of the snow. She'd had her husband drive her to work this morning. Now give me a break!! I may be slightly overexcited about the snow but I'm not ignorant to it. We about 1.5 inches, maybe 2. And within short time it was gone.
So when we rarely get it here in Las Vegas try to appreciate it as much as we can.

Side Notes

1. One of my resolutions is to add to my blog 2x per month. Now that I'm making that public maybe I'll be more committed to doing it. Since we lost (so far) our pictures at least we have the blog from the first 2.5 yrs of Aaron and Andrew's life. Plus, my handwritten journal has a little too much dust on it.

2. This Wednesday we will bring our new baby into the world!! So far he is doing super. Had a couple of scares but what would a pregnancy of mine be without at least one nerve racking experience?! More posts to follow soon.