Seeing if Santa Came...

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

The spread, try not to be alarmed Kyle wraps little things in big random boxes he finds around the house haha!

She was so excited for presents and to hold Cohen that this is the best "cheese" smile I've got in a long time! :)
Wide awake baby brother!

Princess castle tent from Grandma and Grandpa Robinson

Daddy and Cohen got matching Jayhawk slippers. Kyle and I made a deal, I would get Kinsey for MIZZOU and he could have Cohen for KU (at least until Cohen is big enough to realize a Tiger is a better mascot and he defects to my side haha)

With his stocking and his booties...

Checking out her "sock" is serious business!

Cowgirl boots from Grandpa and Grandma Robinson

A new puzzle from Grammy and Grandpa Brad

A pirate princess costume from the Kinards!

A play-doh cake station from Grammy and Grandpa Brad

New bath baby from Mommy and Daddy

Daddy's present! :)

So happy he likes it and I surprised him for once! Woo!

Princess TV for the play room from Aunt Maddie

Princess coloring books from Great-Aunt Kathy :)

A detective glass from Mimi and Papa...

Kinsey got a new Buzz from Mimi and Papa since her's had an unfortunate accident. Just to show how tiny he is, Cohen is barely bigger than Buzz :)

She couldn't wait to play with her presents! We made some pretty play-doh cakes...

Then she did her Elmo ABCs game on the DS...

Got the new castle set up (play room has been revamped by Daddy to fit all the new goodies and I'll put a pic up of that later)

Then it was dress up time!

Detective pirate princess Kinsey Jean! :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Cohen's First Bath

We gave baby brother his first bath and he is really not a fan! The only time he cries is when he is nakey so there was a lot of unhappiness during bath time!

Getting started...
This is what Kinsey does when there are any noises that she thinks are too loud...

Poor baby!

He didn't even like his hair washed this time

After Cohen thought the tub was his diaper, we switched to the Daddy-hold bathing method :)

Have a picture like this after Kinsey's first bath too :)

She wanted her picture taken too...the posing is new and I'm not sure where it came from!

Haha!

Kinsey holding Cohen

Video from the hospital when Kinsey held Cohen for the first time...

Cohen Week One

He's a week old already! :) We had a two day appointment on Monday and he was gaining weight, which made us very happy! I think he's gained more but we'll have to see at his 2 week appointment this Thursday. Here are a few picture updates.

Waiting with Daddy for the doctor to check him out...Chatting with Daddy before bedtime

He has hair like Kinsey in the back but he's running a little low up top!
Finally starting to fill out the outfits better! Probably more because they shrunk up in the wash but hoping he's growing!

Cohen hanging out on our bed...

Baking Cookies for Santa

I cheated and used the Betty Crocker chocolate chip cookie mix but she doesn't seem to mind! She's been having us show her the calender everyday, multiples times a day, to countdown to when Santa is coming and we can't wait for our first Christmas as a family of four!

Stirring the mix
More stirring

Using the cookie scoop which she needs to squeeze onto the pan all by herself...

Watching for them to be all done...

Cohen's Arrival

Labor Story…Feel free to skip to the pictures :)

After about a week of hanging out at 4 cm and having contractions that weren't doing anything I had my 38 week appointment. My doctor was concerned that he wasn't growing enough in the belly so I had a growth scan ultrasound and sure enough he was tiny so they scheduled me to be induced that night. Kyle and I got to the hospital about 4:30 pm and closer to 7, after being admitted, on the monitor, with IV in, a doctor came in and said they might have to send me home because they had overbooked inductions. They hadn't started the potosin yet but since I was contracting about 5 minutes apart they agreed to wait until 7:30 to decide. Not long after that deadline his heart rate dropped too low and they agreed to keep me. He must have heard they were trying to kick us out because right after his heart rate dropped, I started having really strong contractions every minute and he wasn't playing around! In the 45 minutes it took them to get the epidural and for it to take effect I went from a 4 to an 8, they broke my water and left the room. I had to have Kyle call them right back in because I knew he was about here! Just like his big sister, he came really fast!! It was only about 20 minutes after they broke my water that he was hanging out in the warmer getting all checked out.

Right before we left for the hospitalKinsey was napping so she wasn't too excited about me forcing a "last family of 3" pictureDaddy held him first :) So in love and so thankful for the epidural!! Getting all checked out...
Born at 9:53 pm
5 pounds, 10 ounces
18.75 inchesJust hanging out before his bath...I love this pictureSo peacefulDaddy talking to him before the bath He looks a lot more filled out here than he is :)Then the unhappiness begins but he really liked her washing his hair at the end!All snuggled in the Mother-Baby room Poor Kyle! These "beds" are tiny for most Dad's but Kyle had to improvise :) First family of four shot the next morning Kinsey checking him out...she would tap on the bed like it was a fish tank trying to het his attention haha!Getting ready to hold baby brother! She was so happy!!After a week and a half of "false alarms" he decided to come the night before Papa left. (Which by the way is exactly what Kinsey did when Grammy visted...I'm sensing a pattern with my kids)Chatting with Papa about her babyHe's so alert! I don't remember Kinsey being awake this much...Soo tiny! Daddy burping him...Getting all strapped in...Finally ready to go homeKinsey was super excited for all of us to go home! Sleepy babies haha
Hanging out in his new swing, so far he loves it as much as Kinsey loved hers...