We have a new addition in the family...in just a few short years we are now a family of 4. Lyza Bromley was born December 22, 2009 at 3:23 am. We went in the morning of dec 21 to be induced. Her due date was in 1 week and I was sooooo pregnant so being induced sounded like a nice christmas gift to myself. However Ms Lyza was not quite lined up with my pelvis and facing my right hip. After several hours of labor (17), a lot of pitocin, a lot of anestesia, some vomiting, crying, and nausea, 3 cathiters, 45 minutes of pushing, and finally a C-section.... she was born. My doctor, after doing everything he thought possible to deliver her vaginally, decided she was stuck and quite possibly bigger than we were all expecting. Van, her big brother, was 7'3 oz at 38 weeks. She was a whopping 9 lbs 1.8 oz, with huge cute cheeks but very cute and dainty hands and feet.

We had these taken of Van at 4 weeks old. My friend Susan Adams took them. It was a lot of fun and Van did pretty well. He only peed at the very end. Those are Abe's arms holding him.

Cute little man

I guess i'm jumping on the band wagon.

I've been contemplating the blog...my husband is a non-supporter but i convinced him it's purely for journaling purposes and will be very private. I don't really care who reads it, i just want to archive our simple and sometimes uneventful life... because it's our life. And i think it will be important for my kids someday.

Van is almost seven months old. He is pretty fun to just watch and play with. He has a pretty bright smile. I love his new rock-it dance. He is getting close to sitting up on his own, but i don't see crawling in the near future...yet. He loves his new activity saucer, and i love it too because it entertains him so i can get a few things done.