Embry David is here!!

Introducing Embry David York!

Embry came a few days earler than planned! I had a C-section sceduled for the 5th but went into labor Feb 29 after working a busy last day and meeting my friend Kate for coffee until 11:30! On the way home I was talking to my brother andf said, " I gotta go. These contractions are getting painful!" Since I had been with him the day that the other two were born I thought it just might be because I was talking to him and he has some kind of magic about him-haha! I was not ready to go into labor! I was exhausted after a day that started at 5 am and I still had office notes to finish from work. Plus both boys were asleep... and I had my surgery scheduled with a hernia repair at the same time and I knew it wouldn't happen if I went into labor early! I got hom and kept telling Wes, "I don't wanna do this tonight!" But, they got stronger so we packed up all 4 of us very quickly and took the boys to our sitter's house to spend the night. We walked in at 1 am and Collin said, "Waffle" and headed to her kitchen because that's his usual morning routine at her house! Anyways, Wes and I drove  to the hospital where they held off my contractions until morning with IV fluids. The doctor came around the next day about 9 and said I had progressed enough that she could do the seciton early. She tried to get my other surgeon on board for the hernia but he couldn't do it so I was disappointed but so excited ot have Embry here early!!! After a not so easy C-section (my epidural took awhile to work so they had to give me more and then my BP and pulse were erratic and freaked me out), he was born at 11 am exactly and weighed 7 pounds 2 oz and was 19 3/4 long...almost exactly Collin's weight and height! He looks exactly like his brothers on their first few days!!!We are trying to adjust now at home with three boys but loving every minute of having Embry with us. How blessed we are for this little guy and so undeserving of him and his good health. Praise God for such a sweet surprise!!!... and I did finish all my notes right up until the surgery working on my laptop-haha!

The Sweetest Daddy of Three Ever

Proud Papa

Grandma

Mimi

Denny

Big Brother Ashton immediately kissed Embry and just loves to kiss him!

Three Generations of York Males!

Our first family of 5 photo!

love this one!!!

I missed my older boys!

Uncle P came in the next day just in time for tornados and escaped the bad weather in Nashville!!

Headed Home!

The boys ran out to meet us!

Favorite Things Ashton Has said lately...

On the way to the OB this week, "Mommy, when I get big, I'm gonna pee in a cup...Do you poop in a cup too?"

Then as they are both squatting down watching me aim for the cup, "I wanna see. I wanna see!!!" So I hold the cup for them both to oooh and aaaah over my successful aim. I wish I had a picture of them watching and cheering me on. OB visits are priceless!!

In the car, "mommy I have to tee tee."
me-"we're almost there Ashton. Please hold it and we'll go straight to the bathroom."
"But if I hold it, I can't hold my cars."

me before bed the other night, "Phew. I am TIRED!"
A-"Yeah, Collin wore me out. He said so many things today!"

"I am really impressed that it's not raining today."

"Can I have dessert if I eat all my pancakes?"

"When Mimi stays with me when Embry's born, I want pasta for supper."

And here are some photos over the past month. The first is Collin at dinner folding his hands the other night. It was so sweet. He is offically now 18 months old and talking like crazy!

Ashton with chocolate milk after successful potty time this week! He also got to go with me to see a play of "If you Give a mouse a cookie" yesterday!

Me with Embry David at 33 weeks

Thomas has them in a trance. Today Collin called him Tom which cracked me up!

This boy loves to hold his shirt up and shout" Belly Button!!!"

Boys playing with all the baby stuff I unpacked. Good thing Embry will be getting new nipples because they both had a ball sucking on them!

With a third boy coming, it's time Ashton really earned his keep around here! I only wish he'd always think cleaning was fun!

And another quote..."Is Embry's head gonna be like Collin's?"

And a great story...Last night Wes and I were headed to dinner and the symphony and my parents were babysitting. Showing my mom how to use Ashton's epipen, I accidentally stuck myself because I thought it was the tester! We called 911 and gthe paramedics monitored me. Turned out it only got into my hand but nothing else thank God because I backed my hand away so quickly. But, we still went to the ER to have the baby's heart monitored and all was fine. Anyway tonight Ashton says, "That was funny when you took my medicine and it made you sick and the firemen came."

Christmas Morning

Christmas Pictures 2011...finally!!

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Checking out Santa's gifts

Unfortunately you can't see my tummy in this picture but it is quite large even a month ago!

Christmas was great for us because we could spend it in our new home and our parents came to us! My parents and brother hung out Christmas Eve and Wes' parents came up Christmas day. Here are some photos starting with Christmas morning.  The boys had so much fun and Ashton especially was excited this year more than in years past.

Collin's First Thomas-just his size!

Ashton's new car transporter

Collin got a little sleepy

Our sweet boys

New train table from Grandma and Papa

Santa eats vegan at our house. We left him some gingerbread and a reindeer cookie Ashton and I made for Rudolph. He also had some hemp milk to wash it down!

This is Christmas Eve. Ashton looks so old in this photo!

This was definitely a Thomas Christmas

The best gift I've given in years...A cookbook called Cookin With Coolio!

Collin loves carrying around a little New Testament. Bible. He's about to preach to us here!

Lightning McQueen Tent from Uncle Patrick!

Eating a snack on the way to church Christmas Eve. I can't reach Collin so I always get Ashton to feed him in the car. It's so sweet but this night he says, "Mommy, I'm getting tired of doing this." I love seeing Collin's little hand poke out from his car seat!

Santa left three pairs of PJs for the boys this year. Can't wait to see them all three in them!