Eddi James Moss

He finally came! I kept having to tell myself he just needed the extra time. All of my baby's have come before their due date, so watching that come and go was a new experience for us all. I'm sure I was laboring for days but from the time my water broke to when we was born was 2 1/2 hours. Thanks to his speedy arrival there was no time for pain meds, but also thanks to one AMAZING husband and an incredibly helpful midwife he was born and I can actually say it was an incredibly positive experience. Recovery has been the best so far and we are all doing great. Ok, enough from me here are the pictures and fun moments from the kids. 

 6 lb 14 oz, 21 inches long. 

Born Wednesday Oct 29th, right before midnight! 

 He has been a great eater from the get go. 

 And a good sleeper. I can't say he sleeps at the most convenient times but he will sleep anywhere from 2-4 hours at a time. And there is no waking him for anything. He wakes when he is ready :) 

This experience has been different as a whole. In the past I was rarely by myself in the hospital, this time while the rest was nice it was not as fun. The visits from Devin and the kids were all too short and more than welcome. 

The first visit they all very quietly entered the room, and cautiously approached the bed. They all seemed concerned for me and asked me if I was ok and how I was feeling. They were all excited about Eddi and wanted to see him. 

Lucy was very cal and gentle and quiet. She liked holding Eddi and taking pictures of everyone else holding him. She brought me a pumpkin with a drawing of her and me and Eddi on it. 

Cole was SO excited to have a brother. He had been praying that Eddi would be a boy.  On his first visit he paced the room a lot and asked a lot of questions about why i was still at the hospital and when I would be home. He asked if I was feeling ok and when I would be all better. while holding Eddi he asked when Eddi would be all grown up :) Before they left Cole got emotional about going home without me. I was so sad to not be going with them. He is so sweet and concerned about the well being of others. 

"Leh my see Eddi"

Sadie wanted to be held and hugged the whole time she was there. She was the first one to sing Eddi the "rock-a-bye' song. It was a very sweet moment. She also ate almost all of my apple crisp ;) 

  

 First picture we got of Devin holding Eddi. 

Thankfully we were able to come home Friday evening. The kids even got to go trick-or-treating! It was windy and cold so they did a couple of blocks and called it a night. 

Elsa, Captain America, and Sadie as Herself :)

We are all SO happy to have this new little person in our family. Our hearts are full and our arms even more so.

Oma and Opa visit!

We were expecting the baby to come at any time so hadn't really planned a whole lot. But we ended up doing quite a bit while they were here.  

The night they came we went to hear a storyteller at one of the elementary schools and then went to the library for doggie tales. 

Oma reading to Sadie

Lucy reading 'Hug'

Cole reading 'Pete the Cat'

    

Lucy wanted to take pictures of the dog :)

Story time at the library and playing at the park on Wednesday. I even pushed the stroller most of the way to the park in hopes to induce labor, lol. 

It was beautiful weather the whole time they were here. Here is the first pile of leaves we played in this year.

We went to the Alpaca farm on Thursday, which was a really neat experience. The owner walked us around his farm to see all the animals. Very informational and the kids got to play with the cat, chase chickens, pet goats, and even feed the Alpacas! We came away with alpaca wool socks, felted soap. 

Sadie always has toys in her hands. Unwilling to limit herself to two she decided to carry the baby under her chin. She is very resourceful.  

Lucy's portrait shots of her doll. 

Game night with Oma, Candyland. Spot it!, and Twister. 

Raspberry Creme Soda anyone?

We went on a hike at Starved Rock, it was beautiful. Most of the leaves had fallen, the ground was a lot more yellow than the pictures show. 

"Mom take my picture"

Sadie dragging her feet like Oma

Lucy snuck a leaf into Opa's pocket

       Cole loved climbing and crawling through all the leaves!

       Selfies at the top!!               Throwing rocks in the stream 

Rock hopping

Can you spy Lucy?

Cole found every 'cave' and sat in it. 

Lucy brought a pumpkin home from her field trip and wanted to make a pumpkin pie. Oma obliged her and made two!! My kids LOVE dough and batter of every kind. So you can imagine the surprise when she made this face to pie crust .

The actual pie was a hit though, the kids loved it and the pies were gone within two days. 

Since the baby hadn't come by Saturday we decided to start some walking. We headed over to bakers lake so the kids could ride bikes and play at the park after. Since we haven't been riding bikes lately everyone was out of practice and our walk was more of a leisurely stroll. 

We vainly tried to get close to the duck and egret who stayed as far away as possible the entire time. My favorite part of it all was the kids rolling down (and up in Sadie's case) the hill. 

This one is amazing at riding but getting her to actually get on the bike is a battle only her father can handle. 

We made a HUGE leaf pile with all the leaves on the side of our house, I'll save you the pictures and just give you the video ;)

Last but not lest we carved pumpkins for FHE. Or I should say Devin and Opa carved pumpkins while the kids directed their every cut. Cole's bumpy pumpkin was so hard Devin had to use a drill to get the holes going. The miter saw was his first choice but the battery was dead. :). 

"My nose is burning!" 

I think they turned out great! 

Our week was wonderful and the only disappointment was the fact that they missed the baby.