Baby Boy Cook!!!

(posted by Aunt Holly)

Hey everyone!

HE'S HERE!!! The newest member of the RM Cook Fam has arrived and boy howdy is he CUTE!!!! He was born at 10:05 pm, February 6, 2010. He weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces, measured 20 3/4" long, and has super kissable chubby cheeks! Baby boy Cook (name coming soon...if it were up to Katelyn, his name would be "Liddo Owl") is doing great. Mandie is recovering fabulously and is set to run a marathon next week! ha, ha. Okay, not really, but it wouldn't surprise me!

The girls are so excited that their little brother is here! We took them up to see Little Owl twice today and they are pretty much in heaven. They will be the BEST big sisters. He is one lucky and LOVED little guy.

PICTURES, PICTURES, YOU WANT PICTURES!!! Here are a bunch of fun pictures from our visits today. KyKy and KateKate holding him for the first time, proud uncle Mikey shots, darling new family pics, and lots of cute close ups of our sweet little boy! He is definitley one of the most loved little people in the world! ENJOY!

We love you all!

PS: The pictures at the bottom of Kyleigh, Katelyn, and Naiya were just too blasted cute NOT to throw in! When Rusty madly dropped them off before heading to the hospital that night, we all (Ky, Kate, Nai, Uncle Mikey, me, and two crazy dogs) danced around (ring around the rosies style) jumping up and down singing "our new brother/cousin/nephew is coming"! We then searched the bookshelves for all kids books that had new babies in them. We read them all in celebration of "New Brother Eve", kind of like Christmas Eve but with a much better present waiting for them in the morning. :) ha, ha. Too fun. We are so truly grateful that he is here and healthy! We know that he will be a huge blessing to our family. We love you Little Owl!!!

All my bags are packed, I'm ready to go!

These are the reasons I am ready to go...

- I can't tell where my calf muscle ends and my ankles begin.

- Getting out of bed is a cross between an earthworm and a beached whale.

- I have to sleep at a 45 degree angle to enable breathing.

- I am very impatient and mean. You can ask my kids or husband (the kids will admit it, Rusty won't. He is smart).

- Last but not least, I am ready to meet our sweet little boy.

Sleeping on the stairs

Bedtime goes in cycles. Sometimes it is easy. Other times it is a battle. Last night Katelyn needed a bandaid, cold water, a banana, some of Mike and Holly's hippy salve, the door open, the door closed, and Jake in her room. All at different times. We heard her reading to herself and playing barbies. Kyleigh tried to put her to sleep by sleeping in her bed for awhile. She gave up because it was uncomfortable. Then said she had to pretend she was asleep so Katelyn would leave her alone. After what seemed like an eternity it was quiet upstairs and we thought all was well. When we went to bed this is how we found our little sweetie. Good Night!