Sophie's First Photo Shoot!

Sophie had her first photo shoot at 3 weeks old!  They were taken by Tasha Sturdevant...check out her site! http://www.wix.com/tashasturdevant/colorsplashphotography

Yep, we're going to keep her!

Sophie Marie

Usually Travis does the first blog post for our children because he is absolutely hilarious...and honestly, it is nice to not have to listen to me all the time!  He uses engineering and nerdy science terms, which makes for a fun read.  Unfortunately, we did not take the time in the hospital to so it and are super busy juggling 3 kiddos, so you are stuck with a fast post from me!

We are very proud and excited to announce the arrival of our sweet little girl!  Sophie Marie was born on April 1, 2011 at 5:15PM.  She weighed 7lbs. 1 oz and was 19 inches long.

She is definitely a sweet little thing and sleeps A LOT!  The boys LOVE her and are excited to have a little sister.  She, like her brothers, had jaundice, which meant that there were long nights of me TRYING to wake her so that she ate every 2-3 hours.  We made it through with no lights this time!  Yea!

We have already been to her 2 week appointment and she is in the 10th percentile for weight and the 75th for height...so just like her brothers...tall and skinny...hopefully that will continue!

We absolutely love her and have decided to keep her!  Welcome to our crazy family, Sophie!

In Memory of Devin...

We were blessed with so much love and support during this hard time!  We are truly grateful for each and every one of you!

Rest in Peace, Devin...and save me a good spot up there!  It won't be long before we all see you again!

Goodbye for now...but not for long.

Devin Westenskow (May 13, 1982-March 4, 2011)
I love you and miss you, Little Brother!!

If you have not heard, or read, my little brother passed away yesterday after falling 187 feet into an abandoned mine shaft.  The rescue crews did everything that could possibly be done to try and get him out, but with his injuries and the instability of the mine, they were unable to.  They plan on sealing the mine by Monday.  Like my mom said, "Devin has his own mountain now." :)

We will miss him greatly, but are comforted that he is in a better place.  I am absolutely amazed at the number of wonderful people that have supported us through this!

Love you, Bro!

Losing my Mind!!

So...I actually started up the stairs to go and check on Sophie to see if she was still sleeping...It's then that I remembered that she is not yet born and probably won't me for another 5 weeks...oops!

Valentine's Day

I am proud of myself that I am actually posting this within the month that the holiday happened!  Go me!

We actually made heart cookies this year!  I am striving to be a better mom where holidays are concerned.  We have not done much "prep" for holidays so far, as most projects turn into disasters...and I tend to keep getting pregnant and tired!  We're about done with that though...thank goodness!  (Luckily, we made the cookies before V day...Sophie decided to nestle down on a nerve and I couldn't even walk on the 13th and 14th!  Silly girl!)

Jack and Charlie decorated their own cookies this year.  They each got a cookie, a plastic knife, a blob of frosting and some sprinkles on their plate.  Charlie dove right into the eating part.  I helped him to at least get some frosting and a few sprinkles on the cookie.  No worries though, he licked up the extra frosting and sprinkles too!  Jack, on the other hand, would not even think of eating the cookie until every sprinkle was atop it!  Perhaps dumping the sprinkles on to the plate was not the greatest idea...at least not the most time-efficient idea!  They enjoyed it though...and I did too!

We even made heart shaped pizza for dinner!  It was fun and actually very yummy!  I definitely felt the love this Valentine's day!  How could I not, with such an amazing family!

I am discovering a new love for Photoshop Elements!  Thanks to a wonderful lady in Travis' van pool that was willing to teach me!!  The only hard part is finding free downloads of boy stuff.  If you know of any places to find them, do share!

A Snapshot

Here is a snapshot of out little Sophie at 29 weeks!  Notice the full, pouting lips...I'm thinking she might be little heart breaker!