Welcome Baby Emerson

On November 16, 2012 we were able to add a new member to our family.

Emerson Solberg Smith

Solberg (said Sole-burg) is a norweigian family name on my (Breanne) side. My great grandmother's maiden name.

He weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19 inches long.  Everything went very smoothly with the delivery.  What a blessing.  I get an epidural so i wasn't really in any pain, just a little nauseous and uncomfortable. I  love the whole hospital experience.  Justin and I got to spend the whole weekend together with our beautiful new baby while my wonderful mother took care of the other crazies. ( thanks mom, you are the best)

The other 3 boys are loving him.  They are all very sweet and soft with him.  I'm sure after the novelty wears off they will rough him up.  It has been pretty crazy around our house.  I'm not sure if it is our normal craziness, or the new baby or the holidays, or maybe a combination of it all.  It has been hard for me to get out anywhere, which with Christmas shopping to do, is a bit stressful.   Then, the week after I had him, I was called to the Young Women Presidency. It's going to be ok.  I can do it all. :)  I have had so much help, everyone has been great.  All my my neighbors, friends and ward have brought me meals, and been so understanding.  Without my amazing husband and mother I don't know how I would function.  I am so blessed.  Jensen seems to be handling the change just great.  Drew, struggles with change quite a lot.  He is sweet with the baby, but has been back to having accidents in his pants and talking like a baby (those are basically his reactions with any significant change).  Breck is at the age of total craziness.  He is so rough with everybody (except the baby), it is best if he is not around anyone. He hits and tackles and jumps on and throws anything he can get his hands on, shoes, toys, his binkie.  We have a giant pile on top of our fridge of swords and guns and bats and sticks.  I look up there wondering why we even have this stuff in our house.  We are only asking for trouble.  Breck sure loves the baby though.  He always says , " I see baby eyes".  He wants to see the baby's eyes, even if that means trying to open them while he sleeps. He also rubs the baby's head saying, "hi, buddy Ism" (that is how he says Emerson). So cute.  In order for me to stay sane currently we have the movie "Despicable Me" playing over and over.  It is the only movie that Breck will actually sit and watch.  Not sure why, but I enjoy that one, so I don't mind too much. He says, " A watch a moonie", meaning " I want to watch a movie".  He is talking so well.  It has been really fun.

Here are our 4 baby boys. Can you tell who is who?

Jensen      Breck

     Drew        Emerson

It looks like we have one of our molds down pretty good.  I just pray Drew has the confidence to handle looking different than his brothers. 

 As you can see, Baby Emerson has a birthmark around his left nostril.  It is just a red mark and the Dr. says he think that it will go away.

We took a photo shoot on Thanksgiving Morning.  He was not even one week old.  So stinkin precious.  Today, he is 5 weeks old.  I can't believe it goes so fast.  Things are wonderful and I feel so blessed.  I love my house of boys......Complete Craziness.......but I do love it.:)