A few of the new guy:

I wish I could keep him new forever

I finished my advent calendar a while ago. It went up yesterday
along with all the other Christmas decor. This is one of those things that I will never do again
(right beside crocheting and knitting).
Greg made the frame and the rest seemed to just take forever.

Emmett Verl Godfrey
November 20, 2010
8 lbs. 5 oz
20 1/2 inches long

Finally, finally, finally my sweet baby Emmett has arrived.
Friday, November 19, 2010
1:30 pm: doctors appointment; dilated to a 4; stripped membranes
5:00: contractions start
5:15 pm: rush to get kids fed, laundry done, bags packed, house cleaned
6:00 pm: contractions every 3 minutes
7:00 pm: ready to go
7:15 pm: Grandma Cathy & Grandpa Ed arrive (what they have become to us--so so thankful for them)
8:10 pm: arrive at hospital
9:15 pm: given first dose of penicillin (group strep B+)(need the other one in 4 hours)
11:00 pm: RELIEF! The Epidural
1:15 am: call nurses station to say "I think I might be close"
1:23 am: Doctor broke my water
1:28 am: Emmett born

This has been one of the longest pregnancies for me. Emotionally, spiritually and mentally challenging and so so draining. How grateful I am that a loving Heavenly Father hears and answers my prayers during my darkest of hours. I feel so blessed to have four little boys. There is something so magical about a newborn. We are all loving every single minute he's been here with us.

Nolan's 18 months photos turned into 19 1/2 month photos.

This week I've been working on getting all my Christmas stuff done. The only good thing about no baby yet is I can just keep pluggin away at it. I finally found a dresser for the baby's room and hopefully we'll get it refinished this week
(but I'll gladly take a baby anytime!).
As for the boys:
Dax: had a really hard time watching "How to Tame Your Dragon" (he's just super sensitive)
Lucas: wants an aircraft carrier for christmas
Nolan: loves kitties
Baby(close to having a name): is constantly on the move

Today was just one of those days. Seems like all I did was raise my voice (I know I promised not to do that) and cry. I'll be honest, after 9 months of feeling like crap I don't really know how to handle it anymore. This pregnancy has been really hard on me......mentally. That said, one moment I did enjoy out of my day was watching Lucas draw out of the Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals.

Dax had a big halloween party at school and Lucas thought it just grand that he got to sit next to his brother after the parade and eat a bunch of candy.

Just a little party we attended as a family. I was lame and didn't plan anything until last minute. It was almost time to walk out the door and I said, "I'm wearing all black, what can I be?" Dax replied, "How about a road?" Great! So a road I was for a few hours. Greg was our mighty duck hunter.

Nolan's coloring gets a little out of control sometimes. I can't keep him from biting the tops of markers off and that's all he wants to color with lately.

3 more weeks. 3 more weeks. 3 more weeks. But who's counting?