Ryan, Kaitlyn, and Colin Madden: November 2011

Sunday, November 20, 2011

the Siblings...

My sweet children have arrived to meet their newest sibling!!

They are just adorable with him. I can't wait to see how this all plays out. :)

Checking him out right away...

Ryan could not wait to hold Colin. That was all he kept asking to do.

Both children gave gifts to Colin. Kaitlyn gave a "lovey" just like hers and Ryan gave a Chocolate Bunny like "Doggy".

they were SOOO excited about giving these gifts. They have had them ready for WEEKS!!

My little munchkins and their "gifts"

Mimi and Colin

Friday, November 18, 2011

Finally, it is Colin's Birth Day!!!

The day started early...like 4:45 am early. We had to be at the hospital by 6am to get ready for my c-section scheduled for 8am. All the pre-op stuff went according to schedule and I was laying in the operating room right on time. Little one was born at 8:44am CST and weighed a whopping 8lbs 4oz and measured 21.5 inches. This is 1 pound bigger than Ryan or Kaitlyn and 1 inch longer than Ryan and 2 longer than Kaitlyn. I knew he was going to be a big baby. (well, for me anyway) I could just tell by the way he stretched across my belly that he was taking up WAY more room than the other two. :)

Colin passed all of his tests with flying colors and got his little footprints made and then was brought over to me. He looked exactly like Kaitlyn with all of his dark hair, but he definitely doesn't have her full lips. They look a lot like Ryan's actually. All of my children resemble Mike more than me, but I have been told that Kaitlyn's eyes look more like mine...which is hard for some people to see because the rest of her face structure is so blatantly Mike's. It has been really hard for me to get used to Colin. I kept looking at him and calling him Kaitlyn...that is how much they look alike to me. Colin does have a lot of Ryan's mannerisms already.

Waiting for surgery...

Of course, the Daddy always gets to hold the baby first!!

Fresh from the bath. (a little out of order here)

Look at all that hair!!

I finally get to see the new baby

Friday, November 11, 2011

Hide and Seek

The kids have found a little area between the houses that is perfect for hide and seek. Except that is where they ALWAYS go, so not much of a challenge in the seeking part. Well, the babies have taken to following the big boys to their hiding spot. Kaitlyn stands so still and steady. I think she could stand there all day!

Priscilla's outings...

Priscilla, aka Mimi, came to visit the week before Colin was born to help me out with the kids and let me get some last things done as well as allow time for Mike and me to spend together. It was a great week as Mike and I got in a couple of good date nights and date afternoons. Exactly what we needed with this new little one on the way!

Here are some pics from the zoo and the park with Mimi.

Kaitlyn at the park with her beloved Clifford

Such a rough life!

at Boo at the Zoo

Halloween!! Trick or Treat!

Ryan, Kaitlyn, and all the neighbors had an absolute blast on Halloween this year. Running from house to house scrambling to get as much candy as possible and hyped up on excitement! There were about 10 children with our group - 5, 4, three 3's, a 2, and four 1's. It was a crazy night, but we had so much fun watching them really "get it" this year. Every other year we have only done a few houses because Ryan didn't really understand what was going on, but this year Ryan and Kaitlyn totally got into the spirit of it all and walked up to every door unaided holding out their pumpkins and screaming trick or treat. Kait was signing thank you to everyone and miraculously, some of the people noticed. Too funny.

Anyway, here are the kiddos in all their finery...Ryan was a "Knight that's Right" from a Backyardigans movie and Kaitlyn was the "Flighty Fairy" from that same episode. (upon Ryan's request of course)