no more preggie piggie... i'm just fat

:: he is here! baby boy bateman #3 was born on Wednesday at 5:05 pm. we hadn't fully decided if he was to be baby henry or baby abraham. for some reason ezra had it in his head that the baby was " baby abe" or actually " baby habe" is how he pronounced it. we kept going back and forth but decided on abraham henry bateman. somehow ezra persuaded us all! here are the details::
: we went into to hospital on weds @ 9:30 by 10 i was given pitocin, by 10:30 they broke my water and at 5:05 after only 5 pushes abe was born! it was sooo much easier than both of my previous labors! in fact after the first push james said " he has dark hair" and i was in shock that he could already see the head. ezra was at least 2 hours of pushing and eli a half and hour so it was great. i like the downward trend 24 hours of labor, 11 then 8, maybe next time it will be under 6??!!
he is a little guy- 7 lbs 11 ozs and 20 inches with dark brown hair. he is a little clone baby and looks just like his brothers. we are all doing really great and are excited to be home. thanks family for all your help with keeping the big boys happy and entertained.

the boys love to hold abe. poor little guy has already had his nose honked by ezra, been kicked in the face by eli and had his head pushed around by eli also. they try to be gentle...
ezra kept saying " baby abe is so cute"

eli liked to point and grunt at him aunt beth
granny pammy
dad and eli
curious george

clone baby

tired mama

just like the other two he had jaundice. hopefully this is the worst of it and he just has to sunbathe. knowing our luck he will have to be under the lights for a long time. boo hoo.
loving big brother...

well there you go and good night.

don't hate because you're jealous

have i mentioned that i am the proud new owner of this sweet van? honestly am i lame that i am so excited? i have had it for about a week now and couldn't be more happy. the luxury and ease alone makes it all worth while. i will always drive a mini, mark my words. you say you never will? i defy you to admit that it will cross your mind with a third kid. thanks mom and dad for such a good deal on the just about the most mommyest car i could get.

*this is a photo from google, not my actual car but close...*

ittikids

i'm not sure how i found this store but you need to check out how cute their stuff is. it's called ittikid they are these cute and fun scandanavian style clothes. here are some of my favorites...

sick...

ugh we have all just gotten over having the stomach flu. i am so grumpy because it made me miss out on alot of fun things that i had planned last week. eli got the bug first and was throwing up and having other issues ( you know what i mean...) about every 20 minutes but at least he was able to mostly sleep. i was feeling pretty good, i hardly ever get sick anymore. i was excited to get away to bookclub and get some time away from dealing with sickness when i noticed that i was feeling sort of sick and was having contractions. i called my mom and said i'm either in labor or have the stomach flu. thank goodness it was just the stomach flu! i'm not ready for a newborn yet! then that night ezra also got sick. it was so sad, he came to tell us that he needed a drink of water and than "blahhhh" throw up city. poor little guy,he literally threw up every 20- 45 minutes all night long. there is something so sad about watching your kids stand over a toilet with no energy left in their little bodies. it was the crummiest bug i've had in a long while. i really hope that none of you guys get it or have already had it! it took a few days to get over and we missed our last days together with my friend bridgette and her kids. they moved to atlanta last week and we couldn't be sadder. we lived in the same six-plex with bridgette and chad in holladay. ezra and ella played together almost every day and i soon became friends with bridgette and we continued to see them almost weekly even when we moved. we have also made other good friends through hanging out with chad and brigette. we miss you guys already!