My boys

It is so crazy having two little boys! The strangest thing

is looking at Soren and then having Manni walk up with his

large toddler head and body. Soren looks exactly like Mannix

did as a baby so it is really freaky to see the small and large

version at the same time.

Here I am with my boys and my beautiful flowers from

my midwife Christine. She brought them to me before I

went into labor so I could have them during the birth as

a visualization tool. They were so pretty!

Manni and I made a mobile for Soren. It was a fun project

and they both seem to enjoy it equally!

1 week after Soren was born we realized that Manni hadn't

had a bath since before he was born. OOPS! I guess the

neglect starts immediately. So we got both of our dirty

little boys clean at the same time!

He finally arrived!

After walking countless miles in Walmart, Homedepot,

and Target I finally went into labor 5 days over due on

Jan. 18th at 1am. Hooray!

Scott got up at 4am to set up the birth room

12 hours later we had our baby Soren Lee. I am so glad
that we opted for the home birth so I could relax in the
birth pool through many of those long hours. The water
made the labor a lot more manageable. He was a very big
boy and wanted to start nursing as soon as Scott cut the
umbilical cord.

Soren Lee Fernandez
This little boy was HUGE!
Born at 4:38 pm Jan 18th 2010
8 lbs 14.5 oz, 20in
(the five extra days really helped fatten him up!)

We went to pick up Mannix from our friend Diane's house
and took Soren along for the ride. This is Manni's first
look at his little brother. He was so excited to have his
little brother but mostly he just wanted to go home to
get his brand new train set!

Manni did great at Diane's
house and only cried once. Diane thought he was feeling
lonely but he had actually just accidentally spilled yogurt
on the carpet and was feeling terrible for making a mess!
Diane sent us home with birthday gifts me and Soren
and dinner too. What a great friend! Thanks Diane!

As soon as we got home we started getting out trains.
Mannix was VERY happy. That was a LONG wait for
a 3 year old.

Later I was relaxing with Soren in the recliner and Mannix
came over to check out what we were doing. I asked Manni
if he wanted to hold Soren and he ran off saying "Just a
minute." When he came back he had a favorite Thomas book
that he wanted to read to Soren. I think this will work out
great between the brothers.

This is Christine our midwife getting
Soren's footprints on his birth certificate.

Scott was so amazing through the entire labor and delivery.
He didn't leave my side except once to take the dog outside.
(those were hard contractions without him)
After it was all said and done he needed as much R&R as I
did. I think it is stressful watching your wife labor hour after
hour. Here he is admiring our new little boy.

When are you going to be here Soren?

My Estimated due date was Jan 13th and still no baby yet.

This is me at 40 weeks + 2days.

I've had tons of contractions for a week or more

but they all eventually fizzle out.

When is this baby going to finally come out?

I've been trying to keep busy while waiting for baby.

At 38 weeks pregnant I started this baby quilt for Soren.

I was worried that I wasn't going to

finish it before the baby came. . .

little did I know that I had PLENTY of time to finish it!

My second project was to finish a patchwork quilt that

I've been holding onto for over a decade.

Nana hand pieced the front together and then I

machine quilted it to a yellow checked sheet.

It turned out darling! It's my new favorite blanket

and so soft with the sheet backing.

Scott drew this mural on Manni's cupboard before he was born

and it sat halfway finished for the last 3 years.

It's amazing what waiting for a new baby and a Christmas break

from college can motivate people to finish up!

When Soren is born we are going to give Manni a

wooden train set. He is completely wild for trains

and can't wait to get his hands on his very own train set.

(I'm hoping this will provide me with tons of great

breatfeeding time). We decided that a train table

would be smart so the baby doesn't mess with his train

or block projects. Scott and Mannix built this together

while I was working on Nana's quilt.