Pre-Delivery Thoughts

I forgot to post these videos of the boys.  I took these just before we went to the hospital.

And here's one that Sam took:

Thomas's Big Break

Hannah Mae was born Saturday afternoon.  We came home from the hospital Sunday night.  Monday morning around 8:30 I was in my room feeding Hannah Mae and I heard Thomas make a strange sound I hadn't heard him make before-like a yelp.  A moment later he began to cry.  A minute later Dave brought Thomas into our room and said, "I think Thomas broke his arm."  His arm was sagging in the middle-definitely broken.  We decided Dave and Teresa would go with Thomas to the ER.  Sam and I would go take Hannah to the doctor for her bilirubin test which was supposed to be done by 11 that morning.  Fortunately we hadn't sold the Prius yet, so we still had 2 cars and could go two different places at once.  Unfortunately, both sets of keys went with Dave and Teresa to the ER.  Teresa came back and drove us to the doctor, which I was grateful for because I was feeling a little light headed earlier in the morning.

After the bilirubin check and lunch I went and took lunch to Dave in the ER and saw Thomas too.  They were there until 5 pm.  I was feeling really tired, so I didn't stay long.  Plus I was nervous about having Hannah Mae there in the room that Thomas was sharing with a man was in because he had been projectile-vomiting blood.  Thomas was a champ.  He was calm through it all, after the initial crying when he broke it. The doctors and nurses (according to Dave) were really surprised by how calm he was.  Both the radius and ulna were broken all the way through.

 They gave him something like laughing gas before they set the bone.  To see if it was working yet they asked him to sing the ABCs.  He couldn't. :)

Thomas below: one-handed egg dying.  He may be ambidextrous by the time that cast comes off.  They predict it will be ready to come off in about 3 weeks (5 weeks from the time of the break).

I guess he didn't want to be outdone by the arrival of a baby girl.

Introducing Hannah Mae Edwards

Hannah Mae Edwards (named for grandparents on both my and Dave's side of the family) was born on Saturday, April 12, 2014 at 2:49 pm.  She weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and 20 1/2 inches.  We are so excited to have a little girl!  Sam and Thomas both really wanted a little sister.  For some reason we've been waffling on what to call her.  The plan was to call her Mae, but Dave calls her Hannah Mae or Hannah, Sam calls her Hannah Mae, and Thomas calls her Plane-Plane (which was Thomas's plan all along for a girl baby).  I'm going back and forth between Mae, Hannah Mae, and Hannah.  We'll see which one wins out.

Around 6 AM Saturday morning I realized that the contractions I was feeling weren't completely painless this time.  I finally woke Dave, who had been asking anxiously for the last week if my contractions were painful, to tell him that I was having painful contractions.  His response was, "Oh good!  We can go to McDonalds for breakfast on the way to the hospital."  We didn't go to McDonalds though.  We (and when I say we I mean Dave) shampooed our car instead because we had to return the rented shampooing machine to Safeway before 5 that night.  (We don't regularly shampoo our car;  we're getting ready to sell it.)

Anyway, without further ado, here she is!

Edwards' Quotable Quotes of 2013

The following are some quotes we recorded in our family from last year.  (Some of you will have heard some of these already).

Sam (to Dave leaving for work):  We love you!  Have lots of money when you get home!
April 16, 2013

Anyone:  What's your name?
Thomas:  Thomas the train Edwards
April 2013

Thomas and Dave had been shooting each other with dart guns.  Dave had been teaching Thomas to say "Draw" when he pulls out his gun.  A few minutes later Thomas walks in, points his gun and says, "Color!"
June 2, 2013

Dave:  The question is, is Mommy growing the baby, or is the baby growing Mommy?
Nov. 30, 2013

Patti:  But are you ever going to be 2 again?
Sam:  When I'm an angel, silly!
April 11, 2013

Thomas:  What a heck!
Sept. 12, 2013

Sam:  You're always invited Mommy (to the bath), you just never come.
Mom:  That's because I don't like to get naked in front of you.
Sam:  It's ok.  We don't mind.  We like naked girls.
Feb. 2013

Dave:  Bye Thomas, I love you.
Thomas:  (In a very cheerful voice)  Thank you!
April 25, 2013

Mom:  Thomas, what's 1 orange + 1 orange?
Thomas:  Red.
June 23, 2013

Thomas:  IT'S CHRISTMAS!
Jan. 28, 2013

Sam:  I'm gonna make love in my room.  Come see all the love in my room. (Referring to heart-shaped valentine's decorations.)
Feb 2, 2013

Dave:  Thomas, are you ok?  (Thomas was sticking out his tongue as Dave walked into the bathroom while Thomas and Sam were bathing.)
Thomas:  Sam peed in my mouth.
Dave:  Sam!?!  Why did you do that?
Sam:  I was just trying to get his hair.
Dave:  If you pee on anyone again, time-out.

Patti:  If you are tired you can just close your eyes.
Sam:  Well, I'm not going to give up.
Feb. 4, 2013

Dave:  Where is him?
June 24, 2013

Sam:  Did you know penguins have beards?
Patti:  No, I didn't.
Sam:  I bet the scientists who made penguins know.
Sept. 5, 2013

Thomas (on a short run with Sam and Patti):  Why are we doing this Mommy?

Sam (In a whining voice):  I want to clean the walls!!!
Aug. 9, 2013

Thomas:  Mommy, now you lost one of your bums!
Dec. 14, 2013

Thomas:  It's brrrrrue!  (i.e. blue)
May 28, 2013

Thomas:  My baby is crying.
Sam:  Good.....he'll stop soon.
July 7, 2013

Patti:  Thomas, you have a booger.  Let me get a tissue.
Thomas (while Patti's back is turned, and in a sing-song voice):  The booger's in my tummy!
May 26, 2013

Thomas:  Are you bacon....for some bacon....you can be a big pig too!  Woo!
March 20, 2013

Thomas (trying to grab the bone on the side of his ankle):  There's a ball!  Get the ball out!
Mar. 2013

Sam:  Do you know what I want to marry?
Patti:  What?
Sam:  You!  But I'm not big enough.
July 20, 2013

Thomas:  I'm not going to take my tornado because it might get totally lost.
July 20, 2013

Thomas:  Mommy, I think you're my best friend.
Aug. 30, 2013

Thomas:  Sam, I want to kill!

Sam:  Don't forget you could try to get pretty Mommy.
Aug. 4, 2013

Thomas:  I stand here until the scariness goes away.
Patti:  How does it go away?
Thomas:  It starts in my belly and goes zzzzzhhhhhh (moving his hand from his belly to his mouth) and out my mouth.
November 2013

Sam and Thomas:  I'm going to put you in jail.
Patti:  I'm going to put Daddy in jail.
Sam:  Not Daddy!  He's our savior!
Jan. 15, 2013

Sam:  You missed the beginning of the Mormon-agle-tackle choir.
October 13, 2013

Thomas:  I bemember it!
Mar. 23, 2013

Dave:  What do you have there Thomas?
Thomas:  These!
Dave:  Those are called your nipples.
Thomas:  Yeah!  And they're not sharp!
October 22, 2013

Cami:  Have you been extra good while your Dad is gone?
Sam:  Mmmm, pretty muchly.
July 7, 2013

Dave:  What if we get a baby boy?
Sam:  That would be terrible.
Aug. 2013

Christmas (and a few others)

I started vacuuming to try to wake Thomas up from his nap.  Apparently he can plug his ears while he sleeps!

 The boys just love throwing rocks into the water.

 Sacramento Train Museum

 I can remember doing things like this with my sister, Tanya.  If you didn't notice, that's a single pair of pants.  They are each in one leg.

 For Thanksgiving a friend invited us to join them at her parents house, which is a boy's dreamland.  There's a trampoline, a friendly dog, and lots of land.  We had a great time and they were great hosts!

 I guess this is the only picture we got when Brad Hunter came, and he's not even in the picture!  This is at the top of the Berkeley clock tower.

 If you ask Sam if Santa came to the ward Christmas party, he'll tell you it was Teagan's dad.  A couple of months ago he saw something in the store he wanted and asked for it.  I told him we could get it for his stocking.  "Wait, YOU put stuff in our stockings?" he said.  Then on Christmas morning when he pulled it out of his stocking he said, "Oh great.  You're Santa."  He hadn't seen it for over a month; I thought maybe he'd forgotten, but he doesn't forget.  I've actually told him before that Santa is pretend (I know, I know, I'm a Scrooge) but he just wanted to believe I think.  I'm not sure what he thinks now because after we got back from Utah we got our mail and in it was a letter from Santa (thank you Post Office).  And then a day or two later he wrote a letter to Santa letting him know what he'd like next Christmas.

 Sam and Spencer, shortly before the Bairs moved.

 Utah!  Fun in the backyard.

 Christmas morning.  Emma was pretty interested in the toys Sam and Thomas got.  I think it was at 5 AM I heard Sam say to Thomas, "It's Christmas Day!"

 We went sledding with the Michaelis and Powell families.  There was a great little hill that was nice and slick.  The boys were lacking energy, unfortunately.

 After Christmas Dinner Party at the Michaelis' home.

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Brothers! 

 My Mom and Dad just got back from a mission to England.  They brought back these adorable soldier suits for the boys.  I think Garrett is missing...but this is the best picture I got.  Sorry Garrett!

 Adrienne and me.

 The "Ice Cave" at Duck Creek.  It wasn't quite as impressive as I'd expected, but it wasn't bad.

 More ice cave.

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 Midway Ice Castles with the Bairs.  Sam, Spencer, Isaac, Thomas.

 Gemma!

 Ashley and Me!

Halloween 2013

Thomas and Sam are in a dance class that the Amazing Roxanne does for free for kids in the ward.  She loves it, which works out well, because the kids love it too.  Here is a sample of the Halloween dance class (which is why some of them,including Roxanne, are dressed up.)

 Thomas decided to put on make-up.  Doesn't he look pretty?

 Sam getting ready for the school parade.  It was kind of boring, in my opinion.

Sam's teacher-she's a jelly-fish.   

 The kids carved these all by themselves!  Do you believe me?

Thomas (a knight...I know it's iffy.  He had a shirt that went with it, and a different helmet that looked more like a knight, but he didn't like them).  Sam (you can tell he's a cowboy, right?)  Sam insisted on wearing some cowboy boots I'd gotten years ago from D.I. for a costume.  They were so loud clunking around on the sidewalk, but he liked them and couldn't be dissuaded.  But I was glad when the trick-or-treating was done and my ears got a rest.  It was a great Halloween!
P.S. Thanks Christy for the cow-print pants-thingies.  I don't know if you recognize them but they're from the "Jesse" costume you let me use once (which is also what the boots were for).  I'm pretty sure I offered to give them back but you didn't want them back...at least I hope so!

Summer!

Well, I'm going to try to catch up.  Here are some pictures from the summer.

 We made a zoo trip with the Diases and Bairs.  Above:  Alexis, Thomas, Isaac climbing on the big red frogs.

 Sam, Isaac, and Thomas

 Chalk Paint

 Bowling!  The kids loved it!  

 We went to the Bay Area Discovery Museum.  That place is great for kids.  And what a great view of the bridge disappearing into the fog.

 More Discovery Museum.

I can't believe how long Thomas' hair is!  Who let it get that long?!

Still at the Discovery Museum.  Makes you wish you lived in the Bay, doesn't it (Tanya)?  (J/K Miss you!) 

Ice cream Sundays!  Sam doused his in maraschino cherry juice.  Bleh!

Thomas fell asleep coloring.  That's a first for our family I think.  He hasn't adopted Sam's sleep philosophy which seems to be "Never give in."

For the 4th we watched fireworks with friends.  It was the first time we've stayed up late with the kids to do it.  They LOVED it.  At around 8:30 Sam started commenting how it was past all of our bed times, even Mommy and Daddy.  Throughout the actual fireworks Sam said things like, "Oooooooooh.  Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah.  Woooooooooooow."  Thomas spent some time with his head under the blanket, but also with his above it for a good part of it too.  Afterwards he declared, "I was brave about it."  And he was.

 Cute Maddie!

 Thomas giving Sam the heimlich, apparently.  When did this happen?  I don't remember it...maybe Dave took this picture.

 Is it time for fireworks yet?  Maybe we should take more pictures to amuse ourselves.

 Cami, Brian, Claire, and Maddie.  So glad we know these people!

 The Bigelows-Lucy's parents!  (I feel like I've posted plenty of pictures of her, but none of her parents).  Before we moved here we knew that another LDS family, the Bigelows, were moving into the same building we were.  I couldn't help but imagine all the things we'd experience together and the friendship we'd form.  And guess what, I was right!  They bail us out when we lock ourselves out of our apartment (I think only once so far), and they bail us out when we have a cookie craving but no cookies.  And when Ben came home to discover me in their empty apartment borrowing chocolate chips, he just smiled and said ok when I tried to explain myself.  (I had the go-ahead from Sophie, but I'm pretty sure I looked really guilty.)  We've been really lucky to have moved here at the same time as the Reschkes, Roeders, and Bigelows.

 King Lamoni (Sam) falling to the earth (surrounded by Lamanite arms).

 Kite Festival.  It's always windy, so some genius decided to make money off of it. :)

 Braeden's birthday at Pump It Up.  (Gemma, Sam, Spencer, Braeden, Alexa)

 I'm so sad this picture is fuzzy because I think it's so cute!  Alexa and Maud.

That's it for now!