Rebekah's Firsts

Instead of trying to review the past six weeks of Rebekah's life, I thought an overview of some of her firsts would give you a good glimpse of how she is growing and changing.

To the right is Rebekah's first tub bath. She seemed to really like it. Susanna got in with her for a little while. I turned around for a brief moment and when I had turned back, Susanna had placed a tub toy on Rebekah's tummy. Very cute gesture. Yes, and even Brigham got in the tub too, but only for a picture. He was a little rough around her at first but is getting more and more gentle as time passes.


To the left is Rebekah's first "Gampy Outing". Gampy came to stay with us from Jan. 4Th to Jan. 15Th. It was such a treat to have her and Rebekah got lots of time with her Gampy over those ten days. All the children enjoyed having her, even Brigham. He was grumpy and going through Pops' withdrawal. Unfortunately, he took it out on Gampy a bit. But after she left, when asked "Brigham, who do you love?" he responded Mia and Gampy. Too bad Pops. It was sweet seeing Gampy and her namesake, Rebekah Evelyn, have some bonding time. We are looking forward to some more in March!!

To the right is one of Rebekah's first smiles. She actually had her first smile a few days before this one was taken. However, I couldn't get that one on film. She loves her bouncy, swing, and Mommy and Daddy's bed. Notice her bassinet or crib were not in the list. I must admit, I am not as strict with her routine as I was with the other children. But, time passes so quickly and she is a wonderful cuddle baby. She snuggles very close at night. I know I will pay later when she is 2, 3, or 12 and still sneaking into our bed. But, for now, it's nice.

Our Christmas

Well, it has been awhile since we have updated the blog. Now that we are getting into a routine, I wanted to give a brief synopsis of our Christmas. The Lord truly blessed us during the holiday season with a white Colorado Christmas, a healthy newborn, and Mom and Dad who came in for 3 weeks to celebrate Rebekah's birth as well as Christmas with us. Cameron and Holly were able to come for about four days as well just before Christmas!! The children were in heaven having Pops and Mia for 3 whole weeks!!

Other than sitting around the fire and playing in the playroom with the children, we enjoyed a Christmas Eve service at New Life Church and followed that with a Christmas Eve Dinner (one of the many wonderful meals Mom prepared while she was here). We woke up BEFORE DAWN, (thanks to Wesley), to see what Santa had brought. Eventually, we got around to Christmas brunch and began putting together numerous items for the children. It was a long but wonderful day!!

Before and after Christmas, Dad got a chance to walk and run in some chilly conditions but loved the view of the Rockies on his treks. Mom stayed busy cooking, doing laundry, and holding Rebekah. Wes and Brigham kept Pops busy with their battles they set up in the basement and Susanna colored and colored and colored in her various art books. A few days were even warm enough to take the kids to the park while they tried out their new bikes and trike.

All and all, Christmas was spent being together and celebrating first and foremost Christ's birth and also the birth of our Christmas Gift, Rebekah Evelyn.