Samuel Porter Allen

After 9 long months of pregnancy, on March 10th, Samuel Porter Allen joined our family at 10 am. Sam weighed 7.9 lbs and measured 20 inches long. He was born with a full head of dark hair. A week before Sam was born I had a dream, in this dream I gave birth to a child with a full head of dark hair-see dreams do come true!

My recovery process has not been the greatest. After my c-section, the doctors noticed that my incision didn't quite look right, it had been pooling fluid. The doctor removed my staples and about 70% of the incision reopened. A wound vac was attached to my open wound which I will have to wear while my wound heals from the inside out. The home health care nurse thinks it will heal quickly and I should only have the wound vac for a few weeks.

Cooper was a little hesitant at first but has really opened up to his little brother. Cooper wants "hug and kiss baby" and "hold baby". He will sit and giggle at Sam's little grunts and noises, it's so cute!

I'm sure being a mom of two will limit my personal time and I don't mind:) but my goal is to update the blog every few days because I want to document and share the things my little guys do, and unfortunately, time will go too fast.

Sled Time

Cooper's first time sledding and he LOVED it. We took a short drive from the ranch up towards Evergreen and stopped along Parmalee Gulch. The hill looked well worn so we decided to take a few rides. Cooper took one turn by himself and seemed a little unsure, so Jim rode with him for the rest of the rides. I took one short sled down the hill too, I know, I know, I shouldn't because I'm pregnant and all-but I couldn't resist. I think i might have pulled a muscle though with all that relaxin as well as the laughing that ensued. Jim of course walked up super high and rode down as Cooper giggled saying, "woah, woah, da da"