John "Jack" Edwin Babcock

Introducing Jack Babcock, 21 inches long, 10 lbs, 0.2 oz. He was born Thursday 1/13 at 1:11 p.m. His full name will be John Edwin Babcock, named after Grandpa Babcock (John/Jack), the Johns of the Bible, Sarah's grandpa (middle name of Edwin), and Sarah's great grandpa (first name of Edwin). We love him so much.

We are super grateful that we were able to come home from the hospital Fri evening. Jack and Sarah are doing remarkably well. Ellie seems to be both thrilled and curious. We are all very tired.

Ellie's Bed

We put Ellie down for her nap the other day and went upstairs to mingle with the fam. We were surprised to see Ellie a few minutes later going into the upstairs kitchen. She was bare from the waist down! Somehow, she'd managed to get out of her crib, open the circular door nob , took off her pants and diaper and went upstairs. All of which (besides going up the stairs) she could never do before. So... we got a toddler bed and an extra tall gate. She was so excited to have an actual bed, but she still isn't too excited about the gate.






As an update on me. I am 38 weeks. We went to the doctor on Tuesday and he said I was 2.5 cm dilated and 60% effaced and that I'd most likely go this coming week. All looks good.

Things Ellie Likes

Halloween

We did a 'Lord of the Rings' theme this year. Pops was Gandalf, Dave was Eomer (the horse prince guy), Becca (Michael's sister) was Eowin (horse prince's sister), Simon (Becca's son) was an orc, Owen (Michael's nephew) was the Witch King, Mary (Michael's niece) was an Elf, Stewart (Michael's newphew) was Legolas, Mikey was Elrond, Michael was Aragorn, Ellie was Frodo (yes, she even had a ring!), and I was Arwen. We had a blast!

Pops helped everyone (Dave and Karly's kids were there, too, of course) stay together with his awesome staff. Michael made it out of wire, tape, pvc pipe and paint. He put a flashlight in the top so it glowed! People would be driving by and stop, roll down their windows and shout, "Look there's Gandalf!" Some of these people were not little. The kids kept saying, "Stay with Gandalf-Pops!" or "Gandalf-Pops! Wait up!"

Pops got into it and when we'd cross a street he'd stay in the middle and shout, "You shall not pass!" When we'd be done at a house, he'd raise his staff and say, "Thank you" to the host.

Loved the memories.

Baby Jack

Hello cutie!

Michael said I should

Michael saw that Joy put up pictures of her and said I needed to do the same. So, here's an update on what I look like.

Timmy's Influence

My brother, Tim, has been teaching Ellie new words. His latest is 'booger.' Here is a video of his teaching her the word 'why.'

Ellie at the Beach

This was in September. We went to San Diego for a financial conference for Michael. It was an unexpected and fun vacation. Ellie was adorable.

Great Times