Well, in the last 2 weeks we have added a new member to our family and then done the unthinkable...we drove, yes drove to L.A. with a 2 1/2 year old and one week old.  Call us insane but we thought, hey, why not?  We did have a bit of a purpose...our friend Lisa lives there and her sister was coming to visit from Taiwan so we decided to visit.  It only took us a mere 17 hours to drive the 800 miles south which we did in one go.  We left at Midnight last Thursday night and had a really great time down there.  Kevin and I actually really enjoyed the drive and the boys did great.  We got to see lots of great scenery and spent a day at the Santa Monica Beach where we had some good food, got our feet in the sand, and enjoyed the small aquarium on the boardwalk.  On the way home we did decide to make the trip in 2 days and stopped just south of Sacramento for the night.  It made the trip even more pleasant, though the 11 hours on the second day was still pretty long.  Either way, we are thankful for our time that we got to spend down there and appreciate so much Lisa's hospitality and generosity.  Next week, Kevin and Edan will go to Taiwan for 3 weeks to visit family while Owen and I stay behind.  I'll miss them but I love that they can go back and spend some time with Kevin's family too.  I did add more pictures to the Owen album as well as created the CA trip album.  Enjoy!

Believe it or not, after the longest 9 months and 3 days imaginable, Owen Tobias was born!  We of course were so excited to have the day finally arrive.  He was born at 4:51am weighing 7lb 4oz and was 19 1/2" long.  The delivery couldn't have been easier (I took the epidural route this time versus my brave all-natural with Edan and was pleasantly surprised) but emotionally it was a long night.  Basically, Owen was one dropped heart-rate away from being delivered C-Section (we were running on a 3 strikes your out mode) but thank goodness things calmed down and we didn't have to do that.  The sad thing about the whole experience was the crazy H1N1 stuff which forced Edan to have to leave the hospital (all kids under the age of 12 were not allowed in the hospital) and only my parents and immediate family could come in.  Not that I was there long enough to see many more people than that, but it was a bit restricting.  After 24 hours we were sent home, and I have been pleasantly surprised at how much more quickly I seem to be healing after this delivery than after Edan and have been running errands and Owen around to get blood work done regarding his jaundice.  We now have to take him daily for a blood draw until the doctors say he doesn't need the lights anymore.  At least we can do them in our house, rather than being readmitted to the hospital.

 

Anyway, I know that many people have been waiting and waiting for pictures, so I got up a few to get you going, and will post more as they come.  Hope you all are well!

 

Love Tracy