He is sooooo handsome

Thanks to Jonathan Canlas everyone in the world can see how handsome my husband is! 

Not only is he handsome, he is also very smart.

It is true, he graduated from cosmetology school (I know, I am so funny!).  Cedric is now a BYU graduate and on his way to law school!  Congratulations!

Did the Easter Bunny come to your house?

He came to ours! We had the best time dying eggs as a family and I am sure the Easter Bunny had a great time hiding the eggs.  Scout found all of them, so we thought.  We told her she found all of them and there were no more to find. Ha! about a half hour later she jumps up from a corner in the house with such excitement and says "I found it."  There she held in her little hand a yellow egg.  She was very proud of herself.  Cedric looked at me and said "oh yea, I forgot about that one."  Together we thought how happy we were she found it instead of us smelling it a couple of days later!

Great Grandma and Great Grandpa Anderson, we love you.

I could not believe how patient Scout was for this activity.

 Cedric's Tigger egg.

Scout trying to make a Tigger egg.

Where did it go?

Here it is!

Baxter  told us he is already "over" the Easter Bunny thing and took a nap to dream of bigger and better things.

Full House

Here are some pictures from the last few weeks. A lot to write about, but we'll let the pictures speak for themselves:

 Baxter's patented laser-stare-of-death

Scout's bed time escape attempt. She thinks if she can get one part of her body through, the rest will follow... like a squirrel. 

 Remember "Full House"? Mike is Danny Tanner, Kolby is Joey, Andy is the Olson twins, and I'm Jesse (obviously)

 Scout's new decorations and new big-girl bed. She clearly doesn't really care for either of them. 

 Scout and Baxter future blackmail photo

Scout helping Sarah change Baxter. Cute, obviously.

Today was a good day......

If you read the tittle of this post and immediately thought "Ice Cube," then you are not alone. But, the point of this post is not to talk about the rapper Ice Cube (although, I do love that song still.  it's just not appropriate for our family blog.  that is what I am told by Cedric).  The point is to show our family and friends that we have been having many good days since Baxter has been home. The last two pictures really are from today.

Too tired to post pictures, but.....

Baxter is home!  He came home on the 11th. Overall he is healthy, but he is still on oxygen and and apnea/heart rate monitor.  Scout loves her brother so very much, but is going crazy sitting around the house.  Honestly, so am I! That is the update for now.

Pictures and an Update

Baxter is still in the NICU.  The reasons change everyday.  Today it is eating and an aspiration/oxygen issue.  Also, reflux is going full force.  Reflux is no fun for babies or parents, but Cedric and I are prepared to deal with it as Scout had severe reflux issues 'till 18 months.  As it goes for NICU babies he is doing well and was upgraded to a less intensive nursery just a few days ago.  He is likley to be there for at least another week and a half.  He is "oh so very cute" even with all the stuff attached to him.

Of course, it can't just be one kid having issues!  Scout had surgery last Thursday for tubes and an adnoidectomy (spelling ?).  That was a crazy day. Listen people if you can avoid putting your little one through general anesthesia then you are lucky.  She was so combative and crazy coming out of it.  She was screaming, kicking and trying to pull out her IV.  Popsicles really saved the day. That wasn't it.  Last night she was having really shallow, fast breathing and running a high fever.  She is still feverish today and very sick.

I am greatful to have these experiences and also really greatful I only have 2 kids whose bad health is only temporary.

My mom left today and Cedric's mom is here this week.  Thanks to both of you.  We love you.

Here are some pictures.

He was really hungry!  It was a good thing to see him care about food!

He has a name!

Dear Internet,

Meet Baxter Lewis Anderson!

He's the small one at the bottom.

He's Here!

 

The boy is here! 3 weeks early, but chilling and eating like a little champ. As you can see, he weighs in at 6 lbs. 9 oz.. He's 19 inches long, enjoys long walks on the beach and romantic fireplaces. We're thinking Lewis Scott Anderson, but until we're sure about the name, he shall be called Dude.

In the Hospital!

 

We're in the hospital right now having a baby! Totally unexpected... 3 weeks early. Everything is going splendidly. The top picture is Sarah during a contraction and the bottom picture is between contractions. Do you notice any difference? When the baby comes, we'll post name (if we have one by then) and stats. Woo hoo!

Christmas and the New Year!

This holiday season brought lots of great stuff to our family this year.  Scout got a new wagon that she loves, Cedric received awesome monster finger puppets from Jordan, our yard was decorated with another snow man and I now get to brag about my straight A getting husband!  Yes, he did it again!  He doesn't want me to brag, but I can't stand keeping it to myself.  It makes all of the long lonely days I have worth it.  Anyway, here are some pictures of the cool stuff the holiday's brought.

This wagon was loaded with gifts and there were still more under the tree.  Thanks to family and friends Scout was thoroughly spoiled this year.  She appreciates all of it!

Grrrrr.

This is the  totem pole that now decorates our yard thanks to Cedric and Micah.

Snow-pa's and Quilts

We've been having a very merry Christmas around here. After I finished finals, Scout and I made a snowman who looks a lot like a certain grandpa-

Sarah named him Snow-pa and Scout calls him Papa (which is what she calls great-grandpa Anderson). She was out in the yard yesterday kissing him on the cheek.

Sarah went too far this year with presents. No matter how hard I try, she always out-does me in gift-giving... not that I think it's a competition; I think of it more as rivalry between two or more persons or groups for an object desired in common, usually resulting in a winner and a loser but not necessarily resulting in the destruction of the latter. Anyway, besides buying me some awesome goods, Sarah also took my favorite old t-shirts that I couldn't bring myself to throw away and made this-

I'll never leave the house without this blanket, even when I start law school. Anyway, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

December thus far.....

December has been great so far.  The best part is that Cedric is only one more semester away from graduation.  BYU has a very short Christmas break, but it has been so nice to have Cedric around.  Here are some pictures of our fun day sledding at Sundance and of our family at the church Christmas party.

Cedric sold back some books.  With the money he bought a sled and an insulated thermos for hot chocolate, put gas in the car and took the family sledding.

Obviously, it was extremely bright out.  Scout had a great time.

Sooo excited for the party.

Getting a two year old to hold a smile long enough for a digital camera to catch it is truly impossible.

This picture is for Grandma Durand.