BrandNewBaby

and so not long after my previous posting on sunday.... sunday night, amy's water broke at 1020 and we were to the hospital by 1130pm... on baby's due date... once we arrived amy's contractions slowed down and we were able to rest for the night. monday morning was a nice blue sky sunny day... amy was given a couple things to help get her contractions moving along,...,, once they started it was a quick 4 hr labor!... Sawyer Samuel David Locken arrived at 1227pm, Decemeber 18th,. 2006! he is doing great, amy is doing great.. big sister ruby is doing great and i .. daddy Locken am doing great... i should be in bed with the rest of the crew but i could not resist typing a few paragraphs and uploading some photos of little sawyer and his big sister... we came home today, wednesday the 20th. paige and ken scuilli stopped by with ava and nicholas with a fantastic dinner! thank you guys so much... amy's parents don and sammy are staying with us for a spell... so great to have the help... gramma inez will be here from N.E. oregon the 29th of december as long as all the mountain passes and gorge are clear driving... we are so very thankful for our little boy... and his big sister ruby... we realize that we will be more busy now but it is worth it. a new baby in the family changes everyone and as far as i can see, in nothing but very positive ways! i will be off from work for 3 weeks, amy will be off for a few months... ruby is off from preschool for a couple weeks for the holidays so we will be spending some great quality time as a new family and with friends as the days pass us by in these winter months... happy winter solstice to all and to all a good night.