You girls are all amazing!!! Last night felt like Christmas around here. Sawyer is going to be the best dressed baby around. Thank you all so much. These are honestly the cutest boy clothes ever. What a great idea and how lucky am I that you used it on us? Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Well I wanted to finally get on here and write about the morning Sawyer was born but the little man is not cooperating. We'll see how far I can get.

Contractions started about 5 am when Ellyn decided she should wake up for an hour or two. So I only had one or two an hour and I thought I would go in later in the day. At 8:30 they started to get really strong but were still 10-15 minutes apart. I called upstairs to my mom and told her that I thought we were probably going to have a baby at some point that day. I started to try to get ahold of the two girls (married no kids) that were going to watch my girls. Later I found out that they had gone on the youth temple trip. I finally called my neighbor and she very graciously accepted responsibility for my children (she felt guilty because we had been playing cards till after midnight the night before).

I got the girls up, fed them breakfast, started a potroast, got in the shower, and realized I had probably waited a bit too long. Even by the time we got to the hospital my contractions were still about 10 minutes apart but they were REALLY strong and when the Dr. checked me I was 5+. So he informed me that there would be no epidural and I spent the next hour in huge amounts of pain, hoping I would pass out and they would have to find some other way to get Sawyer out. But no, all 10 lbs. 2 oz. arrived while I was at least semi-conscious. My mom and my friend April were there and they were great. April made sure that Mike knew as soon as possible. It was actually pretty cool. April's husband, Jeff, is Mike's 1st SGT but he had to come home for a surgery (he was one of the first injuries to the squadron). So he called down range and in the middle of a mission they announced over all the radios that Mike had a 10 lb. baby boy.

So that's the story. I left the hospital the next day (they pretty much stick you in a room and forget you anyway) and now Sawyer is an absolutely spoiled rotten little boy. He is so cute and so sweet and his sisters and mom and dad and grandma adore him. He's finally asleep so I am going to hit the hay. Thank you all again- you are wonderful. Tom and Tracey, I'm sorry you have to be out of your home. I know that has to be hard. Buffy- could you please send me your mom's address? That was so thoughtful of her. I love you all. Love, Brooke