No Name Yet?

We left the hospital not knowing what to name him. It was between Archie Vaughn and Warner Whiting. Well, we didn't decide until we got home and the kids helped out and voted Warner. We did not pick any boy names because, well, we thought this baby would be a girl! We were so surprised when Adam looked over the hospital curtain in the surgery room and said, "oh my gosh, it's a boy!" We are so thrilled to have 4 amazing boys and lucky to have 1 beautiful girl.

Warner's Delivery

You think you will never forget all of the details that happen to you, especially having a baby, but somehow, time goes by and you start to forget the little details about the big deals in your life. That is why I need to blog about the details of Warner's delivery. I went into labor on my own on Tuesday night, but I had a scheduled induction at 5:30 on Wednesday morning. I could not sleep on Tuesday night because my contractions were so hard, but they were every 10 minutes. This was continuing for several hours, so at 3:00 am I decided to drive myself to the hospital and check in a few hours early. I did not bother to have Adam come because I knew my contractions were not close enough. I knew I had time. Once I got there, I had progressed to every 3-5 minute contractions and I was at a 3. Adam arrived at 5:30 and I was at a 5, but no further progression. I got my epidural at 6:30 in the morning and life was good. I was never induced with drugs, but Dr. Adams broke my water at about 7 am. For 2 hours after that, Warner's heart rate was dropping after each contraction. They tried several different positions and even tried putting extra fluid into the uterus, but nothing worked. She told me that we needed to do a c-section. I was disappointed, but I wanted the baby to be OK.

Warner is Here

On Wednesday morning at 9:10 Warner Whiting joined the Hall family. He weighed in at 8 pounds and 2 ounces (the biggest Hall so far) and 19 1/2 inches long.

DS!

What a smile! Hershal has achieved the impossible! Well, at least I think his accomplishment is extra-ordinary for a 6 year old boy. About 2 years ago, Hershal asked us to buy him a DS. Adam and I decided to tell him that if he earned 130.00 he could buy his own. From that second Hershal was determined to buy himself a DS. I thought his determination would last a week, or maybe a month at most. For the last year and a half, Hershal has never been side-tracked in his quest for a DS. He did odd and end jobs, helped granny with yard work and pulled weeds for a penny per weed. There were many mornings before school that I could not find Hershal, after looking around everywhere, I would find him in the yard somewhere pulling weeds. Sometimes we counted hundreds of weeds in his bucket. I am so proud of Hershal, he is the hardest worker!

Nash is 2!

We can't believe Nash is 2 already! He is so much fun to have around. He is obsessed with basketballs. So that is just what he got for his birthday. He can literally shoot baskets all day long. Just recently he has tried soccer and football too. He says them all perfectly, just as if he were 8 years old- he throws pretty good too. Of course, you can see in the bottom picture that he has his "Bo" or his bear. He always carries the stuffed animal around wherever he goes. He is a good boy, just a few days ago we transferred him to the "big boy bed", in preparation for the new baby coming. He is so proud of himself because he can get out of bed on his own and open the door. Every night he comes out about 4 times before he finally stays in his bed, he thinks it is funny. When he wakes up, he comes out of the bedroom and I hear his little feet, followed by a "good morning" then he climbs into bed with me and lays there for a bit. I hope I never forget the little things that make me love being a mother.

Anni's Character Kid

It is no surprise to me that Anni was picked as character kid for the first week of school. She was recognized by her 3rd grade Teacher, Mrs. Siwek, as displaying the character of compassion. Apparently there was a day that it rained pretty hard and one of the girls in her class was scared and crying, Anni walked her to the bus and helped her feel better. I am so proud of Anni. She is beautiful both in and out. This is a picture of her with her principle, Mrs. Aungiano

Bo's In Preschool!

Bo Started Preschool at Mrs. Carries. He is gone Monday's and Wednesdays from 9-2. I miss him so much furing the day because he is really fun t have around. He has already learned to write his name (which shouldn't be too hard) and he is working on the alphabet. He loves making crafts and is discovering how well he can color (specifically staying in the lines). When Bo and mom went to pick out his backpack for school, he chose the Spiderman one and walked all over walmart with it on his back. He was so excited, I love this age! The preschool went to a cow farm, and Bo is an expert with chickens, so he just picks them up when he feels like it.