Baby Harbor

We had our little miracle, Colson Rhett Harbor, April 7th at 10:36am.  I had a complete placeta previa as well as placenta increta so we had to do a vertical C-section hysterectomy. It was a scary surgery but I only lost a liter of blood and didn't need a transfusion. It went about as well as it possibly could and we are so grateful for that. I know all the prayers and fasting said and done on my behalf were heard by our Heavenly Father!! 

 Colson weighed 5 lb 7 oz and was put on a CPAP breathing machine the first 4 days of his life.

 I got to meet him and hold him for the first time at 9pm the day he was born.

 Sweet baby!

 Lots of snuggles like this while in the NICU.

 Because of the Covid-19 pandemic we are currently in, we always had to have a mask on in the hospital.

 The kids had fun spelling his name out of crackers while they patiently waited 3 weeks to meet their brother.

 Finally we got to go home! He made progress slow and steady breathing and eating better. I am so grateful for all the nurses and doctors who looked after Colson while he was in the hospital. It was hard each day leaving him but I knew he was in great hands. It was nice for me to have a few weeks at home to start my own recovery from the surgery and get my feet under me before he came home. Now that he is home, we are all smitten and just love having him around. He is perfect!

 Strong Daddy!

 These siblings were so excited to finally meet their brother and couldn't believe how tiny he actually was!

 Griffin has been asking for a baby for 2 years now. He would say things like  "Can we keep your baby" and "I love your baby" to my friends who had newborns. It was so sweet seeing how excited he was to finally have a baby of his own.

 Colson filled his pants as soon as Jaxson started holding him - it will always been a funny and cute memory for all of us. I think it definitely surprised Jaxson!

 Colson finally got to see his Mommy without her mask on!!

 It's crazy how small and sweet his limbs and feet are.

 First bath at home. He wasn't a fan but was ok once he was all warm in his towel.

 Our current favorite picture of Colson.

 One of his favorite spots to be in is on our shoulders.

 Avery is a great big sister! Colson loves to stare at her when she is holding him, it melts my heart!

 Quick peek of Colson without his oxygen tube in! He has about one week left and he is good to come off it (hopefully)!

 Jaxson has been a great helper and is awesome at holding his brother when I need a few minutes to do some things around the house. Love how much these boys love each other!

April 2020

Well I honestly think April 2020 was the most unusual, unexpected month we have ever had. We were quarantined all month, had to home school, had a high risk baby/surgery, baby spent 20 days in the NICU, Ryan worked from home, etc. We all survived and are looking forward to more normalcy in the future (fingers crossed). 

Before I had the babe, I was the head teacher around here. This little guy is the cutest student around. He has made amazing progress on his letters and writing ability! He still won't hold the pencil right but we can let his kindergarten teacher address that. 

 Weekly zoom calls with his preschool class.

 "Who loves Mommy the most?" Hands and legs up in the air from the kiddos ... they know how to make me feel good!

 Avery the fashion designer ... Griffin was her model.

 34.5 weeks pregnant ... about to meet our sweet little guy!

 General conference Saturday. These two were being cute snuggling on the couch for a few minutes. Hope for more moments like that in the future!

 Griffin loved to hug my belly/his baby brother each night before he went to bed. This was the view from my eyes.

 General conference Sunday morning. Brain flake building.

Snuggles while listening

 Avery wanted to get all dressed up and look like a princess. It was so cute watching her - I could tell how special and pretty she felt by the way she was acting. Little does she know how gorgeous she is without all the extra fluff.

 Griffin has taken off like a champ on his bike! I love watching him zoom around. And then there is Avery and Ryan doing all sorts of tricks on her bike...

 Baby Colson arrives! Blog post to follow.While I spent a lot of hours at the hospital and NICU, the kids had a blast with Daddy at home. Avery ordered some LOL dolls with her birthday money and had fun waiting on the mail each day for them to arrive.

 Easter Egg hunt! I got out of the hospital 2 days before Easter so we did a hunt in the backyard for the kids. I love watching their excitement for things like this.

 Griffin found the dollar egg!

 The Easter bunny found us! But more importantly, we are all so grateful for our Savior, Jesus Christ and his atonement and resurrection.

 Just found these two watching a show together like this. Love!

 Pretty girl!

 Jaxson has been asking about indexing lately so Ryan showed him how to do it. I think he has indexed over 100 batches since then. Way to go boys!

 Ryan took the kids on a bike ride to the reservoir - they made it to the beach and then said they were too tired and to turn around.

 The meme we copied...

and the photo we created from it. So glad to be in phase 1 and starting to hopefully get back to a type of normal life. We are really grateful for the time we had to spend together in March & April. Honestly, having Ryan home to take care of the kids while I was in the hospital and NICU was priceless and a blessing. Glad it happened the way it did! Now we are looking forward to opening backup and having more freedom again.