Madison Golden Is Born

Rebecca kept the bun in her oven up until one week before she was due.

When the doctor mentioned inducing her a little early, her aching back convinced her she would do it.

Off to the hospital she went on the morning of February 28th which meant the other three children were placed in my care. I just love finding lines of toys the children make when they are here.

Dinner pressure was on to see if the children would eat the veggie soup their mother said they all like.

The girls did awesome eating theirs all gone. Spencer looks excited about it.

He eventually ate two bites.

Dallas Face Timed with us so the three children could watch their baby sister having a bath.

 Next morning we took the children to the hospital to see baby Madison.

Brooke felt it very necessary to introduce bear to her baby sister.

Dallas took Brooke with him to Provo for the day. Back at our home we had a couple of tired, grumpy children.

Spencer perked up a bit when he started playing with the supplies for the new kitchen faucet Glen was installing.

Caroline asked for brown ball cereal for her lunch.

Next time they both started crying and fighting with each other, Glen separated them and they both fell asleep.

 Baby Madison came home from the hospital.

Caroline loves dolls. Now she has a real baby doll to hold.

Doctor day! Getting two girls (three if Rebecca counts herself) all ready to see the doctor.

Madison did not like having her clothes off for the weigh in.

She lost a few ounces since her birth when she weighed 7 lbs. 4 ozs.

Caroline did not like to hear her baby sister crying.

The doctor said everything is a-okay with her.

Her grandma thinks she's pretty a-okay as well.

 It was a very bright and colorful doctor's office. Lots of fun things for the children to do while there.

Caroline LOVED turning the doctor's chair round and round and round and round and rolling it back and forth across the room. She thought everything was pretty fun UNTIL she found out she was going to get three immunizations.

I got a kick out of Spencer who had slyly gotten his mother's wallet and slid himself into a corner so he could investigate what was in it. He looked pretty guilty whenever we looked over at him.

The funniest thing was when the nurse and Rebecca were bribing Caroline with suckers for after she got her shots. They promised her THREE suckers. 

Spencer perked right up and said, "I want a shot!!!!"

Quotes of the Week

"Of all the people on the planet, you talk to yourself more than anyone. Make sure you are saying the right things."
-- Martin Rooney

"Everybody in your situation has the same choice: you can rue your situation or you can dedicate yourself to changing it. Accept responsibility for your future. Refuse to complain, criticize, or condemn. If you want us to help you achieve your goals, then trust in and follow our advice. Stop doubting it. Stop denying it. Have faith."
-- Mark Ford

"Problems are in your life so that you can discover potentials that you didn't even know you had."
-- Barry Michels

"Y" Does B"Y"U Run Our Lives?

As usual--last week we had what is usually a weekly activity: a BYU basketball game. Before the Gonzaga game we met up with Randy and Susan Bambrough at La Jolla Groves for dinner. (Sorry, no picture of them.)

We had eaten at the one in Salt Lake City on Valentine's Day with Glen's nephew and his wife, Clint and Michelle. It was my first La Jolla Groves experience and Glen's second time there.

I was impressed with the beautiful restaurant and the beautiful presentation of the food.

It is now my new favorite restaurant! The one in Provo had an exceptionally beautiful scene for us outside its doors. (This picture would be so much more romantic if Glen didn't have a big "Y" plastered across his chest.)

During the starting line-up announcements, there was another big "Y" we saw which was quite impressive. The students are all wearing white except for the few strategically placed ones who were wearing blue. Awesome!!!

We saw Craig and Kathy Beals at the game (Craig works with Glen) and shockingly enough, out of the half million seats in the Marriott Center--their seats were on the row exactly right in front of us!

Here we are looking so happy to be there. We know Glen's genuine, total and utter glee and excitement at being at every game. My happy face was genuine during halftime.

No, it wasn't because of the cheerleaders or the Cougarettes doing their stuff. It was because Cosmo and his Cosmoettes (or whatever they were called) brought trampolines out and were doing all sorts of fancy acrobatic tricks dunking basketballs. It was very entertaining.

Lucky us. We had another basketball game Saturday night. Two games in one week. We all know one of us was ecstatic over this fact. The other of us was just a super good sport.

Quotes of the Week

"Learning without thinking is labor lost; thinking without learning is dangerous."
-- Chinese Proverb

"If your parents ever measured you as a child, they had you stand against a wall, and made a little pencil mark on the wall to show your growth. They did not measure you against your brother, or the neighbor's kids, or kids on TV. When you measure your growth, make sure to only measure your today self by your past self. If you compare your relationships, your success, or your anything against anyone else, you are not being fair to you. Everyone has a different path, a different pace, and different challenges to face along the way."
-- Doe Zantamata

"It is not good enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well."
-- Rene Descartes