and now for something completely different...

I know most of you are just going to scroll down and look at the pictures but for those of you who are bothering to read...

Jacen got to see his little brother for the first time this morning and it was honestly one of the sweetest moments of my life. I'm going to get sappy (I'll talk about football later or something) but Jacen was so very tender with Ian. He was sitting in the bed with Shanna when I brought Ian in and his face just LIT UP, "It's a little baby!" He kept pointing out his "little nose" and "little mouth" and "little hands." He hugged and kissed Ian over and over and kept asking, "Can I hold it?" It was really quite special.

Jacen bought a gift for Ian with his own money and we bought a present for Jacen that was from Ian. You can see Jacen opening the presents below. A day later everyone is doing extremely well. Other than the first few minutes of life I haven't heard Ian cry. Amazing. I know it isn't going to last but I have been at the hospital most of the morning up until now and Ian has been the most peaceful baby I've ever seen. I'm sure when he gets home and the clock reads 3am that will all change.

Shanna is recovering well too. Some minor discomfort but nothing too serious and she is up and about (and grateful to be able to move much more freely now!)

Now the good stuff....