Winslow Bennet Harker

I have not been diligent with weekly "belly pics" of this pregnancy, shame on me!  I never wanted to let pictures slide on my younger children because I'm too busy, that's just sad for the kids that get forgotten.  So although I don't have a lot of belly pics, I made up for it by taking tons of pics once our baby was born.

38 weeks, just 6 days before our baby arrived!

This delivery was different than my other 2 because I had to be induced this time!  The baby had a 2 vessel umbilical cord (supposed to be 3) and in addition to possible problems with heart and kidneys associated with this, the baby might not receive adequate nutrition.  Because of this my dr didn't want the baby to go any longer and decided I should be induced since my body wasn't doing it on its own this time.  I went in at 7am October 10th, and by the time I got pitocin and my water broken, it was about  10:30.  Things progressed pretty slowly until my body finally kicked in around 12:00.  The Dr came in about 12:30, and by 12:43 our baby boy was here!  Being induced wasn't as scary as I thought it would be, but definitely a different experience.

Introducing Winslow Bennet Harker!  7 lbs, 5 oz and 20 inches of love.

It was so fun having so much family come visit us at the hospital this time.  My mom was able to be at the hospital when Camille was born, but other than that we haven't had any family visit us and our babies at the hospital.  It was a really busy day for babies at the hospital.  There were something like 7 or 8 other women being induced that morning, and the dr informed me that I "won the race" and was the first to deliver.  Wahoo!  As non-competitive as I am, I was definitely glad to have won that "race".  Winslow is such a sweet boy.  He was wide awake for 2-3 hours after being born and didn't make a peep.  Then he pretty much slept the rest of his hospital stay.  We can only hope the good sleeping continues (knock on wood), I keep waiting for it to end!

You only have to floss the teeth you want to keep...

Time for a checkup!  Not many kids have both a mom and a dad in the dental field.  Our kids really have no excuse to ever be scare of the dentist or to ever get a cavity!  Eleanor says almost daily, "I need to floss" so I figure something must be soaking in. :)

Camille has had her teeth cleaned a few times so she was super excited.  She knows all about the prize box at the end!

Pic with Dr Dad.  Can't take her eyes off the tv

It was Eleanor's first time so she was a little nervous.  She actually let me polish her teeth so I count it as a successful first visit.

Crater Lake

On the drive home we stopped at Crater Lake.  Wow that place is amazing!  Pictures don't do it justice.  We had a great time driving around the lake and hiking up to a lookout tower.  Someday we want to go back and camp there so we can do some more hikes and enjoy such a beautiful area!  We also stopped at a natural bridge and lava tubes that water flows through.  Pretty impressive as well.

The waterfall that I lost my lens cap in. :-(

Crater Lake, formed when a volcano errupted and collapsed on itself.  The clearest (and cleanest) water on the earth!

Snow in July!

Camping!

This first pic is in fact not camping.  Some baby birds hatched in the Harker's back yard and we got some pictures with them on the day they flew the nest.  It was fun to check on them every day and see the parents feed them.

We got to go camping in Medford, OR with the Collins and Willoughby's.  It was a long drive for us, and a SUPER long drive for the Willoughby's.  We are so glad everyone came because we had a blast together.  To celebrate Sadie's birthday and cool off a bit, we headed to a local pool.                        

We camped in the Valley of the Rogues and it was gorgeous.  Perfect weather and wonderful company!