sleeping a lot... well, one of us.

visiting at the hospital

Corrie was giving Mary kisses at 2.4 kpm (kisses per minute)
Corrie ready to see baby sister with a present for both mom and baby (jello for mom, pillow for sis).

Mary went down under 7lbs since birth (which is normal) so she really is smaller! Also found out that she has hip dysplasia just like Corrie - with one being more easily dislocated than the other. She had an ultrasound yesterday, and I could hear/feel the 'click' once when I held her. So this means wearing a harness for a while, and a few trips to Indy to see someone in pediatric orthopedics.

happy birthday, Mary!

Mary Joy Powell was born this morning at 7:42am, at 7lbs and 5 ounces, 19 inches long.

Funny she waited to be born on Monday, the 29th, just like her sister! Corrie was born at 7:30-something too.

Mary and mom are both doing great; dad just ran home to eat brunch and pick up the rest of the family at the house...
Video is still uploading (check youtube.com/user/BP2U later today), so here is a pic for now:




"disposable panties" lol

still waiting....

...but we did have Mexican food tonight, so my guess it sometime tonight or tomorrow :) Stay tuned,

Merry Christmas from the Powells!

The announcement of Jesus' birth can be found in Luke chapter 2. The announcement of another birth will hopefully be found right here on our blog in the next few days! All the clues for her name can be found above. ;)

the waiting game

7 more days??
"Are you ready yet, mommy?! Ready, set goooo!"

Oliver visits

This was from last week (?) but we didn't have anything on our camera from it. Here are a few from Grandma Peterson's camera (both up at their house, and down at our house).

snow #2

Snow #2 was topped off with ice later, so it has an inch of snow covered in about 2 inches of ice. More in the forecast - travel safe out there!

Conversations...

A few things I have heard this week:

"Don't play with my hair mommy, it is for somersaults."

"Wipe. Flush. Pull your pants up and wash your hands... It's not rocket surgery, Corrie" (Brian)


Trying to explain to Corrie that her baby sister WILL come out soon (please Lord...)
Carrie: "See, here are the little diapers for baby sister..."
Corrie: "Those are not for baby sister. Baby sister is stuck."
Carrie: "No, mommy has to go to the hospital and pop her out."
Corrie: "Yes, baby sister will POP out and it will be loud!"

Brian update

All clear! The CT and labs are still clear, after 3 years, and to quote Dr. Jones: "cured" :)
He said now we just have to watch my overall radiation exposure (from x-rays, CT scans, etc.)
Ironic that the things they use to diagnose cancer will actually cause it :(

I'll go back for a checkup in 6 months. Now, off to the dentist for the first time in ... over a year!? Yikes.

Stay tuned to the blog over Christmas for lots of fun updates ; )

the injury report

Corrie's new 'do, and a bite mark on her cheek from Children's Church. I guess a girl was trying to help her put away her nap mat.. and Corrie thought she was trying to take it away?
I also got a black eye playing basketball this weekend, so we kind of match.

playing in the snow

the 'after' picture

Now, off to the neighborhood snowball fight :)

the 'before' picture

bowl of snow

This was Monday.
Last night I played Santa, got a $20 Uhaul truck, and picked up our new huge table and Christmas tree. Now to find some chairs that match...

"But I have eyes!"

Corrie and grandpa Powell in the Barnhart kitchen.
Been while - we were out of town. We got back from Thanksgiving break after a long roundtrip to there and back... Last night we saw our first snow here. Video clip of Corrie eating some snow, riding a four-wheeler, all TBA. Below: Corrie and the mask she made with grandma Powell (that's a bow tie and hair), and eating snow today.

Corrie and Oliver last weekend

As the weeks get colder we have to find more ways of staying busy indoors. Corrie usually does a pretty good job of this, (see picture) smile, but last weekend we made a trip up to Granger to see Oliver and the rest of the family. This was all we could get from the two of them running around. They had a good time, mostly exploring the upstairs and jumping on the beds. This weekend we hope to rake more leaves in our yard and then the next, travel to see the Powell's for Thanksgiving.





O: "Corrie...?"
C: "I'm right here Oliverrrr!"

Dr. Jones

Just an update from Brian: I was supposed to have a checkup around September... but you know we've been a little busy. Finally got around to setting up an appointment with a provider here, and went in today. /\ This is Dr. Jones /\
He was wearing a bow tie today too, so I guess that's his thing. Nice guy - his son may be a student in our program next year...so it would be interesting if I was his advisor! Today was just filling out all the registration forms, vitals, trying to remember my recent medical history and relay it to Dr. Jones, and scheduling a few more things (CT scan next week, follow up with Dr. in December). He noticed one of my lymph nodes was a little swollen but said it's probably nothing - and could only feel it because I was thin. Nevertheless he wants to keep an eye on it because of my history, of course. I did tell him that my nodes (in my neck) have been through a lot this year. Remember my finger? I had the same thing in my ear a few weeks ago, at the end of the conference I attended in Chicago. Urgent Care swabbed it and tests came back MRSA. Scary for a while there, but it went away with strong antibiotics. Oh, I didn't post about that? Sorry - no pics on that one! I looked like a boxer with a huge cauliflower ear or somthing and couldn't sleep on that side for about a week. Was more concerned for Carrie and Corrie, but docs said not to worry if we were careful.

Funny story about the clinic here: they made me take off my shoes and measure for height. Turns out I'm only 5'10" or 5'11". Of course their wall scale thingy is a bit off! :) They said they already have an ongoing debate about it - but I told them it was definately at least 2" off. I'm about 6'1.5" They drew blood for tumor markers and I was on my way with my Spongebob bandaid.

the last day of Fall

Monday was probably the last of these days. That night it was down in the 20s, and the rest of the week isn't much better. We're hunkering down for a long winter inside! See you in a few months, colors?

the Corrie hour

...between bath and bedtime.