Pictures

Alex sent Matthew a  blow up boat... fun for all

too cute!

His hair is so soft

"I don't like my bath!"

"I found my fingers!"

What a pair

Dilbert is such a good dog!

"I will not go to sleep.... I will not go to sleep!"

Welcome Ethan

I went to my OB visit at 38 weeks and my blood pressure was way to high.  They decided to induce me the following morning.  Alex was able to jump on a flight and come home.  They broke my water at 8 am the next day and then nothing major happened for 6 hours.  Then they gave me a small dose of cytotec and I slowly began to have some real contractions.  Then all of a sudden I went from comfortable to needing to push in less than 15 minutes.  And 20 minutes later without any pain meds or the epidural I desperately wanted I delivered  Ethan - 6 pounds 4 ounces.  It was not at all the delivery I had been hoping for but everyone was healthy and well so I can't complain.  I was so glad that Alex, my mom and my good friend Deb were all able to be there. 

Water has been broken... let's have a baby!

A very tired Daddy gets some rest before the action gets going

The happy family

Right after Ethan was born there was a double full rainbow outside of our room's window. 

Ethan had so much hair at birth that the nurse spiked his hair during his bath. 

Daddy and Ethan catching some ZZZZZ's. 

A happy daddy

Grandpa Johns meets Ethan

Matthew meets his new brother

Matthew has loved Ethan from day one

checking out baby brother's hair

Dilbert says hi to Ethan

"Really?  A second one?"

Just Chillin'

I have this exact same picture of Matthew.  

Grandma is in love again

Daddy and his boy

Grandma Johns

pregnancy photos

A good friend of mine took some pictures of me right before I delivered Ethan.  Below are some of my favorites. 

Dilbert and Matthew update

The month of July was a blurr.  I worked up until the day I had to be induced.  I delivered a beautiful baby boy - Ethan Alexander Kaplun on July 12th - Details and photos to follow.   Below are a bunch of photos of what Matthew and Dilbert have been up to over the past month.   

"Come on mom.... please can't I chew on this shovel"

lazy day laying in a sun beam

Matthew is going to be such a great Guide Dog Raiser!

Matthew loves using Ethan's bathtub as a boat. 

AGH! Scary hair clip monster

Matthew loves to help.  Here he is helping Grandma hammer  in our new edging.  

Dilbert loves his teddy bear. 

I took Matthew and Ethan for an early morning walk.   We ended up at the sprinkler park.   Don't we all wish we could run around at 7am in our undies. 

Puddle jumping

Matthew helping he hammer in more edging. 

Two weeks postpartum - I hiked up to Dream and Emerald lake with my parents and Ethan.

Beautiful Clouds as seen from our porch

Matthew pretending to be a baby. 

We called the tooth fairy and asked her to come and take away Matthew's bed time pacifiers.  Here Matthew and Dilbert are looking out the window to see if they can find the Tooth fairy.    

Matthew's first real haircut.  

Totally illegal guide dog behavior!!!!  What a naughty dog!

Grandpa Johns and Matthew building a toy truck from Home Depot

Really Dilbert... Why are you still trying to eat pacifiers?