2 weeks

Peyton 2 weeks old (october 14th)

Peyton has 2 big brothers that LOVE him!

Reister truly loves his baby brother and wants to hold him all the time!

Mason is generally gentle but has a lot to learn about how to handle baby Peyton! He loves him too and the first time he held him started singing Jesus Loves Me to him

Peyton's first 5 days

We are "home" from the hospital. Micah's parents are here helping us, which is such a blessing. Peyton was born at 1:10 am Wednesday and they arrived at noon on Thursday. Before they arrived we had 2 other families who were helping us watch the big boys. Those families are/were here to have babies too. We left the hospital Saturday afternoon. I was ready to get back - laying in a hospital bed gets old fast. but on the other hand I was very thankful for the longer stay because I was in a LOT of pain because of the surgery and was very slow to get up and around.
We just went back to see Peyton and my doctors this afternoon. He is almost back to his birth weight (he lacks 30 grams), has normal bilirubin levels and is healing well from his circumcision. I looked good too and got my bandage off. I'm still sore, but feel better each day.
I'm posting from my phone and took all these pictures from my phone so they may not be the best quality. The big brothers love Peyton as you can tell from the pictures. We are overjoyed to have this beautiful blessing from the Lord. I already can't imagine life without him.

More Peyton

Pics from my phone - 2 days old

He's here!

Sorry about my last post... I got interrupted because they wanted to change my bed sheets and I needed to sit up and also try standing [PAIN!!] here is our little man - we think he's beautiful!

Peyton Justice Webb

He arrived at 1:10am Thailand time on Wednesday morning. He weighed 3.53kg (7.7lbs) and was 54cm (21in). They had to take him by c-section because when my water broke there was quite a lot of meconium in it and he was showing signs of distress. He had some meconium in his stomach, but not in his lungs. He has done well nursing and has only lost 6% body weight. I am still in quite a bit of pain but hopefully will only get better. I will try to

Reister's 5th Birthday

 On September 1st Reister turned 5 years old! Wow!  But we celebrated early with his party on August 20th because my parents were visiting and we wanted them to be a part of the party.  For months, Reister had been looking forward to having a "Transformer Party".  I'm not super good at planning a themed party, apart from buying some party supplies and making a cake that go with the theme. It gets way too overwhelming way too fast.  He agreed to have it at the pool so that relieved me of too much planning as far as games/activities go. Plus, everyone loves a good pool party, right!?  We limited the party to 3 families to keep it simple.  Reister was super excited to celebrate with 3 of his buddies and their siblings. 

Kids of 4 families (excluding one 2 year old who wasn't in the pic)

Reister and his buddy Micah - who is already 6 years old!

Brothers

Reister with LiLi and Poppo (my parents)

Mason and Momma

Lighting the candles

Blowing them out

The happy birthday boy with buddy Jacob at his side

The Transformer cake featuring Optimus Prime and Bumblebee - toppers, pan and food coloring to make the icing are thanks to my Mom who brought them across the ocean in her suitcase!

Opening presents - would you believe every present was a transformer of some kind? That seriously made Reister happy

More transformer presents

Sweet handmade cards from friends

Reister with Luke (far right) who is almost 6, and his little brother Jace who is 2

Family Picture - Look at that 8 month prego belly!

It was a fun party with good friends.  We love Reister Laing Webb! He is such a joy to have in our family.  He is smart, funny, energetic, bold, loving, and loves God and desires to understand Him and the world He made more every day!  Thanks be to God for giving us this amazing little boy who is growing up WAY too fast!

There is so much to update on, but for now, I'll leave you with this super duper cute picture of the boys.

Reister is officially 5 years old now and we successfully had a Transformer themed party at the pool.

We leave in 3 days for Thailand to have baby boy #3! I will be 36 weeks tomorrow.  Here's a recent pic from 34 weeks...

We also had a great time when my parents came to visit and I need to post pictures from that!

Children's Day (again)

I just had to post a couple from Children's Day - probably most of you didn't go to the link I posted with ALL the pictures from that day - so here are a couple:

All the boys wore the same outfits.  They all initially had the red sticker on their foreheads but most of them "came off" shortly after, Reister's especially quickly.  They also had make-up put on them.... interesting...

Reister really enjoyed his "Kung Fu" class this spring and enjoyed performing with his class on Children's Day

Mason's Birthday Part 3

As I was looking back through pictures from Mason's birthday I couldn't help but post a couple more...

Sweet brothers - but Reister's got his eye on the cake :)

Daddy and the birthday boy

Our friend Kirk (seems to be Mason's role model) is a younger single guy who's a talented musician (the picture I got of Mason & him didn't turn out that great or else I'd post it).  He graciously agreed to come to Mason's party and led the kids in some fun songs, including Mason's alltime favorite "The Lord's Army".  Mason is "zooming o'er the enemy" here.

Mason enjoyed his cake :)

Mommy and the birthday boy 

Mason's Birthday Part 2

Mason's big present was a pedaless bike.  We had several friends who got these for their kids and supposedly they help teach balance and then they can eventually transition straight to a pedal bike without training wheels.  Mason had just woken up from his nap and wasn't quite sure what to think of it but he has really enjoyed it and gotten the hang of it.

 The weekend after Mason's birthday we had his party at our home.  We had several families and also kind of celebrated America's Independence day with hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, chips, fruit and cake. But it was definitely a Mickey Mouse themed party :)  I was happy with the way his cake turned out. Better than last year's - (which was also Mickey Mouse themed).

Blowing out the exaggerated candle (doubled as our 'fireworks' for the day) 

Not all, but most of the friends in attendance at the party:

Nesting...

I find it really amusing that I have been doing some serious nesting. It also seems like a God given gift to pregnant moms who need to get things ready for the new baby.

This first 'project' isn't really related to preparing for a new baby, but it is related to saving my back.  I had been keeping my cookbooks in a lower cabinet and kept straining my back to lean down to get them out.  One time I even knocked over a jar of coffee, shattering it, in the process of pulling one out.  I found this little shelf at IKEA for 39RMB which is about $6US.  I can just call up the handy repairman employed by our apartment complex anytime I need something drilled into the wall - he only charges 10RMB ($1.55US) per time to drill as many things as I want.  Here is my new shelf that will save my back and keep my cookbooks, timer and salt and pepper shakers right and arms reach!  You can also take a peak at that corner of my kitchen. The appliance in the top right of the picture is my oven.  I've had it for almost 6 years and it still does a great job.  If I remember correctly, it cost me 280RMB ($43US).  

 One other nesting project that was something I pondered for quite a while included the putting up of the quilt that was part of the bedding I used with both boys.  But, I actually found that although the quilt is adorable and I love the colors and design of it, it wasn't the most comfortable thing for a baby to sleep with. I guess most quilts that come with baby bedding are probably that way.  Also I could never find a great way to "display" it - hanging it over the side of the crib always required folding it so part of it was not visible.  After looking online at some pictures I realized hanging it up would be a good option. The local curtain lady had a scrap piece of rod, brackets and knobs all that matched the dark wood in the nursery.  She sewed the backing on the quilt that made it possible to put in the little hooks that would connect to the rings.  I was very pleased with how it turned out.

I also completely rearranged the nursery including moving the huge armoir (closet), sofa bed, crib and now the room has a lot more space and feels more open.  I'm also getting it ready for my parents who are coming next month for a visit! Yeah!

Mason's Birthday Part 1

On the actual day of Mason's 3rd birthday I took cupcakes up to his school to share with his class. I thought it would be a simple thing but his teachers were so sweet and I guess make a big deal of birthdays if they know about it.  These pictures are out of order... I'll just explain them that way.

Mason sharing his cupcakes with his friends.  I don't think any of them had eaten a cupcake before -they normally eat cakes (different from ours because they normally have fruit in them).  They got chocolate icing all over their faces :)

 Here's Mason with the cupcakes.  Notice the party hat - he wore it to school and kept it on the whole morning.

 Mason's teacher had each student come up individually and wish Mason a happy birthday in the way they wanted - they could either say something, sing, dance, give him a hug or kiss.  This is Mason's best friend in the class, Lucas, and he sang the whole birthday song (in chinese) to Mason and gave him a big hug and kiss.

Ms. Ying, Mason's teacher started out by explaining that in one year, the earth rotates around the sun one full time. Then she used the small globe and went around Mason three times, having the class count with her, to show how Mason had been alive for 3 years.

It seemed like we they sang Happy Birthday multiple times, once to music on the CD player, once with the teacher playing piano, a couple more times when the kids just wanted to sing it.  I think I brought out the candle on the cupcake during the first time and then wondered if I had acted too soon on the others.

It was super hot that day and I was sweating up a storm as I watched and helped serve cupcakes. My big ole pregnant belly was soaking my shirt :)  But it was a special time to celebrate Mason at his school.  It's funny how different my boys are because last year I asked Reister if he wanted me to bring cake to his school and he answered with a certain "No".  But Mason seemed to really enjoy being the center of attention.  He would never demand it or even do anything to try and get attention, but he doesn't mind it :)  He's so precious!