Who needs a cat.

This morning Ian and I had a good laugh as Corban discovered the "laser bug". He had so much fun chasing it around, and working on his bug hunting skills.

Corban & the "laser bug" from Kristin Foulds on Vimeo.

Watching him chase the red dot around reminded us of when we used let the cat play with the laser pointer, don't worry though we wont put tape on the bottom of Corban's feet to see how he reacts. :)

Sibling Snuggles

We have 3 kids now. Three!

So far it is going well, but I think that is because Jeriah, only eats, sleeps, fills diapers and stays where we put him. Ian and I are out numbered now, time will tell how things go, eeek!
Many of you have asked how Marin and Corban have been with their new little brother. They are doing great!
Marin announces many times daily "I love my baby brother!" and she always gets a big grin on her face when she holds Jeriah.

She has been helpful, getting things that we need for Jeriah, and making sure the music is on for him on his swing (this is important to her).

Corban is a very attentive big brother. He loads on the kisses

and hugs.

He is very interested in what is happening with Jeriah and he likes to help.

Every time Jeriah starts to fuss Corban comes to check on him, calling to me "beby, beby". He also wants to share with Jeriah offering him his cookies, pizza, spaghetti, and juice. It is very sweet.

My goodness they are cute!

Our Precious Peanut

Jeriah Ross.
He is here and we are so in love with him. He is perfect.
He is now nine days old and even though he is still tiny he is growing, his cheeks look bigger to me every day and I am having to do his diaper up looser too. He had a doctors visit at 5 days old (which was Nov 1st, his due date) and he weighed in at 6lbs then. He eats like a pro and lets me sleep at night too, not all night, but I am feeling rested enough so it is all good.
I have a load of pictures to share. I have been wanting to post for days now, but I have 3 little people to spend time with now and Ian too of course so blogging has not fit in as much.
In this set of 5 pictures he is 2 days old.

Here he is 3 days old ready to come home. Can you see him peeking out from behind the buckles?

4 days old and having his first bath at home.

6 days old and having a swing by the patio door in the nice sunlight.

This morning, 9 days old, having a snooze on Daddy's lap at breakfast

and then again later in the morning on my lap after filling his belly with milk.

then waking up to have a look around.

Some of you have asked who I think Jeriah looks like, or have commented as to who you think he looks like. I don't look at him and think "oh he looks just like so and so" I see Jeriah.
Looking back at pictures of Marin and Corban when they were brand new I see similarities in the mouth and chin area of all 3 of them. Time will tell though as he changes and grows.
Jeriah's hair is different from Marin and Corban's, he has less hair and it is lighter in color and so far it is not sticking up as much as theirs did. You may have noticed as well in all his pictures that his hair is going from (his) left to right across his forehead, it is doing that all on its own. He gets that from Ian.
Jeriah seems to have a mellow personality. He is very patient and content when he is on his tummy, and works well at getting his little head up and turned to the other side. Marin and Corban both were not fans of tummy time. He gets a very concerned, concentrated look on his face when he is studying his new world around him, it is fun to watch him take it all in.
It will be neat to watch and be a part of how he changes and learns and to see who he becomes. Right not though I don't want to hurry things along, I am enjoying the new tiny totally cute little bundle that he is. :)

Birthday Wishes

Happy 31st Birthday to (Uncle) Dave!

The Foulds 5!

The 1st picture of the 5 of us!

Jeriah and I are home now. :) Things are going well and I am feeling better by the day. Jeriah is doing very well, eating, sleeping and filling his diapers, all the things a baby should do. We are so happy to have him here with us.
There are 5 of us now, crazy!!!!!

20 Months

I started this post early, it was the 17th when I did, I have added to it as the days have gone by, but I knew there was a very good chance by the time the 29th came around Corban would be a big brother and I would be in the hospital. Turns out that was the case.
Corban is our big boy now! I feel like he is still my baby in away though, of course he is and always will be, but he is going to seem so big once the new little one comes.
I am having a hard time knowing how he will do at his new roll as a big brother. I know he will love his little brother and I am sure he will give him lots of hugs and kisses. I do anticipate him having a little bit of a hard time though adjusting to not being "the baby" anymore and to having to share mommy. All in all I think he'll be just fine though.
He has been enjoying the time that we get together just him and I while Marin is at school. We read books, play, dance, all sorts of fun things. He likes to come with to pick Marin up, he would stay at school too if he could. On the days that he doesn't come with to pick her up he is really happy to see her when she comes through the door. He drops whatever he is doing and comes running to say hi and give her a hug. He loves Marin and loves to play with her and do whatever it is that she is doing. One cute story of the two of them playing together from this month is the other night they were riding their hobby horses around the living room/dinning room. Marin would take off running and Corban was right behind her (in the same way they trot when "riding" horses on Monty Python) , Marin would call out "Yay-Ha!" and Corban would follow with a big "Ha-Ya!". They ran around for quite a while happily "riding" their ponies. I did take a video although I am sorry I can't share it here with you as they were in their undies/diaper after just having made big messes of themselves at dinner. You'll just have to take my word for it that it was cute. :)
Corban's vocabulary has exploded this last month, I can't even count the number of words and phrases he knows. He is very good at announcing when he is "all done" dinner and that he is ready for his "cookie". He also likes to assess at the table at meal times who is done and who is not, asking "done?" to each of us. His most favorite meal right now is Spaghetti or "ghetti" as he calls it. He likes it with Parmesan cheese sprinkled on too. His favorite fruit is "peaors" (pears). He is turning into a little meat eater though and I am finding it harder to get him to eat veggies and fruit.

Corban & a cookie from Kristin Foulds on Vimeo.

He is very good at telling us what he wants which is very handy, if he doesn't know how to say what it is he wants he is quick to nod his head when we ask/list a few things for him. I love how he nods, it is very "bobble head" like. On the flip side of things he is also very good at telling/showing when is not happy about something, the boy has a bit of a temper...
He is quite attached to his soothers, "soo" as he calls them. I think we are going to have a hard time getting him to give them up whenever it is that we decide it is time that he no longer uses them.
I have said it before but it is of so true, he is such a "boy". The other day we were out shopping, we were taking our time and letting the kids check out the toy stores and just having a good time. Corban and Ian came across a bunch of animal figurines, all sorts and all sizes. Corban went right for the largest T-Rex dinosaur there was. "Saur, saur" he said as he walked around the store holding tight to it. We attempted to see if he was interested in any of the others, but no he kept going back to the "saur". Needless to say the "saur" is now his.
He also has no qualms about jumping off of anything. He tries to jump down the marble stairs in our house, so not cool! He goes head first down the slide, and likes to turn things like pillow cushions into slides and leap/slide off them head first.
Even with all his "boy-ness", he is still such a big snuggle bug, he loves to sit and snuggle and read a book or watch a DVD.
He likes books and has been doing a lot of "reading" on his own too, he often will look through a book and then once he is done bring it to us and ask to be read to.
He also has a new favorite game he calls "boo" it entails hiding under a blanket with Ian or I and having Marin and Ian or I look for him and whoever he is hiding with. While hiding under the blanket we are very "quiet" and he copies us when we put our finger to our lips to say "shhh", the way he does it is so cute, he will often use both pointer fingers for a double "shhh".
Corban is also a little dancer. Lately his favorite song to dance to is "move it, move it" he likes this one off of YouTube. He likes to have a little dance time after dinner and once he is "all done" his "cookie" he ask for "moo-it, moo-it" while wiggling his body back and forth. It is pretty much impossible to say no to his cuteness so we clean him up and off he goes to dance.
So that is a bit about our big boy for now. He is a total sweetie and we love him to bits and bites!

Some Jeriah Pics

So I (Ian) am home with Marin and Corban for the night. They had tons of fun visiting with Dave & Belky and their kids, and Cortney & Tarique and their kids, thanks so much you guys.
So as promised I am putting a few of the first pictures of Jeriah online.

He is small, but in perfect health and has already figured out breastfeeding and eats well.

Kristin is feeling much better. She is still sore of course, but she is off the heaviest of the painkillers. Every time she got up to go to the bathroom today she was more and more capable with less pain and when I called her after putting the kids in bed she had gotten out of bed to the bathroom and back all by herself. She is in good spirits.

Jeriah, like his big brother, doesn't like to have his hands swaddled and likes to have them up to sleep.

I just love this last one of Jeriah snuggling with his mummy.

Tomorrow I am taking Marin and Corban to meet their little brother and if all goes well Kristin should be coming home Friday. Thanks for all your prayers and well wishes.

He is here!

We are so happy to tell you all that Jeriah Ross has arrived!
He was born today, October 27th at 11:35am.
He weighed in at 5lbs 13oz and is 18.5 inches long.
He is doing well, Kristin could be better but she says she will get there.
Pictures to come once I am not doing this from my phone.
Ian