Collin & Cohen

Our two little boys snuggled up together...priceless! The pictures of the boys were taken when Cohen was just 3 days old. The picture of just Cohen was taken yesterday (10 days old). I can't believe how much he changes everyday! Collin is thoroughly enjoying being a big brother & loves to hold his little brother...its so cute!!! Our days are still pretty hectic but we're adapting to having a baby in the house again more & more every day. I'll write again when things settle down a bit more. Take care!

Our Family of Four

The newest addition to our family is here! Cohen Kimmes Otto was born yeterday, August 13th at 9:30 a.m. He weighed 6 pounds, 4 ounces and was 19 inches long. More details to follow!

Dakota County Fair

DJ & Collin went with my family to the Dakota County Fair to celebrate my niece & Godchild, Lauryn's birthday last Sunday afternoon. I wasn't able to go because I'm still on bed rest. (only a few more days...yeah!) DJ went on a couple rides with Collin because he was too small to ride alone or too scared. My sister told me that Collin's face was to die for while he rode the Dragon roller coaster. She said one second he looked scared out of his mind & the next he was giggling uncontrollably. Wish I could have seen it! Oh well, maybe next year!

Doesn't DJ look like he's having a blast with the kids riding the Dragon...lol!

Our little fish

LOL - I can't help but laugh when I see this picture! Grandma Jill bought Collin a new pool this week. Last night Kenzie & Collin went swimming & Collin had to wear DJ's goggles. They were so big! Everytime he stuck his head in the water, they'd fill up with water & he couldn't figure out how to get the water out. Gosh did we laugh...lol!!!

An update from the couch - #2

Hey everyone! I suppose its about time I post another update on Baby Otto & I.

Well, we've made it to almost 33 weeks - yea!!! My appointment last week was somewhat disappointing. We found out that my contractions are now causing me to dilate. Dr. McKenzie is hoping Baby Otto will wait until at least 34 weeks before making his/her entrance into the world - we're close! We hope & pray every day that Baby Otto will wait just a little bit longer, but considering we've made it much further than Dr. McKenzie anticipated, we're feeling pretty good about the situation.

DJ worked really hard to get the baby's room cleaned & ready last weekend. (Collin's old room) I felt guilty that I couldn't help but since laying low is what the doctor ordered, there isn't much I can do about it. I washed & put away all of Collin's neutral outfits so the 'Lil one will have something to wear when s/he comes home from the hospital. If this baby comes soon, we're going to need some premiee clothes - I don't think anything we have will fit the 'Lil one! The only thing we still need to get done before the baby is born is clean the car seat. So all-n-all I think we're ready!

We've decided on a girl's & boy's name, but we're not going to tell you.... ha ha ha! We decided on the girl's name together & DJ chose the boy's name. We love them both & can't wait to call him/her something other than "Baby" or "Baby Otto".

Collin's taking his second round of swimming lessons & is doing a great job! The first opportunity he had to jump off the diving board, he crawled up the ladder, walked down the board & leaped! We're so proud of him! :)

Collin put two of his old teddy bears in the crib for "her". (He's very insistant that we're having a girl.) It was really cute! He doesn't think he'll have to share any of his tractors because s/he will be too little to play with them. Boy is he in for a surprise... ha ha ha!

Well that's all for now. I've got a busy day ahead of me. I have to lay on the couch, lay on the couch, and oh, lay on the couch. Just kidding!

Hope everyone is doing well!

Deena

Collin dresses himself

As you can tell by these snapshots, Collin's become very independent & enjoys dressing himself. Don't you just love his boots?! Anyway, I thought the pictures are pretty cute so I thought I'd post 'em. Enjoy!

A Message From The Couch

Hi everyone!

I thought I'd give you a little update (from the couch) about the baby & I. If you've read my sister's blog, you probably already know that I'm on bed rest full-time again. Its disappointing, but I'll do whatever I need to do to keep this baby in as long as possible! I've been doctoring weekly. From one appointment to the next, I'm hoping the my contractions will lesson & my placenta will shift so I can get back to work. But if not, you know where to find me!

You would think after having SO many ultrasounds, we'd know the sex of the baby. I've been very adamant at each ultrasound that Don (we're on a first name basis now) does not tell me the sex of the baby. So far, so good!

We haven't picked out any names yet, but we figure we have some time before we need to do that. I'll let you know when we finally do decide on a name.

Well that's all for now! Hope all is well with all of you!

Deena

Watch for a picture of Collin a little bit later!