Luke and Wheel

Will went to the doctor today for his first visit since we've been out. The well baby clinic is in Landstuhl, so it was a long drive, and our appointment was nice and early on a Saturday morning. Of course it was made even more fun by the fact that Will pretty much stayed up all night last night. Mindy and I stayed up together until about 1 or 2 am, and then after that we switched off periodically. Boy I forgot how much fun a newborn can be. Mindy said he's still in his womb cycle where he would kick her all night long. Hey, if we were in America he'd be right on schedule.


This really goes with yesterday's post, but here's Mindy and Will racked out on the couch at 8 in the evening


I'm a little rusty with the swaddling but I'll catch on again


We're using this co-sleeper until we get our bassinet. It's pretty handy, but I don't think Will has adjusted to it yet. Of course, I'm basing that on one night of incessant crying.

The doctor's visit went fine. He checked his responses and his eyes and the other usual stuff. He said Will was a little yellow, but not bad and it should go away pretty soon. They're going to prescribe some Vitamin D for him- he said since Germany rarely sees the sun some babies are a little deficient and that would fix it. I don't know if we've mentioned how dreary it's been all winter here. Somehow the only sunny days this past week were the days Will was born.


Walking the corridors of the most confusing hospital I've ever been to.


Will on the table...sans clothes. I think we have a similar picture of me with Luke on his first appointment.

Luke really started taking to him today. We started this morning by getting him to help us out while we changed Will, and it gave him some purpose now that he's got a little brother. When we got back from the doctor, he was really interested in touching him and looking at him. We got him to kiss his hand and Mom even got him to hold him for a few seconds. He had the biggest smile on his face. Tonight before we put him to bed he kept kissing his face over and over (which may have just been a ploy to delay bedtime!). It was very sweet. I think the biggest thing will just be making sure he's gentle with him. He loves to rough house, especially with me, and I've been trying to make sure he knows it's different with Will without scaring him off. So far so good, but I think he'll catch on.


Luke is peeking in at Will in his car seat. The blanket on top is actually a fleece poncho from Jenny- perfect for the cold German winter.


Luke kissing Will's hand


This picture is a classic


He's fascinated by Will's hands and feet

Another side effect of having two kids is that Mindy and I both have called Will "Luke" about 10 times a day. We said it had to be that we've been used to Luke for a year and a half, and then we waited to settle on Will's name until the very end. I'm trying not to give the poor kid a "Randy" complex- my younger brother got the short end of the baby attention stick. His baby book is about two pages long, he wore hand me downs for years, and so on. I at least want to make sure Will feels like he has his own name. I will continue to parent by guilt as long as possible...

That's it for now. Maybe if you're lucky, Mindy will blog soon. I'm sure everyone wants to hear the gory details of childbirth!

Will Comes Home

Everyone has arrived at the Scott compound here in Baumholder today. It was a fairly short hospital stay for Min and Will, but long enough for everyone to know that we didn't want to stay any longer. After Will was born yesterday, I took off back to the apartment to get my mom (who put up another blog tonight- comments make her feel special) and Luke so they could meet Will. I must also admit I snuck in an hour nap while I was there- that made about four for me, and a little less for Mindy at that time. Luke was a little wary of him at first, but he likes to say his name- it comes out sounding like "Wheel." The real big brother test will be the next few weeks while he adjusts to no longer being the center of attention here.

We spent the afternoon there, and then I brought Luke back so he could take a nap, since he was getting a little restless after missing it at his usual time. We had planned on going back down again, but Luke decided he didn't want to sleep, so luckily Mom packed a bag and she stayed down in Landstuhl with Min and Will. Luke and I slept great...and Will kept Mindy and his Grammy up pretty much all night. The doctors had to do a few checks today, as well as circumcise the poor kid, but we finally got discharged at about 1 pm.


It's now a little after 8 pm, and I am the only person still awake here. Mindy and Will are asleep on the couch, Mom turned in at 8, and Luke went to bed an hour ago. It would be safe to say everyone is exhausted after the last two days.

Will is doing great. He had a little issue yesterday when he threw up all over the doctor who had come in to check on him. He was initially worried it might be a bowel obstruction that caused it, since it was brownish, but Will had pooped when he checked the diaper so he ruled that out. He figured he may have swallowed some blood on the way out, and was just expelling it, and they suctioned his stomach to get it all out. There was pretty much nothing left (it was all over the doc), so everything appears to be normal. He's still sore from the circumcision (who wouldn't be) and still has his cord stump left, but he's in great health and looks great. I think he looks a lot like Luke did when he was newborn.

We have another appointment for Will tomorrow, so we have to do the drive down to Landstuhl again in the morning. Hopefully some of these appointments can be done here in Baumholder in the future. We'll keep you updated on everything though, so stay tuned.

Here's a few pictures to send you on your way:



I didn't get the first diaper this time- the nurses changed it when they were checking his stomach. Although, the hospital did steal one of our shirts when they took him later, so maybe that was payment.


This was a rare sight for Mindy last night


Will getting ready to go home. Check out the huge hat!


Luke making peace with the interloper


My boys

He's Here!

(Updated: I added a few more pictures down at the bottom from when Luke and Grammy got to meet Will today.)

Allow me to introduce- after a long, long, long wait- our newest addition: our son William Stephen Scott. Yes, we finally settled on a name. William is Mindy's grandfather's name, and Stephen is both of our Dads' name. Will was born at 4:05 am on 24 January 2008 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. He weighed 9 lbs. even (!) and measured in at 21 in. long. Mindy and Will are both doing great with no complications.

We'll post the whole story and some more pictures later, but for now here are a few for everyone.


Mindy before they induced her. She was happy to get this little guy out of there.


Will was not happy to join us...as evidenced by his long stay inside Mommy. But we were happy to see him.


Mommy and Will


Daddy and Will


What a cute little man!

He stood there trying to figure out why Mommy was in a bed and a strange little person was lying next to her

Luke checking out the new kid on the block

The four of us! Yikes!

Grammy with her two grandsons

We're going to have a baby!

We’re leaving in the next few minutes for Landstuhl! I had my doctor’s appointment and he was able to get me in TODAY for an induction! Praise God! We’ll keep you as updated as possible. Thanks for your prayers and please continue to pray for us throughout the day. Our next post should be of Baby Bee…we better name this precious child!!! =)

Mindy vs. Elephants...

First off, Thank You sooooo much for your continued prayers and support! It really really means the world to me. I have the greatest family and friends in the world! =) Thanks for being so wonderful! =)


I have come to the conclusion that instead of a little Baby Bee human in my tummy, I must have a Baby Bee elephant in there. A baby elephant’s gestational period is two years...so I’m beginning to wonder if that’s what’s going on – not to mention how huge I’m getting! =) In fact, when I think about it – I kinda move like an elephant...

I walk slow – my footsteps make a thunderous racket - I sway from side to side while birds follow me around or perch on my huge stomach...

I fall into bed without bending... and I have to shower in the river now =)…

Hmmmm...these pictures do look an awful lot like me right now...=)

Anyway, =) Baby Bee is still sitting quite high. It’s looking more and more like I won’t go into labor on my own. I have my 41 week doctor’s appointment tomorrow, and am really hoping to get an induction date set then. I’m REALLY hoping he’ll take pity on me and get me on the books for this weekend. If he tells me I have to go for another week, I may have to go into “elephant angry mode” and charge him down and swing him around in my trunk until he gives me what I want. =)

Ok – so I doubt that, it looks like it would take a lot of energy to charge him down and swing him in my trunk...but he may get a mini-breakdown from a very huge and miserable pregnant lady. =)


I’ll post an update and picture after my doctor’s appointment tomorrow. I just thought I’d put up a quick post today (especially since I’ve been really bad about posting blogs and e-mailing lately) and especially to thank you all for your prayers, encouragement and support. You are all the best! =)

More tomorrow!