Roadtrip

The entire family made a successful trip to Alexandria, MN for a beautiful wedding this past weekend.  Our first road trip with Crosby took us from Green Bay, WI to Alexandria, MN which is about 415 miles one way.   Parker road with Grandma Jeanne for a couple hours and then joined us in the new minivan, he loves the 3rd row seat!  We only stopped 2 times to feed and change Crosby on the way out there, huge success in my book.  On the way home we only stopped once, lovin it.

The boys uncle, Jeffrey, married Talaine on Saturday August 28, 2010.  Parker was a ring bearer but we failed to get a ton of pictures because we were holding Crosby the entire weekend.  The wedding was perfect and we are so blessed to be there with the entire family.  Here are the only pictures we captured all weekend, hopefully the rest of the family sends some of Parker all dressed up, he was super cute in his suit & tie!

Week One

What a week.  We have the best friends and family we could ever ask for.  Parker has been spoiled by getting play time with Bella and Olivia, they took him to the park & Happy Joes.  Tonight he is sleeping at Grandma Jeanne's house and we might get to see Bella and Olivia again tomorrow.  Crosby is doing very well, he loves to sleep in his car seat right now.  Tomorrow morning we are going to see how he does in his crib but tonight we are opting for sleep so that means the car seat for him.  Penny is in such a good place compared with Parker at this point and it shows;  she has a plan, she is sticking to it and has remained super positive even though the first week has been a little rough (engorgement = no fun for momma).  Crosby is meeting everyone for the first time and getting comfortable with his new surroundings.  What an amazing adventure so far.   Did I mention that Parker has been a GREAT big brother, he gives Crosby kisses and hugs every day & makes sure we don't forget about the little one.


Parker has received plenty of attention,
thank you to everyone, it has made a huge difference.

Picking out a movie with "uncle" Mark

Meeting the Berggren Family, Madisyn loved every minute.

Big Brother helping with Crosby's first bottle.

Hopefully we can give Pen a little break now that we know he'll eat this way!

Crosby was loving how easy it was to use the bottle.

Tired?  Not us...

Crosby loved the soft blanket from his new buddy Madisyn.
He looks so tiny in his crib.

Sweet dreams little man.

We love his silly faces....so cute.

Welcome Home Crosby

Last night around 8pm we packed everything up at the hospital and headed home.  The first night at home was a success, mom and Crosby are sleeping right now so I have a little time to post new pictures.  Today we have an appt for Crosby to check his "area" since we left the hospital within 24 hours of his mini surgery.  So far so good,  he is eating well and giving us a little bit of time for sleep.  Parker slept through the night even with all the crying, very nice.  Time for waffles with Parker, thanks for all the support and love from everyone.  We are one lucky family.


Parker visited Mom and Crosby before school on 8/18

So sweet and tiny

Crosby and dad sleeping while mom gets ready to go home

Parker and Crosby are ready for their first ride together

Finally Home, Parker led the way

The boys relaxing at home on our first night together

Crosby Graham Mellenthin

What an amazing day, details to come later.  A healthy baby boy was born 3 hours after we arrived at the hospital.  Crosby Graham Mellenthin weighs 7 lbs, 10 ounces & is 21 inches long.  Everyone is doing very well.

Is today the day?

Had an appt for Pen today at 3 and the doc said it was time for the baby to arrive.  Now only if the baby & Pen agreed, right.  We are going for a walk right now in hopes to move this process along faster.  If anything else changes in the next 24 hours we will let you know.

I just heard, "I have more cramping than last week"....there is still hope for an 8/16 baby.  Doubles run in the family, Parker was stubborn and came 4 hours early for his birthday to match the  "double theme of the family" (4/8) but thats ok, we still love him.

Forecast: Hot & Humid with a chance of baby.

Its been about 2 weeks since our last post, sorry about that.  Penny is 2 weeks from our due date, we are so excited to meet the little one!  Saturday would be a great day to have a baby, right?  An 8/14 birthday would be double Parker's (4/7)!  Penny had  some contractions yesterday that were about 6 minutes apart, it lasted for about 2-3 hours and then became less consistent, we are so close.  More her than me but you get it.

The last 2 weeks have been super hot and humid, especially for our little home that doesn't have central air.  We did a family camp out in the living room one night, bought extra fans and spent some time at the Berggren's home to beat the heat.  They may wake up one day with the Mellenthin's sleeping in their living room if this heat keeps up.

Not much else is new here, looking forward to selling our home if we find the right person/couple...and now they'll have less leaves to rake up since a tree split in the backyard and fell over yesterday.  We'll post again soon, hopefully with pictures of the little one.