Introducing Mason Jay!

Our sweet new baby boy!

Mason Jay

8 pounds. 8 ounces

23 1/2 inches long

10:06am

March 23, 2013

He's perfect.

 

 

We both loved the name Mason and Jay is after my middle name, which is Joy.

 Meeting Grandpa and Grandma Bolkema!

 Meeting his big brothers, Dorian and Levi!

 Dorian touched his face and had lots of questions for mommy. 

Levi wasn't feeling the best and wasn't totally himself.

 Meeting Aunt Heidi, Uncle Ryan, Aniah, Eden and Adria.

Day 2.  Looking adorable!!!  We love all of his brown hair!

 Meeting Aunt Kerry, Ashley, Emma and Claire. 

Mommy was proud to show you off!

 Meeting your friends Will and Anderson.

 Look how tiny you are in Mommy's bed.  :)

Good morning!  Day 3.

You weren't too impressed with having to change into new clothes,

but Mommy was excited to get you ready to take you home!!!



 

 

You are so tiny!

 

Welcome home Mason!

Molly was sure curious about meeting you.



 

Up to this point, I think Levi only had pictures of Molly on his camera...

now it is full of little Mason pictures!  :)

 

Dorian couldn't wait for Mommy and Mason to come home from the hospital so when he was finished with school, he was super excited to find us there.  He immediately wanted to hold his little brother.  And I think it's a good thing that he asked me if we could have another baby so that we could each have one to hold.  :)

 

 

He really is perfect and we have really enjoyed our first 3 days with him!

 

1 month later

I was just noticing that the last time I wrote was on February 18...1 month ago!  Oh, how time flies.  I guess I've just been busy taking care of these 2 crazy and fun boys!  :)

I needed to take one more belly picture before this little one arrives.  Somehow, I feel like I am a lot bigger than I look on this picture.  :)  Last week I had my nails done and my hair highlighted!!!  And last night I just finished the boys' 2012 scrapbooks which was one of my goals to have done before the arrival of #3.  Yeah!!!  So now I am officially ready!  :)

Grandma Tintle had recorded books for the boys a couple of years ago.  Just recently the boys have found it very funny for us to begin reading each page and get "interupted" by grandma reading instead.  They both find it to be hilarious!  As I was scrapbooking a couple of nights ago, I heard Nathan reading and the boys just giggling away and it was music to my ears.  I had to capture the memory!

Dorian and Levi have been building forts out of tents, couches, chairs, laundry baskets, boxes, and every blanket and pillow in the house.  I love it that they are having so much fun with this.  I'm also very glad that I've convinced them to keep their fort downstairs instead of in the middle of the living room upstairs.  It means that each evening we have to go down to retrieve our pillows to sleep on, but I'm fine with that.  :)

I had asked mom if she could help me with a sewing project and she came over on Saturday afternoon to finish it!  We now have adorable chevron curtains over the french doors in the nursery!!!  And the nursery is officially completed.  Thanks mom!!!  It was fun to watch how interested the boys were with the sewing machines.  I'm not sure they've ever seen anyone use one before!  :)  What a fun memory.