Liam's week with, "Baby Sista"

Liam has LOVED having, "Prama" (Grandma) here. I am pretty sure he thinks all the visitors are here for him. He isn't to thrilled when Daddy or Prama hold baby sister and is quick to tell them where to set her down so he can have all the attention. He has had some very tender moments with Layla. The other day she was crying in her carseat and he walked over and was talking to her very soft while rocking her. It is so fun to see them together.
The other morning Liam put on Grandpa's size 15 shoe and said, "Go outside Prama!" They were a little difficult for him to walk in.
It will be so much fun to watch Liam and Layla grow up together. We know Liam will be a great big brother!

Layla's First Week at Home

Layla has been such a delight in our home. She is doing very well and is such a sweet passive baby. She is very easy to sooth and please. It is amazing the joy these sweet children bring into your home. We feel so blessed to have her here safe and sound. Things have been running so smoothly. Having two is double the love that is for sure.

Layla Dee Perriton

We feel so blessed to announce the birth of our new daughter Layla Dee Perriton. She was born November 15, 2008 at 7:19am. She was 8 pounds 6 oz and 20 inches long (10 days early). I started labor around 2:30pm and it really started to pick up around 1am. The contractions were never consistent as far as breaks in-between but they were for sure getting harder and longer as time went on. At 5am we went into the hospital and luckily they decided to keep me even though my contractions weren't close together. Thank goodness because she was born less then two hours later in under 3 minutes. Very different from Liam. It is amazing the sweet spirit these children bring into your life. We love her as though she has always been here. She has been a super good baby. We would love to include a picture of big brother Liam but he is taking his time to warm up to her. He hasn't been mean and told Josh that, "Baby sister so tute (cute)!" when they were driving in the car but is nervous to hold her. This morning he walked up to her and asked to hold her so I let him, he smiled and said, "She so tute!" and then said, "ALL DONE!" and ran off. Hopefully we will be able to catch them together in a picture soon. We feel so fortunate for all our Father in Heaven has blessed us with. We love you Layla and thank you for bringing your sweet spirit into our lives. Liam, you are a wonderful big brother.

Girl Names?!?!?!

We still have not decided on a name. We both have names we love but nothing seems to fit perfectly. What names do you like? We are open to any ideas. Please let us know any suggestions. Maybe your name will win! I am pretty sure Liam wants to name her Baby Bryce. He has called his tummy, "Baby Bryce" while rubbing it and occasionally knocks on it and says, "Knock, knock, Baby Bryce". I am pretty sure he still thinks I have a pumpkin in my tummy. So cute!

Best of Friends

I had to post a picture of Liam and Bryce because they are the best of buds. Even though they have a little over a year between them Liam always talks about "Baby Bryce". He sings songs about Baby Bryce and any time a I bring up Auntie he asks, "Where's Bryce?". He calls Katheryn, "Baby Bryce Two" but holds a special place in his heart for the boy cousin. A few weeks ago they just sat there belly laughing at each other. The more the other laughed the harder the other one would laugh. It lasted a while. We feel so lucky to have several of his cousins so near. Now all we need is his buddy Kempton closer!