Baby Max Is Here!

Today is the end to a very busy and emotional week. Mindi and Tristyn left for camp on Tues. morning. I have tried to do everything possible to keep her boys happy and the animals all alive without their help. The boys were so good for me. Rich and I aren't as nice as Mindi and Dave, but the boys adjusted to that pretty well. Thanks so much to Vicki and Jamie for doing the bulk of the entertaining, I'm just too old to keep up with these little guys. Yesterday Candi came over to "do her magic" on all of us. Spencer and Annie were here to help, so we had seven boys, all from the ages two to almost ten, all my grand sons together. It was quite the "rodeo" with them taking turns getting their hair cut. Candi saves us so much time and money by doing these "Larsen family spa days." She even trimmed and painted my toes, I'm sure Mindi is thankful for that. We were talking about how fun it would be if all us girls could get together sometime and get a massage, facial, pedicure and the works. Maybe someday we will have enough money to go do that.

Jenn was supposed to be induced yesterday morning at 7:30 am. Well, they called them early from the hospital and told them they were too busy and would let them know when they had a bed for her. We had it all planned out as to how we would survive the day. We would all be together and when the baby arrived we would just take turns going to the hospital and seeing him. They finally called them at 4:00 pm telling them to "come on down". By the time they got her hooked up and labor started it was our bedtime. I told Ethan to let us know if it happened in the next few hours otherwise we would talk to him in the morning. How stupid was that? I woke up at 1:00 am wondering if our new grand baby had arrived, then worried until 4:00 am until Rich woke up and we tried calling their cell phone. Ethan called back at about 4:05 am telling us that little Maxton had just made his entrance into this world with a huge splash. He weighed 9 lbs 9 oz and was 21 3/4 inches long. He wasn't due until Aug. 6th, so thank you Dr. Huish for helping Jenn out. He told them the baby would have been over 11 pounds had they not taken him early. Jenn is soooo tired, but so relieved to have him out and doing well. She said it was nice being able to breath again without two feet pressing on her lungs.

On Suday it will be the two year anniversary of our precious Kamber returning to our Heavenly Father. Her passing has made us extremely vulnerable and emotional. It has also given us more knowledge of how life is given and taken away. We do not take Maxton's birth for granted as we know it is a tender mercy and gift from our Heavenly Father. This baby does Not replace the life that was shortened on that sad July day two years ago. As grandparents we cherish the memories we have of her and to have been able to spend two short years loving her. It is an honor to be her grandparents. We think about her every day and are trying really hard to be worthy to see her again. We know that she was a special child of God who is the Father of her spirit, and we know that he has a pure love for her. We will never forget her!