Beach Bums

After we got home from the hospital with John, my Dad arrived to spend the weekend. Mom was already here so Dad rode out on the Amtrak. He said it was an interesting experience. :)

Anyway - after he got some rest and we all got a little stir crazy from being in the house, we thought that it would be fun to get out of the house and go down to the beach to watch the sunset one night.

I love the beach and the sunset and these kids and my family.
What a fun night!

My little beach bum.
Danika and Papa Jerry.
Danika loves having Nana and Papa Jerry around. She gets spoiled!


The beach isn't Doug's favorite thing, but he was kind and we all went together.








SUCH a Daddy's girl!
So far we have had no jealousy - she just loves her baby brother. That's been pretty cool, too.




We just had a wonderful little family outing.

Welcome to the family

Johnathan Douglas - we are so glad to have you in our little family. In a summer that seemed filled with emotional rain, it has been such a blessing to have the brilliant shining sunlight of your birth to pierce thru those clouds.

We love you so much....I have no doubt God put you in our lives at this exact moment and I am grateful to be holding you in my arms.

So far you don't really look like Danika....not really sure who you look like yet, but I'm hoping it's me. :) You have the cutest little flippers for feet...they are SO long! You are so cuddly and so cute...a little bit of jaundice, but not bad enough for the glow-worm light like your sister Danika had to have. I can't tell what color your eyes are going to be yet, but one thing is certain...you are beautiful. :)

Welcome to the family....we love you so much.

Introducing Johnathan Douglas Bierer

Johnathan Douglas Bierer was born on Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 9:12am. He weighed in at 7lbs 11oz and was 19.25 inches long.

Johnathan was born by planned c-section, but apparently he had planned to be born that day whether we were ready or not, because my water broke about 15 minutes before surgery. :) Talk about timing!



Doug got to be there, our doctors and nurses were wonderful, and the whole experience could not have been better! Unlike Danika's birth, there were no complications, nothing unexpected (except the water breaking!) and the recovery has been a breeze so far. Not that it is without pain, but compared to complications last time, this is a piece of cake! :) As soon as they let me get out of bed (24 hours after the surgery) I felt GREAT. I even convinced them to let me out of the hospital a full day early because I was feeling so wonderful. It was great to be home and to have our little family of four all under one roof.




Danika ADORES her baby brother. She loves to kiss him and pat him and she has been really gentle with him. We are so proud of her. She loves to be Mommy's helper and wants to help change diapers and assist in putting his binky back in when it falls out. :) Yesterday she crawled up next to me leaned over, gently put her hands on both sides of Johnathan's face and softly said, "I love you baby John. You are my best friend." Talk about melting a Mommy's heart.
I feel so blessed I am just beyond amazed at this precious gift times two. To be entrusted by God to care for these two precious lives and to raise them to love Him...it overwhelms me sometimes.


And speaking of being overwhelmed...I have the most amazing husband. I will post more about it later, but for now let's just say I love that man. He was just fantastic through the birth and the subsequent days in the hospital and now that we are home, I just couldn't ask for more support or help than I get from him. He is just fantastic.

John is doing great...already gained back all of his birthweight and then some. He is a great eater, and sleeps in decent chunks, so I'm tired but not falling apart. He is easy going and pretty easy to appease...so far so good!






So....the adventure shifts to a new chapter as the little Bierer family becomes four instead of three. Thanks for tuning in! :)