Introducing Brennan Sale Daw

Here he is! Isn't he beautiful? He was born Saturday, November 24th at 10:52 pm. He weighed 7 Lbs 5 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long.

He had the corded wrapped around his neck, but nothing serious, and it was quickly removed. But he was VERY purple. He came out crying--quite the set of lungs, but really all he has done is sleep.

He looks a lot like Aidan looked when he was born. He is gorgeous! Weston and Aidan both love him so much and are so cute with him.

We are now home and recuperating. I feel good, but it is nice to have my mom here helping out.

He'll be here....

On Saturday! I talked with my Doctor and he is happy having me induced, so Saturday is the day. I feel slightly selfish for scheduling something like a baby.... But, it is so nice for me to be ready, and know when everything will happen. Doesn't the 24th of November sound like a good day for a birthday? I'll post photos of Brennan in just a few days!

Getting kids to eat...

Lately, we have had quite a time of trying to get the kids to eat their meals. I get so frustrated, but I should really just calm down, find a method, and stick to it. We have discussed what we want to do, and we will try it for a month, then if it doesn't work we will retry. I think a lot of it comes down to ME being discipled. If anyone has ideas, let me know!

It isn't helpful that this time of year (end of October til beginning of January) is filled with goodies. We already got a tin from a neighbor filled with treats. I have taken them all and put them in the freezer. Hopefully that will lengthen out their stay...

It was a blessing in our life this week to have Scott’s business issue work out. He had a company that wanted him to pay a lot of money, he didn’t owe it, and could have sued them, but he would rather have had it all just go away. He thought wisely and just called up the CEO of the company—and actually got to talk with him. He explained the situation, and the next day, all was cleared up. It takes a lot off of Scott’s mind. It was very worrisome and it could have turned out bad. We are so grateful that the Lord has helped out and made it go away. Scott has learned a lot from this.

Scott took Weston took a Utah Football game. They had lots of fun--creating father/son memories. I took Aidan to the Utah Chocolate Show with Jen Selleneit. It probably wasn’t as fun as the football game, but we had better candy.

Earlier this week we put Aidan down for the night and he started crying. Weston told him he would lay by him for awhile. Weston sang some songs to him and then they both fell asleep. It is so sweet of Weston to love Aidan so much and treat him so well.

Another night, I was holding Aidan and he looked up at me and said, “Mommy, your hair looks beautiful.” What a sweet child. I love when I get unsolicited compliments.

Shopping for Baby

Weston had his first Primary Program in church last week. At first he was sitting by his friend Talon, and then they moved him between two girls. His face was so expressive. Huge frown, tears, etc, he was not happy to be there. But, he was so good and stuck it out. They eventually moved him back (fortunately before he freaked out) and he did well after that. He even said his part—with help. He is such a sweet boy.
Aidan is CONSTANTLY singing lately. His favorite is “I am a Child of God.” He sometimes belts it out like a rock song… His other favorites are “Penguins Lament”, “The wheels on the bus”, and the ABC song. (If you haven't heard of "Penguins Lament", it is SO cute and funny. It is from a Sandra Boynton book/CD called "Dog Train". The whole CD is great. I completely recommend it to anyone with kids--or without I guess, since I am listening to it even when the kids don't.)

Christmas lights are up on the house--though not on yet. And the day after Thanksgiving we are breaking out all the decorations! I am so excited for Christmas!

Right now we are looking for a rocker/glider for the baby room. Anybody have one that they love? I found one that seems good, a bit cheaper, but I don't need anything too special. Anybody have this and like it? Storkcraft Hoop Glider and Ottoman. I really don't think we need anything else for the baby---since we already have two boys... Maybe the next baby I'll get to do "girlie" shopping.

The Smart Boys

After looking at some friends blogs, I see that there is a lot of sharing of great information! I love to get so many ideas from others. I hope to use taht info, and hopefully share some, too. For now, I will just brag about my kids (another great thing for blogs...).

I just asked Aidan, my 2 1/2 year old different letters of the alphabet. I noticed he knew the letter R, so I asked him more... It is amazing what you learn about your kids if you ask them. I don't know where he learned all of this, but he can identify 13 of the 26 letters! Maybe most 2 year olds can do this, and I just never thought to ask him. But, I think he is a genius (I am entitled to that opinion).

Weston is loving pre-school and learning so much! He loves SPACE and learning about planets, astronauts, satellites, and anything else about space. He is always amazing me with new facts he has learned.

They are both WONDERFUL boys and so excited to get a little brother. They will be great older brothers.

Learning all about Blogs

Scott has been making all these entries, and I have finally asked him to teach me how to add entries. Pretty easy, I just hadn't done it yet. I like that he writes, though. I can't think of anything to write!



We are getting closer to having this baby. I have stopped taking the medication that stops my contractions, so if I start having them, and I can't stop them... there's no waiting. Then again, it may be another four weeks--who knows?



Scott conducted Sacrament Meeting for the first time--and did a GREAT job! We had a bet, I thought he would cry when he bore his testimony... he didn't think he would. I think his eyes teared up and his voice got shaky, but he doesn't think so. (He is a "Sobbing Daw"...)

A Living Prophet

Yesterday we attended Regional Conference at the conference Center. This conference was for 104 stake around the Salt Lake Valley and we were one of fourteen stakes that was invited to attend in the Conference Center. (Others watched via satellite) Presiding at the conference was President Hinckley who spoke and also President Packer. We sat about two-thirds of the way back on the main floor level. the boys were able to see the prophet in person albeit from quite a distance away. Weston later said to Beebs how glad he was that he could see the prophet and yet he probably does not grasp what an opportunity it was for him and all of us.