Seeing the Baby

So Leslie and I did, in fact, go to see Jenny and Brian's baby today. We had quite a time getting to the hospital. I have never been to the U of U hospital before and didn't know exactly where to go. After we drove around for about 20 minutes, after driving 25 to get there, we were told that we weren't going to be let inside because there was a bomb threat against the hospital earlier that day. So Leslie got to take half her nap in the car as I drove home to wait for another time to see the baby.

Brian called us later to say that the visitor ban had been lifted and we tried one more time. We got to see a beautiful little girl who is as yet unnamed. She is just over 6 and a half pounds. It sounds crazy but you really forget how tiny babies are. She has a smattering of dark hair on her head and lovely long fingers. Brian is excited to have a girl thrown in with his boys. She is going to have great big brothers!

(BTW there was no bomb in the hospital)

Slacker

I just have to say that I am aware that I am one of the biggest blog slackers ever. I am amazed that people post every week or more than that. I'll try to get a little more news about the Long family out there.

Here is the most exciting news. Clint's sister, Jenny, just had a little girl! There were some concerning circumstances but everything turned out well and they are both doing well. Leslie and I are going to see them today, at least that's the plan. Jenny and Brian, her husband, have three boys, Jacob, Aiden and Jack. It will be exciting for them to have a little girl in their home. I am ecstatic for them, maybe because I love my little girl so much.

Leslie constantly amazes me. I am daily stunned by how much she talks. Here is a list of some of the words she says-what I can think of right now

mama Elmo outside inside stairs up down hair nose eyes ears
dad foot toes sneetch bear cow read grandpa grandma shoes socks shirt pants book bed milk juice water nap grass green blue yellow red diaper pee-pee poo-poo jump no yes walk car truck baby Leslie two six nine

Okay, there are probably this many more that I'm not thinking of at the moment. And these are all words that are easily understandable. She also tries at saying rhinoceros and dinosaurs. She gets few syllables of those two. It seems like every day she learns a little more and it won't be long until she is stringing sentences together.

I am glad that she likes reading as much as she does. It make me thinl that maybe she is a little like her mama. She reads with Mom or Dad or even alone. There are some books that we read that she remembers what comes next and says it before we turn the page. I think that is pretty great considering she is only a year and a half old.

Well, we're off the see Leslie's new cousin. I'll try to get another post up soon.