For your case of the Mondays...

When I was at BYU a hundred years ago nothing got my morning off to a great start like the Daily Universe... or DU (pronounced "Duh" by those in the know... namely me and Jess). If caffeine had been permitted within a 2 mile radius of campus - a Dr. Pepper would have been my answer to those chilly early mornings walking across campus. Being left with the DU, and my steaming Styrofoam cup of instant microwaved oatmeal - it was looking forward to those feisty letters to the editor, ridiculous campus police beats, and our favorite weekly contributions from Eric D. Snider that got me out of bed each day. Random sidebar - I had a photo journalism class one semester where I took photos for the DU - seeing my stuff in print was pretty cool.. why didn't I go that direction?

Any who.. Although Mr. Snider has moved on to much bigger and better things his articles still brighten my inbox on Monday mornings. Today's didn't disappoint: My Rejected Twilight Screenplay. I enjoyed it, yes, with an ice cold Dr. Pepper - it was a rough night & my 3 week sabbatical from all things caffeinated was seriously overrated. Seriously.

Isaac Maxwell...

2 more cute pictures for your viewing pleasure. Here is Jack & Charlie checking out their baby brother, Ike, for the first time. Charlie thinks that he whines and complains a lot, but loves his soft hair. Jack just can't wait to get his hands on him! And this is Isaac's official hospital photo.

And here he is...

I knew he was going to come early! And yet... I still wasn't ready. So when contractions started Monday morning I did my best to throw a few things in a bag and get to the hospital. But... by the time I got there I was already dilated to a 6! Ouch. We only waited a little bit for my doctor to arrive and there I was in surgery. Everything happened really fast.

He was born at 12:27pm.
He weighs 8 pounds 5 ounces!
And he's 20 1/2 inches long.

Here we are thinking he was 10 days early. But after doing all their little tests they said he was definitely 40-42 weeks --- I KNEW I WAS READY TO DELIVER A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO!

We still don't know what to name him.
But the nurses keep reminding me where the birth certificate form is.