Molli is a big sister!

We couldn't be happier and Molli is so pleased to have her little sister Brynn Violet here at last. She was quite sure that the baby in Mommy's tummy was a little sister and she was right. In fact she was so sure that when we would remind her that the baby could possibly be a boy she would get a little teary eyed. Sorry to all the Williams family members wishing that perhaps one of the Williams boys would produce a boy! It is just not in the cards. When Pat and Marie decide to complete their family with another baby, we will all need to cross our fingers and chant "Y chromosome, Y chromosome, Y chromosome". Brynn was born on April 8th (9 days earlier than expected!) at 3:30 p.m. She was 19 inches long and weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces. Her hair is dark and her eyes are murky grey/blue. Same coloring as her big sister. She seems so much smaller than Molli ever was! For those that don't remember Molli was 20 1/2 inches and weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces! Needless to say Brynn came into the world much quicker. Two pushes and she was out! Really, just two. We couldn't believe it. She seems to have a calm demeanor and prefers nursing and sleeping to anything else. She, like Molli as a newborn, is quite hungry and is already needing to be supplemented with formula! Please pray that nursing and sleep will go smoothly with this little one. The difficulties we endured last time, I do not wish to repeat. Life is good and we are home as one big happy family. We will have to see how the first night at home goes. So far today, Brynn has been eating and sleeping the day away. Molli has stated "I don't want her to sleep so much." I agree...what will tonight bring when she has done all her sleeping during the day?! Tony is happy to let her sleep, as this gives him the excuse to sit on the couch with her and watch sports.

**UPDATE: The first night home went quite nicely. She was asleep by around 10:30 and slept until 3:00. She ate, rocked and fell asleep. She then slept until about 7:30 or 8:00! She has been on that schedule ever since. Molli is adjusting well to Brynn. She loves her so much and is quite the little helper. She gets diapers, throws away diapers, assures Brynn she is okay, and helps to burp her! We are so happy that the adjustment has gone so well thus far. She is throwing a few more tantrums and being a little more stubborn around the edges. Molli is fairly stubborn, so this is nothing new to us. Grandma and Grandpa will be here soon to ooh and ah over the baby and spend LOTS of quality time with Molli. Hopefully that will help in assuring Molli that she is just as important to our family as ever (or in her thoughts, she is still the center of the Williams/Kuronen universe)!

Proud mama and Brynn, minutes after birth



Ace just wants someone to throw his frisbee


R&R with his two favorite little ones


Molli and Brynn, just after bath time.


Brynn Violet, April 8th, 2008
7 lbs. 14.8 oz., 19 inches


Just after her first bath in the nursery


Tony, Molli and Brynn


Proud big sister!


Cousin Samantha with Molli supervising

A Great Pregnancy Story

I have to tell this story...sorry Kyla. The people must hear this one. So for those of you who don't know, Kyla drives a 1999 Volkswagon Passat which has given us quite a few problems these past couple of years. It's a nice car, but it just seems something is always going wrong with it. Kyla called me a while back to report a new problem. "The gas gauge is backwards!" she told me. She said when she turned the car off, it would show the gas was full, rather than the usual needle pointing to empty. "Oh great", I thought. How much is this gonna cost to fix? So later that day, we went to Costco to get gas to fill it up and make sure she would make it through the week. When I started it after filling up, the needle pointed all the way to the right (like it's supposed to). Kyla said, "see, I told you. Look, it's pointing to empty!" To which I had to reply, "which side do you think is empty?" After a couple of seconds of silence, Kyla finally admitted she was crazy. Gotta love pregnancy!

The Pacifier Fairy

We finally were able to rid Molli of the evil pacifier (Molli calls it her pass). Yes, she's only three but we figured if we wanted her to have at least one year of junior high/high school without braces, it was about time. We also wanted to make sure it was outta here by the time the new baby came around. Kyla got rid of all but one of them which we allowed Molli to use at night. Kyla 'sent' the extras off to the Pacifier Fairy about a month back (the one in Fairy Land) and Molli got a pack of gum and a very pretty letter sent back, thanking her for her contribution. We had been talking for quite a while about getting rid of this last one (almost a year, actually) and last Friday we finally went to Build-A-Bear and she bravely put her last one inside, along with the bear's heart. The first couple of nights have been a little rough (add a cold to the mix) but she knows her teeth are going to be happier. She's always got her bear (with the very clever name of Pink...guess what color? She also has Orange) mostly, I think because of what's inside. Molli regularly reports that she still "lubs her pass".