just another week...

Elijah is growing up so fast! This week he decided to roll over for the first time! (front to back) He does not like to lay on his tummy so much but he will roll both ways onto his side and back to his back. He also is starting to lift his legs high in the air and laughs when we put his feet to his face :) Babies are so fun!

We decided to get some snow tires for our car as the weatherman is predicting snow and we went to McDonald's as we waited for them to put the tires on our car. Elijah decided he wanted to eat Davey's drink, or at least the lid to his cup....

The Clarkes invited us over for a Halloween get together. Elijah was worn out from a long day of running errands but he liked their trike.

He Stands!

Well... he can lean anyway...

Matenuska Glacier

off on another adventure... :)

Matenuska Glacier continued...

Awesome!

Traci fell in... but survived with just a few scratches from the ice...

someone got really tired and fussy and finally fell asleep as we left

Today

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Winter is here!

...or at least it is trying to snow....

Elijah is now three months old and cuter than ever! We love to see his smiles and we are finding new ways to get him to laugh everyday :) This week Davey started his new job on campus, he likes it a lot better than the grocery store ;) Traci is still babysitting kids and has a new calling as the RS secretary and chorister. Busy busy busy! We love you!

Elijah's Christmas wish list....

This week in history...

This last week in history in the year 2010 Davey and Traci spent a lot time working and doing homework but we did get to have fun. We went down to Beluga point which is about 15 minutes south of Anchorage to see if we could see any whales but we didn't. I guess they are still kicking around but there are not as many as a month ago.

Fall in is in the air

Beluga Point

We went for a drive around Eagle River and found this lot for sell. Anyone want it?

Elijah sucking his thumb

He found it....

Elijah often sucks on his fingers but today he found his thumb...

Lovin' our new home!

We are all moved into our new apartment and loving living here in Alaska. Although it has been rainy most of the time we have been here, the temperature is just right (60s) for Traci who doesn't like the high heat of the summer :) We love all the trees and mountains and we are excited to get a state park pass so we can start hiking all the beautiful trails in the parks around us!

Both of us have started classes which are keeping us busy, Davey at UAA and Traci online for USU. Davey started a job at the local grocery store but was just offered a better position for a job on campus so he has already given his two weeks notice to his first job, hopefully he enjoys this job more.... Traci, meanwhile, spends two long days a week babysitting for some friends. The kids are ages 2 and 3 so she has her hands really busy on those days keeping up with three young kids.

Elijah is doing well, he is growing everyday! Right now he is trying to learn to laugh, roll over, sit up, and grab things with his hands :) He loves to take baths and is often found sucking on his hands and making sing-song noises.

Finally a new update!

We had an unplanned fire drill during sacrament meeting today!

Play Time

Our new car

A little nap

He is still cute

It seems every lake or pond has to have at least a couple sea plane in them. I love it!

A little Moose we saw on the side of the road the other day.

This is a FIVE generation shot of Elijah, his mom, his grandpa, his great grandma, and his great great grandma!

We made it to Alaska! It was quite the adventure. Sean and Davey drove up on the 29th. By the time they got through Pocatello Davey had a speeding ticket and by the time they got to the boarder they had a new car! The Corolla's transmission started to make a funny sound going through a canyon in Montana. After a brief stop at a mechanic they decided to buy a new car in Helena and try to get the Corolla to Cardston where Davey has a mechanic friend who could take a look and at. Well, they got about an hour south of the boarder before the car just wouldn't go anymore. Luckily they had bought the Honda CRV. They barely made it to the boarder before it closed. The next morning the friends helped them get the car past the boarder into Cardston where it is sitting today. We may fix it and get it back to Utah but who knows right now. The rest of the trip went smoother from there.

Sean flew home and now it is just Traci and I. We are staying with our friends the Coffeys until we can find an apartment. It has almost been a week of searching and still no luck. We will keep you updated when we find one. Alaska is beautiful! We can't wait to find an apartment so we can call it home.

Introducing Elijah David Brown!

We are excited to announce that Elijah David Brown is here! We had an appointment with our midwife on the 21st which is 2 days after the due date. The midwife told us she was concerned that the baby may be getting too big so we set up an appoint to be induced at Ogden regional for 2:00 PM. We called before the 2:00 appointment and they said they were all full! That didn't make Traci very happy. She was ready to have this baby. After checking back with them several times we finally got a call and was admitted at 6:00. Traci was given cytotec to soften her cervix to prepare her for the pitocin. After two doses of cytotec she was having contractions about 1-2 minutes apart. After an hour or two of strong contractions Traci decided it was time for the epidural. So at 2:00 AM she was given the epidural which helped. Shelly and Marci were a big help and after the epidural we all tried to get a little rest... which never really works. Traci progressed very quickly without pitocin and by 5:30 was a 10 and our midwife was called in to brake the water because she amniotic sac was showing. Around 8:00 she was given pitocin and we were ready to push. Traci did a great job but our baby was too big and facing the wrong way. After about an hour and a half of pushing the doc said the baby hadn't made any progress and she suggested a c-section. Traci was struggling through all this because for some reason her epidural wasn't working right and she could still feel a lot of pain. At 10:30 we went into the surgical room and Traci got a shot right into the spine because the epidural wasn't working. The c-section commenced and I stood up to watch. I couldn't believe it when they were pulling him out. He was a big boy. His head was coned because of the pushing that was done earlier. He weighed in at 10 lbs and is 21.5". He is a strong cute little boy! Traci and I are excited to be Mom and Dad to this cute little boy. Thanks for all those who helped.

Disclaimer: Traci didn't proof read this, please excuse all spelling errors and inaccurate interpretation of information.

We Moved!

We moved to Ogden on Saturday. Kim was nice enough to clean out her room for us... actually I think Dad cleaned it all out. This is all in preparation to our move to Anchorage. Thanks mom and dad!

Don't mind the mess. We are still organizing.

We put all the stuff we are not going to unpack in the loft... its full.

Arches!

We forgot our camera when we went to Arches National Park in March so we just recently stole the pictures that Aimee took. Thanks Aimee!