Lost and Found

My joke book was in the birth canal?? I've been looking for that thing forever. Maybe Charlie was able to read it while in the womb and will actually have a decent sense of humor. Feel free to rinse it off and refer to it as often as necessary. After seeing the new photos of Charlie, I don't think it was the ears that would be the obstacle, but rather the cheeks.

I heard once that there is a vest that new father's can wear that actually have breasts and can be filled with formula so that the father can have the bonding experience of breast feeding. Once Charlie no longer needs to nurse, maybe Todd could fill the vest with soft drink of choice and use the vest while watching a sporting event or fill it with water and use it while hiking. May as well get your money's worth.

As far as the reunion ranch shower mystery, I swear I saw grout under Scott's nails but didn't understand why until now. Creepy.

Here's ny uneducated, uninformed, unqualified opinion about Riley dealing with the baby. Maybe get her her very own somewhat life-like doll that she can feed, change and put to sleep right next to Val. Just an idea. Mom did that for me so I didn't smother Todd with a pillow when he was born. Jimmy wore "The Vest" for Todd as well. SUPER creepy.

KJ

Charlotte, it is!

Those voting for Charlotte 'Charlie' won out. The papers have been signed, but I have been informed by Valerie they can always be appended. No, Keith, she didn't get my ears, but it turns out she came through the birth canal carrying your joke book so it was smooth sailing all the way! I'm also a little concerned about you seeing me naked in recent memory. I knew that hole in the tile of the reunion ranch shower was too fresh for my liking :)

Valerie and Charlotte both came home yesterday. I took Riley and Macie to church today so mom and baby could get some sleep. I think Riley is having more issues with having Charlotte home than Macie, which we thought it would be the other way around. She just wants to help so much and gets very frustrated when she is told, no. She also started sucking her thumb for about five minutes after church, which was weird since she has never been a thumb sucker - just a blanket sucker. I'm not sure which one's worse. We'll just have to see how things shake down.

pink and wrinkled

Congratulations to my baby brother and his patient wife. Cute baby. Will it always be pink and wrinkled? Last time I saw Todd naked he looked the same, so I don't have much hope for the new yet-to-be named baby. Hopefully Riley is easier on this one. Maybe I'll send the new yet-to-be-named baby a suit of armor for the first couple years. I'm still rooting for Charlie or Drew, but I understand that the name Maggie is now in the mix. If so, I think it trumps them all. I'm glad Val and yet-to-be-named baby are healthy, home and happy. I'm especially glad that yet-to-be-named baby doesn't have Todd's ears, or she'd probably still be jammed in the birth canal.

Love,

Favorite uncle, brother , son, nephew, brother-in-law, neighbor and parolee

KJ

Happy Valentine's Day, Baby!

Here are a few pictures of the newest Johnson - and others. She was born at 3:30 today and weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was 19 inches long. She is still in the NICU as she aspirated meconium, but all signs point to a quick recovery. It's a little strange with her not being in the room with us, but we are able to visit as much as we would like. Thanks to everyone for your calls of support. We will post more pictures tomorrow when we can hopefully spend more time with her. We are still undecided on a name, but we think we've narrowed it down to two.

Countdown to baby girl Johnson!!

I heard that we might possibly have a new addition to our family this week! I texted Toddy this morning, and he said that Val has a doctor's appointment tomorrow so they "should know more by then." Even thought it's kind of a given, this is just a quick post to let Todd and Val and their "crew" :) know how excited I am (and I'm sure I speak for everyone else, too!) to welcome their new girly into our family! Lots and lots and lots of love to you!!

Beat This Forecast!

We are looking forward to Sunday when it will be 1 degree above freezing. That hasn't happened since sometime in mid-October. I would also take the heat any day. I'm trying to convince my boss to open up a records storage company in St. George. I'm not holding my breath.

Nee-ner, nee-ner!

Sorry, I just can't help gloating a little bit. Seeing all the snow that some of you are dealing with and hearing about the cold temperatures makes me oh-so happy that this is what my next few days will look like:

I have DEFINITELY turned into a desert rat, and if I wasn't already pretty sure about that fact, it was confirmed when I was in Utah last weekend and had to deal with snow and cold for myself. No thanks...I'll take the heat ANY day!

Definitely not in Idaho...

Once there was a snowman, snowman, snowman...
In the sun it melted, melted, melted...
Our snow certainly can't compete with that stuff you grow in Idaho, but here's a taste of a Pittsburgh winter for you. You'd think that since the grass looks somewhat green you'd want to go outside and play. Think again! It's cold! And windy! We lost our garbage cans in a wind storm last week. Spring can't come soon enough!

REUNION UPDATE...

I'm sure you all know by now, but just to record it on the blog for future reference, we are booked at the Northstar Lodge for July 2009. We check in on Thursday, July 2nd, at 3pm and check out on Sunday, the 5th, at 10am. We were able to book for 3 days which will save us all some money; however, we want to keep the monthly payment plan Scott proposed the same. By doing this, we will have plenty of money for food and extra curricular activities, so we don't have to dig in our pockets for extra cash while we're there because it will already be paid for. Some things to look forward to, in addition to being together as a family:

1.) 4th of July fireworks show over the lake
2.) Paddle boats on the pond by the cabin
3.) More hot-tubbing
4.) Hiking through Glacier National Park
5.) Indoor pools and slides nearby at The Wave
6.) And much more!

Don't forget to get those payments to Grandpa J. at the end of each month. He's already put money down for a deposit, so let's make sure he gets paid back!

Can't wait to see you all! Only 147 days to go!

Will it ever end?!

The girls were stir crazy yesterday so we ventured out and built a snow cave, swung on the swings and jumped on the trampoline. With no end in sight for the snow, we had to do something to break the monotony. We are hoping the snow melts before it starts falling again next fall.