Introducing Isabelle Winter Robinson

For those of you who haven't heard, Isabelle Winter Robinson was born last Sun, the 25th. She weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and was 20 inches long. It has been a long week, with her immediately being rushed to the NICU with breathing problems and then being transferred to another hosp. for an infection and seizures. She is doing better and to tell the short story, will hopefully be going home next Tues. or Wed., and will have to continue outpatient care with a neurologist and a physical therapist. She's doing better than expected though and is so sweet and perfect. We can't wait to take her home. It's been an emotional roller coaster, making trips to and from the hosp., arranging babysitters, trying to spend time with Eli, etc. We've been so lucky, we've had so many people helping us and offering to help that we feel truly blessed. Isaac's mom has been able to help taking care of Eli, my friend Katelyn has been there for anything from babysitting to cleaning my house while we were at the hosp (how great is that!) and church members have been bringing over dinners and calling non-stop, offering to help with everything from babysitting, to going to the grocery store for us. My aunt is flying in on Sun. to spend a few days with us and mom will also be flying down soon to stay with us for a week and a half. We've been so grateful for all the help and support we've had this last week.

We're calling her Isabelle, Ellie for short. Her middle name is Winter, for my mom (Winter is my mom's maiden name). Here are some of my favorite pictures from this week:

Isabelle and daddy
All stretched out! Finally some room!
The most upset I've ever seen her! She rarely cries and when she does, it has never lasted even a full minute!She's been poked and prodded all over - the IV in the forehead was the hardest for me to see.
Day 1 - so many tubes to help her breathe
Today - eyes wide open! Finally! She'd been sedated with medicines for so long that we mostly saw her sleeping.

Pajama Pictures

The Robinson family - we couldn't get a picture with Eli smiling and he refused to put down his new Sherriff Woody toy. The string pulls in the back and he says different phrases. Eli takes it to bed with him every night and I hear him pulling the string and saying with Woody "yee-haw", and other phrases. It's pretty cute.

The girls - Dodi, Kennedy and I.

The only picture of Eli smiling - we were trying to get a Holm family picture, but Eli didn't want to leave the shot.

The grand kids - Kennedy and Eli's patience for picture taking was up by that point (and we'd just started).

Christmas Day

Kennedy letting the boys know who's really in charge.

The whole extended family.

The whole Frazier family.

Christmas Eve

All bundled up, getting used to the Oregon cold.

The pajama pictures! Every year on Christmas Eve mom gets us all jammies for the New Year. I loved our PJ's this year. Here's Dodi, Erin, Kaden, Kennedy and our family in our Christmas jammies.

Kaden so excited for his dragon Christmas present.

Eli and Kaden in their new sunglasses from Santa. Everything Kaden did, Eli wanted to do too.

Christmas Fun

Santa came to visit at Grandma and Grandpa Frazier's house. Eli had no problem watching him, but sitting in his lap was a different story.

Kennedy enjoying some Christmas spirits!

Having fun playing in the cold.