Time Marches On

We have officially gone from a family of 3 to 4. Orson Zander Johnson was born on November 25th in the evening. He is a strong willed little boy and we love him. He was back to his birth weight on his 2 week check up and is growing like a weed.

The adjustment of having another child in the home has been a hard one for Charlie. He is learning to take it in stride but doesn't want to have much to do with his brother. He wants to know he is okay and where he is but that is the extent of it. He asks when Orson can talk to him and play. I think when Orson can interact with him more Charlie will enjoy his brother. For now he is this small thing that takes a lot of time and eats and poops a lot.

Zoey our lab has dealt with the addition well. She is more curious and comfortable around babies now and she sniffs at Orson's basinet at night when she makes her rounds to check the house.

Since 2009 is also nearing a close I will also summarize our year.

Dallas is 7 classes away from graduating with his BS in Finance. Yay! His terms are 6 months terms so he probably won't be able to finish until next spring but it is a big milestone still. He works as an inventory coordinator at Thermo Fisher. He and has been on a few 5S and PPI projects at work this year that have received recognition and he is working hard supporting our family while getting tution reimbursement.

I (Brita) am enjoying being a mom at home on maternity leave and will be going back to my job as an legal admin and executive assistant at Thermo Fisher in February. I am still recoverning from the c-section from Orson but managed to finish out the semester with the help of pain pills. School has been slow going and I will again apply for the RN program at Weber State University. Hopefully this will be the year but we shall see. Every year I don't get accepted and re-apply it is an extra application point. Oh, and I am credit wise a junior. Wahoo! Like that really means anything at this point except it makes it easier to register for my classes but I am grateful for it.

Charlie is turning into such a little man. He will be starting primary in just a few weeks and in a year and a half with be going to kindergarden. I can't believe it! He loves dinosaurs, dragons and anything with an engine (train, car, boat...). He can now use the computer and navigate PBSkids.org and play the learning games. It is amazing to see him learn and progress daily. He really wants to know what everything is a why things happen. I know every mother thinks her child is smart but I do believe we have a little smartie pants on our hands. He has the Hauptman engineer mentality with the Johnson charm.

Orson is growing daily. He enjoys eating, baths and sleeping. His mother aspires for him to start sleeping for more than 4 hours at a time next month.

Well, 2009 has been a blast. Now bring on a bright and shining 2010.

It seems that my camera cable is missing for now so I will post photos of Orson later. Good night all.