VERY Noteworthy....

Somewhere between the January Blahs and

the February that moved at the speed of light

I have failed miserably in documenting

some VERY important events in

the life of Dr. Poomela.

Sooooo...let me make amends.....

This little man turned one month old

and is doing absolutely beautifully.

There is never enough holding time

for me in Ezzie's life. NEVER!!

On March 11th ,this adorable daughter turned 25.....

25 MIND YOU!!! And she wears it

very, very well.

We celebrated with a little sushi at the Mikado

for lunch where we may or may not have been

out numbered by the pre-schoolers.

We followed it up with the first BBQ of the year

where we all celebrated what a delight it

is to have sweet Brookie in our lives.

She is the easiest person in the world to love

and she must have been the inspiration for the

hymn "Scatter Sunshine" because that is exactly

what she does. We viewed old home videos of Brooke

and it was fun to observe the wonderful chaos of our young

family being repeated before us as we watched the screen.

Adore this girl!!

On March 2nd, this handsome boy turned 35....

YIKES....35 MIND YOU!!! I still

think of him as my little boy and he is

very, very much a MAN.

We gathered at his choice of Cafe Med where

we enjoyed Mediterranean food and

atmosphere and celebrated the sweet

sincerity of dear Brad.

Vanessa made this gorgeous cake and

we all had a great time together.

I'm trying to train myself to NOT

bug Brad about what he should and should not do.

Seriously....I think he should be on his own at 35!

Brad has always been a great example and the one

that his sisters look up to for guidance.

The Lord knew what he was doing when he sent

Brad to usher in all his sisters.

He is always so willing to help us out.

We ALL love him and his unique way of seeing

the world.

Also of note has been the arrival of

Jude's new obsession with everything pirate.

Check out his version of a "peg leg",

hook, sword and eye patch.

He's even convinced the girls to join in.

We can only imagine what will be next....

L-O-V-E this little group!

So as you can see, there have been

some very noteworthy happenings

and I promise to do better at documenting them.

For my sake....

XO

P.S. Events of the past couple of days have reminded me that

we should NEVER fail to state, note and appreciate

all that we love and hold dear.

Cutie Pies ....

Little Mr. Ezra made his first official visit

to Nannie's house on Sunday for a Pre-Valentine

dinner party. He was amazing but the throngs of

people made his Mommy very nervous and

may have over-stimulated him a bit!

None the less, it was monumental to have

the little Prince in my home!

Here he is...the definition of sweetness.

The recently de-throned baby of the Gregory family...

no worse for the wear, I might add.

Gretsie is now a veteran at staying the night at Nannies!

Ezzie is all kinds of cute!

A few events failed to be posted in the hubbub

of Ezzie's arrival....

Of great note was Dustin's 30th birthday!

From here on out he will be sharing the festivities

with his little nephew. We managed to celebrate

even in the midst of the eminent arrival.

And prior to Ezzie's birth, Mike and I were

able to make a quick trip to St. George to

hear these four sing a special musical

number in Sacrament Meeting.

They were nothing short of amazing!!!

(We also managed to see 4 basketball games)

And somewhere in there we made a quick trip

to the Aquarium. Miss Poppy is just plain

CUTE perched on her frog!!

Okay...now I think I have us pretty much

up to date. Life is full and delightful!!!

As Per Your Request....Master Ezra

This little man is one week old today.

And I have been so busy enjoying him

and his siblings that I have failed to

update as I should.

So....these are for you sisters who

don't live in the vacinity.

He is delicious and that hair.....

enough said!!

Ezzie is incredibly alert and just

studies you when you hold him.

Yep....he's a keeper!

He just keeps getting better.

And his little Mommy is too.

You should be jealous that you don't get

to cuddle him like I do!

XOXO

Blessed Reunion

After much worry, tears, discussion,

heart-ache, and hard work on the part

of little Mr. Ezra, Kennan was finally

reunited with her baby on Friday night

about 10PM.

Ezzie met all his criteria for release and

Trev brought him back to a very relieved

Mommy....and not a minute too soon.

This little Mommy was emotionally stretched

to the limit!

Does this girl look like a different person?

All is well in the universe now that Mom and Baby

are one again!!
Mommy wanted her family all in one room,

so I loaded up her bathed and jammied kids

and we headed to the hospital.

Jude and Greta were beyond thrilled to

finally get to hold baby brother.

He was examined from head to toe and turns

out Ezzie is indeed PERFECT!!

Baby Ez kept staring at his Mommy whenever

she spoke as if to say, "There you are. I wondered

where you went!"

Yes, for the Gregory family, all is right in

the universe.

Welcome back, Little Prince.

You were missed beyond words and

now this little family is complete.

XOXOX

Welcome Ezra!!

Today was Ground Hog Day and Dustin's 30th Birthday,

but all that was overshadowed by the fact that

today was the day that Baby Gregory was scheduled

to arrive. C-sections are nice like that....you can

plan accordingly. Or so we so foolishly thought!!

It started out fine with the 5 AM wake up and

early arrival at the hospital. Kennan and Trev

were bright eyed and bushy tailed. Brooke and

I were there in the supporting role.

They have this new contraption called the "Bear Paw"

that pushes warm air into a gown to keep the

little Mama warm while in the operating room.

Just what a 9 month pregnant woman needs....

some more width and girth!

Dr. Parker was right on time and Kennan was his

first case of the day. Notice how we are all smiles??

Kennan and Trev were excitedly ready for the
arrival and all dressed accordingly in their party hats.
All went well for the first little bit. We heard a nice loud
cry and little Mr. was announced at 7 lb. 1 oz. and 19 inches.
At this point he was still nameless. Then things started to turn
south. He started grunting and struggling to breath. He
was put on oxygen...things didn't improve. He had x-rays, blood
tests...no answers there. They treated him with surfactin (sp?)
and he got worse. After observing him for several hours they
began to talk about transferring him to Intermountain Medical
Center's newborn ICU. We were all so worried and Kennan
was devastated. She still hadn't held her baby at this point.
So she insisted on getting up in the wheelchair (just hours after
having her belly sliced open) and going to the nursery.
A name was decided upon and Ezra Roger Gregory was
given a blessing by Trev and his Dad and brothers.
The transport team was called and they were waiting for the
final word from the pediatrician.
I couldn't get any pictures of Ezzie in the c-pap
but he looked like a airplane pilot!

In the meantime, the poor exhausted Mommy waited
for word while Jude and Greta snuggled her in her room.

It was finally agreed (with much persuasion on the part

of the Dr.) that Ezzie had to go up north so he was

loaded in the transport isolette and rolled in to say bye bye

to his family.

There were lots and lots of tears. And off he went.

Trevan went with Baby Ezra, Jude and Greta went

with Rog, and I stayed with my baby, Kennan

As evening rolled around, Ezra started to improve

up at the IMC - NBICU. Trev returned to be with

his little wife who had spent the day shedding lots of tears

and getting little or no rest. And I went and

gathered my husband and headed up north.

Our new little guy is doing much better,

but is still on IV antibiotics and some

oxygen but only by the cannula and not

the c-pap. If things continue to improve and

they can wean him off the O2 he should be

home in a few days. He may even beat his Mom home!

When we got there he was resting comfortably

and sucking on his binkie like a mad-man.

I asked when he could be held and the nurse said

"You can hold him now", Well.....

TWIST MY ARM!!!! Look at that adorable boy.

Bright eyes and everything!!!
Check out all his hair....

He snuggled right in like he knew his Nannie loved him.

Grandpa wanted in on some of that action, too.

(He wasn't even supposed to be allowed in!)

Oh Baby Ez....you take my breath away!

This has been a roller-coaster day for sure.

Now we have to work on getting you and your

Mommy re-united ASAP!!

Some blessings just have to come with a

speed bump in the middle. It makes you

slow down and appreciate all that you have.

Thank you, Lord, for Ezra's arrival!

There are many great days yet ahead for us.

Nannie loves you!!

XOXOXOXOXOXO