Elephant's Journal

Yesterday we went up to Bountiful to attend my cousin's baby blessing. It was so nice to be with our extended family again. It can be overwhwelming sometimes because our family is so big, but I just love being around people I love so much and sharing our lives with them.

When we were driving home (it takes about an hour) the girls were making music requests but Cory and I insisted on leaving the i-pod on random. Ella Fitzgerald was playing. The girls asked us to change the music, but I said, "I like Ella Fitzgerald." Abbey responded with "I don't want to listen to Elephant's Journal." We all got a good laugh, but I'm beginning to question her hearing!

Max is here!

Max William Chambers

was born on 9/2/09.

He weighed 7 lbs. 8oz. and was 20 inches long.

There were no major complications. Mom is recovering and Max is doing well. Max was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around his neck twice, which made Max's heart rate a little low at birth. Once he was born and untangled from the umbilical cord everything was fine. His APGAR scores were 8 and 9. He is a well tempered baby and his sisters can't get enough of him. They ask to hold him all the time. Here are some pictures of Max and the family.