Little Lydia arrives! June 4th

Yes, we weren't expecting her until the 13th. So I was very surprised to get a call on the morning of June 4th from our daughter, Staci.  She was feeling quite groggy, but managed to tell me that she had the baby that morning.  So I packed up quickly and headed out on the open road to Idaho Falls, Idaho.

I was able to go straight to the Hospital and see Mom and Baby.  Lydia has a cleft lip and palate. It will be a challenge to fix this, but Staci and Chad have been through this before.  As their last child, Gwen had a cleft lip.  We are just so thankful that she is healthy and the lip can be fixed.  It won't be fun for the parents, but they are optimistic and up for what lies ahead.
I was so glad that I could stay the whole week and help Staci.  The main thing for me was to help with the other kids.  They have 4 other kids!  Yes, I got a little tired, but it wasn't hard.  I just had to get them out of the house as much as possible - so that Mom and baby could get some much needed rest.  We went to McDonalds a few times and some other eateries with play places.  We also went to a few parks and a couple different Dollar stores.  I'm telling you -  bribery does work - and it works very well for Grandmothers.....:)
Staci hasn't been able to breast feed Lydia, so I was able to help feed her the bottle a few times. 
She is just the most precious little thing and seems to be a good baby so far.  She just has her days and nights mixed up -  like so many of them do for awhile.

Here is another picture of Lydia,  but it is done by a professional. (you couldn't tell, could you:)

Well, I'm home now, but intend to go back next week and babysit while Staci & Chad take Lydia to the Doctors at Primary Children's Hospital in Salt Lake.

Then next weekend is my Sister -Mindi's wedding.  It will be at the LDS Salt Lake Temple.
We are sooooooo thrillled for her.  She is 36 and has been waiting a long time for this.  What a great time it will be for my Winters' Family.  My brother, Rick and his family are coming from Virginia.
They are literally moving the family back to Washington State.  So they will stop in Salt Lake with their moving Van and come to the wedding.  We are so happy to get them back here.  They were only gone for a year, but we all missed them.  
That is how I feel about our son, Rocky Jay.  He is still in Mobile, but we intend to get him out here closer to us in the Western United States. 
Well, the summer is turning out to be quite busy.  After Mindi's wedding, we all plan to come back to Zillah and have her Reception (the next weekend).  Then Jay & I will go back down to Utah for the week of July 4th.  Greg & Heidi are coming to join us at our house down there in Eden, Utah for the 4th.  Hopefully, Chad & Staci & family will come back down, too. 
We really have enjoyed that house - as we have only had it for a year now, but it has been wonderful.  It is big enough to have all the kids and then some - stay with us.  It is so nice to have the extra room.  This will be the house that we plan to retire to.  I will have to post some pics on here sometime soon.
But this is enough posting for now.
Maybe I can make it a habit again........but I don't think anyone cares.....:)
That's okay.