EVAN HAS A LITTLE BROTHER

What we have really been up to:

We are proud to introduce
Landon Arlen Malakai Palmer

Alright, the truth as to why I have been so bad at blogging lately is finally coming to light. We are now a family of four, and we have been a little busy!!!!

We have always known that we wanted Evan to have at least one sibling and when we moved here a year ago we began the adoption process again to try and achieve this goal. We were told that in Canada once a couple is on the active waiting list they usually wait years for a baby! Imagine our complete shock when three weeks after being on the list we got our call!!!!!

Landon's tummy mommy was given three different due dates. The first was July 15 (Evan's birthday) the next was July 20, and the last was July 25. This meant that we could literally expect him to come to us anytime from the beginning of July to August. Well our little Landon proved to love the womb and she was induced on August 3. Even then he hung on to her insides as tight as he could and he was finally delivered with forceps at 8:15 a.m. on August 4, 2009. Landon entered the world weighing 8lbs. 3 oz. and was 21.5 inches long.

We were so blessed to meet Landon on the day he was born and that is the day that we fell in love. The whole time Evan just wanted to feed him and kept kissing and hugging his new brother. It was a wonderful day!

The best surprise of the week was that we were able to do the placement on the very next day. It was an amazingly beautiful, inspirational, and completely draining experience. It brought back so many memories of Evan's placement. The placement of our boys are some of the most amazing experiences of our lives.

In Alberta there is a 10 day relinquishing period, hence the hiding out! Besides the 10 day waiting period, the hardest part of this whole experience was that my sister got married during the 10 day period. Legally one of us had to be with Landon and he cannot cross the border yet. This meant that I had to leave my brand new baby and husband for three days. I loved my sisters wedding (I will blog about that later) but I was sooo happy to come back home!

Since bringing Landon home we have gotten some new-born pictures taken, his umbilical cord fell off, he has started drinking 4 ounces, and he now smiles in his sleep. Landon has a firery personality and is either really content (or sleeping) or he is royally ticked off. He hates feeling free, which includes bath time, diaper changes, and laying on his back. He loves being held and swaddled. Sooo cute!

Evan loves having a little brother. He talks about Landon all the time. He constantly wants to see him and kiss him. I love watching them together.

I have been just waiting for the time that we were allowed to announce our new little bundle of joy! The 10 days of waiting are over!!! It is finally here!!!!

Welcome to our family Landon!!!!!!!