Heidi had the baby at Clovis Community and will be there 2 to 4 days

The baby is here!!!!

Heidi and I are proud to present Levi Quincy Leach, he is 7 lbs 12.5oz 19 in long he was born at 8:09pm. After 4 hrs at 5 cm the doctor decided do a Caesarean section. Heidi had to wait a hour to recover before she could see the baby, and I had to go home because Heidi had a roommate I excited to see the baby and Heidi this morning. There will be more pictures to come.

Baby Leach in 3D!

I tried to post this before, but it would not work. It is hard to believe that I am due 6 weeks from today. I find myself wondering where all the time has gone.

We had to go twice to get the best pictures, as he was sleeping the first time. Actually, I think he slept most of the second time too. The pictures were taken at about 31 weeks. Enjoy!

Long time coming..

So, I do not blog very well and each time I do I tell myself I will be more consistent. Obviously that is not true. I decided I needed to update the blog, as I have left comments on other blog and don't want them to check mine and see how much I am behind.

Ryan and me riding the ferry on our return trip from the Island in Newport Beach.

Ryan and all the guys went fishing. He caught this 20 pound Duardo. He caught 1/8 of the fish for the whole boat of 34 fishermen.

We are currently at the beach, just my family and Ryan. My sister-in-law is in Africa on a missions trip with her church and returns on Friday. It has been nice to be at the beach for two weeks with no children!! Yes, we still have all four children and I am 7 months pregnant.

Me, rather large and my mom at the shower. The duck cake was very cute.

Me with my cousins Kyrstie (her son, Chase 5 mohnths) and Katie (her son, Jackson 4 months not pictured). When I have our baby my Grannie will have three great grandsons under 8 months old.

I had my first baby shower since we have been on vacation. It was really nice. My aunt and two cousins hosted the shower for me. A few friends attended and much of my family (both sides) were able to make it, which was really nice. I had a fun time and got some really nice gifts.

Family Update

As you can tell from the picture we have added a few more children to our home in the recent months. We now have four foster children. They are ReyAnna (6), Larissa (14 months), Jocelynn (7) and Andrew (3 1/2). They are two sibling groups. We enjoy them, although Andrew is a lot of work. If you think of us we could use prayer, so could he and our other children. Pray that the best possible outcome will be achieved for these children.

It is amazing to see how much Larissa has grown. She thinks she is such a big girl. She is funny to watch. ReyAnna has come so far in school this year. We have been blessed with a great first grade teacher, who really has taken a special interest in her. She now reads at a first grade seven months level! And to think she did not even know all of her letters and sounds when she arrived in our home in September 2007.

Needless to say we keep busy with four children between appointments and visits with parents. Neither of us are working much. My job has been cut back and Ryan is still in the process of looking for a job and interviewing. We hope and pray something will come our way soon. We could use a big blessing at this point in our lives or at least I could. :)

Other news, if you have not already heard, Ryan and I are having a BABY in early October. Pregnancy has been okay so far. I was sick and tired in the beginning, but it was not too bad. My parents are excited about being first time grandparents. Ryan's parents, who already have two grandchildren are excited too. This will be the first Leach grandchild for the family. My sister-in-law, Sarah also is pregnanct and due late October. So, the Leach family will have two babies in the same month.