Brooks Wesley Jansen

Saturday, December 17th was a very special day. Our newest nephew, Brooks Wesley Jansen, was born at 12:05 pm! Abby was going to be induced, so we were able to be at the hospital and wait for Brooks to arrive. The last time we were able to do this was with Nolan! When Heath was born, no kids were allowed at the hospital because of the swine flu, and Cohen was born in California. So, it was a treat to be able to be there to meet Brooks right away.

We got to the hospital around 10:00 am. The kids quickly got tired of books and games. Thank goodness Uncle Bradley arrived with his iPad!
Nolan and Payton were VERY interested in what was happening inside the delivery room. They were very good spies and kept us informed of all that was happening (they actually couldn't hear anything except muffled voices :)) Abby's mom, Pam, flew in just in time so she was at the hospital to!
Soon after the baby was born, Mark came down to the waiting room to tell us all the name. They had given us the clues that it did not end in -on, but had an o in it. We thought for sure it was Conner! We were all surprised when Mark told us it was Brooks Wesley. Here is Mark telling Wes that Brooks is named after him. I asked him how it felt to have someone named after him, he said it feels really good. :)
So, after Mark took Nolan and Heath to meet their new brother, we got a chance to go in and meet the baby. He is so cute and looks just like his big brothers, especially Heath!

Wesley and Brooks Wesley.
Payton just LOVES all her boy cousins!
And me with the little monkey.
Baby Brooks, welcome to the world. We love you so much already.