Hobie Mata'tahi Berejkoff

7 lbs. and 3 oz.

20 in. long






These pictures are backwards but oh well!!! The one on the top was taken yesterday and he is so stinking cute I cannot stand it. He is such a good baby and am loving getting to know the little guy! All three kids are doing so well adjusting to having him in our family and I love watching them with Hobie. Abigail is an excellent big sister and is such a big help already. The only thing she has a hard time with is when we change his diaper and we have to clean the belly button. She thinks it is so gross and she walks around saying ewwww for the next hour. She is so protective of him and watches out for him. As you can tell he has a HUGE mouth and knows how to use it. He is a ferocious eater and eats a lot fast. He is so cute and it makes me sad to think that he is my last. I am so grateful for all the help that I have trying to adjust to four kids. Although my kids do make it easy. I am so grateful to my mom and the unconditional love that she has for me and my husband and kids. It is comforting to know that she is only a phone call away and she always comes to my rescue as well as any of her other children. She truly is a dedicated mom and grandma and I hope that I am half the mom she is. She truly is the best!!

I have been blessed beyond words with my husband and children. Leo is the best husband anyone could ask for and I love watching him with our kids. He is an excellent dad and it is fun to watch him be one and i am so lucky I get to do it all with him and next to him. He helps so much when I am pregnant and wanting the baby out and when it comes to actually delivering I could not ask for a better partner. He has such a way of calming me down and reassuring me that I can do it and that I am tough and that I can do whatever I put my mind to. I have a pretty awesome team when it comes to doing all this and I am so grateful for everything that they do for me. I am so grateful Heavenly Father has entrusted these 4 wonderful spirits in my home for me to watch and look after and I hope I don't disappoint but I am so lucky to have them here and to be my children and a part of my life. My life is blessed and I am grateful!!!

I do not have any pictures of this so you just have to take my word for it but I have been craving sushi for like a week now and for anybody that knows me that is not me. I have not told Leo because he would totally run with it because for anybody knows Leo knows that he LOVES sushi. So tonight, I was so proud of myself for having the energy to clean my house and mopped the entire floor on my hands and knees that we would go out to get sushi.

Oh my goodness...it was soooo what I was craving. Sure it was only california roll and nothing really too risky but I have counted and Leo said he was proud of me at least 5 times!!! Leo ordered a dragon roll that had eel on the top, fully cooked eel. Benjamin ate a huge piece of it and we didn't even have to fight him. We have to fight him to eat macaroni and cheese!! Dakota had a peice too but he eats anything and is adventurous like his dad but Ben is like me and tried it. Abby chewed on it for a minute and then spit it out.

After I had one bite of california roll, the baby (still no name, this is so hard) kicked so hard and its still kicking. I think he is enjoying it as much as I did. Speaking of which, I am going to go finish the last three pieces of my california roll. Pregnancy is so WIERD!!!

The First Day of School

We started a new chapter in the Berejkoff files. The chapter of SCHOOL!!! The boys love it but i am still getting used to the idea of having two in school. Dakota loves Kindergarten and does everything he is asked, in fact he even got on the purple star which makes him a SUPER star!!! He came out of his classroom with his gold rimmed star shaped sunglasses and said he was a superstar!!! It was pretty cute and he even got to go to in-n-out to see daddy at work and get a milkshake!!! He was one excited little boy!!

Benjamin also started preschool with Teacher Liz. He was the one that I worried about when it comes to sharing and doing what he is asked and .... going potty!!! He is doing wonderful and he loves it. He clings to me so bad that I thought we would have problems but once again...he surprised me and has not cried once when I have left....I may have cried but he hasn't!!!

Abigail is doing great and doesn't really understand anything that is going on with the world around her except for the fact she has to get in her car seat way too much. She is using sign language more and more and learns a new sign almost every day. Her favorite sign is Ice Cream but that would be my favorite too!! She is a spitfire with such a little personality already and love every minute that I get to spend with her.

I love my kids and they surprise my everyday with all the cute things they do. I am excited to bring another crazy boy into the mix and see what happens when the baby girl is not the baby!!! She will LOVE having a baby in the house, I am jsut worried about a little TOO much love from the little mother that I think she will be.

We still do not have a name picked out for baby boy. Dakota wants to name him four since that is where he falls in line of the family. Leo's suggestin was Calvin Hobbes Berejkoff but I don't think I could ever say that with a straight face. We might have to wait until we see this sweet spirit before we can put a name to him.

A new chapter started in our lives and it is fun but at the same time I am wondering where the time has gone.

wWe have not had a decent family photo in years...this is the whold family dog and all. While this picture is awful and no one is behaving and it is not your usual family picture, it is an honest one. It shows who we are. Dakota loves his dog and rolls with th punches and looks studly doing it. Benjamin is crying which face it, that kid is ALWAYS crying!!! Leo is holding Abigail up and saving her from anything that might happen and Abigail has her full trust in him. And me..I don't know WHAT I am doing. I love my family.

This week ( I realize that it is only Wednesday) Leo has been out of town doing classes for INO. So I have been here in my house without a husband and without a car (I still realize it is only Wednesday). When you are alone with a 4 year old and a 3 year old and a 1 year old there is not much ADULT conversation going on. Friends and family have stopped by for awhile but for the most part I am by myself. There are a lot of thoughts that go through a mother's head when she has no one to talk to.

My thoughts are going to how many people have helped me through this week. They have brought their kids to play with mine, they have brought yummy treats that I am soooo grateful for. They have taken my kids to preschool, brought dinner and so many other wonderful things

Benjamin truly loves frogs!!! I thought that maybe it was a phase that would end quickly but it has only gotten bigger and bigger or in his words "bigger bigger much"!!! I first bought him some rain boots that the he picked out and it has been frogs ever since. While my parents were here they found this rain hat and coat that were all frogs and I thought he was going to jump out of the cart he was so excited. He has even held a frog and he loved it. I was surprised that he would even get near it but he held it for such a long time!!! I love mt froggy man!!!

Dakota is my helper. He has the most kind heart of any 4 year old that I know. He is always thinking about his brother and sister and he is so good at taking care of Abby. I could watch Dakota care for his sister for hours. He is always so concerned about how she is what she is doing and willingly does anything for her. I did not think that he would be this kind hearted and loving towards his siblings and I am grateful everyday that he is who he is!

Abigail...what is there to say about Abigail. To me this picture says so much...but it really does not say what a stinker this little girl is. She is by far my hardest child!!! I thought that was not possible after Ben but alas she has beat him!!! She refuses to stop nursing and gets into everything and is the hardest baby to put to sleep. As much as I say that she is hard she has such a sweet personality. She has started to play with babies and she rocks them to sleep and it is so cute. She loves her brothers and they all play so well together most of the time. I am so blessed to have three wonderful kids that mesh so well together. I am almost scared to have any more!!!!!

I love my kids so much and when I was trying to find a picture of Ben there really wasn't any recent one. He has the terrible three's REALLY bad so really he is in time-out a lot so that is alot of tears and not many smiles. But this is him on a horse at the In-n-Out Christmas Party. He loved the horses and the train but not so fond of the snow this year. His fingers got in the way the first time so he was done with it but Dakota could not stop he had so much fun. It was still fun but cold and rainy but I always look forward to that party. They have the best Santa Clause and if i get a minute I will post it. There were no crying kids this year and the picture turned out decent.

My poor Dakota. The day of the party and our ward Christmas party and the day that Santa Clause gave the boys our new puppy something happened with Dakota. I guess it was the day after. Dakota woke up with a rash. I put some lotion on him and we went to church. When we got home it got worse and then got worse and then still got worse until he was covered and itched. We still really have not figured out what he was allergic to but we are pretty sure that it was walnuts or pecans or something like that. He had so much stuff that day that it was hard to figure out what it was. We thought it was the dog but he is ok now with no sign of it and we still have the dog so...it is a mystery.

And then there is Abigail. This girl LOVES the water. If the bathroom is open (often it is not) she does not go for the toilet she goes for the tub. She stands there and tries to swing her leg over to get in but thankfully she cannot get it. Leo decided to put her in an empty tub with toys and she played in there for an hour. She loved it and i liked cause there was really nowhere for her to go. I had to take a picture it was just too cute. She is such a busy baby. She is everywhere all the time and wants to play with everything else but her toys. Stubborn little girl and has her Dad wrapped around her little finger. I have a feeling I will be the "mean" one with this one because Daddy gives in WAY too easy. I don't blame him though...she is soooooo CUTE!!!