The score is tied!

     When we left on our mission the first of August 2012, we knew that while we were serving, there would be THREE grandbabies born. It was a well known fact that our oldest daughter, Stephanie and husband, Darrell, were expecting twins around Thanksgiving. We even knew they were one of each flavor. What was not known by anyone, other than close family, was that our youngest daughter, Emily and husband, Jake were also expecting but not until the end of March. That was a hard one to keep quiet!
     Emily and Jake had decided to nickname their baby and not reveal the real name until after the baby was born. I am not quite sure where the nicknames came from but if the baby was a girl she would be called "Birdie" and if it was a boy, he would be called "Buzz". I was thirteen months old when my younger brother was born. His name was Michael or Mike but that was too hard for me to pronounce. The best I could do was say "Brother" but it came out as "Buzzer". Then as I got a little older, he became "Buzzy" and then "Buzz".  By the time we were in Junior High, he was insisting that we call him Mike. It took a long time to make the change to Mike, so the nickname "Buzz" is a happy memory.
     The end of October they found out they were having a BOY!! We were even there when they revealed the baby's gender. Yes, we were in Salt Lake City, Utah and they were in Bellevue, Washington. We did it all over Skype. Emily, Jake, Harold and Megan (Jake's parents) were gathered in their apartment around the dining room table with a white frosted cake on a cute cake plate while Len and I were gathered around our dining room table and our computer. After much fanfare and excitement, the cake was cut, revealing a bright blue interior. It was official--"Buzz" was on the way. The due date was 27 March--Emily's birthday. Here is a link to Emily's blog post about the event.
     The score was going to be tied for Ingermanson grandchildren with 2 girls and 2 boys. Now, to wait for this sweet baby boy to join our family! It is probably a good thing I was busy with missionary stuff because I was really excited.
     We got permission to go to Bellevue when "Buzz" was born. Since our time was limited we decided not to leave until after he was born. That way, I could help as much as possible when it really counted. I am not sure I was much help but it sure was fun.
     On March 21, sweet baby boy, Hawken, decided to complicate things by putting his mom through hours and hours of labor and then figured he was too comfortable where he was and would not budge. Emily ended up having a C-section. Thankfully all went well with mother and baby. We spent a delightful week with this cute new family.
    Introducing. . .Søren Frederick Hawken   7 lbs. 11 ozs.     20 inches long