It begins

The boy is currently refusing to sleep without being held. Good thing he's so cute and cuddly. 

Bedtime

Sadly, grandma had to go home today, which meant I got to try my hand at the night time routine by myself. Somehow I was able to feed both kiddos dinner, give the bug her bath / books and put them both to sleep without to much screaming / tears. Good first run. Hopefully it is always so reasonable. 

She wouldn't lay down until I got her brother. She loves to give him kisses and is constantly saying 'Hi Baby!' While patting his head and giving him kisses. She even held him today. Such a good big sister. 

Parks parks and more parks

We took the littles to the park, Bug really enjoyed pushing her brothers stroller, tho she has no aim/direction, seeing as she is to short to see where she is going!

Later that afternoon we went to the splash pad as well. Finally she liked it and happily went from fountain to fountain playing in the water. She actually didn't want to leave... That is until I broke out the watermelon, that's my girl. 

One week later

Baby boy *and the rest of us* have officially made it one week. Things were much easier for me physically this time compared to the beating I took with the bug, which is a bit crazy as this chunk is over 1 lb bigger. 

Ridiculous amount of arm bands I had at the hospital. I was worried I was going to scratch the little guy!

Proud Papa

It seems like he may be figuring out the whole eating thing. Only time will tell, but these last few days have been much better as far as napping and night time sleeping goes. 

Hanging out with Uncle Paul, she's gone from being wary to adoring her Uncle. 

We were lucky to have Grandpa Jim come visit last weekend. The bug loved the attention and was soon offering / showing off all her toys to Grandpa... Her latest show of acceptance. 

Meeting her brother in the hospital. 

So far bug seems to really like her little brother. She gets excited whenever he makes noise, and loves to pet his head and give him kisses on the head. Its fun to watch her take people that come to visit to see her brother. She excitedly babbles, telling them all about him I am sure. So far she only has a hard time when I am nursing and can't go help her, and at bath / bed time, though I anticipated that would be a tough time and transition. 

Coming home from the hospital 

Thankfully the last month or so of being pregnant I was to big to comfortably fit in the glider with her so she has gotten in the practice of laying down next to me on my bed and winding down / falling asleep. Seems like this will be the practice at least until I can get the boy on a schedule to hopefully free me up during her bedtime. 

Bug enjoying one of the many delicious dinners we've been brought. We are so blessed to have awesome friends here!

The Bug vs. Bubba

The nurses affectionately referred to our "little" man as Bubba due to his size. Here are a few comparisons of he and his sister taken at pretty much the same time. I think his cheeks are definitely bigger, but overall they are pretty similar in size I think. 

The lighting in his pic is a bit wacky, he is not as jaundice as this makes him look. 

Baby boy is here!

Baby boy was born June 5 at 9:45 am.

9 lbs 14 oz, 22" long.

We're doing well, just tired :). Just like his big sister, he came out ready to eat and sucking on his hands!

Splash Pad Take 2

While she didn't scream the *entire time for this splash pad visit, I'm pretty sure she would have been happier with just the watermelon and cookies. 

By the end she was willingly reaching for the water though, baby steps. 

And it may be a boys shirt, but I don't care. Love me some TMNT. 

Hooray for spaghetti!!