One month old already??

I know the time was going to go by fast, but goodness, B is already one month old, how can that be??? We have enjoyed every second though, no matter how tired we are ;-)

At his 2-week well baby he had already gained a pound over his birth weight and another inch. Nothing is stopping this kid!

Miss A has gotten used to him being around, mostly ignores him and plays in her own little world, but will sometimes use her 'love taps' to let him know she is still the 'Big' sister. She will sing to him, read him stories as well as just have a conversation with him, I LOVE watching that! Here are a few pictures of B hanging (or sleeping) around the house.

One for you, one for me

What more can I say....at least she likes to share!?!

On our own!

It is official, we are on our own. All of our company has come and gone this past month and what a huge blessing it was to have them. Whether to chase Miss A, clean, cook, watch both kids while errands were ran etc..., we are going to miss each and every one of you.

Here are a few pictures of their time with us.

Thank you can not say it enough, we miss you all already and can not wait to have you here again.

Brennan David Darling

Yep, it's official. Brennan David blessed us with about as smooth of an arrival as we could wish (even if it was 6 days "late"...)

Mom and Bren are both doing great and are home getting some well earned rest. Here's a link to a few of the first pics (not to worry, when the tech-savy and blog smart Ang teaches me, we'll get more pics posted here too...)

Brennan's Arrival

Thanks for all your thoughts and prayers!

Is it that time already!

No, no, not for the baby, but to have to cut this little girls hair?? I mean look at the fun things we can do to it now that it is finally long enough!

BUT, when our child has been playing hard and all sweaty and comes at you looking like this, I think it might be time to do something right??!

What do you think? Is she is pleading for a little trim so it stops getting into her eyes? Any takers on who would like to help out with this task at hand?

Just another step towards how big our little girl is getting, yikes!

Post #7- Celebrations

To end our whirlwind of a month visiting IL, I had the pleasure of being in the wedding of my dearest friends from college. (She still wanted me in the wedding even though I was 8 months along, talk about a true friend =-) Kathy and I were suite mates freshman year and we could not get away from one another after that. I was looking through old photos of our 11 years together (WOW, can not believe we have known one another that long) and unfort. they are not digital so I could not post any on here....well, that actually might be a good thing =-) Anyway, Kathy has followed us around the world visiting and showing great support for us. I can only hope I have showed and continue to show her the same support and can not wait to watch her life with Tim blossom into more! I love you dear friend and wish you all the best! Can not wait for you guys to make it out East.

Kathy visiting us in Alaksa!

Beautiful Bride!

I was still standing after the long day and even got out on the dance floor!

With the rehearsal dinner on Friday night and wedding Saturday I stayed in Champaign where it was being held (about an hour and a half away from where our parents live) and got to spend two nights away from Miss A. What a nice little break that was, I did miss the little girl, but that was the only time away I was going to be getting for a while.

This same weekend was Brad's Mom's Birthday (a special one, I will not say the number), and Brad's brother Matt, wife Becca and youngest son Ian (they live in Texas) surprised her on Friday night with Brad staying back to watch Miss A and help with the surprise. It turned out perfect! She had no idea what was going on when people were walking into her house at 9:30 at night!! A quick weekend visiting but we were excited to spend the time getting to know Ian, we had not had the pleasure of meeting him yet, what a handsome boy.

Happy Birthday Jan! We hope this next year gets even better!

We all headed home on Monday Aug 3 and have been organizing, chasing around Miss A, trying to relax waiting the arrival of our next miracle. I am feeling more tired at the end of the day but somehow I manage.

What a great past couple of months, it is nice to be home!