I did it!

I ventured out of the house with both of the kiddos today!  It only took me 5 weeks to gather up the courage, but I did it.  I mean we have gone on walks around the neighborhood but that doesn't really count as going out.  

I was mentally prepared for a meltdown from someone {including myself} and was ready to leave a shopping cart full of groceries there in the middle of the aisle; cause that would be the easiest thing to do, right?  But I'm happy to say that shoppers did not hear a single cry from me or my kids and I managed to get everything on my list!  Brynn helped me by trying to take everything out of the basket and Evan helped out by sleeping!

And as a bonus they both fell asleep on the way home!  Grocery shopping wears everyone out.  {I know you can't see Evan's face, but I promise he was sleeping!}

California girl

It was close to a million degrees today {okay, maybe it was more like 106...what's the difference?} and Brynn really wanted to go outside.  Have you ever tried explaining to a 17 month that it's too hot?  Try it, it doesn't go over very well!  So we went outside to play...sans pants!  As her cheeks became more and more flushed we decided to take off her shirt too!  Playing outside in nothing but a diaper and some shades!

So happy to be outside!

I know this one is blurry, but it cracks me up every time!

Evan's 1 month old

I can't believe it has been a month already.  Some days it feels like he has been a part of our family forever and other days it seems like we just got home from the hospital.  He still spends most of his time sleeping, eating and pooping; although he has been having more awake time lately!  Evan isn't a huge fan of tummy time, but he is doing well lifting his head and controlling his neck.  Our very unofficial way of weighing him has him {maybe} between 9 and 10 pounds.  We won't get a weight on him until his 2 month check-up with the pediatrician.  

Big sister Brynn is still enamored with her brother.  She loves to give him kisses, tries to put his binky back in {even when he doesn't want it}, sits right next to him, swings the already moving swing while saying "Wheee!", and gives him more kisses.  And she is constantly saying "Habaybee" {Hi Baby} to him....so adorable!  Overall, she has done really well with Evan!

{Brynn's 1 month pic for comparison if you want.  Look at those cheeks!}

Potty time!

Brynn has been showing interest in the potty lately and has been pointing at her diaper saying "pee-pee".  We decided it might be a good time to introduce her to her own little potty.  We weren't expecting much with her being so young, but we figured it wouldn't hurt anything.  At first she just thought it was fun to push around and take apart.  I thought if I brought some books in it might entice her to sit for a bit longer and that seemed to work.

Today after breakfast her diaper was still dry, so I asked if she wanted to use the potty.  She answered with a "kay", so off we went to her bathroom.  We sat there for a bit and she wasn't doing anything.  I had to grab something from the other room so I told her to stay there and I closed her in the bathroom.  When I came back a few seconds later she had peed!  In the potty!  I think she was a little startled by my cheering and clapping for her at first...then she joined in and was so excited!!

I know this doesn't mean a whole lot in the way of being potty trained {she has gone another time since this morning}, but for now I am one proud mama!  Who would have thought I would be so happy to see pee-pee in the potty?!?!

{Won't this be a good picture to show her prom date some day?}

Outside

Like I said in the last post, Brynn loves playing outside!  Whenever someone comes over she tries to bribe them with her cuteness to take her outside.  I would say it works about 99.99% of the time.  I mean, how can you say no to that face??  Drawing with chalk, playing with the ball, pushing her car, blowing bubbles, walking around the neighborhood, riding in her car or climbing stairs...she doesn't care as long as she can be outside!

Evan likes being outside too, but he just uses the time to sleep.  I guess it's no fun when you can't draw with chalk or try to pop bubbles.

Evan's birth info was in the local paper on Sunday.  Nothing that you don't already know, but if you want to see it...click here.

Evan picture video

Evan is 3 weeks old today...here is a video Scott made of his first week and a half with us!

If you can't see the video above, click here.

And Brynn is 17 months old today...where does the time go??  She is getting so big and it seems like she is doing something new everyday!  She LOVES playing outside and would stay out there all day if she could.  Such a fun age!

Happy Birthday Scott!

Happy Birthday to an amazing Daddy and the best husband that I could have asked for! Thank you for all that you do and sacrifice for us!! I do want to point out that Scott only missed ONE appointment during the course of BOTH pregnancies! He even went to boring and mundane appointments and only missed the one because he was out of town for work. Same goes for pediatrician appointments...he has only missed one or two of those. I think that is a pretty incredible track record!

I love watching him play and take care of Brynn and Evan. He truly enjoys spending time with them! But he also helps out with the stuff that isn't so fun..changing dirty diapers, waking up in the middle of the night, dealing with a tantrum or two, picking up around the house, making dinner, etc.

So HAPPY BIRTHDAY hun! Thank you for being you! We love you so much and look forward to another great year!

{I don't normally post mushy or bragging posts, but with today being his birthday I felt it was acceptable! :)}

It's tiring having a newborn!

Just ask Brynn!  She must be tired because she fell asleep eating lunch yesterday.

And a big thank you to my Mom and sister for coming and staying with us last week.  It's always nice to have an extra pair {or two} of hands to help with Brynn, make dinner, pick up, take naps with Brynn, take her to the pool, or just talk to!  We even got out to see a movie; that's usually unheard of with a newborn, right?  Thanks again you two...we really appreciate it! 

First bath!

Evan had his first real bath last night since his umbilical cord stump fell off.  He seemed to enjoy it at first, but when I started washing him he wanted none of it.  How did he decide to get back at me??  He pooped in the tub!  We promptly got him out and wrapped him up in a towel and he thought it would be a good time to poop again!  AGH!  Brynn didn't go in the tub until she was 14 months, so he is definitely ahead of the game there! 

Get me outta here!

I'm pretty sure this was taken while he was pooping, hence my funny face!

2 weeks old!

Lil' man is 2 weeks old today!  He had a check up with pediatrician and he is doing great.  He is now 7 pounds 7 ounces {17th percentile}, 21 inches long {65th percentile}, and his head circumference is 37 cm {50th percentile}.  He is a little congested though, so we have the fun job of suctioning out his nose.  Let me tell you...he loves that!  The doctor seems to think he caught it from a certain toddler we know {don't know who that could be}?!?  All in all we are doing well!

Scott and Brynn were reading/singing the other morning and I just thought this picture was too cute!  The end of the song says "And I give you a kiss", so they were blowing kisses.

My little ham and sleepy boy

Isn't that just the cutest face ever?!!?  And do you think she is teething or what?  Her fingers are ALWAYS in her mouth lately!

Do you see the little smile?  So sweet and peaceful!

Evan's due date

Today is Evan's due date; it's the day we had ingrained in our head for 9 months as the day we would meet our new little bundle. Instead of having a baby today and being in the hospital we have a 10 day old! Actually, the OB was going to induce on July 30th so we wouldn't have even made it this far. Even though it has only been 10 days, we couldn't imagine our life with out him!

We took this picture with Brynn on her due date and wanted to do the same for Evan.