Family of Four . . . 2 weeks

New things about Brandon:  Brandon had a very hard time on Monday when he woke up and realized that Daddy wasn't here to play with him.  He really enjoyed having Tyler home with us all last week, and wasn't so excited when he saw that it was just Grandma and I on Monday morning.  He is learning more and more though, and is quite a helpful big brother.  He leaves impressing our visitors too, and making them laugh when they come over.

Big brother love, May 9

Our new favorite saying, thanks Uncle Ben, "Oh yeah!"

New things about Natalie:  She loves to sleep on me, or on any one.  She isn't too big of a fan of sleeping in her bassinet.  When I can get her to fall asleep, lately I have been putting her on her stomach to sleep at night, and we last a little longer.  We have gotten up to a four or five hour stretch at night!  We are loving this!  She still likes to sleep and eat during the day, and occasionally stays awake for a few hours.  At her doctor appointment on Tuesday she weighed in at 7 pounds, 5 ounces!!  She is putting the weight on!  The doctor was very happy!

May 5

Special visitor, Francesca, May 8

New things about Daddy:  Daddy went back to work on Monday, and he was ready for it.  His hardest adjustment is the getting up in the middle of the night to get bottles for Natalie.  He is glad to be back in a routine though, and is having a good time with his kids before the year is over.

Last day with daddy before he went back to work

New things about Mommy:  When Natalie sleeps, so does mommy.  My mom is staying with us now, and she has been great!  She lets me nap whenever I need to, and takes care of Brandon for me in the mornings so I can sleep in as long as Natalie lets us.  I went to the doctor today, and they said my incision looks great.  Still I'm not supposed to lift anything heavier than Brandon, can't take a bath, or swim.  Hardest part about that will be the not lifting B part.  I've been trying to find ways to get around that, so I can have him sit in my lap, or cuddle with me.

Weight:  134.2 pounds

Weight lost:  In the past week 6.2 pounds!  I know that is all baby weight, and not because of anything I've been doing.  We didn't really do any exercise this week, as we were trying to get Natalie to sleep at night.  I also haven't ben watching what I've been eating.  I know I will need to start doing that since I can't do any real exercising for another four weeks.

2 week appointment with Natalie (no maternity clothes)

2 week appointment with Brandon (maternity clothes)

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Grandma and Bubba

Sleeping Princess

Thoughtful Tuesday

As I sit here snuggled with my baby girl on the couch I am watching my crazy almost two year old run through the house. I can hear my mom in the kitchen doing dishes, and playing with B. We are awaiting the arrival of my mother in law, so that way we can take Princess to her appointment. We are beyond blessed to have parents who love us, and love being grandparents.

Sleeping!

Our sweet baby girl must have been super tired from her photo shoot yesterday. She only got up once to eat last night, at 2:30, and she is just now waking up this morning at 7:15! Thank you Christina, you were right!!

Friday Five

What a week it has been!

1.  We are so excited to be home, and that we were all able to spend the week together as a family!

Brandon loves checking on his sissy!

2.  I have been a reading machine!  It is so nice having the Overdrive Ap on my iPhone, and it makes night time reading so easy when I am feeding Princess!  This week I have been reading Insurgent, which is the sequel to Divergent.  If you like dystopias, and young adult fiction, you should check it out!

3.  We are so excited for our newborn photo shoot with Patchwork Photography tomorrow!!

4.  We picked up a set of mini DVD players for the car at Target today!  They were on sale at Target for half the price as what they were at Best Buy.  Excited to be able to use these this summer for our crazy road trip to Nebraska and Indiana!

5.  Best Buy has their $5 coupon deal right now.  So, you take in any DVD you have, and they give you a coupon for $5 towards a Blu-Ray that costs $9.99 or more.  We have now traded in 15 DVDs, and were able to upgrade them to Blu-Ray.  The only down part is that you can only do 5 DVDs a day.  Our collection continues to grow!

Family of four . . . 1 week

New things about Brandon:  Our big kid is loving being a big brother!  He comes over to give Natalie a kiss all the time!!  He is understanding so much too! This morning I asked him to go get sissy's blanket for me because the air kicked on, and I didn't want her to get cold.  He went into the other room, grabbed her blanket out of the pack and play, and brought it to me!  He is having a hard time understanding why he can't have her bottles, and pacifiers, but it is getting better.  He is doing okay with the fact that I can't pick him up either, and daddy is spending a lot of extra one on one time with him.  We finally got him in to get a hair cut too!!  Man oh man did he need one!!  So thankful that he was able to get it cut before we take our family pictures on Saturday!!

Before our hair cut

After our hair cut

Hanging out with Daddy!!

New things about Natalie:  She loves to eat!  All the time!  At least at night, she loves to eat all the time.  During the time she has mastered the sleeping for two to three hours at a time thing.  At night, she likes to eat about every hour and a half.  Needless to say, Tyler and I have both been taking naps during the day.  Natalie is growing too!  When we went to the doctor on Tuesday she had already gained back 3 ounces since Saturday morning.  This just proves how much she loves to eat!

1 week old!

New things about Daddy:  Daddy went to the Minute Clinic yesterday, thank you CVS, and we found out that he has a sinus infection.  A few weeks ago we found out my mom and I both had ear infections, and Tyler just didn't ever make it into the doctor.  Thankfully he took this week off to be home with the kids and I, so he was able to finally go in.  He is starting to feel much better, but pulling a backyard full of weeds yesterday wasn't helping him too much.

New things about Mommy: I am recovering pretty well.  When we came home on Saturday it was really HARD!!  I felt bad for our friends who came over to visit, as I fell asleep on the couch while they were here!  Since then I have been doing things slowly but surely around the house.  Trying not to do too much, but still trying to get some things done.

Weight:  140.4 lbs

Weight lost:  I stopped weighing myself at home a long time ago, but I'm pretty sure last Monday when I went in to the doctor, so April 22,  was 154 on their scale.  I will be interested to see what they say I am next week!

April 25, right before I went to the hospital

May 2, 140.4 lbs

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