Cute kiddos

Anna Claire is six weeks old now and I believe she weighs about 12 pounds! She and her brother have been keeping us busy but I wanted to share a few cute pictures of the two of them.

Here's a smiling baby girl...

and here's a boy who wants to do what Daddy does
the two lawn boys

Despite the heat, Owen had a great time cutting the grass with Daddy. He loves to be outside and I know we'll be enjoying the backyard a lot as soon as the weather cools a bit.

All smiles

Anna Claire has been smiling the last few days and today we just got a picture because, her daddy makes her SMILE! I just love that she's smiling now.

New Pictures!

Well, Anna Claire is officially 1 month old and Owen is 23 months old! We are planning Owen's birthday and can't believe it will be his second - time flies, doesn't it? Anna Claire is doing well; she nurses every two hours or so and sometimes will go three at night. She is sometimes a night owl and is bright-eyed until midnight or one (those are very longgggg nights...) but sometimes she goes to sleep at 10 or 11 and does her every two hour thing. I think she's trying to sort out night/day/naps/sleeping stuff. She's had her first outing to the library and to the hair salon (no cut for her though) and she tolerated both well. She HATES her car seat and we are hoping that improves (or we won't be going anywhere more than 20 minutes away unless it is a very big necessity). Owen's newest "thing" is to ask for help and then scream, "no, I do it!" so we're having some interesting days with that. I've taken a few pictures and wanted to share them with you and we'll have "real" pictures taken of both of our cuties on Saturday so we'll be able to share those with everyone too (I'll try to get them in the mail soon but I'm sure there are a couple of you still waiting for Owen's 18 month pictures so we'll see). I'll be back soon with more pictures.

Oh, also, the picture at the top was the best one we took with the two of them together. The others featured mostly a crying baby girl with a smiling boy and then an annoyed boy with a crying girl. Oh well, you take what you can get, you know?

our two cuties dressed up for a birthday party

bright-eyed girl

our "Art" session on Tuesday - we LOVE crayola washable paints and a really big old t-shirt!!!

Aunt Laurie's crafty idea (I think I will be cutting the monogram out of the shirt and making a little pillow or something with it after she grows out of it because it's too cute not to)

Anna Claire had a doctor's appointment today - she's 3.5 weeks old! She weighs 9 lbs, 13 oz, is 21.5 inches long and her head circumference is about 14 inches. She's bright eyed and alert for 1-2 hours a few times a day and loves to eat and snuggle. She's had a little problem with belly aches and so I'm laying off dairy for a few days to see if it improves as per Doc's suggestion. She got an A+ from the doctor today and we'll see her again at two months unless needed sooner.

Owen is doing great as well - he is Mr. Independent these days and really enjoys making a mess, I mean, doing things for himself, especially feeding himself and climbing on chairs and stools to reach things. He really loves his baby sister and wants to hold her (and pick her up - yikes!) and touch her head and kiss her. He's actually been sleeping on his new "bed" (his crib mattress on the floor with a bed rail on one side) since a couple of weeks before Anna Claire was born and he is sleeping through the night - I never thought I'd see those words about my kid before 10 years old... I'm so glad I don't have both of them waking throughout the night - that would really send me over the edge.

Well, Anna Claire is sleeping and I just put Owen down for his nap so I'm going to try to get a few minutes of sleep myself. The first picture is from today and then the others are from the last week. Enjoy!

3.5 weeks old - on our way to see the pediatrician

2 weeks old

sleeping on her daddy
the three amigos - with one not so happy member of the group

a girl in and on handknits

put 'em up!