What's been happening?

Yesterday we got out Evan's Baby Einstein exercise mat for Alex. As you can see Evan still loves this mat and wants to share it now with Alex. I think Evan is a little too big for the mat, but you can really see the difference between a 1 month old and a 17 month old! How quickly they grow:-)

I think this might be the beginning of a smile for Alex!

Evan was really good last week, so we decided to take him to McDonald's and playland on Saturday night. In this picture he's flirting with the little girls at the next table:-)

Yummy! French Fries:-)

Eric and I thought playland had little slides like a park, but it was all connected. Evan was a little too young, so Eric had to go with him. Evan had fun watching all the kids.

Future Karate Kid?
Saturday afternoon I was looking for Evan and I could hear him talking in his room, but I couldn't see him. I found him reading books behind his rocking chair. He loves to look at his books! He is starting to become more independent doing activities by himself.
Alex does some tummy time!

Evan watches as Eric gives Alex a bath. Evan hasn't been around for his other baths, so he was very interested.

Evan is a very caring big brother!

Alex takes a nap in his crib.

Evan takes a much needed nap!
Alex relaxes in his rain forest bouncer while we make dinner.

Evan hangs out on the deck eating a cracker(Chicken in a Biskit are his favorite) while Eric grills some steaks. When Daddy is outside Evan also needs to be outside!

Alex's first bath

Last week Alex's umbilical cord finally fell off, so we could give him his first bath. He didn't start crying until we took him out of the water. He didn't mind it too much! We gave him another bath last night and he didn't cry loud enough to wake up Evan.

He was happy again once he was dressed and warm!

Last Saturday was so nice we got out for a walk and took Evan to the park. He had fun and even made a new friend:-)

The weather is finally warm enough to open the patio door. Evan had fun opening and closing the door.

Sunday afternoon the weather was so nice we got outside and took a walk as a family. Didn't get a picture of it this time, but next time we will. After our walk we decided to go to dinner at Tonka Grill(our first meal out of the house as a family).

There is one cupboard in our kitchen that we didn't baby-proof. Evan found this cupboard and has fun pulling out all the boxes, so he can climb inside.

Eric captures a nice self portrait of he and Evan

We finally get a glimpse of baby Alex's eyes. They look blue for now, but we'll see if they stay that color.

Catching up on some posts!

Sunday we visited Eric's Grandma who is in the hospital. She got to meet Alex her 4th great-grandchild.

Great-Aunt Michelle was also there to meet Alex!


Our friend Karen made us this darling cake out of diapers. Alex came out of the hospital in Size 1 diapers(newborn are too small already). We had to break into the diaper cake and today we started on the bottom tier. Go Alex!

Chris and Jennie stopped by on Sunday to meet Alex and took some pictures of us. It was nice to see them and catch up.

Who does he look like?

Sometimes when we look at Alex we can see Evan and other times we aren't sure. He does the old man faces which are cute and make you laugh. His eyes are open for maybe an hour a day, so we haven't taken too many pictures of him yet.

So BIG!

Heading Home

We checked out of the hospital on Thursday. It feels good to be home. We are getting very little sleep at night as Alex wants to be held all the time to sleep. Earlier today we had success putting him in the swing and vibrating seat and he was content, but this evening he would not be content unless he was being held. Eric and I have taken turns sleeping while the other will hold him. We were so hoping we could both sleep at the same time tonight, so we'll have to see what happens. Bob and Gay took Evan for the night, so we don't need to worry that his crying will wake Evan.

Here are some pictures from Thursday as we left the hospital.