Yes we are still alive and kickin:) Drew is 4 1/2 mos. and doing great (except for constantly having a cold). But he's happy and we are having so much fun with baby Drew.
Jake started playing t-ball
With his dad as a coach...too much fun
I really will try to be better about posting from now on!
Happy now that he is warm...
What a great big brother Jake has been so far. Jake is very concerned every time Baby Drew is crying. He hovers over him and tries to make him happy. He'll give him his pacifier, or talk to him, or sing him songs. And even when Drew isn't crying, all throughout the day Jake loves to go talk to Drew--give him kisses, and share his toys with him...if anything, our problem is too much love
A few days after I had him, my Aunt Tricia came to stay with us for a week. Where do I even begin on how WONDERFUL this was for me. For one thing, I love my Aunt Tricia and was just so excited to have her come visit and stay with me and have her all to myself. But also, she came to help me--she did SO MUCH. She went to the grocery store, she'd take Jake with her places, she cleaned my house, and cooked a bunch of meals to keep in our freezer for after she left...and of course, she got in some baby cuddle time too:)
My poor Aunt Trina got sick right at the time I had Drew, and so she waited a whole week before coming to see him so that she didn't get him sick. We were joking that she'd come to the house and we'd hold him up at the window for her to see. I was so glad when she finally came and I got to have my 2 Aunts here together.
This is the nursery I decorated...
It's got safari animals on the bedding, so I put safari touches around the room.
The only thing left to do was deal with this blue glider chair that doesn't match my browns, creams, and greens in the nursery.
And there was another thing Tricia did while she was here...made me new cushions for the glider. I am so impressed by her sewing skills! (And glad my sewing machine got some use..haha:)
Doesn't it look great?!
Proud dad
Very happy mom
This is my new best friend...my anesthesiologist! She made me pain-free. I love her:)
The group waiting at the hospital to meet little Drew
Jake came that night to meet his brother. He was so excited!
This is my doctor...Dr. Gray
This is Drew the next day...looking a little tired. We had a long first night with him because he wasn't breathing very good--he had a lot of fluid in his throat/lungs and it wasn't until the next morning that a nurse finally took care of it
the Grandpas
the Grandmas
It was great to have family and friends visit at the hospital the next day...Frank and Barbara again, Karen & Tyler, the Kietas, the Keithlys, the Jensens, Tim and Shannon, Britney and Betsy, Grandma and Grandpa again, Uncle Tim, and my Dad and Terry came with Jake again
The pacifier looks so big on his face:) But we were glad he was taking it and liked it...Jake never would take a pacifier
Happy (and tired) mommy
Leaving to take baby Drew home!
