Party of Four

After two weeks with help to spare, yesterday was my first day home alone with both kiddos.  Happily I survived, and managed to get a shower and get us all to L's appointment at the pediatrician on time.  Sure my eyes were bloodshot and my hair looked insane but my teeth were brushed so I call that a win (I also learned two important things yesterday: yes, it is possible to wipe a 3 year-old while nursing a 3 week-old, and no, this job is not made any easier if said 3 year-old is wearing tights).  Then this morning I got Genevieve to daycare, once again on time.  That's 2/2 folks!  Yes, under my jacket was a milk stained pajama shirt but as long as my jeans gave the impression that I was dressed then I call that a win too.  Two and a half weeks in, we've been adjusting pretty easily to life as a family of four.  Lukas has fit very easily into our home.  He's a good sleeper (for which we are eternally grateful after our first parenting adventure of 20 minute naps) and a terrific little eater.  He really only fusses when he's getting his diaper changed, at which point he turns into a wild karate ninja.  And even though this isn't our first rodeo, we still cannot believe how much he's changed in a few short weeks.  Genevieve is doing really well as a big sister.  She for sure has her fair share of attitude and a new clinginess to yours truly, but she is nothing but sugar with baby bro and I don't think we could ask for more.

Bro's first sponge bath, followed by a demonstration from the expert on how to splash

I'm COOOLLLLLLLLLLLLLD!

ahh, warm and happy again

unlike at the hospital, she now loves to hold the little man...

...unless it interrupts her reading.  yes, that is a toy catalog she's studying

We've enjoyed a lot of visitors to meet the big guy and enjoyed a few moments of levity too.

uncle stevie meets his nephew AND brings over chinese for dinner.  what a guy!

great grandma makes for 4 generations

ready...aim...

FIRE!  this is about as deadly as it gets here in elm grove

So for those of you who haven't spent time referencing "What to Expect The First Year", pediatricians like to see newborns gain about an ounce a day in their first few weeks.  At yesterday's appointment we discovered that Lukas is hell bent on ditching his title of "peanut", as he's gained about 2 ounces a day and is now weighing in at 9 lbs.  Perhaps this is a clue as to his rapid weight gain:

milk drunk