We went to the zoo over Memorial day weekend. Here are some pictures from the trip.



Owen watching the otters

Dan made a new best friend!

Owen did not want to sit with John Ball this time.

Audrey has slept through the night 3 times in the last two weeks! 8 hours straight! It's been really nice. Hopefully she keeps it up! She has really turned into the easiest baby! She is so happy and content most of the time, and naps really well and when she does wake up at night she always goes right back to sleep. In the early days I was a little worried, she was much more high maintenance than Owen was as a newborn. There were nights when she woke up almost every hour and did not want to go to sleep. I would rock her and walk around with her in our bedroom until she fell asleep only to have her wake up as soon as I put her down. And there were days when she only wanted to be held all day. But that really only lasted a few weeks. Things are much easier now. We were really blessed with two great kids!

Audrey had her two month doctor appointment this week. She weighs 11 lbs 12 oz and is 23 inches, 80th percentile for both. She is doing really well and for the past three nights has slept 5 or 6 hours at a time which is much better than she was doing the week before, 3 hours at a time. Hopefully she will continue to do that or sleep through the night soon!

8 weeks old today, and testing out our new video camera.

7 weeks old today!

It's finally warm enough to play outside! It's been a long winter, it's so nice to be able to take Owen out again. He loves playing in his sandbox!

The playmat is fun for newborns and 2 1/2 year olds!

Owen loves being a big brother. Too cute!!

5 weeks old today. Here's half of a smile.

Audrey is 4 weeks old today. She gave me her first smile yesterday! Seeing her smile makes all the lack of sleep worth while. I have yet to catch it on camera, but I will post a picture of it as soon as I catch it.

She still sleeps alot, so here is yet another picture of her sleeping but this time at 4 weeks old. :)

Audrey is three weeks old today. She had her two week doctor's appointment on Monday and she is doing great. She is up to 9 lbs 2 oz now. Her cold is getting better. Owen is back to taking naps again this week thank goodness! I think he's starting to get used to having the baby around. He's always asking about the baby when he wakes up in the morning and from naps, and he loves to "help" me change her diaper. Here are some pictures from the past week.

Visiting with Grandpa

Owen helping with Audrey's bath

Audrey's first real bath (she liked this much better than the sponge bath).

3 weeks old

Two weeks old (and a couple days)! She's growing so fast. She is a great little nurser, we haven't had any problems which makes me so happy since I had such a hard time with it when I had Owen. My poor baby girl has a cold already. Owen and I had a cold last week so I think we passed it on to her. I feel so bad for her. Things have been pretty crazy around here. Audrey just wants to be held all the time and Owen is still adjusting to the changes. I'm lucky if I get a shower most days.

Owen refuses to take a nap now. Yesterday he left his room and I found him downstairs playing with the dog while he should have been napping. He broke one of his piggy banks, and destroyed a couple books. I don't know what to do to get him back to taking a nap. He certainly needs one. He's cranky and hyper and drives me crazy in the afternoon otherwise. Here are some pictures from the last couple weeks.



First sponge bath at home

Happy Easter Owen!

2 weeks old

Audrey Claire
3/13/08 @ 10:03am
8 lbs 9 oz
19 1/2 inches

The c-section went well, everyone is healthy. We are so excited to have her here, she is a sweet heart! Owen loves his baby sister! She sleeps a lot right now and is usually in a very good mood when she's awake.

First sponge bath in the hospital

In the recovery room

Owen loves baby Audrey

Ready to go home

Owen got his "big boy bed" about a week ago. He's doing pretty well in it. The first night he woke up crying once, but since then he has slept through the night. Nap time was a little challenging today. He kept getting out of the bed and playing. It took him two hours until he finally went to sleep.

So tomorrow is the day! We're having a baby tomorrow! Owen seems excited to be a big brother. We have to be at the hospital tomorrow at 7:00am. I took the last belly picture tonight. The first picture here is from 36 weeks. The 2nd one is from tonight, 38 weeks and 6 days.

36 wks

38 wks 6 days