Micah 3.5 weeks...relaxing on his pooping pillow.

(Yeah, he poops pretty much every time we lay him here.)

(Usually 2 or 3 times)

(Most often right when I've got his old diaper off. Why do babies do that? It's as though he's trying to break a record for going through a bag of diapers the fastest. I think he'd win, too. The most I've gone through in one diaper change is four diapers. Can anyone top that?)

(He was probably pooping as I took this photo.)

Oh - then Ellie swoops in for a snuggle.

And Joshy can't resist a photo opportunity! My three muskateers!

Brothers

 Here's Micah (above) and Joshua (below) at three weeks old.

They don't look alike to me...how about you?

Summer in the City!

Last Saturday we managed to leave Micah with my mom and dad for a few hours and brave the crowds for our city's annual 'Summer in the City' festival. Crowds aside, we had a blast! Ellie was more than pumped to be transformed into a butterfly.

The kids and I boarding the ferris wheel. We got a BLUE car, which made Josh's day!

Ellie feeling quite like Cinderella!

We're Back!

Well, after quite some time of having no internet, we're back. With the addition of Micah to our family, we felt it was important to be able to communicate via blog/email with Rob's family again (as well as there being at least 3 or 4 more selfish reasons...but I digress...)

Micah at birth

For those who might be wondering, everything has gone way smoother than expected so far...and in some ways, it hardly feels like life has changed at all! That being said, Micah has 'woken up' recently and Rob and I spend many evenings taking turns walking the floor with him. Micah makes up for his fussy evenings with wonderfully consistent nights, so I am NOT complaining! (Secretly Rob and I are having a lot of fun having so many evenings at home together.) Micah is a JOY to all of us! I am so thankful.

Anyways, my hope is to blog about once a week, though perhaps more initially because I'm kinda behind on the picture scene. So here's a few to get us started - enjoy!

1.5 weeks

2.5 weeks

BIG smiles!

The daily snuggle.

3 weeks

Our first baby that doesn't violently protest tummy time!