Brothers

I just wanted to share these two pictures of my sweet boys that Shauna took on Wednesday.  I love these little guys so much.

One Month

Ethan turned one month old on Wednesday.  We celebrated by having Shauna, Lily, Eli and Mom over for a playdate.  It was chaotic with the four kids but it was fun too.  I’m curious how it will work out without Mom there to watch Luke and Lily while Shauna and I take care of Ethan and Eli.  There’s no telling what they will get into. 

Ethan is still a good baby.  Naps seem to be our one weak area.  If he is being held, he sleeps great, but we are working on putting him down for naps so I can get stuff done and have time with Luke.  At night he gets swaddled, eats and goes to sleep easily in his bassinet.  He will go almost 4 hours for that first stretch and then it is 3 hours every time after that.  Can you tell that I am obsessed with his sleep?? :) But it could be a lot worse.  I am still just thankful that we can put him down at night instead of holding him all night like we did with Luke.

Overall, he is a happy little guy and doesn’t cry unless he is hungry or over stimulated.  He is not a big fan of his carseat….yet….I’m hoping that will change.

Here are some photos I took of him at one month:

And this is how he felt by the end of the photo shoot:

This Week…

….has been good and bad.

I don’t want to talk too much about the bad (MAJOR issues related to breastfeeding/pumping, antibiotics, lots of crying, antidepressant medication, more crying…..). Once all that is cleared up, I really think I can handle this whole motherhood of two business!!

But I do want to talk about all the good things from this week:

Luke had his first ever dentist appointment on Wednesday. We were SO proud of him! He wasn’t scared at all and let the dentist and hygienist do all that they needed to do in his mouth. They said we need to brush better and floss (uhhh….yeah) but overall he got a good report. He is such a trooper with stuff like that. Here are some photos from Mark’s phone:

Luke also started swim lessons. He was so excited and got a new Spiderman towel and snazzy blue goggles. The teacher said he was pretty scared and wouldn’t put his face under the water but he had a good time and was cooperative. He can stay on level one as long as he needs to and then will move up through the other levels.

We found out Ethan really enjoys being outside. It really seems to calm him down and he likes to just observe his surroundings. Here is a phone picture of Luke and Ethan outside:

Look at those sweet boys—I am so blessed!!!!