Summertime

He was rocking her in her car seat and singing to her :)

It's summer time and we are feeling it at Mammers'. She got him a plastic swimming pool for her backyard and you would think it's Olympic size with fountains the way he talks about it. He tells everyone he sees. I think part of the appeal was going to pick it up at Lowe's and riding with it on top of my car, with Mammers hanging on to it out of the sunroof...the adventure of it all! Mammers has ice cream cones and rainbow sherbet and a little boy couldn't be happier than out on her deck, in his pool with his ice cream!

Meanwhile, Nora and Mommy have stayed mostly inside. A 100 degree temp (with heat index) and a baby under 2 weeks old makes it tough for the pool party, but we will be able to join in the fun soon enough!

Nora's first check up

We had our first doctor's visit on Tuesday and Meme went with us, which I SO appreciated!

She got a great report and is only 2 oz. away from her birth weight! Her sleep is AMAZING. Truly, blows me away. Last night I fed her at 9:00, gave her a dream feed at 1:00, and then again at 6:00am. GO NORA! AKA, Snora :)

Her first week stats: I don't have her percentiles, which I wanted but oh well...
Weight- 7 lbs. 3.7oz
Inches- Head 13.5, length 19

sweet 1st days as a family of 4

I thought that foot on the left was little until 6 days ago!

BUT that's little!

DF's new swing brings BIG smiles

Nora is named after Mommie Boo's mother.


Life is pretty sweet right now. Nora and I haven't left the house all week and we've had a very lazy memorial weekend. The weather is beautiful so we've been outside watching Daddy and big brother play this morning. Not to mention, the sunlight helps with the little jaundice she has. David Franklin hasn't been home all the time with us, he's had lots of play time at Mammers' house and Meme and Grandpa's with his cousins, Mommie Boo, and Aunt Robbie. He's played so hard and has had such a smooth transition so far. This whole week has been such an answer to prayer. God has truly been SO good to us.

We are actually getting rest too! We've had to set an alarm to wake her up to feed her a few nights! Not sure how long that will last but thankful for those few nights anyway. I am loving these days with the four of us home together and wish I could press pause in time. I know these baby days fly by and I'm soaking up every little gurgle noise and snuggle.

It's a GIRL!

These pictures are in opposite order from checking into the hospital to coming home- sorry.

The mystery is solved...it's a girl!! Bring on the pink, ruffles and bows! We had our beautiful baby girl on Monday, May 23rd at 12:09pm. She weighed 7 lbs. 5oz and was 19 inches long. She is healthy and an absolute dream baby and we are simply overjoyed by her arrival. It was also SO much fun keeping it a surprise, we are now believers. It was hard not to know, and starting to really kill me at the end when I was nesting and wanting to shop, but it's been so worth the wait. The energy in the delivery room was amazing and it has made the whole experience extra special. The doctor covered her parts and then dropped it for the big announcement and reveal. Although I must say that David Franklin's was magical too and equally special. My labor and delivery went so well; I checked into the hospital at 5:30 at a 3, by 7:00 I'd seen the doctor and he'd broken my water, by 8:00 I had my epidural and was having contractions 2 minutes apart, by 11:00 I was at a 6, and then it went REALLY fast and she was here in an hour.

We are at home and still adjusting to being a family of 4. I'm still recovering but we are all doing really well. Big brother couldn't be prouder of his new baby sister. He got to take suckers to school that said his sister's name on them and he loves to hand them out to everyone who comes to visit. He always asks to see "his baby" and can't get close enough. He loves her so much that he makes me pretty nervous. He has tried to feed her a Cheezit, climb in her pack n play, touch her eyes, hug her face (with his whole body), he wants to be right beside her at all times. I'm so glad that he's so smitten with her. We've had lots of help, visitors, meals, and we appreciate all of the love. Truly, truly, thank you!!! Cloud 9 is a pretty nice place to be.

What's old is new

Meme found a ton of Franklin's old books from when he was a little boy. Franklin read several last night and it was so cute to see them both enjoying their new/old books.

Jr. Handstand King

David Franklin has gymnastics at school and today was their program and awards. They went through their whole routine which had lots of songs and wiggle dance moves. At the end they stood on the podium and received their medals and awards. David F. got Jr. Handstand King Award because apparently that is what he always wants to do. He was pretty proud and kept saying "watch me mommy." He also wanted the spotlight and would go up to the podium when a couple of the other kids were up there and say "my turn"- trying to steal their thunder. The boy likes attention, but he would clap and cheer for the other kids, too.

Family Fun

this is usually how I end a hole of putt putt too- just putting it in the hole.

Haha! Meme was NOT drinking beer, just picking up the trash. Just noticed that in this picture.


These boys are all only a couple months apart

We took David Franklin to play Putt-Putt golf for the first time. It is really a nice place at Pirate's Cove. The last time I was there, I was on a double date my sophomore year of high school- wow! What a totally different experience!

We breezed through that course (which was fine with me). He was to interested in the next hole, hill, waterfall, or tunnel, that he could barely finish, or rather wait on Franklin to finish the hole we were on. It was a fun family night though that ended with Chinese food.

We've also been on a boat ride, had playdates, went to a birthday party, and have been enjoying our family and friends time. We will be trying to pack even more of it in this week, all while going to bed early and get some good ZZZs while we can!