Outside fun and library time!

I am so sorry about the poor quality of these photos taken on my iphone. These days it just seems like a lot extra to have my big camera handy but I almost always have my phone in my pocket. Michael is too cute sometimes for me to not snap a picture!

We have pea gravel and lots of extra junk under our deck and it makes the perfect play place for a little boy. Michael likes to play here every day!

We also got out of the house on Wednesday for a little bit with a trip to the library. This was my first time out of the house with both boys and we survived! Michael was busy and we got some new books to read at home. It seemed like mostly grandmas at the library that morning and they all commented on how sweet little Trace was. It was nice to visit the library when it wasn't storytime...usually it is a madhouse!

Michael had a great time and actually threw a little tantrum when it was time to leave. Luckily, it was quickly diffused and he was in a good spirits for a quick walk afterwards.

Later that night I could definitely tell I overdid it, but it felt good to get out of the house for a bit. Hopefully everything will settle into a new normal for us soon!

Memorial day weekend

We had a really low key Memorial Day weekend. Scott's mom was here to visit on Saturday and Sunday and on Monday we headed out to the park for some playtime and then McDonald's for lunch. It was our first outing as a family of four!

I enjoyed having Scott home for an extra day and I think he had fun playing at the park with Michael. I always forget that some of the things I get to do every day are things he hardly ever gets to do....like play at the park.

It was fun to see so many people out at Jester Park celebrating the holiday. We saw lots of picnic-ers and campers!

Trace was a doll and slept the whole time in the stroller. He is a good baby!

Baby Visitors & Other Happenings

Our house has been very busy the last week or so! We've had lots of visitors drop by to say hi to Trace and to see everyone. It is so nice!

My grandparents and my aunt came to visit last week. It was great to see them and they really enjoyed meeting Trace. While we were eating lunch, Grandma told us the story about how she had our aunt when she was 19 years old. Her and Grandpa were working at a boy scout camp on the Mississippi River and had to leave in the middle of the night to go to the hospital. Can you even imagine? Grandma, you should write your stories down sometime! :o)



Later in the week, my sister came to watch Michael during the day for me. The hardest part of recovery has been not being able to lift my big boy! You don't realize how much you do it until you can't anymore. So far we've been doing good, but there hasn't been hardly any times when I alone with both boys. If I have to change Michael's diaper, I have him lay down on his bed. If he needs a snack and Scott isn't around to lift him, I just give it to him in his snack cup and he can eat while playing. It's not ideal but it works.



Anyway, Denise was so good with Michael. She was so patient and played with him for hours. He really likes her!



Michael has been busy too- playing in the water with Grandma.





side note- how awesome does this pot look? It is all stuff I dug up from other parts of my yard that I was going to throw away. It's doing really well in the pot!

Michael has also been taking some bike rides with Scott in his new bike trailer.

Scott has only had one incident so far with the bike trailer- Michael threw up all over himself after going on a short trail ride. I think he was really fine, but still we all felt bad. :o( Poor guy!

And since you've stuck with me this far....


a little baby picture for you! :o)

Bright eyes

Trace has been coming out of his newborn sleepy stage a little bit more every day. I love to see his bright eyes wide and open!

His eyes are dark blue right now, but I'm sure they will be a bright blue just like his brothers. When do babies eyes start to change?

I try to set Trace up near Michael when he is playing so he can watch, but I'm not really sure how much he can see at this point in the game. I'm sure he enjoys listening to the hustle and bustle of things!

Michael has been so funny lately with Trace. Anytime Trace cries, Michael runs right over to see what is going on. If there is a stray pacifier around, Michael will give it to Trace. Today I was changing Trace out in the living room while Michael was napping and Trace let out a big wail. A second later, I heard Micheal's door open and he ran right out to see what was going on! So cute.

We are having a low key Saturday today. My sister left early this morning and we are waiting for Scott's mom to arrive later this afternoon. Scott is outside doing a little yardwork (in between sprinkles-where is the sun?) and Michael, Trace and I are just relaxing. I'm having a great time. :o)

I hope you are all having fun, relaxing and safe holiday weekends!

Thursday Thoughts

First of all, thank you so much for all of your nice comments! I feel like our family is so blessed....it is so unreal to me to be able to have two beautiful boys. I can't even believe it at times!

I'm sure we are just in the honeymoon stage right now, but things are going really smoothly at home. I'm enjoying being holed up at home with nothing important on the agenda. My mom has been a huge help with Michael and keeping the house in order but unfortunately she is leaving tonight! I have been so thankful for her help and hopefully I can manage on my own.



Trace is such a good little baby and it's been fun taking photos of him. We went to our photographer's studio for his real newborn portraits and wow...I give those guys lots of credit! It is hard to take photos of a sleepy newborn. Usually I can get him to sleep for about 5 minutes and then he gets fussy. When we went to the studio, they worked with him for three hours!! Amazing! I'm excited to see the proofs and hopefully I'll be able to share them with you.

I feel like there really isn't much news to share with you all...my days are kept full feeding Trace, snuggling and trying to get some rest.

Needless to say...I'm enjoying every minute of it!

Becoming big brother

It has been so much fun for me to watch Michael and his new little brother. I think he is pretty excited about it. He always likes to see where the baby is and if Trace cries, he hears it right away. Michael's curiosity about the newest member of our family is growing by the day.

Michael has been having lots of fun spending time with Grandma who is here to help for a bit. He also had lots of fun with Grandpa who was took a break for the weekend to stop by and visit!

Scott and I stopped and picked up some balloons for Michael on the way home from the hospital and he was so excited about them! Seeing mom and dad, a new baby and balloons? It was almost too much for him to handle.

It is so fun for me to watch them together!

Welcome to the World!

Welcome to the world, Trace Holden!

Trace was born on Tuesday the 17th at 9:17 in the morning. He weighed 8 lbs and was 21 inches long.

We are head over heels in love with him. He is perfect.





The delivery went smoothly and recovery is going well. Trace was not happy about his arrival!

I was so excited when Scott told me we had another little boy in our family. I can only imagine what the future holds....



Trace could have been Michael's twin, freshly baked. He is a full pound smaller, but a better eater so I think he will catch up soon. He doesn't want to be a shrimpy little brother!

Michael gets so excited every time he sees him. I think they are going to have great fun together.

We are so blessed!