So far so good...

Yesterday Carinna went to the doctor for her 2 day check-up. She is doing very well and has not lost much weight and does not have jaundice. Yea! 

In need of a bath...

Seeing sister for the first time.

He was pretty over whelmed about the hospital in general.

Watching for the helicopters. It was a pretty busy day for them at the hospital.

Opening Carinna's peace offering to him.

Carinna... 2 days old.

Holding Carinna for the first time... he liked her! 

Looking at her eyes, lips, nose, etc.

Showing her how his new car works.

She was really interested... can't you tell?

Introducing...

Carinna Grace

May 17, 2009

3:17 pm

6 lbs 14 oz

18 in

Mother's Day

As part of our Mother's Day celebration this year we visited a neighborhood park. They have a new water pad with fountains, etc. The boy really loves it!

I like to call this one "HEY BABY!" That tiny little bikini must

really accentuate that cute baby belly!

He looks like such a baby in this one. So cute!

I think he had a pretty good time! It was pretty crowded, so we didn't stay too long... but that was no big deal to him. He was pooped by the time we left. 

A shelf and the "baby sister"

The boy has discovered a new use for my belly. It seems that it works very well for parking his cars on. It will hold about 4 if he places them carefully. It was pretty funny.

We got a little girl doll as a shower gift a few days ago. Caden discovered it in her room the other day and felt the need to "take care" of her. He carried her all over the house... showing her his cars and play room, taking her for a ride in the dump truck, etc. There was also a lot of hugging and kissing (melt my heart)... and finally I dug out a bottle and he fed her too. 

Of course, he also crammed her head into the blinds, used her as a step stool, ran over her with the previously mentioned dump truck, and laid on her. I just tried to pretend not to notice those things.

Random!

So, this was one of our laundry baskets the other day. Pink, pink, pink. It was so odd to see. But have no fear... the boy added his personal touch with the train he threw in. Someone needed to take some of the girl out of it and bring us back to reality... thank goodness for the train.

This is after Bloomin' Fest last weekend. He was quite tired and somehow managed to knock his hat off kilter in his sleep. So cute! Especially the chins. 

This is a daily ritual. The boy puts on dad's shoes and dad puts on the boy's shoes. It is pretty cute!
Crazy hair! Lately he likes to rub food in his hair. It is just so much fun for those of us who get to clean it out! Cherry yogurt makes especially good hair gel though!
Sorry for the total randomness, but I thought I would share some snippets of our daily lives.

More about the girl...

It is almost finished! Grandma has been working hard on the girl's bedding... here is a preview!!

Cascarones

I wonder who invented Cascarones... I mean what is the point really? So I looked it up and it seems they are supposed to bring good luck! Go figure. Well, anyway... Papa Bumb got some for the boy and he really enjoyed them. They do make a terrible mess though, but they are pretty fun! 

So enjoy... fun with Cascarones!

Our Easter...

We didn't really go all out for Easter this year.  We waited until after the afternoon nap before we hunted for eggs. And since it had poured rain for several hours that morning... we didn't want to go outside in the mud. So the Easter Bunny left eggs in the living room. The boy didn't really know what he was doing, but he played along pretty well.

Then he got to open the eggs... that is when things got exciting!

Especially the ones with jelly beans!

Oh, and the cars were awfully exciting too!

Then he got another basket from Pawpaw and Mawmaw.

But he had to get back to the jelly beans.  He even shared them with Pawpaw!

Caden can count to 5... sort of!

The New Bike

After spending a couple of days hanging out with his older cousins, the boy decided he needed a bike.  Every time he saw one he would start in with "Bigh! Bigh!".  When we walked past them at Walmart & Target he would try to get on them. So... we caved... we got him one of his own.

Luckily his dad found just the right one... and it was a vintage looking Radio Flyer... I have a weakness for the vintage Radio Flyer stuff.  It is so adorable... I just can't stand it!  It even has it's own bell!

We also made sure to get him a helmet. Might as well start with the safety now!  Could he be any cuter... I mean really!

Oh my GOSH, I could eat him up!

Here he is telling his dad that he wants to try it in the street... we nixed that idea... the boy was very unhappy with us... then he got over it.

He is giving it a good try!

We will keep practicing... eventually we will try it in the street... and our world will never be the same.

Tonka Tough

To him... everything is a riding toy.

Just some stuff...

Pregnancy is not for the weak... that must be why I am having a hard time... I am a weenie. These days I have MORE than sufficient ambition... but my energy drains way too quickly to get much accomplished.  I wish humans had babies more like chickens.  Laying an egg would be awesome.  I could keep it warm all night and large parts of the day (for other parts I could put the heating pad on it) then when the hubby got home he could take over while I continued to accomplish what I need to do.  Who doesn't think that sounds perfect?  No maternity clothes, indigestion, stretch marks, etc. And for me... no more kidney stones!  But, that just isn't how it is so I trudge on through these last days and tell my self to get over it!

On a lighter note... for those who have been so curious, this is the fabric for the girl's nursery. Could it be any cuter? There will also be some red in the mix.  Oh, I love it. Oh and yes, I did refer to her as the girl because she STILL has no name... nothing... not even a possible possibility. Sigh.

Now, about the boy. I swear he cracks us up more and more every single day. What wonderful entertainment all wrapped up in a squeezable little package. So FUN!

So, last summer I bought him a fishing hat. (We were headed to Colorado where his father, both grandfathers, Uncle Jeff and 2 cousins would be fishing... he needed to blend in with the other boys... and Katie).  It was a little big then, but it worked fine.  He re-discovered his hat not too long ago and has been sporadically wearing it every since.

This is how he ate breakfast the other morning...

Man, that is one cute face... if I do say so myself!  I have a feeling we will have quite and eclectic little dresser on our hands.  I am working on preparing myself now... I have issues with not matching.