Family of Four

Brian had this week off for paternity leave, so the four of us spent the week together learning to be a family of four. I'd be lying if I said a lot of it hasn't been exhausting...with a two year old that goes full throttle all day and an infant whose favorite time to be awake seemed to be between 2 and 4 AM!! But it's been a good week and we've all gotten adjusted. Even Lucas has started to readjust his schedule for us...last night he slept from 12:30 to 5:45. Hopefully that's going to become his new routine!!


Lucas made two trips to the doctor this week to have his weight checked...when we left the hospital Saturday he weighed 8 lbs 4 oz. On Monday, he was up to 8lbs 9.5 oz and by Thursday he was up to 8lbs 12.5 oz. He's a super good eater!! He also made a couple of trips this week with his first visits to Chick-fila, Walmart, and Target. He slept through all three of them!

Isaac has gotten very good at his roll as big brother. He wasn't sure about sharing the attention at first, but he's come around quickly even bragging to a man at Walmart who stopped to take a peak at Lucas in his car seat "that's my brother Lucas!". He has come to understand that Lucas hates to have his diaper changed and cries when he's hungry. Last night just after we put Isaac to bed, Lucas started crying. From his bed Isaac yells, "mommy what's the matter with Lucas?" to which I answer "nothing honey, he's just fussy". After a few more minutes of crying Isaac yells from his bed "mommy feed Lucas!!" All I could do was laugh...he's a smart little man that's for sure!

What a week and what an adventure having two little boys is going to be!! I'm looking forward to all of it and cherishing every moment along the way. It's not always going to be easy...but look at these two sweet little boys. How did I get so lucky?