Ingrid in the cradle
Here’s our cutie pie sleeping in the “Billy Ash” cradle that Papa made as a baby gift before Nolan was born.
All three kids have now been rocked to sleep in this fantastic piece.
Can you tell who is Lincoln and who is Nolan?
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Zhu Zhu pets and haunted houses
The boys received big brother presents to open from Nana & Papa’s neighbors. We are now the proud owners of 2 Zhu Zhu pets. I had heard of these things, but had never seen them in action. Who knew hamsters quacked and moo-ed??? The boys love them!
Later in the day, we broke out the construction paper and stickers and made haunted houses based on a picture of one in an I Spy book the boys received (also as a gift for being big brothers.)
Photos from Brooke
My friend, Brooke, came over today and took pictures of the kids. I couldn’t be happier with how they turned out! I highly recommend her!
Playing in the leaves
The boys have been asking for a chance to play in the leaves. Our trees don’t drop leaves that are any good for that, so we asked our neighbor of we could “borrow” theirs. J was kind enough to rake a pile for the boys to kick, jump and throw around. They had so much fun!
Sleeping baby & boys in the hammock
Ingrid is definitely her daddy’s girl. She sticks her tongue out just like her dad, uncle, brothers & grandpa. 🙂
While our little beauty was sleeping, the boys were out back in the hammock. Today it was being used more like a jungle gym than a place to relax.
Going home
After 2 days in the hospital, we packed up and headed home…as a family of 5. I really love the sound of that.
I know we’ve got some adjustments in store, but we’ll get through it. I can’t say enough about the care we received in the hospital. I’ve had great nurses each time I have delivered a child, my doctor is top-notch, and my husband is the greatest support person I could ask for. I may have rough pregnancies, but I think God treats me to “easy” deliveries. And for that, I am extremely thankful.
On our way home, Jake asked the boys if they thought we should get a birthday cake for baby Ingrid. They said yes, of course. We stopped at the grocery store and Jake ran in to get a cake. He picked a pink one and the lady behind the bakery counter wrote Ingrid’s name on it. We lit a “0” candle at home and let the boys blow it out before digging in. It was strawberry flavored…yum!
After cake, we took the first (of many, I’m sure) pictures of the 3 kids together. It’s so sweet to finally see them all together.
Nolan is absolutely thrilled to have Ingrid home. That, and after I’ve recovered, I can wrestle again.
Paper bags
I’m not sure what my boys’ fascination with paper bags is, but they played with two different sizes today. First was the grocery sized ones that they had made in to masks at Nana & Papa’s house.
Later in the day they had fun with the environmentally friendly yard waste bags. They were so big, all you could see was their little feet as they waddled around the driveway.
Shiner #2
Last night we were at our friends’ house and Nolan got a little excited and bounced off their couch onto their circular coffee table. Unfortunately, circular tables still have hard edges and he ended up with a swollen & colorful eye when he woke up this morning.
Now both boys have had black eyes this year, so the score is settled. No need to have any more.
Family photos
I wanted to get one last “foursome” family photo before the baby comes. We set up the tripod in the middle of the street and snapped away. (One of the benefits to living on a quiet, rarely traveled street.) I can’t believe we’ll be adding another baby to the mix in a few short weeks.
Best buds
I’m so glad these two have each other. They really are good buds, in addition to being brothers. They spent a little time “reading” together tonight.
