The First Few Days

Life is pretty crazy as we are learning and adjusting to being a family of five instead of four.  Thankfully, we've had lots of great support from family over the past couple of weeks to help us through the transition.  But, Lincoln is such a joy to have.  He is already very busy asserting himself into the family and carving out his role in our lives.  His brother and sister have done an amazing job of adjusting to the new arrival.  They are both protective and concerned for the new baby, and each seek him out a couple of times a day just to check in and make sure that all is well.  Here are a few pics of the family and the kids over the last 10 days:

This was taken right after arriving home from the hospital

Such a good and careful big brother

Right after his first bath.  Lincoln does not enjoy the bath at this stage in his life.

 

Trying out some tummy time.  He tolerates it in small doses.

Such a proud big brother and sister!

 

Such a cute pic.  Not sure why it refuses to upload correctly :(

Lincoln is Here!

After 4 days of nonproductive contractions and only about one hour of productive labor, baby Lincoln made his appearance last night at about 9:57 pm! He was 7 lb 11 oz and 20 inches long. He appears to be completely healthy, and of course we think he's totally adorable :). I can't wait for him to meet his big brother and sister today!

Visit to the Central Library

On Saturday, we decided to head into the "big city" to visit some our favorite haunts, including our favorite donut store for breakfast, then a trip to the downtown library, followed up by a picnic at the Botanic Gardens. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning.

Both of my kids love to read, but somehow books at the library are never the main attraction. They are much more interested in any of the following:

--fish tank
--drinking fountain
--costumes
--Cody the enormous teddy bear
--the big wooden train

And, last but not least, the computers. Guess I can't blame them. The earphones are pretty rockin :)