Tuesday, April 14, 2009
All Smiles!
Enjoy some of the most recent antics at our house. It is definitely spring here but not really warm enough to do a lot outside. As you can tell, some days we're going stir crazy.
Happy Easter!
On Saturday we went to an Easter Egg Hunt at a large air craft hangar on base. They didn't actually hide anything so it was basically see who can snatch up the most eggs in the shortest amount of time. In the pre-school age group a lot of parents were "hunting" for their kids so it went really quickly. We let Amelia "hunt" her own eggs so she didn't get very many during the one minute hunt. She had a really fun time getting them and even found a prize egg. She got a new Dr. Seuss book to add to her collection.
On Sunday we all went to church for a wonderful time of worship. Each week Ben goes a little bit longer before I have to take him to the nursery. I made it about 20 minutes in Sunday School and then during church he didn't get fussy until about halfway through the sermon. I guess he just wasn't digging the sermon this week! We had fun getting them both dressed in their new Easter clothes and I think they look very cute. Amelia loves new clothes and dresses so this was especially fun for her. Ben, well, like any man, he doesn't seem to care what he wears. We just have to keep the collar off his mouth or he tries to suck on it!
Amelia also had fun hunting Easter eggs and checking out what the Easter Bunny brought after she woke up. Her crazy curls just crack us up!
On Sunday we all went to church for a wonderful time of worship. Each week Ben goes a little bit longer before I have to take him to the nursery. I made it about 20 minutes in Sunday School and then during church he didn't get fussy until about halfway through the sermon. I guess he just wasn't digging the sermon this week! We had fun getting them both dressed in their new Easter clothes and I think they look very cute. Amelia loves new clothes and dresses so this was especially fun for her. Ben, well, like any man, he doesn't seem to care what he wears. We just have to keep the collar off his mouth or he tries to suck on it! 
Amelia also had fun hunting Easter eggs and checking out what the Easter Bunny brought after she woke up. Her crazy curls just crack us up!
6 Weeks!
Ben is now 6 weeks old and starting to show a little personality. He likes to smile at us and shows a little signs of laughing. It's too cute!
This was taken towards the end of last week. Michael worked 60 hours last week and was exhausted by the end of the week. He's on the night shift this week so that's always interesting!
I propped Ben up on the couch and took a bunch of pictures of him. He was in a great mood and I got this adorable picture of him smiling! He looks like a big boy all propped up like this. Notice how he's already filling out this 0-3 month outfit!
Amelia loves to mooch off of us when we're eating an apple whole. I've started buying bags of smaller apples so one evening I let her have her own personal apple. She was very excited and she basically ate the whole apple.
This was taken towards the end of last week. Michael worked 60 hours last week and was exhausted by the end of the week. He's on the night shift this week so that's always interesting!
I propped Ben up on the couch and took a bunch of pictures of him. He was in a great mood and I got this adorable picture of him smiling! He looks like a big boy all propped up like this. Notice how he's already filling out this 0-3 month outfit!
Amelia loves to mooch off of us when we're eating an apple whole. I've started buying bags of smaller apples so one evening I let her have her own personal apple. She was very excited and she basically ate the whole apple.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
5 Weeks
We have been a family of 4 for 5 weeks. I haven't pulled the camera out this week so I used our webcam to snap a couple of shots of Ben. He's really filled out. He eats well and sleeps well at night. I've just got to figure out a daytime routine that works for us. Hope everyone is doing well and look for more pictures after Easter!
Friday, March 27, 2009
First words, first bottle, and a volcano
This was Michael's first week back at work and it was full of ups and downs. Ben is now cooing at us, he got his first bottle this week (with momma's milk), and we've been dealing with a volcano eruption. Mt. Redoubt is 100 miles southwest of Anchorage and it erupted for the first time late on Sunday night. It has erupted about 10 times this week. Anchorage has only had to deal with a "trace" amount of ash so far but other communities haven't been that fortunate. Whether or not we have ash depends on the wind directions at different elevations. Hopefully we won't have to deal with anymore ash but we'll see! It has wreaked havoc on air travel as well. We are so glad our family visits were before this week!
This week went alright. Ben is sleeping about 6 hours each night so he will probably move to his own room this week. He wiggles in the cradle and ends up with his head on the edge of the cradle. Amelia is still adjusting to all the changes in her life. I feel like the hardest change is being at home all the time. She and I were on the go so much the last 2 months of my pregnancy and she was able to spend a lot of time playing with other kids at the hospital's YMCA program. Now it's just me and, well, my attention is a little divided these days! We'll make it through but she's ready for her cousins to visit. She talks about her cousins and Oklahoma all the time! Here are a few pictures and a short video from the last week. Ben has got some really strong legs but I didn't catch them on this video. Maybe next week! Keep praying for us as we adjust to our new normal. The volcano has relocated some of the aircraft and workers from Michael's shop so he's had to work long hours and extra shifts and it comes at a tough time for me!
This week went alright. Ben is sleeping about 6 hours each night so he will probably move to his own room this week. He wiggles in the cradle and ends up with his head on the edge of the cradle. Amelia is still adjusting to all the changes in her life. I feel like the hardest change is being at home all the time. She and I were on the go so much the last 2 months of my pregnancy and she was able to spend a lot of time playing with other kids at the hospital's YMCA program. Now it's just me and, well, my attention is a little divided these days! We'll make it through but she's ready for her cousins to visit. She talks about her cousins and Oklahoma all the time! Here are a few pictures and a short video from the last week. Ben has got some really strong legs but I didn't catch them on this video. Maybe next week! Keep praying for us as we adjust to our new normal. The volcano has relocated some of the aircraft and workers from Michael's shop so he's had to work long hours and extra shifts and it comes at a tough time for me!
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