A few new ones-

Today Rich got to give Dex his first bottle because I was finally able to pump enough to make it worth it-

Our little peanut taking a tummy nap. Clark LOVED to sleep on his tummy even though the docs don't recomend it because it's a SIDS risk. So he napped and we watched him nap- look how tiny he is! And check out those hairy arms...

So last night Clark learned a new word, meatball. We've got to try to get a video of him saying it because it's too cute :)

Thanks Aunt Joan & Uncle Stan!

For the DELICIOUS cupcakes that arrived on our doorstep today. Clark is a huge fan obviously :) And we are on our way to the kitchen for a little post-dinner cupcake treat! I'm never going to lose the baby weight this way, ha!

Sleepy Dex

I HAD to snap this picture of Dex passed out on his Daddy's lap :) They love cuddling!

And we got a kick out of the fact that Lloyd was in a very similar position-

Popular little dude

Yesterday Dexter was a social butterfly with several visitors coming by to see him. In the morning Perry had a playdate with Clark, which he LOVED of course. And she was adorable holding baby Dex. She's such a motherly little girl. And Lisa brought her delicious egg salad that we've had for lunch now two days in a row- yummy!

Then Auntie Nicolle came by on her lunch break for a quick visit, how perfect does she look holding a little baby?!? She and Brian will make the cutest kids one day!

And THEN Gramme Pamme came by in the evening for a nice visit- and brought along her awesome salad and lasagna. Seriously Gramme, if you're reading this please email me the salad recipie! But sadly I didn't snap a picture of the Dexter-Gramme snuggle session, but there will be more in the future for sure. Thanks for coming by everyone we've loved having visitors!

Happy Father's Day

This is the first picture of Rich and his TWO boys! I can't believe this Father's Day we're a family of four- and we are so very lucky to have such a wonderful Daddy at the center of that family. I never thought I really wanted kids until I met Rich. And seeing him with children made me know how wonderful he would be as a Dad- so several years later, two children down I'm glad I was right. You go through stages in a relationship, and seeing Rich has a father has made me fall in love with him all over again- there's just nothing like it. So happy Father's Day to my wonderful hubby, my great Dad, and all the other Daddy's and Daddy's-to-be out there!

"puh-n"

Clark's new favorite treat- the pictures say it all.

Dex Cuteness-

This afternoon I wanted to snap a couple cute pictures of Dex while he is still pint sized- Seriously though, he's only 7lbs right now! Tiny little baby- especially compared to Clark's 30lbs...



Dexter got a little hungry, so we took a break from pictures for a little food- And then Clark came in and wanted to cuddle too so we had some family time on the rocker.

Dexter wanted to check out his crib and Clark of course wants to be wherever Dex is, so here's Clark brushing the baby's hair-

And giving Dexter hugs

And holding his baby-

Such a proud big brother

Rich and Dex getting some chill time on the chair

Look how HUGE Clark looks here!!!

4 day check-up

Dexter went to the pedi's office yesterday for his big 4-day check-up and passed with flying colors. He gained a whopping 3oz since he left the hospital (YAY, my boobs are working this time!) and everything looked perfect. Cute little guy. And, Clark was pumped he got to go to the pedi's office and get a cookie without actually being checked out.

little clark - little dex

Funny faces in the bouncy seat

Dexter at 5 days-

Clark at 1 month

More Dexter

Here are some more pictures of these past few days. Tuesday morning Clark got to meet his baby brother for the first time and it was one of the most precious moments of our lives. He walked right into the hospital room and got super excited about the "baby" and couldn't wait to hold him. And aside from his trying to throw a couple of his toys at Dexter's head he's been nothing but super sweet to him. He even made sure he gave him a hug tonight before bed.

Clark brought Dex a "nap" bear (he has one just like it and it's one of his favorite things ever) and Dex got Clark a Toodee stuffed animal, the blue thing pictured below.

Clark already being big brotherly and giving little Dex a bink.

Lisa and Miles came for a visit, and Miles even got to hold Dexter.

Sleepy little guy

All dressed up and ready to come home. He is such a little peanut-

Clark likes to hang out with Dex in the pack n play.

Clark likes being home with his baby bro. It's so cute watching him want to hug and kiss his baby "Deh-ta"

One more super cute thing- If Dexter makes a cry Clark will come running from whatever room he's in saying "baby!" and he's even starting to say "don't cry." Love my boys!!!

He's Here!!!

Baby Dexter was born this afternoon and we're already SO in love. Labor was amazing, I went to the hospital to be induced- and it was a MUCH mroe calm experience this time around :) They started pitocen at 10:43 (the exact time Clark was born!!!) and broke my water, they actually had to try three different times. They had to try the epidural three times too which was the worst part of the day- and oddly enough hurts after birth way more than everything else. At 3:10 I was only at a 5 so we thought it was going pretty slow, but only 30 minutes later it was TIME and he slid right out. Seriously- I didn't even push! He latched on right away too! Here are pictures of our adorable little guy, we can't wait for everybody to meet him. I personally think he looks like Clark, what do you guys think??? OK, off to eat, I haven't since 8 and I'm starving... Rich just brought in some YUMMY stuff!


Rich thinks I should have to wear this all the time :)

And of course I started bawling the second I laid eyes on him-

Our awesome Dr. Super and amazing L&D nurse Val

38+ week date night-

Last night Clark's Gramme picked him up for a sleep over at her house. We've had this on the calendar for a long time, but the timing actually ended up working out perfect! We got word that I'll officially be induced on Monday, so this is our last weekend as parent's of just one little dude. (They have chosen to induce since my labor with Clark was so quick, they want to make sure we get the the hospital on time with this little one and I've gotta say I'm actually relieved that we'll be able to get Clark settled in properly before Dex comes.) So we went out for a nice dinner, a walk, ice cream and then home for a movie. It was perfect. But not as perfect as sleeping in today was! We're trying to rest up as much as possible before ALL the sleepless nights we have right around the corner :)

So today before Gramme brings Clark back we're getting the house in order, putting the final touches on the hospital bag etc and just making sure we're totally ready for Monday. It's SO different having an induction date and knowing the finite end of things- I imagine the trip to the hospital is going to be so much different! Last time it was 5:30 in the morning and I was in serious pain as Rich did his best to not get pulled over while rushing me in. And this time I'll have to drop Clark off before and I know I'm going to cry when I say bye to him. I cried when I found out about my induction date and it really hit me that Clark's life is going to change so drastically so soon. He really is a nurturing little boy though and we think he's going to love being a big brother. So on that note, the rest of this weekend is ALL about Clark. We've got some fun stuff planned for him to enjoy his last weekend as a single child. We'll keep you posted on Monday for sure! Love hospitals with WiFi :)

TOTAL nesting mode and induction update!

I've been in major nesting mode. I think just about EVERYTHING in the house has been cleaned and then cleaned again. I never went through this when I was pregnant with Clark but then again, we moved when I was in my third trimester so I think I was so wiped out from that. Everything was fresh and new anyway so it didn't matter. Well, the other day when I ran out of things to do inside I attacked the front of our house (in the rain!) and went to town planting. It's not much but I do NOT have a green thumb so this was quite the accomplishment- and the cute little green plants by the front door are called guacamoles, how fun is that? I had the woman helping me pick out flowers point me in the direction of ones that are hard to kill, so hopefully the front will look nice throughout the summer- we'll see!

And here's the little gnome I had hiding in our mulch- he finally got a home among flowers. These ones smell though, and not good. Thankfully they're outside and you can't really tell!

And meet BOB. He's the new edition to our family. Rich and I picked up the double stroller last weekend with a little help from our friends (thanks everybody for b-day contributions) Now I'm afraid I might be one of those zoo moms that could run over a family of four with her GIANT stroller. I think we'll end up with a double umbrella for traveling because this guy's not too small, but I already can't wait to bust this out around the neighborhood!

And of course in cleaning mode all the baby stuff has been brought out and cleaned a couple times over. Clark discovered the bouncy and swing today and this is where we found him after dinner. Cuddling "Kevin" his fave bird from UP! We took him to see that movie last week (his first ever) and even though we knew he was really young he did awesome! He's been obsessed with the previews for a loooong time now and we knew he'd be pretty good about it. He actually made it through an entire hour of the movie before getting fidgety (and was even there for the previews and short before it started so we think he did amazing for his age!) We figured he wouldn't make it through the whole thing so we saw it earlier in the week- and LOVED it! Seriously, if you haven't seen it yet, it's worth checking out. I cried, of course, but it doesn't take much these days...

And one final note- I had a doctor appointment on Tuesday and we officially have June 22nd as a final due date- if little Dex is not here by then he's getting evicted. But after seeing me on Tues Dr. Super thought doing it earlier might be best since I'm progressing so well and my delivery was so fast the first time. So I'm on a waiting list at the hospital (they're booked) for either this Sunday or Monday! If a spot opens up he might be here on the 14th or 15th which is crazy to me!!! Either way, the bags are packed and we couldn't be more ready or excited to meet the new little guy and have our family complete!