More pictures, etc for Grandparents

It's amazing how much work a little newborn can be! It's hard to get anything else done because I'm either feeding her, changing a diaper, playing with Donovan while she's asleep, or just snuggling her (I could snuggle her all day long. She likes to be in the fetal position when she's on my chest, I love it.) I'm lucky to have Donovan. He's such a good helper and loves being a big brother. He has also been getting really good at keeping himself entertained which makes me feel a little guilty, but he seems to be enjoying himself!

Brad came home early on Thursday and Friday. It has been really nice to have him around a little more. I hate that it's so cold outside, but I'm glad we planned this little one when we did. Having her in the summer or midseason would not have been good. This way I get a lot more help from Brad!

He still wants to carry her, but has settled for just holding her. This could have been taken in the morning or the afternoon...we haven't been getting out much. He looks so huge to me now.

Look at those long skinny fingers!!
Chamae doesn't really like being in the same position for more than a few minutes when she's awake. I think Brad was trying different positions.


She was pretty content for a few minutes.
Papa Sam took the boys to a train expo thing in Omaha yesterday. Brad went along with them and took some cute pictures. I think they had fun.

They are pretty cute little boys!


Donovan was really excited to see Thomas, it helped us get him to bed earlier the night before because he knew he would get to see Thomas when he woke up.

Brad thought it was really funny that she was drooling milk in her sleep. She loves her mommy's milk! After I feed her, her whole body just goes limp and she gets a really content look on her face. She gets a little milk drunk, it cracks me up.

Things we love about Chamae so far:

-She grins and laughs in her sleep. You can say they aren't real smiles or giggles, but we enjoy them.

-She is so snuggly, I really could just hold and snuggle her all day. She doesn't get put down very much.

-She loves to look around at whoever is talking, especially mommy. I have become a little bit of a baby hog. I should probably share so she'll like other people more.

-She makes some awesome grunting noises.

-Her long skinny fingers, toes, legs, and arms are adorable/hilarious. 0-3 month sizes are already looking like they will be too short for her long limbs very soon!

Things we love about Donovan:

-He has an awesome imagination. He could play by himself for hours making every item in the house part of whatever imaginary game he's playing...except for his toys of course.

-He is still so snuggly and sweet. He came in the living room at 4 am while I was feeding Chamae and snuggled up against me for a few minutes before going potty and getting back in bed. He also had to sit on my lap in primary today...not sure it's a good thing that I'm in there with him, but I felt loved.

-He doesn't always listen very well and gets in trouble for it quite a bit, but when I send him to time out he always says, "I'll be a nice boy" over and over. It breaks my heart that I have to put him in time out anyway. He's starting to get better since we've been more consistent and have followed through a lot better.

-He loves to learn. He's getting really good at recognizing letters and their sounds. We still have a few letters to improve on, but he's getting it! He also loves to count and can almost count to 30. He consistently gets to 25, but mixes some numbers up after that. He's also really good at recognizing 0-9. I know I can do better at teaching him, but when we actually do sit down and do it, he picks it up pretty well.

-His energy! It exhausts me, but I love that he's so full of life and just wants to play and be crazy!

We love our two little ones! I'm sure we're going to have plenty of challenges as they grow up, but we're going to try to enjoy every stage and every moment with them.