Another Weber Week

It has been a pretty good week at our house. The kids are really enjoying their new home and so are we. I must say that perhaps my favorite thing is having a garage. It is so easy to get the kids in and out of the car when I am not having to worry about Ellie running into the streeet or hiking up or down 3 flights of stairs.... it is heaven!!! Plus we don't have to deal with the cold or heat outside. It is fantastic!

The picture to the left is funny because I was taking a picture of them while Ellie was reading and then she realized I was taking a picture and leaned over for the pose.... she has learned to pose now. It is cute for the time being :). Anyways, that is why Daniel is laughing is because she leaned over for the pose.

This next picture is of Ellie playing in the yard. I try to take her out at least once a day so she can play around. We bought a ball and she enjoys fetching it (for now). Hopefully we will collect a few more outdoor toys for her to play with. We had some of her friends over last week and they all played in the backyard for about an hour and a half!! One of her friends was licking a puddle she found... Ellie didn't lick any puddles... thankfully!

We also went on a walk this week. Hopefully when Owen gets a little older to withstand the cold a little better we can go on them more often this winter. I imagine we will definitely take advantage of the neighborhood more in the Spring. There is a playground in the neighborhood but we didn't stay there long because I think we were interrupting a teenage makeout session.

This week Elise and I made a gingerbread house. I just bought a kit at HEB because it looked fun. Building a gingerbread house is a lot more difficult than I thought it would be! But, we managed. Sure our house started leaning quite a bit, but Ellie enjoyed putting on the candies. She has enjoyed eating the candies too!! The house is starting to look a little gross so I imagine we will trash it tonight when Ellie is sleeping.

Owen has been pretty good. Last night he woke up quite a bit, but I don't think he will keep doing that, I think he just has allergies or something that makes his nose stuffed up and makes it hard for him to breathe. At least Daniel and I are crossing our fingers because we really enjoy our sleep. He has been getting cuter everyday. He has really pretty eyes and holds his head up pretty well for a four week old. Plus, he is our kid, so you know he is pretty good looking! ahahha... just kidding... not really.

This last picture is really funny. We were trying to get a good picture of Elise and Owen together. So, we were trying to pose them together. We put Owen in Ellie's arms while she sat inside the boppy, but when we told her to smile, she went into "pose" mode and got all into it and poor Owen came rolling on down. That was the last one we tried of her holding him. Maybe in a few months...

Daniel is done with school for the semester. He will go back a couple times next week to do some research work, but for the most part he is done. Perhaps we will do a little more on organizing the house. We shall see. As for me, I managed to get Owen's announcements done and our Christmas letter written and ordered the picture I am putting in with the letter. So, I have been fairly productive. Hope everyone's week has been good!

Owen pictures and more...

Owen is now 2 and a half weeks old and getting cuter everyday. He has been an excellent sleeper at night. Now that he is 2 weeks old he is starting to come into his own. He enjoys being held for naps now (used to that with Ellie) and eats like a pig. Basically, whenever he is awake he wants to be eating and he feels the need to be FULL at all times and gets mad when he is not topped off completely. This picture below is of Owen having his first submersed bath. He really enjoyed it! We got some pretty cute video of him. He reminds me of Ellie in this picture (minus a few rolls). Doesn't he have pretty eyes? We took the kids to the doctors on Tuesday. Owen is now 11lbs. 3oz. and Ellie is about 22 and a half. So, I think Owen is going to catch up soon! I don't think Ellie was that weight until she was about 2 months old.

The picture directly below was taken last night. He looks pretty cute dressed in his "candy cane" pjs. While he doesn't really fit in most of his newborn clothes I think we have just a week or two left on newborn pajamas! This picture was taken on our new bed which Owen loves!! Sometimes at night he lays with us in the bed. Of course that is where he would always like to be! I have to be diligent about him sleeping in his bassinet. When I feed him in bed though, sometimes I fall asleep so he gets away with it for a couple hours.

The picture below is of Jack (Owen's friend-- also the little brother of Ally who is Ellie's play friend). Jack was born a month earlier than Owen and Owen weighs more and is bigger than him! I thought this picture was funny. We will have to see if Jack catches back up to Owen! I am not sure though the way Owen eats!

The picture below is of big sister Ellie. She really has been so great with Owen. Sure she is still a baby herself and needs one on one time from both mom and dad still, but she really has been doing surprisingly well. Elise loves to give Owen kisses and is always very concerned when he cries. She is good about giving Owen his pacifier when he needs it or doesn't need it even (and also gives it to herself occasionally!). She loves to feed him a bottle and has learned to wipe his mouth with a burp rag. Usually Owen can suck down a swallow or two before Ellie rips it out of his mouth and wipes him before reinserting.

Elise has really been enjoying more space in our new house. Things are still kind of a mess and we are not even close to being completely moved in so she has a bit more to get into, but still she loves it. She really enjoys the backyard and going outside... but we need to get her some outside toys to play with.

Today I took the kids for our first outing alone together. It went really well. We went to the park and I put Owen in the carrier and was still able to chase down Elise. Of course, I realize he won't be small for long so I will have to come up with a new solution for taking them out to the park!

I must say that having two kids is not as bad as I thought it would be. I was glad I had someone around for the last 2 weeks to allow me to heal and get a little more acclimated to having more than one child. I mean, I am way busier and am constantly doing something, but I think I will be able to handle it. That is good since they'll be sticking around for awhile!