4th of July

My favorite holiday!! Too bad it was crazy hot and too dry for any fireworks :(. We still managed to enjoy Brownsburg's fourth of July parade (in the shade!) and spent the rest of the day inside!

Wyatt's first sparkler!  Of course he burnt his finger and it wasn't dark out yet :-(  Parent Fail

Snakes!  Went a little better than the sparkler :-)

Cute Boys!

One month

Conrad turned one month old on July 12.

Weight: 11 lbs 9 oz (89%)

Height: 23 in (97%)

What he is up to:
- Nursing all.the.time! Every 1-2 hours during the day and 3-4 hours at night. So far, has only had breast milk!
- Loves to be held. Especially by his Mommy!
- Great eye contact! Loves to watch what is going on around him.
- Takes short cat naps during the day...looks like I'm going to have another bad napper :-(
- His eyes are still blue and he has lost some of his dark hair.
-Wears size 1 diapers and 0-3 month clothes

Pictures from Conrad's first month:

Ready to go home from the hospital

Snuggles with Mommy

Baby faces

First bath (not impressed!)

Conrad and his pal Will (with big brother and big sister)

Mommy kisses

Mommy's friends meet Conrad and shower him with gifts :)

Father's Day

The boys and I are so lucky to have this guy in our lives! He is a great daddy and hubby! Wyatt asks every morning "where is daddy...at work or golf?" :). He loves to play any kind of ball and video games with his Dad. Any time something is broken, he always says "daddy will fix it when he gets home"!
Fathers day this year was not very exciting since Conrad was only 5 days old. We did have our first outing as a family of 4...to Dick's Sporting Goods to pick out daddy's gift (a golf club of course!). Then enjoyed an evening outside practicing with the new club. Pretty good day :)

Big Brother

Wyatt has been such a good big brother. He has done so well with baby Conrad, from the moment that they met in the hospital. He is a big helper to Mommy, getting her burp cloths, diapers, whatever I ask him for while I am nursing. He is so gentle with Conrad (when he is paying attention) and loves to give him little kisses and talk to him. We have had a few meltdowns and rough times, but I think that has more to do with being 3 and giving up his naps (which mommy misses alot). Naptime has always been a struggle with Wyatt and now I don't have the time or energy to make him nap, so it usually doesn't happen. Luckily, he has been sleeping in and I can usually at least get him to lay down for some quiet tv time in the afternoon. He has probably been eating more junk food than he should (he can get into the cabinets and fridge by himself) and watching more tv than he should, but I think we are doing ok :). Pretty soon, he will be starting preschool (aug 13) and I will be heading back to work in September, so we will enjoy the time that we have together!!

Meeting for the first time :-)

Holding his brother.  Melt my heart!

Mommy's Boys

Checking him out during a diaper change

Wyatt loves to pat Conrad's head

Welcoming baby brother home

"helping" with his first bath

Kisses