out of town

I know it's been awhile since my last post and that is because we have been out of town. Devin has been busy meeting lots of family and friends for the first time and I do have some pictures to post. But as he is getting fussy now for a bottle and changing, posting more will have to wait until later. Thanks for your patience and keep checking back!

Hair update

I know a lot of you are wondering what has happened with Devin's hair. As you can see from the poll-the grandma's got out voted! Even though the "aye's" have it: Grammy wouldn't cut his hair before she left. She said I would have to wait until we visit them-which will be in a week or so anyway. So he still has his long hair-but not for long ;)

Aiden however got a haircut before she left, and he is finally taking it like a man! He used to scream bloody murder anytime we cut his hair-which is one of the reasons he has had such long hair in the past. This summer I decided to really cut it again because of the heat-and he's done soooo much better. I wanted him to have one last good cut before school started, and now I think I'll let it grow long again for the winter.

Here's my big boy getting a haircut and not crying! :)

updating

It's been a busy couple of days! After Grammy left us, Kiki came :) but she too has left us as of this morning. So now I'm really on my own! But I can handle it-and it's good to get back into some sort of routine. I think Aiden will be the one to miss the chaos the most since he got a lot of attention with family here. But school will start soon, and I think that will help out a lot.

Devin has had 2 doctor's appointments now (both just check ups). As you know he weighed 9lbs 11oz at birth, and when he came home from the hospital he was 9lbs 7oz. When we went in last week for his first check up he was only 9lbs 9oz, so the doctor wanted to see him at 2 weeks to make sure he got back to his birth weight. Well, we went in yesterday and he is 9lbs 15oz! I'd say he made it! ;) Everything is checking out ok. He just has some yeast on his tongue that we have to treat with some medicine-but other than that things are going great. We don't see the doctor until he's 2 months for his first round of vaccinations-and it will be Aiden's 3 year check up too.


Monday night we had girls night out with the other resident wives. It was really nice to get out of the house for a little bit and have some adult time. Of course babies were one of the main topics of discussion...but there were no kids to look after. We stayed so long that we closed the restaurant down :) Then today after Kiki left, I had the girls over here at the house for a visit with Devin. So with all that and 2 am feedings-I'm a little tired. But it feels good to be back into the swing of things again.


Here are some pictures we've taken the past few days: Mom and I took the boys shopping last Friday at the mall and then on Saturday we went to the zoo with Kiki and Grandpa. Enjoy!

Aiden getting wet with a peacock

Devin checking out his new surroundings

On the train ride-Devin's out for the count!

train ride :)

Big horse!

Gotta feed the goats

Pumping water

Out to dinner-and I got my first special umbrella drink in 10 months :)

and this one is just funny :) Micah post call: You think he can sleep through anything huh?

Grammy left us :(

I was going to title this "Grammy abandoned us" but I figured that was too harsh...;) But anyway, she did leave us today...which of course made me cry. But I know she had to go. Every other day she had someone calling her to say she needed to come home because they wanted her there. I was lucky to get my 2 weeks! :) It was awesome having her here-such a big help. I have a few more days of help-Kiki is coming tomorrow until Wed! But then it looks like I'm on my own. I know I'll be fine-Devin is so good anyhow. And I used to look after 4 kids + Aiden at one time-so 2 should be a walk in the park (haha). The only difference (and a big one) is that this is forever, I don't get to leave them every night. But I think I can handle it, well at least most of the time :)

Here are some pictures of Grammy saying goodbye:

we love you and miss you grammy! thank you!

Kiki's pics

Kiki sent me the pictures off of her camera! Woohoo :) I love getting pictures from other people-hint hint ;) So here is a little more from the hospital and first few days at home with the family. Enjoy!

This was a week before Devin was born, having fun at a park with Kiki and Grandpa-I don't know who had more fun...Aiden or Micah ;)

I love this picture of Micah-it reminds me of when we were dating ;)

Devin's Hair

I think that Devin's hair is too long in the back, and am thinking about wanting to cut it back there to get rid of the mullet look. Aiden had a mullet too, and we did finally cut it after a month or so-but my mom is here now and she is a hair stylist, and the only one who I will let touch his hair (the whole family's in fact). She, however, is resistant to cutting it right now. I think it looks kinda silly-and plus it will ensure saving some good brown hair for his baby book before it falls out (which we think it might and come in lighter). Let me know your thoughts and be sure to vote on the poll!

Now enjoy some cute photos :)

gotta love the 'froggy' butt :)

The Boo

It figures, when I decide to post about it, he has an accident. But oh well, I'm still going to brag of how proud I am of Aiden :)

I potty trained Aiden back in May using the Potty Training in a Day method. It took Aiden 3 days to really be considered trained-but it worked! I highly recommend that method, but it's most effective if it's the first exposure your child has to potty training. We had introduced Aiden to the potty before, and the "singing" the potty did made him scared-so it took him a day to get over that, and that's why it took him 3 days vs. the one day: but hey, not complaining! He has had very few accidents since then, and ironically most have been at Laura's house ;) We think its because the kids are so wrapped up in playing that they forget to go...and we're working on that. But during the night I have always been getting him up when I get up to go to the bathroom to avoid night accidents. He has done very well with that-but I do wish he would get up on his own.

Well, since we went to the hospital to have Devin, no one has been getting him up to go to the bathroom-and he has been dry this whole time! He did wake up once last week crying that he had to go potty, and he went just fine. But all the other days he has slept through and stayed dry...up until last night. He did wet the bed-but I'm not upset. He has done soooo well. He hasn't regressed at all. He has been accident free for almost a month (and it was a Laura's house the last time). He has been the biggest help with Devin. He throws away the diapers for us, wants to give him is pacifier when he's crying. He would kiss him to death if we would let him :) He wants to hold him a lot, and now wants to carry him to help put him in his car seat. Obviously he's too little, but I just carry him bent over and he walks with me with his arms around him too-it's pretty hysterical to watch I'm sure. But I couldn't have asked for a better transition. He has maintained his independence, and is just the same old Boo we know and love-just now he's a big brother! We love him so much and we are so proud of him!!

My boys

Devin's Antics

Well, so far so good :) Everything seems to be going pretty well! Devin has been sleeping between 3-4 hours at a time during the night-so we really only have to wake up twice to take care of him. And he eats so much better than Aiden did! It would take us every bit of an hour to get Boo to eat on ounce-this one can take 2 1/2 ounces in 20 min! As Micah has said...this one will eat us out of house and home :) He's just my angel baby.

But he's also a stink pot! Sunday he rolled over. Yes I said he rolled over! Who does that at 6 days old? Grammy had him on his tummy for some tummy time, and before you know it, he had pushed himself over onto his back! And I do wake up every once in awhile to see how he's doing thru the night, and I usually find him a couple inches away from where I had laid him down. I'm going to have to keep my eye on this one!

Then yesterday we took him back to the hospital to have his newborn shots taken. Unfortunately because he was taken to the NICU we had to cancel his original appointment, and then we wanted to wait a few days after his little peepee got cut. So we got there early because he was due to eat at the time of his appointment, and the photographer was already there waiting. So we tried right away to get the shot, and he was too fussy. So I went ahead and started feeding him. I stopped to burp him and have them try taking the picture again, and he spit up all over me! (he doesn't spit up very often). I left to go to the bathroom and clean up-luckily had a shirt on under the ruined one. During that time, Micah decided to change him to help him feel more comfortable. As I'm walking back into the room, Micah and Devin are back in the pose for the picture, and Devin pees all over Micah through his diaper!! The photographer was cracking up-couldn't believe that he was giving us such a hard time! Especially since he's so good normally :) Well, we finally decided to give the kid a break and take a look at what we had shot-and we found a great picture. As soon as I had taken him to look at the photos he was fine. I guess he's just a little camera shy right now-we'll have to work on that ;)

The pictures should be ready in 10 days, and I can't wait because it is just precious...
But that's my little stink pot :)

Family photos

Here are some more pictures of Devin with loved ones :) Unfortunately for my camera, it was forgotten in the beginning with everyone else taking pictures with theirs-so Kiki and Grandpa, I don't have any of you guys on my camera, but as soon as I can get some pics from you I will post them too ;)

Micah, Papa (my dad) and Devin

Aunty Niener and Grammy

Papa, Grammy, Devin, and Aiden

Papa with Devin

Aunty Hiwey (Hilary) also known as Devin's Godmother :)

Aunty Niener (Lauren) with Devin

Rachel, the new resident wife :)

We had a birthday party for Devin

Aren't those sunflowers gorgeous? Thanks Rachel!

Happy Birthday Devin! (a few days later) ;)

Uncle AJ also known as Devin's Godfather came to see him today!

Uncle Danno also known as the big teddy bear :)

The Men

My handsome boy