Amelia Joy is Here!

Our daughter, Amelia Joy is here! She was born early Monday morning, November 26, 2012 at 3:35am. She weighed 8 lbs 9oz and was 21 inches long.

 Here is a glimpse into what Amelia's Birth Day looked like.

 Welcome to the world Amelia Joy!

 Proud Daddy

 Happy Momma

 Sucking her thumb

 I think he is in love!

 Jack's first time to meet his baby sister

 Me and my 2 kids!!!

 Our family of 4

 Daddy with his 2 babies!

 Jack got a baby doll of his own to take care of. He likes feeding it with its bottle.

 Hannah, Mom-mom, and Jack watching through the front nursery window as Amelia got her first bath.

 Getting all clean!

 She was very calm for her first sponge bath.

 Now that she is all clean she was able to wear her first shirt!

 We put a card with a picture of Jack in Amelia's bassinet so she could see a picture of her big brother. 

 Holding Daddy's finger

 Jack was very excited to see his little sister!  He came into the room excited, laughing, waving, and giving kisses.  He was a bundle of energy for sure!

Swaddled and ready for a good nights sleep (or of waking to eat every hour)

Christmas Outdoors

We spent the day after Thanksgiving putting up our Christmas decorations outside!  Totally didn't plan on being able to do this so early on in the season.  I really thought Amelia would have arrived by now and we would be busy taking care of a newborn.  But we took advantage of the extra time with her in my belly and went ahead to decorate!

 Santa came to help decorate!  This Santa coat was from last year and really doesn't fit him at all, but I couldn't resist!

 He looks like a cute, chubby cheek, little elf! Love him!!!!

 Hanging the lights and garland on the balcony

 On our way to do the downstairs decorations

 A quick costume change and back to work! He thought he would spend the rest of our decorating time sweeping the sidewalks.

 Wrapping the pillars with lights (I'm now 2 days past my due date at this point)

 Sweeping the flower beds now...

 ...and the leaves

Hmmm....just realized I didn't get a picture of the finished product. I'll say it looks really beautiful! Stay tuned for a picture. :-)

Thanksgiving Week

We have so many things to be thankful for this year!  This little 22 month old guy, Jack,  is one of them! He keeps us busy and we are having so much fun with him!  Here are a few things that went on this past week.

 Taking a walk

 Exploring with Daddy

 Dragging a stick behind himself on our walk

 Falling asleep during lunch

 Eating 5 bowls full of GramPam's Taco soup

 I officially made it to my due date, November 21st with Amelia the day before Thanksgiving!

40 Weeks along!

 Making pies with Daddy

 Our family of 3 (almost 4) on Thanksgiving day.  At this point I was one day overdue with our baby girl.

 Our tired little turkey

 Playing on his radio flyer roller coaster!

 Opening his new book from the grandparents about new babies being born

 The boys

 Hanging out on the front porch swing

 More pie cooking (sorry, pics are a little out of order)

 Mr. Walch, the baker

 Where did my laundry helper go?

 There he is - in the bottom of the basket!

 Reading a thanksgiving book together

 Barrett and his Dad watching the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

 Parade watching and snuggle time with my little boy

 He sat  (and slept) through most of the parade and really enjoyed it!

 Santa!!!!!

 Taking Java for a piggy back ride

 Jack spent one morning with GramPam and Pa-Pa so Mommy and Daddy could take an unexpected extra date out to see a movie together.  This was one of the bonuses of Amelia deciding to not arrive on her due date....extra dates!

 Best buds - Jack and Java

 Playing with his manger scene

Sound asleep while reading a book.

 We had our thanksgiving dinner at my sister Tara's house this year.  We loaded up our red radio flyer wagon with pies and corn casserole and made the long journey to the next street over for dinner!  We had a fun time, but of course I didn't take one picture while there. Oops!

It was a fun week!

Facing Forward

We made the switch.  Jack is now sitting forward facing in the car.  He loves it!!!

 Strapped in and ready for his first ride!

(We were on our way to Church on Sunday morning)

 Enjoying looking out the car window! Its a view he has never experienced before!

He thinks it is awesome...until the sun is shining right in his eyes, then it isn't so much fun anymore.  Got the window shade today, so hopefully that will help out some.

That is one happy boy!