5 Weeks!

Rachel is 5 weeks today.  She's doing good.  It seems like she might be sleeping longer in the night, but it's hard for my brain to function in the middle of the night to figure out exactly how long.  Sometimes it's four hours at first, and then it's around 3 hours.  For some reason about 5 or 6 o'clock she starts making lots of noises.  I usually get her up and feed her, but she doesn't eat much at all.  So I've started just letting her make noises and this morning I gave her a pacifier.  She seemed quite happy with that and I got some more sleep!

I took a video of her at 5 weeks.

Taken on Sunday.

Zane eating a zucchini muffin snack!

Big girl is 5 weeks!

Happy boy is many weeks!

Stretching

Tummy time!

Just a happy boy kicking in the air...

Wild haired baby

House Update!

Zane, Rachel and I got to go over to the new house this morning and spend time there while Daddy painted some doors.  We had a great time and I put together a bookshelf that Zane got for his birthday three months ago but hadn't put it together! 

Pretty, pretty kitchen

Can't wait to look out this picture window from the kitchen!

Adding one more coat to the pantry door!

Zane exploring my finished closet.  He fit perfectly!

Knock, knock!

Who's there?

Worker bee

He really likes his bookshelf and now knows which room is his!

Recent Pictures

Here are some recent pictures.  Enjoy!

Such a cute face!

Such a cute daddy!  :)

Awww

All prettied up for Bible class Wed.

So cute!  Ready for Bible class!

One Month Old!

One Month Old!

Craning her head to see her brother!  Look at those cheeks!

Smiley brother!

Singing and Misc

See if you can hear the word that Zane changed in Jesus Loves Me.  He has started changing alot of the words in the songs he sings. I was happy I was able to get this on video.



And some recent pics:

Zane loves his baby sister a lot! 

Hi Cutie!

Love those cheeks!

Yep, that would be a foot on her head!

Learning to read at an early age...gotta be ahead in Kinder!  :)

Can you tell someone needed some extra attention?

She's a fighter...she won the swaddle battle!

Daddy with his Kids

Cookies before worship Sunday night!

Love them.

And they've started something Zane likes to call Bronco, Bronco.  Enjoy!

Four Weeks Old

Little Rachel Dakota is four weeks old today!  She is as pretty as can be and still a pretty easy baby although it is taking longer to put her back to sleep during the night.  She is definitely staying awake longer throughout the day.  She still has her pretty dark hair and her blue eyes.  I was looking at Zane's and they are slightly darker than his but definitely still blue.  As to eating, sometimes she eats like a bird and sometimes she goes to town.  She also likes her pacifier. 

Today we went for a walk to the mailbox to start out, but it was so nice that we made it a walk around the block.  Rachel snoozed in her carrier and Zane held on tight to my hand.  It was really enjoyable, but we decided that next time we will wear tennis shoes instead of sandels and flipflops.

Before Rachel was born, Zane usually just got his thumb when he came to me and now he does the same with Rachel!  So sweet! 

House Update!

We got to go to the new house today and since there hasn't been an update in awhile, I thought I'd better get with it!  IT LOOKS AWESOME!!!  Jeff is has been masking off the cabinets in the kitchen today to get ready for paint!!  It is the last room to be painted.  There is some finishing in the other rooms that needs to be done, but it has all been rolled!  I cannot wait to see the kitchen.  It's going to be blue!  Actually, it's going to be the same color as Jeff's office and I really like it, so I'm thrilled! 

Playing in the buckets of water with Dada!  He did NOT want to leave!

The kitchen is ready for paint!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dining room is almost done!  Two shades of green.  Love it!!!

Closer up of greens and the stained trim!

Jeff did a great job on the trim into the dining room.  It looks great!

Living room color.

Woohoo!!  Enjoying the carpet!

Pretty blue in bedroom.

Back entryway and Jeff's office.

Happy boys! 

Tool discussion going on here...

Taken by my mom last week or so...One baby howling, and one teeny tiny baby!

I like what Zane's doing...rolling on the carpet!

Dada and Zane enjoying the window stools!

Enjoying her carseat on the new carpet!  Someone's eating enough and getting a double chin!!!!!  Yay!!!