Funny stuff

Maren:

The last two weeks have been a bit crazy. Baby brother eats every few hours so mommy doesn't get much sleep. Daddy and Nonna have been really great helping out so that mommy can rest when Maddox does and Nonna has been helping her keep up with house work. 

Unfortunately, a couple of days after baby brother got home I came down with a head cold. The doctor told mommy and daddy that I shouldn't touch him so I haven't been able to hold him at all!  If I washed my hands I was allowed to touch his feet and I could kiss him on the very top of his head. Being sick is a real bummer. 

My mommy has been really trying hard to spend quality time with me so I don't feel left out now that there is a new baby in the house and we have done lots of fun stuff. It rained really hard here the other day and afterwards mommy and I went for a walk. We found some really big puddles and splashed and splashed and splashed until I was soaking wet!! We walked all the way down the hill from our house in the ditches... I thought it was great fun!!  I also have gone on some really fun adventures with daddy while mommy has been napping. We went to the Grange to buy some baby "peep-peeps" and daddy bought me a new cowboy hat!  I like my new hat so much that I wore it to help mommy bake bread the other day!  

Valentines Day is this weekend and we are having a party at my school to celebrate. Mommy helped me make special valentines for all of the kids in my class and my special teachers. I had lots of fun cutting out the hearts and sticking stickers on them. 

I said some pretty funny things this week that mommy wants to remember:  one time mommy and I were laying on the bed with baby brother and I got up and started bouncing around. Mommy told me to be careful because we could really hurt him and possibly break one of his arms/legs if we stepped on him. I told her that it was no problem cuz we could just fix them... To which she replied "yes, but if we step on him we could hurt him so bad that he could die". Again, I had a solution... " that's okay mommy. If he dies we can just plug him in like we do Santa Clause" (our big inflatable Santa come right back to life every time!!).

Another cute thing I said this week... "Mommy, my belly has a head ache."  

Maddox: 

I am officially two weeks old today! I had my two week check up yesterday and am growing really well. I weighed in at 8lbs 6oz and mommy was really happy. Doctor said the goal is for me to be back at birth weight by two weeks so I obviously beat that by a long shot! I have been such an easy baby so far and have my family completely smitten. 

Unfortunately I was circumcised at this appointment and I didn't appreciate that too much. Since coming home I have been pretty restless and sometimes cry inconsolably (especially when I go potty). Mommy was able to give me some Tylenol and that helped a little. 

This next week is going to be pretty big... I have lots of people coming to visit. Pica, Grammie and my auntie C will all be here tonight!