Spray Parks, A Birthday and Silly Smiles

We've been enjoying the beautiful weather the first couple weeks in June with lots of time outside.

We went to the spray park downtown a couple times. It's much more fun this year now that MiniM.E. is more tolerant of the cold and LittleL.G. isn't afraid of the sprinklers anymore.

(poor BabySlimJim just sleeps... no sprinklers for him yet) 

(being a big sister is hard work for LittleL.G.- lots of unexpected naps)

Monday we had a really fun (but really hot) outdoor birthday party. It was the girls' first slip and slide experience and they loved it!

When she's not napping to recover from her tiring new role as big sister, LittleL.G. is the queen of posing for the camera and these photos are too cute not to post.

Naps and Coffee Downtown

New babies sure sleep a lot! And BabySlimJim is no exception.

The girls love holding a sleeping baby.

And sometimes having a sleeping baby is exhausting for the "old baby" too.

Today we met friends downtown for coffee and some BabySlimJim cuddles.

First Bath!

Baby 3's umbilical stump fell off almost a week ago, but it looked so yucky that I didn't dare put him in the tub until we had our doctor's appointment today.

The girls have been anxiously awaiting bathtime!

It was adorable. And Baby 3 really seemed not to mind. No crying, and an epic nap afterwards.

Out And About!

We were lucky to have two weeks of extra help at home- Daddy took a week of paternity leave starting the week after we came home from the hospital, and when Daddy went back to work this week, Gram came back to help out.

It has been nice for recovering Mommy and Baby 3 to have lots of time to rest while the extra adult took the girls somewhere. But since I was home, I don't have any evidence of what they did while they were away.

By the end of last week I took the three kids on some solo outings, and this week we have been out and about a lot more- trying to take advantage of the portability of a super new baby that just sleeps all the time!

And there is still a lot of free time spent cuddling and admiring our new little human.

Our First Days Home With A Baby

This weekend Grumpy came back to visit and meet the baby. It was nice to have all hands on deck because I am still recovering from the quick delivery, Gram is tired from watching the girls, Daddy is tired because we only got two hours of sleep Tuesday night at the hospital, and the girls are tired from their schedule being disrupted and going to bed late.

We had friends stop by to meet the baby and bring us snacks:

Gram and Grumpy went home and this week we are just the five of us. We are all getting used to life with a baby.

He's pretty cute, which makes up for all the crying and pooping.

Even though it's a big change for the girls, they are excited to have him. They love holding him and shower him with love and kisses. LittleL.G. keeps asking if we can keep him.

 

Our little guy is such a perfect addition to our family!

We Are Home!

After another day in the hospital...

It was finally time to come home! Everyone was ready, two and a half days was too long to be away.

Friday night we had a little birthday celebration for Baby 3.

And have just been enjoying baby cuddles and watching him sleep!