2 Week Checkup

Lucas had his 2 week checkup today. Other than the hint of jaundice left, he got a clean bill of health. He's almost back up to his birth weight at 8 lbs 5 oz and 21 inches long. As you can see, he was not at all pleased about the whole ordeal.

A new place to jump

I've been super nervous to leave the house with both boys by myself, but I've also been dying to get out. So, we asked Sherry, Sophie & Ava to go jumping with us on Friday at a new jump place

(which is now one of our new favorites!).
It took me about 2 hours to get the 3 of us ready and we were late meeting our

friends, but we made it in one piece.
Ryan was so excited to see Sophie & get some energy out after being cooped up in the house for so long. And it actually ended up being...not so bad. Luckily, Luke slept most of the time- until he was ready to eat. And Ryan was off doing his own thing with Sophie. It was quite a relief and put my nerves at ease. I think we might actually try to venture out some more this week!
Turns out that I may be able to handle this after all! :)

He's a maniac, maniac...

So, I knew Ryan was going to be a great big brother, but even I have been amazed by just how great he's been. Wherever Lucas is, that's where Ryan wants to be. This morning he spent a half hour showing his little brother how to put together his favorite puzzle and even made me put a piece in Lucas' hand so that he could "learn too". Here's some photos of their quality time together.

For as long as I can remember (can't be more than 2 1/2 yrs, right?), Ryan has been obsessed with the song "Maniac". I have it on my ipod and whenever it comes on he breaks into dance but will never let me record him...until now. Here's my little maniac- with some added bonus moves (cross between the cabbage patch & the Pee-Wee Herman dance??) I think he gets his moves from daddy!

That Hair!

Well, we've survived the weekend! We're tired, very tired, but we're enjoying every second with our boys.
Ryan has been absolutely amazing with Lucas. He wants to hold him constantly, feed him, change his diapers and he has to kiss his little brother at least once an hour. He's basically his caretaker at this point, they pretty much just need me as the food source.
So, everyone's asking to see pictures of Lucas' crazy dark hair-which is exactly what Ryan was born with. We dug out Ryan's scrapbook last night and their hospital photos look identical.





Dave spent this afternoon putting together Ryan's "big brother" gift from Lucas. Ryan was super excited, but not as excited as daddy! They jumped and jumped until they couldn't jump anymore.

Lucas: Day 2

Last night Lucas woke up just one time, ate and went straight back to sleep. We couldn't have asked for a smoother night. So far, he's very laid back & quiet just like his big brother. And he loves to be held & snuggled.
Ryan came to spend the whole day with us at the hospital today so that he would feel included and it worked wonders. Yesterday he wanted nothing to do with his brother, but today was a complete success. He wanted to hold Lucas, kiss him, hold his hand and even brought him toys & a binky if he cried. He now refers to him as "my baby Lucas" and is a VERY proud big brother. He went home with Grammy & Papa for the night but he is dying to come back again tomorrow.

He's Here!

Lucas Everett was born today at 10:33am weighing in at a hefty 8lbs 6oz and 19 3/4 inches long. He has a head full of dark hair and has Ryan's nose & mouth. The surgery was delayed a bit and then we spent quite a while in recovery. We finally settled into our room around 2pm which is when Ryan came to meet his new best friend. He was terribly shy at first and just stood in the corner very overwhelmed. But, he finally came around and held his baby brother for a while.
We actually forgot the cord for our primary camera which has most of the pictures on it. But, here is a couple of photos until we get home to post some more.

Happy 4th!

So, as usual, I failed to take any pictures this weekend. We kicked off the long weekend on Thursday with a pre-4th bbq with Landon, Sophie, Ava & their families. We all had a great time, Ryan just adores his friends.

On Friday, Dave woke up and told Ryan and I that he had a great idea and we were heading out for the day. He even packed us a picnic lunch while we got ready. And off we headed to the Pine Mountain Animal Safari Park. We've been to the safari parks in New Jersey & Florida, and both had better animals...however, this park actually allowed us to reach out and feed the animals (the other parks don't even allow you to open the windows). As you can imagine, Ryan loved every second of it!




This giant guy was heading right for Daves window, so I handed him the camera and told him to take a picture...and Dave decided to tempt him to come closer with some chips left over from lunch. Here's the photo result


And on Saturday we went to the Paulding County fireworks, which was a bit of a disaster. Ryan didn't take his nap so he fell asleep on the way to the fireworks. We woke him up once they started and was very excited. He kept calling out the colors in the sky....for about 5 minutes. Then he just kept saying "home, Ryan's house". So, we headed home before the show was even completed. At least we can say we saw some fireworks though.

Overall, it was just nice to have Dave home for another 3 days and spend some quality time with Ryan, since he's what it's all about anyway.