Monday, September 28, 2009

It’s a Boy!

Both mother and baby are doing very well.  We’re all very excited to meet the newest member of our family!

IMG_2669 Sawyer Raymond
When: September 28, 2009 @ 1:49 pm
Weight: 9 pounds, 10 ounces
Length: 20 inches

He seems to be changing by the minute.  He already looks different than the picture to the left.  As the puffiness goes away he’s beginning to look a lot like big brother Wyatt, but he’s still distinctly different.
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The brothers met each other for the first time this afternoon.  I think it went well.  Wyatt was very excited to give Sawyer his birthday present.  He also wanted to kiss the baby and asked if he was coming home with us tonight.
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

Labor Day Approaches....

Yes, the official holiday has come and gone. And yes, autumn officially starts on Tuesday. But we're quickly approaching 'labor day' for baby #2, and I think we're as ready as we're going to get.

We had a pretty low-key summer (with perfect weather for late pregnancy!), but still fun. We got lots of projects checked off the to-do list around the house. We took a few roadtrips, had some fun outings in the metro area, went to the lake, had some picnics, and did other miscellaneous summer stuff (BBQ's, fireworks, farmer's market, etc.).

The most fun project completed was Wyatt's swingset. After a lot of work from daddy assembling, scrubbing, staining, and tweaking, it looks great and has gotten a lot of use. It's a hit when other kids visit, too.




Wyatt managed to take his first solo flight off of one of the swings, simultaneously giving Mommy and Daddy heart attacks and taking a rough face plant in the grass. Fortunately, he was fine, and a quick trip to the dentist proved that his teeth were, too. Oi.


Daddy had a great helper on other projects as well who put tools to use as often as possible:



Wyatt hit a major milestone this summer and has been potty trained for 3 months! He reminds us that, "when I was little, I used to wear diapers". Such a big boy, and honestly, we've enjoyed the brief break from diapers.

I think our favorite vacation treat this summer was a stay at a water park in Brainerd. Wyatt enjoyed it so much he wore his wrist band for three weeks afterwards (note it in the dentist photo, above), and still talks about going back.

In the meantime, we're spending as much time as we can outside and looking forward to going from "party of 3" to "party of 4".