Copy Cat: A photo a day in May

A big part of blogging for me is to focus on the little things...find the good...record my favorite parts of life to relive in the future.  So, as I strive to enjoy every minute of my maternity leave, Maxine's new baby goodness, and time with my two favorite boys - I am stealing inspiration from a blog that I love.  I will try to capture more moments by taking and sharing a photo a day each day in May. 
stay tuned...

Before I miss it....

Time goes too quickly. I am trying to soak up every moment of sweet little Maxine before she isn't so little, and has moments that aren't so sweet (sass comes too fast too!).  

This newborn time is flying by already.  Soak this up!

tiny naked baby...peed right after I took this. 

tummy time...no interest in raising her head.

sweet awake and content time.

so small

big brother love

less than perfect moment...trying to love all of the moments.

mommy & max day out shopping

tense little toes

always letting us know that she's hungry

Hoppy Easter! *2011*

To celebrate Easter, Cole (and Maxine) and I dyed our eggs on Friday evening. Cole was a wonderful dye partner.  We loved our bright our eggs came out!

Sunday morning we woke to Easter treats from the bunny!  That darn bunny left too much candy!

While Daddy bathed Cole, the bunny snuck back in and hid eggs (darn yucky weather!).

After we all got cleaned up, we headed to Na's for brunch. 

We celebrated with Gigi, Josh & Courtney, and Na & G.  Na cooked a wonderful brunch and held Maxine while Derek and I both got a hot meal!  What a treat!

Cole got to hunt eggs outside a Na's.  He had a huge cheering/direction giving team with the rest of us.  He scored really well with golden dollars, paper dollars, quarters, and candy!  He even learned a bit about money along the way.  He has since put all of his money into his bank to save for a toy!  :-)

Maxine didn't care much for hunting eggs but seemed pretty content until it was time to go.  Poor baby's belly started to hurt.  :-( 

We headed home and all got a nice Easter afternoon nap.  Hope everyone had such a 'hoppy' Easter!

Two Weeks of Maxine

At two weeks, we spend our time trying to keep Maxine's tummy feeling well, nursing, patting her bottom (I need to invent some kind of baby butt patting device...), nursing, changing diapers in twos and threes (because she loves to poo in clean diapers!), nursing, and staring at her.   

Cole is an outstanding big brother.  He has moments when he wants time or attention that she requires.  He has not expressed any anger toward her though.  He is an awesome helper and keeps me laughing with his spunky personality!

Today was Maxine's two week check up (actually two week, two day).  She got a good report.  We have been dealing with the dreaded colic/acid reflux.  Poor little Maxine has rough evenings with what appears to be belly pains.  However, she is growing and doing great.  She was born 8lb 6oz, left the hospital 48 hours later at 7lb 10oz, was 7lb 13oz two days later at her first doctor visit, and weighed in today at 9lb 3oz!  All of the nursing is doing her well!

Keep growing girl!  But...let us enjoy every moment of your progress!

Fresh & Clean: First Bath

Maxine lost her cord one week after her birth...that meant it was time for a real bath! We made it a family affair and all hands helped to get our baby clean and smelling divine!

She did well in the bath, but wasn't to keen on the being naked part afterward. Can't say I blame her! It's no fun to get out of a nice warm bath.  Daddy helped her quickly into her diaper and snuggled her into a warm towel.

The finished product: a baby smelling like sweet baby lotion 

and with fluffy soft hair!