My Little Fashionista

The weather is warming so that means a new wardrobe for A. She is certainly more interested in picking her own gear these days. In general she likes anything that looks like a tutu, sparkles, has a cat on it or is an accessory. I know down the road I may disagree with her choice of wardrobe but for now it is just plain fun. She is a sweet girl that is playing dress up all the time. It makes me happy.

Here are some pics of her new gear and one video of A and her Daddy. I couldn't resist.

4 Weeks

Ethan is 4 weeks old and doing great. We recently had a weight check and he was 6 lb 14 oz... just shy of 7 lb! He has reflux which sometimes gives him a hard time but we have medicine now so hopefully that will give him some relief. Every morning you can tell he is filling out so we know that he is moving in the right direction.

As of last night Ethan's longest sleeping run is 4.5 hours. He usually sleeps the longest between 11pm and 3am which is great because I have come to dread the 2am hour! I am not a night person....

I will be taking one month pics soon (tomorrow), but here are the latest.

Mimi and our kiddos

I love that our kiddos get to spend so much time with Mimi and Gramps. They adore the "G-units."

Big Sis Time

Annabelle is such a good big sister. She loves Ethan so much! She is always asking where Ethan is and if she can see Ethan. She also loves to hold her little brother.

For so long, I have been looking forward to seeing A interact with Ethan. I truly enjoy seeing them together. My heart is truly full when I see A "taking care of Ethan."

Here are the first of many sibling pics/videos.... swoon! And a few of A on her own. She is getting so big!

Family

It was a busy week for the Nickles. We had some very special visitors, Stephen's sister Angie as I mentioned in an earlier post visited Thursday and Friday and Bryan and Steph and the twins came to visit this weekend.

We had so much fun with the Magers kids. They went to the Arboretum, played around Mimi and Gramps house and Annabelle even had a sleepover with the twins to maximize as much play time as possible with Kinsey and Gray. It was so much fun! Thanks everyone for coming up and making Ethan's first two weeks so special!

Angie Comes to Visit

Stephen's sister, Angie and her two kiddos- Kristin and Zack came to visit this week. Of course I say kiddos but they are really adults... I mean college age! It was so nice for them to come visit and spend time with Annabelle and Ethan. Annabelle especially loved playing with Angie! We wish that they were closer so we could see them more often.

2 Weeks, Already?

Ethan is 2 weeks old! Time is already flying! At our last Dr visit he weighed 6.2 lbs so he is close to birth weight again. He is even tempered and starting to figure out days and nights... thank goodness! Loud noises don't seem to bother him- good thing since Annabelle is not especially quiet and Tillie barks all the time. Ha! He is very sweet and generally doesn't cry unless we are trying to change his diaper or clothes. Ethan is not fond of naked time!

Here he is on the play mat during some tummy time. He has a strong neck and doesn't seem to mind being on his belly.

Happy Birthday Stephen

33 and still young! I love you Stephen!

Home

After a couple of days in the hospital I was finally cleared to go home on Wednesday March 5.... infection free and no open wounds this time!! Wha hoo! We were thrilled to be able to come back to our new normal in our home with Annabelle. When we got home in the afternoon we were greeted with balloons, decorations and gifts! So sweet! It was perfect and we are so thankful to have so many that love us and take such good care of us!

First Visitors

Annabelle and Mimi and Gramps were Ethan's very first visitors. I love all the pics below.... priceless.

I am not sure that I could ever say how thankful I am for Mom and Dad's help over the last couple weeks. It was such a relief to know that Annabelle was taken care of while we were in the hospital. I know that A was a little shaken since we were gone so much. It helped that Mimi and Gramps kept her occupied and shuttled her back and forth from school and to the hospital to see us. We are so lucky to have them!!

He is here!

Ethan Bruce Nickles was born on Saturday March 1, 2014 at 11:08am. He was 6.5 lbs and 19 inches long. Everything went smoothly and both Ethan and I did very well. Annabelle is enjoying being a big sister and did great while we were in the hospital. (Thanks to Mimi and Gramps). I think it was hard for her to understand why we weren't at home for a couple days but when we finally got to come home from the hospital she is now back on a relatively routine schedule again.

Here are the pics of E's birthday!

Today is the day! Last belly pic before heading to the hospital