New Baby

You'll notice the new title for the blog - Bud and Spud's Adventures - because our baby girl was born May 28th! For lack of a better nickname we'll call her Spud on the website and this blog, courtesy of her uncle CPT. Today is my first day back at work therefore I have time to write a new entry. :-) Things went well this morning taking both the kids to their respective daycares and I even got to work on time. We took Spud to her daycare for the first time on Monday just for the afternoon while the three of us went to the pool! Bud had a blast (eventually there will be pictures on the website). And yesterday B and I took Spud to daycare for the afternoon while we saw Pirates of the Caribbean (very good movie!).

Besides taking care of the new baby, we've been very busy lately. Zach and Nicole were married on Saturday and Bud partied til almost midnight. It was a beautiful wedding and we all had a great time at the reception.

On July 2nd we got a call from the Connecticut family telling us they were in Iowa! A surprise visit. They came and saw us on Monday and then we went to Mom & Dad's on the 4th and spent more time with them. It was Spud's first overnight visit and it went well. Bud and cousin Tig had a great time playing together and Bud misses her. :-( I'm not sure I've mentioned it, Tig is going to get a baby brother or sister around Thanksgiving!!

Baby Spud is doing very well, growing and eating great. Just this morning she was smiling a lot and cooing after I fed her. She wakes up once or twice during the night to eat and slept through the night this past Saturday after the wedding! Two other times she went 7 hours between feedings at night but it was from 7:30-2:30 so it technically wasn't through the night. Bud slept through the night for the first time when he was 2 1/2 months old and then for good when he was 8 months. I am hoping Spud will sleep through the night earlier than that! She is bigger than Bud was and that should help. I'm really looking forward to watching her grow and develop but at the same time I know how fast the time is going to go that she is just a baby! Bud really loves his baby sister and helps out when he can. He likes to sing to her or give her the pacifier when she's crabby and he gives her lots of hugs and kisses. I can't believe he's going to be 3 in less than 2 months and B and I are celebrating our 4th anniversary tomorrow!