Just a Taste

Delicious little hands.

Cooking up a storm.

We have eyeballs!

(Do you have any idea how many tries it took to get this shot?)

Little monkey.

Why am I able to post these right now?

Because, as evidenced by this and the previous picture, the kids are simultaneously napping!  Woo-hoo!  Now, off to get a few other things done while I still have some quiet time.

The New Normal

Life as a family of four . . .

I still find it hard to believe sometimes.

But life has already fallen into something like a new pattern. 

We haven’t resumed quite the same adventure pace, but we still get out to enjoy the sunshine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The time Jake was home on paternity leave was fabulous and the initial transition was smooth and relaxing. 

Thus far, we’ve been able to give them both plenty of attention and Logan really hasn’t shown any jealousy issues yet.

During Jake’s leave, we rested as much as we could.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And enjoyed family time.

With Jake back at work, things have still gone pretty well.  Naomi is behaving exactly as a 2-week old ought to, eating and sleeping lots.

Logan is a very attentive and caring big brother.  He always wants to know where “baby” is and gives her lots of kisses and gentle pats.  He’s also a great little helper, bringing me burp cloths, etc.

 

We’ve been doing this a lot.  Except that it’s usually Mommy nursing and reading at the same time. 

Finally, a couple pictures for comparison.

Until next time . . .

Introducing . . .

Jake has already posted several of these pics on Facebook, but if you’re here reading my blog, you probably don’t mind looking at them again anyway. 

Naomi Adelle Wilde

Naomi—because we like it.  Adelle—because Heidi is a short form of Adelheid and Adelle is the other half of that.  And because we like it.

In case you haven’t done the math: my water broke (no contractions up to that point) at about 2:15.  My contractions didn’t start until about 3:00 and didn’t get strong until about 5:30, when we left for the hospital.  She was born at 6:20.  And practically every other mother in the world hates me.

But she’s beautiful, isn’t she? 

Proud parents.

 

 

 

 

 

Curious, loving big brother.

You’ll get the update on how he’s doing with all this next time.  Sleep takes precedence over thorough blogging.  Until then, short version: pretty good.

 Okay, so who do you think she looks like?

Happy family.

Thanks, as always, for reading.  The outpouring of love from both local friends and far-away family has been tremendous.  We are richly blessed! 

Now to get a couple hours of sleep . . .

The Now and the Not Yet

A completely random smattering of pictures from our normal, everyday, pre-baby #2 life.

We love playing outside--

and enjoying the neighbor’s flowers and good weather.  (When typhoons aren’t passing through, that is.)

As I was working on (finally) putting an enormous number of photos into albums, I realized how very few pics we have of the three of us together.  So a couple days ago we had an impromptu family photo shoot.

Another mini-photo shoot; this one of “both” the kids.  I find it hilarious that Logan can basically hide from me under my bump.

Indoor activities that have recently become more popular include playdough, coloring, and this magnet construction set that I uncovered while rearranging bedrooms.  Anyone want to guess who is having the most fun in these pictures?

 

 

One of our recent joint-effort artistic projects.  Everything that is identifiable was requested, by name, by Logan: barn, cow, tractor, train, tracks, bridge, tunnel, water, Junior, Bob and Larry.  Also included in the picture is Logan’s first “completed” Sunday School craft (the paper plate on the right with blue paint and the fish), photographed for the grandparent’s benefit.

A couple of my projects, displaying only slightly more skill than Logan’s Sunday School craft but that’s okay.  I made three additional decorative panels for my baby carrier, burp cloths to match each of them (one set not pictured b/c it’s packed for the hospital) and several extra burp cloths for myself and others.

I also made curtains for Logan’s new room and did quite a bit of cleaning/organizing/rearranging, but we are still waiting on one more item to complete his room before I show you pictures of it.

Waking up from naptime can be rough and frequently requires some snuggles.  Today the snuggles also included Logan’s baby doll.  He seems to understand that there’s a baby in my belly, doesn’t hesitate when we identify his old room as “the baby’s room”, and associates the baby (or at least the baby doll) with items such as the bouncer, infant car seat, etc.  Hopefully he’s got as good a grasp on what’s about to happen as possible—we’ll see how it goes!

Still Finding New Places to Play

There have been several places I’ve gone recently and regretted not bringing my camera.  There have also been several projects completed around the house that I should show you but which I haven’t bothered to photograph yet.  However, I do have pics of a couple of recent events—Friday’s trip to the water park and Sunday afternoon’s jaunt to a new beach.  So here goes:

Water slides, lazy river, waterfall, fountains—all the necessities.

  No running!                                  Splashing okay.  
Squealing with delight strongly encouraged.

The best picture of the day wasn’t of Logan.  This is Vincent (Vincie) from next door.  Not only can we not walk out of the house without Logan asking to play with Vincie and his brother, Connor, but Logan will frequently ask for them first thing in the morning, and again when he wakes up from his nap, and any time he hears the sound of children from outside the house.  They are great kids and are just as fond of Logan as he is of them.  I am SO grateful for good neighbors!

Kira-kira Beach in Nishihara, on the Pacific side of the island.

Logan will point at Jake or I and ask “Too?”, meaning he wants us to come along to do whatever.  The best thing about weekends is that Daddy comes “Too”!

More Logan-speak: “grou-nound” is playground.  This really spectacular one was across from the beach.

“Play” and “fun” are also well-established in his vocabulary.  In addition, he’s starting to correctly identify colors and shapes.  Counting, however, is equally likely to go “1-9-3” as it is to go the more conventional route.

Back at the beach, I’ve got this funky self-portrait for you.  Yes, I really did wear a bikini 9 months pregnant; I’m past caring.  And yes, my belly is a significantly different color than the rest of me.

There are lots of new things going on in everyone’s life: new homes, new jobs, new babies, new school years.  Know that I think and pray for you often as you face each of these things.  And of course we’ll be contributing our own new thing here in a little while too . . .  
Stay tuned!