two weeks old

We took Brooklyn to the doctor today. Her jaundice is better and won't require any treatment and she's doing great. She's back to her birth weight and then some- she weighed in at 8 lb 1 oz and is 20 inches long. The past two nights Brooke has slept from midnight to 6am! I don't know if it will last but I'll take what I can get! She sleeps for about 3 hours a time during the day and goes back to sleep pretty easily. Her difficult hours are from 8-midnight. Like Aubrey, she loves to be swaddled but wants a hand near her face.

Aubrey loves her little sister and is fascinated by her. She walks around the house yelling "baby" or "Book" (Brooke). Aubrey loves to touch Brooke's hair and point out her eyes. She's so gentle with Brooke and sweet to her. Aubrey and Jeff have gotten lots of time together this week and it's been so good for both of them. I'm so thankful for his help this week. I haven't washed a single dish or made the bed and I often find my water glass refilled with ice cold water.

I wish I could capture the color of Brooke's hair in a picture. Its got blond streaks running throughout.

Can't forget about our other little girl:
Grandma got the slide for Aubrey and she LOVES it! She calls it her "weeee!"

brooklyn paige

As promised, here are some pictures from the last several days. We are adjusting well so far (even Aubrey is handling it pretty well) and couldn't be happier. Thank you for your prayers, calls, e-mails, texts and well-wishes. We are blessed with great family and friends!

ironic

We moved Aubrey to her big girl bed 3 months ago to give us time to work out any kinks before Brooke arrived. Never once has she gotten out of bed or cried. Last night, our first night home, she decides that it's time to start getting out of bed and walking around. Now isn't that ironic? :)

Pictures coming soon...really.

heading home

Looks like we are headed home today!

Thank you for your prayers and well wishes for little Brooke. After the blood test this morning the jaundice is not really a concern at this point. It's something we will keep an eye on for the next few weeks. Also, the pediatrician listened to Brooke's heart this morning and didn't hear the heart murmur. Praise God! I look back at these last few days and see so many ways that He has blessed us and taken care of us. He is so good.

Pictures coming soon...

she's here!

Brooklyn Paige was born yesterday morning at 2am after only 2 1/2 hours of labor! We barely made it to the hospital in time. Brooke weighs 7lb. 8 oz and is 19 3/4 inches long. We are all doing well and just trying to get home and into our own beds as soon as possible. They are currently running a blood test to check Brooke's jaundice and as of yesterday she has a slight heart murmur. There doesn't seem to be too much concern about either issue right now but please keep sweet Brooke in your prayers.

Here she is!

halloween 2009

On Halloween night we all headed out to our church's Trunk or Treat. We had so much fun with Aubrey trick or treating. She kept her costume on the entire night with no problem and actually got the hang of taking candy and putting it in her bucket. She even said "thank you" most of the time although it was said to me instead of the person giving her candy...but still. It was adorable! I took 150 pictures so here are some of my favorites. I tried not to post them all. These first few are from Megan and are my favorite!

Our little bunny....

The first trick or treat...

Checking out her stash and eating her first sucker.

Halloween 2008
I get emotional looking at this picture and seeing how much she's grown!

carving pumpkins

Today Aubrey and I attempted to carve a pumpkin. I say "attempted" because she wasn't really interested in the whole thing. I thought she'd enjoy helping me scoop up the pumpkin seeds and get messy. Instead she stuck her hand in once, turned up her nose and said "no." At least I had fun carving the pumpkin and she did enjoy coloring one the other pumpkins with markers and trying to lift them.

This time last year....