The Usual

 Not much is going on here.  Doing our normal thing.  My maternity leave is dwindling down, I have a month left.  My first day back is March 23rd, a Friday.  Luckily I will be easing back into it since Marissa has an ENT follow up that day.  I'm not looking forward to returning to work and leaving my babies.  I know it won't be too bad once I get back in the swing of things, it's the anticipation that is the hardest part.  I'm supposed to be going back to work part-time, hopefully 3 days a week.  The best of both worlds.

Marissa keeps me busy during the day and Dylan is such a good baby.  I never thought I would get so lucky twice!  He has been coo'ing and smiling at us.  I love hearing him talk.  He reminds me so much of Marissa when he puckers up his little lips and lets out a sweet little sound.  His eyes light up when he sees Danny or I and he gets the cutest little chubby cheeked grin on his face.  ::Adorable::

He is pretty consistently sleeping through the night (STTN) now.  He goes to bed around 9:30 and sleeps until 6:00 most days, but today he was up at 5:00 (but went back to sleep until 7:30 after his feeding).  I can't remember when Marissa starting going to bed at 7:00 PM, I guess we'll let Dylan decide when to move his bedtime up.  I'm afraid if we put him to bed too early he will be up at 3:00 or 4:00.  Ah, baby sleep patterns.  Such a science!  Who would have thought?

In my "free" time (which pretty much consists of Marissa's nap time if Dylan cooperates) I've been trying to get back into sewing.  I went to Hobby Lobby on Sunday and got some supplies.  I have three friends that are pregnant right now, one due in April and two due in June; two girls and one boy.  I am making each of them a homemade gift for their little ones.  It's not much and far from perfect, but I hope they like it.  Stay tuned for a DIY tutorial on my homemade baby gifts (I don't want to ruin any surprises)! :)

Marissa and her 2nd cousin, Aubrey

Giving hugs

Dylan napping in the swing

Crazy hair, she looks like she went back to the 80's. 

Playing in the kitchen

So fresh and clean after his bath

Watching the birds in his swing go around, he also loves looking at the mirror

Pretty girl

Dylan Man

He is moving his arms and legs so much now!

Well, that's our week in pictures (I know my parents need their grand baby fix)!  They got to video chat with Marissa last night for the first time. They've finally entered the world of laptops and video cams. :)

Sweet Babes

Another week has come and gone.   Dylan is 7 weeks old today and I got some smiles on camera!  No time to blog...but here's a few cute faces.

7 week smiley baby

Will You Be My Valentine?

I'm making my forever Valentine dinner tonight!  We're having ciabatta bread with balsalmic dipping sauce, New York Strip steaks, salad, Italian roasted green beans and pan seared scallops.  For dessert we'll be having pink pudding with oreo topping.  I'm hoping Danny will have a glass of wine with me but I won't hold me breath. ;-)

Marissa made Daddy a card today:

~*Happy Valentine's Day*~

Thursday Quickie

I had my 6 week PP check up yesterday.   I can't believe that Dylan is going to be 6 weeks old tomorrow.  Half my maternity leave is already gone.  Dylan has slept through the night twice, but last night he was up at 1:30 AM and again at 6:30 AM.  I still can't complain too much.

Just a few pics of D:

Drink It In

It's not just coffee I'm drinking up today.  I woke up a few minutes before 6:00 AM this morning and realized that Dylan didn't wake in the night (he gave a solid 9 hours last night, though I only got about 7 hours of straight sleep).  I jumped out of bed and checked on Dylan to make sure he was okay.  Sure enough he was all nice and cozy in his swaddle, snoozing away.  I figured while I was up I would go ahead and pump.  I climbed back in bed and snuggled Danny for a bit while I waited for Dylan to wake up.  He finally woke up around 6:40.  I went in and fed him in the glider and after he was done he fell asleep on my chest.  Normally I would bring him back to our bed and doze in and out of sleep until Marissa wakes up.  Instead I decided to soak up the quiet, Dylan resting on me, giving a little grin as I rubbed his hands and whispered sweet nothings to him.  Taking in the sweet baby smell.  Before I knew it the sun was up and it was no longer dark outside.  It's moments like that you sometimes take for granted.  You get so busy with schedules and to-do lists and you forget to drink in life, your sweet babies, your husband.  Marissa greeted me with a sweet "hiiiii" and a kiss as I got her out of her crib then she proceeded to tell me all about "Teddy" and Minnie Mouse (her two lovies she sleeps with).

So drink it in.  Take a minute to enjoy the day.  Stop for a second and be thankful for what you have today and worry about what you don't have another day.

I took this photo a few days ago.  Dylan and Daddy sleeping, they look like twins. :)

Who Needs Football...

...when you have these sweet faces to photograph?  I tried to do a sibling session today with not much luck...but I got a few of Marissa and Dylan.  She thought she was pretty cool holding Dylan, but then she got squirmy and the session was over. 

This was a re-edit from when Dylan was about 2 weeks old.

In Daddy's Hands

Momma's boy 

*Yawn* This is boring, mom.

Sweet, squishy baby 

So sweet 

Sibling Love 

Gosh, I love this sweet face! 

Saturday Photo Shoot

It's a lazy Saturday, we're all still in our pajamas, sipping coffee and taking photos of our sweet babe.  Dylan is growing and changing so much.  Here's a few photos I took today.  I'm no expert but I'm happy with how they've turned out. 

P.S. My photog friends...I'm sure you could pick apart my edits but I'm trying. :-)