Brotherly Love

Even though he's not as hands-on as Hannah, 

Samuel definitely loves his little brother.  

He keeps him entertained during diaper changes and always lets me know when Amos is crying

(like I can't hear for myself!)

Neither kid has had too much trouble adjusting to having a new baby in the house.

I'd say that Sam had a harder time understanding why Bobby & I stay so tired, 

but otherwise he's done great!

We're quickly learning the best way to do things...and make sure everyone gets what they need :-)

We've played a lot of 'Go Fish', 'Old Maid' and 'War' with the kids.

Why didn't we discover the awesomeness of card games before?!

And Hannah will hold books for me to read while I nurse Amos.

Every day is a lesson in patience as someone is left waiting while I finish nursing the baby or finish making the kids lunch ... or finish my own lunch.  You learn to evaluate everyone's needs and whoever has the greatest need at the moment gets served first. 

Two Weeks

Not to Be Forgotten

a little face time for Hannah & Samuel

{pictures from our 4th of July festivities}

One Week

It's been one week (as of yesterday) since Mr. Amos joined our little family...

 From the very beginning he's been a good sleeper and a lazy eater.  Sometimes he wakes up on his own every two hours or so and other times I have to wake him up and work with him to eat at least 10 minutes.  He definitely loves Hannah & Samuel and will usually stop fussing when he hears them talking.

The hardest part so far is juggling everything.  I've been taking care of Amos while Bobby takes care of me, the kids, the chores and everything in between.  It's hard for me to not do the daily chores and I've had to accept that Bobby does things differently than me.  We've been blessed by so many of our brothers & sisters at the church we've joined.  They've been bringing us meals and one couple even brought lunch for us for the following day along with our supper! 

Hannah & Samuel have adjusted well to Amos.  Hannah loves him and holds him every chance she gets.  She's always hovering around when he's getting his diaper changed, just holding his hands and talking to him.  I've had to wash his hair twice now because she's constantly rubbing his head.  Samuel has held Amos a few times but would rather run up and give kisses or rub his head.  He's not as hands on :-)

The first hour after Amos was born...

Hannah is a very excited and a very good big sister.

Sammy takes a turn holding Amos.

My three guys.

Dressed and ready to go home...we were released a day early.  Thankfully.  Hospital beds are not conducive to resting.

Snuggled in and ready to head home.

 Snuggling with Papa Jordan on his birthday - which is 4 days after Amos'.

Our sweet little guy at one week old.

birthday boy

...amos james...

...roommate wanted...

available:

one crib, fully furnished

located in the beautiful mountains

pets include: 1 dog, 1 fish, 2 cats, 8 hens and a rooster (yes a mini farm!)

available for occupancy July 11th

preference: baby boy

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amenities include: 

the fully furnished crib...

gourmet meals prepared especially for you...

comfortable safe transportation to anywhere your heart desires...
 



















comfortable swings, bouncers and slings for your resting and entertainment needs..

Roommates include two cute & clever kids - one snaggle tooth girl and one very energetic boy...

This isn't relevant to our new renter but I couldn't help but share that I got this Vera Bradley diaper bag for less than $15 b/c it had a monogram that needed to be removed.  It took me two evenings of seam ripping but I got it out and it looks as good as new!

  

I'd say we're ready!