Happy Birthday, Oliver! 4 weeks old today!!

Happy Birthday, Oliver!!!!  Can you believe 4 weeks have already passed?!!  Oliver has changed so much in that time.  I forgot how quick they change.  Some of his 0-3 onesies are looking a little more like vnecks b/c his little body is getting so long.  

We are starting to get some routines, which are good for everyone.  During the day it's sleep, sleep, sleep. At night he is  usually up between 2 and 3am and then again between 5 and 6am.  He goes with me to take big brother to school in his "bear" feet and then we start our day all over again!  

Ben has changed, too.  It may just be how he looks to me, though.  On March 30th, he looked like a little bitty 6 year old.  Now he looks like a grown up about to get his first part time job at Krispy Kreme.  

Something else that has changed in the last  three weeks is that Ruby has a new BFF...Ben!  For those who do not know Ruby well, that is pretty odd.  I think it's kinda sweet, though. 

Speaking of birthdays, as most of you know I turned 34 again recently.  Thanks for all the happy birthday wishes. I do have to say that saying the word "poopy" over and over again will make you feel much younger than you really are.  Try it!  

I keep trying to upload a little video of Ollie.  For some reason, I am having a very hard time.  I will eventually figure it out.  I also need to figure out how to edit out the volume, too.  That will save you from hearing all of my baby talk.  I'm like that commercial that was on a while back with the woman who went to the opera and couldn't stop talking in baby talk.  Remember?  It was such a funny commercial. In fact, if you call me and I answer the phone "hewo?" or "HIeeeeeeee", please call me out on it.  

Here's some more pics:

Happy Tax Day!!!

Look at that.  Taxes are done and he is sleeping like a...well, like a baby.  Thanks, Katie and Corey for the great onesie!

Oliver is two weeks old today and I can't believe how much he has changed.  His little "Mr. Magoo" face (thanks, Papa) has unwrinkled some and he actually stays awake for more than 6 minutes at a time.  We had our two week check up this afternoon and he is doing so well!  He has gained back up to his birth weight and then some.  7 lbs and 10 oz.  Way to grow, buddy!  The pediatrician said that he is more alert and coos more than most 2 week olds that she sees.  I smell GENIUS!  

As promised, here's a couple of pics of big brother giving baby a bottle.  So sweet!  Ben has just been so great with his little brother.  We were out running errands this weekend and I heard Ollie squawking a little.  I looked in the back seat and Ben was stretched across the seat as far as he could go trying to pop the pacifier into Oliver's mouth.  Ben got it in his mouth and without a word went back to looking out his window like he had been calming babies for years.  He's a natural!!

So Fresh, So Clean

It's Bath DAY!!!!  I have to admit that Wade and I were bracing ourselves for high pitched squeals and cries.  When Ben was a newborn, the only thing that he hated more than being naked was being naked and wet.  Bath time was a time for photos and earplugs.  You would think that would feel just like home to a newborn.  Maybe it made Ben homesick.  Ha ha!  Oliver did great, though.  He wasn't happy stripping down to his birthday suit, but that warm water must have felt pretty good to him b/c once he was in the water, he calmed right down.  Getting out of the nice warm water was a completely different story.  Thank goodness for the warmth of FROG TOWEL!!!  

We got some great pics of Ben giving Oliver a bottle this morning....there's the teaser to get you back!

More soon!

Happy Birthday, Oliver!!!!

Isn't he beautiful?! 

Ok, so this is a little more than a week after his official "birthday", but you'll have to forgive us.  We have been just a bit busy.  We are enjoying the new addition to our family soooo much!  Wade and I forgot how much fun (and work) newborns are.  

John Oliver Esty entered our world on April 1st, 2008 at 1:17pm.  He looks just like Ben did when he was born!!

My mom and dad came the day before he was born and stayed for a few days after his arrival.  They were GREAT!  They got Ben to and from school and made sure that we were all fed.  We could not have made it through that first week without them.  Thanks, guys!!

Wade took most of this last week off from work and that was a real treat, too.  We have had great weather and have been able to get out some.  Just some little errands here and there and one delicious trip to Cracker Barrel!  YUM!

Ben has been just awesome!  He amazes us so much.  We knew that he would be o.k. with having a new member of the family, but we just didn't know that he would be as wonderful as he has been.  He finally held Ollie (he was a little nervous about that) today, but has been talking to him kissing him this whole time.  He stays pretty interested in what he's doing....especially those body noises.  That's GREAT entertainment for a 6 year old boy.  Ha ha  Ben seems to talk more about Oliver to other people than he does to us, though.  His art teacher said to Wade and me, "Ben said he was 7 pounds when he was born"  Ben always retains more information than we realize.    

Enjoy the pictures!  Check the blog often!!!  We will be posting some first bath pictures soon!!!