Projects

So Kyle has had a nice paternity leave from work, he has not sat still! We have accomplished some big projects one of them being the newest addition to Iowa Sheds, the Iowa Sheds Clubhouse, designed and built by Kyle.  We are super excited about these cute little houses and hopefully they will be a hit.  It was really fun working on the house too, we made it a family affair. 

                                                  Maverick doing his part overseeing the project

                                             Um yes this is Hannahs new permanent outfit

Its been 4 weeks!

Oh my 4 weeks has already passed and I am more tired than ever.  I think 4 weeks is the peak of exhaustion. Maverick has been so completly different than Hannah I feel like a brand new mom all over again learning things I never knew.  Hannah was pretty easy, she would just eat and sleep, eat and sleep, not Maverick! Poor baby spits up non stop, cant sleep unless upright, and cries uncontrollably at night so we took him to the peditrician.  Turns out he has acid reflex so now he has medicine which has mildly helped but I have read that the condition improves around eight weeks...only four more weeks to go! Other than his acid reflex he is a good baby, Kyle can already get him to smile and he is full of funny faces.  It has not only been a month of new baby but also a month of family members from AZ.  Hannah has absolutly loved all the extra attention and gifts and I enjoyed the help for sure, but now its time to get back to life.  This week Kyle and I are starting our 90 day challenge.... goal is better than pre baby body, same for Kyle, he gained some sympathy weight :).  We are doing the 90 day challenge from Body by Vi, we have only heard good things and day 1 went well so far. The exception, today kyle did make honey nut pancakes for my birthday breakfast!

                                                        Maverick at 4 weeks old

                                             With Haley going to get Grammy and  Megan

                                          Hannah with just a few of her presents from Grandma

                                             Hannah showing Maverick how its done!

such a good little shopper!

                                                      She wants to be the baby

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2 Weeks and A Day

Two weeks and two days ago we drove to the hospital to be induced.  I was so excited and so anxious and so done waiting to meet my little boy.  It felt like that day had taken forever to get here but now time seems to go so fast! The induction, which I was totally nervous about (hearing all kinds of bad things) actually went extremely well.  I can credit my midwife for a good portion of the labor experience and recommend a midwife to anyone who is pregnant with no complications.  They started pitocin at 6:30 on the 22nd and Maverick arrived at 7:47 am on the 23rd.  He came into the world crying like no other and continued that for the first hour or so.... a stark contrast to Hannah, she came into the world with a pouty lip and no tears.  I am not sure if its boys are different than girls or just each baby is different but he is from minute one the grumpiest looking baby but so adorabley grumpy I love it. He came out the exact same size as Hannah, 7lbs 10oz and a quarter of an inch longer at 20 inches.  I forget how tiny they are, it is hard to remember Hannah so small so I am really trying to soak up this newborn stage and accept the lack of sleep a part of the beautiful little tiny sweet stage.  Hannah is doing great as the big sister and tries to help as much as possible, sometimes more than needed... but she just wants to do a good job :).  She is so funny, she tells everyone we meet or see that she likes her brother but he cries too much.  I am excited to see them become closer as he grows and they can play.  Here are a few pics from the first couple weeks.

                                                                   His Grumpy Face

                                                         My Beautiful Babies Sleeping