Stephen's Baby Blessing

Stephen was given a name and blessing.  He was adorable in his suit. His dad and grandpa were there to basically make the circle.

And miraculously, he fell asleep 5 minutes before they went up and didn't make a peep. Good job buddy!

Stephen at Two Months

Stephen at 2 months is:
Smiley (and he make lots of silly faces)

Sweet 

Full of spit up

Going to repeat the anomalous roll over some day.
Getting so big! (Mommy should have taken prenatal weight lifting!)
Adorable 

Ella and the Night light

Ella has baby monitor in her room which also sports an orange nightlight (if you want). To be clear, this baby monitor is for us to monitor Ella. Like in the morning (around 6:15) when she cheerfully announces that 'it's day time,' or in the evening when she is in distress because Pooh Bear's blanket has come off, or her blanket is funny, or her book is lost or her book keeps hitting her.

Ella has come to the conclusion that when she turns the orange nightlight on she can hear baby brother's cries easier. Perhaps it is for her to 'monitor the baby.' I'll be honest. If I had her understanding and situation, I would not turn on the nightlight, but she is one dedicated big sister!

Ella's 3rd Birthday

For Ella's 3rd birthday she requested a rainbow Millie cake. Millie is a charcter on a children's math show. Fortunately for Ella, Daniel is a creative and willing cake maker. She even got to top it with rainbow sprinkles.

She got resusable stickers from Grandma and Grandpa Call, which is great because she had been very saddened over the fact that most stickers are one time use lots of times.

She got a new board game, and a fun magnetic fishing game.

Finally, her big present from mom and dad was a new balance bike. (Grandma Larsen gave her a helmet!)

Diabetes Test

If you have gestational diabetes they make you go take another glucose tolerance test. This takes 3 hours. I'm not sure what they think you'll do with a newborn. I decided to bring him and set up camp for the morning at the lab.

Note to self: I need to tell the lab to stock good flavors like orange or lemon lime instead of the really yucky fruit punch

Stephen and I not only survived the 3 hours and I passed the test!

Big Sister Ella!

Ella may have been little unimpressed by the new baby in the hospital bassinet, but she knew who he was even if she had no interest in holding him.

When we came home, she was interested enough to peak over the edge of the pack and play and into the bouncy seat.

Her 'Mama Baby Pooh' has taken some cues from Baby Stephen. Pooh now likes seats, Mama milk, and has to do tummy time.

Ella is growing into an excellent big sister!

Stephen at One Month

Likes:
Snuggly naps
Rocking in the rocking chair
Getting his back patted

Dislikes:
Gas
Spit up
Not getting all the snuggles