Oddly enough, I don’t have a lot of time to blog these days. In fact, I feel like I don’t have time for ANYTHING.
So here’s a quick summary of life with Josh at three weeks:
-He’s a pretty good sleeper. He’ll give me at least two 4 hour stretches at night, and once even went 5 1/2 hours.
-He’s a fairly mellow baby. Some crying, but usually there is a reason.
-He loves to eat and is gaining weight well. I love it. I’ve never had a chubby baby before. At a little less than 2 weeks, he had already surpassed his birth weight of 8 lbs. 1 oz, and was 8 lbs 11 oz. (at that appointment he was 60% for weight, and 90% for height—thank goodness…finally a tall kid!)
-People have asked if it’s easier having one infant. “YES!” However, having one infant with two toddlers is challenging. No breaks. You can’t sleep whenever you want. You can’t sleep in. You’re tired, cranky and short with your older kids. Which leads to the second question I get a lot, “How are Seth and Sam doing with a baby brother?” Overall, I think good. They are such independent and mellow kids that I know it could be so much harder. We’ve had a few more fits and whines than usual, but they keep each other company. I’m so thankful for twins! Right now they have been outside for an hour playing together (while Josh naps—which is why I get to blog).
-Seth and Sam are such great helpers with Josh, especially in the car! They love being in charge of putting his binky in. The other morning we were attempting to get out of the house, and Josh was screaming in his car seat as I was gathering my purse. I found Seth sitting next to him patting him trying to calm him down. It was so sweet! 
We have been blessed with many visitors and helpers. I’ve been so thankful for people’s generosity in bringing us meals and spending time at our home. What an amazing support system we have!
While my mom was here she created a construction zone for the boys. They spent the entire week perfecting their area using all different kinds of art media. It was a wonderful activity, and something only my artist mom could come up with! (Sam, Seth)
Ben and I were so proud of ourselves: we went to a family gathering in Estacada when Joshua was only 2 weeks old! We would have never done that with the twins. 
Ben has been getting ready for hunting season; therefore, Sam and Seth having been playing a lot of “hunting” which means building guns out of every toy imaginable, and “booming” a lot around the house. I caught Seth hauling around the rocking horse this morning as his “dead elk he needed to skin.” Ben went on a “hunt” with them throughout the house yesterday, letting one boy use his compass and the other his binoculars to help him find the deer. What a good daddy!
We attempted church yesterday for the first time. We made it halfway through. Let’s call that a victory. Here’s Josh in his first church outfit: a little cheesy, but cute. Apparently not cute enough to keep him from screaming halfway through the sermon.
I think he looked like an old man with his pants pulled up and tie shirt. 
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