Gideon is One Week Old!

This week has been quite an adjustment for all of us. Thankfully it has gone pretty smoothly. Emme and Elijah are still very much in love with their brother, and are always willing to hold him. And they love when he is actually awake! Dustin and I have had to adjust to being tired all the time. LOL Gideon is a great sleeper though and thankfully we are all getting caught back up on our sleep. Gideon is a very calm and easy going baby. He has a sweet little disposition and he is very alert and watchful of everything going on around him.

Gideon Aaron Coffman

Gideon Aaron Coffman joined us on April 16th at 2:04pm. He weighed 8lbs 4oz and he was 21in. long. He is an amazingly content baby. He really only cries/fusses when he is hungry or when he gets his diaper changed. Gideon is a great eater, which has been great for him and for mom.

Emme LOVES her "baby." Anytime someone is sitting and holding Gideon, she comes over with her arms out, and insists on holding him.

Elijah is a great big brother. He is great at talking to Gideon and he loves singing to him.

Gidedon had his first doctors appoinment on Thursday. He has lost some weight since his birth and he is now 7lbs 10oz. He has to go in on Monday for another weight check. After his appoinment Gideon was exhausted and fell fast asleep on grandpa's warm chest.

Gideon has been spending more time awake the last day or so. The kids love when he is awake! And they think it is hilarious when he tries to focus on them, and his eyes go crossed.

Happy Easter!

Our morning started out rough. Although Emme LOVED her new dress and shoes, she was not going to have her picture taken. Elijah as always was very compliant! He loves feeling like he is handsome. Thankfully though, by the end of church everyone was very happy and ready to be photographed.

Bay Shore Park

Dustin heard about a fun new park, so this morning we decided to try it out. There is a big playset that is shaped like a pirate ship with slides and fun things to climb. Emme stuck with mom and dad, but Elijah was everywhere! I could hardly get a picture of him! Except for when he stopped to steer the ship! Emme was happy to just be outside, and to be around lots of little kids.

Easter Egg Hunt

Elijah's friend Joey's mom hosted an Easter egg hunt at her house this afternoon. Elijah and Emme were very excited! They got to decorate Easter cookies, color an Easter picture and then hunt for the eggs. The little kids and the big kids were divided for the egg hunt and I went with Emme, so unfortunately I don't have many pictures of Elijah finding eggs. But I could definately tell that they both had a great time. We went to lunch with Daddy after the party, and then we came home to take a nap. Emme and Elijah both took a three hour nap! I think we should have an Easter egg hunt everyday!

Only 19 Days!

I only have 19 days left until Gideon is here! At my last doctor appointment on Monday, the doctor said that everything looks like it is right on track. Thankfully, the baby seems to have slowed in his growth, and she was saying that he will more than likely be in between the weights of Elijah and Emme. Which is a huge relief for me because I don't think I could handle one bigger than Emme was. Elijah is very excited for "his" baby to come. He told me yesterday that he is glad Gideon is a boy because now he, daddy and Gideon will outnumber the girls, "so they will be in charge."

Little Miss Chatty Pants!

Over the last few months, Dustin and I had started to get a little worried that Emme was not talking as much as Elijah did at the same age. I had heard that the first child always talks faster than the others, but it still bothered me. But thankfully, over the last two weeks or so Emme has become quite the chatty pants. All of a sudden she can say almost thirty words. I think she has been able to do it for a while now, and she was just choosing not to. LOL It is funny though because everything she says has a "b" sound as the first letter and it is all drenched in the somewhat nasal WI accent (Dustin is thrilled she sounds like me ;). She says "bo" for no and "bop" for stop and "banks you" for thank you. There are a few words that she says perfectly though, they are Target (her favorite store) and Rio (her favorite movie.) I love hearing her and Elijah have little conversations now. Elijah goes in and gets Emme from her bed every morning, and it is so funny to hear them talking to each other over the baby monitor. They really are sweet to each other 85% of the time! LOL It really seems like in the last month or so Emme changed from my little baby to a miniature toddler. She has become very independent. She wants to put her own shoes on and take them off herself. She insists on helping pick out her clothes and Elijah's and helping to put them on both herself and Elijah (he does not like her help with this). I think she is going to be a great big sister to Gideon, even though I don't think she understands that he is really coming.