Two Weeks Old!

It's hard to believe that we're already two weeks in to being a family of four!  What have we been doing?  Well, I'm not really sure.  I know some of us have been doing a lot of eating, sleeping, and pooping.  There are benefits to birthing someone the size of a 6 week old - Asher is eating like a champ and then is able to give us some pretty good stretches of sleep.  He was able to get his days and nights figured out and is sleeping anywhere from 5-7 hours at a time at night!  Amazing for a two week old, right? 

We've also been doing a lot of swinging

and hanging out in the bouncy seat (everybody is a fan of this one!).

We've also watched movies in the boppy

and played with Belle.

JZ (with some help from Papa and Travis) has been busy planting a tree in the front yard

Caden was been working on his "sharing" skills (if that's what you can call it!),

One night after Caden had gotten down from the table and the rest of us were finishing up, he came running in and said, "I share my toys with Asher!"  I said, "That's so nice of you!"  Then I started thinking that might not have been so nice.  So I went scurrying into the living room where Asher was swinging and this is what I found - all of Caden's favorite toys on top of Asher.  Isn't that sweet?  At least he left a little hole for him to breathe out of!

He's also been "playing" with his brother,

and doing chores.

Both boys have  been getting a lot of snuggle time in with Mommy and Daddy too.

We've also been to the doctor twice.  Asher had to go in for his 3 day appointment the day after we got home and we took CP with us in hopes of getting a two-for-one because this is what Caden looked like when we got home from the hospital 

Luckily, they were able to get us in and CP got some antibiotics for an ear infection.  His ear infection has cleared up and he's no longer sleeping on the couch all day.  Bummer.  Asher got two thumbs-up check-ups!  At 3 days he was 8lbs 6.4oz (down from 8lbs 11oz at birth) and was 20.5in (down from 21in at birth).  At two weeks (which was really 12 days) he was 8lbs 12.8oz and 20in long!  Hooray he surpassed his birth weight by 2 weeks!  You might notice that he appears to be shrinking.  According to the doctor's measurements he has shrunk an inch since birth.  I'm thinking they just didn't stretch him out as much.  Either that or his cone head was really pointy at birth.  Whatever, I think he's fine!

All in all, I think we're doing pretty well.  Right now, Caden probably watches too much TV, and Asher probably spends too much time in the swing, but it's the best I can do while we're in survival mode.  And really, who doesn't love Mickey Mouse Clubhouse?!?