"My Three Sons"

We are alive!!! And in love once again. Nate is pure joy and we were happily surprised at the addition of another boy. I should probably rename my blog "Outnumbered" and pad all the walls in the house....

It has been a long and blessed first six weeks and I am totally amazed at you blogging mommies of three, where do you find the time??!! It's 8:00 at night and I finally got a shower!!! But it is youth group night so I'm giving myself a little slack today since I had to cook for the hungry teens that fill our house on Wednesday nights. Other than the party downstairs, all the boys are sound asleep and I am about to snuggle up to Nate and read my new Cooking Light magazine that I picked up at the store today.

My first thoughts of our 'new normal' as Lisa put it...
The transition to three has not been as dreamy as the transition to two was, mostly b/c Logan doesn't nap anymore and Nate is not a great sleeper during the day. He wants to be on me all the time, which was fine for Logan and even Ben, but I don't have enough hands for three!!! We are adjusting though and figuring out our groove. I get a LOT of "you are crazy" stares at the grocery store toting my 4, 2, and newborn around. One in the bijorn, and two in the buggy... bribing with yummies the whole way of course :-). Logan and Ben are adjusting well in spite of Ben's occasional smack on Nate's head!! He has been cutting four teeth over the last six weeks so I'm trying to cut him a little slack...ear plugs would have helped in hindsight as I think he screamed for 2 weeks straight. Logan has been the typical older child, doting on and taking care of 'his' baby. He was sad about not having a sister at first but has found joy over having a pitcher, catcher, and batter in the family. Somehow Nate has gotten the nickname "littles" from Logan, he has been our tiniest baby to date but is gaining like crazy! He gained 2 pounds by his one month apt and health wise is a dream. He is nursing like a champ and I'm learning how to cook, nurse, and tend to two toddlers at the same time. We are having fun, pulling our hair out every now and then, and sleeping like logs when we get the chance!!! My prayer life is growing deeper by the moment as I feel my need for Him increase and the weight of another boy to shepherd into a man after His heart. Here are some pics to enjoy, props to Nikki :-)

Nate in his "Mr. Happy" shirt.


Nate in his awesome stripy socks.


I love this pic of him looking up at me!!


I couldn't decide which was funnier... the one of us laughing at Bennett or of us ignoring him, I chose the latter!!