Smiles and melting hearts.

This is just half of the heart melting smile we have enjoyed seeing so much of the past few weeks. The whole smile...it really gets ya. He is such a little charmer.

What are you looking at? Let me guess, my hair??

Warren was dressed in overalls one day so Wyatt decided he wanted to to wear his too.
Oh...by the way. Wyatt is learning faces lately and this is what he calls his "dancing face".

My little rock star!

This pool is probably way to little for Wyatt, but he has been begging us to get it out and it entertains him for hours.

Doesn't Warren look funny without his poofy hair??

I don't know Wyatt has named this face yet, but it looks pretty mischievous to me!

For You Mommy ....For You!

For You Mommy...For You!

That's what Wyatt said as he carried these in to me today after running around with Russell this morning. I thought it was pretty sweet. It's been a pretty crazy week with caring for a 5 week old who has discovered being held is much better than laying or swinging alone and potty training the two year old. I feel like am very busy and never getter anything accomplished, other than loving and caring for two precious little guys oh yeah....and Russell too.

Russell said Wyatt picked these out.

Warren is now almost 6 weeks and is staying awake more and more. We have really got into the swing of things and developed a routine that seems to work well for both of us. He loves to look at you and study your face while you talked to him. Sometimes just holding him isn't enough....he wants to be talked to. He is really doing well holding his head up and obviously he is eating well as you can see.


These are from last night after his bath:

His hair is curly when it's wet....I love it.

Wanted a picture to document just how long his hair is....and I think it is still growing. Right now it is about 2 1/2 inches on top.

Wyatt really has become such a loving big brother....which honestly kinda surprises me. I really thought he would act a lot more jealous. He hasn't ever shown much jealousy over the time I spend nursing, changing, or bathing Warren. He always tries to comfort Warren when he cries saying...."I know...I know" or "It's okay buddy..it's okay" or singing Jesus Loves Me. I hear him whisper stuff to him all the time....but not for sure what he is saying. He still loves to twirl Warren hair too. I am so thankful Wyatt has made this adjustment well.

Here is Wyatt and Jayden the little boy I have been keeping a couple hours everyday.

So....this is pretty much my week so far right here. I have probably spent half of my days looking at this very sight. We have gotten serious about potty training this week. We are not there yet...but making progress. This is the way he prefers to sit on the potty. I have no idea where he got this idea. Altough this method does get the job done, we are working on him sitting the proper way. :)

Three Weeks

Happy Three Week Birthday Warren!

Here is our sweet little man at 3 weeks old.
Mmmmm...

Russell getting some Warren time.

A Few New Pics

It is funny how much more I am able to enjoy Warren's as a newborn since I am not so nervous all the time. We are loving every minute of this sweet time.....I try and cuddle him up every minute that I can without making Wyatt too jealous.
Just can't get enough of this little guy!!

Warren sporting the "messy" hair.

Our youth band played at an outdoor youth rally in Sulphur Bluff so we all went to support them.



Warren is changing sooo fast. Here are a few of my most recent pictures of him.

Wyatt loves to play with Warren's hair. In this picture he was just laying there twirling his hair for like 20 minutes.

Brotherly Love

Russell's mom and dad came down for the week when we had Warren to help out with everything. It was great to have so much help with the cooking, cleaning, and Wyatt. Rick also took some great pictures for us. Here are a few he took when Warren was about 1 week old.

Wyatt absolutely loves his little brother. He is so very proud of him. He tells everyone, "I have a new baby brother". When Warren cries Wyatt says, "I know, I know" as he gently pats his head. He also wants to hold him quite often, which requires much supervision.

Warren is doing great. He is growing oh so fast. I will post some recent pics as soon as I get them loaded to the computer. These are from a week ago.

Warren Aidan

Yes...I know it is over a week late, but I've been pretty busy healing and adjusting to life with another little one to love.

My contractions started early Sunday morning but were pretty far apart. They were enough to keep me and Wyatt home from church on Easter though. We went into the hospital Sunday evening around 6 thinking my water may have ruptured. When they saw my blood pressure was pretty elevated my doctor wanted to speed things up. So he broke my water and started the oxytocin around 6:30. The contractions were coming on really strong after that. Got an epidural finally around 8:00 after three attempts. Around 9:30 I was fully dialated and sent the nurses running to get everything ready. After about 5 minutes of pushing we had our little Warren in our arms.

Warren Aidan Kirkpatrick
April 12, 2009
8 lbs. 6 oz
20 1/2 inches

Here are a few pictures of our new little man. I will try and not overload you with pictures, but I have a ton to post. I will be posting more later!

Warren shortly after his big entrance!

After being cleaned up a bit.

Me and my boys!

Wyatt meets Warren. Since Warren was born late in the evening, we decided not to bring Wyatt up to the hospital till the next morning. So here is there first meeting.

Too sweet.

First bath.

His first day at home.

Father Son Bonding

I just love this picture!!

Tons more to post.

It has almost been two weeks and we are getting pretty adjusted. Wyatt had a pretty rough first week, but this past week has been much better. He absolutely loves Warren, so much he wants to squeeze him REALLY hard....so we have to make sure he is gentle. Warren is a great baby so far, I couldn't ask for more. We are so thankful for two healthy boys!

Update

We are still here awaiting the arrival of the newest addition to our family. For the last several weeks the doctor had thought the baby was in a breech position so he scheduled an ultrasound for this week's visit to confirm the baby's position and make decisions. Of course there is a good chance we would have had to have a cesarean if the baby didn't flip. So we prayed all week that the little guy would just get in the right position and he did just that! Today's ultrasound showed he is head down in the right position. Of course that is a relief for us......we would really rather avoid a cesarean if possible. Anyways, we are so thankful for this answered prayer. Our doctor says he shouldn't move anymore now. Everything else looks good...he measures about 7lbs 5 oz. right now. Oh...and I wasn't for sure it was a boy up until today. We got a "good" look at that area today in the ultrasound and yes...it is for sure a boy! Also we have decided on a name, Warren Aidan Kirkpatrick. Can't wait to meet the little guy!