Happy 2011

Good bye 2010, hello 2011. It's hard to imagine packing as much into 2011 as we did this past year. To summarize:
Sold house in Omaha
Bought house in Columbus
Ethan completed his PhD
I got my Master's
Moved to Ohio
5 year wedding anniversary
2 trips to Connecticut, 1 trip back to Nebraska
Taya turned 2
Rory was born
As I reflect, I feel truly blessed and look forward to what God has in store for us this coming year. This is my last week home on maternity leave. I start back 2 days/week as of next week. One of those days will be a Saturday; Ethan is planning to take one week day off to stay with Rory then have both kids on Saturdays. I wanted to wait a little longer before Rory starts at daycare in hopes we can ward off any illnesses as long as possible. Taya will continue to go 3 days/week as she has been (she loves it and it keeps her busy). We will go back to our "usual routine" as of January 31st.
New Year's Eve was a gorgeous day so we finally got to try out the double jogger outside!

Rory's first walk outside.

I know I post lots of pictures of Rory sleeping, but is there anything sweeter??

We went out to eat on New Year's Eve with friends Chris and Sheelah and some of their friends. It was nice to be invited and have something planned (otherwise we'd have been at home). Here is a shot of them with the kids.

I took Rory to the doctor today. He got a weight check and his first immunization (Hep. B) today. Taya went with us and was such a good girl! It took us 25 minutes from getting ready to leave to pulling out of the garage but we made it on time! Rory wanted to nurse after his shot so we were at the clinic for 1.5 hours, but oh well. I'm learning to allow plenty of time when I have both kids. :)

Mr. Rory Patrick will be 6 weeks old tomorrow.

Wt-13 lbs 12 oz

Ht-23 1/4 inches

Head circumference-16 inches

Rory loves to be held over our shoulders so he can look around. He has bright beautiful eyes and has been having more awake time during the day. He has been smiling at Ethan and me for the past several days which just melts my heart. He continues to sleep well; he only wakes every 2.5-3.5 hours to nurse (as you can see, he is gaining weight quickly!). We love our boy and we love our daughter. What blessings and life lessons they teach us.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!