My Sweet Girl

Alivia and I had a fun weekend. We started off on Friday with our last pre-team swim lessons. The coaches kindly told us that Alivia would be best served with some private lessons before returning next summer. I can't say I was too shocked, since she left every lesson with dry hair! On Saturday we went to an all-girls birthday party for a little friend of ours. She was so excited to wear hand me down outfits that were given to her by Catherine Burke. She has worn something from Catherine all week.

3 1/2 weeks old

John Peyton is 3 1/2 weeks old today and already has his first cold. UGH! Being the third child, I simply cannot protect him from all the bugs that Alivia and Will bring home. As I said to Alivia the other day, "Honey, please do not pick your nose and then put John's pacifier in his mouth," or later the same day "Alivia, please do not cough in John's face." Poor little guy.

Mother's Day

My Grandmother ("Mama T") rode the train from Fort Worth to visit us for the weekend and to meet John Peyton. We had a nice dinner at Peyton and Emily's and Mama T just took all the craziness in. At 92 years old, she has good humor about all the activity. And Will seemed to really think she was special. Grandmother had more than a few laughs at Will's conversations with her.

Swim Team!

Alivia went to her first "practice" for swim team yesterday. There were more kids her age than I expected and all were girls except 2 little boys! I forgot my camera, so I took this shot with my phone. Alivia did pretty well, although we need to work on getting her to put her face under the water. These first 2 weeks are just a trial to see if she will make the team or not. . .

(Alivia is the one without a cap on, 5th from the left)

Daddy and Will

First Bath and 2 Week Check Up

So we finally got around to giving John his first bath! The pictures aren't great, but you get the idea. Alivia and Will were super-excited to "help" out so we really had to pay attention. John liked the bath overall. . .

We also had our 2-week check up with Dr. Dawson yesterday. John gained 14 oz. since being discharged from the hospital so we are well on our way (total weight 8 lbs. 14 oz.)! Dr. Dawson said he looked great. Next appt: 2 months old.

2 Weeks Old!

John is 2 weeks old today. Alivia is handling the change like a champ and even said today, "I love having a baby brother." Will, on the other hand, is a little more unsure about the whole thing. He swings from his charming self to complete defiance over the littlest things. But as Matt reminds me, we just need to give him some grace as he transitions to this huge life change. Hang in there, Will! We love all three of you so much. . .