Great Grandparents

Our boys are so lucky to have 6 great-grandparents who love and care about them. (When I was born I only had 2, but Russell had 8!) It's so fun to watch them around our boys and I hope we have many more years sharing family time together.

Grandma Joyce and Grandpa Jack meeting Josh for the first time

Grandma Joyce with Josh
Mimi and Papaw with the boys

Mimi with Josh

Gramps (Great-Gramps?) with Josh

Gramps and Grandma with Josh

Belly Button!!!

Josh FINALLY lost his cord stump and has a real belly button!!! Now I can actually give him a real bath and feel like he's getting clean.

A picture post

For all of you that have been patiently (and not so patiently) waiting for new pictures - here you go!

Mommy and "2 boys"

Drew decided he was ready to try holding Josh
"Hey, Big Brother"

Helping Gigi make french toast (with extra scoops of sugar)

Swinging at the park

Gigi swinging Drew and Leyton

Big turtle

Playing ball with Rhett (check out Drew's hands - patiently waiting to catch)

Josh smiling (he really started smiling at people this past week - 6 weeks old)

Smiling/Laughing at his big brother

While we were in Houston we were able to visit with lots of family. We are so blessed to have such wonderful family and love spending time with all of them.

The Wiggins family

Front:Papaw Dave, Mimi, Josh, Papaw, Drew, Auntie Randi

Back: Mimi Eesha, Mommy, Daddy

4 generations of Wiggins boys

Papaw Dave, Mimi Eesha, and the boys

Uncle Scott holding Josh

Aunt Carole had animal crackers for Drew

Drew and Aunt Carole

Josh and Lisa

Gramps with Josh

Gigi and Grandpa Randy with Josh

One Month (now updated with stats)

Where has the last month gone?? Josh is one month old today and I can hardly believe how quickly the time has flown. We're slowly settling into a routine and are figuring out this whole "family of four" thing. He goes for his one month check-up on Friday, so I'll update with his stats after that. (UPDATED: Weight: 10lbs., 11 0z. = 75%; Length: 21 3/4 inches = 55%. He also had to get a HepB shot.) Here's pictures of what we've all been up to for the last few weeks.

Drew playing in his sandbox

Mommy with her boys

Josh, feeling pensive

Sweet kisses

Cuddling with Daddy

Gramps meets Josh for the first time

Gramps and Josh

Drew getting ready to go down the slide

"Hello puppy" - Josh during tummy time (check out the neck muscles!)

Gramps brought Drew an engineer hat, bandanna, and train whistle

Engineer Drew

Josh - what a cutie pie

Gramps with his grandsons

I'm one month old!!

That's all for now, I'll try to do better about posting more regularly. Unfortunately for you, my best time for blogging is also the best time to sleep, and right now sleep wins!

We've survived

Well, we've officially survived our first week alone as a family of four. We were so fortunate to have Gigi stay with us for the first 2 weeks (while we were in the hospital and through the first full week at home). This week it was just me and the boys. There are certainly going to be times of transition, but I'm confident that we'll be just fine. Josh is such a good baby and Drew is a wonderful big brother. Now, if only I could figure out how to get a little more sleep, but that will come. For now, I'm trying to remind myself that this time will pass all too fast and before I know it my babies will be all grown up.

Now, in unrelated news, but for the sake of my own memories: Drew has started consistently using adjectives this week and it's so cute. Now he'll describe things using color or size or name labels. Examples: blue cup, green car, Josh room, Dada shoe, little bus, etc.

Take time to smell the flowers...

Drew and Gigi decided that we needed new flowers in our flowerpots (and I have to agree). Drew had a great time going to Home Depot to help pick out flowers and then digging in the dirt to help plant. He wasn't too keen on the idea of actually getting dirty or using his hands, but as long as he had a shovel he as a happy camper! They did a great job and it makes our mailbox and back patio look so much prettier and brings a smile to my face when I see it. (Drew keeps wanting to look out and "check" on the flowers - he's so proud!)

1 week

I can't believe it's already been a week since Josh was born and became a full-fledged member of our family! It already seems like he's always been here. Drew is making the transition beautifully and is such a help. He's a wonderful big brother! While I'm sure there will be times of trial and frustration, so far he seems completely accepting of Josh and his place in our family. I'm slowly recovering from surgery and am struggling to find a balance between my own recovery and trying to regain control of my home and family. Gigi is here to help us for the next week, for which I am eternally grateful. I still can't really make it up the stairs and I'm not supposed to lift anything heavier than 10 pounds. This makes it difficult at times for Drew to understand, but we're managing to cope. Josh is such a good baby! We have been incredibly blessed. He rarely cries, he's a great nurser (fast and efficient - just like Drew was) and he sleeps pretty well too. I'm dealing with the lack of sleep better this time than last (probably because my body has become more accustomed to less sleep). We took him for his 1 week check-up and he's already regained his birthweight (plus an ounce!). The doctor said he looks great and doesn't need to come back until he's a month old. Overall, we're doing great!!!

Mommy and her boys

Josh's first bath at home

How cute is this??

Aunt Becca came to visit
Aunt Becca and her nephews in the personalized shirts she made for them.