Monkey See Monkey Do.. and I Coo for you--Take Two!

It's been a fun and busy morning. Today the weather is finally gorgeous! (sunny without all the wind we had this weekend) This morning Jacob and I put in a load of laundry and went outside to work in the garden. I have been weeding the strawberries while Jacob plays in the yard and Ephraim just hangs out in his bouncy chair. Then I hung the laundry out to dry and we had lunch. It wasn't until after lunch that I finally got to take a shower.

It's funny how kids see the things you do and try to copy you. I put deodorant on after showering, and saw Jacob in the bedroom looking at himself in the mirror while pantomiming putting on deodorant. I can't even describe how hilarious it was watching him with one arm in the air and the other waving around by his armpit. 

Also hilarious is this picture I took this morning of Jacob after we came inside and he took his hat off. Nice hair, huh?

This weekend we had a good time together as a family. We went shopping and bought some plants for our garden. I am so looking forward to fresh tomatoes! I just hope that the weather gets better soon!

On Sunday after church my friend Stacy came to visit. She got to see Ephraim and told us what a cutie he is. She also wanted to see Jacob, but he was napping. I took her to his room, and this is the sight that greeted us:

Aren't kids adorable when they are sleeping?

After Stacy left we got a cute video of Ephraim talking to his daddy. For some reason he especially likes the sound of his daddy's voice. Joe can get Ephraim to coo really well, so he talked to Ephraim and I shot the video. So in this video you can hear him cooing much better than the previous video (plus Jacob was still asleep, so there is less background noise!).

We love our little boys!

Sleep in Heavenly Peace

I have the best baby ever! Last night I fed Ephraim at 9:30 p.m. and then put him to bed. We went to bed shortly after that, and I fell asleep pretty quickly. I woke up in the middle of the night when Ephraim started to cry. I looked at the clock, and can you believe that it was 3:00 a.m.?! I was so excited. I ended up feeding him then and again at 6:30 a.m.  Now if only Jacob hadn't woken up at 5:30 a.m. to come tell us that he was starving! :o)

I can't believe that Ephraim is doing so well with sleep so young. I just hope he keeps it up. Someday (hopefully in the near future) we will achieve the ultimate wonder and every new mother's dream... sleeping through the night. 

Speaking of sleep, I took the most adorable picture of Jacob while he was napping the other day. Isn't it just precious? Sometimes I don't know how he sleeps in such strange positions.

Here is a photo of my two boys that I took last night. I have to say that Joe and I sure make cute boys, don't you think?

Well, Ephraim is one month old today. Can you believe it? Right now both of my boys are napping. Here is a picture that I just took of Ephraim:

He is getting so big! He is a really good baby, and we are lucky to have him in our family.

Precious boy

There is no question that new babies are a lot of work. The first few days at home have been mostly sleepless and incredibly tiring for all of us. But you know it is worth it when you go check on your baby in the crib and find this:

Isn't he adorable? 

Every day things get a little bit better. Ephraim is starting to figure out that he should be awake during the day and asleep at night. Hallelujah!