Well as you all know we had an addition to the family on March 14th. Yes, Blake Austin Arndt arrived a healthy 7.11 lbs 21 inches. Here's multi tasker Erick at work while taking care of precious Blake, giving me some time to catch up on some sleep. Erick has been amazing, taking care of me, getting Alexia ready in the morning, bringing her to school, picking her up, taking care of dinner and housework, making sure I'm drinking plenty of water and eating well. He's been amazing. Couldn't have made it through these last couple of weeks with your support and encouragement, thanks babe!!
Alexia is having so much fun with him, not quite sure what Blake is thinking about this moment though.
Alexia got braces on March 19th. A very hectic week for us. She was already scheduled and we didn't want to deviate from our plans. She was excited to get them on until we got there and they actually put the braces and her palete expander on the roof of her month. She was quite sore and was on a liquid diet for about 4 days. She's feeling much better now, luckily she only has to have them on for 6 months and she'll be done!!!
Look how awake he is....aaahhhh. He loves the swing.
Catching every second of sleep I can get...and I mean second:)
Can you say "hate the carseat". Yes, he's not a big fan of being buckled in.
Yes, asleep at last next to his Jaguar that Alexia bought for him. His first stuffed animal. Alexia picked out the bedding for the crib (her favorite color is green) and we're using her old crib.
Oops, must have realy liked this picture, it's a duplicate.
Time to go home, finally after 5 days in the hospital.
Snuggle time with big sis!
Our friend Deb, she lives in our apartment complex and we met during hot chocolate by the fireplace one night a couple months ago. Come to find out we both had the exact same due date.Doesn't she look tiny, this was the 16th and she had her daughter on the 19th. It's great to have another new mom to talk to:)
Dr. Navi is my doctor who delivered Blake. He has a funny sense of humor and we were so happy to have him take care of me during the 7 months we were here. The night he delivered Blake, he delivered about 4 babies in 5 hours.....busy guy! When Erick came to the operating room he looked at me and said "hey gorgeous!". From behind the curtain Dr Navi replied "hi!".
Proud mommy!!
Eyes open, gotta catch 'em while we can.
If that picture doesn't say it all...what a proud daddy looking at his son!
Yes, I was pretty exhausted. Think I had been up for about 30 hours at this point and endured surgery. Natural delivery sure beats a c-section.
Diann holding a hungry Blake, looks like he's going to eat his hands. Diann looks so happy to finally meet Blake.
Proud Papa, he's always been so great with kids and expecially babies. Another grandson in the family:)
Alexia was so excited to see Blake, she always wants to hold him and be with him.
WOW, I absolutely LOVE this picture of Alexia seeing Blake for the first time. It captures such a happiness in her expression. She's so amazing with him, so natural and calm. He loves being in her arms. She's a very, very proud big sister!
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