Avery - 2 weeks

Avery is now two weeks old and 8 lbs 5 oz, 21 inches long. She has been an easy baby and a very good sleeper. She slept from 10:30 pm to 5:00 am last night. Its hard to complain, but lets hope it stays that way.

Avery Elizabeth Reary

Avery was born on Friday, August 7th at 6:54 pm. She was 7 lbs 10 oz and 19 inches long. Cole was fascinated by her, Caleb hasn't figured out what to think yet. Here is a picture of her with her Dad the day we brought her home from the hospital. The other pictures are of her a couple days old.

5 days and counting

People keep telling me how big I am, and asking when the baby is coming. A lady asked the other day at Walmart, "Are you having your baby?" What kind of a question is that? Like, right now? Or, Is that your regular stomach? Anyway, I had Shane take pictures today and now I can see what all the fuss is about. No, it is not a basketball, there is a moving baby inside there that will be coming out in 5 days!

Caleb's surgery

Caleb had his most recent, and hopefully last surgery on July 13th at Primary Childrens. It was a two hour surgery with an overnight stay required. He really had a hard time in the beginning. His mouth was so swollen he couldn't breath well, so he had a hard time sleeping on top of it all. He was so hooked on his Tylenol with codeen that he carried the bottle around with him for days and even took a few naps with it, his new best friend. Here is a picture of he and his medicine on a horse ride. He was limited to an all-liquid diet for two days and now is in week three of six for his soft food diet. One of the hardest cutbacks has been cereal. I found him in the chair this morning while I was sweeping, apparently he is having a harder time than I thought.

whats been going on..

Caleb got his first haircut a couple of weeks ago. I was pretty sad to cut of those curls so I didn't take too much off, it was mostly to get Shane off my back.
Caleb has a new fascination with Mickey Mouse. I can actually get him to sit still for about 10 minutes if Mickey is on the tv. As soon as he hears his voice he comes running and pointing. I had to get a picture of the boys watching their morning cartoon while the moment lasted.

The new puppy

Grandma and Grandpa Reary got a new puppy, Bandit. He has lots of energy and the boys love playing with him.

Trip to the zoo

Back in May (yes it has been that long since the last update) we took the boys to the zoo for the first time. Shane and I were a bit disappointed, (no lions or hippos?!) but the boys had fun. I don't remember having the time of my life on the merry-go-round, but the picture tells a different story.