Week 3

Wow, I can't believe that Britton is already 3 weeks old, time sure does fly! We are all doing great and settling into our new routines. She seems to have gone through a growth spurt this week and has been eating like crazy! We can see her little legs are starting to fill out, as well as her double chin :) Luke is doing great, too and as you can see in one of the pictures he's starting to want to dress himself. He loves his cowboy rainboots that Taylor passed onto him and will wear them with absolutely anything and walk around saying "Yee Haw"! He's at such a fun age right now, everyday it's something new :)

Doctor's appointment

This morning Britton had her 2 week doctor visit and everything was great. She's gained 8 ounces in the last 9 days which is right on track and we don't have to worry about waking her up at night to feed her. Last night she slept from 8 until 5! I swear, Luke wakes us up more than she does :) This week has not been as hectic as I had anticipated with Hap going back to work which is quite a relief. It's almost easier when he's not here because I know I don't have a choice and I'm more motivated to just get things organized. He has to spend Friday night in Hilton Head though for inventory so I might be singing a different tune come Saturday morning! I'll post pictures later but right now there's a hungry baby I have to feed :)

Pictures of Luke from the week...

Here are some of the pictures of Luke's fun filled week! We had our first family outing yesterday to the fall festival at his school and he had a blast! We thought he would be a little scared of the jump castle and big slides because there were a lot of older children but he jumped right in! The weather was beautiful near the end of the week so it was nice that Luke could finally get outside to play, go fishing in the driveway, and mow the grass with Daddy :)

Well, we survived the first week!

It is so hard to believe that Britton has already been home for over a week! It has been a great week, but the true test will come tomorrow when Hap goes back to work. It has been so wonderful having him home and Luke has loved all the special attention and playtime with his Daddy! Britton has been such a dream baby so far - she eats every 2 1/2 to 3 hours during the day and she has slept 7 hour stretches 2 nights in a row. She may have slept even longer but I didn't want her to go too long without eating...how did we get so lucky?!? By the way, I am probably totally jinxing myself by writing this down :) Here are some pics from her first bath, various visitors, etc...

Here is Julie getting some practice! She and Trent just found out they are having a boy in March!

We're home!

Well, we finally made it home and we're getting settled in slowly but surely! Luke is doing so well with his baby sister and it just warms our hearts so much to see him hug and kiss Britton. He really is a proud big brother. Our first night home was pretty good, Britton has quite the appetite! She was up every 3 hours like clockwork, but would eat and go right back to sleep. I hope that continues! She seems very laid back so far and it seems like she's been a part of our family forever.

Britton Rose Lempesis is here!

Britton Rose was born on October 30th at 12:42 in the afternoon after what was, thank goodness, a very easy delivery. I pushed one time and she was born weighing in at 6 pounds 10 ounces and a had a head full of dark hair! We think she looks a little bit like Luke but it's so hard to tell right now. Here are just a few pics from the hospital...