Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Brother Love

Chase and Owen really love their sister.  They have done some really cute things.

 These pictures were all taken 7-15-13

One day I was showering and Chase and Owen were "watching" Hattie.  They didn't know I had the video monitor on, too.  I saw them both at the side of the pack n play staring at her, and then Chase took off.  Suddenly he appeared upstairs in the bathroom and said Hattie was really mad.  I showed him the video and we watched Owen.  Owen was so funny I giggle just thinking about it.  He had facial expressions I have never seen him make-ones of distress.  He kept looking in the direction that we should be coming in to save the day and then he would look quickly back at Hattie.  At one point he covered his ears/cheeks in despair and then started saying, "It's ok, it's ok", over and over.  It was just funny and Chase and I were cracking up.  Hattie was totally fine, but any sort of noise to them is extreme drama. 

Chase and Owen were watching Hattie on her changing table while I got dressed.  Chase would run in every now and then to give me a report.  "Hattie really mad", "Hattie really really Mad."  Owen stayed with her.  When I was ready I walked into her room to see chase coming up the stairs with a changing table pad that he had found downstairs.  He said, "It's really big!"  I wondered what he was going and he went and wiped away some spit up she had.  It was so sweet that he knew what to do and took care of his sister.

I've heard them tell her, "Shhh, it's ok," and "Hattie, Hattie Hattie."  They love to see her awake.  Owen always have to give her a kiss.  He was the least interested with my pregnancy and is the most interested in Hattie.

Jeff likes to ask the boys how she's doing when we are in the car.  Owen always said, "She's doing really well."  I love it that he says well and not good!

They like to show her toys and shake them.  They both held the bottle for a little bit, but didn't want to hold her.

Fun Activites on the 4th of July



 Owen rides
 Chase rides



 Hattie has her own ride!
 We went to Waconia to be with Jeff's family.  We took a nice boat ride and it felt so good to be on the water.  Miss Hattie slept the whole time, of course.

 Owen and Daddy have fun on the boat
 Hattie gets wrapped up and wears a hat

 Sophie was quite interested in baby Hattie




 We were able to swim at the beach, which was great.  Owen and Chase wore their life jackets for the first time in the water and loved it!

 All smiles on the 4th of July.


 We had a pinata left over from the boys' birthday party.  The 4th of July was the perfect time to break it open and as you can see Chase is ready to go!
 Chase takes the first wack
 Sophie hits the pinata.
 Chase goes for it!
 Gavin takes a turn

 The pinata broke open with one final hit from Chase and the kids went for the candy!

 Jeff divided it all up for the kids.







 We did some fireworks-smoke bombs, snaps and sparklers
 Running through the smoke is something we did as kids too.
 Owen runs runs runs

 Owen's sparkler

 Chase





Saturday, July 13, 2013

Hospital Pictures and Visitors


Baby Hattie

Chase and Owen gazing at their sweet little sister

Hattie's Nana and Papa-my parents.

Nana Bobette
Nana Sandy-Jeff's Mom
Chase holding Hattie
Our family of 5
Cousins
Hattie 1 day old


All pink and plumped up
Such dark hair





All wrapped up in the Halo.  She had to have her hands/arms out so she could suck on them and put them by her head.


Sleeping so soundly
Cuddles with daddy
Cuddles with Mommy

Sweetie Pie

Daddy loves to cuddle with Hattie