Bathtime

The first 2 baby bathtime was a major success.

Kate was a little apprehensive about the baby in her bath at first.

Had to take a minute to check him out..

 Then she decided to give him a little pat pat

Then she was ready to lean in for the kiss.

Pure sweetness

She is now obsessed with her bathtime with her brother.  She doesn't pay attention to her toys for one second (unless it is to give one to him) and all she wants to do is kiss him and help to wash him.  

Cutest thing ever... her trying to do "this little piggy" to his feet.

The Nyquist Family is Tired

Sorry for the lack of posts/pictures/updates.

We are tired

Bruce is giving us a run for our money at night time.  He is either wanting to eat, pooping, or grunting for like 90% of the night.  

Baby Wise boot camp starts this week.

I am going to start posting everything that I have been meaning to put on here little by little.  Don't judge on the sequence/ lack of order to everything!

2 Weeks of B Dub

Bruce turned 2 weeks old yesterday.

Somehow it feels like he has been here forever and that he was born yesterday at the same time. 

We are head over heels smitten in l
ove with him.  He is laid back, snuggly, hungry, sweet, serious, and perfectly delicious in every way. 

Kate is doing pretty great with him.  She loves to point at "baaaaby" and give him kisses and pat-pats.   It isn't perfect, this guy definitely rocked her world, but I think she is going to be pretty great at this big sissy gig.

What else? 

We are tired and delirious. (Esp daddy who is working his heiney off right now) he tricked us a couple times the first week and slept 8 hours, but for the most part we see him every 3-4 hours at nigh. It's true, you truly forget about this time (good thing!)  but we are oh so happy and just loving life as a family of 4.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you mamas out there. 

My morning was filled with lots of baby snuggles and my afternoon was filled with toddler craziness and giggles.  What more could a mama ask for?

Grateful for my babies who made me a mom.

Also want to give a big ol thank you to my very own mama. There is no one more loving, generous, and selfless.  Didn't even hesitate to say "yes" when I asked her to come live with us for a month after baby Bruce was born.  Just yes,  no questions asked.  Praying I can be half the mom she is to us to these little ones.  What an amazing example that I have to live up to.  Love you Di Di.  You are just the best!

Bruce Wilson Nyquist

Bruce is here!

April 30, 2015 at 7:52am

This little guy came into the world and changed our lives forever. 

7lbs 11oz and 20 inches long

My heart is so full and we are just bursting with love and gratitude that he is healthy and we have this beautiful little family. 

Kate peering in at the 2 guys in her life.  She kept pointing and saying "baby" and blowing kisses.

Love at first sight?

Sweet daddy and Bruce.

After a couple hours, I finally got to see my whole family and get my hands on my first gal to introduce her to her brother.  Nothing describes this feeling.  

Kate's first kiss for baby brother.  Pure sweetness.

Our first picture as a family of 4!

So many friends and family came to visit and already love this sweet guy.  We weren't the best at taking pictures this time around, but we sure are grateful to everyone that came to us, checked on us, or just thought and prayed for us from afar.  We are so blessed.

The tradition continues... 

Words can't express the way I am feeling.  Joy, love, gratitude, blessed. Those things for sure. But there's more. I am overwhelmed by my feelings and emotions right now.  I couldn't imagine having enough love for both my babies.  How could I love another guy as much as I love my Kate.  Is there enough for both of them?  Once I saw him and snuggled him up to me, I realized I could.  There is so much love pouring out of me right now.  I tear up every time I think about it and as I am writing this.  I am so so grateful.  It is impossible to put these feelings and emotions into words,  I truly just can't, so for now I am just going to soak up every precious minute of this sweet time.  How blessed are we?

 

Last Weekend as a Family of 3

(this one is a little late!  Forgot to post before going to the hospital)

We had a sweet and low key last weekend as a family of 3.

Saturday was spent playing around the house, making messes, getting dirty outside, and just soaking up every last minute of life with 1 baby.

Sunday we had a date with Jesica and Will and we went to the Memorial Park zoo.

This zoo is perfect for our babes at this age.  It's small, free, and you can see everything in less than an hour.  Perfect for their attention span.

There was pretty much nothing sweeter than these 2 walking around the zoo.

At the end of our date, they had a hug and kiss goodbye...
Can you even stand it?

Hard to believe in a few short days we will be a family of 4.  Kate will have another sweet boy to hold hands with :)

Until then, trying to relax as much as possible!