Sunday, April 24, 2011

Happy Easter!

"Look at my huge Easter basket! I'm ready for church in my Easter outfit!"



"My cousin, Gavin. I can't wait to play with him!"




Cousins Kaitlin and Tyler




Kaitlin thinks this baby bouncer is a chair made just for her!




Cousin Aubrey got these cool flip sunglasses from the Easter Bunny!




Gavin digging into his Easter basket.




My first Easter egg hunt with mommy!




"If there ain't milk in there, I don't want those eggs!"




Tyler helping Kaitlin find her eggs.




Saying my Easter prayers.




Baby Tyler...it's amazing he still fits in there!




My first Easter dinner with Daddy..."Hey, even though I can't eat it, I still want to be a part of it!"




Mommy holding my cousin, Kinsey. Auntie Amy holding me.




Me and my cousin, Kinsey (1 month older than me).




Our feet - I have really big feet for being 1 month younger! Soon I'll be wearing size 13's like my daddy!




Like my cool Easter outfit? Mommy loves to dress me in the cutest things...but I'd rather be naked.

Friday, April 22, 2011

Daryl's First Week at Home

Daryl's name is very special to us. It is a combination of family names. Sara's grandpa's name was Daryl, and Sara's other grandpa's name was Louis. Matt's grandpa's name was Lewis, and his dad's middle name is Lewis. So, we combined 3 of Daryl's great-grandpa's names and 1 grandpa's name to get - Daryl Lewis.


Sleeping in my swing - I like to have my pinky up as I plan the next time to make a mess on the changing table.

The frog prince is clean after his sponge bath...but not for long!


Sporting some knee-highs.



I am such a handsome boy! I love looking at myself in the mirror and staring at my monkey wrist rattle. Thanks for the pee-pee tee-pees, Grandma!



Daddy and I sleeping - Mommy feeds me, and Daddy takes care of me in between. I love the way he rocks me to sleep on his knees!





My first diaper sausage! Don't make fun of me...this growing thing is hard work.



Grandma Cindy & I at the hospital








I love swinging in the mornings to music. I enjoy Mommy and Daddy's music better than my baby music. One of my favorite songs is "Jesus Freak" - because that's what I am!

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Daryl Lewis

Born April 13th, 2011

@6:45 pm

8 lbs 21 in

He definitely has Matt's eyes! Sara during labor with Daryl still waiting to arrive. The labor was extremely easy and completely pain-free once the epidural kicked-in. Total labor was about 10 1/2 hours.

Our first meeting - his eyes were wide open, and he wasn't crying anymore. He aced his first test and scored a 9 on the APGAR scale!

Daddy holding Daryl

Getting checked out


Our new happy family!


Cousins with almost the same due date - Kinsey & Daryl. Kinsey was born almost exactly one month before Daryl.


Grandparents (Nana & Gumpy) Kathy & Jerry


Auntie Amy, Daryl & Kinsey


Big Yawn!


First bath in the hospital - he actually enjoyed it up until this point. He loves having his head washed!


Daryl in his frog outfit with Auntie Angela, Uncle Ryan, and Cousin Kaitlin.


Daryl with Al, my mom's "man"friend.


Daryl with Auntie Melanie, Uncle Jason, and cousins Gavin & Aubrey.


Gumpy & Daryl


Nana & Daryl (wearing the hand-knitted hat we got from the hospital)


Like my frog outfit?


Zzzzzzzz - that was a rough first day!


We're ready to go home - on about 2 hours of sleep over 2 days!


"I'm driving, Daddy!"


Checking out his new room


Mommy shaving down my fingernails.


"I'm not so sure about this swing!"


"What now?"


Daddy figuring out how to undress me without making me upset - I'm very touchy and scream a lot. I lost my voice in the first couple days.


My coming home outfit (unfortunately upside-down)


Daddy can calm me down better than mommy in my favorite position.


"This is exhausting!"


Special Delivery!


Cute as a button!


I love my vibrating bouncy chair while Mommy and Daddy are eating.



My first check-up!