Growing!

Well, we are now settling into life with two little ones in our home.  Max is starting to be awake more during the day and sleep more at night.  Gracie is adjusting perfectly to her new role as big sister and loves to witness every one of Max's waking moments first hand!  

Much like Gracie at 3 weeks, Max is happiest if someone is holding him and moving around; He sleeps a lot during the day and when he does, he often "chirps" and smiles - it's kind of like a dog who has just caught a rabbit in his sleep/dream - very cute! Unlike Gracie at this age, he is growing like a weed - on steroids!!  We had our 2 week check up last week and the little brut has already gained almost 2 pounds (now weighing in at 9 lb 8 oz) and has grown 2 inches!  We were guessing 8 lbs - but we had no idea!  

Anyway, just wanted to share some new pics and keep up to date on what we have been up to.  

Take care everyone!  

The Best is Yet to Come!!

So, I have decided to try the whole blogging thing to keep people up-to-date with pictures of our offspring!  This is actually pretty technologically advanced for me, so please bear with me!

As many of you already know, Luke and I have been cooking up baby number two and many have been wondering if he would ever make an appearance (mostly his mother).  Well, just like his sister, our newest arrival needed to receive his eviction notice via threat of labor induction to finally decide to make an appearance.  We were scheduled to check into the hospital on January 25th at 8 am to have labor induced, but this kid had his own plans and I began having contractions at 1 am on the 25th. The contractions were 31/2 minutes apart by 2:30 am, so we decided to make our way to the hospital through the snow (yeah, no snow here until this kid decides to arrive!).  We checked in at 4:10 am, the OB broke my water, and Max Alton Mulholland made his valiant arrival at 5:31 am!  (Yep, quick just like his sister!)  Weighing in at 7 pounds 11 ounces; measuring 20.5 inches long and with a very healthy APGAR score; we now have our baby boy!  

Big sister Gracie is torn between thrilled that Max is here and being a 2 1/2 year old!  She is a very good helper and loves to sit and touch "baby max" - she is already looking out for him and making sure that everyone is very gentle when holding or touching Max and keeping him warm by constantly putting blankets over his feet!

Life with two kids is definitely an adjustment, but I think it is going well.  Max is working on sleeping well at night, he eats tons and is perfectly content just lying in your arms and looking at you or the world around him.  We are enjoying our new life and know that the best is truly still to come!

Keep checking back, I will do my best to keep the blog updated with pics and stories as these two children grow and change!  Best wishes to everyone!