Family time and visitors...

Timothy and I started out our first day alone with a walk... you can see he was really into it!
Timothy had his two week check-up yesterday. He is now 11 lbs, 5 oz and 22 inches long. He's growing so fast!

We had several visitors yesterday. This is my co-worker, Sue. We figured Tomithy knew her voice since she and I share an office and we talk all the time.

Karis had her kindergarten physical today and got three shots. She did very well... no kicking, screaming, or tears. Since we were all home a little early, we watched a movie in our bedroom. This was just one of those chance pictures where you hold the camera in the air and shoot. Tonight we celebrate Karis's shots by going to Chuck E. Cheese.

The weekend festivities

We spent the July 4th evening at the Burkhalter's house. The kids really enjoyed playing with sparklers. This is Lilly waving a sparkler in the air.
Autumn was a little nervous about playing with the sparklers. After watching the big kids, she got up the nerve to try them herself.

Tim and Ben also had fun trying out some of the other fireworks. They swapped stories of playing with fireworks as teenagers... something about ears ringing for several days after an "incident." This beauty sparked from the ground, shooting lots of colors in the air.

For the past two days Karis has enjoyed playing in the sprinkler. The water is cold, but she just can't stay away!

We are beginning a new tradition in our home. The plan is to have "Sunday night breakfast" as our evening meal. We love breakfast food, but often don't have the time to cook and enjoy it together. Tonight is eggs, muffins, and fruit.

By the way, Timothy's still doing great and growing like a weed! He's almost out of his 0-3 months clothing at this point. Sorry no new pictures to show. Tomorrow, he and I will be home alone most of the day. I'll keep the camera handy. He also has a doctor's appointment, so we'll update you on his development.

Sleepy time

Happy July 4th everyone! There will be pictures of our holiday festivities coming later this weekend. Until then, I thought you may enjoy some sleepy pictures. Timothy is a pretty good sleeper so we think it's appropriate to show that part of his life.
This was early one morning when Timothy was cuddled in bed with me. Notice I was asleep too! He had me up for several hours the night before.

Karis still loves being the big sister. She asked us if she could hold him on her chest like we do. We figured the best way to do this was to lay in bed.

They seem to get along well. Karis's voice is often calming for Timothy when he is upset.

Our photo session...

We had some photos taken Easter weekend by Theresa Smerud, a local, award-winning photographer, of our soon-to-be 4 family. Today, we returned to have our family-of-4 photographed. We have really enjoyed our time with Theresa so I asked to take a picture with the kids. Her dog, Molly, wanted in on the action too. Molly has been a great playmate for Karis, so her involvement in the picture was perfect! We can't wait to see the pictures in a few weeks.

Bonding Time...

We've had a lot of time to "bond" with Timothy this weekend. We spent time with our friends, the Burkhalters, Saturday afternoon. First order of business... introduce Timothy to the "big kids"... Lilly, Karis, Hannah, Isaac, and Autumn (left to right). He fit right in.
Karis, Daddy, and Timothy hanging out on the couch.

Karis wanted to show Mom-Mom where she will go to Kindergarten this Fall. We went to the school and played on the playground for a while Sunday afternoon. Karis wanted Mom-Mom to help her with everything on the playground.

Sunday night, Timothy saw himself in the mirror for the first time. He seemed intrigued. We just wanted to keep him awake for another hour.

Bath Time...

We gave Timothy his first at-home bath today. He wasn't too excited about it, as you can see.
I remember being really nervous about giving Karis a bath so my mom actually gave it to her thr first time. I can tell I'm more relaxed as a second-time mom. I did it by myself and enjoyed seeing his reaction.

When he did start to fuss, the pacifier did the trick.

All clean and chillin'.

This is one of our favorite memories of the week. We watched "High School Musical" Tuesday night. Karis wanted Timothy right beside her the majority of the time. He really enjoyed the music and stayed awake for the majority of the movie... not watching, but listening.

Baby Newman, Part 2

I'll let Sue write what she wants to about the story of the delivery another time. For now, here are more pics of our family. It's been an incredible few days and we're so blessed to have four under our roof now.

This is my favorite picture in the history of the world. Karis is doing such a great job with Timothy. I couldn't believe she didn't yell at me for taking this picture.

This is my second favorite picture ever.

This is the bassinet that Timothy slept in at the hospital. Karis gave him a white rose that we couldn't leave in there, but he was able to look at her picture whenever he wanted to.