Sunday, March 15, 2009

Our first 2 weeks as a family of 4

Sara Kate loves to hold her baby brother!
Daddy & Shepherd
Daddy with his little girl and boy
My neighbor decorated our house
SK posing by the sign

the first of MANY kisses!
she wants to hold her brother ALL the time!
so happy to be a big sis, thanks again for the shirt Meredith!
there are many pictures of SK holding Shep
sweet kisses
it was so sweet to see our house/yard decorated when we arrived home from the hospital
while Eric and I took Shepherd for a check-up, Nana took SK to her gymnastics class. Here's SK running with her two friends Abby & Naomi
such sweet friends!
so happy to be home from gymnastics so she can hold Shepherd! Thanks Katie for her shirt!
being a big sister is a lot of work! Shepherd is so sweet and lets SK hold him
already sporting his GA gear! Thanks Holly!
such a big boy already!
hanging out with Daddy

getting ready for Shepherd's first bath
my two boys!
Nana holding Shep before his bath
he was so sweet and didn't even cry!
of course big sis had to help!
Daddy did such a great job
Nana getting Shepherd all warm after his bath
hanging out with his sis
Thanks for his monogrammed towel Nana & Papa!
Being a big sis can really make you tired!

9 comments:

The Trombleys said...

How sweet and wonderful! Since Shepherd has his eyes open, I can really see YOU, Tanya!! He is adorable! I miss it so much (but not the lack of sleep ;)!

Bechtel Family said...

I have been waiting for an update!! Shepherd is just precious!! SK looks like a wonderful big sister!! You can tell she loves him so much! We are praying for y'all!! Love you!

Katherine said...

SK seems so happy to be a big sister! Thanks for the update.

Nicole said...

Thanks for sharing - he is gorgeous and SK makes a great big sister! Hope you are all doing well. God bless your beautiful family!

King's Krew said...

Miss Sarah Kate ... you are such a wonderful big sister ... One day I hope Ellie will enjoy being a big sister as much as you do !

Laci

lauren said...

awesome pics!!!!! shepherd is so handsome..he looks like his beautiful mommy to me. sk is precious with him!!! i know y'all are having a blast. hope you're getting some sleep here and there. love you all!

Carrie said...

He is such a cute newborn! (we all know that they aren't:)) Looks like yall are settling in to having 2 nicely. I must there are valleys and peaks in motherhood but nothing is sweeter than watching your older fall in love with the baby and take on their new big sis role so well. Congrats!!

Anonymous said...

These pics are so sweet. Can't wait to see both of my grandbabies tomorrow night.The pics of Shepherd and Rachel's baby are adorable. One of my favorite shots happens to be the girls asleep in the car seats headed to the hosp.

Love my family bunches,
gigi


Thanks Tanya and Eric for keeping my granmother role alive!

Anonymous said...

Thanks to Nana for staying for 2 weeks. She is my hero!

Also she is great at sharing her photos with me!

Love you !!!Nana!!!

Always, gigi