Well, we all survived the first week of the kids and me being home alone. It was a good week because Ben worked from home on Tuesday, he took a half day on Wednesday because I had an appointment and my friend, Carey, came on Friday because Andy had an appointment. The nice weather has been played a part in our success. We have been able to go on walks and play outside. Today I set up the sprinkler and Eden and I played while Andy relaxed in his bouncy seat on the porch. I posted some pictures which I hope you’ll enjoy.

We have had several health issues over the past few weeks. Eden had a rash on her neck then ended up testing positive on her latest TB test. Her chest x-ray was negative so she doesn’t actually have TB but was exposed to it at some point in her past. Most recently, Andy had an abscess on his little butt. Hopefully the kids are on the mend and we can make it through this week without a trip to see the doctor.

We hope that you had a blessed Easter and that you were able to spend time with friends and family celebrating the resurrection!

Wow! The month has gone by so quickly! We have been very busy adjusting to life with Andy in our home and it’s amazing how much he has changed in such a short amount of time. Eden is still getting used to having to share our time and attention with Andy but overall I think we are all doing a great job.

Both kids had a check up on Monday. Andy was 10 lbs 7oz and 23 inches long. He is sleeping 3 hours at a time during the day and sometimes going about 4 hours at night. He loves to snuggle up with us for his naps and has become very wiggly recently, waving his arms around and kicking his legs.

Eden just turned 15 months and she weighed 22 lbs 10 oz and was 31 1/2 inches long. She loves giving kisses and hugs, especially to Andy. She has no fear and climbs on everything and loves to jump off, no matter how high.

We’ve received so much help and support from our families and friends and we are so thankful. This transition would have been difficult without you!

We all came home from the hospital on Monday night. Meghan was allowed 48 hours in the hospital and I stayed with her the whole time (on a very small pull out bed). We had people at the house watching Eden which was nice for her and helpful for us.

Eden has adjusted nicely to having a baby brother. She loves walking up to him and saying “Baby”. (We’re still trying to get her to say “Andy.”) We take this as a win because she sees pictures/videos of herself and also says Baby!

Her sleeping hasn’t taken any hits with the addition of Andy. We knew she could sleep through anything before but now we know she can also sleep through a crying baby. Luckily Andy can also sleep in the same room when Eden is crying, I guess he heard it enough while in the womb to be used it by now! As a second stroke of luck, I (Ben) can also sleep through Andy’s cries in our room at night. This comes in handy when Andy is asking to be fed at 2 and 5 in the morning! (Don’t worry, I can’t sleep through Meghan poking me and telling me to go get Andy a change of clothes though…)

I’m taking one more week off of work to help set up some sort of schedule with Eden and Andy and to let Meghan rest up during the day. The following week Donna and Lauren are coming to stay for a few days. Hopefully by then Andy is sleeping through the night! 😉 (One can dream at least, right??)

Andrew Benjamin Wolfe was born on Feb 20th at 7:42 pm. He was a sizeable 8 pounds and 21 inches! Meghan did a lot of hard work and is quite tired today. Painful contractions started around 9am, got some Nubane around 4pm, and started pushing about 6pm. He has been sleeping on and off now…which is about how his parents are sleeping too! More pictures are over on the photos page.

Well, the magical day has come…and gone. The day that we had waited for and planned for passed uneventfully for us. February 18 was my due date and Andy apparently decided that he didn’t care that Ben and I were ready and waiting for him. Instead I have been scheduled for an induction on Saturday morning. We are to present ourselves on the Labor and Delivery floor at the hospital at 6:30 Saturday morning, things will start rolling, and Andy will hopefully make his debut sometime Saturday afternoon. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers and we will be sure to post an update and pictures as soon as possible!