Two Weeks Old

Really?!  Two whole weeks have gone by?  Crazy!  Life is good here in "new parents land."  Michael is starting to wake up more, and check out his surroundings- which is so cool.  He will look at whomever is holding him and take in all the facial features; really studying who each person is.  It is so nice to see more of his beautiful blue eyes! 

We met his new Pediatrician yesterday, who was highly recommended by Emily, and we love her.  She is so sweet and really took her time with us yesterday.  She has ordered a hip ultrasound for him because of his high risk of hip dislocation.  Our other pediatrician never mentioned anything about an ultrasound.  If the ultrasound shows signs of hip problems, we will be having a brace made for him to wear for a few months.  But, if we don't do the ultrasound and his hips have problems, we will be setting him up for a lifetime of hip problems and surgeries.  So, stay tuned on how his hips look in a couple of weeks! 

Emily called me up yesterday and forced me out of the house.  We went out to dinner and caught up while Tom stayed home and played with our little man.  It was so nice to get out of my "bubble" for a couple of hours and feel like a normal adult again.  While I love being at home with Michael, a change of scenery was very much needed.  I can't wait until I am able to lift him in his car seat so that we can get out more. 

I hope everyone is enjoying April, despite the snow that is currently falling!

 Going for his first walk with Daddy

Proof that he does open his eyes

Introducing Michael William

For those of you who thought I was having a boy, good guess!  For those of you that that I was having a girl, there is always next time!

Michael William was born on April 4 at 2:02 pm.  He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.  He loves to snuggle, sleep, and poop on EVERYTHING.  We have loved every single second of our life with him and can't imagine loving anything more than we love this little man.  He holds our hearts.

Our first family photo

Finally getting a good look at Michael

4 generations, all together.  And, Michael and Grandma Voss share the same birthday- 93 years apart.

Not thrilled to be shopping at Sam's Club

Welcome to our world, Michael William!  We love you, oh so much!!!

I Miss My House...

It's sad, really.  Tom and I have this adorable (or, adorable to us...) house sitting vacant in Chicago.  And, I really miss it!!  The seasons are so much milder down there, and I can't help but wonder if some of our plants are starting to bud and poke through the soil.  I also wonder if our landscaping (which took a solid weekend of back-breaking work-literally) looks okay.  We have more tulips, daffodils and peonies in our yard than I know what to do with, and I loved being able to cut some and litter the house with them all spring-long. 

I want to be wandering through Lowe's right now picking out which plants we want in our garden this year, so that we can start the seedlings inside in order to plant them as soon as the weather is nice enough.  And I want to be thinking of all the yummy meals we will be eating with all of those fresh veggies picked straight from our own backyard.  Not to mention the evenings we could spend just talking away the hours on our patio, with a bottle of wine and some good food.  *Sigh* 

I really hope our buyers come soon- it is such a great little house, that is most enjoyed in the seasons coming up... Can you say "Spring Fever?!"