Now I know why the 2nd child has no pictures... it's not that you've seen it and done it all already, it's just that life is "all hands on deck" all of the time! Who can hold a camera!? Lucky for us, my parents took copious amounts of pictures for us while they were visiting:) What a gift to have extra hands (and eyes) to keep Madelyn busy these days! I don't know who ran whom more ragged the two of them or Madelyn!? Madelyn has been doing great overall as a big sister - she clearly loves little Miles and is excited to have him here, but it is an adjustment and she is finding herself up against a few boundaries now and then... so it is in the first few months I suppose!

Miles had his first bath today (his umbilical cord fell of a few days ago, much to Madelyn's fascination). We've been out and about in the double stroller. And the whole family made it to the Peoples' Market tonight to play with friends and eat delicious food. Having fun adjusting to a new rhythm of life, and settling in to new routines.

Still having trouble uploading videos, so those will have to wait.

Madelyn's first swim lesson

First day of swimming lessons for Madelyn this morning! She was really excited because it's "just for kids, no Mamas." Yep, I watched on the side lines as this little fish jumped and bobbed around the pool:)

5 days old

Happy Fathers and Grandfathers day!

Happy Fathers' and Grandfathers' Day from all of us!

Hooray for Miles!

Let the adventure begin! Miles Weber Krasula joined us yesterday evening, June 14, at 5:30pm! Hooray! 6.3 pounds, 19.5 inches, and quite a healthy head of blond hair. We are all doing quite well and headed home from the hospital this afternoon. Madelyn had her first sleep-over with the Windsors (THANK YOU WINDSORS!!) and had rave reviews. She met Miles last night and again this morning... and while she was excited to see her new baby bro, she was equally interested with all of the gadgets in the birthing room, the electronic bed, etc:) Here he is:

Between the rain drops...

Well, more rain in this neck of the woods. But between the raindrops, we've been managing to get out and about on short adventures (which is really all I'm up for these days anyways!). Friday dinner at Margot and Andy's (with M's buddy Tate), worm hunts around the block, and the occasional chance to catch a ray of sun out on the porch.

Also pictured is Madelyn wearing a sweater my mom knitted for David (or was it me?) when he was little, and some home-made glasses that will remind my parents of a picture of me at the airport sporting a similar pair at age 3:)







2 more days with kids at school, 3 additional days of professional development, and then it's all about waiting for Babe!

June

The weather has finally turned, we just had our first few sunny days tin a long while! This weekend included a baby shower for a friend, corn hold at Margot and Andy's, play date at Tate's house, special bagel breakfast at Pearl Street Bagels, lots of park time, and a morel hunt. And Madelyn kept saying, "let's get out day started!"... as if we'd just been sitting around!?

Here are a few pictures/clips... the movie is of Madelyn and Leah making cookies last weekend, a rainy day project.
The belly picture and face shot of me are Madelyn's photo, she's been really into taking pictures on her own. She even had me pose with the flowers! Alas, no head on that picture, but so it is at age 3...Her world is probably filled with mostly knees and below if you think about it!