Highlights

Here's some highlights from the last week:

Ashton continues to love Tanner. Daily, she says that she loves him and that Tanner is her friend. I was expecting her either completely ignore him or to be upset that he was here stealing attention. However, that is not the case. I hope this love relationship continues once Tanner is old enough to play with her toys...

We typically sing to Ashton before nap/bed. Lately, she's taken this part over and sings her songs. I was able to record her singing the other day and she did great. She often sings to Tanner as well when he's sleeping.

Joseph has been staying home in the morning, which allows Ashton to get out of the house and lets me get a little more rest. Tanner sleeps pretty well at night in three to four hour stretches but I still enjoy a quiet house to sleep or get some work done. I've been successful at getting both kids to nap together in the afternoon, which is great too

Overall, we are loving being a family of 4. I am shocked at how natural it feels to have Tanner here. It strengthens my testimony that God has a plan for our family. So far, adjusting to two kids seems much easier than it was adjusting to having Ashton. But Tanner is still pretty sleepy/laid back so we'll see how life is once he wakes up and becomes more needy/demanding.

We've had some good laughs with Ashton lately. She's definitely asserting her independence. Often she will say things like, "Hold on. Let me get something first." or "Just a minute. I'm busy." The other day, she was mistreating her toys and I told her we don't treat toys that way. Instantly, she looked at me and said, "Treat? Can I have a special treat?" Silly girl. She clearly has selective hearing.

Holding the balloon that my parents sent. The helium is about to run out and I'm pretty sure she will be devastated.

Aunt Anah sent a package with some things for Ashton. She was very excited and had to put everything on right away.

First bath

Built a Lego house. She was very proud and asked to take a picture.

Sorry kid... the pink blanket was the closest one available. Typically, he can also be found with princess stickers on him, courtesy of his big sister.

 Joseph came up with the idea to celebrate Tanner's birthday at the hospital. Ashton is very into birthdays and singing Happy Birthday. We brought cake and ice cream to the hospital when Ashton came to meet Tanner. My parents sent some presents too so we opened those. Every day before Tanner was born, Ashton would ask if it was time for ice cream. We were all very excited to finally eat some ice cream.