The Boys

Many things to blog. Currently too tired to do it. In the meantime, here are some sweet recent pics of my boys.

  

 

John - 4 Weeks

Here are some sweet photos of John that I don't think I've shared yet.

Mass on the Grass

It was Mass on the Grass at church again this weekend. Here's what the boys most enjoyed.

Brotherly Love

Carter continues (so far) to really, really love his brother. We have to watch carefully to be sure that he doesn't love him and squeeze him too hard, but it's very sweet. And, it's actually remarkable how much John responds when Carter sings to him...

Reaching Us

A note to the few people that have our home phone number and haven't deleted it in frustration after realizing that we never answer it - nor do we check the messages... Please delete our home phone number from your contacts, as we have disconnected it. We finally got tired of paying money for a device that was only serving to annoy us with it's incessant ringing, mostly from telemarketers. Reach us by cell going forward. I'll try to do a better job of remembering to turn my ringer on at home!

Thomas and Carter Time

Hoping to soften the blow of transitioning from only child to big brother, Thomas has been doing a great job coming up with one-on-one big kid activities to do with Carter. From water play, to attending the local high school football game to camping in the backyard (they made it the whole night in the tent!), this has been a special time for the two of them.

But, Carter doesn't just like weekends because of all of these fun activities. As he said this morning, he also really likes "home days" because, "I get to see my baby a lot."

Note from Thomas: In case anyone was wondering: a two person tent is fine for two adults, but not nearly big enough for one adult and a five year old. Also, for S'mores in the microwave (the grill is broken), 10 seconds is just a few too many. Marshmallows go a little crazy of you're not careful.

Note from Thomas: We left at the half, with Decatur up 57-0. I have not seen a final score yet (they might still be playing....)

Stegaliu Family Visit

Kirstin was able to get a couple of weeks off of school just in time to come down and meet John. The timing worked out well so that they were even able to overlap with my parents for one night. It was great to have the Stegaliu's here to help out. Patrick's cooking was even more appreciated than usual!

Here are a few pics, mostly from our last night, in which we went to the fountains at Piedmont Park and to Cocktails in the Gardens at the Botanical Gardens.

Eavan was quite taken with John (and also with Carter's toys)...

Eavan kissing John's feet

This (the older kid pushing the baby -- and all our stuff) is quite handy!

Carter was "protecting" John from Eavan

John and Family

John has been blessed to have a lot of family visit him in his first week of life. I missed getting shots of a few family members with John, but here are the ones that I got.

Brothers

John

John William Fowlkes

August 16, 2011

12:52am

7lb 10oz, 20.5"