two weeks old.

wow.  so, i started a one week post and have tried to blog every day.  let's see if i can actually publish this one.

our first 2 weeks as a family of four have flown by.  i only thought things were moving fast with one kidlet...this is nuts.  my mom was here for the first week and she and dad left on sunday, so the past few days have been an attempt at learning how to do it ourselves.  i have to say, it's going much better than i anticipated...with a few asterisks.

hollis is an unbelievably good and easy baby so far.  he sleeps a lot and eats a LOT, and as long as those two things are accounted for, he's good to go.  i got a plugged duct a couple of days ago, so i have been battling fever/chills and trying to deal, but other than that everything is moving right along.  justin has been hugely helpful with everything - he's pretty much taken over all things having to do with the kitchen - so that has been amazing in terms of my stress level.  emme is adapting with grace - this girl astounds me every day.  we have definitely had some acting out and a few more tears than usual, but mostly i am just so grateful and happy that everything is going as well as it is.

we had hollis's cardio appointment yesterday.  he has gained 2 inches and weighs 9 lbs 3 oz - up from the 7 lbs 14 oz at birth.  whoa.  they did an EKG then an echocardiogram then another EKG.  the short story is that he still has the SVT.  the great news is this condition is not life threatening and should be gone by the time he's one.  the only thing is that we have to watch it - cardio appointments every couple of weeks for a while and they are recommending that we medicate him.  they want us to do beta blockers four times a day to help his heart regulate itself.  they also said to feel his heartbeat a few times a day to make sure he's not in sustained tachycardia, but i don't think that's a huge concern.  in any case, the prognosis was not as awesome as showing up and everything being hunky dory, but i'm trying to keep it all in perspective.  it didn't hurt that our cardiologist has a son who is emme's age and his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer when he was 6 months old - stories like that will really make you feel grateful for your own circumstances.

anyway...a funny story from last week.  we were giving hollis his first bath in his little tub on the kitchen counter.  i had emme stand on a chair so she could watch/participate.  well, at some point during the bath, the little dude peed all over me (only for like the 80th time - boys PEE, apparently).  mom, justin, and i all busted out laughing because it was hilarious, but emme immediately burst into tears and pointed at hollis and said "he pee peed on mommy!" with such accusation.  she was so offended on my behalf and then wanted to wipe my arm and shirt and help me clean up.  i love these babies.

the photo situation is super dysfunctional (still), so here are some random ones over the last two weeks. actual 2 week pics coming soon.