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Wow… I haven’t updated the site since like May? And it seems like I just woke up… or went to bed… either way, the time has passed too quickly. Until I get a chance to put up a more thorough post, here are a hodge-podge of pictures from August through now, everything from Will’s and my backyard camp out, his first day of school, some drumming, some pumpkins, and just general life around the house.

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Just a quick update on a sunny ( finally ) Sunday. Kate was 4 weeks old last Wednesday and aside from Will’s “crazy eyes,” he has adjusted quite normally – playing Will Vader ( see video below ), cuddling with his mom and baby sister, and generally playing a lot. Kate is also settling into a routine; that is, she sleeps and eats and gets very upset if we don’t tend to her needs in a timely fashion. Unfortunately for us, she decides what a “timely” fashion is and it never seems to match our definition. Oh well… I should have expected as much as the force is strong in Will and Kate…

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Easter 2009 has come and gone, along with multiple marshmallow yellow peeps and assorted jellybeans – most of which were keenly negotiated by a overly-sugared-up 4 year old! Kate had Jessica up at 4am, closely followed by Will at 5am, whose first words were “has the Easter Bunny been here?” Needless to say, Kate was the only one who went back to sleep on Easter morning. Our actual Easter morning itinerary went something like this:

Jess up at 4am, Will up at 5am, baskets and eggs found by 7:15am, first batch of gummy bugs created by 7:45am, Jess back in bed by 8am, Will and Bill watching Star Wars Episode VI by 8:30. HAPPY EASTER!

Now THAT’s a good morning….

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Last night was Kate’s 1 week “birthday” and so far things are going as well as can be expected. Will has taken to his baby sister better than we could have imagined, insists on accompanying her to all doctor appointments ( and is a bit disappointed when she doesn’t get shots – he apparently is fascinated by this ), and tells her that “everything will be okay – big brother is here.” It’s quite cute, in a teary-eyed parent kinda way.

I also got a chance to put together some video clips from the hospital stay, which you can see in the embedded video. Hope you enjoy!

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Two days have quickly passed since we brought Kate home ( though the nights… well… not so quickly ). When Jess and I pulled into the driveway, we were greeted by two Welcome Home signs created by Will and his Grandma… Will was very proud of his handiwork.

While we haven’t quite settled into a routine, things have gone as smoothly as we could have hoped for. Kate seems to be a bit confused between her days and her nights and Will is just taking it all stride. Last night he wandered into Kate’s bedroom as she was crying to check how things were going… of course, it was about 2am, but he didn’t seem to mind.

I did manage to snap a couple of pictures while both Will and Kate were napping today and I could just stare at them for hours. Negative connotations notwithstanding, I feel like the Grinch’s heart that grew 3 sizes… you don’t know how or if it is even possible to love someone as much and then it just happens… pretty amazing. Now if we can just get those days and nights figured out, my heart may grow another 3 sizes…