Four Weeks

Taylor is now four weeks old. The lack of blog updates is pretty much due to the crazy zoo we have here. At any given time someone is either eating, being changed, being rocked or being played with. But we love it all, even if it means giving up a little sleep. Lauren is currently winning the sleep competition with a nightly average of 11 hours. Mom is currently is last place given she is the main food supplier.

We did have one milestone last night, or maybe anomaly is a better word to use. Taylor slept for 6 hours straight. Unfortunately the sleep started at 8:30 so we only got to take advantage of about 4 of those hours. Hopefully we'll be able to replicate this again tonight.

So what have we been up to the last two weeks:

Grandpa and Grandma Albrecht stopped by for the weekend.

Lauren has started to get a little stir crazy in the house and has more and more energy every day. She has decided that she likes climbing on the furniture and at any given time has a bruise or two to prove it.

We have been taking advantage of going to the park quite a bit. Taylor likes the fresh air and Lauren loves to be outside. Lauren has now learned that if we say we are going to the P - A - R - K it means we are going to the park to play and she brings us her shoes and socks.

This past weekend we went to a new park for Lauren, which also happened to have a lake. We knew Lauren liked the pool but this weekend we found out that she also very much likes the lake. The 70 Degree day heated up the shallow area enough that Lauren played for about 15 minutes in the lake. We ended up trying to bribe her with treats to get her to come out.

Charlie has officially moved out. He has been enjoying his time up in Brainerd and has taken up fishing as his new hobby. Charlie will be coming to visit this weekend, so we'll see if his behavior has changed.

Week Two

Two weeks have flow by fast. I have enjoyed the time with Kerri, Lauren and Taylor.

Aunt Kim had Spring break this week and came out to visit us. Lauren enjoyed hearing her read some stories. Currently Spot is one of her favorite book series.

We took advantage of the nice weather as much as we could. Lauren and Taylor enjoyed our daily treks to the park.

Sunday was Easter. Lauren got to wear her Easter dress, while Taylor stuck with the comfortable sleeper. We went to Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Mike's place for the afternoon along with the rest of family. Taylor wasn't too interested in socializing though, as she slept for most of the afternoon. Lauren loved exploring in the woods with Uncle Mike and Uncle Jim.

Finally on Monday Dad had to go back to work. Kerri wasn't left alone though. Grandma Mary was here to help and on Tuesday evening Grandma Albrecht came down to stay for the rest of the week.

Tuesday the Swiderski's brought us dinner along with their daughter Clair. Lauren thought Clair might need some rocking in her bouncer.

Two proud dad's. Clair is about 6 week older than Taylor.

Things I've learned over the last two weeks.

1. When Asked. "what am I going to do when you go back to work" Don't respond by saying "your going to have to step up your game."

2. Taylor has exceptional pooping power. She could win the distance event if there were such a competition

3. Charlie is getting evicted. His forwarding address will be Merrifield, MN. Home of Grandpa and Grandma Albrecht

4. Lauren is able to give herself a bloody lip simply by falling 5 inches from a kneeling position to a lying position

5. Charlie is overweight according to the vet.....Lauren must be feeding him too many chicken nuggets.

6. The doctor says Lauren needs to cut down on the whole milk. She no longer gets 20oz per day plus meals but instead 12 oz per day plus meals. Maybe now she'll be more interested in eating at meal time

7. Kerri's new favorite treat are candy coated cadberry eggs.