three weeks and counting

Little Leo is three weeks old today.  It's amazing how much he's changed in such a little time.... from teeny tiny to regular baby size (whatever that is?).  He's now 9 lbs 3 oz and growing every minute.  It honestly seems as though every time he wakes up from a nap he's bigger.  The same is true for Ruby.  Picking her up is like lugging around a sack of potatoes.... she must be 30 lbs by now.  I actually throw her over my shoulder and lug her around.... like a sack of potatoes.    

We're definitely getting into our groove around the house.  Getting through these hot and muggy days while maintaining a sense of humour is important so we had ourselves a little dance party after breakfast this morning.  The soundtrack to "Boogy Nights" is one of my all time favourites and I hope that the kids will grow up to know every song word for word.  Good times.  

One of the biggest challenges I'm finding is the fact that about 80% of Leo's wakeful moments are spent nursing, which obviously means he's with yours truly and yours truly can't be focused on Ruby.  That's when I see a subtle hint of jealousy in her eyes.  Ryan's doing an amazing job keeping her busy and for those two, this month is going down in the record books as 'monumental'.  They're bonding in a way that hasn't been possible before with Ryan going to work every day.  He's got two weeks left and I really hope that the four of us can get out for some kind of "vacation" type adventure..... before this amazing summer weather decides to get lost.  (oh my god, it's been the most amazing summer.  I can't remember a better summer in all of my life. Oh well...... some day one of my kids will buy me a summer home on the beach to make up for  it... right? )

We're definitely not taking as many photos of Leo as we did of Ruby.  I guess we're just not taking as many photos period because both of us quite literally have our hands full most of the time.  From here on in I'm going to try harder to snap some of these shots before they pass us by.  

Here are some examples: 

Our little Super Man.  

Coming in for a kiss.  

Bath time.  

Little bother, Big sister.