Easter and Mother's Day have come and gone. We are busy here at the Cook house with the boys and attempting to establish a routine that will work for everyone.
Easter was very low key for us with visits throughout the day from Uncle Mark, Aunt Ally, Joy, Jim and Rusty. We had brunch at our house and made the best of enjoyng the relatively nice day by playing outside as Evan attempts to soak in all the sun he can get.
Nathan had a recent doctor's appointment and has already surpassed the 9 pound mark. His features are starting to fill in on his face and he is progressing nicely. He is different from Evan in that he is much leaner and appears longer. But, he still very much looks like his brother when looking at previous photos. Nathan is definitely a calm baby and we continue to be lucky as he sleeps relatively well at night and only waking a couple of times for a snack.
We had a recent visit from Karen Linnell and her magical talents in taking baby and toddler photography. Her website has a ton of photos on it and if you ever need someone to take photos, she comes HIGHLY recommended. She is great with the kids and she got some great shots of Nathan and Evan (click on those links to see her blog postings).
Mother's Day included brunch with Rusty, Stephanie, Mac, Ally, and Mark and visiting the twins at the NICU with Joy. We are hopeful that Mark and Ally's boys will be able to come home this week. They are feeding well, gaining weight, and breathing on their own. A true miracle! They are excited to bring them home and get settled into their nursery and house.
Nebraska vs. Creighton baseball is coming up on Tuesday at TD Ameritrade Park which is always a good compeition between Nebraska's Division I rivals. Graduation for Creighton is this weekend and congrats to all those that are celebrating this month including Lindsay Mikkelson, Stephanie's daughter, who is graduating from the University of Iowa and attending dental school at UNMC this fall.
Evan has had a pretty rough go at it the last week. We will probably be getting a call from child protective services once I post this picture but I promise Evan is not out on Friday nights causing trouble at the local bar.
Evan was eating breakfast last Saturday and fell head first off the stool that is in our kitchen. Yes, head first and from about 3 feet up. He hit hard and the point of impact instantly became a purple egg. Then, at school this week he proceeded to run into one of his friends in the same spot. They made contact when they were dancing around in the classroom. What are the chances, right? Then after about 15 minutes of TLC from the teachers, he gets up to go and play and about 10 paces from where he started, trips on the concrete and falls on the same spot. And, this was all by 10 a.m. on Friday. Really?
We got a call from the school and the teacher said, "Well, I don't think he has a concussion, but we are watching him and Ms. Sharla is the only one that can comfort hime right now. We will keep you posted on how he does at nap and this afternoon." Comforting.....
The bruising has now moved into this eye area and will look great for Mother's Day pictures. He is becoming much more adventurous which is scary and the neighbor, after watching him ride his scooter very fast down the driveway on Saturday said, "He is all boy".
To all the mom's out there, especially Liz, Ally, Joy, Stephanie, Sandy and Grandma Arla; we would not be able to get through our days without knowing we can depend on you for love and support.
Happy Mother's Day!
It was our Mom's birthday Tuesday and we wanted to wish her a Happy Birthday!
-Love Evan and Nathan
Nathan is now up to 9 pounds as of Tuesday. How the heck did he go from 6 pounds, 14 ounces just 2 weeks ago to 9? Dr. Moore said is progress is great and he should start smiling next week. We are continuing to manage having both boys in the house and how that works on a daily basis.
Evan is doing great at school and loves his new room. The teachers and kids are great we really could not ask for a better situation as he gets very excited each day to go and hang out.
I promise I have a lot of pictures to post but things have been a little more busy than expected. There are some fun Easter pictures and I will make sure to include Mother's Day as well.
