The past few weeks

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.