Welcome Home, Audra!

We celebrated this Valentine's Day with an extra special gift--the arrival of Audra Maeve McBride.  She joined us at 8:23am weighing 7 pounds, 7 ounces, and measuring 19 1/2 inches long.  With dark brown hair and newborn blue eyes, we fell instantly in love with our sweet little valentine!

Audra's arrival.

 

Daddy's little girl.

I know Aiden looks very unhappy, but he had fallen asleep in the car, and Grandpap carried him into the hospital room. He was still waking up, and was not too concerned about the little bundle, just yet.

 

Aiden warms up to his little sister, and the idea of "gentle" (we are still working on this concept!)

 

Audra and Mimi.

 

Audra is on her way home.

 

Cozy with Grandpap.

We love having her home!

Aiden checks out his little Sis.

Audra stretches for Mimi and Grandpap Lyons.

 

Audra's arrival home was accompanied by a rather uncommon snowfall.

A special treat for a special girl.

 

We're so very blessed to meet our sweet little Audra Maeve!

 

 

Aiden's First Haircut!

Though he doesn't have too much of it, Aiden's hair became the constant victor over my spray bottle and brush.  Between him messing it up himself, naptime bedhead, and rolling around on the carpet, his hair was always in a state of chaos.  We decided it was finally time for his first haircut!  Aiden was not excited at the buzzing of the clippers or being held in place, but he did alright.  Hopefully subsequent haircuts will be tear-free!

Before haircut (and with a ball in his shirt so his belly looks like Mommy's!)

After much fussing, he's holding still (kind of).

Dad, are you sure you know what you're doing?

Whoa, watch where you go with those things!

How can Mommy stand there with a camera instead of rescuing me?

 

Clean cut (but still witholding a smile!)