Baby Luke is two weeks old now. Things are going pretty well. Laurel has had her ups and downs, mostly at bedtime. She's decided she doesn't like sleeping in her bed anymore. (She wants to sleep in mine) Likewise, Luke doesn't really like to sleep in his bed. He prefers to be in my arms. So consequently Mom hasn't gotten much sleep lately. But we're working on it.

It's been a busy week for me since Jon has been gone, so if I haven't posted or responded to any emails, I'm sorry. One day I'll get the hang of it all. For now I'm just happy if I have groceries and both kids are bathed.

Here's some pictures of both of them from over the last few weeks.

So it snowed here on Wednesday, can you believe it? It was really pretty. It was gone by the next morning, but when it was coming down it looked like a real snow storm. When Laurel woke up from her nap we went outside to play for a few minutes. The first trip outside (picture) she was a little dumbfounded and didn't really know what to do. On the second trip outside she and Daddy threw snowballs until her hands got too cold and then we came in for hot chocolate.

On a different note, today is Erik's 19th birthday! Happy Birthday Schmunkle! It took a couple of takes but I finally got Laurel to say it.

We're home. Ok, so we've been home since Friday, but give me a break I just had a baby! This is my first morning alone with the baby...so we're being lazy. We're hanging out, playing, and now that he's resting I thought I'd post some pictures. The labor and delivery went smoothly and we were released from the hospital the next day. Luke Michael Dorman was born at 3:32AM on January10th. He was 7lbs 8oz and 19 inches long.

Laurel seems to be adjusting well. She asked to hold him yesterday, and today before she left for church she came back on her own accord to give him a kiss good bye. So far so good! (Laurel doesn't use a pacifier...she just liked the one they gave Luke in the hospital. She said is smelled like cake, and sure enough it was vanilla flavored.)

It seems like today or tomorrow will be the day that Luke arrives. I've spent the day (along with some helpers) cleaning, decorating, etc. Now that the baby's room is complete I've attached some video of it. It took some effort, but it came together nicely in the end. If we have wi-fi in the hospital...and I have some energy...we'll post baby pictures soon.

Happy New Year everyone! The holidays are over for us. Christmas is packed away in the attic already. Now we're focusing any extra energy on getting ready for the new baby. We've split up the tasks. I spent yesterday priming the bookcase to paint, my mom was sewing his baby quilt and Jon and my dad were installing their gas logs. (Ok so that isn't a baby thing, but I didn't want it to look like Jon wasn't participating!) It was actually a productive New Years day for all of us. (Except Laurel who is skating with her Aunt in the video here) It was however unbelievably cold. We did a very small handful of fireworks in the evening, all of us totally wrapped in blankets.



Once the baby's room is done we will post some pictures. (Or at least mostly done. I'm not sure everything I planned will get done before he comes) The current wager between Jon and myself is the 4rth/7th which are both rapdily approaching. Feel free to place your bets.