Since having Grant our family has definitely changed! Why wouldn't it? We went from being a family of 3 for four years to becoming a family of 4! The transition to becoming a family of 4 hasn't been as bad at I thought it would, but it does take some getting used to! It's been VERY comical to say the least!Dave and I have been reassuring each other that this is just the ‘season’ that our family is in! It too will change. As for now, we need to embrace our season and enjoy it while we can! How has our family changed?
-Well for obvious reasons, we are now a family of 4! Gavin is no longer an only child, and with that comes/came some jealousy from Gavin. He knew that he didn’t have 100% of our attention all the time & he made sure we knew it too!
-Before Grant we were rarely late. We used to try so hard not to ever be late to something because, let’s face it, being late is annoying! Now, If I am going somewhere during the week by myself with the boys I usually run 10-15 minutes late. It’s a given and I just need to expect it! If it’s the 4 of us going somewhere we are usually still on top of things and can make it somewhere on time, if need be!
-My Memory, this is something that I am struggling with BIG time! I am usually NEVER forgetful and usually on top of things, but lately; let’s just be happy that I am not forgetting my kids! This past Sunday was awful for me! After church we were headed to Mom and Dad VV’s but stopped home first so I could feed Grant, pump, and pack things up! When we got to Mom and Dad’s and Grant was ready to eat again I ran out to the car to grab the cooler that had the gold in it, aka; Grant’s Milk! But, it wasn’t there; sure enough I forgot it at home sitting on the stairs! Good thing I remembered my pump to bring to their house, just in case I needed it, which I did, but then I ended up forgetting it at their house when we left to go home! Along with my sunglasses! Ugh...please say this is just a phase and it too shall pass!
-The other night both of the boys were exceptionally crabby! At one point both of them were wailing and all Dave and I did was look at each other and start laughing! We couldn’t stop either, which made them both cry harder! Oh Brother, this is the season we are in!
Whatever our season is, I am grateful for it! It may take us through ups and downs but it’s worth all of it!
This was the first time some of our family was able to see Grant too, so that was fun!
Grant with Great Granny!
My cousin Krissy had her baby, Gracyn, in January! 
Grant & Gracyn!
Grant with Uncle Mark!
For Easter dessert this year we had 'Wedding Cake'! Since my sister is getting married in September they decided to get the dessert and try out wedding cake flavors & also get everyones opinion on the flavors! It was a lot of fun & very yummy! 
We headed home late Saturday evening after Jen's birthday party! 
We ended up getting home at 1am, but we were glad we went to the party and glad we came home that night too. Getting up really early on Sunday and trying to get ready and make it to church on time wouldn't have been fun!
Grant's Easter Basket from Grammy & Papa!
The weather was beautiful so the kids were able to spend most of the day outside playing and doing a Easter Egg Hunt that Kristin put together!
Have a great day!
-Happy 4 weeks to Grant! On Friday he will be 1 month old! Crazy how fast one month has gone by already! He is still such a little peanut. 
On Sunday we colored Easter Eggs! Gavin could do this for hours, He loved it!
On Sunday afternoon we ran a bunch of errands! Dave's parents got him a chest freezer for his birthday! Along with it came coupons for FREE merchandise at a local grocery store! We got over $134 in food & we only paid $.52 cents!!! We felt like we were on the show 'Extreme Couponing', It was sooo much fun!
After that Dave & I took our boys to the zoo! It was neat to go a little later in the day because we got to witness feeding time for some of the animals! Sunday we took advantage of the 81 degree weather! After church we came home and flew Gavin's new kite! It was the perfect day for it! 
We have also been doing some spring cleaning! We cleaned out our closet, it was screaming to be done! The good news is, I have more room for new Spring/Summer clothes! We also cleaned out the freezer. We needed more room for b.milk! Things were just starting to go bad too, we had a gallon of Superman Ice Cream in the freezer since Gavin's birthday party and that was starting to go bad so we threw it away, but not before we let Gavin have one more serving of it; 
Yesterday Grant had a doctor appointment! He weighs 7lb 13oz! He gained a full pound since last time! He was great through his entire appointment, wide awake and never made a peep! That is until we were about to leave, and after I got him dresses, that he decided to pee through his clothes! *The Mastitis is doing great! Still on the meds but I feel 100% better. Since getting Mastitis it seems like my milk production has gone down a bit, good thing we have quite the accumulation so far; Holy Milk.
Grant is two weeks old today! He continues to be a wonderful baby. Only crying when he is hungry or needs a diaper change & he only wakes us up once in the middle of the night, which is awesome! He is very content and he continues to remind us so much of Gavin when he was a baby. Gavin is in LOVE with him. He wants to have everything to do with Grant! I am so thankful for their relationship already and I can’t wait to see how it grows! 
Since we’ve been home with Grant, Gavin has shown definite signs of jealousy. Not towards Grant though, thank goodness, but towards Dave and I. There has been a few times where we know he is taking it out of us & acting out, which we expected. We are just thankful that he is taking it out on us and not Grant. I am hoping that we are on the mend of it though now that Grant is a few weeks old and things are starting to become ‘normal’ for our family! 
Last night we had an Ice Cream Social with the Moll's. The boys played great and us adults talked amongst the noise! 
We then Skyped with Nana before we put the boys to bed! Grant was so awake and aware during this, it was great! 
Saturday we had Mom and Dad VV come over. Dad took Grant's Baby Pictures! I am purely smitten over them! Here is a sneak peek at one of my favorites from the day;
I got to take a lovely nap with Grant yesterday! It was bliss. 
Today we went to church for the first time since having Grant! Gavin was so excited to show him to everyone! He even asked if he could bring him into his class :) I love my boys! 
