Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Our Boys: 17 Months and 1 Month

Our sweet little guys turned 17 months and 1 month old this last week.  Gabe was a little jaundiced the first few weeks.  Here is his little yellow self.  It's all cleared up with lot's of sunshine and eating:)!


Sleeping in the bassinet.  


Big brother Joseph has been doing GREAT with his eating after a little battle of wills. ;)


Memaw came and helped us get through the first few weeks!  We could not have been more thankful for her help.  Not sure I would have made it without her:)  








Sometimes Gabe cries.  I know, it's crazy.  Joseph always immediately goes to check on him and wants to help him out.  He points to him and says "Buh" which is either "brother", "baby" or a combo.  It's very cute.



J-man is VERY into sitting in big chairs these days.


....stirring with a spoon and bowl.


First bath at home.



Sarah and her family came to meet Gabe and hang out with us!  Joseph is not really into taking pictures.  I think he gets that from me;)


Grandpa Rusty and Aunt Julie getting to meet sweet little Gabe!! 


Who doesn't wear their pants up this high to go to bed?


We had a HILARIOUS photo shoot with the boys.  I am sure there are many more to come.  There were plenty of food bribes, songs, and dancing monkeys to even get these pictures.  





Gabe's first time in the Bumbo chair.  Joseph was SO funny and sat right by him and kept getting in his face and smiling and laughing.  He was so excited that his brother might actually be a real person at some point!  He thought it was so neat that he was sitting up like a big boy.  They are gonna be good buds I think.  SO fun!



A couple more of the little guy...




We are getting in a groove now.  So thankful to get to be home with my boys.

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Gabriel Keane Rayburn



We are so blessed.  Sweet Gabriel Keane Rayburn joined us at 12:08 am on Saturday, January 14, 2012.  Labor was about 4 hours long and a whole lot tougher than with Joseph!  He weighed 7 lbs 10 oz and was 20.5 inches long.  Our INCREDIBLE midwives that delivered him could not have been better.  It was like being with family.  We had another great experience at the Birth and Women's Center in Dallas.  Here are a few pictures of his first moments and the last couple of weeks.

 This is sweet Beverly who delivered Joseph as well.


Here is Paul weighing him in the sling.


Catching a quick snooze.  Nothing like a sweet newborn sleeping on your chest! 



 His first little bath with Dad.











First swaddle.


 Love sweet Gabey-baby.












Joseph's Big Brother present:) 


 Learning how to do life with 2 little guys!














More to come as I get our lives in order...that may be a while;)  Praise the Lord from whom ALL blessings flow.