August, Part 8: Bringing Daniel Home

As wonderful as it was to spend time with Daniel in the hospital, it was so nice to be able to bring him home.

Above: Newborns always look so tiny in their baby carriers/car seats!

Above: Big brother, Pete, sure loves Daniel a lot. He always wants to hold him. In fact, we have to keep our eye on Pete because he sometimes jumps the gun and doesn't wait for parental supervision!

Above: Johnny was happy to keep a little distance from Daniel, but he was still super happy to have Daniel home and loves his baby brother a lot.

Above: This guy wants to hold his baby brother every chance he can get!

Above: I love the newborn stage where they can sleep anywhere and sleep through anything. Plus, they are just so little and snuggly. I love this little baby boy.

Above: Getting some good time with Dad.

Above: What a good big brother.

Above: Peter still strips down to his skivvies as soon as he gets home from school. Unless he has somewhere to go, it is almost impossible to keep clothes on this kid.

Above: Johnny still wants to be little even though he is happy to be a big brother. So, he is enjoying his Kool-Aid in a baby bottle.

Above: Johnny and I played a lot with cars this first week after Daniel got back and Nammy and Mimi were no longer helping us. I did what I could to help Johnny feel loved and important.

Above: Daniel (in between feedings and naps) was happy to watch us build different things with all of these Matchbox cars.

Above: In the middle of our project.

Above: Our completed project!

Above: Johnny and I had some good times together before it was time for his preschool to start.