Devin continues to have new experiences this week, with some being good and some not so good. We started out this week with a trip to the grocery store without Ryan to help. It is amazing how hard it is to grocery shop with more than one child, especially when you have to get a lot of groceries. Kyler usually rides in the cart, and with the groceries that we get, there is no room in the back for him. Now that we also have to take Devin with us, he will not sit up in the cart, nor will the car seat fit in the back with him in it if we want to take any groceries home at all! To complicate matters, the weather has been getting much colder, so taking the kids out in the winter-like weather is going to just get more complicated. Thankfully, I have a wrap that Devin loves to be snuggled in. I tied it on at home, got Kyler set up in the cart, snuggled Devin into the wrap on my chest, zipped up one of Ryan's coats over the top of both of us, and off we went shopping! It may not be pretty (wraps have a way of making any kind of body fat squeeze into lovely rolls), but I love talking to Kyler while we shop and being able to have a sweet cuddly baby right at my chest while we get out of the house. After this first shopping trip, in which Devin slept most of it and I could barely stop kissing his little head, I went home feeling like a super hero.
Devin has also had numerous visitors come over for lots of great cuddles. He has slept on his Daddy's chest while watching football (GO BLUE!) and enjoyed the fresh air when it is nice enough to go for a walk. We had both sides of the family over for Kyler's birthday, which meant twice the love. Devin has started to turn his head my way any time he hears my voice. I often have days when both Devin and Kyler are snuggled in my arms watching a little television, and I am overwhelmed with how blessed I am to have these sweet little ones in my life. Some not so great moments included his first stuffy nose, his eye still being gooey (from a clogged tear duct that gets worse when he is sick), and some very large spit ups. Poor Great Grandma Van Dyke was over to celebrate Kyler's second birthday and unfortunately had Devin in her arms when a very large spit up occurred. Thankfully she was a trooper and everything seemed to wash out just fine.
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| Getting sleepy under the gym |
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| Hearing Mommy's voice! |
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| Sacked out watching the game |
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| Aunt Britani taking advantage of baby cuddle time |
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| Who can blame her, right? |
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| Such a sweet little guy |
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| With Great Grandma before the spit up debacle |
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| The boys with their Great Grandma Van Dyke |
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