The Kids at Play (well mostly)

Just a few more recent photos of Isabel and Lukas.

Isabel kicking her legs and waving her hands

Isabel lifting her head while on her tummy--pretty good for only being six weeks old!

Lukas was pretending that the bassinet for our Bugaboo stroller was a car. He has our computer keyboard with him as cargo. :-)

Sleeping beauty

"The Kids"

To us, the novelty of having two children is still, just that, a novelty. I still can't believe that two little people can call me "Mommy" and Olli marvels at the fact that he can now use the phrase "the kids" when asking me about our children. He really enjoys using it in questions like, "How did 'the kids' sleep today?" or "What did you and 'the kids' do this afternoon?"

We are definitely having fun being a family of four and already we are noticing how unique our children are from one another, which brings real wonder and awe at God's creativity!

I am also definitely noticing a real difference in having two children versus one when it comes to the amount of time it takes to get ready to leave the house, how inadequate having just two arms is when both children need me to hold them and how hard it is to match their daily routines so that Mommy can get a little down time. :-) However, the joy and blessing that comes from being a mother to these two children far outweighs any challenges (and lack of sleep!) they may cause me. Here are a few recent photos of these very children.

Isabel after her bath

Lukas after his bath

"The Kids" (Can you tell they're siblings?)

Lukas at work (He told me he had "Viel Arbeit"; a lot of work.)

Isabel getting ready for bed

Isabel after getting home from church

Isabel Four Weeks Old

Here are a few photos of Isabel now that she is four weeks old.  I think she looks very similar to how her brother looked at this stage.  It'll be interesting to see how her features develop in their own unique fashion in the next weeks and months to come.

Isabel's First Two Weeks

I guess it's the nature of having two children instead of just one, but Isabel is now four weeks old and I'm only just now posting photos of her first two weeks of life. Honestly, we haven't taken many photos of her since this time--I guess I better take some more today! :-)

Isabel in her bed immediately after arriving home from the hospital

Big Brother reading Isabel a Bible story while she sleeps

We took a similar photo of Lukas looking at himself in the mirror attached to his play-mat the first few days after he came home, so we thought we'd duplicate the photo with his sister--especially since that's the first place she looked after being placed on the mat!

Isabel already has the men in her life wrapped around her little fingers!

Isabel loves bath time--she is super calm and comfortable in the warm water.

Tummy Time

With Oma and Opa the day they left to go skiing after spending about three weeks with us

Isabel with Mommy and Papa

Chillin' with Big Brother Lukas

Talk to the hand!

Milk-induced Smile

Pop-Eye--Exactly like her brother at this age and stage!

Hallelujah!