Snuggles and sniffles

One challenge of welcoming a second child into the world is that it's a little more difficult to keep germs out of the house. Andie brought home a nice head cold from daycare last week that we've all been passing around. Luckily it has spared Jack so far, but the rest of us went down pretty hard.

Kristin and Andie made popsicles to soothe their sore throats.

Kristin practiced some self care with some Harry Potter and throat coat tea.

Andie's version of self-care was getting a mani-pedi from Papa.

She did his hair while he painted her toes.

Andie also made sure to take lots of warm baths to help ease her aches and pains.

And we all did lots of napping. We even had times during the day when both kids were sleeping at the same time!

Can you spot three sleeping beasts in this photo?

With all of our time resting at home, it has been really nice having the Olympics on. It sure beats usual daytime television!

Andie really loves watching figure skating. She often dances around the living room as she watches, and during pairs skating she declares, "I want someone to lift me like that!"

Andie has been having fun in her new porch swing from one of Papa's cycling friends.

Jack met a few new people over the past week. Janet brought Andie home from daycare last Thursday so she could meet Jack. She's very excited to start watching him when he gets a little bigger!

We also had a lovely visit from Dennis and Juli.

Their dog, PD, seemed a little jealous of Jack.

Dennis and Juli brought dinner over with them, and Juli made the most delicious blueberry pie any of us have ever eaten.

Jack had his two-week appointment on the 15th. He is up to 8 lbs 3.7 oz, and has lost an inch in height due to his reduced cone head (he is now 20" long, as opposed to 21" when he was born). He enjoyed getting to help drop Andie off at daycare on the way to the doctor.

Andie was so proud to show off Baby Brother at daycare, and she looked so big in her Uncle Michael's old sunglasses!

Andie likes spending time in her top bunk and dreaming of when baby Jack is big enough to occupy the bottom so she can level up.

Overall, Andie has been doing a good job of adjusting to being a big sister. It's tough not getting as much attention from Kristin and Jason, and it's hard not to whine when you're not getting what you want. Hawkeye is also adjusting to having two younger siblings, and he's demanding some extra attention, especially from Nani.

Everyone is bing really good about including Andie and Hawkeye in their excitement over baby Jack. They are both getting big sibling gifts, like books and chew toys (respectively).