springtime is for porch time. and also chicken fights.

we are so glad spring is finally here! aside from all the allergies that are plaguing the men of the house, we are loving every minute of this beautiful weather. despite my lack of sleep due to 1. a nursing newborn and 2. jrew’s loud breathing, i feel like i’m finally settling in to this two baby thing. not that it’s gotten any easier, but i’m getting more adjusted and that’s really nice. usually this time of year i like to take as many long walks as possible, but since we’re still saving up for our double b.o.b. stroller (only a couple more weeks!) we’ve mostly been relegated to the porch. but that has been fine with us. also since colds and other ailments have finally subsided, we’ve gotten to spend more time with my nephew, my brother will’s boy gavin, which has been great! he is such a funny little fellow, so happy, recently crawling (but not too fast yet), my favorite baby age!

here's gavin in my living room a few weeks ago. this is the first time we'd seen him since christmas! just look how cute and happy he is! i just love him!

elijah however was not feeling so much gavin love at first. it was so sad! he was fine for the first few minutes, even squatted down to pat his head, play with his shoes, then out of no where, elijah just burst into uncontrollable sobs! it took forever to calm him down. i guess he was either remembering gavin's former penchant for gnawing on his arm (see my previous yuletide post, "portraits of agony"), or else he just couldn't handle yet another baby in the house. either way, poor guy was devastated!

he did however it it together enough for a rousing game of chicken fight a little later.

these poor babes are going to be so warped.

this guy of course has been sleeping the month away. no chicken fights for him! not yet anyway...

we've been getting a lot of help lately from this lady, elijah and eero's great aunt lori. she comes by after work to play. we like her.

this is elijah's version of the perfect afternoon: sitting in his rocking chair, on the porch, with his hand in a box of annie's bunny snacks.

i think his snacks were getting low.

gratuitous cute picture.

another gratuitous cute picture.

recently jrew's faithful old dinosaur laptop died. so he got a new one. and lijah got this. he is such a strange boy. i think he likes to test himself with feats of strength. he would really enjoy festivus.

typing away. he's really advanced.

me and my bebes! despite the runny noses, it's a good month.

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