Bowerman Boys: July 2013

As it happens, we celebrated the arrival of our second son, Noah Grayson, on June 19th, 2013 at 3:47pm. He weighed in at 8lbs 6.4oz (over a pound larger than his big brother Elijah). The labor lasted 8hrs (compared to 28hrs with Elijah) and he is a super happy little man!

Noah at 1 day old

Elijah came to visit us in the hospital and although he was somewhat standoffish at first, he quickly warmed up once we came home. He calls Noah "Bebe" and loves to greet him with "Hey Bebe". It sounds almost like a pickup line, but it's just so cute. Elijah also loves giving brother kisses and helping. He'll come up to Noah and say, "POOOOP, I help". I do love my big helper and I feel like the age difference is perfect.

After a day or so, Nonna flew down for a very helpful visit. She made taking care of two children look like a vacation! I was overwhelmingly grateful for her assistance while I was beginning my recovery.

The day Nonna departed, we celebrated the arrival of Uncle Juju!!!! Elijah was so excited and he definitely enjoyed the special attention.

Playing with stickers together. Elijah insisted on wearing his Boogie Monster leggings much of the time.

A game we're not terribly fond of, but Elijah had a blast! They took turns getting stuck under the car yelling, "OUCH"

Uncle Juju in a very small box

Finally a picture of the two of them sitting...harder to capture than you think

Pool time!!!!!!

The day Uncle Juju flew out, Bill and Donna arrived. It was awesome to have a consistent flow of family visiting for the first two weeks. I am so grateful everyone was able to make it and help so much with the boys.