A Peek at the Poulsens

(A few disclaimers before we get started: Stockton's first four weeks have been WAY easier emotionally, mentally, and physically than Natalie's were. I'm just in a better place in every way, mostly because I'm not doing it for the first time again.  I love being a mom and have fun and laughs and those wow-I'm-so-blessed-I-might-cry-right-now moments every day. BUT I think it's important to record the ups and downs, so don't think I'm being nega-Jessie. I'm just being real, y'all. Yes, I have it easier than a lot of people, I know I'm not starving and my children are healthy and we have iProducts galore...doesn't mean I can't complain once in a while, people!) look at the difference a few weeks makes!  SO...we've made is 4 weeks and 1 day since our son was born. It's gone fast but it seems like he's been with us for months, not just weeks - time is funny like that. When people ask me how I'm doing it's...

Hi! I'm Natalie Jane.  I like to read. This is my brother, Stockton.   He's really cute (but not as cute as me, duh), cries a lot, sleeps a lot, and likes being wrapped up in blankets. I kept seeing Mommy swaddle him, so I tried doing it to my kitty once. My mom said it was pretty cute. It's sort of tiring holding him, whew! I need a break!  Mommy always tells me things like "Careful, Natsby!" or "Please be gentle, no no no don't poke your brother in the eye, be soft." It's kind of annoying because I just want to check him out, you know? He's MY brother, after all...I should be able to poke him all I want! I wish he would hurry up and grow so we can play for real. I know I know, "don't touch", blah blah blah ...but his feet look so pull-able!  Mommy isn't happy when I try to tug his feet out of the bouncer or swing. She says I need to be "nice." I am being nice, I'm helpin...

Instead of the $16/person admission prices at area pumpkin patches, we opted for the FREE, albeit less exciting, pumpkin  "extravaganza" at a local garden/produce center. GREAT idea - we got all the typical pumpkin pictures of Natalie we were looking for, dealt with zero crowds, and didn't break the bank. It was literally piles of pre-picked pumpkins dotting a field next to a few weak attractions (i.e. pumpkin bowling, a hay bale that looked like a tarantula, etc). Bingo.  is there anything cuter than action shots of a running baby?  she kept darting from pile to pile...she was huffing and puffing afterwards haha  She LOVED when Austin set her in the middle of a big pile of pumpkins...you could see her grin a mile away. I was waiting for her to topple over and get a pumpkin stem to the eye, but she actually maneuvered herself very well. And lost a shoe in the process.  She "picked" a little pumpkin (as in Austin chose the first one he saw ...