One Month Old

A Child of God

These pictures are all from Walter's Baptism last Sunday. Thank you to the friends and family that were able to make it! We appreciate your love and support more than you know.

Walter had his 4 week checkup yesterday. He was 21 inches (30%) long and weighed in at 10.8 pounds (75%). He is short and chubby- he has packed on over 3 pounds since birth! Definitely my hungry little boy- I am nursing so he keeps me very busy... Such a good baby though. We sure do love him. He really does complete our family (and by complete, I mean complete with a capital 'C')... Three kids in less than 4 years is my limit for sanity and patience. ;)

Close Ups

 Crazy Hair Day!

 Fish Face

 Gus teaching Hazey how to do the fish face.

 Chubby Cheeks! 4 Weeks Old!

He is starting to smile a little- and it just melts my heart every time.



3 Weeks Old!

I love these little leg warmers!

 Hazel and Gus constantly fight over who gets to feed Wally.

 Hazel pumping like Mama.

 Starting to hold up his head! And I swear I've gotten a few smiles out of the little dude too...

 Cousin Avery and Wally.

 Josh and Brandon took the boys to monster trucks this week.

 A couple of monkeys...

 Best Valentine's cards ever.

 Enjoying some nice weather in the backyard.

Nap Time!

Josh took a picture of us all napping yesterday. The kids are just addicted to me! If one is by me, they all want to be. The addition of Wally has definitely started to bring out a just a little bit of jealousy in the older two...

Gus went to the eye doctor yesterday. He did really well! No changes, everything looks good. He wears his glasses well, uses the bifocal, and when he wears the lenses his eye doesn't cross. No plans for change, just a 6 month check up again this summer. Hazel does have an appointment scheduled for May since she will be 2 and what Gus has can be hereditary. We have not noticed anything with her eyes, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

Wally had a 2 week weigh in yesterday too. He has gained 1 pound and 10 ounces in just under 2 weeks!!!! He is a house! He left the hospital on January 28th at 7 pounds 2 ounces, and on February 10th he weighed in at 8 pounds 12 ounces! He has his one month well baby check up in a few weeks.

Love and miss you all!

First Real Bath

On Tuesday, Wally got his first REAL bath! He actually really liked it, he never really cried.

More Recent Fun

Hazel and Gus being silly.

 Wally being his usual wonderful self.

 Gus really wanted me to take this picture... He goes to the eye doctor later today so I'll post an update on his eyes soon.

Only the cutest big sister in the whole world!

Helping mommy take care of Wally.

Daddy gave Wally a sponge bath. Good job daddy- even though Wally wasn't a big fan!

Afterward Wally was a little freaked out- "What did you guys just do to me!"

Movie night!

Although I didn't get any pictures, Gma and Papa D were here last weekend to meet Wally. They took Hazel and Gus back to Iowa this week so that I could adjust to going back to work and we could bond with Wally alone for a few days. They are coming back today, and Trish, Steve and the girls are visiting too, so we are very excited for the weekend. I sure did miss those two this week!

A Fun Week

 Enjoying the 65 degree weather this week. Thanks for taking us to the park daddy!

 Gus pretending he is a baby and Hazel pretending she is the mommy.

 My favorite 4 people.

Hazel and her new addiction.

Wide Eyes

So, you'll have to tell me what you think, but I believe, just maybe... I may have gotten my brown eyed baby! They are getting darker and darker every day. And, Walter, even though he looks identical to Gus, has hair-which is not normal for my babies- and it is brown!

A Family Now

 Gus has been so excited to help with Baby Walter. He wants to feed him, help change him, hold him- he gets so thrilled when we let him. I honestly have never seen him so happy in my life. He keeps saying "We are a family now." I am not sure what we were before (haha!) but apparently we are a family now! It just melts my heart how happy he is.

 Hazel has been great too. She is a little young to help as much as Gus, and doesn't understand that, but she loves having a baby brother. She calls him "Wawa" and talks about him all the time. Last night as she was falling asleep she was whispering "Wawa? Wawa?" It was adorable.

 Gus picked out this toy for Walter at the store about a month ago and gave it to him at the hospital. He helps Walter play with it all the time.

 Our first attempt at a family picture.

 Our second attempt... And then we gave up ;)

 Thanks Spratts! We had cookies for desert last night.

Peek-A-Boo! Day 5.

Walter has been quite the addition to our Dillavou Klan. He started out like all my other babies, needed to be induced, but this delivery was by far the best. It did take all day, but my epidural worked amazingly, and every time the nurses checked me, I had dilated another centimeter, so there was never any time where progress was not being made (although it was slow- 11 hours from start to finish). Once ready, I pushed for 3 contractions, and that was it.

I have to say that the most unbelievable part of the experience was not knowing the sex of what we were having. I wish I had done that with the other two. That moment where you give birth and you look at the baby and you check to see what it is- is something I will never forget. He had us all tricked, for some reason, everyone just seemed to think it was going to be a girl (even me!). Guess we won't be getting our Scarlett Myrene.

Since we have been home, things have been great (other than sleeping at night!). As I said, the kids are adjusting great, I am recovering well (which is good- I have to teach a class Friday morning!), and Josh has been once again the glue that holds me together. He is amazing. The last month, in particular, he really stepped it up, as I was having constant pelvic and tailbone pain and could literally do nothing around the house or with the kids. He has taken this week off to help me recover, as most of you know, next week I go back to work. The older two will be going back to Iowa next week though so when I am not working in the mornings, it will just be Wally and I so that we can both continue to thrive and recover.

Walter "Sweetness" as Josh has been calling him, did go to the doctor yesterday for a check up as you can tell from his pictures, he is a little yellow. His Bilirubin levels were at a 10 (they were 7 when he left the hospital), but he is eating and pooping so much that the doctor is not worried. I remember Gus and Hazel's numbers being much higher. He weighed 7.4 pounds yesterday (7.2 when he left the hospital) so he is almost back to his birth weight. Other than a weigh in in a few weeks, he doesn't go back until he is one month old. He is really healthy.

Well, I'll try to update more often, especially here at first, but I think my life will soon be overwhelmingly busy once Josh goes back to work! Love and miss you all. Oh- and thank you to everyone for the well wishes on facebook, my family for being here to support us, and for those that have sent cards and gifts for us. Much appreciated!