a little perspective

This puts things in a little more visual perspective...here's the actuals of the boys

and by percentage... as you can see - a little different, huh?

Week 2 is almost done

It's hard to imagine that it's already been two weeks. I am so thankful that I have been able to be home for most of it. Here's a few more candids from the past week or so...

Here's the little guy catching some rays to help the jaundice...you'd think with the warm sun he'd be asleep. No - just content.

Here's Silas caught in the act playing with Nathan's little dog...


His eyes say it all...

He's got his daddy's hair... and I feel so bad for him!


Silas is definitely enjoying being a big brother. He actually got REALLY upset when some friends of ours held Nathan on Sunday...






It wouldn't be a day without a toddler tantrum, right? But who would've thought it would be over the fact that we had to turn the vacuum off?


But when he's this cute, how could you hold it against him?

Silas's 1st Haircut

We have been contemplating getting Silas's hair cut for awhile, but just haven't done it. Well, after becoming very tired of trying to get P,B, and J, yogurt and other food out of his hair after every meal, we decided getting his haircut would make our lives easier. Or at least we hope! We were going to try doing it ourselves, but decided to try a kid friendly experience the first time around so he wouldn't be so frightened. He was fine as long as Kurt held him and then he had fun playing afterwards. Now he looks so handsome and so big!

update 3...

Well, we all made it home yesterday afternoon... thankfully, we're not yet outnumbered, but it's leaning in their direction. Here's a few more photos from the last couple of days. Silas is doing well with the transition... and as you'll see, he's still a goof ball!


Here's a couple of what he wore home from the hospital...


a BIG yawn...




And Damon holding Nathan on Sunday night...



And now... the crazy man himself...





where'd he learn to dance?






and it looks like we might have a plumber in the family... and for the record, those are 12 mo. shorts...

Day 2...

Sheila is beginning to walk again, and is doing great. It's amazing to witness her determination. Our very good friends - the Swaseys - have been kind to us by watching Silas over the last few nights. I'm at home tonight to try to get Silas back onto a schedule. Here's a few more photos for your viewing pleasure...

Ok - would you think it's time to eat from his expression?




You talking about me buddy?



That's it, I'm just gonna sit right here - and there's nothing you can do about it.


And you think taking my shirt off is gonna help...

Introductions are necessary...

I got a call at 4:30 yesterday afternoon at work from Sheila...essentially saying "It's TIME..." Thankfully, by God's grace, work is now only 15-20 minutes away. By 6:00 we were at the hospital, Silas was in the care of our very good friends - Garrett and Rachel Swasey - and contractions were on their way. The hospital is brand new (it opened a month ago) and the birthing suites are ENORMOUS... what's even better is that the beds for Dads are actual beds. The couch in the post-delivery room opens to a full size bed - SO MUCH BETTER than our last experience.

Anyway, at 1:10 am God blessed us with another baby boy, Nathanael Kinnick Aichele. Sheila definitely knows how to grow em... he was 8 lbs. 8.5 oz. and 20.5 inches long.













For those who may not know... Nathanael mean "gift of God"... and Nathan means "God has given". Did you catch how big he is? Sheila made every effort to deliver naturally, however, with a guy that big, there was NO WAY that it was going to happen, so she did have a C-Section. As a whole, he is a HEALTHY boy.

Sheila is recovering well, and as I type, Nathan is in his mama's arms. We've got to get him back to the nursery in a hour and a half for additional testing.

Our Big Boy....

Kurt happened to capture this photo the other night before bed when Silas was acting goofy. After we looked at it, we both just fell in love with it for some reason. He seems like such a "big boy" in this picture that I had to share it.

Anyways, no baby news yet. My official due date is tomorrow, but we know how that goes based upon how everything went with Silas, so we're just trusting in the Lord's perfect timing, as always!