Austin's Here!

Okay, I am going to try and get back into my blog, but two kids are so time consuming so I will have to see what I can do.
Quick update: Austin decided to wait until Adam got home from basic training before he made his arrival. He didn't need to wait an extra 9 days, but it was good that Elaina had some only child time with Adam for those days.
Austin Basilio D'Agostini was born July 19th and was 8lb 7oz and 20.5in long and perfect! Labor was horrible, but Austin has been a great baby! He is 4 weeks old today. Elaina loves him... but does sometimes get jealous if he's taking too much mommy and daddy time. I think Adam and I still are in shell shock at how much work two kids are, but we are learning and getting better at it each day.
Coming home from the hospital.
One week old.
Two weeks old.

Elaina's First Haircut

Elaina got her first haircut today. I know. She should have gotten a haircut a year ago but I've been putting it off. We took her to cookie cutters and for the most part she did really good. She didn't mind getting her hair cut, the problem was taking her away from the slide they had at the entrance. She just wanted to play with the kids, so needless to say she wouldn't sit in the cars they have for the haircut chairs. Adam was a good sport and held her the whole time.
Elaina's hair guy was really nice and good with Elaina. He trimmed all her hair and then layered the back so that her curls would be fuller. Her hair is still rail straight in the front, though. But Elaina's hair looks so much better!
Before
During
After - Okay, it doesn't really look like much of a change, but it really does look better now

Hoggle Zoo

Adam had spring break this week so we decided to take Elaina to Hoggle Zoo. It was kind of a hit. The animals weren't very active so Elaina wasn't too interested in most of them. Her favorites were the monkeys and the boars (because they were putting on the best show). We did come away with Elaina being able to tell us what a monkey says, so... it was a successful learning experience. I thought the baby elephant was so cute!

Elaina's a Driver!!

Watch out, Elaina's on the roads... well, on the grass at least. Elaina learned how to drive her mustang last week. She has to reach to get to the petals but she does a great job at it. She loves driving her mustang!!!!

Peeps!!

Adams' mom and Warren got baby chickens this week. Elaina loves them!! She quickly learned that a chicken says "Peep Peep," and she's always wanting to go see the peeps.

It's a BOY!!

We are going to be having a little boy! We are so excited! Adam was just beaming when the ultrasound guy was pointing out to us that our baby was a boy. And the baby is perfect; everything is growing right and everything is in the right place. It's a relief to know that we have been blessed with a girl and now a boy. We are so excited for this baby to come! So far, Adam would like to name our baby boy Basilio Austin D'Agostini (BAD'A). This name isn't really sticking with me, but I will let everyone know when we do decide on a name.

P.S. Basilio was the first relative on the D'Agostini side to come to America from Italy.



He's showing off his muscles. Definitely Adam's son!

Update on Elaina's Owee

Elaina got her stitches out on Monday and it was once again quite the dramatic experience for her. She now has liquid stitches on for the next seven days. She no longer has to wear a band aid all the time so Elaina isn't scared of her reflection in the mirror anymore. She's smiling again at herself, so that is a good thing. Her owee still looks pretty sad but the doctor was happy with how it looked, so I will trust the doctor's confidence and be more optimistic. As the days go it is looking better, though. She's still the cutest!