Tyler's First Week Home

This post is a little bit out of order, but I just got a CD of photos from my dad that had some fun shots that I wanted to share. Here is Tyler in his car seat after his car ride home from the hospital.Brennan was really excited to have us home. He is still telling us that he is happy we're home and that he missed us. When we pulled up from the hospital, Brennan came running to the car to hug and kiss us. The next thing he wanted to do was to hold his baby brother. This is a picture of the first time Brennan held Tyler at home. The Saturday we arrived home from the hospital, were greeted by Brian's parents, my parents, Aunt Debby and her boyfriend, Joe. They had lunch ready for us to enjoy, which was appreciated since it was 2 PM and we hadn't eaten since breakfast!
I thought this was a nice shot of my parents with their grandchildren. We had to bribe Brennan to smile in this picture. He is eyeing a pack of M&Ms that are sitting on the coffee table.My mom stayed with us for our first week home to help us while we got our bearings with a second a baby. It was really helpful to have her plan and make meals, clean the house, and keep Brennan entertained. Among other things, she brought him a bunch of age appropriate games, books, made play dough with him and did chocolate pudding finger painting with him out on the deck. When she described this to me, I didn't really understand what she had in mind, but I soon saw it in action. Brennan really got into it. They could draw, then wipe the pudding to "erase" and start over.Brennan soon realized he could lick his fingers and started eating more than drawing. Before long, he was covered in chocolate pudding. He really had fun!
Brennan has been a little nervous about driving his new truck, but when our 6 year old neighbor Sydney came to check it out, she helped break the ice. Brennan finally took the wheel and drove all over the yard. Sydney was brave enough to ride as a passenger!