Mason's First Haircut

Mason was the only bald baby of the four of us.  He also made it the longest (by many months) before it was hair cut time.  But you might have noticed from that Easter egg hunt post that it was DEFINITELY hair cut time for all of us!  So we took over our local Sport Clips to do hair cuts, Mitchell Men style.

 Mason was not okay with having his hair cut!

He did not like it one bit. 

Look, we took over the whole place!

Still not loving it.

They gave him a football, and things started to look up. 

Here I am all cleaned up.

Is that the hint of a smile I see?

Ah, we look like Mommy's sweet little boys again. 

Maddox wanted in on the action (not really, but I requested a picture holding him so Mommy made it happen). 

Then we celebrated with a nice Mexican food feast!

Cheers for Mason's first hair cut. Two days shy of his second birthday!

~Miles

Easter Eggs

On Easter Sunday morning, we got all gussied up for church.  Look how dashing we are!

Mommy and Daddy had big plans to take Maddox to his first church service on Easter Sunday, but look what happened!

So, Mommy and Daddy spent Sunday morning in the ER, and Pepaw took us to church.  Luckily they got back in time for the big egg hunt! We had a blast hunting eggs. Here are a few shots from the hunt...

Happy Easter 2012

~Miles

Hoppy Easter!

We kicked off our Easter celebration with our annual bunny pic (which was no easy task with four boys 5 and under!) But here it is:




For the first time, we had someone who was afraid of the bunny! Mason was NOT a fan. But he reluctantly agreed to stand there and hold my hand. Max and I loved the bunny. I talked his ear off (and asked for lots of candy!)

Happy Easter,

Miles

One Month Old!

Maddox is four weeks old today (I guess his official one month birthday is on the 6th, but four Tuesdays ago he came into our lives). He has been pretty fun to have around. Here's an update on the kiddo:





He is pretty happy most of the time. He is a nursing champ! He eats every 2-2 1/2 hours during the day, and usually sleeps from 9-10ish- 2-3ish and then until between 5-6 am. Not too shabby for a one month old! We initially had some concerns with his weight gain, but now he's in the 9-10 pound range and going strong!




He is full of smiles. Maxer and I love to kiss him...



Mason is warming up to him ;)





He tolerates bath time, but doesn't love it yet.

Here's to many more fun months with this guy!

Miles

Yo Yo Yo, I'm a Big Bro (again)!

So Maddox finally decided to make his appearance. He definitely came on his own time and in his own way. First, he came ON his due date. Mommy says we were all weeks early. Second, Mommy's water broke on its own and at home (I have no idea what this means, but apparently it is significant). So here are some pics and his official stats:

Maddox William Mitchell
March 6, 2012
7:49 a.m.
8 lbs, 8 oz, 21 1/2 inches long

Here's Mommy at the hospital. Come on Maddox. We are so ready to meet you!

Big boy. Maddox beat the Mitchell Men record (previously held by me at 7.7) by a full pound.

Whew, being born is hard work!

Maddox had lots of visitors. His fan club is almost as big as mine.

We visited him too.

Here is Maddox showing off his "Baby Brother" onesie.

He's a cutie!

I'm a pro at this big brother business.

Maxer is pretty seasoned at this point too.

We both REALLY wanted to hold Maddox.

But first time big brother, Mason, wanted NOTHING to do with him. :) Mommy tried to get a picture of all four of us, but Mason was not having it! He only wanted Daddy. (Don't worry, he's coming around).

Here's a pic of the back of our shirts. We had our birth order numbers on the back (I was 1, Max was 2, etc) and it said "eeny, meeny, miney and mo". On the front, mine said "Biggest Brother Miles", Max's said "Bigger Brother Max", Mason's said "Big Brother Mason" and Maddox's said "Baby Brother Maddox" Mommy really liked them. :)

See? Total Daddy's boy.

Here's the back of Mason's shirt.

Just like all of us, Maddox showed early signs of jaundice. But he got on the lamps early and was the only one of us who didn't come home with a billi bed!

Headed home.

Some of our first visitors. Aunt Melissa.

Cayden

Austin (the oldest cousin and the youngest cousin)

Granny and Maddox

He spends a lot of time doing this. :)

But sometimes he is awake like this.

Here he is with Aunt Louise. They are 105 years apart!

Giving Uncle Toby kisses.

Maxer and I have been spending spring break with Granny and Pop in Victoria so we really haven't hung out with the little dude too much. Mommy and Daddy are so thankful that they can ease into life with four. But we are headed back tomorrow, so let the fun begin! :)

~Miles