Eleanor is 1 month old! (and a cute Cohen picture, too!)

I love this picture of Cohen - it symbolizes everything that makes him smile these days! This boy LOVES superheroes!

Eleanor's newborn photos!

Will is becoming quite the photographer...but how could he not with such a pretty little model! :)

Welcome to the world, Eleanor Grace!

My last belly picture...and you can't even tell how big I am! That's what happens when baby comes on her own!

On her way to the nursery!

Sweet sleeping girl!

Big brother's first meeting with his new baby sister!

He wanted to take her hat off...

...so he could touch her hair!

Sweet kisses!

She looks like a baby doll in this one!

Mommy snuggles...

...and Daddy snuggles!

My beautiful flowers from my boys!

On Saturday, September 21, 2013, Eleanor decided she was ready to enter this world on her own - she wasn't going to wait around for Sunday morning for Mom to be induced! I started having contractions around 2:00 pm on Saturday afternoon, and after laboring at the house for about 2 1/2 hours, I told Will he should probably shower because we needed to head to the hospital. When we got there shortly before 6:00 pm, it was clear that she was indeed on her way! My water broke while I was getting my epidural around 7:00 and by 8:00, it was time to start pushing.

Eleanor Grace Kent was born at 8:39 pm, weighing 6 pounds, 13 ounces, and was 19 1/4 inches long. We never would have expected such a teeny-tiny little thing, considering her big brother was 8 pounds! All went well with delivery and recovery, and we came home on Monday morning. Things are going well here at home - she has her witching hour, though, and is pretty fussy from about 12-2 every morning! That's okay with me, though - at least she's got strong lungs! Hehe!

We are so proud of our new family of four. Cohen adores her and is a terrific big brother. It's certainly been an adjustment to having two kiddos. We are still figuring out how to make sure Cohen has his time and we don't occupy ourselves constantly with Eleanor, but I'm sure that's how it is with every family! Needless to say, we couldn't be happier!

Cohen's first soccer game!

My big boy playing soccer! :)

Warmin' up!

There aren't any goalies - I just snapped this one as Cohen was getting the ball out of the goal.

Waiting his turn behind his friend Eli to practice kicking!

I love this one - tongue out in concentration - just like his Daddy does!

The coach talking to the team!

Getting ready for the first kick!

Go Cohen!!

Cohen's first soccer game was yesterday morning and he did a great job! There are five kiddos on Cohen's team and only the three little boys you see in the pictures played - the other two just weren't having it! Made for a really long game for those three, but they hung in there and played hard. Cohen even scored a goal at the end of the game (which I missed because I had to run and get the snacks that we forgot that morning - thanks, pregnancy-brain!) He promised me he'd score another one next time so I can see it! I'm so proud of him! He's growing so fast!

**Note on the video above - it's really blurry, but you can at least kind of see what's happening. I'll try to take the video camera out to one of the next games for a clearer picture!**

Baby Shower at McQueeney Elementary

A picture of the napkin (to show the theme of the shower!)

Entry table with cake!

The BEAUTIFUL cake they had made!

The watermelon baby carriage!

My wonderful hostesses and Kindergarten team!

On Thursday (September 12), Adriana and Kim (my teammates in Kindergarten) hosted a baby shower for Eleanor and me. It was SO lovely and sweet of them to do for us. We got a ton of great stuff including a bathtub, towels, a "sound bear" (as big brother Cohen called it), and lots of sweet clothes! I feel so blessed to be working with such wonderful people who I definitely call friends! 7 days and counting....

Cohen starts soccer (and Pre-K 3)...and other random cuteness!

Cohen started his very first round of competitive sports last week! His daddy's been waiting for this day for quite some time! Will's also coaching his first season because he wanted it to be a good experience for Cohen. Needless to say, his coach wasn't very pleased with Cohen's behavior at the first practice, but Cohen had a fairly legitimate excuse for "not listening to coach"..... "I was just too hungry to listen."

So proud of his new soccer cleats!

First "official" day of Pre-K 3! *sniff, sniff, tear....*

Reading "The Gruffalo" - one of our favorites!

Practicing that bicycle!