Family time

Matt and I always team up to give Mathias a bath. He's only ever had two baths where we both didn't participate--his first bath in the hospital, and a bath I gave him after a poosplosion while Matt was at work. Don't get me wrong, Matt and I are perfectly capable of bathing him by ourselves; we just like the family time. Generally, Matt cleans his face and hair while wash his body, then we get his neck together. Then there's the handoff. Matt picks Mathias up (slippery wet babies, oh no!) and I wrap in a hooded baby towel and post-bath lotion time occurs. Sometimes, I put Mathias in his Winnie the Pooh bathrobe if he feels a little chilly. But really, I just wish he could wear it all the time.

Now, it's time to introduce THE PUPPIES.

This is Athena (who I refer to as "The Athena Puppy"). She's a 7 month old German Shepherd / Black Lab mix.

Mr. Leonidas, a 7 month old purebred Siberian Husky who has a problem with authority.

 We got these puppies when they were both six weeks old, and I was about 7 months pregnant. Looking back, it was a crazy idea. We spent at least an hour everyday cleaning up their poosplosions and pee accidents. Matt swears they taught him patience, though. They were a wonderful addition to the family, and no matter how many vinyl blinds they chew up or dirty diapers they gleefully rip to pieces, we love them.

Mathias' paternal grandma usually stops by once a week when she's in town to give him a little visit. She came by yesterday morning, and Mathias got so excited! He smiled the second she walked through the door, laughed at everything she said, and took a sweet little catnap on her shoulder. I regret not getting a picture of the nap time, but here they are playing:

Most of you probably didn't even notice, but we have NEW COUCHES in that picture! Our old ones were getting pretty ratty from the dogs, not to mention the fact that Matt abhorred the floral pattern. So, we went to American Furniture Warehouse (which is apparently only in Colorado, who knew?) and picked out a sectional L-shape and round chair that swivels (which is the one pictured above).