W is for Willrich: We are blogging!

So I am going to give blogging an attempt....I love to read blogs of friends so I thought I would give this a try to help keep everyone up to date on the Willrich Family. I was so good at sending out pictures on a weekly, even daily, basis of Madeline when she was born that I feel so guilty that I haven't done much for Roan. It seems I don't have time to do much around the house with 2 kids, especially email pictures. So maybe this will work!

We have been a busy little family lately. Roan Gerard Willrich arrived on September 18, 2009 weighing in at 8lbs 9oz and 20 1/2 inches. Life has been hectic but fun with him at home. Madeline is doing great at being a big sister. She hugs, loves, and kisses on him frequently but does have her moments when she isn't so excited about him or "forgets" that she is so much bigger than he is but overall she has done well. I am often reminded by Madeline that "he is such a cutie"....doesn't that just melt you heart!

Pre-K 2 is going great for Madeline.....boy do they do work. I swear she comes home with half the rain forest each week in coloring papers and activities they have done. My next challenge is trying to decide which papers to keep...I don't want to throw any of it away but also do not want to end up on the show Hoarders because I can't get rid of any of Madeline's school work. Will work on that next week. Her latest and greatest school activity is selling cookie dough for the Fall fundraiser...and boy can she give you a sales pitch (with a little help from me.) So far she has sold Opa 2 boxes, Daddy 2 boxes, and last night she added another box to her list when she sold her Uncle A a box of cookie dough...next it's Mimi and Poppy!

Roan just eats, sleeps, and makes dirty diapers....I forgot how much babies sleep and how many diapers you go through! He is not a demanding baby in the least bit...so laid back and content. Let's see how long that will last! Each day he changes more and more.....putting on some nice weight! Last night was the first time he has slept for 4 1/2 hours straight....AMEN!!! We had a few rough nights over the week with him up but I am hoping we are working past that now.

Here are some pictures that we have taken over the past couple of weeks....

Joseph's parents - Mimi and Poppy with Roan