A Full Week

It has been a wild week at the Bosen house,  but things are beginning to settle into the new normal, with three kids. Elise is doing great, healthy and alert.  Her one week checkup at the doctor went very well today, and everything is good.  At this point, she is much more active at night than during the day, which has been tough on Sarah.  The other kids are adjusting, too.  Asher is as great a big brother for Elise as he is for Eva, and Eva is very interested in the baby.  At the same time, she seems to be exploring ways to keep our attention, running all over the house and keeping everyone on their toes.She loves her baby sister!

Asher is watching out for her already

Elise at one week old, on the blanket Grandma Gruber made for her

Sarah's parents left early Sunday morning after spending the week.  They were a great help, and it was great to have them here.

All three kids had a great time with their grandparents.  On Saturday, Sarah's dad and I took the two older kids to Living History Farms.  We live very close to this place, and drive by it every day on the way to and from work, but we had never actually been there. It is a huge place, with a re-creation of a town from the 1850s, and three different farms that represent different time periods in Central Iowa.  You really feel like you are back in the various time periods.  Asher was fascinated by it, and wanted to make sure he saw everything!

Live leeches in the pharmacy!

Asher, the frontier cabinet maker

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On a sad note, my Grandma Bosen passed away the other day in Salt Lake City. She was a great woman, and a true original.  I miss her, and it feels strange to be all the way here in Iowa.