Brothers

Well, Tuesday Jonathan will be 4 weeks old.  This is both hard to believe and at the same time it feels like he should be older.  Jonny is doing so well.  He sleeps about 7 hours during the day and seems to have a pretty good routine down.  We are so thankful for a baby who naps. 

Isaiah loves his little brother.  He boasts to friends at church and the grocery ladies that he has a little brother.  He gets very excited and says, "That's Jonny."  Isaiah loves giving kisses and helping get Jonny up from his naps.

Daddy and Mommy are doing well also.  We are getting enough sleep to make it through the day with a high energy two year old.  Mommy just ordered meals from a place called Simply Homemade to make the next few weeks a bit easier.  We have been so blessed to have meals made for us up until this point.  Papa and Gramzie Griz blessed us with a week of meals while they were here, then our church family took care of us for several weeks.  We are so thankful for the body of Christ.  We have also been blessed by Papa and GG Hinkle, they have been over sometimes 4 times a week.  They take Isaiah on fun-filled field trips, cook meals for us, and have come over and taken both boys so that I (Kylie) can take a nap.  We are so grateful for all of those who are selflessly serving us.

The Hinkle Cousins

 BROTHERS

Jonathan Edward Hinkle

Announcing Jonathan Edward Hinkle, born June 21st at 7:13pm.  He was 7lbs 2 oz and 20 inches long. Jonathan was born in the middle of a tornado warning where we were wheeled into the hallway just after delivery.  We had to stay there for about an hour before we were able to go to a room.  I felt pretty lucky as there were some women laboring in the hallway.  So Jonathan is about 3 weeks old now.  And, yes, that is how long it has taken me to feel like my free time does not need to be spent napping.  Although I could probably easily fall asleep right now.  Jonny is proving to be a much easier baby than Isaiah was.  At 3 weeks he is taking pretty regular naps, he is a great eater, and he wakes up 3 times at night to eat. 

Isaiah is a very compassionate big brother.  When he came to visit in the hospital he wanted to give Jonny kisses.  He also got very upset and began crying when Jonny cried saying, "What's wrong with Jonny Mama, hold him mama, hold him."  Isaiah has now adjusted to all the crying, but he gets concerned for Jonny when he is crying.  The only problem, if any, is Isaiah's desire for Jonny to be awake with him all the time.  There are time he is intentionally load so that Jonny will wake up and "play"