Will's Second Month

He can smile! Always a wonderful milestone for parents. Here he is giving his daddy a big toothless grin.

When Will was about 5 weeks old Jim had to attend Uncle Joe's bachelor party in Missoula so my wonderful college friend, Susan, came for the weekend to help. Josephine loved it and so did I!

And so did Will!

Here we are making an outing to the Locks. Will still sleeps through most things.

He is starting to get interested in the play mat.

Jim graduated from pharmacy school on June 11th. Yippee! My parents came out for the celebration. It was especially nice since my mom spent the entire time playing with Josephine in the lobby (with all the other grandmothers and toddlers) so I could actually watch the graduation. Once again Will slept through the whole thing (what a good baby!).

Josephine was not so sure about the funny outfit daddy was wearing. She actually refused to let him pick her up at one point and yelled for me. Slightly embarrassing for Jim.

Will had his 2 month check-up and weighed in at a whopping 12 pounds 10 ounces (75th percentile) and was 23.25 inches long (only 50th percentile, we think the nurse measured wrong). He already wears 3-6 month clothes! A man at the grocery store said he looks like he will be a linebacker. Those Coyne genes seem to be pretty dominant.

Here are some more cute pictures of Will and his chubby cheeks.

My attempt to get a picture of the two kids together. I will have to try again in another month.

Will's first month

Life is certainly different with two kids. As my cousin Franny put it "It adds a whole new level of craziness" and that is very true. Josephine is finally getting use to having Will around. She has become used to his crying but still doesn't like the fact that he takes up a lot of my time. She tends to wait for the exact moment that I am indisposed and then demands my attention, which then leads to a very impressive tantrum. The day Will came home seemed to trigger the tantrum mode in Josephine, which we had some how avoided until now. I am happy to say the frequency and intensity has started to subside.

Here is Will thinking, "Does my big sister every shut up!" Get use to it little brother.

Grandma Nennie visited when Will was about 4 weeks old. Here she is doing her grandma duty of occupying Josephine while also baking cookies for daddy. Thanks to Zsa Zsa and Nennie Jim managed to gain at least 5 lbs.

Jim was finishing his last pharmacy school rotation during Will's first month but he still managed to get a couple of naps with him on the couch.

Uncle Devin knows how to handle a boy!

We had a family picnic when Will was just a couple weeks old. Cousin Graham is teaching Josephine about "See food". That's what big cousins are for!

Every big sister deserves some kind of reward for having a little brother. Josephine received a tricycle and a pink bicycle helmet!

Welcome William Robert!

William Robert Coyne born May 2, 2010 at 7:18am. 7lbs 6oz, 19.5 inches

These pictures are a bit out of order but when you only post once a year it is easy to get out of practice!

Josephine's first meeting with Will at the hospital. So far so good!

The day before Will was born. I made it through 8hrs of work but couldn't manage 12. I think I had a good reason.

Josephine's first pedicure by Zsa Zsa. Followed by her first haircut by mom. Every girl needs a spa day!

Will is home! Josephine was very excited to hold him and look at his little hands and feet. Unfortunately after hearing and seeing him cry she did decided she did not like him and did not want him anymore. Sorry, JoJo, he can't be returned!

Will was eager to join us so arrived only after 3 hrs of labor and less than an hour after arriving at the hospital. Much to his mother's dismay she did not get her epidural, but all went well.

Happy Holidays 2009!

Dear Family and Friends!

Happy Holidays (slightly belated) to you all. We hope 2009 was as kind to you and your families as it was to ours. We can't believe Josephine will be 2 years old in less than a month. Wow, how time flies. She is now speaking in full sentences, starting to count and say her ABCs, throwing an occasional tantrum, and otherwise being a very sweat little girl. Since she has been so wonderful we decided it was time for a second, so sometime around May 10th we will have an addition to our family. Once again we have decided not to find out the gender but Josephine says she wants a sister.

Jim only has 5 months of school left. Yippee! The last 5 months will be spent at 5 different pharmacy locations around Seattle (they call them rotations). He has already done 4 rotations, two of which he really enjoyed and they both said to check back after graduation, so we will keep our fingers crossed. I think the best part of his last year has been the 2 months off. He was off all of September and all of December. That is something we will definitely miss once he joins the working world.

I continue to work weekends at Seattle Children's on the hematology/oncology unit. The schedule continues to workout perfectly for us and I plan to continue even after baby number two is born, as long as it works with Jim's new schedule, whatever that might be. I managed to do one triathlon this summer thanks to my friend Lauren. I may have to take this next summer off with the baby due in May but perhaps I will surprise myself.

Otherwise, we made 3 trips east to Idaho and Montana this last year and one trip to the Bay Area. I also managed to get away for a girl's weekend to Boulder, CO. We also took a camping trip and spent 5 days with aunt Ellen, uncle Eric and cousin Vincent on the Olympic Peninsula. Jim and I celebrated our 5th wedding anniversary and, thanks to Grandfather and Grandzsa, were able to escape for over 24 hours and take the train to Portland, OR.

There are lots of pictures for your viewing since once again it it has been several months since the last post. We hope everyone is well and thank you for all of your holiday greetings.

Happy New Year!

Love, Browyn, Jim and Josephine



Christmas Eve just prior to attempting Christmas Mass (she made it through about half).


Every little girl needs a tea set. Thank you to uncle Devin and aunt Bridget!


Playing with cousin Graham on Christmas. Look, no tears!

Every little girl from Seattle needs an REI vest and cozy hat. It is hard to keep up with that growing head.

Another favorite Christmas gift from aunt Ellen and uncle Eric.

Who doesn't love Big Bird? Thank you uncle Mark!

Another must for a northwest girl is a warm sleeping bag given to her from Grandfather and Grandzsa.

Before Christmas we made a trip downtown to see the Christmas festivities. We visited the Teddy Bear Suite at the Fairmount Olympic which raised money for Seattle Children's.

And the Gingerbread Village at the Sheraton.

The second week of December we spent 5 days with Ellen, Eric and Vincent near Port Townsend, WA.

We made a day trip to the Dungeness Spit. The sun was out but it was freezing!

Josephine and cousin Vincent (15 months) on the beach with red noses.

For Halloween this year Josephine was a butterfly. Luckily her costume matched her red raincoat since it was of course raining. Here she is with her buddies Luca and Axel.

A better view of her butterfly.

Carving pumpkins with daddy!

In September we made our annual camping trip to Wish-Poosh.

Josephine pooped out on a rock saying "Ni, Ni"

Josephine's hiking chariot with bug shield and all.

While we were camping Kristen and Cora Shook were able to meet us for an afternoon on the beach. Too cute!

Another hike with the pack. Luckily Jim can still handle the weight.

Last day of swim lessons meant going on the big water slide. Josephine kept saying more, more!

Lauren and me after our triathlon. Too bad it rained all morning!

Sharing our big news. Josephine will be a big sister!

We can't forget about Lorelei who is now 4 yrs old. Here she is in heaven called Sandpoint, Idaho.

Playing with Grandzsa, whom she calls Zsa Zsa.

On the shore of Lake Pend Oreille. A father daughter moment.