Monday, April 12, 2010

Sister's Shopping Trip

Last Friday, Jeremy took a day off work so my little sis, Emily and I could go on a girl's trip.  We headed up to the Jeffersonville Outlet Mall for some serious shopping!  We enjoyed some sisterly time talking, shopping, eating and just hanging out!  It was so nice to shop leisurely (without 2 kids in tow), eat out (without planning our meals around feedings and schedules), and sleeping in!   We enjoyed late night talks in the hotel's hot tub, ordered room service for dessert and  breakfast and found some great purchases!  Thanks to my hubby for taking time off work and juggling two kids, for 2 days so that I could enjoy some time away!  This is definitely going to become an annual tradition.
Jeffersonville Bound!


Keepin' It Classy.....our first meal out without kids and what do we pick...Waffle House. . .

Can you blame us?  How delicous does this look?  Notice, I couldn't wait to eat a bite of my breakfast sandwich b/f taking the picture. . . ha!

Uhhhh....do you think I liked it?

Emily enjoying her Waffle House

Bellies are full and we are ready to do some serious shopping!


Day 1 Shopping for me (day 2 was way more successful)

Day 1 Shopping for the kids (multiply this by 2 for Day 2's shopping spree)!


Home Away From Home
Mexican Dinner !  Not sure if we ate more or shopped more! 
Ready for Bed after hittin' the hot tub...ahhh a full nights sleep!
Em's Breakfast in Bed!
Yummy Room Service!

Thanks again, Jeremy for making this trip possible!  You are the best!  Can I go again next weekend? :) 


Saturday, April 10, 2010

Caleb, 3 months


I can't believe Caleb is 3 months old already.  Where has the time gone?  He has changed so much since the day we brought him home.  He won't go back for another check up until next month, so I don't have any recent stats to share.  However, below are some fun facts about our "lil man."

*Caleb is sleeping through the night!  We (and I mean Jeremy:) feed him around 11 p.m.  He wakes up anywhere around 5:30 or 6:30 a.m.  (This is quite a change from Mackenzie, who didn't sleep through the night until she was almost 1 year!) 

*He is a laid back little guy.  He goes with the flow and is soooo easy.

*He is happy and always smiling.  He has a smile that can melt your heart. 

*He is talking up a storm.  I think he is going to be an early talker (like his sister was).  He loves to coo and even does an adorable screech when he gets excited. 

*He drinks about 4-6 oz each feeding.  He is still on Prevacid, and is now taking 5 ml once a day.

*He still gets backed up every now and again, so we are adding a few tsp of Pear juice to a few of his bottles.

*He is great at tracking, reaches out and grabs hanging toys, will mimic you if you stick out your tongue, laughs out loud and can hold his head up completely.

*He is not the biggest fan of "tummy time."  However, he can push up on his arms when lying on his belly.  I believe there is a definite link b/t good motor skills and tummy time, so we make sure to fit it in several times a day.

*He LOVES his big sister and she equally adores him.  She is so good with him and is a little mother in the making.  (One morning she offered to watch him in her room while I took my shower.  I was a little hesitant at first, but decided to give her a chance.  I could hear her on the monitor reading him books and singing him songs.  If he fussed, she would sweetly reply "It's okay, sweetie."  Now, on the days that I don't work, I enjoy a nice, hot shower....compliments of my 3 year old!)

*He does great at his sitter's house and enjoys all the attention and stimulation there.  He takes a nap there every day  from 9:45 until 11:00.  Thank you Lori, for putting my boy on a schedule! 

*He loves riding in the car and falls asleep within minutes. 

*He loves being out in public and looking around.  He is sooo good.  Sometimes when we go out to eat we almost forget he's there b/c he's so quiet....and not b/c he's asleep...he's just chillin'.

*He still prefers sleeping in his bouncy seat.  I guess we will worry about him growing out of it when the time comes.  For now, he is sleeping through the night, so I am fine with it...especially now that I am back at work.  This summer, when I am home, I will break him into his bed.

*He is the little boy we always dreamed of having.  We are so blessed to have two perfect, healthy children. We are enjoying every minute of it, because the second time around, we know how fast it passes!




Happy 3 month Bday, Little Man!  We love you!

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Easter Festivities 2010

As are most holidays, Easter was packed full of fun activities, get togethers with friends and family and annual traditions.  We enjoyed a playdate with our friends, Julie (who I job share with), and kids Faith and Michael dying Easter Eggs outside.  Jeremy, Nana and Grandpa took the kids to our neighborhood Egg Hunt (while I was away on a sister's shopping trip-another blog all in itself:), and we enjoyed Easter Dinner with the Buzzard family at our House on Sunday! 
Easter Morning
                                           
                                     

                 Finding Eggs the Bunny left Easter Morning
                                      
                                     

                                                              Dying Eggs with Faith
                                      

                   Heading to the Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt

                                     
                                     
                                    

               Mackenzie, Neighbor Morgan and the Bunny
                                     

                                        Blowing Bubbles with the Cousins
                                      

                                              Cousins, Owen (L) and Caleb (R)
                                     

                         Cute Legs must run in the fam....seriously!
                                    

       Freeze Tag with Uncle Buzz and the Girls.  Grandma and Caleb enjoying the sun!

                                                       
                                    
                                  My all time favorite pic. . .
                                    
                                                                "Hoppy Easter!"

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Family Pictures




This weekend, we finally got family pictures taken.  I went in with realistic expectaions.  I figured trying to get a 3 year old and almost 3 month old to smile for perfect strangers (for over a half hour) may be asking a lot. If we left with half-way decent pictures where everyone's eyes were open, I would be happy.  To my surprise, they both did GREAT!  Hopefully all family pictures in the futures will go just as smooth!

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Daycare Debut

My maternity leave is almost over! I can't believe it's almost been 3 months since Caleb's birth! I have treasured this time at home with him! Two days this week, Caleb joined big sis, Mackenzie at her sitter's house, for a few hours. This gave me some much needed time to run errands and have a little "me" time. It also provided a good test run for figuring out how much time we need to get ready, what we need to pack and let Lori and Caleb get to know each other. Caleb did great and was a big hit with all the kids! Mackenzie, being the big sister, did a great job helping Lori and making sure the other kids "were nice to her baby" (in her own words). Here are some pics of my sweet boy, and WONDERFUL sitter, Lori!


Fueling up (and in the burping position) for his big day. . .




All Bundled and Ready to Roll. . .




Hanging out with Lori, Avery and big sister, Mackenzie. . .


Headed to Lori's, Day 2. ..