Monday, February 27, 2012

The Sneeze!


I finally caught my boy's precious sneeze on video!
It makes me smile every time!

Sunday, February 26, 2012

The fun House!

Mia has been having so much fun with her new friends!
The weather has been gorgeous so we have been playing outside a lot!

Today the kids played Simon Says,
Musical Chairs,

 And hide and seek!
Mia looked so cute covering her face and counting when it was her turn to be the "Seeker"!

 These kids hide in some crazy places! 
(this is not my garage btw!)
 She loved hiding also!

 They were all pretty hot and thirsty so I offered them some nice cold water.
One of the boys shouted "Hey guys! Come in here, Mia's awesome mom is giving us water!"
Saweet! I am the cool mom!
I wonder how long I will be able to hang on to this status!
I ordered this sign last week once I realized that they were going to be spending lots of time playing out front!
It is little things like this that really make me feel like a parent!

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Baldy!

I am not liking this look!

How does this happen? 
My boy sleeps on his tummy (Gasp! I know!) and doesn't spend a ton of time on his back.
And yet here is the dreaded bald spot!
It is getting bigger and bigger! 
Mia didn't lose any of her baby hair, she just got more!
I wonder how much this little guy will lose before it gets better!
Here are just a couple cute pics Caleb snapped after bath time tonight!
I think that these are the first pics with me in them since he was like 3 days old!
I am always the one taking the pics!
Anyway, he looks so scrumptious I just had to share!


Oh BOY!

I am in for it!
This weekend Mia made friends with some neighbor boys that are always playing outside.
They range in age from 6-8!
They were all very nice and played so well with her.
This afternoon the doorbell rang and when I answered it,
there stood 4 boys asking if Mia could come out and play!
She was so excited she could hardly contain herself!
I sat out in the driveway while they played and just laughed and couldn't stop smiling about how cute it was!
At one point they were playing baseball with her princess ball and bat set!
What great boys!
Kudos to their parents for sure!


My mother in law commented that this is a foretelling of things to come when she is a teenager!
I'll tell you right now, when she is like 15 and 4 boys come to the door asking if she can come out with them I will say NO!!!
Man, I'm gonna need some serious valium for those days!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

My little reader!




My little smarty pants is starting to read!
It is so cool!
She is sounding out words all by herself!
Today at rest time she read to me!!!
I just love this girl and am so proud of her!
That brain of hers rocks!

Happy Valentine's Day!


Monday, February 13, 2012

1 Month Old!


I can hardly believe my boy is already a month old!
And yet it feels like he has been with us forever!
He is such a good baby.
He is already on a pretty good schedule and he sleeps for 6 1/2 hours before needing to eat at night!
He had his 1 month check up today and he weighs 8# 14oz and is 20 3/4 in long!
(that is exactly what Mia weighed at her 1 month check!)
I thought he was going to be bigger then that!
He just seems to grow before my eyes sometimes!
Here are some of my favorite things about him right now:
-the sweet smacking sound he makes when he is getting ready to eat.
-his sneezes! (They always come in multiples and there is usually one that doesn't quite qualify as a sneeze, it's more of a squeeling sound! -I really need to get that on video!)
-our middle of the night feeding. (strange I know, but it is our own special time!)
-his awesome arched-back, booty-out stretch!
-his tiny hands.
He is such a wonderful addition to our family, and we are all so glad he was born!
Happy 1 month birthday Marshy Moo!

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

I want to give a big shout out to Miss Kelly from Kelly's Avenue Designs!
She is the one responsible for prettying up my blog!
Looks good huh?!?
She can do the same for you!
Check her out at 
www.KellysAvenueDesigns.com
Thanks so much Kelly!

Tuesday, February 7, 2012

My birthday wish!

This morning when Marshall asked me what I wanted for my birthday,
I told him I just wanted to see his smile!

Ta da!!!
Not the best picture, but he was sure smiling at me!!
Happy birthday to me!


Monday, February 6, 2012

Their first professional photo shoots!

Marshall 2 weeks old,
 Mia 4 weeks old!

I will always have these hanging in my house!

Sunday, February 5, 2012

First nap in his bed!


Poppin' Wheelies!



Daddy always has so much fun with his girl!
I love watching the 2 of them together!
Can't wait to see what happens when Marshall is old enough to get in on the action!

Friday, February 3, 2012

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!


This afternoon Mia and I loaded up our babies...


And walked up to the frozen yogurt place near our house!

The weather was gorgeous and we had a really great time!
Lovin' this time off with my kiddos!

Wednesday, February 1, 2012

First Bath!

Marshall was finally able to have his first real bath today!
Between his umbilical cord and circumcision it has just been sponge baths until now.


Here's hoping he's a little happier about it next time ;)

**Sorry for the lack of posting.
It's a little nuts around here. I am trying to get back into the groove and get a schedule going.
But now Mia is sick (for the second time since Marshall got here!) and so is Daddy.
So I am just making it thru the days and am happy to report that every one is fed and clean!
Sometimes that is all one can hope for!