Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Wordless Wednesday-Blog Face Lift
Monday, September 26, 2011
Sunday Update Sept.4-26
So, this is going to be brief!
Life with a newborn (he's 7 weeks old today, is he still a newborn?) is hectic & hard to predict. We do have a rhythm and we are getting stuff done, but finding time to blog, when I should be getting stuff accomplished is hard!
Sun. 4
After church, we went to Mt.Trashmore park & let Luke play on the new Kids' Cove! It was really nice, but we definitely need 2 adults to keep up with him!
Mon. 5
Vincent 4 Weeks Old!
Tues. 6
Weds. 7
Thurs. 8
Laura came to visit! Mom & Dad were also in town for doctor's appointments.
Fri. 9
Vinnie smiled his first intentional smile!
Sat. 10
La Leche League Family picnic in Norfolk--it was SO nice to get out & see some of my friends & reconnect after almost a year of being sick & miserable!
Sun. 11
Mon. 12
Vincent 5 Weeks Old!
Took Vince to the doctor for reflux medicine.
Tues. 13
Luke's surgery--separate post!
Weds. 14
Happy Birthday Colton Fisher Hayes!
Got home from hospital, everybody over for chili & hot dogs dinner at our house.
Tom & Peggy came over and took care of the boys while Tim & I cleaned & showered.
Thurs. 15
Happy Birthday Mom!
Cancelled my doctor's appointment
Took Beth & ran errands--Carter's, Wal-Mart, Stride Rite
Dinner at Tom & Peggy's
Fri. 16
Visited James & Missy in the evening
Sat. 17
Relaxed at home all day!
Tim had a meeting at church
Sun. 18
Luke 23 Months Old!
Zoo trip!
Mon. 19
Vincent 6 Weeks Old!
Mom's surgery...we spent the morning cleaning house & headed to the hospital around 4:30, we visited for a couple hours and then headed home for dinner.
6 Weeks old--time to break out the Halloween clothes!
Tues. 20
Luke fell asleep in his high chair after eating spaghetti! It was cute.
Weds. 21
Happy Birthday to Dad!
Dad spent the day at the hospital.
Tim grilled steaks and we had baked potatoes and corn on the cob with Mandy & Frankie. Mandy bought an ice-cream cake too! It was a good party for Dad.
Thurs. 22
I went to the hospital & stayed until about 10 pm.
I took comparison pictures of Vinnie this week to make this collage. Can you tell who is who? No cheating if you already saw the answer on Facebook!
Friday 23
Happy Birthday to Evangeline Grace Goetsch!!
Mom got transferred to the nursing home. Frankie & I were there from about 12:45 until 4:00 getting her all set up.
I started taking a low-low dose of "happy pills" for PPD. I'm sad that I wasn't able to keep it away this time, but glad that I have supportive friends & family who help me recognize the signs & symptoms and get the help I need. This low dose of medicine really does the trick for me and hopefully I'll be able to wean from it before Vince's birthday. :)
Sat. 24
Carolynn, Luke, and I met up with Mandy & Frankie at the Children's Museum in Portsmouth for Free Museum Day. We had a good time exploring the museum for a couple hours. I'll post a separate post about it with all the pictures!
I went to the hospital around 7:45 and stayed until 10 pm.
Sun. 25
Happy 28th Birthday to ME!
We got up and attempted to get ready for church. Luke & I were dressed and ready to go, but Vinnie was still asleep (in pjs) and Tim hadn't even showered yet when it was time to leave, so we skipped out.
We ended up doing a whole lot of nothing all day, except for the normal housework & tending to the boys' needs.
Luke was feeling off and really cranky/whiney. Vinnie was his normal self!
Dad came home around 12:30 to have lunch, play with Luke and take a nap.
We had dinner at 3:15 (shells & sauce, with meatballs& sausage) and then got ourselves ready to head out.
We ended up not leaving the house until after 5 though and missed our chance at having a babysitter, so we turned around and headed back towards home.
On the way, I talked to my parents and we decided to go visit Mom.
Luke was naughty as usual (he really doesn't like the nursing home) but Vinnie was good. We visited for about 40 minutes and then headed to Wal-Mart. We picked up a few groceries and some pictures of the boys. Then we headed home...both boys fell asleep on the way home, but neither stayed asleep when we carried them in.
I nursed Luke back to sleep and then sat up with Vinnie until around 11.
Mon. 26
Vincent 7 Weeks Old!
It's 2:00 today, so I'll go ahead and start this post out. I've gotten a bit of housework done, a lot of laundry done, and bathed/dressed both boys. Vince is napping on the boob & Luke is asleep in the bed.
The Corolla flooded in the rainstorm on Friday but we didn't realize it until Tim went to leave for work today, so he's home from work & out there working on that. It's not pretty.
Today was his first day back at his old job. (Almost 2 years ago he left HP to work for CACI and now he is back at HP in his same position but with maybe a bit more responsibilities. They didn't do well without him & are now willing to pay him what he's worth!)
We're planning tacos for dinner with home-made cheese dip, since I didn't get to go to Cheeseburger in Paradise for crab dip like I wanted for my birthday!
And that my folks is the month of September minus a few days!
Life with a newborn (he's 7 weeks old today, is he still a newborn?) is hectic & hard to predict. We do have a rhythm and we are getting stuff done, but finding time to blog, when I should be getting stuff accomplished is hard!
Sun. 4
After church, we went to Mt.Trashmore park & let Luke play on the new Kids' Cove! It was really nice, but we definitely need 2 adults to keep up with him!
Mon. 5
Vincent 4 Weeks Old!
Tues. 6
Weds. 7
Thurs. 8
Laura came to visit! Mom & Dad were also in town for doctor's appointments.
Fri. 9
Vinnie smiled his first intentional smile!
Sat. 10
La Leche League Family picnic in Norfolk--it was SO nice to get out & see some of my friends & reconnect after almost a year of being sick & miserable!
Sun. 11
Mon. 12
Vincent 5 Weeks Old!
Took Vince to the doctor for reflux medicine.
Tues. 13
Luke's surgery--separate post!
Weds. 14
Happy Birthday Colton Fisher Hayes!
Got home from hospital, everybody over for chili & hot dogs dinner at our house.
Tom & Peggy came over and took care of the boys while Tim & I cleaned & showered.
Thurs. 15
Happy Birthday Mom!
Cancelled my doctor's appointment
Took Beth & ran errands--Carter's, Wal-Mart, Stride Rite
Dinner at Tom & Peggy's
Fri. 16
Visited James & Missy in the evening
Sat. 17
Relaxed at home all day!
Tim had a meeting at church
Sun. 18
Luke 23 Months Old!
Zoo trip!
Mon. 19
Vincent 6 Weeks Old!
Mom's surgery...we spent the morning cleaning house & headed to the hospital around 4:30, we visited for a couple hours and then headed home for dinner.
6 Weeks old--time to break out the Halloween clothes!
Frankie & Vinnie snuggling in the hospital.
Tues. 20
Luke fell asleep in his high chair after eating spaghetti! It was cute.
Smiling in his sleep :)
Weds. 21
Happy Birthday to Dad!
Dad spent the day at the hospital.
Tim grilled steaks and we had baked potatoes and corn on the cob with Mandy & Frankie. Mandy bought an ice-cream cake too! It was a good party for Dad.
Thurs. 22
I went to the hospital & stayed until about 10 pm.
I love those big blue eyes! He is such a handsome little dude!
I took comparison pictures of Vinnie this week to make this collage. Can you tell who is who? No cheating if you already saw the answer on Facebook!
Friday 23
Happy Birthday to Evangeline Grace Goetsch!!
Mom got transferred to the nursing home. Frankie & I were there from about 12:45 until 4:00 getting her all set up.
I started taking a low-low dose of "happy pills" for PPD. I'm sad that I wasn't able to keep it away this time, but glad that I have supportive friends & family who help me recognize the signs & symptoms and get the help I need. This low dose of medicine really does the trick for me and hopefully I'll be able to wean from it before Vince's birthday. :)
Sat. 24
Carolynn, Luke, and I met up with Mandy & Frankie at the Children's Museum in Portsmouth for Free Museum Day. We had a good time exploring the museum for a couple hours. I'll post a separate post about it with all the pictures!
I went to the hospital around 7:45 and stayed until 10 pm.
Sun. 25
Happy 28th Birthday to ME!
We got up and attempted to get ready for church. Luke & I were dressed and ready to go, but Vinnie was still asleep (in pjs) and Tim hadn't even showered yet when it was time to leave, so we skipped out.
We ended up doing a whole lot of nothing all day, except for the normal housework & tending to the boys' needs.
Luke was feeling off and really cranky/whiney. Vinnie was his normal self!
Dad came home around 12:30 to have lunch, play with Luke and take a nap.
We had dinner at 3:15 (shells & sauce, with meatballs& sausage) and then got ourselves ready to head out.
We ended up not leaving the house until after 5 though and missed our chance at having a babysitter, so we turned around and headed back towards home.
On the way, I talked to my parents and we decided to go visit Mom.
Luke was naughty as usual (he really doesn't like the nursing home) but Vinnie was good. We visited for about 40 minutes and then headed to Wal-Mart. We picked up a few groceries and some pictures of the boys. Then we headed home...both boys fell asleep on the way home, but neither stayed asleep when we carried them in.
I nursed Luke back to sleep and then sat up with Vinnie until around 11.
Mon. 26
Vincent 7 Weeks Old!
It's 2:00 today, so I'll go ahead and start this post out. I've gotten a bit of housework done, a lot of laundry done, and bathed/dressed both boys. Vince is napping on the boob & Luke is asleep in the bed.
The Corolla flooded in the rainstorm on Friday but we didn't realize it until Tim went to leave for work today, so he's home from work & out there working on that. It's not pretty.
Today was his first day back at his old job. (Almost 2 years ago he left HP to work for CACI and now he is back at HP in his same position but with maybe a bit more responsibilities. They didn't do well without him & are now willing to pay him what he's worth!)
We're planning tacos for dinner with home-made cheese dip, since I didn't get to go to Cheeseburger in Paradise for crab dip like I wanted for my birthday!
And that my folks is the month of September minus a few days!
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Favorite Toys By Age: Vince
Newborn to 1 Month
talking to Mom & Dad"
Playing with Luke2 Months
The barbell rattle is another favorite. He enjoys tracking it, when he has a rare happy, quiet moment.
Favorite Toys by Age: Luke
Another blog that I read mentioned making a list of "favorite" toys by ages for her kids to help others with toy selection & gift buying. I thought it was a great idea for those reasons, but then also just to have that momento, to remember what my boys were "into" at different ages/stages of their lives.
Now, remembering back to Luke's infancy will be difficult for me, but hopefully keeping track of it from the get-go for Vincent will make his list a little more complete!
This post is a work-in-progress, but I'm going to go ahead & publish it anyway!
Newborn-One Month
Talking to Mom & Dad--Luke was a BIG talker
2 Months
Taking a bath!
This Bright Starts barbell rattle! I haven't met a baby yet who doesn't like it!
3 Months
Spinning rattles--these ones. We suction cupped them to his high chair tray.
6 Months
8 Months
10 Months
One Year
14 Months
16 Months
18 Months
20 Months
22 Months
Cars! Cars dominate Luke's life right now. He recently got some Hot Wheels/Matchbox type cars and he can pretty much always be seen with one in his hand. He loves having a "table" to drive them on,but is just as happy driving them on his lap or flying them through the air.
He also loves trains & driving on the "tracks". He has all of the Little Engineers from Thomas & then has a handful of "real" trains.
2 Years
Now, remembering back to Luke's infancy will be difficult for me, but hopefully keeping track of it from the get-go for Vincent will make his list a little more complete!
This post is a work-in-progress, but I'm going to go ahead & publish it anyway!
Newborn-One Month
Talking to Mom & Dad--Luke was a BIG talker
2 Months
Taking a bath!
This Bright Starts barbell rattle! I haven't met a baby yet who doesn't like it!
3 Months
Spinning rattles--these ones. We suction cupped them to his high chair tray.
6 Months
8 Months
10 Months
One Year
14 Months
16 Months
18 Months
20 Months
22 Months
Cars! Cars dominate Luke's life right now. He recently got some Hot Wheels/Matchbox type cars and he can pretty much always be seen with one in his hand. He loves having a "table" to drive them on,but is just as happy driving them on his lap or flying them through the air.
He also loves trains & driving on the "tracks". He has all of the Little Engineers from Thomas & then has a handful of "real" trains.
2 Years
Monday, September 19, 2011
Happy 23 Months to Lucas! Zoo trip!
Yesterday, Sun. Sept. 18, Luke was officially 23 months old. That means his birthday (TWO) is only a month away. Wow. I'm going to have a two year old!
To celebrate we went to the zoo for the first time, with Auntie Mandy, Grayson & Spencer!
To celebrate we went to the zoo for the first time, with Auntie Mandy, Grayson & Spencer!
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