Monday, November 1, 2010

Summer Highlights - July-August

Of course Will's birth was the highlight of July. Here's what else we were up to:

At the Fitzgerald's American Music Festival on July 4th.


Baby pool and sprinkler at the same time!!


Taking a break at the park. Henry, Carmin, and Becky spent a lot of time chasing around Jane this month. Thanks, guys!


Finger painting... even better outside!


Picnicking with Daddy at the Art Institute gardens.

Summer Highlights - April-June

Ok, so April isn't exactly summer, but we had some nice weather...

Working in the yard with Mommy.


Jane's new sandbox!


A pony ride from Becky with buddies Polly and Madeline.


Enjoying the backyard.

Summer Highlights - Visits with Family

As promised, a little catch-up blogging... a few photos of our summer fun before winter gets here!

We were fortunate to have lots of visits with family this summer:

Enjoying a pretty summer morning on the porch with Papa.



At the playground splash pool with Auntie Corrie. Corrie came to stay for a few weeks before Will arrived and while Mommy was in the hospital. She was a lifesaver, and Jane loved having all that time with her.


Grandma and Grandpa came to help out after Will was born. Here's Grandma with "two babies at once!" as Jane would say.


And of course Auntie ZaZa had to come meet her new nephew!


Thanks for coming to see us and help out!

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Trick or Treat!


Jane got the full Halloween experience this year. Costume, face paint, trick or treating, and CANDY. She really, really wanted to be a "scary ghostie" and that is what she was. We went with the "let her have as much as she wants, it's Halloween" philosophy.


She quickly called our bluff.


Needless to say, she had a fantastic time. As I type this, she's in her crib hollering out to the trick or treaters each time the doorbell rings.

Happy Halloween!

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Three Months Old!

Well, my darling little Will, Mommy has been slow to pick this up. What can I say, we've been busy! I can't believe how the first three months of your life have flown by. You are getting to be such a big boy. Really! At your two month visit, you were almost 15 pounds and over two feet long.


You're getting so big in other ways, too. You are strong and holding your head up really well these days. You like to sit up in your Bumpo chair and enjoy the view. You are such a cheerful little guy -- always smiling and treating us to little giggles. You are very social and interested in other people, too, which is something your sister was decidedly not at three months.


While Jane refused to be held by anyone else at this age, you are happy to be passed around. You are generally pretty tolerant. As long as you have a fresh diaper, you're not hungry, and you're not too tired, you're a happy little dude. I'm sure some of this has to do with being the second child -- we can't always immediately run at the slightest little squeak, and you deal. You're already sucking on your fingers and self soothing like a champ. You're a laid back little guy, and it's a joy to be your mommy.


Even more so because as of late, you've been getting good at the sleep thing. We're putting you down earlier, and you're rewarding us by often waking up just once between 8PM and 7AM. Good boy. You're also taking a pretty consistent morning nap, and cat napping in the afternoon. With both you and Janie to play with, that still doesn't leave a lot of time for other things like updating the baby blog. Thanks for giving me a few minutes to do it today.


I love you, my sweet little boy,
Mommy

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Posting success!

I am happy to report Mom is finally getting around to fixing the photo posting issues we've been having. Please enjoy this shot of my cute little brother, and look forward to some catch-up posts. (If said little brother allows Mom the time, that is!)

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Quote Board 10/3/2010

"My bacon is getting baptized in my potato soup!"

-- Jane, thoroughly enjoying her dinner