Happy Mother's Day

I am extremely lucky that I get to call this beautiful lady my mom.  She is the most kindest, caring and unselfish woman I know.  She has always been extremely supportive and always has great advice to offer.  I can only hope that I am as good of a mom to  my children as you have always been to me.  I love you Mom and thanks for ALL that you do!  

I am also very blessed that God as made me a mom to these two amazing children. 

I'm learning quickly that being a mom is the most challenging role I'll ever take on.  Some days can feel LONG and there are definitely no days off.  But the amount of joy that these two little people bring me is indescribable and make all of the challenging moments worth it and then some :)  I love you sweet Anna and baby Jack and thanks for making me a mom!!

Mr. Smiley

Jack smiles ALL the time now.  If he's awake and you talk to him - he smiles and cues back at you.  It's SO cute.  His vision is also increasing as I notice that he can see us from a further distance now.  And when he stares and smiles at Anna, my heart melts into 1000 pieces.    

Life is really good with this little guy around :)

Sibling Love

It's already happening ....

Anna is always looking for him and saying "Yack?"  She also gives him kisses, well sort of.  They are more like a gentle headbutt but I think she means well.  

I caught this moment today - where he is looking at her and she is talking her gibberish to him and it makes me SO happy.  I just can't wait to watch these two grow up together and hopefully be the best of friends!  

Fun in the sun

Or not:

17 months

Yesterday Anna turned 17 months old and 


Anna's world at 17 months:

Words:  up, dadda, mamma, Yach (for Jack), egg
Foods:  Right now her favorites are:  Gerber Cheese Curls, broccoli and a lot of it, pretzels, tortia chips, rice, grits, yogurt, and wheat thins
Doesn't like:  garbage trucks, sweets, or new people
Loves:  playing outside, going on walks, babies (especially ones in car seats), her baby dolls (she gives them bottles and even burps them now), trains, tea parties, nursery songs (hokey pokey/if you are happy and you know it are her favorites)
Learning to like:  ponies/barrettes in her hair, slides at the park
Routine:  Still takes two naps most days.  However, she is capable of skipping her morning nap if we have plans but the day goes much better with two.  Goes to bed around 7:30/8 and sleeps until 7:30/8.  

This age is a ton of fun.  She is either super happy or super sad and NOTHING in between!  It is so much fun watching her take in the world around her and seeing what she has learned each day.  She's like a sponge - soaking it all in!  The love we have for this little girl just keeps on growing each and every day!!  

Picture Dump

I am WAY behind on blog posts and printing off pictures so I decided to do one big posts of pics from the last few weeks.

Anna took a bad tumble on our back concrete steps and it was on my watch!  I felt so bad.  

A few days later after the fall.  Luckily it healed very fast and didn't seem to bother her.  

Lots of tea parties these days!

 

 

Anna on Easter holding her new chic.  Only pic we got in her dress but it was super cute!

Family basketball game!

Bob's sad birthday cake (cheesecake but it was horrible).  But we still had fun!  

First trip to the zoo this season!  She loved it!  

Love this boy!  

Jack's first time facing out in the bjorn!  

More tea parties!

7 Weeks

Jack is now 7 weeks old.  It's crazy to me but then again it's hard to remember life when he wasn't here.  

Things are going really well as he's a very easy baby!  He only cries when he is hungry and even then he is very patient.  His big sister loves giving him hugs and kisses and helping me burp him - it's precious to watch.  


Here's some facts about Jack right now:

-He is still in size 1 diapers but really needs to be in a size 2 as the ones are getting tight and he's even leaked through a couple of times.  
-He eats every 3-4 hours and is still very fast.  Most feedings are complete (even including a diaper change) with in 30 minutes.  
-He goes to bed around 7:30-8:00 and then I wake him up around 10:30/11 for his last feeding.  I then hear from him between 6:30-7:30 which is just perfect in my book. 
-He gives us lots of smiles and even is even cueing back at us.  It so cute!
-He has been on a ton of adventures already - the museum center, the zoo, music class, and lots of walks in the neighborhood.  
-He was 9.1lbs at his 1 month checkup and was in the 50 percentile for height and weight.  
-He has very loud burps and hiccups - I guess that's the boy in him :)
-Anna calls him "Yack" and is always looking for him.   

We just love him to pieces and feel so very blessed to have him.  I'm cherishing these newborn moments as I know they'll go by so quickly.