Pool time!
September 7, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | Leave a Comment
Slowly making my way through our summer pictures…
This summer, Jason got a free family membership to a local community pool. It was WONDERFUL, and we made use of it several times. It was way better than the one in the backyard thanks to zero depth entry and no work on our part!
Here the pool:
Sam demonstrating the kiddie slide:
Ben “fighting” the jets:
Oh, the leisure:
Lukie enjoyed it:
And the always necessary shot of Sam in time out:
A trip to the zoo
September 5, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | 1 Comment
It is no secret that I love Oxbow Park. We go there to hike. I go there for pictures. Several times a year, we go for the zoo. Last weekend, Jason went riding and the boys and I went to the zoo. It was an off day for all of us. Crabby, whiney, and naughty (yes, me too!) For about 2 hours at the zoo, we were all just happy to be together enjoying the day.
Cookie is 4 months.
September 3, 2010 | Filed Under Luke, Photos | 1 Comment
I want to write about Lukie, but I’ve having trouble finding the words. I can’t believe his babyhood is going so fast.
Lukie loves to be outdoors. You can see him soaking up the sun, the breeze, the sights, and smells. He loves to sit up and watch the craziness in our house. He’s always trying to pull himself up and enjoys the upright position of his new jumper. He’s just starting to bounce in it and chew on the toys. When he’s in it, he looks so big, but so little too. Does that make sense?
Lukie is a big smiler, but more reluctant to laugh. We really have to work to get his chuckles. He’s not fussy or crabby, just more serious and watchful. Ben and Sam are always able to get smiles from him. He loves his brothers. Luckily, they love him too. Sammeers, who can be such a turkey, is so gentle with Luke. He loves to pet him, kiss him, and hug him. Both declare their love for their baby and say he’s cute. Ben has more patience to actually sit and play with Luke, and is thrilled when he makes him smile.
Sleeping isn’t quite consistent for Luke yet. Usually he’ll sleep 1 long stretch (about 10-4), then wake every 2 hours or so until 7-8am. Last week he had a bad stretch, waking every 40 minutes or so. Hopefully we’re back on track now.
Eating is going very well. He loves his mommy milk and has the thighs to prove it. As he starts daycare next week, I hope I can keep up. I don’t have much freezer supply.
He’s not really a fan of the pacifier, though he’ll take it occasionally. He does love sucking on his fist though, and I wonder if we have our first thumb sucker on our hands. He chomps pretty hard and is a big drooler too, so I know teething has started. No sign of the teeth though.
No doc appointment yet, so no official weights and measures. He is wearing 6-9 month clothes though! We plan to move him out of his infant car seat this week too.
I am doing my best to soak up his baby smell, his snuggles, his baby soft chub. I love snuggling him in bed, watching him sleep, watching him nurse, and the look he gets when he recognizes me and smiles. I’m trying to savor my sweet baby, because I know it won’t last nearly long enough.
Since I am all choked up, I’m going to shut up and share some pictures.
A little lost
September 2, 2010 | Filed Under Benny, Luke, Photos, Sammy | 2 Comments
Jason is at First Thursday. The boys are in bed-even Luke! I have an unexpected day off tomorrow. I’m a little lost on what to do. Sure, I have a pile of pictures to edit, not to mention the pile of laundry. I have a craft project I’ve been looking for time to finish, and a bathroom in desperate need of cleaning. Really, I just kinda want to sit.
The VERY least I can do while I sit is give welikedogs a little love…
Ben is very into “rock” right now. When we get in the car, he asks for “rock music.” (Apparently, he isn’t a fan of public radio like Mom). He plays air guitar, using a coin as a guitar pick, or air drums, or even air bass. He declared it the “most rock” today. He says a keyboard is more rock than piano, and electric guitar is more rock than guitar. He says he’s getting a guitar for his birthday. He drew his rock band. Pretty awesome if you ask me:
This afternoon, Kaleigh watched the kids while I worked. Then, she watched Sammers, as I took Ben to his elementary open house. When I returned, he told me how he had another apple. He kept babbling about apples. Kaleigh and I shrugged, as he hadn’t had an apple…or so we thought. Later, I found him opening his Little People school house box, sneaking a bite of apple, and hiding it back in his box. Kal wondered why he kept carrying that box around. This isn’t his first time sneaking food of course. Earlier this week, I discovered this on the counter:
Yes. That is a zucchini. Weirdo.
Random picture of Luke, with his BEAUTIFUL smile. Have I mentioned how much I love my Cookie?
I can’t believe summer is almost over. We’re headed into the end of cookouts and summer walks. On the bright side, we’re headed into the season for cookouts and autumn walks.
Perfect timing, as I hear a motorcycle in the garage. Hopefully I’ll post Luke’s 4 month pics this weekend.