New Year's Eve

We went to the Whiteside's for New Year's Eve. Zach got to play all night long with Josh in his playroom. The adults played Wii and Catch Phrase. We made it to midnight, the kids did not...

Christmas with PaPa and Vicki

Two Months Old

Owen is already two months old! Wow does time fly. Owen weighed in at 10 lbs. and 9 oz. He is 23" long. This puts him around the 25th percentile compared to others his age. He screamed and cried when he got his first shots. But he was a champ and didn't even need tylenol!

He is starting to smile at people he recognizes - right now that is Mommy, Daddy, Zach and Aunt Alecia. Owen loves music. It seems to be one of the few things that will calm him down. He is not the most content baby - no abnormal crying, just really fussy. He is also a "snacker" - which means that he takes in enough milk to not be hungry, Then he is ready to eat again in an hour. This has taken a toll on me as far as nursing goes. I can handle some cluster feeding for a day, but everyday was just too much. I had to make the difficult decision to stop nursing. Besides the constant hunger, he wasn't latching quite properly either. So, for now I am exclusively pumping....

Owen also doesn't sleep much at night. He is very restless and fussy in his sleep, which then wakes him up. The only way to keep him sleeping is to hold him. Try to sleep well yourself, when you are stuck in one position all night holding an infant. Needless to say, after two months of this, we are VERY TIRED (and have quite a few kinks in our backs and necks)!! Hopefully it will get better soon. (Zach was sleeping well by six weeks)

It is really true that no two are alike. Zach and Owen as babies are like night and day!

Zach in the Box

Late Night Feeding

Late night feeding for a growing boy!

Merry Christmas!

This year it was just "Our Family of Four" for Christmas morning! We woke up Zach and told him that Santa came last night. He went in our room and started crying. I then realized that he thought Santa was at our house. He is very afraid of Santa (as are most 2 year olds) so I had to explain that he already left. Then he came out and had fun opening his presents.

Cool Christmas Gift!

Check out this really cool gift we received from my A. Kathy and her "Blacksmith" Kevin:

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve over at my Grandma's house. It was a very nice time. Jenny made a wonderful dinner for everyone. We got to visit with Grandma, A. Kathy and Kevin, Jenny & Justin, Dillion, Mom and Greg. Zach and Dillion had a blast opening presents and playing with each other. Here are a few pics from the evening:










(PS - Zach fell and hit his forehead on the lego table at school right before Christmas, hence the red "spot" in all of the pics)

Owen Smiles

Owen is starting to recognize people lately! He is really starting to smile more and more this week!

Zach trying to Escape to PaPa's

Nice December Day

It was so nice out today - Zach got to play outside with his chalks on the sidewalk and only had to wear a jacket!

Too Small

Yikes - Owen has now outgrown the outfit he came home from the hospital in!

(PS - He is actually yawning in the second picture - not crying!)

Big Eyes

Christmas Card Pic

A Mom and Her Boys

Bathtime

"What are you doing to me??"

1st Time for Everything...

When I picked Zach up from school today, his teacher gave me his first ever "Oops I bit Today" Report!!

On the way home, I asked Zach "Did you bite someone today?"

Zach - "Yes, I bit Sarah"

"Did you get in trouble?"

"Yes, I had timeout in Breena's room. Sorry."

"Zach, we don't bite!"

"Yeah, no biting."

Hmm..... Is this part of the Terrible Twos?

Owen - 1 Month Old

What a growing boy! We took Owen for his 1 month check-up -
He gained just under two pounds! Owen is now 8 lbs. 10 oz. and is 21 inches.
He is in the 50th percentile.

Looks like he might be a little bigger baby than Zach was....