Over the weekend we went to a family reunion in NE Iowa (hubby's side). It was great to see everyone and meet alot of extend family. There were several great-grandchildren there, Charlie was the youngest. All the little ones were in different stages; one just a month older than mine, another just learning to walk and the last was walking but still that tipsy topsy kind of walk! It made me excited for all these upcoming milestones for our little guy.
While at the reunion my husbands step-sister watched Charlie while I had to step away. When I came back she had Charlie laughing! It wasn't just the sleepy chuckle we've heard in the past. This was a full on belly laugh, it was so great!
Our trip also had a more mellow side to it. When I was growing up my paternal grandmother had a miniature toy poodle named Gidget. Due to extenuating circumstances Gidget came to live with our family. My father and I became her favorites in the family. So when Gidget passed away my grandmother had her cremated. About a year before my grandmother passed away she gave me Gidget's ashes, which has been stored up in my closet. Since my grandmother passed away 7 years ago, I've always meant to go back to the cemetery and spread Gidget's ashes at her grave site.
Well my paternal grandparents are buried in Nashua which is another 50 miles north of the reunion. Since we were so close my husband agreed to make the extra trek to the cemetery. I was finally able to lay Gidget's ashes to rest with her original favorite!
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013
3 Month -stories of cute-ness
Milestone - 3 Months old
Looking back over the last three months, I'm just amazed. Our little boy has started to become such a little person. He smiles all the time and tends to stick his tongue out while smiling. We still swaddle him at night and I love when he first wakes in the morning and I undo the swaddle and he stretches like crazy and then will smile at you. It's just awesome!
He has definitely packed on the pounds (in a good way). His first month I would stand him up on my lap and lovingly call him chicken legs because his legs were so skinny. Now his legs are becoming chunky, the way that only babies can get away with and still be adorable. My husband always says that the breastmilk is going straight to his thighs. He measures it by wrapping his thumb and forefinger around his thigh and now his fingers don't touch anymore.
I call this the superman pose. Charlie will hold onto his outfit with his right hand and then hold his left arm in the air. And he'll just lay there like that, you'd think that his left arm would get tired. When this photo was taken I changed him and obviously he didn't have any clothes on to grab with that right hand so he grabbed his chest!
Another thing that I'm amazed by is how our 14 year old son, Johnny, has become such a great big brother. We recently visited with my cousin over the 4th of July holiday and she hadn't met Charlie yet. She was surprised at how at ease John was picking up and carrying around Charlie. I hadn't really noticed since its something he does almost everyday. But he has become pretty comfortable holding, comforting and (occasionally) changing the diaper. Although he'll put Charlie in his bouncy seat and proceed to bounce the chair pretty vigorously. Never to the detriment of the baby and he doesn't complain but probably is thinking this is one wild ride.
He has learned now to coordinate kicking both legs at the same time, not just one at a time like when weeks old. Actually that's how he shows his excitement, he'll start kicking both legs vigorously and be all smiley.
Charlie has really good head control. Even Dad has gotten over trying to carry him horizontal to support his head. Although you have to be careful of the occasional head butt, from over correcting his head.
Charlie likes to be held against your chest and he tends to fall asleep that way. While laying against you he typically will reach a hand up and grab & hold your shirt. Which is cute except when Dad is holding him, Charlie will inevitably grab ahold of his chest hair. :o)
Looking back over the last three months, I'm just amazed. Our little boy has started to become such a little person. He smiles all the time and tends to stick his tongue out while smiling. We still swaddle him at night and I love when he first wakes in the morning and I undo the swaddle and he stretches like crazy and then will smile at you. It's just awesome!
He has definitely packed on the pounds (in a good way). His first month I would stand him up on my lap and lovingly call him chicken legs because his legs were so skinny. Now his legs are becoming chunky, the way that only babies can get away with and still be adorable. My husband always says that the breastmilk is going straight to his thighs. He measures it by wrapping his thumb and forefinger around his thigh and now his fingers don't touch anymore.
Another thing that I'm amazed by is how our 14 year old son, Johnny, has become such a great big brother. We recently visited with my cousin over the 4th of July holiday and she hadn't met Charlie yet. She was surprised at how at ease John was picking up and carrying around Charlie. I hadn't really noticed since its something he does almost everyday. But he has become pretty comfortable holding, comforting and (occasionally) changing the diaper. Although he'll put Charlie in his bouncy seat and proceed to bounce the chair pretty vigorously. Never to the detriment of the baby and he doesn't complain but probably is thinking this is one wild ride.
He has learned now to coordinate kicking both legs at the same time, not just one at a time like when weeks old. Actually that's how he shows his excitement, he'll start kicking both legs vigorously and be all smiley.
Charlie has really good head control. Even Dad has gotten over trying to carry him horizontal to support his head. Although you have to be careful of the occasional head butt, from over correcting his head.
Charlie likes to be held against your chest and he tends to fall asleep that way. While laying against you he typically will reach a hand up and grab & hold your shirt. Which is cute except when Dad is holding him, Charlie will inevitably grab ahold of his chest hair. :o)
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Stories of Nephews and Nieces
We have three nephews and two nieces.
In June my husbands family had a family reunion. We were all sitting around and I was talking to my sister in law, Andrea and her 2 year old daughter, Devon was sitting on her lap. The kids had been having a good time getting dirty running around without shoes on. So I was teasing my niece about her dirty feet and hands. Well she proceeds to spit into her hand and wipe it on her mom's pants. It was the funniest thing especially because she had such a straight face. And it wasn't just a quick spit in her hand, she worked up a glob! It was hard not to laugh.
Charlie and I went to the Blank Park Zoo with my sister-in-law Carrie and my two nephews while I was still on maternity leave. There was a little petting area and they had a duck, the worker picked up the duck and told the boys they could pet it with two fingers. Well Tanner was trying to get his fingers right but ended up making the spock hand gesture. At least he got his fingers paired off! :o)
We visited our newest niece at the hospital when Charlie was about a month old. While visiting our niece, Brooklyn would all of a sudden just give a high pitched holler and then be fine. Well my husband was holding Brooklyn and I was holding Charlie. My brother in law, Wade was standing talking to us and Brooklyn let out a holler and Wade thought it came from Charlie. He said that at the exact time Brooklyn hollered Charlie gave a big yawn, so it looked like it came out of Charlie's mouth. We all laughed and joked the the kids already were starting their own ventriloquism act!
My two nephews were over last week and we watched the movie Iron Giant. It's about a metal robot that comes to earth (and eats metal to survive) and a little boy helps him hide from the gov't guy. Well afterwards we were sitting outside eating ice cream. Tanner was sitting next to me, messing with my multi hoop earring. He then asked me if he could have it and I said no and then he asked if he could bite it. I laughed and of course said no. It then dawned on me that he was trying to be like the robot in the movie that eats metal!
In June my husbands family had a family reunion. We were all sitting around and I was talking to my sister in law, Andrea and her 2 year old daughter, Devon was sitting on her lap. The kids had been having a good time getting dirty running around without shoes on. So I was teasing my niece about her dirty feet and hands. Well she proceeds to spit into her hand and wipe it on her mom's pants. It was the funniest thing especially because she had such a straight face. And it wasn't just a quick spit in her hand, she worked up a glob! It was hard not to laugh.
Charlie and I went to the Blank Park Zoo with my sister-in-law Carrie and my two nephews while I was still on maternity leave. There was a little petting area and they had a duck, the worker picked up the duck and told the boys they could pet it with two fingers. Well Tanner was trying to get his fingers right but ended up making the spock hand gesture. At least he got his fingers paired off! :o)
We visited our newest niece at the hospital when Charlie was about a month old. While visiting our niece, Brooklyn would all of a sudden just give a high pitched holler and then be fine. Well my husband was holding Brooklyn and I was holding Charlie. My brother in law, Wade was standing talking to us and Brooklyn let out a holler and Wade thought it came from Charlie. He said that at the exact time Brooklyn hollered Charlie gave a big yawn, so it looked like it came out of Charlie's mouth. We all laughed and joked the the kids already were starting their own ventriloquism act!
My two nephews were over last week and we watched the movie Iron Giant. It's about a metal robot that comes to earth (and eats metal to survive) and a little boy helps him hide from the gov't guy. Well afterwards we were sitting outside eating ice cream. Tanner was sitting next to me, messing with my multi hoop earring. He then asked me if he could have it and I said no and then he asked if he could bite it. I laughed and of course said no. It then dawned on me that he was trying to be like the robot in the movie that eats metal!
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