nothing better than seeing the bond that is forming right before our eyes!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Christmas 2011 - part 1
celebrating with the Iott's.
Jennifer Iott started as one of my co-workers but quickly became one of my very best friends and a part of my family.
our kiddos exchange gifts every year.
it is usually just kind of a fly by thing, because everyone is so busy this time of year.
but we finally set aside a time for our families to eat and spend time together for Christmas.
it was a fun couple of hours, eating pizza and watching the kids play, just enjoying each others company.
wish we could get more time to enjoy evenings like this together but we all know just how busy life is.
(we did get together to celebrate New Year's though, and it was a good time, even though I was up way past my bed time!)
here are a couple of pics from our evening.
then Christmas Eve was spent at our home with my side of our family.
mom, my 2 sisters, sis's boyfriend, nieces and nephew, plus a cousin and her family.
my sister's and their fams came early for lunch so we could spend the whole day together.
it was so nice because I do not get to see my nieces and nephew near as much as I would like to and when we do we rarely get the whole day all together.
for lunch we had the best ever 'White Chicken Chili' (we have this about once a week in our house), thanks Alicia and Stacy!!
then my kiddos napped while I got to spend time with the other kiddos.
after naps, came the presents.
just ridiculousness!, Memaw (Santa) goes way overboard, but it makes her happy and we all appreciate it so so much!
best surprise present ever: our kindle fire!!! had no idea! my mom knows this girl loves her some reading!! Thanks mom, your the bestest!
then my mom and my sister Sam fixed almost all of Christmas dinner by themselves!
Sam's first year to make homemade dressing and she did awesome!
my sis Danielle pretty much took care of Ellie for me the entire day. she loves her some babies!
then for dinner my cousin Jamie, her hubby and their 2 cute girls arrived!
the kids had a blast and dinner was fabulous. my heart was so full!
my pretty sis and her cute kiddos!
so excited about his new sneakers!
you better believe he's getting put to work with that, thanks mom!
Natalie's our little artist in the family.
Can't wait to do it all again next year!
Jennifer Iott started as one of my co-workers but quickly became one of my very best friends and a part of my family.
our kiddos exchange gifts every year.
it is usually just kind of a fly by thing, because everyone is so busy this time of year.
but we finally set aside a time for our families to eat and spend time together for Christmas.
it was a fun couple of hours, eating pizza and watching the kids play, just enjoying each others company.
wish we could get more time to enjoy evenings like this together but we all know just how busy life is.
(we did get together to celebrate New Year's though, and it was a good time, even though I was up way past my bed time!)
here are a couple of pics from our evening.
loving some of Mason's toys!
such a cutie!
pretty girl just got done showing us some of her fancy dance moves!
love this girl!
mom, my 2 sisters, sis's boyfriend, nieces and nephew, plus a cousin and her family.
my sister's and their fams came early for lunch so we could spend the whole day together.
it was so nice because I do not get to see my nieces and nephew near as much as I would like to and when we do we rarely get the whole day all together.
for lunch we had the best ever 'White Chicken Chili' (we have this about once a week in our house), thanks Alicia and Stacy!!
then my kiddos napped while I got to spend time with the other kiddos.
after naps, came the presents.
just ridiculousness!, Memaw (Santa) goes way overboard, but it makes her happy and we all appreciate it so so much!
best surprise present ever: our kindle fire!!! had no idea! my mom knows this girl loves her some reading!! Thanks mom, your the bestest!
then my mom and my sister Sam fixed almost all of Christmas dinner by themselves!
Sam's first year to make homemade dressing and she did awesome!
my sis Danielle pretty much took care of Ellie for me the entire day. she loves her some babies!
then for dinner my cousin Jamie, her hubby and their 2 cute girls arrived!
the kids had a blast and dinner was fabulous. my heart was so full!
fun stuff his aunt sam got him!
Caraline had to get in on the transformer action.
so into her new puppy!
Olivia lovers her some lalaloopsy!
Can't wait to do it all again next year!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
1/2 birthday time!
Ellie girl turned 6 months old on Dec. 20th.
I almost had forgot about it because the hubby had surgery this day and things were just crazy with him being laid up and the 2 girls being sick.
yes, sick.
both at the same time and when the hubs couldn't help me with them.
this last week has been extremely challenging but ok, on with our 6 month old!
poor thing got her first ear infection for her 6 month birthday.
this experience was horrible.
all new for us because at almost 2 1/2 Caraline has never had one.
add in teething at the same time for E and sleep had become a thing of the past.
but I can say now that everyone is on the mend and things are getting much less chaotic.
we did have to revisit 'cry it out' at night because the little girl had become spoiled to someone holding her again, so we are getting back on track with the sleeping!
we went yesterday for her 6 month well check, which really turned into a sick visit because I was still concerned about her ear.
the ped said her ear looked just fine but decided that we would wait on shots until she was done with her abx so back in 2 weeks for shots.
stats on this girl:
weight 15lb 10.5oz, 50th%
length 26.5in, 90th%
head 16 1/2in , 50th%
please excuse the seat, she likes to get messy when she eats!
she smiles and giggles tons.
she also still can go from 0 to 100 in a split second when she is not happy.
eyes still big and blue (who would have thought I would ever have 2 blue eyes babes!)
just waiting for her bottom teeth to pop through, seems like they've been on their way forever.
she loves loves loves to look at her daddy and smile.
and her momma is pretty much her favorite person these days.
she rolls all over the floor, back to belly, belly to back, she gets around!
working on sitting up but her balance just isn't the greatest yet.
she is starting to sing herself to sleep when she is getting tired, cutest thing ever.
this girl loves her food.
she has had sweet potatoes, avocado, green beans, sweet peas, and butternut squash (all homemade).
she was a little finicky with the avocado at first but by the second attempt she was a fan.
this month we will move on to some fruits!
schedule hasn't changed much.
still 4 bottles a day (about every 4 hours)
she gets meals 3 times a day (cereal for breakfast, veggies for lunch and dinner)
2 naps a day (morning is still good, afternoon is still a struggle)
sleeping at night, before this whole ear infection, sickness mess she went down at 730is and got up at 7 most of the time.
love our life.
love our girls.
can't wait to see what the next 6 months bring for sweet Elleanor!
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Veggie Time for E!
Elleanor has been getting cereal for a few weeks now.
We intended on starting some veggies at 5 months but we've been a little busy and have had a hard time getting around to doing it.
Finally we went and got some organic sweet potatoes at Reasor's last night.
Baked them, pureed them, put some in the frig and the rest in the freezer.
We made all of C's baby food and had a good time doing it, plus felt so much better about what we were feeding her as we were making it ourselves!
I intend on doing the same for Ellie, making her baby food specially for her makes me feel a little more at peace about the whole breastfeeding situation (which I still struggle with).
Plus it's super duper easy and saves some money so Tim is very on board and even makes it himself sometimes too.
She LOVED it!!
Can't wait to make more food for my sweetie!
We intended on starting some veggies at 5 months but we've been a little busy and have had a hard time getting around to doing it.
Finally we went and got some organic sweet potatoes at Reasor's last night.
Baked them, pureed them, put some in the frig and the rest in the freezer.
We made all of C's baby food and had a good time doing it, plus felt so much better about what we were feeding her as we were making it ourselves!
I intend on doing the same for Ellie, making her baby food specially for her makes me feel a little more at peace about the whole breastfeeding situation (which I still struggle with).
Plus it's super duper easy and saves some money so Tim is very on board and even makes it himself sometimes too.
(please excuse the yucky stained bib, it's a hand me down from big sis)
Sweet potatoes, it was what was for breakfast, lunch, and dinner yesterday.She LOVED it!!
Can't wait to make more food for my sweetie!
Thanksgiving Day 2011
this Thanksgiving I was originally scheduled to work.
luckily there weren't very many babies being born and I was able to stay home and be with my family.
we first went over to the hubster's parents to celebrate and have lunch.
the food was delish!
the kiddos were entertaining as always.
and Caraline was her little 2 year fit throwing self she has been lately but we managed to get a couple of photos.
after we went down to Utica Square for the lights on.
love this.
we had a great time seeing all the other families there and enjoyed the Christmas singing and seeing Santa.
Caraline's favorite part was the hot chocolate, this girl LOVES her some hot cocoa:)
after lights on we then came back to our home for another delish meal made by momma!
we ate way way TOO MUCH, but it was all so good we couldn't help ourselves.
then it was off to bed as it was an early black Friday shopping morning for me, the hubs, and my sister.
luckily there weren't very many babies being born and I was able to stay home and be with my family.
we first went over to the hubster's parents to celebrate and have lunch.
the food was delish!
the kiddos were entertaining as always.
and Caraline was her little 2 year fit throwing self she has been lately but we managed to get a couple of photos.
after we went down to Utica Square for the lights on.
love this.
we had a great time seeing all the other families there and enjoyed the Christmas singing and seeing Santa.
Caraline's favorite part was the hot chocolate, this girl LOVES her some hot cocoa:)
after lights on we then came back to our home for another delish meal made by momma!
we ate way way TOO MUCH, but it was all so good we couldn't help ourselves.
then it was off to bed as it was an early black Friday shopping morning for me, the hubs, and my sister.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
5 mONthS!!!
our littlest baby turned 5 months on Nov. 20th.
time is absolutely flying by!
ellie's 5 month birthday was such a special day for us.
we participated in our church's parent/child dedication on this day!
I can't even tell you how much this day filled my heart!
such a special day for our family that I will never ever forget!
but now more on sweet elleanor:)
no doctor's visit this month, so no stats.
we go back for her 6 month checkup on Dec. 27th.
big changes for this girl this past month!
we started cereal.
had it in my mind that we were going to wait until 6 months, but who am I kidding, nothing really has gone according to plan with this little gal, so the doc said we could start and we did.
and....she LOVES IT!!!
she just slurps it right up!
so with starting the cereal (that she gets now 3 times a day) we also went with a 4 hour schedule on our bottles!
elleanor really just decided to start herself on this whole 4 hour thing one morning, so we just went with it and have never turned back! guess she was just ready:)
this is what ellie's day looks like when we are at home:
7:00 awake, feeding
8:00 cereal
9:00 nap (uhmm, daytime naps still hit n miss, hoping she will get the hang of it!)
11:00 feeding
12:00 cereal
12:30/1:00 ellie and caraline naptime (somehow aunt mary can always get about 3 hours here but mommy is still working on it)!
3:00 feeding
5:00 cereal
6:00 sometimes a little nap here
7:00 last feeding
7:30 bedtime
night time sleep is pretty good, we get her down between 730 and 800, there are the few times that we don't hear from her til morning, but more often than not she awakes 1 time at night, usually around midnight. sometimes she will put herself back to sleep, sometimes tim can just pat her back to sleep and sometimes we do have to get up with her, but no nighttime feedings happen.
bottles: she takes between 6 and 7oz each feeding.
cereal: can't get it to her fast enough and she always wants more!
I had fully intended to start a veggie this week but with our crazy weekend schedule we had no time to make it to whole foods and get this girlie some green beans and sweet potatos! was hoping to be able to give her thanksgiving dinner! maybe, just maybe I can get out this evening and make a Reasor's run to see if they might have some organic veggies so we can get started.
happenings:
the laughs, giggles, and squeals just keep coming and coming.
loving that we now know how to blow bubbles with our tongue.
her feet are her new favorite toy, she loves to hold then and chew on them, her big toe is her fave!
the drooling is also here and is overflowing! keep waiting to see those little teeth pop through but none so far.
she wants to watch caraline all the time, she loves to watch caraline play and also loves it when C gets close enough to pull her hair:)
screaming fits! yep this girl can go from 0 to 100 in a split second, so not use to this as Caraline barely made a peep, but this little gal is much more vocal than her big sissy was.
almost rolling from her back to her stomach when there is a toy out of her reach that she wants to get!
can't wait to see what the next month has in store for miss ellie! (I pray that it involves better daytime sleep) she just changes and does more each and every day. so fun to watch her firey little personality develop!
time is absolutely flying by!
(just realized when I posted this how red her hair looks in this pic:)
ellie's 5 month birthday was such a special day for us.
we participated in our church's parent/child dedication on this day!
I can't even tell you how much this day filled my heart!
such a special day for our family that I will never ever forget!
but now more on sweet elleanor:)
no doctor's visit this month, so no stats.
we go back for her 6 month checkup on Dec. 27th.
big changes for this girl this past month!
we started cereal.
had it in my mind that we were going to wait until 6 months, but who am I kidding, nothing really has gone according to plan with this little gal, so the doc said we could start and we did.
and....she LOVES IT!!!
she just slurps it right up!
so with starting the cereal (that she gets now 3 times a day) we also went with a 4 hour schedule on our bottles!
elleanor really just decided to start herself on this whole 4 hour thing one morning, so we just went with it and have never turned back! guess she was just ready:)
this is what ellie's day looks like when we are at home:
7:00 awake, feeding
8:00 cereal
9:00 nap (uhmm, daytime naps still hit n miss, hoping she will get the hang of it!)
11:00 feeding
12:00 cereal
12:30/1:00 ellie and caraline naptime (somehow aunt mary can always get about 3 hours here but mommy is still working on it)!
3:00 feeding
5:00 cereal
6:00 sometimes a little nap here
7:00 last feeding
7:30 bedtime
night time sleep is pretty good, we get her down between 730 and 800, there are the few times that we don't hear from her til morning, but more often than not she awakes 1 time at night, usually around midnight. sometimes she will put herself back to sleep, sometimes tim can just pat her back to sleep and sometimes we do have to get up with her, but no nighttime feedings happen.
bottles: she takes between 6 and 7oz each feeding.
cereal: can't get it to her fast enough and she always wants more!
I had fully intended to start a veggie this week but with our crazy weekend schedule we had no time to make it to whole foods and get this girlie some green beans and sweet potatos! was hoping to be able to give her thanksgiving dinner! maybe, just maybe I can get out this evening and make a Reasor's run to see if they might have some organic veggies so we can get started.
happenings:
the laughs, giggles, and squeals just keep coming and coming.
loving that we now know how to blow bubbles with our tongue.
her feet are her new favorite toy, she loves to hold then and chew on them, her big toe is her fave!
the drooling is also here and is overflowing! keep waiting to see those little teeth pop through but none so far.
she wants to watch caraline all the time, she loves to watch caraline play and also loves it when C gets close enough to pull her hair:)
screaming fits! yep this girl can go from 0 to 100 in a split second, so not use to this as Caraline barely made a peep, but this little gal is much more vocal than her big sissy was.
almost rolling from her back to her stomach when there is a toy out of her reach that she wants to get!
can't wait to see what the next month has in store for miss ellie! (I pray that it involves better daytime sleep) she just changes and does more each and every day. so fun to watch her firey little personality develop!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Happy Halloween!
yes, just now doing my Halloween post.
it's been down right busy around here.
so a little late on this post.
but I wanted to get it in here for my girls!
Caraline dressed up this year, Elleanor did not.
we had the cutest little ghost bib left over from Caraline so I guess we could say E was a cute little ghost.
and we absolutely hands down had the cutest little Minnie Mouse ever!
first over to Nana and Papa's to trick or treat and see the cousins!
then we headed over to one of my very best friend's house for a Halloween dinner and some trick or treating!
no, we didn't get any pictures here.
still trying to figure out this whole how to take a 2 year old and a 4 month out to do something and have time to get the camera out.
but we had a blast!
hoping to make it a tradition and celebrate with this crew every year!!!
it's been down right busy around here.
so a little late on this post.
but I wanted to get it in here for my girls!
Caraline dressed up this year, Elleanor did not.
we had the cutest little ghost bib left over from Caraline so I guess we could say E was a cute little ghost.
and we absolutely hands down had the cutest little Minnie Mouse ever!
first over to Nana and Papa's to trick or treat and see the cousins!
then we headed over to one of my very best friend's house for a Halloween dinner and some trick or treating!
no, we didn't get any pictures here.
still trying to figure out this whole how to take a 2 year old and a 4 month out to do something and have time to get the camera out.
but we had a blast!
hoping to make it a tradition and celebrate with this crew every year!!!
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