A concept that's VERY difficult for a 3 year old!!! We're working on the importance of listening the first time with Sean. He'll say, "I'm listening now" after the 3rd or 4th time. Ugh... A work in process!! He's such a smart boy and he's very strong willed. Great qualities, but tough to parent!
Evie did great at the baseball game last week, except she doesn't like cold bubbas. A little spoiled already? She likes her Jeep sling and watched the last half of the game in it, kicking & cooing, playing with Sydney. Sean got to go to the park with Grandpa Jim & Chase, because watching a baseball game is boring. ;) On Thursday, after work, Sean went to the golf range with Daddy, Grandma & Puppa. He got to play "grown up" golf instead of putt putt; he was so excited. Friday we went to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate Liam's birthday with the Ferrells (less Dan who is in Louisiana cleaning up the oil spill), Connor & Grandpa Jim. Evie did NOT like Chuck E. Cheese. I thought for sure the lights & sounds would make her happy. Turns out she'd much rather be home in her swing. Later that night Sean went to Grandma & Puppa's to have a sleepover. It was all fun & games until Sean woke up, ready to start his day at 5 am!! Better to have a 5 am start at Grandma & Puppa's than at home with Mommy & Daddy. :) On Saturday Daddy & Puppa were golfing in Grandpa Larry's golf outing. I brought Evie to Grandma's house & they hung out together while Sean & I went to visit Chase Michael Ancona, born 07/23. Sean did great at the hospital. He loved the new baby & played ball with Carter. Later that afternoon, Sean & Daddy went to buy some Mighty Beans (I've heard the infomercial for them at least a thousand times!) while Evie & I went to visit Ms. Kris & baby Caden (aka bachelor #1 :). Lots of boy babies born around the same time as Evie. She'll have lots of good christian men to choose from when she's 16 & allowed to start dating. ;) As most of you know, our precious Dani girl (4 yr old black lab) was diagnosed with cancer shortly after Evie came home. We decided that it was in all our best interest to look into getting a puppy before Dani gets too bad. It will help us with the grieving process & hopefully Dani will show the new puppy how to be the best dog ever before she leaves us. On Sunday we drove to a doggy foster home in Kimbull, MI where we found Andy (or Andi ;), a 3 month old lab/sharpai/pointer mix. I knew right away that she'd blend well with our family. Mostly because she didn't seem at all bothered by Sean's "affection". On Monday Evie turned 2 months. Wow - that kind of went by fast!! She's "talking" more & more every day. She started holding on to her burp cloth, so I pulled out a satin bear blanket thinking she might like to hold that while she's resting. She loves it!! We call it her baby. Aunt Susie had an event at the church on Monday, so the kids went to "Mama" Christie's house. ;) Me, Daddy, Sean, Evie, Dani & Andy went to the park that night. Probably our first and only trip to the park as a family with Dani. :( On Tuesday, Grandpa Jim took Andy & Sean to the park for awhile so I could get a few things done & Dani could rest. I swear Evie could sleep through a freight train, cause that's exactly what Sean sounds like sometimes! Tuesday night we went to Aiden's tee ball game. Sean got to go over their house afterwards to play with Aiden & Liam while me, Daddy, Evie & Andy went to Grandma & Puppas for a little bit. Yesterday, Grandpa Jim took the rowdy toddlers (Andy & Sean ;) to the park again to get out some energy. Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry came by & got to visit with Evie right after she had finished her bubba. A great time to socialize with her because her butt is clean & her belly is full!! Grandma & Puppa came over for dinner and Evie sat in the bumbo and boppy and told them lots fo stories too. Grandma brought Sean some Mighty Beans, so he was thrilled! Puppa & Sean discussed how they could move in with us and I think Grandma lost her bathtub bedroom. I think they decided she could sleep with the dogs! Sean got a kick out of that. ;) Tonight Sean is having a sleepover at Grandma Sue's & Grandpa Larry's. He really keeps a packed schedule!! Hopefully Dani, Andy & Evie sleep in until at least 7:00 tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Save the drama for the llama, not your mama!
I say this to Evie all the time and Sean thinks it's funny. I heard him saying it to her last night. :)
Sean has become quite the social butterfly. He wants his schedule to be full all the time now. Wonder where he gets that from? ;) Thursday I dropped him off at Susie's before Grandma & I went to work. Grandpa Jim picked him up from there to hang out & Grandpa Larry & Grandma Sue picked him up after that. On Friday, Grandpa Jim picked up Connor & brought him over. On Saturday, me, Grandma, Evie & Sean went to the Boccaccio's open house because they're here visiting from Africa. Later that night, he spent the night over Grandma & Puppa's. He was way too excited to stay away from home. But, he assured me & daddy that he'd miss us & gave us hugs to remember in case we missed him too much. :) He wants to turn Great Gram's room there into his room there. On Sunday, after church, we went to Aunt Susie's with everyone to see Aunt Jill, Rachel & Claire who were visiting from Florida. Sean thought he was going home with Grandma & Puppa from there. I had to tell him that he lived at our house & had to stay at home. I didn't think he'd take to staying away from home so well!! He got a 4-pack of tooth brushes with Grandma & he told me there's one for when he stays the night at Grandma's, Grandpa Jim's, Grandma Sue's & Susie's. Sounds like he has lots of travel plans! Monday after work, me, daddy, Sean & Evie went grocery shopping. Daddy & Evie used the Jeep baby carrier that cousin Nicole gave us. It worked great! Evie passed out almost immediately in the grocery store. Last night we had a party for Paiger's birthday party & Sean went home with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry to have a sleepover with Paige. He's still there playing with Paige now. Sean's quote of the week - "I wish to love everyone in the whole world, forever!". Sweet boy. Happy Birthday this week to Paige, Liam, Livie & Uncle Mike!!!
Evie is still sleeping, eating & growing great! She's interacting with us more & more every day & Sean asks to hold her all the time. He said he can't wait until he's 6, so he can hold her standing up. :) Evie loves sitting in her boppy, telling us "stories" and last night she sat in her bumbo for the first time. It says it's for 3 month olds or really advanced 8 week olds. ;) She doesn't like getting her nails clipped, but she grabs her face, so it must be done! On average, she's taking 5 oz per bubba. This morning she was a big hit at Father Murray's when we went to visit Great Gram. Last week, Puppa came over for dinner and he tried to play with Evie, but Sean said Puppa was his friend. He doesn't always like sharing his grandparents with her. She doesn't seem to mind as much as him...yet! I'm sure it will be an issue some day. Evie doesn't like leaving the house a lot. She'd much rather be home in her swing!
Tonight we're going to see Evan's last baseball game with the Mach's. Sean's excited. Hope Evie does well!!!
Sean has become quite the social butterfly. He wants his schedule to be full all the time now. Wonder where he gets that from? ;) Thursday I dropped him off at Susie's before Grandma & I went to work. Grandpa Jim picked him up from there to hang out & Grandpa Larry & Grandma Sue picked him up after that. On Friday, Grandpa Jim picked up Connor & brought him over. On Saturday, me, Grandma, Evie & Sean went to the Boccaccio's open house because they're here visiting from Africa. Later that night, he spent the night over Grandma & Puppa's. He was way too excited to stay away from home. But, he assured me & daddy that he'd miss us & gave us hugs to remember in case we missed him too much. :) He wants to turn Great Gram's room there into his room there. On Sunday, after church, we went to Aunt Susie's with everyone to see Aunt Jill, Rachel & Claire who were visiting from Florida. Sean thought he was going home with Grandma & Puppa from there. I had to tell him that he lived at our house & had to stay at home. I didn't think he'd take to staying away from home so well!! He got a 4-pack of tooth brushes with Grandma & he told me there's one for when he stays the night at Grandma's, Grandpa Jim's, Grandma Sue's & Susie's. Sounds like he has lots of travel plans! Monday after work, me, daddy, Sean & Evie went grocery shopping. Daddy & Evie used the Jeep baby carrier that cousin Nicole gave us. It worked great! Evie passed out almost immediately in the grocery store. Last night we had a party for Paiger's birthday party & Sean went home with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry to have a sleepover with Paige. He's still there playing with Paige now. Sean's quote of the week - "I wish to love everyone in the whole world, forever!". Sweet boy. Happy Birthday this week to Paige, Liam, Livie & Uncle Mike!!!
Evie is still sleeping, eating & growing great! She's interacting with us more & more every day & Sean asks to hold her all the time. He said he can't wait until he's 6, so he can hold her standing up. :) Evie loves sitting in her boppy, telling us "stories" and last night she sat in her bumbo for the first time. It says it's for 3 month olds or really advanced 8 week olds. ;) She doesn't like getting her nails clipped, but she grabs her face, so it must be done! On average, she's taking 5 oz per bubba. This morning she was a big hit at Father Murray's when we went to visit Great Gram. Last week, Puppa came over for dinner and he tried to play with Evie, but Sean said Puppa was his friend. He doesn't always like sharing his grandparents with her. She doesn't seem to mind as much as him...yet! I'm sure it will be an issue some day. Evie doesn't like leaving the house a lot. She'd much rather be home in her swing!
Tonight we're going to see Evan's last baseball game with the Mach's. Sean's excited. Hope Evie does well!!!
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
It's ok, it's so nice...
...It's just another day in paradise. Jason & I love this Phil Vassar song. It talks about how being married & having kids can be crazy sometimes, but there's no place he'd rather be. That sums up how I feel. I went back to work on Monday. I'm only working two days. Thank God my bosses approved that because I wouldn't want to be away from the kids any more than that. Sean & Evie are so awesome and we've gotten into a good routine. Never thought this mommy thing would suit me so well!!
Daddy went up north with Puppa last week, so Grandma stayed with us for 4 days. Sean was in his glory. He missed daddy & talked to him often on the phone, but he loves when Grandma stays the night. He told me that daddy & I could go up north next and he could stay with Grandma. I asked where Evie would go and he said she could go up north too. :) Grandpa Jim comes over almost every day I'm off work to do whatever Sean wants to do. Are you seeing a pattern here with Sean and his grandparents? Grandpa Jim got into a freezing cold pool last week because Sean decided he wanted to go swimming. Pools when it's cold, parks when it's a hundred degrees...whatever Sean wants!! Last Thursday he went to Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry's. They've been making Thursdays "movie night" at their house. Popcorn, salami & Toy Story. Sean likes playing with Paiger & Uncle Scott too. We also had visits from Aiden & Liam, Aunt Mary & Scott and Ms. Vicky this week. Sean's quote of the week - "I can't wait until I'm grown up so I can do whatever I want, like pour the milk. I'll tell you one thing I'm not going to do though and that's eat hotter chips!". And, as I'm writing this, he said, "I really like this milk, I mean juice rather." Rather??? His vocabulary blows me away!!
Evie is chunking up!! Very few 0-3 month outfits still fit. Anything with feet she's in 3-6 or 6-9 months. She's still sleeping GREAT!! Most nights 9-10 hrs straight. Amazing! She loves her swing. If she's full and clean, but still crabbing, chances are she just wants to be in her swing. She also likes to sit in her bouncer, watch me do dishes or make dinner and listen to music. We went out to eat with both kids last week for the first time & Evie slept the whole dinner. She's been out to eat three times since and did great those times too. She likes Baby Einstein "Numbers Nursery" just like Sean did. I love when she first wakes up in the morning or from a nap. She's super smiley when anyone talks to her. She's an awesome baby. We were so worried that she'd be a handful, especially since Sean was a pretty good baby. It's hard to believe life felt so full without her. We are blessed!!
Daddy went up north with Puppa last week, so Grandma stayed with us for 4 days. Sean was in his glory. He missed daddy & talked to him often on the phone, but he loves when Grandma stays the night. He told me that daddy & I could go up north next and he could stay with Grandma. I asked where Evie would go and he said she could go up north too. :) Grandpa Jim comes over almost every day I'm off work to do whatever Sean wants to do. Are you seeing a pattern here with Sean and his grandparents? Grandpa Jim got into a freezing cold pool last week because Sean decided he wanted to go swimming. Pools when it's cold, parks when it's a hundred degrees...whatever Sean wants!! Last Thursday he went to Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry's. They've been making Thursdays "movie night" at their house. Popcorn, salami & Toy Story. Sean likes playing with Paiger & Uncle Scott too. We also had visits from Aiden & Liam, Aunt Mary & Scott and Ms. Vicky this week. Sean's quote of the week - "I can't wait until I'm grown up so I can do whatever I want, like pour the milk. I'll tell you one thing I'm not going to do though and that's eat hotter chips!". And, as I'm writing this, he said, "I really like this milk, I mean juice rather." Rather??? His vocabulary blows me away!!
Evie is chunking up!! Very few 0-3 month outfits still fit. Anything with feet she's in 3-6 or 6-9 months. She's still sleeping GREAT!! Most nights 9-10 hrs straight. Amazing! She loves her swing. If she's full and clean, but still crabbing, chances are she just wants to be in her swing. She also likes to sit in her bouncer, watch me do dishes or make dinner and listen to music. We went out to eat with both kids last week for the first time & Evie slept the whole dinner. She's been out to eat three times since and did great those times too. She likes Baby Einstein "Numbers Nursery" just like Sean did. I love when she first wakes up in the morning or from a nap. She's super smiley when anyone talks to her. She's an awesome baby. We were so worried that she'd be a handful, especially since Sean was a pretty good baby. It's hard to believe life felt so full without her. We are blessed!!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Welcome!!!
I've decided to stop posting to seanjamessoutherland.blogspot.com & open this blog to post updates on both kids. I'm so bad at updating, I know I'd never update 2 blogs!
Evie joined us on 05/26/10 at 2:47 am weighing 9lbs and measuring 22 inches - big girl!! She was delivered at Beaumont Grosse Pointe by Dr. Hall. We brought her home on 05/28/10. Some highlights - she slept for 8 hrs on Father's Day - what a great present for Daddy!! Since then, most nights she'll sleep 8-11 hrs - praise God!! Sean was 7 weeks old before he slept 7 hours straight. The first couple weeks she was eating, sleeping or crabbing - that's it! Now she's a great napper & when she's awake she does her "tai bow" exercises and she's very smiley (most of the time...we still have periods of crabbing! ;). She loves dancing with daddy while he sings her Billy Joel songs. She also LOVES baths. Her nighttime routine is bath, massage, sleeper, bubba, burbs and bed! On 06/27/10 she rolled over from her belly to her back (she's done it a few times since too). Daddy says it's cheating because he arm is under her but he must not know that 1 month is super early to be rolling over regardless. She's a strong girl!!! At her 1 month check up she was 11 lbs, 6.5 oz and 22 3/4 in. She's in the 95th percentile - developing great! She just started sticking out her bottom lip when she starts to cry. It's super pitiful & super cute! She like's her "alone" time. She'll hang out in her swing or car seat & put herself to sleep - how awesome!! She loves attention, but doesn't always like to be held.
Sean is an amazing big brother. He didn't want to kiss her at first, but he just needed some time. Now he loves on her all the time. He laughs when she cries really hard & says she sounds like the cheese curls on a Veggie Tales movie. :) He reminds me to pack diapers & formula when we go places and he dances & sings for her. He's as awesome as I thought he'd be. He got to "live" with Grandma while we were at the hospital for 3 days. They ate whatever they wanted, went to bed & woke up whenever they wanted & shopped a lot!! He wants Grandma to live with us forever. She can sleep in the tub. ;) Needless to say it took a good week or so to deprogram him. He's lived the life while I've been on maternity leave. He's had tons of visitors and play dates. Went to Chase's & Alex's, had them over, had Ethan, Connor, Liam & Carter over, etc. Most people who brought gifts for Evie brought gifts for Sean too. He's played with Grandpa Jim a lot too. They play cars or go to the park or Chuck E. Cheese or run errands. He's seen Shrek 4 & Toy Story 3 with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry. They saw Toy Story 2 at their house too! These are just the highlights!! He's had all or some of his grandparents over more days out of the week than not. Most Sundays we've went to Grandma & Puppa's for dinner too. I go back to work next Monday. Can't believe it's been 7 weeks already. :( Sean & Evie will hang out with Aunt Susie while I'm working. I'm thankful that I'm only working part time. I'm going to miss my babies. I'll continue to post updates here and I'll try not to wait too long between updates!!
Evie joined us on 05/26/10 at 2:47 am weighing 9lbs and measuring 22 inches - big girl!! She was delivered at Beaumont Grosse Pointe by Dr. Hall. We brought her home on 05/28/10. Some highlights - she slept for 8 hrs on Father's Day - what a great present for Daddy!! Since then, most nights she'll sleep 8-11 hrs - praise God!! Sean was 7 weeks old before he slept 7 hours straight. The first couple weeks she was eating, sleeping or crabbing - that's it! Now she's a great napper & when she's awake she does her "tai bow" exercises and she's very smiley (most of the time...we still have periods of crabbing! ;). She loves dancing with daddy while he sings her Billy Joel songs. She also LOVES baths. Her nighttime routine is bath, massage, sleeper, bubba, burbs and bed! On 06/27/10 she rolled over from her belly to her back (she's done it a few times since too). Daddy says it's cheating because he arm is under her but he must not know that 1 month is super early to be rolling over regardless. She's a strong girl!!! At her 1 month check up she was 11 lbs, 6.5 oz and 22 3/4 in. She's in the 95th percentile - developing great! She just started sticking out her bottom lip when she starts to cry. It's super pitiful & super cute! She like's her "alone" time. She'll hang out in her swing or car seat & put herself to sleep - how awesome!! She loves attention, but doesn't always like to be held.
Sean is an amazing big brother. He didn't want to kiss her at first, but he just needed some time. Now he loves on her all the time. He laughs when she cries really hard & says she sounds like the cheese curls on a Veggie Tales movie. :) He reminds me to pack diapers & formula when we go places and he dances & sings for her. He's as awesome as I thought he'd be. He got to "live" with Grandma while we were at the hospital for 3 days. They ate whatever they wanted, went to bed & woke up whenever they wanted & shopped a lot!! He wants Grandma to live with us forever. She can sleep in the tub. ;) Needless to say it took a good week or so to deprogram him. He's lived the life while I've been on maternity leave. He's had tons of visitors and play dates. Went to Chase's & Alex's, had them over, had Ethan, Connor, Liam & Carter over, etc. Most people who brought gifts for Evie brought gifts for Sean too. He's played with Grandpa Jim a lot too. They play cars or go to the park or Chuck E. Cheese or run errands. He's seen Shrek 4 & Toy Story 3 with Grandma Sue & Grandpa Larry. They saw Toy Story 2 at their house too! These are just the highlights!! He's had all or some of his grandparents over more days out of the week than not. Most Sundays we've went to Grandma & Puppa's for dinner too. I go back to work next Monday. Can't believe it's been 7 weeks already. :( Sean & Evie will hang out with Aunt Susie while I'm working. I'm thankful that I'm only working part time. I'm going to miss my babies. I'll continue to post updates here and I'll try not to wait too long between updates!!
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