This is Sydney at my garage sale with a tissue box cover on her head! So silly!
Monday, August 23, 2010
Sydney Sunday
I didn't have time yesterday to post my Sydney Sunday picture...so here it is a day late!
This is Sydney at my garage sale with a tissue box cover on her head! So silly!
This is Sydney at my garage sale with a tissue box cover on her head! So silly!
Friday, August 20, 2010
Lots of updates
So, I am so not good at keeping this blog updated! So this will be a hodge podge of various events that have happened since we went on vacation.
Well, to start with Mason is now four months old! Almost five now! I can't believe how quickly the time is going! He is rolling over from back to belly very well but for some reason has some trouble with belly to back. He can do it, it's just harder for him to do it that way. He had his four month check and weighed in at 17 lbs 2 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. Which is 60th percentile and 80th percentile respectively. He just started cereal this week. He loves it! Everytime he sees that spoon he opens his mouth big and wide. Even from the first day! He is such a happy smiley baby. When I go in to get him in the morning he greets me with a huge smile! I just love that! It makes getting up at 7 o'clock much more pleasureable! He just adores his big sister! He just stares at her and smiles and laughs at her all day long. She can do no wrong in his eyes! I can't wait till they can actually play together and interact.
Sydney's third birthday is fast approaching and I can not believe that my baby girl will be 3. Three seems so old to me. We have been talking about sending her to Three year old preschool but most of them want her fully potty trained and she is just not there yet. We are really struggling with that. She just doesn't seem to care to potty train or want to pee in the potty. She will do it if you make her but she doesn't usually initiate it. We are working on it though! I told her no more diapers once she turns 3! She said ok, but we will see! Syd is so smart and funny! I can't believe some of the funny things that she says sometimes. She is also smarter than I give her credit for. She knows a lot more than I knew...I knew Barney and Dora were good for something! She is so accident prone. She got her fingers stuck in an elevator door (thank God she was ok), stung by two bees and stuck something up her nose (that wasn't an accident but you know what I mean) all in the past two weeks! Crazy girl!
My cousin Mike recently stayed the week with us and it was so much fun to have him. He was such a help with Sydney and keeping her entertained. Mike is 11 so I was worried he would be bored but I don't think he ever really was. We took him to the zoo and the park to play soccer. My sister in law Jessie took Mike and Keith to MSU (where she is a grad student in Athletic Training) and they got to see all the facilities and locker rooms. Mike got to try on a helmet and drink Gatorade that they have on tap in their practice locker room! I hope he had a great time with us because we had a great time having him!
We recently got Mason baptized into our church in Jackson, MI. We had so many family and friends come to celebrate in our special day. It really means a lot to us that people will travel to share in those special times with us. We all went out to Olive Garden after that baptism and then back to our house for socializing and fun! It was so great to see everyone!
We recently visited the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum and loved it! We didn't make it through the whole thing because of the whole hand in the elevator incident. But what we did see we loved! Syd was running around like a kid in a candy store checking it all out. They have special area just for kids under 4! It was so much fun and I can't wait to go back so we can see it all.
I am also thinking about starting some new regular posts on my blog so I can keep my interest in it going. I am thinking about posting a new picture of each child once a week. Sydney Sunday and Mason Monday. So, look out for those! One of my other fellow bloggers Kristen thought it would be a good idea to start a weekly (or maybe biweekly or monthly) recipe post. I think this is a great idea. We can start a What's for dinner tonight post and share all of our recipes with eachother. So, in honor of this I am posting a recipe I found online for some very yummy Lemon Garlic Tilapia. I have made it once already and am planning on making it again very soon!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2325881_cook-tilapia-easy-recipes.html
Also on that link are 3 other recipies for quick and easy tilapia. Let me know if you try any of them! I would love to have a review before I take the leap!
Well, to start with Mason is now four months old! Almost five now! I can't believe how quickly the time is going! He is rolling over from back to belly very well but for some reason has some trouble with belly to back. He can do it, it's just harder for him to do it that way. He had his four month check and weighed in at 17 lbs 2 oz and was 25 1/2 inches long. Which is 60th percentile and 80th percentile respectively. He just started cereal this week. He loves it! Everytime he sees that spoon he opens his mouth big and wide. Even from the first day! He is such a happy smiley baby. When I go in to get him in the morning he greets me with a huge smile! I just love that! It makes getting up at 7 o'clock much more pleasureable! He just adores his big sister! He just stares at her and smiles and laughs at her all day long. She can do no wrong in his eyes! I can't wait till they can actually play together and interact.
Sydney's third birthday is fast approaching and I can not believe that my baby girl will be 3. Three seems so old to me. We have been talking about sending her to Three year old preschool but most of them want her fully potty trained and she is just not there yet. We are really struggling with that. She just doesn't seem to care to potty train or want to pee in the potty. She will do it if you make her but she doesn't usually initiate it. We are working on it though! I told her no more diapers once she turns 3! She said ok, but we will see! Syd is so smart and funny! I can't believe some of the funny things that she says sometimes. She is also smarter than I give her credit for. She knows a lot more than I knew...I knew Barney and Dora were good for something! She is so accident prone. She got her fingers stuck in an elevator door (thank God she was ok), stung by two bees and stuck something up her nose (that wasn't an accident but you know what I mean) all in the past two weeks! Crazy girl!
My cousin Mike recently stayed the week with us and it was so much fun to have him. He was such a help with Sydney and keeping her entertained. Mike is 11 so I was worried he would be bored but I don't think he ever really was. We took him to the zoo and the park to play soccer. My sister in law Jessie took Mike and Keith to MSU (where she is a grad student in Athletic Training) and they got to see all the facilities and locker rooms. Mike got to try on a helmet and drink Gatorade that they have on tap in their practice locker room! I hope he had a great time with us because we had a great time having him!
We recently got Mason baptized into our church in Jackson, MI. We had so many family and friends come to celebrate in our special day. It really means a lot to us that people will travel to share in those special times with us. We all went out to Olive Garden after that baptism and then back to our house for socializing and fun! It was so great to see everyone!
We recently visited the Ann Arbor Hands On Museum and loved it! We didn't make it through the whole thing because of the whole hand in the elevator incident. But what we did see we loved! Syd was running around like a kid in a candy store checking it all out. They have special area just for kids under 4! It was so much fun and I can't wait to go back so we can see it all.
I am also thinking about starting some new regular posts on my blog so I can keep my interest in it going. I am thinking about posting a new picture of each child once a week. Sydney Sunday and Mason Monday. So, look out for those! One of my other fellow bloggers Kristen thought it would be a good idea to start a weekly (or maybe biweekly or monthly) recipe post. I think this is a great idea. We can start a What's for dinner tonight post and share all of our recipes with eachother. So, in honor of this I am posting a recipe I found online for some very yummy Lemon Garlic Tilapia. I have made it once already and am planning on making it again very soon!
http://www.ehow.com/how_2325881_cook-tilapia-easy-recipes.html
Also on that link are 3 other recipies for quick and easy tilapia. Let me know if you try any of them! I would love to have a review before I take the leap!
Monday, July 5, 2010
Vacation
We recently went on a mini vacation to Frankenmuth with my parents and my sister. We stayed at Zehnder's Splash Village and had a great time! We arrived on Thursday at about 1 and met up with my mom and dad and had lunch at The Bavarian Inn. We then went to check into our room which was very nice. The hotel was very clean and the staff was friendly and helpful. After we were all settled in our room we decided to walk over to Bronner's and check out all the christmas stuff. We got Mason's personalized stocking like we got Sydney last year and a little prayer plaque for Sydney's room. Syd was pretty good at the store for not having a nap and Mason slept through most of it! After that we decided to end the day at the water park in our hotel. It was small but plently big for Sydney. We ate dinner down there and had a great time watching Syd. She is so adventurous when it comes to water. The lazy river they had was low enough that she could walk in the water so she wanted to do that instead of riding on a tube or someone carrying her. She is pretty fearless. Keith said she kept trying to run into the deep end!
Friday we decided to spend most of the day shopping and seeing the sights downtown. We decided to take an hour long boat ride and it was so much fun. Sydney loved it and they had snacks you could buy on board so we got her some popcorn. They also told us we could feed the popcorn to the ducks which she loved. Everytime we got near a group of ducks they would make a bee line for the boat! Mason did well on the boat too. He woke up about half way through and got a little fussy but I had a bottle ready for him. I was able to pump enough so that we always had a bottle when we were out of the hotel room. I brough two frozen ones with me and the rest I pumped there! After the boat we shopped for a bit at River Place and then headed to Zehnder's for lunch. The food was very good but by this time poor Syd was exhausted and was acting out a little. After we ate we headed back to the hotel for naps while my parents and Julie shopped some more. After naps Keith took Syd back down to the water park and Mason and I (and my parents/Julie) headed back out for a little more shopping with the plan that I would go back and pick up Keith and Syd for dinner. Well, they decided to walk from the hotel! We all went to dinner and found out that the fireworks were that night. We went back to our hotel and sat in the back of our vehicles and watched the show. We had a great view and didn't have to deal with all the traffic and people. Sydney loved them and kept saying Oooooh and aaaaah and oh I like that one Mommy! After that it was up to bed. Another great day!
Saturday brought our check out and the end of our stay in Frankenmuth. We headed to Birch Run, which is about 5 miles away and went to the outlets. But first, we had to go to Tony's so Keith could get his massive BLT with one pound of bacon on it! All their portions are huge. My omelet and hashbrowns came on a seperate plate and it came with 3 pieces of toast! After we were all stuffed the shopping commenced. We didn't make it all the way around but we hit the stores we wanted to. I bought the kids quite a bit of clothes and new jammies. Keith and I got a few items of clothing and I stocked up on my Bath and Body Works. After that we headed home. It was a great vacation and we had an awesome time. My mom, dad and Julie were huge helps with Sydney!
Then on Sunday we decided to get Syd's pool out again and grill out some burgers for dinner. Everytime we do something on a holiday I always think about making our own traditions so I made the decision to go to Mason last night and watch their fireworks. We parked at Meijer (with about 300 other people) and sat out on their grassy area our front to watch them. They put on a great show and Sydney did pretty good until the end. She was just so excited that she wouldn't stay on our blanket and that was scaring me. We were near the parking lot and I was nervous she would get hurt so we had to leave early because she wasn't listening. But we basically saw the whole thing. I am glad we didn't even attempt to head to the fairgrounds where they were really shooting them off. I am sure it was packed. All in all, we had a great weekend! So much fun with my little family! Oh and the bonus was that Sydney did a great job peeing on the potty while we were on vacation! We will see how this goes from here on out!
Friday we decided to spend most of the day shopping and seeing the sights downtown. We decided to take an hour long boat ride and it was so much fun. Sydney loved it and they had snacks you could buy on board so we got her some popcorn. They also told us we could feed the popcorn to the ducks which she loved. Everytime we got near a group of ducks they would make a bee line for the boat! Mason did well on the boat too. He woke up about half way through and got a little fussy but I had a bottle ready for him. I was able to pump enough so that we always had a bottle when we were out of the hotel room. I brough two frozen ones with me and the rest I pumped there! After the boat we shopped for a bit at River Place and then headed to Zehnder's for lunch. The food was very good but by this time poor Syd was exhausted and was acting out a little. After we ate we headed back to the hotel for naps while my parents and Julie shopped some more. After naps Keith took Syd back down to the water park and Mason and I (and my parents/Julie) headed back out for a little more shopping with the plan that I would go back and pick up Keith and Syd for dinner. Well, they decided to walk from the hotel! We all went to dinner and found out that the fireworks were that night. We went back to our hotel and sat in the back of our vehicles and watched the show. We had a great view and didn't have to deal with all the traffic and people. Sydney loved them and kept saying Oooooh and aaaaah and oh I like that one Mommy! After that it was up to bed. Another great day!
Saturday brought our check out and the end of our stay in Frankenmuth. We headed to Birch Run, which is about 5 miles away and went to the outlets. But first, we had to go to Tony's so Keith could get his massive BLT with one pound of bacon on it! All their portions are huge. My omelet and hashbrowns came on a seperate plate and it came with 3 pieces of toast! After we were all stuffed the shopping commenced. We didn't make it all the way around but we hit the stores we wanted to. I bought the kids quite a bit of clothes and new jammies. Keith and I got a few items of clothing and I stocked up on my Bath and Body Works. After that we headed home. It was a great vacation and we had an awesome time. My mom, dad and Julie were huge helps with Sydney!
Then on Sunday we decided to get Syd's pool out again and grill out some burgers for dinner. Everytime we do something on a holiday I always think about making our own traditions so I made the decision to go to Mason last night and watch their fireworks. We parked at Meijer (with about 300 other people) and sat out on their grassy area our front to watch them. They put on a great show and Sydney did pretty good until the end. She was just so excited that she wouldn't stay on our blanket and that was scaring me. We were near the parking lot and I was nervous she would get hurt so we had to leave early because she wasn't listening. But we basically saw the whole thing. I am glad we didn't even attempt to head to the fairgrounds where they were really shooting them off. I am sure it was packed. All in all, we had a great weekend! So much fun with my little family! Oh and the bonus was that Sydney did a great job peeing on the potty while we were on vacation! We will see how this goes from here on out!
Monday, June 28, 2010
It's been long time!
Well, I haven't updated this blog in a month! Mason will be three months old tomorrow! I can't believe how fast the time has gone. I have been holding off on moving him into his own room and I suppose it is about time. He is such a big boy now! He eats about every 2-3 hours during the day still and he usually has his last feeding between 7 and 8 and then he usually sleeps through the night or gets up around 4 or so to eat and then right back to sleep. He is not a good napper during the day. He will only sleep in his swing now and even in that he will only sleep about 40 min or so. He has become more fussy lately and I am not sure why that is. Probably from the lack of naps! He just adores his big sister! He follows her around the room with his eyes and just lights up when she is near. She loves talking to him, kissing him and hugging him. She always says, "Aww, he is so cute!" and "Mommy, I Love baby Mason!" Poor Mason will forever be called Baby Mason! I just love watching the two of them together. I love it even more when Keith joins them and I get to watch the three of them together! When things get stressful and hectic I just think about how lucky I am to have the three of them and then it is a little easier for me to relax
Sydney just amazes me more and more everyday. She says things and uses words that I have no idea how she knows them. She is putting long sentences together and her memory is incredible! She remembers everything! She loves singing and dancing and she loves dressing up like a princess and pretending to go to the ball! Her pretend play really blows my mind. She is so imaginative and plays so well by herself. She has always been independent like that and from the beginning I wanted to make sure that she was able to entertain herself and not need constant stimulation from other people. She reads for hours in her room. The kid has more books than toys! Which is great but I am running out of places to put them! She is such a water baby and would be in the pool all day if you let her! She likes to take showers now, which I find so grown up. The only thing that she is slow on is the potty training thing. I have no idea how to get her to want to do it. She knows how but she doesn't want to. My mom called her and asked her if she was using the potty and Sydney said, "No, but I should!" She knows what she is supposed to do but doesn't want to. I have bribed her, used gifts, stickers, taken things away and nothing works! I guess she will do it when she wants to but man I would love to save some money on diapers! Buying two sets is terrible!
Sydney just amazes me more and more everyday. She says things and uses words that I have no idea how she knows them. She is putting long sentences together and her memory is incredible! She remembers everything! She loves singing and dancing and she loves dressing up like a princess and pretending to go to the ball! Her pretend play really blows my mind. She is so imaginative and plays so well by herself. She has always been independent like that and from the beginning I wanted to make sure that she was able to entertain herself and not need constant stimulation from other people. She reads for hours in her room. The kid has more books than toys! Which is great but I am running out of places to put them! She is such a water baby and would be in the pool all day if you let her! She likes to take showers now, which I find so grown up. The only thing that she is slow on is the potty training thing. I have no idea how to get her to want to do it. She knows how but she doesn't want to. My mom called her and asked her if she was using the potty and Sydney said, "No, but I should!" She knows what she is supposed to do but doesn't want to. I have bribed her, used gifts, stickers, taken things away and nothing works! I guess she will do it when she wants to but man I would love to save some money on diapers! Buying two sets is terrible!
Friday, June 4, 2010
2 months!
Well folks, we made it to two months old! Mason is sleeping really well through the night and usually does one long stretch from about 9 till about 4. Last night he slept from 9 till 7! Hopefully this starts a trend and we will be able to get him in his own bed in his own room very soon! At his 2 mon well check he was 13 lbs 11 oz and 22 3/4 inches long! He is growing like a weed and the doctor said he is perfect. His skin is very sensitive and he has a yucky rash right now. She recommended some Aveeno lotion but it seems to not help and is actually making it worse. The first time I put it on him he cried really hard like it was burning him. So, for now he is not getting anything and we changed our laundry detergent for him. If that doesn't work his doctor told me to give up dairy! That makes me sad because I love cheese and milk and ice cream but I will do it for my sweet baby boy! He is currently wearing mostly 3 month clothes and some 3-6 mon. Here are some of his current likes and dislikes....
Likes
-His swing
-His bouncy seat and he likes to be bounced really fast!
-EATING! All the time!
-Taking showers with Mommy
-He loves to be bounced around! He doesn't sleep if you are holding him...which makes me sad because I want to cuddle with him but he just won't have it!
Dislikes
-Taking a bath
-Getting in his car seat
-Being in his car seat when the car is not moving
He really doesn't have too many dislikes at this point which I am grateful for! He is now smiling and cooing and laughing which I love! He is starting to get his little personality and I just love it! Sydney loves when he smiles at her! I am just loving this time with the both of them!
Likes
-His swing
-His bouncy seat and he likes to be bounced really fast!
-EATING! All the time!
-Taking showers with Mommy
-He loves to be bounced around! He doesn't sleep if you are holding him...which makes me sad because I want to cuddle with him but he just won't have it!
Dislikes
-Taking a bath
-Getting in his car seat
-Being in his car seat when the car is not moving
He really doesn't have too many dislikes at this point which I am grateful for! He is now smiling and cooing and laughing which I love! He is starting to get his little personality and I just love it! Sydney loves when he smiles at her! I am just loving this time with the both of them!
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Six weeks
I can't believe it has been six weeks since I had Mason. It has gone so fast I can't even fathom it! Mason is doing well. He eats every 2-3 hours during the day and then anywhere from 3-5 hours at night. He finally got over his cold after about three weeks. He ended up needing to stay on the reflux meds because he gets very fussy and spits up more if we don't give it to him. He has started to really smile and starting to talk a little. I love those first little baby sounds. I swear the other day he laughed at me...even though I know he probably really didn't. Mason is such an adaptable baby. He comes right along with us and is usually quiet and good wherever we have to go. He has already been to the zoo and to Ohio many times. He does well on the rides home, usually sleeping the whole 2-2 1/2 hours.
Sydney is doing well and has really adjusted to having a little brother. She really can't get enough of him and loves holding him. I feel bad for Mason sometimes because Sydney is constantly touching him or poking him or getting in his face. Poor kid has a hard time sleeping during the day because his sister is so loud and always bugging him. I can't believe how much she has grown up these last few weeks. The stuff she says just cracks us up. The other day our landlord was out mowing our lawn and he and his riding lawn mower fell in the creek behind our house. Keith took Sydney to the window to look at him and she said, "That's a big problem!" Then later when I asked her if she saw him mowing the lawn she said, "No Mommy, he was mowing the river!" I just love her! She is too funny!
I think that I am finally adjusting to having two children. Everyone always worries about the other kids in the house and as a Mom you forget to get yourself used to the idea of another child. It was much harder than I expected it to be and I think I was very overwelmed with all that I was expected to do. I think this week I am finally starting to feel like I can handle this. I love them both so much but man they are work!
Sydney is doing well and has really adjusted to having a little brother. She really can't get enough of him and loves holding him. I feel bad for Mason sometimes because Sydney is constantly touching him or poking him or getting in his face. Poor kid has a hard time sleeping during the day because his sister is so loud and always bugging him. I can't believe how much she has grown up these last few weeks. The stuff she says just cracks us up. The other day our landlord was out mowing our lawn and he and his riding lawn mower fell in the creek behind our house. Keith took Sydney to the window to look at him and she said, "That's a big problem!" Then later when I asked her if she saw him mowing the lawn she said, "No Mommy, he was mowing the river!" I just love her! She is too funny!
I think that I am finally adjusting to having two children. Everyone always worries about the other kids in the house and as a Mom you forget to get yourself used to the idea of another child. It was much harder than I expected it to be and I think I was very overwelmed with all that I was expected to do. I think this week I am finally starting to feel like I can handle this. I love them both so much but man they are work!
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