Thursday, August 02, 2012

Cape Cod: Week One

On July 5th, Mom packed up the van, buckled me and Gavin into our seats, got Riesling settled int he back, and headed north to Cape Cod.  We drove a long time, stopped here and there, spent a few hours with friends in CT, drove some more, and finally made it!  It was a loooong ride, but I kept the mood light, while pretending we were in a space ship!  We all wore helmets so we could be safe. 
Here are a few photographic highlights from our first week on the Cape:
 Visiting Super Grammy

Gavin doing the YMCA at the Chatham Band Concert!
I love my belly button one





All three cousins!



I love donuts



Helping Grammy "gard"


Sliding with Bimpy



Cousin Bit

Gavin (far right) with our two third cousins!
Brewster Beach






We had so much fun, I need a few posts for all the pictures!

Wednesday, August 01, 2012

Happy 4th!

I'm a little behind, I know.  But it's been such a busy summer, I haven't had time to let you know how busy I've been!  Irony?  I'm not exactly sure since I'm only two and a half, but Alanis Morissette would probably agree!  Anyway, here are some cute pictures from the Fourth:


We spent the morning of the 4th at the high school for some fun and games. I decorated my trike for the bike parade! It looked awesome, and the decorations are still on it.
Somebody gave me a blue pop (lollipop), which was a huge hit.  What a fun morning!

We went back to my house for lunch with my friend Jackson, his parents, and my grandparents.  Jackson and I had a lot of fun playing together.  After a good nap, Mom and Dad broke out the double stroller, which I called the piggy stroller for some reason.  We walked to the highschool for the fireworks!!  Gavin was particularly patriotic on our picnic mat:

Mom says the fireworks were beautiful.  I was a little tired to enjoy them, plus they were very noisy.  Maybe I'll like them better next year!

Gavin Two Months

At Gavin's 2-month check up yesterday, Gavin weighed 13 pounds, 10 ounces, and was 23 1/2 inches long.  His head is 39 centimeters, whatever that means!  He is growing like a weed. 

Gavin is still the happiest baby.  He is content to play on his activity mat all day long.  He'll nap here and there, play in his sleep, and wake up ready to play some more.  Gavin is very social.  He loves to coo at us, and offers goofy smiles.  Laura gets the most smiles! 

One of my favorite quirks is that Gavin heaves this gurgly little sigh after he sneezes.  As if baby sneezes weren't cute enough!  He finishes a set, usually 2 or 3 sneezes, then looks up and sighs so dramatically, like "woah, glad I got those sneezes out!"

It's been two months, and Gavin is still frantically searching for his thumb.  He's getting closer!  He usually tries to hold his left hand up to his mouth with his right hand, but has the most success when he tries to suck his right thumb.  Pacifiers really don't do it for him.  At all. 

And a few extra milestones from the first few days of Gavin's third month:
7/28: real tears!
7/29: rolled front to back, but has not repeated the feat!
7/30: spent his first night in the crib in Laura's room!

Monday, July 23, 2012

Laura June Recap

Laura just posted a huge photo dump for you all to enjoy, and I have just a few quips to add for the month.  I didn't get too much typed into my little iPhone list.  We were in the car a lot, and I can't exactly type things while I'm driving!  But here are a few:

  • Once upon a there was abc's where the bears live
  • How bout we buy another daddy
  • Wanna buy something that buyers buy?
  • Daddy's going to buy mommies and carseats and piggies and coins and more baas for Wawa to play with. And toys too.
  • Me: Laura! Did you see Nico?  L: Yes! She has much and much hair! Much hair! The other one, he can't found his much hair. Its all gone.
  • When I get big I get a peanut. (Peanut = peni$)
  • I small and short!
  • Singing the alphabet: h i k k Elmo yellow p
  • Can I fluff him?  (Fluffing is patting a head)
Laura had a great month playing with all the new babies.  Cousin Nico was born five weeks after Gavin, and Laura has loved fluffing them both.  Laura's imagination is also really beginning to flourish.  It's too bad I can't type while I drive (or just leave a camera rolling constantly) because Laura has the most hilarious conversations with me and herself in the car!

And in Gavin news:  He's still cute!  We're halfway through July, but he's been smiling and cooing for a few weeks now.  So sweet!  At one month, Gavin weighed 11 pounds - the same weight Laura was at 2 months!

June!

Hi Fwends!  I have not had a single minute to blog.  Taking care of a baby brother is a lot of work.  He constantly needs his paci, his stucky toy, and some head fluffing.  He even needs some hugs sometimes - I'm not squashing him!  I promise!  Anyway, here are some pictures from the month of June.  Enjoy!

June 1: Hugs!

June 2: Aunt Julia and Uncle Taylor meet Gavin

June 9: Hiking


June 9: Uncle Vin and Aunt Liz

June 10: Playing dress-up!

June 11

June 14: Let's go O's!

June 21

June 22: Pool with Grandma and Pop-pop!

June 24: Cousin Nico is one day old!

June 27: Nico is four days old, Gavin is nearly six weeks, I am 2 and a half!


June 28: Ries is a good big sister

June 29: A really good big sister

June 30: Camping!!


Monday, June 18, 2012

Gavin One Month Old

At one month, Gavin weighs 11 pounds and is 22 inches long! 
 (For reference, Laura was 10 pounds at one month.)

Monday, June 04, 2012

Laura May Recap

With Gavin's arrival on the 18th of May, I am very glad of the little "notes" app on my iPhone.  I can add quick little notes about Laura as they happen.  Here are some of the hilarious things Laura was up to in May:
  • I need a grow
  • I eat my snack and it goes my tummy and I get big and big and strong and strong!
  • Laura yelled at my tummy: Gabbin! Stop kicking Mommy! (Of course, he loves hearing her, so he only kicked harder!)
  • Laura was being rude to nate and I told her so. She asked for a timeout. Sat for a minute or two, then said "I ready to say sowwy!" and did!
  • I like being bossy!
  • Fudding - pudding
  • I eat my (whatever was on her plate) all!
  • Pwease my hab a ___?
  • Gabin! Come out and play wif me!
  • Come out Gavin! I get my wand and say abwa da-dabwa and he come out! My wand needs batteries so it will work. Won't get Gavin out without batteries.
  • I might hab this? (I can/may have this?)
  • When we get Gwammy at the hairport?  When Gavin is born! Soon!  Come out, Gabin!! Need a get Gwammy at the hairport!
  • Wheres the thingy? Need a thingy to sing to my babies in a cwibby! (Nate had hidden the noisy music box from Gavin's bassinet)
  • Named her puppy purse "Grass," giraffe rocking horse "Tona," and horse ride-on "Team"
  • (watching daddy mow) My need a wittle wan mower. (got her a bubble mower, she insisted it be parked next to daddy's in the garage
  • May 17th: Laura woke up singing happy birthday to her giraffe.  Nate asked who else had a birthday that day.  "Um... Gabin!"  My water broke that night...
  • Mommy and Gabin at the hopstabel
  • I gib her a boob snack! (holding a baby doll to her chest)
  • I hab it somewhere... (looking for a specific toy)
  • Taps her cheek when thinking
  • It was yucky anyways
  • Reading 'Honey the Pooh' to Gavin
  • Laura's been "reading" in gibberish so I asked Can you read that in English? No I can't. What language are you reading in? Spanish.
  • Called Uncle Andy "this little guy'
  • I wib in mawi- mawi- mawi- huff! I don't know how to say it! Mawiwind!
  • Current favorite movie: Beauty and the Beast. Calls Gaston "Scandon," and yells that he needs a time out, since he is "not a nice fwend."  Her favorite part is when ottoman turns back into puppy... in the last 2 minutes of the movie.

The Rest of May

Babies take a LOT of time, friends!  So much time, I haven't had a minute to blog about life as a big sister.  I've been running around like crazy, making sure every baby seat, swing and bassinet is occupied by a baby, doll, or stuffed animal at ALL times.  It's a tough job!  Anyway, here is a photo dump from the rest of May:

Gavin's Birthday

With Mommy, one day old

With me, still one day old!

Comparing feet sizes: mine are big and big and strong (two days old)

I'm a great big sister!

So much love!

Reading with Daddy

Swimming at my friend's house - finally something without Gavin!

A little photo shoot on the last day of May (twelve days old)