Adventures in Babymaking

Gisela

I can't believe my little man is three months old today? Where has the time gone? He's getting so big already...I miss the itty bitty baby stage! I really can't complain though- he is SUCH a great baby. He sleeps through the night (generally anywhere from 8- 10.5 hours a night), is a content guy- only cries really when he is gassy, and is just a joy! If I could get a guarantee that every baby would be like he is, well...I think I'd have 10 of them!

Anyway, here is my happy guy!

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Some Pictures

Gisela

Just some pictures to share. Nothing super exciting here. The Eagles lost the NFC Championship game. No big surprise there. Sad, but not shocking. Hey, baseball season starts soon- that's what we're looking forward to!

The boys playing (Nicholas can't wait until Erik can REALLY play)

Erik in his sock monkey outfit

Mommy & Erik

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Milestones

Gisela

Yes, this post will be a bit of a mommy brag, but hey...that's my job! All moms wait for their kids to hit their milestones. Well, I swear Erik came out of the womb smiling. He's just got an awesome personality like that. Well, yesterday he let out his first real laugh. It was so funny- Nicholas had just gone to bed and Ken and I were holding Erik and talking to him. He was smiling and cooing, and then he started to laugh. So Ken started to tickle him, which made him let out this big belly laugh! I wanted to run and grab the camera to get it on video, but I didn't want to miss a minute of it. So I will try to get it on video soon.

And if that one milestone wasn't enough, Mr. Erik decided today to roll over from belly to back. He was on his tummy for some tummy time (and picture taking) and all of a sudden he went from his belly and flipped to his back!

Tummy-time

And onto his back

Here are some other pictures from today as well.

Brotherly love

Giraffe vs. Zebra

Where's Erik?

My little guy

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Erik's 2 Month WBV

Gisela

Today Erik had his 2 month well baby visit. He is following in the footsteps of his big brother, that's for sure. He's a whopping 14 pounds 4 ounces and 24 inches long. (I think they said his head is 16, but I could be wrong!) So, another boy at the top of the charts! He's also got eczema like his big brother (and mommy & daddy). Poor kid...he's got all these awful dry, scaly patches! Hopefully once the warmer weather comes it will clear up like the rest of the family.

Other than that we go back in two more months!

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My Artist

Gisela

Nicholas has been into drawing and coloring lately. For Christmas he received a large drawing pad with crayons and an Aquadoodle wall pad. I am convinced that the Aquadoodle is the best invention for toddlers. No broken crayons around the house, no new colors on my walls, and the most mess it can make is a little water somewhere- no big deal. (However, just don't let an older child give your toddler a marker- Nicholas didn't quite 'get' that you can't use regular markers on the Aquadoodle!)

So, Nicholas has been drawing pictures for me lately. He likes drawing me hearts and smiley faces, but yesterday he drew some new pictures.

A camel (also featured on my 365 blog)

I'm not sure what these are, but he was having a great time.

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My New Blog for the New Year

Gisela

No, I am not abandoning this blog. I am simply creating a new one. I don't make resoltutions for the new year, but this year I'm setting some ongoing goals for myself. One of those goals is to become a better photographer. And to help improve my photography I am embarking on an adventure called Project 365. You can learn more about it here.

So, starting tomorrow, and for every day in 2009 I will take and post at least one picture a day. (I may not post every single day, but take pictures daily and post weekly.) I hope that by the end of 2009 I will have improved my photography skills and also have some great pictures to reflect upon the year.

I hope that you enjoy my new blog. You can visit it at http://gisela-365.blogspot.com/.

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Christmas & Years End

Gisela

Well, 2008 is coming to a close. I can't believe the year is over already. This time last year Ken and I were planning on adding to our family, and today we are a family of four. We have certainly been blessed with Erik, and I can't imagine him not being a part of our family. We've also enjoyed watching Nicholas grow throughout the year.

Christmas was very nice. Santa spoiled us all. Nicholas got more cars and trains than any 2 year old could imagine. Erik has some new toys, but it will be a bit before he really appreciates them. His new clothes came at the perfect time- he is now moving out of 0-3 months and into 3-6 months. (According to the pediatrician's scale he was 13 pounds 13 ounces on Monday.)

Tonight we will ring in the New Year with a few friends. A low key celebration, but it will be a nice end to this year, and a welcome to 2009.

So, Merry Christmas and Happy New Years 2009 from my family to yours!

Gisela

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Wordless Wednesday

Gisela

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Sick

Gisela

Well, cold season has hit our house. Actually, this is round 2. Round 1 was the week after we brought Erik home. Nicholas had gotten a cold and shared it with Erik and Ken. Luckily, I avoided the cold, but instead I ended up back in the hospital. I think I would have rather had the cold! Anyway, last week Nicholas got another cold. (I don't know where he is getting them- we really haven't gone anywhere!) I thought originally he had strept throat or an ear infection, because he was complaining that his throat and ear hurt, and he was running a fever, but after a trip to the doctor it was confirmed that he just has a nasty head cold. And then late Saturday night both Ken and I started to feel sick. I think Ken has it worse than I do. I only feel really bad first thing in the morning and then later in the evening. Erik is slightly congested, and I hope that he doesn't get anything but the congestion. I just worry that he'll end up with RSV. My biggest symptom right now is I have no voice. It makes things interesting, especially since Nicholas doesn't want to listen to me when I do have a voice! Let's just hope this all passes quickly and we're healthy for Christmas next week!

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Erik's One Month Check Up and Pictures

Gisela

On Friday I took Erik to the pediatrician for his one month check up. At 8 days he was 8 lbs 14 oz (up from 8 lbs 7 oz at birth) and now at one month he's a whopping 12 pounds even and 23.5" long! He's in the 95+ percentile for both weight and length...it looks like I've got another big boy on my hand. I did realize that trying to take Nicholas with me to the appointment was a mistake- he's so very distracting and I had started to ask about Erik's tongue tie, but never got back to it because Nicholas was trying to escape. So next time he will NOT be coming with us!

Here are a few pictures.

His first bath at home: