Happy New Year! I hope that everyone has had a great ending to 2012 and has had a great start to 2013. We are so glad to be moving onto a new year as 2012 was rather bumpy for us. Our one bright shinning spot was of course Joshua being born. Of course, we had many other happy memories, but are not sad to see this past year behind us.
Our holidays were busy as usual, hence the lack of posts. Nothing too crazy to report through the holidays. Raegan was scared of Santa again, but would get close enough to say hi. She did however know what Santa meant and was exceptionally well behaved through the month of December. It helped to have Bud, our elf, as a spy to keep her in check. Sometimes I wish I had a Bud to keep me in check, especially when dealing with a rambunctious 2 1/2 year old and a precocious now 8 month old.
Joshua entered 2013 at 8 months old, weighing somewhere around 18/19 pounds and 27 inches. He is crawling quickly around the house, climbing anything that doesn't move (and sometimes things that do move), and basically getting into anything and everything he can. He is still working on getting those teeth out, but can gum cooked carrots, bananas, puffs, Cheerios, yogurt drops, and baby Cheetos. He is going to eat us out of house and home before he's a year old! His smile makes your heart melt and his laugh is infectious, especially when he's giggling at Raegan being goofy.
Raegan is our big helper at almost 3 (yikes!). She can almost get herself dressed, just needing help with socks or shirts sometimes. She has quite the little attitude and is as stubborn as her mother (another yikes!). She is a lover and only sometimes a fighter. Her favorites include Doc McStuffins, her babies, and reading Pinkalicious or Fancy Nancy.
Michael and I are looking forward to a fresh start and a year full of dates. My Christmas present to him was 12 dates, sans children, to reconnect and in general just get out of the house. We don't know what the rest of the year holds for us, but we know as long as we have our family, we have all we need.
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Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Half birthday!
Joshua has made it to the halfway point! To my best measurements, he is 17 pounds! And 26/27 inches long. He goes to the doctor next week for his check up, so I'm curious to see if I'm on with them. He is really trying to crawl now; think he got interrupted by learning how to sit up. He just wants to be chasing his big sister around the house :). He also wants to be eating everything; I think he must be getting teeth because he is constantly chomping on everything he can fit in his mouth. Besides toys, he likes apples, pears, bananas, sweet potatoes, peas, and squash. I just tried peaches today and I think they were a little sour, but he still ate them up.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Five months and change
Joshua is now 5 months old and proving to the world what a handful he really is! He has learned to sit up and dump out toys from his basket to get what he wants. He is also rolling all over to the place to get places. At five months, he was 15 pounds 8 ounces and somewhere around 26 inches. He's getting some major thunder thighs :). To help add to those thighs, he has been eating solid food more often. We are actually up to three times a day, with oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, veggie and rice for lunch (only sweet potatoes so far, but he loves them!) and another fruit for dinner. He seems to finally have gotten the hang of eating and, I think, is catching up for lost time.
It's apple picking season! Due to poor apple conditions, we weren't able to pick apples; instead we had to just select them from boxes :(. It wasn't as fun, but we still managed to come home with a bunch of yummy apples. I think Raegan ate like five apples while we were there.
Joshua finally made it to his first Sox game of the year. It was an unfortunate loss (just like the end of the season). I also brought along Rae and the two little ones I watch. Luckily, there were a lot of helping hands. That same week was also the last game of the season, so we had our tailgating crew out in full gear.
In other news, Michael has finished his final season as cross country coach for Hubbard. It is unfortunately ending on a sour note, but they did finish 7th in city, which is the best they've done. We are very excited to have him back home at a normal time.
We made our annual trip to Christmas Mountain in the Dells with a much smaller crew this year. Nonetheless, we had a great time feeding the deer, swimming, and just relaxing. One new things we did this year was to take a mini train ride through the woods and to a pumpkin patch. Raegan really enjoyed the ride and getting to pick out her own pumpkin.
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It's apple picking season! Due to poor apple conditions, we weren't able to pick apples; instead we had to just select them from boxes :(. It wasn't as fun, but we still managed to come home with a bunch of yummy apples. I think Raegan ate like five apples while we were there.
Joshua finally made it to his first Sox game of the year. It was an unfortunate loss (just like the end of the season). I also brought along Rae and the two little ones I watch. Luckily, there were a lot of helping hands. That same week was also the last game of the season, so we had our tailgating crew out in full gear.
In other news, Michael has finished his final season as cross country coach for Hubbard. It is unfortunately ending on a sour note, but they did finish 7th in city, which is the best they've done. We are very excited to have him back home at a normal time.
We made our annual trip to Christmas Mountain in the Dells with a much smaller crew this year. Nonetheless, we had a great time feeding the deer, swimming, and just relaxing. One new things we did this year was to take a mini train ride through the woods and to a pumpkin patch. Raegan really enjoyed the ride and getting to pick out her own pumpkin.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Four months gone by
Well, it's official, we now have a four month old! Our big boy is 14 pounds, 10 ounces and 25 inches long. He is right in the 50th percentile, so perfect. What he's up to: rolling over from front to back (which I'm told is advanced) and once and a while back to front, getting up on his knees and rocking (soooooo early), cooing up a storm, and full of giggles. We have tried cereal several times, but he doesn't seem to get it yet. The doctor said he was fine and didn't need anything, so we might just keep randomly trying.
We've had a busy month full of lots of family fun. We celebrated Joshua's baptism on August 4th, which also happened to be HUG Camp Sunday. Joshua was cooperative during the whole service. We had a small family gathering and turned the day turned out to be a great. Best part of the day was when Raegan said loud enough for most to hear, in church, "Joshua's wearing a dress". It was priceless.
We finally made it to the zoo for Joshua's first trip, but didn't get to see many animals. We went with 14 kids and 7 adults, so needless to say, there was more stopping to feed and talk than seeing animals. I suppose for his first trip, it was ok with him :).
Besides the zoo, we've made many trips to the park where Raegan is finally adventurous enough to go down the big slides by herself. At the beginning of the summer she was a little timid, but now loves going down even the biggest slides. We also made another trip to the Joliet Slammers baseball game and brought more people with us. Everyone enjoyed the game even if it was a loss.
On August 18th, we helped my Great Auntie Rosemary and Great Uncle Bill celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They had a special service at mass and then a wonderful dinner for the family to celebrate. Raegan loved playing with her cousin Emma (whom her baby doll is named for) and all the rest of the kids. It was a great night catching up with out of town family.
The kids and I had a sleepover Labor day weekend as Michael and the boys helped my brother Scott celebrate his bachelor party. I'm told fun was had by all and no one got arrested or in trouble otherwise, so that's always good. We enjoyed a quiet Labor Day playing bags with my family and bbqing.
The biggest event of the past month was my brother's wedding on September 8th in Oconomawac, WI. The day was absolutely beautiful with the perfect temperature and almost blue sky. Stephanie was stunning, Scott was tearful, and Raegan stole the show as the best flower girl. She did a great job taking pictures (even if she didn't smile), waiting her turn to walk, and throw petals. At one point she dropped the whole basket of petals, but with the help of Great Auntie Julie, ,she recovered nicely. Both kids held up until about 930 when they just couldn't wait any longer to get to bed. All in all it was a terrific day and we are happy to have Stephanie a part of our family.
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We've had a busy month full of lots of family fun. We celebrated Joshua's baptism on August 4th, which also happened to be HUG Camp Sunday. Joshua was cooperative during the whole service. We had a small family gathering and turned the day turned out to be a great. Best part of the day was when Raegan said loud enough for most to hear, in church, "Joshua's wearing a dress". It was priceless.
We finally made it to the zoo for Joshua's first trip, but didn't get to see many animals. We went with 14 kids and 7 adults, so needless to say, there was more stopping to feed and talk than seeing animals. I suppose for his first trip, it was ok with him :).
Besides the zoo, we've made many trips to the park where Raegan is finally adventurous enough to go down the big slides by herself. At the beginning of the summer she was a little timid, but now loves going down even the biggest slides. We also made another trip to the Joliet Slammers baseball game and brought more people with us. Everyone enjoyed the game even if it was a loss.
On August 18th, we helped my Great Auntie Rosemary and Great Uncle Bill celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They had a special service at mass and then a wonderful dinner for the family to celebrate. Raegan loved playing with her cousin Emma (whom her baby doll is named for) and all the rest of the kids. It was a great night catching up with out of town family.
The kids and I had a sleepover Labor day weekend as Michael and the boys helped my brother Scott celebrate his bachelor party. I'm told fun was had by all and no one got arrested or in trouble otherwise, so that's always good. We enjoyed a quiet Labor Day playing bags with my family and bbqing.
The biggest event of the past month was my brother's wedding on September 8th in Oconomawac, WI. The day was absolutely beautiful with the perfect temperature and almost blue sky. Stephanie was stunning, Scott was tearful, and Raegan stole the show as the best flower girl. She did a great job taking pictures (even if she didn't smile), waiting her turn to walk, and throw petals. At one point she dropped the whole basket of petals, but with the help of Great Auntie Julie, ,she recovered nicely. Both kids held up until about 930 when they just couldn't wait any longer to get to bed. All in all it was a terrific day and we are happy to have Stephanie a part of our family.
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Friday, August 3, 2012
Summertime
Joshua and Wolfie, whom I'll be watching starting at the end of August
I love watermelon!
Flying man!
Train ride with Nana at the Rosemont picnic
Splash Pad fun
Awww, love for my brother
Doing tummy time with evie
The boys doing tummy time
Daddy time!
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I love watermelon!
Flying man!
Train ride with Nana at the Rosemont picnic
Splash Pad fun
Awww, love for my brother
Doing tummy time with evie
The boys doing tummy time
Daddy time!
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Adventures take two!
Our summer continues to be very busy. Michael spent a week as a counselor at HUG Camp at Tower Hill in Sawyer, Michigan. They had a great week weather wise and from what I've heard, things went fairly well. Joshua, Raegan, and I went to pick him up on Saturday and spent a little time at the beach. At first, Rae didn't want to get in the water, but eventually made her way in for a little swim. She had more fun playing in the sand with Nana and Uncle Alex. Joshua didn't seem too bothered sitting in the sand and getting splashed by waves. Hopefully he'll be my little swimmer.
One Friday night, we decided to check out the Joliet Slammers baseball game. It was Disney night and once Raegan heard that, she was ready to go! Auntie Julie joined us and it turned out to be a great night for Joshua's first baseball game. We sat in the lawn and cheered the team on to a win. Raegan didn't seem to be too scared of the mascots, but they also didn't come too close to us. After the game there was a great fireworks show. Not too bad a night for just $5 a ticket! We plan on going back and bringing more people with us.
Another baseball related adventure was to U.S. Cellular for the Grinder Bash, which is a party for the season ticket holders and we were invited as guests to go with Grams, Auntie Julie, and Uncle John. We got to walk the field, sit in the dugouts and see the Sox home (as Rae put it). It was a warm day, but we managed to survive.
As the summer winds down (yikes...) we are looking forward to having many more trips and adventures. Hopefully we will make the most of the time left before school starts. My brother Scott is getting married in 5 weeks so we are preparing for that. Raegan is going to be the flower girl and both Michael and I are standing up.
Michael is busy with cross country practice in the mornings and after that, he heads to school to get in a few hours of work. He recently was offered a he position as the programmer. He basically schedules all the classes for the kids at his school. It's not so much of a promotion, but it is something that every school needs, so something of a job security. He will still be teaching yearbook, which I think he is really happy about. This means no lessons to plan or papers to grade; just one deadline that hopefully won't come as so much of a surprise this time around.
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One Friday night, we decided to check out the Joliet Slammers baseball game. It was Disney night and once Raegan heard that, she was ready to go! Auntie Julie joined us and it turned out to be a great night for Joshua's first baseball game. We sat in the lawn and cheered the team on to a win. Raegan didn't seem to be too scared of the mascots, but they also didn't come too close to us. After the game there was a great fireworks show. Not too bad a night for just $5 a ticket! We plan on going back and bringing more people with us.
Another baseball related adventure was to U.S. Cellular for the Grinder Bash, which is a party for the season ticket holders and we were invited as guests to go with Grams, Auntie Julie, and Uncle John. We got to walk the field, sit in the dugouts and see the Sox home (as Rae put it). It was a warm day, but we managed to survive.
As the summer winds down (yikes...) we are looking forward to having many more trips and adventures. Hopefully we will make the most of the time left before school starts. My brother Scott is getting married in 5 weeks so we are preparing for that. Raegan is going to be the flower girl and both Michael and I are standing up.
Michael is busy with cross country practice in the mornings and after that, he heads to school to get in a few hours of work. He recently was offered a he position as the programmer. He basically schedules all the classes for the kids at his school. It's not so much of a promotion, but it is something that every school needs, so something of a job security. He will still be teaching yearbook, which I think he is really happy about. This means no lessons to plan or papers to grade; just one deadline that hopefully won't come as so much of a surprise this time around.
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