In 2009, we discovered Blooms and Berries Farm, and decided to make a yearly trip there. It's a wonderful place, with all sorts of fun activities and games for the kids. Jack had an absolute blast, and we can't wait for next year when Charlie can get involved as well. Anyone in the Cincinnati area should really check it out sometime. A huge bonus this day was the 80 degree weather.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Big Bro Little Bro
So, I couldn't resist buying the matching big and little brother shirts...which then of course led to lots of picture taking. Here are some of the shots...
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Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Charlie is TWO months!
My newborn is growing up too fast!! He is certainly no longer a newbie...he is turning into a big boy! We had his two month check-up at the doctors office and he is now 12 pounds 14 ounces! That means he has doubled his weight since birth. He has also grown almost 5 inches! Needless to say, he LOVES eating!
In the past two weeks his personality is really starting to shine. He is a super smiley and happy baby. (well, most of the time!) He is really responding to people, faces, and noises. He almost always wakes up with a big grin and each smile and coo just makes me melt. He still hasn't quite mastered the skill of putting himself to sleep and evenings can be a bit long doing the repeated ritual of rocking, bouncing, and nursing until he finally gives it up. He makes up for it by taking some great, long naps during the day. We also forget the lack of sleep when he looks at us with his beaming face!
We caught a few pictures of him smiling and also some with Jack giving him lots of love...here are the pictures...
In the past two weeks his personality is really starting to shine. He is a super smiley and happy baby. (well, most of the time!) He is really responding to people, faces, and noises. He almost always wakes up with a big grin and each smile and coo just makes me melt. He still hasn't quite mastered the skill of putting himself to sleep and evenings can be a bit long doing the repeated ritual of rocking, bouncing, and nursing until he finally gives it up. He makes up for it by taking some great, long naps during the day. We also forget the lack of sleep when he looks at us with his beaming face!
We caught a few pictures of him smiling and also some with Jack giving him lots of love...here are the pictures...
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Growing up
Jack is just growing by leaps and bounds. Not so much in the physical department, (he is still the skinniest kid ever and pants for his age just drop right off of him) but intellectually he is getting smarter by the minute.
I have had a wonderful time on my maternity leave getting to really spend some time with him. I have had a baseball glove on more in the last month than I have had in my whole life! He still loves all sports and constantly wants to go outside to play them (street hockey and baseball are current favorites). We have also been to the aquarium, library story time, multiple parks, music class, the Children's Museum, etc etc.. It has been SO FUN!
Jack is starting to really use his imagination. The other day in the car he told me "Mom, there is a scratchy monster sitting in the backseat with me." He made up a whole story about a bear in the woods when we were on a walk recently.
He continues to expand his vocabulary daily. It always shocks me when he blurts out big words that I know I have never said in front of him. Some recent ones.....trapezoid and pterodactyl. He also still pronounces lots of words in his own, adorable way. One of my favorites is the way he says 'little'. It comes out more like 'yittle'. Just yesterday we got to see some baby chickens and he said "they are so yittle and cute".
We also have a very observant two year old with an excellent memory. He still remembers things that happened a year ago. It's hard to get much by him. Recent example...we tried to buy him regular Cheerios instead of honey nut. After just one bite of the regular he said that something was wrong with his cereal and that "these are not very tasty." He also has begun to question everything. I told him the other night it was time to go to bed because the sun was going down. His immediate response was, "but where does the sun go??".
Jack still goes to preschool at Goddard. He has a very good friend named Owen. According to their teacher they have some pretty funny conversations together and often bond over throwing balls to each other. He misses his friend Charlie who recently moved out of our neighborhood. There are some pictures below of them during a rough and tumble play session. He also has grown very fond of the three boys that live up the street from us. I find it very cute when he bravely goes up to the eight year old and says, "Steven do you want to play baseball with me!?" Luckily, Steven always does!! (jumping on the trampoline in their backyard is another favorite) His other very best friend in the world continues to be his Grandpa. Grandpa can make him giggle until he is blue in the face and Jack idolizes him like no other.
I have to also mention that he still has his fair share of two year old moments. Sometimes getting dressed is a 30 minute battle of wills and sitting down for dinner feels like eating with a wild monkey. He also continues to use poor Lola as the person that he gets to boss around. Just this morning we caught him with Lola's tail in his hands and when questioned what he was doing he quite flatly said "I'm trying to pull Lola's tail off". (don't worry we quickly explained that it is a permanent attachment and saved the dog)
So, here are some pictures of my spirited, talkative and sports-minded two year old...
I have had a wonderful time on my maternity leave getting to really spend some time with him. I have had a baseball glove on more in the last month than I have had in my whole life! He still loves all sports and constantly wants to go outside to play them (street hockey and baseball are current favorites). We have also been to the aquarium, library story time, multiple parks, music class, the Children's Museum, etc etc.. It has been SO FUN!
Jack is starting to really use his imagination. The other day in the car he told me "Mom, there is a scratchy monster sitting in the backseat with me." He made up a whole story about a bear in the woods when we were on a walk recently.
He continues to expand his vocabulary daily. It always shocks me when he blurts out big words that I know I have never said in front of him. Some recent ones.....trapezoid and pterodactyl. He also still pronounces lots of words in his own, adorable way. One of my favorites is the way he says 'little'. It comes out more like 'yittle'. Just yesterday we got to see some baby chickens and he said "they are so yittle and cute".
We also have a very observant two year old with an excellent memory. He still remembers things that happened a year ago. It's hard to get much by him. Recent example...we tried to buy him regular Cheerios instead of honey nut. After just one bite of the regular he said that something was wrong with his cereal and that "these are not very tasty." He also has begun to question everything. I told him the other night it was time to go to bed because the sun was going down. His immediate response was, "but where does the sun go??".
Jack still goes to preschool at Goddard. He has a very good friend named Owen. According to their teacher they have some pretty funny conversations together and often bond over throwing balls to each other. He misses his friend Charlie who recently moved out of our neighborhood. There are some pictures below of them during a rough and tumble play session. He also has grown very fond of the three boys that live up the street from us. I find it very cute when he bravely goes up to the eight year old and says, "Steven do you want to play baseball with me!?" Luckily, Steven always does!! (jumping on the trampoline in their backyard is another favorite) His other very best friend in the world continues to be his Grandpa. Grandpa can make him giggle until he is blue in the face and Jack idolizes him like no other.
I have to also mention that he still has his fair share of two year old moments. Sometimes getting dressed is a 30 minute battle of wills and sitting down for dinner feels like eating with a wild monkey. He also continues to use poor Lola as the person that he gets to boss around. Just this morning we caught him with Lola's tail in his hands and when questioned what he was doing he quite flatly said "I'm trying to pull Lola's tail off". (don't worry we quickly explained that it is a permanent attachment and saved the dog)
So, here are some pictures of my spirited, talkative and sports-minded two year old...
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Monday, October 18, 2010
Quick Video
Our little man Charlie has begun to emerge from his shell. We recorded this short little video of him during a cooing and smiling session. Makes the long nights worth it.
Sorry we haven't updated in so long. However, we just did a photo dump into the computer and will have several posts coming in the next few days.
Sorry we haven't updated in so long. However, we just did a photo dump into the computer and will have several posts coming in the next few days.
Visit from the Yeatman boys
OK, old news here, but we need to do some major catching up. We had a very fun visit from Poppa and Uncle Chris. We went for a great round of golf at NCR Country Club on Saturday (thanks again Lou Fischer), Bengals game, and street hockey with Jack. The weekend went by way too fast, but great fun was had by all.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Pizza Pizza Pizza
Beth Fischer got married a few weekends ago to Josh Berkowitz (CONGRATS AGAIN!!) and we had some wonderful relatives in town to celebrate. Carl (our long lost brother and foreign exchange student) and his lovely girlfriend Anna, along with my aunt and uncle Bill and Lucille were all in town. Everyone came over to our house and we decided to have a 'make your own designer pizza' party. The pizzas were YUMMY and quite fun to make, but mostly it was wonderful to have some time to hang out with everyone. Here are some pictures from people attempting to be master pizza chefs.... (special shout out to Sam who captured the wonderful faces of these photos!)
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