3 Months

Cole is 3 Months old! Wow!! I can't get over how fast it goes... faster with everyone! He is doing SO well. He is weighing in at 14 lbs and is happy as ever. He just started laughing last week (4/7) - so precious!! And, he is sleeping through the nights most nights. It depends when I put him down. If I put him down around 9 he usually sleeps till about 7 or 7:30, if I put him down earlier like 7:30 (some days, I can just see it in his eyes, that he is ready to call it a night) he wakes to eat about 5/5:30 - either way I will take a 10 hour stretch! He Rocks!

The girls are both doing very well. We have been able to enjoy the outside which has been great. The first thing Alyssa says sometimes when she wakes from her nap is, "I want to play outside". They play really well together for the most part which is awesome.

Well, I think that is all for now.

Recently

Well, we have been busy... as usual! March was very busy... we had company 3 out of the 4 weekends, and then one weekend we didn't have company from out of town, we had friends over two different nights for dinner and had sg on the other night... Whew!

We had Jeff's brother in town, then the weekend break (so to speak) and then Rob, Joie and Robbie came to visit. We had a great time with them, and Robbie made friends with our neighbors which was cool. We hope they make the trek here to MI more often!

After they left I had one and a half days until my parents arrived. I love having them here, and this time it felt like it went extremely fast (I think b/c they were here for longer last time, that it made it seem so much faster) The girls simply enjoy spending time with them. We are looking forward to May when we make our first trip back there since August!

We had a wonderful Easter weekend. Friday we went to the Marshmallow Drop and then went to Easter Service at the Ridge. Saturday we enjoyed the free breakfast at IKEA, and then we volunteered at the Ridge for two of the services. Sunday we had a lazy morning at home and the girls enjoyed their Easter baskets and then we had friends over for Easter Dinner and an Easter Egg Hunt.

I am back on Facebook - after my break for Lent, and have posted lots of pics on there so be sure to check them out.

Spring is in the Air!

Well, we have had just some beautiful weather here in MI for March. High 50's and Sunny!!! We have been able to get outside and play a couple days, it has been great!

Hayley has started back at gymnastics and is loving it. Last time when she went in the fall she was hesitant about going out on the mat by herself, so we would have to go out with her, this time she goes right out and does it. She is excited to go, and enjoys showing us at home what she is learning.

Alyssa is such an entertainer. I really could just watch that girl all day. She is so full of expression, and can tell a story like no other 2 year old! However, in her "telling" she will also fib which we are working on. The other day I asked her who did something and she told me Cole did it - and said it with such confidence! Poor boy has it in for him!

Cole is doing great, he steals my heart every day! He is my little man and smiles for me all the time. Starting to make a few cooing noises, but they are not a constant yet. He went to the Dr's and he was 12 lbs 8 ozs, which put him in the 75 % for his weight, and he was 23 inches which was 50%. The boy does not go hungry!

We have some more visitors coming and are really looking forward to it. Rob, Joie and Robbie are coming in this weekend and then next week my parents come into town. Hope the nice weather stays around them!

The girls playing outside:


Cole and his killer smile:

Crazy Dream!

Ok, I had the most crazy dream two nights ago. The thing is, it was so detailed that it was insane!

So... I was pregnant (Remember... this is a DREAM!) But the crazy part was, that it was in current time, and I was 9 weeks pregnant. So, how am I pregnant you ask, this is where it was so detailed it was crazy. I apparently released an egg the day before I gave birth to Cole. Somehow, my body knowing he was going to be born the next day, released and egg and well, got fertilized. I was at U of M in shock not understanding how this could happen. I was having an ultrasound there and there was a whole room full of people observing it, b/c it was this rare case that had never happened before! Bizare right! Oh, and it was a boy...

Like I said, it was so detailed that I woke up kinda scared. The fact that my subconscious was able to create some rare thing that (I really hope) has never happened is just strange!

Two Months

Seriously? Seriously? My baby is TWO Months old today!! He is doing really well. He is still a great at sleeping. Basically wakes once to eat in the middle of the night. He also just goes down to bed very easily. Swaddle him up, lay him down, and he is good. Half the time, we don't even need to give him a pacifier. He is starting to be a bit more "active" - meaning he smiles and coos more. He goes back to the doctor this Saturday, so we will see how he is growing. He does have a little bit of congestion right now (which we all have - uck!) and that is making it a bit harder for him to nurse, but he is still good. Just love my little man!!!

A Visit from the Gerwing Clan

This past weekend we had a great visit from Jeff's brother Tim, his wife Amy and 5 of their 7 kids (Olivia, Nolan, Jonah, Julianna, and Leah) The other two, Madison and Charlotte, stayed back in PA with Grandma and Grandpa.

We had a great time visiting with them. The kids played so well together and Hayley and Alyssa just enjoyed their time with them so much. With 5 extra kids in the house, I barely saw mine, b/c they were constantly playing and being entertained by the others.

We were even able to go out for a nice dinner with Tim and Amy and left Olivia in charge of the little ones. I was able to go to P. F. Changs for the first time - and loved it!

Just a great visit overall, and we can't wait for them to visit again!!!

Disney On Ice at the Palace

On Sunday we took all three kids to see "Let's Celebrate" a Disney on Ice Tour. The girls absolutely loved it! (Cole didn't really care) It was such a fun family day, and all the kids were very well behaved. It had Mickey and all the gang from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and it also had all the Disney Princesses in it. The best of both worlds! When I went to get the tickets, I just googled looking for a promotion code and found a code that worked, and was able to save 40% on my tickets, plus I got really good tickets. We were in Row C on the lower level with just a couple of floor seats in front of us. Couldn't beat it. Afterwards we went to Great Lakes Crossing and went to the Disney Store there, and the girls each got a cup and a t-shirt, for less than what one t-shirt would have been at the show. That stuff is crazy expensive, it baffles me that people actually buy it. Anyway, here are a few photos...