Hailey took 10 full steps on her own yesterday! I was so proud. I had to get it on camera, or at least try. I didn't capture a whole lot of walking; but I think the videos will make you smile =)
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wesley's 3rd Birthday
Sunday March 28,2010 we celebrated Wesley turning THREE! He had a Zelda themed party (very original) at a local restaurant.
Kyle was looking forward to cake ALL WEEK! He LOVES cake! Here he is trying to sneak a taste. But he was caught. Another adult yelled at my child. I will not name them in this blog but I will say I shot him a very nasty look and let him know I was watching Kyle and he was not able to reach the cake...At least he couldn't reach it until my father pushed it closer for him to reach, but that was on Grandpa's watch, not mine =)
Hailey enjoyed herself. She go to eat some new treats and play. Here she is playing with her GREAT grandmother =)
Hailey and Auntie Stacey =)
Kyle was looking forward to cake ALL WEEK! He LOVES cake! Here he is trying to sneak a taste. But he was caught. Another adult yelled at my child. I will not name them in this blog but I will say I shot him a very nasty look and let him know I was watching Kyle and he was not able to reach the cake...At least he couldn't reach it until my father pushed it closer for him to reach, but that was on Grandpa's watch, not mine =)
Hailey enjoyed herself. She go to eat some new treats and play. Here she is playing with her GREAT grandmother =)
Hailey and Auntie Stacey =)
No Babies This Year!
St.Patrick's Day is a day my cousin and I enjoy going out together. We get all dressed up and enjoy food, fun and of course beer. Last year we brought Kyle with us to the restaurant/bar. It was a little weird, but my cousins had their kids there so I didn't feel as badly about it. AND I was pregnant soooo why not bring a baby to a bar?
This year after 2 YEARS of being pregnant and missing St.Patty's , Jay and I hit the town, and enjoyed ourselves. In fact I was in such a rush to get out the door I didn't even snap pics of the kids in their green gear! (bad mommy)
BUT, after seeing my little cousins there again, and a bunch of their little friends Jason and I really missed Kyle and Hailey. Funny how things and days change, and change meaning when you have children. I used to love St.Patrick's Day because we could let loose and drink and throw all caution to the wind. Not so much now. I still had a blast and love the festivities of the day. But, I enjoy sharing those moments as a family. We are so focused on getting home safely and not wanting to feel hungover that the day has changed a bit. Maybe we will bring the babies to the bar next year =) Or maybe we will just spend the day as a family foursome. OR maybe Jay and I will just hit up the town and rock our Irish out! Parents need to let loose sometimes too...I just have to remember that =)
This year after 2 YEARS of being pregnant and missing St.Patty's , Jay and I hit the town, and enjoyed ourselves. In fact I was in such a rush to get out the door I didn't even snap pics of the kids in their green gear! (bad mommy)
BUT, after seeing my little cousins there again, and a bunch of their little friends Jason and I really missed Kyle and Hailey. Funny how things and days change, and change meaning when you have children. I used to love St.Patrick's Day because we could let loose and drink and throw all caution to the wind. Not so much now. I still had a blast and love the festivities of the day. But, I enjoy sharing those moments as a family. We are so focused on getting home safely and not wanting to feel hungover that the day has changed a bit. Maybe we will bring the babies to the bar next year =) Or maybe we will just spend the day as a family foursome. OR maybe Jay and I will just hit up the town and rock our Irish out! Parents need to let loose sometimes too...I just have to remember that =)
Rain isn't so bad
We had a HUGE nor'easter strike New England. It literally poured record breaking rain. Between having work done in the basement and the storm a fuse must have popped and we lost our heat. So our babies came in our bed where we snuggled up as a family and stayed warm, and of course had to snap them snuggling.
Some Moments
I love watching Kyle and Hailey together. Everything about it. Hailey wants everything Kyle has, and well, Kyle wants Hailey to have nothing =). There are moments though that are so innocent and tender. Here Kyle is eating a banana and Hailey has been following him around the table.
He shares with his little sister. I guess you really have to be a parent to appreciate this moment, but it touched my heart! The size of him next to her. The way she smiled at him and he smiled at her. THE SHARING! It was just a nice mommy moment.
And then he moved on, and she just followed him like a puppy begging for a treat =)
He shares with his little sister. I guess you really have to be a parent to appreciate this moment, but it touched my heart! The size of him next to her. The way she smiled at him and he smiled at her. THE SHARING! It was just a nice mommy moment. 
And then he moved on, and she just followed him like a puppy begging for a treat =)
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Soo Gross and So Sad
I don't have any pictures to post in this blog because you really do not want to see any and as a Mom my first thoughts were not to grab a camera. We ventured out as a family to find a new bedroom set. Jason and I desperately needed one. We have been sharing a queen size bed with our son, and now our daughter. It just will not do any longer. We also needed more furniture in our room. I sorta felt like an out of place house guest in our bedroom with my clothes tucked wherever they could fit or in plastic tubs.
After a wonderful family fun filled day of shopping and dining out we took our very sleepy babies home. Kyle insisted in falling asleep in our room. I was a little concerned because the room still had a faint new paint smell to it, but he did not seem to mind. His bedroom became a storage center for "our stuff" so I set up his mattress on the floor (hoping he would stay in it all night and not jump back into our bed)and a few hours later went to bed myself.
At 9pm he suddenly let out a huge sound. It sounded like a strange cough. I jumped up in a panic thinking "OMG did he just "get sick"?" I looked at my innocent exhausted son and he was covered in sick. I panicked. I opened the windows more, took him out of the room. I am sensitive to smells, I was thinking my poor baby must be too. Then he got sick again and again. It is hard for a 21 month old to be sick. He didn't know what to do. I would try to "catch it" and he would move my pot out of the way. I can not tell you how many times we had to change and clean our sheets...or ran out of sheets, and we did everything to protect them. I have never seen anything like it. My poor baby boy was sick for days and then round 2...the "other end" that lasted over a week....and cost several pajamas and outfits.
There is NOTHING worse than being a parent and seeing your child uncomfortable or in pain. I did EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING I could think of to make him feel better. It tore my heart apart. Throw on top of that me catching his bug, and then Jason. It was a rough week!
On a positive note I learned a very helpful fact about my husband: he can handle the pukey pukey clean up waaaayy better than I can. So I guess that is one task I don't mind handing off to Daddy. I can tend to nurturing and he can tend to clean up. Not just because I would rather nurture anyway, but because he is just better at it =)
After a wonderful family fun filled day of shopping and dining out we took our very sleepy babies home. Kyle insisted in falling asleep in our room. I was a little concerned because the room still had a faint new paint smell to it, but he did not seem to mind. His bedroom became a storage center for "our stuff" so I set up his mattress on the floor (hoping he would stay in it all night and not jump back into our bed)and a few hours later went to bed myself.
At 9pm he suddenly let out a huge sound. It sounded like a strange cough. I jumped up in a panic thinking "OMG did he just "get sick"?" I looked at my innocent exhausted son and he was covered in sick. I panicked. I opened the windows more, took him out of the room. I am sensitive to smells, I was thinking my poor baby must be too. Then he got sick again and again. It is hard for a 21 month old to be sick. He didn't know what to do. I would try to "catch it" and he would move my pot out of the way. I can not tell you how many times we had to change and clean our sheets...or ran out of sheets, and we did everything to protect them. I have never seen anything like it. My poor baby boy was sick for days and then round 2...the "other end" that lasted over a week....and cost several pajamas and outfits.
There is NOTHING worse than being a parent and seeing your child uncomfortable or in pain. I did EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING I could think of to make him feel better. It tore my heart apart. Throw on top of that me catching his bug, and then Jason. It was a rough week!
On a positive note I learned a very helpful fact about my husband: he can handle the pukey pukey clean up waaaayy better than I can. So I guess that is one task I don't mind handing off to Daddy. I can tend to nurturing and he can tend to clean up. Not just because I would rather nurture anyway, but because he is just better at it =)
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