The boys and I came up to Fort Wayne this week to help take care of my dad after his knee replacement surgery while my mom went to Idaho with a friend. We were planning on coming up Tuesday morning, but decided to roll up Monday night instead.
I didn't forget anything...except my camera. It wasn't that big of a deal considering we didn't really go anywhere - but then it is considering it's a week of Reid's life I DON'T have a picture for. I'm too cheap to spring for a phone that takes good pictures - the way I look at it, I would only use it for entertainment, and it's $30 a month. Well, after a year, that adds up quite a bit. I can think of lots of other things I'd rather spend $360 on....so I'll have to settle on a couple of poor quality cell phone pictures this week. :(
My sweet boy is 12 weeks old today - he's such a doll. He's been Papa's boy all week. In between doing stuff for dad, Reid, the dogs and Evan, I've been busy! Dad has been a trooper - offering to hold Reid (There aren't too many places to set him down with the dogs here.) even when he was exhausted.
It's been a good week though - I even found a new TV show I may take in again - it's called Storage Wars. Dad watches it - it's about these junk collectors that buy abandoned storage units and look for "treasure" in them.
We paid a visit to some dear friends from way back when, and we also saw my cousin, Sammy, and her two boys, Holden and Archer. Archie was born 6 days after Reid, so it was cute to see how they've grown. :)
Evan's been pretty good too considering he's had to stay inside most of the week. Reid is too little to take into the sun, and it's been so hot and humid, it's just miserable. Dad can't watch Reid for more than a few minutes at a time, so Evan has had a week of books, video games, cartoons and movies.
Did I mention the timing worked out for us to come to Fort Wayne when it came to the interior of our house? Mike stayed home and painted the lion's share of the downstairs of our house. We've lived in the house for 5-1/2 years, and we were still working with the previous owner's colors for a lot of the downstairs. He did re-do the kitchen that we had painted orange when we first moved in. I'll post pictures once I take some. :) The AC in our house also went out while he was working - so not only did he paint from Monday night to Friday night - he did 2/3 of it in 90+ degrees! What a great guy!
Ok - It's not really like me to post and post and post unless it's pictures - but that's been our week. I'll dig up a picture to post just so I can feel better about it.
Have a great weekend friends!
Here's sweet Reid last week - all ready for bed. (He won't be wearing these oh-so-easy-to-change-his-diaper-in-the-middle-of-the-night gowns much longer - big boy is a tall boy.)
Here's Evan taking a broom to the floor last week - I'm working on him. He's going to be a catch some day. A man that can bake, clean, and knows that the ladies like bracelets. ;)
Friday, July 29, 2011
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The Rest of July....
A silly pic of Evan and Mom
Cousin sleepover and swim time!
We went to Dayton to visit the USAF Museum - very cool!
A Trip to Costco
Swim Lessons
Sweet Reid is a big smiler and talker now... he coos and chats when others are talking. It doesn't take much to make him smile either. :)
Celebrating National Ice Cream Day!
Leaving the USAF Museum
Pressing our penny!
More of the museum....
At the Reds game - no Cubbies though. :(
Sacked out for nap on the hotel bed
Sweet Boys....
Cousin sleepover and swim time!
We went to Dayton to visit the USAF Museum - very cool!
A Trip to Costco
Swim Lessons
Sweet Reid is a big smiler and talker now... he coos and chats when others are talking. It doesn't take much to make him smile either. :)
Celebrating National Ice Cream Day!
Leaving the USAF Museum
Pressing our penny!
More of the museum....
At the Reds game - no Cubbies though. :(
Sacked out for nap on the hotel bed
Sweet Boys....
Walmart sells the cutest pjs for $5. Here's the 6-9 months set I got Reid. Sooo cute!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Baptism
Reid was baptized on Saturday. We had lots of family and friends over to join us (about 30 or so). It was a fun and long day. I wasn't great about taking lots of pictures like I usually am - I was a tad busy. So, only about half of the people that came made it in the pics. :(
Reid, Evan and their cousins
Reid's Godparents and Father
Anniversary
Mike and I had our 6th wedding anniversary on Saturday. We're a little older, a little wiser, and we have a couple of more people with the last name of Connors in our lives these days. We are blessed by the good friends, amazing family and sweet little boys we have. God is good - all the time.
Reid is 2 Months Old!
I took Reid in for his 2 month well-baby check up last week. He got some of his shots, and was a champ. He cried, but as soon as he got his bottle (he was a tad hungry too), he was fine. Here are his stats:
Weight at Birth: 8 pounds (55th percentile)
Length at Birth: 20 inches (6oth percentile)
Weight at 1 Month: 10 pounds (55th percentile)
Length at 1 Month: 22.5 inches (76th percentile)
Weight at 2 Months: 12 pounds, 11 ounces (71st percentile)
Length at 2 Months: 24.2 inches (86th percentile)
If his belly is full, he's a very happy and good baby. He doesn't cry much, and he sleeps tons more (at night) than his big brother did. He'll give us 4-6 hour stretches at night in between feedings. No complaints here. He's a doll.
Weight at Birth: 8 pounds (55th percentile)
Length at Birth: 20 inches (6oth percentile)
Weight at 1 Month: 10 pounds (55th percentile)
Length at 1 Month: 22.5 inches (76th percentile)
Weight at 2 Months: 12 pounds, 11 ounces (71st percentile)
Length at 2 Months: 24.2 inches (86th percentile)
If his belly is full, he's a very happy and good baby. He doesn't cry much, and he sleeps tons more (at night) than his big brother did. He'll give us 4-6 hour stretches at night in between feedings. No complaints here. He's a doll.
July (so far)....
I should be reformatting some documents for school that starts next month, but I decided to blog instead. I have thoroughly enjoyed my maternity leave/summer vacation so far, but I must say, I've noticed that my mind isn't as sharp as it is during the school year (when I'm constantly reading/writing/listening to several things at once and remembering it all too). I'll be happy to get back to work and back to normal when August gets here. Anyhoo, here's some of July so far....
Evan and Mike repainting some old-school Tonka trucks from Miss Alea's house.
Evan enjoying the slip and slide on July 4th.
Papa, Mike and Evan enjoying a sparkler on July 4th.
Reid watching Mike eat breakfast (we think he might enjoy food...he definitely eyes us while we eat).
A cute little grin from a happy little boy.
Reid enjoying some tummy time.
Evan and Reid after a diaper change (Evan loves to help).
Evan holding Reid (he gets the urge to hold him about once a week or so).
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