Life at home

Life is never dull around here, that's for sure! First, here's a pic of Amanda in her jewelry Grandma gave her for Easter last year. I accidentally put it away and forgot about it, but Mike found it and she wanted to put it on. So here she is.



I asked Mike to get a picture of me with Kevin. He often falls asleep after eating, and I love that he falls asleep on my shoulder :)



Amanda has figured out how to use my camera (smart girl!) and while most of the pictures she takes are of the ceiling, she got a funny one of the oranges she was eating one day.



These next two pictures are from Amanda's Thanksgiving program at daycare. She sang "The Alphabet Song", "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Thank You God". Mostly she jumped around the stage and the teachers sang, but it was cute anyway :)

This was a horrendous temper tantrum she threw one night that lasted a good half hour because she wanted to watch TV and not come eat dinner. So I took a picture to tease her about it later in life!

This next series is how I found her one Saturday morning. She found her Dora bandaids and opened them ALL! Now, keep in mind she never wants a bandaid when she hurts herself, so I have no idea why she felt she had to open them all!

And here is a picture showing that she would rather play with a laundry basket and tennis balls, than all the expensive toys we get for her! Figures!

Happy Halloween!

Here's Amanda checking out all her loot from the school trick-or-treat on Friday. She meticulously took everything out of the bag and told me "Look Mommy!"



Halloween night, here's Kevin all dressed up as the Little Devil.



And both kids (including a very tired Amanda who refused to take a nap earlier in the day) ready to go trick-or-treating.

October update

Here are some pics before all the Halloween pics we're sure to have after this week.

First: Kevin is all smiles for the mobile above his changing table. This was the best shot I could get. He kicks around and gives this HUGE smile as he watches each animal come through his area of vision.

Here's a good pic of his smile.

Here's a funny one. I was nursing him one afternoon and he had been eating for close to 20 minutes, so I asked him "Are you done yet?" He stuck his pointer finger up like he was trying to say "One minute mom!"

Here's a couple of Amanda. I found her in each of these pics like this. The first, she's wearing the Baby Bjorn I often carry Kevin in. She attempted to put her "babies" in it, but it didn't quite work out.



And this day she found my purse and wallet. Decided to take EVERY. SINGLE. THING. out of my wallet. It took me a while to put it all back together!

Another of Kevin. I decided to spike his hair since he has so much of it. He would make an adorable rocker :)

Pics from September

Sorry I've been lazy about posting here... I'm trying to enjoy Kevin's infancy and my maternity leave, as this will be my last!
Here are a few of Kevin being cute:


The "O" face (Amanda did the same thing!)


Kevin was great at holding his head up, even just a few days after birth. Here he is at about 5 weeks holding his head up like a pro!



More beach pics. After our successful beach trip with Mimi & Mark, Mike wants to go fairly often. So here we are at the beach again in September.



Mike dug a hole to get to the wet sand, and Amanda wouldn't climb in it until I did. So here is me standing in the hole, and then Amanda.




"Ok Mommy, I done"

The day after Labor Day, our daycare was closed for a Staff Development Day so I had both kids all day by myself. I attempted to take Amanda to a Children's Museum in Norwalk, but discovered when we got there that it was closed until October. So we played in the adjoining park where they had some dinosaur sculptures Amanda climbed on:

This was inspired by a photographer I saw on Oprah that poses little babies in these adorable positions. I tried to do the same with Kevin and got the following pic that I think turned out pretty good :)

And here's my best shot of the "Oh my gosh, look at me!" face that Kevin does when he sort of stands up on my lap.

Cousins

Amanda & Kevin's cousin Andrew slept the same way Kevin does now when he was a baby, so I thought I'd do a side-by-side comparison. They are definitely related! Andrew is on the left, and Kevin is on the right.

August Pics

Some pictures from August in no particular order...

Mimi & Mark holding Kevin before they headed back to Illinois.



Funny pose by Kevin in the swing



Amanda helping to feed Kevin




Amanda helping me clean the kitchen




At the beach with Mimi & Mark, Mike just got done surfing.

Amanda actually went in the water!

Update & pics

Some new pics from the last week...

I put Kevin on the floor and Amanda decided to join him!



First bath... Kevin's umbilical cord actually fell off after just a week, but that was the day he got his plastibell so we had to wait for that to fall off as well before giving him a real bath.

My little ham, smiling for the camera while she holds K.

And finally, last Friday we spent the day at Grandma's with cousin Andrew and Aunt Erin. The kids both stick to Grandma like glue, so I had to take a pic.

Nursery pics

Saturday July 25 (the day of the shower) Mike finally got the crib set up and the nursery started. It's still not totally finished (half of it is still our "office"), but it's got enough to feel like Kevin's room. Mike's Mom made all the bedding and the valances. She does such a beautiful job!

Here's the crib and changing table (which is in front of the closet for the time being until I can move the bookcase out of the room).



Close up of the crib and blanket hand sewn by Rosalie.



Other window with dresser and rocker below it. Excuse the mess, I haven't put all the beautiful gifts away yet!

First days home

Ok, not all at home :) This first one was at the hospital, Kevin being cute and cuddling up to Mommy:



Coming home. Just as with Amanda, the carseat looks HUGE compared to him!



Mooooooom, stop taking pictures of me!!



Floor time, being cute :)