Just a few pictures from the last few months. Johns scar doesn't look nearly that bad anymore, but we do look at the Cinderella dress every day! And it definitely doesn't look that good anymore!
Monday, January 28, 2008
Baby Stages
So, still no pictures, but I am adding it to my list of things to do....
A friend and I were discussing babies soon after I went back to work after having John. She has a son that is a little younger than Nettie. When she had returned to work a co-worker asked if her son had started sleeping through the night. When she said he had jsut started the co-worker (who had 3 kids) said "Wow, that stage is already complete". Of course, when you are living the middle of these stages you don't think they are EVER going to end.
I was just cleaning out the dishwasher and cursing the MANY bottles that I put away each time I clean it out, and began to smile. I have decided that babies and parents go through stages. I am sure that many people have already realized this, but since John is my last baby, I am starting to let go of the baby stage and embracing the toddler stage, without looking back. When Nettie was this age we were excited for all the new things that she would do, but also knew that someday we would get to see all those firsts again. But while cleaning out the dishwasher today I realized that I only have a couple more months of putting those darned things away!
It is exciting to see John as he is becoming his own person and learning about everything. Nettie and John and I went to the symphony today with our friends the Goldbergs. Nettie enjoyed the music, watching the conductor and seeing all the instruments. John was especially intrigued, watching all the musicians and other kids. We got to sit on the stage the entire time which was a fun experience.
I will try to post pictures this week, the kids are both getting big, John will be 1 in 3 weeks! We hope everyone is doing well!
A friend and I were discussing babies soon after I went back to work after having John. She has a son that is a little younger than Nettie. When she had returned to work a co-worker asked if her son had started sleeping through the night. When she said he had jsut started the co-worker (who had 3 kids) said "Wow, that stage is already complete". Of course, when you are living the middle of these stages you don't think they are EVER going to end.
I was just cleaning out the dishwasher and cursing the MANY bottles that I put away each time I clean it out, and began to smile. I have decided that babies and parents go through stages. I am sure that many people have already realized this, but since John is my last baby, I am starting to let go of the baby stage and embracing the toddler stage, without looking back. When Nettie was this age we were excited for all the new things that she would do, but also knew that someday we would get to see all those firsts again. But while cleaning out the dishwasher today I realized that I only have a couple more months of putting those darned things away!
It is exciting to see John as he is becoming his own person and learning about everything. Nettie and John and I went to the symphony today with our friends the Goldbergs. Nettie enjoyed the music, watching the conductor and seeing all the instruments. John was especially intrigued, watching all the musicians and other kids. We got to sit on the stage the entire time which was a fun experience.
I will try to post pictures this week, the kids are both getting big, John will be 1 in 3 weeks! We hope everyone is doing well!
Monday, January 21, 2008
A New Year
So it is already almost the end of the month, but Happy New Year to everyone. We are enjoying the post holiday season and getting back in the groove of life. I keep thinking, "I need to update the blog" and then I think about the fact that I need to add pictures. I have decided that I will update more, but it will probably not have pictures every time.
The kids are both doing well. John had minor surgery about 2 weeks ago to remove a dermoid cyst from between his eyes. He did wonderfully for surgery. The little stinker got angry after having his IV out, Mommy bonking his head on the crib and his diaper being changed (all in about 5 minutes) and held his breath. We then had to put him back on oxygen and spend 2 extra hours in the hospital until his levels were back to normal. He is doing well now, we had a follow up today and all was great! He will be 11 months old tomorrow and is quickly becoming his own person.
Nettie is doing really well. She is so much fun and has a personality all her own. She loves to do whatever Mommy and Daddy are doing. If we are feeding John a bottle then she feeds her baby a bottle. She is also very good at mimicking what others say, so we are very careful about everything that comes out of our mouths. She is getting excited to start preschool in the next few weeks.
We are looking forward to some skiing in the next few weeks and enjoying wintertime in Colorado. We hope everyone is having a great January. We will update again soon!
The kids are both doing well. John had minor surgery about 2 weeks ago to remove a dermoid cyst from between his eyes. He did wonderfully for surgery. The little stinker got angry after having his IV out, Mommy bonking his head on the crib and his diaper being changed (all in about 5 minutes) and held his breath. We then had to put him back on oxygen and spend 2 extra hours in the hospital until his levels were back to normal. He is doing well now, we had a follow up today and all was great! He will be 11 months old tomorrow and is quickly becoming his own person.
Nettie is doing really well. She is so much fun and has a personality all her own. She loves to do whatever Mommy and Daddy are doing. If we are feeding John a bottle then she feeds her baby a bottle. She is also very good at mimicking what others say, so we are very careful about everything that comes out of our mouths. She is getting excited to start preschool in the next few weeks.
We are looking forward to some skiing in the next few weeks and enjoying wintertime in Colorado. We hope everyone is having a great January. We will update again soon!
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