Monday, May 31, 2010
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
No Jinxing
Not to jinx it, but at seven weeks old, this little guy is sleeping through the night! He started going from 11 PM to 5 AM last Thursday, and has consistently gotten longer as the week has gone on. Last night, 10 PM to 5:30 AM. KUDOS to Mr. Z! We are all very pleased.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Related
August 29, 2003. The Squash, 6 weeks old.
And today, May 24, 2010. Mr. Z, 6 weeks old.
Definitely related.
And today, May 24, 2010. Mr. Z, 6 weeks old.
Definitely related.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
10 Good Things
Ten Good Things Today:
1. Z smiling at me for the first time (while singing him the Winnie the Pooh song).
2. My cousin's ultrasound and adding another GIRL to our cousin menagerie.
3. Our brand-new neighbor (and Baby Z's best friend to be) Baby Williams came home from the hospital.
4. Despite it raining all day, it was NOT raining when I went to pick up the kiddos and thus I did not get wet.
5. Watching "Make Room for Multiples." Love that show. And it makes me feel like life is manageable.
6. Fish sticks for dinner = the kids clean their plates.
7. Soccer practice rained out = I get to watch American Idol!
8. Noodle proudly showing me all the letter "I"s in her "Silly Tilly" book. She'll be reading soon!
9. Z and I survived another telephone CLE. Only 2 more to go... (and Anna Nicole Smith got a mention during the CLE!).
10. Getting to get in bed and read US Weekly at 9:30 PM! Thanks Daddy for taking this Z shift!
1. Z smiling at me for the first time (while singing him the Winnie the Pooh song).
2. My cousin's ultrasound and adding another GIRL to our cousin menagerie.
3. Our brand-new neighbor (and Baby Z's best friend to be) Baby Williams came home from the hospital.
4. Despite it raining all day, it was NOT raining when I went to pick up the kiddos and thus I did not get wet.
5. Watching "Make Room for Multiples." Love that show. And it makes me feel like life is manageable.
6. Fish sticks for dinner = the kids clean their plates.
7. Soccer practice rained out = I get to watch American Idol!
8. Noodle proudly showing me all the letter "I"s in her "Silly Tilly" book. She'll be reading soon!
9. Z and I survived another telephone CLE. Only 2 more to go... (and Anna Nicole Smith got a mention during the CLE!).
10. Getting to get in bed and read US Weekly at 9:30 PM! Thanks Daddy for taking this Z shift!
6 Weeks Old!
Mr. Chunks is 6 weeks old today! And right on schedule, just like his brother and sister, he has been treating us to some big, full-face smiles as a reward for making it through these first challenging weeks.
In true Chunk fashion, he has already outgrown most of his 0-3 month clothes. Luckily, this onesie is a 3-6 monther. It should last, oh, another week or so! It is from a company called Retrofit Baby (www.retrofitbaby.com). They make adorable personalized onesies and burp cloths that make super gifts! I sure was happy to receive them.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Tornado Alley
Last night, we had quite a storm blow through our neighborhood. It was not officially a tornado, but everyone is wondering if maybe it was, because of all the damage. There are a lot of trees down that look like they were just chopped off about 2 feet up the trunk, and almost every street sign in the neighborhood is bent over or gone.
We had some minor roof damage (missing shingles) and our swingset took flight and took out our neighbor's fence.
Our patio furniture all ended up in a bush, but none of it was damaged (the glass tabletop ended up across the yard, but did not break, yay!).
There were four trampolines on our block that all ended up in various chunks on various lawns. They did not survive.
When we went to bed, it was raining and there was some lightning, but nothing seemed too bad. We were under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch. But about midnight, my husband and I both heard a huge crash and sat up straight in bed. We didn't even hesitate before grabbing the three kiddos and heading to our basement.
We have a finished basement, so it is pretty luxurious for a storm shelter. Luckily, the baby has been sleeping in a Moses basket, so he was easy to transport (just grabbed the basket out of his crib!) and didn't require any special arrangements once we got there. He also didn't wake up (hooray). We have a guest room in the basement, so we put the older two kids down in the double bed in there. They didn't wake up either. We have a futon in the playroom, so we just put that into bed-mode, and crashed. I couldn't believe how well I slept -- there is no noise in the basement even in a crazy storm.
Around 3 AM, Baby Z woke up to eat and we moved everyone back upstairs. When we came down for breakfast, I opened the blinds and that's when we saw the damage in the backyard.
All in all, lots of damage to "fun stuff" (as one neighbor's son put it!), but not too much damage to houses, and no one was hurt. Thank goodness!
We had some minor roof damage (missing shingles) and our swingset took flight and took out our neighbor's fence.
Our patio furniture all ended up in a bush, but none of it was damaged (the glass tabletop ended up across the yard, but did not break, yay!).
There were four trampolines on our block that all ended up in various chunks on various lawns. They did not survive.
When we went to bed, it was raining and there was some lightning, but nothing seemed too bad. We were under a severe thunderstorm warning and a tornado watch. But about midnight, my husband and I both heard a huge crash and sat up straight in bed. We didn't even hesitate before grabbing the three kiddos and heading to our basement.
We have a finished basement, so it is pretty luxurious for a storm shelter. Luckily, the baby has been sleeping in a Moses basket, so he was easy to transport (just grabbed the basket out of his crib!) and didn't require any special arrangements once we got there. He also didn't wake up (hooray). We have a guest room in the basement, so we put the older two kids down in the double bed in there. They didn't wake up either. We have a futon in the playroom, so we just put that into bed-mode, and crashed. I couldn't believe how well I slept -- there is no noise in the basement even in a crazy storm.
Around 3 AM, Baby Z woke up to eat and we moved everyone back upstairs. When we came down for breakfast, I opened the blinds and that's when we saw the damage in the backyard.
All in all, lots of damage to "fun stuff" (as one neighbor's son put it!), but not too much damage to houses, and no one was hurt. Thank goodness!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
May Afternoon
Since part of the reason I started writing this blog was to show my far-flung friends "what it's like to be living in Kansas," here is a picture of what we do for fun on spring afternoons:
As you can see, it is loads of fun:
Yesterday, there were actually seven kids in our driveway from about 4:30 til dinner. The two big boys were riding their bikes back and forth down driveways trying to do jumps on the curbs. The four girls were alternating between launching rockets on the stomp rocket launcher and throwing a frisbee (and getting it stuck in trees). Kid #7 was Baby Z, who was just taking it all in!
As you can see, it is loads of fun:
Yesterday, there were actually seven kids in our driveway from about 4:30 til dinner. The two big boys were riding their bikes back and forth down driveways trying to do jumps on the curbs. The four girls were alternating between launching rockets on the stomp rocket launcher and throwing a frisbee (and getting it stuck in trees). Kid #7 was Baby Z, who was just taking it all in!
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Chunks
Here is Baby Z at four weeks old (yesterday). Time is flying by! And he is chunk city, already wearing his 3-6 month onesies. He hasn't been to the doctor since his 2-week check-up (where he weighed 9 lbs., 7 oz.), but I estimate he weighs at least 11 lbs. by now. Chunks!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
My Favorite Skirt
I love this skirt. Know why? Because I am wearing it right now, and it is the first non-maternity item I have worn since Baby Z's arrival almost 4 weeks ago. Woo hoo! I have it in three colors, so I think this will be my new "go to" look for a little while.
I bought these last year, but they are still available in lots of colors at www.oldnavy.com for fifteen bucks apiece. Deal!!
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