Monday, June 28, 2010

Circus Time!!
















Between juggling the kids, cleaning house, doing laundry, and working I have not had the time nor the energy to work on my blog. I am really going to try harder to update more regularly but man finding time to work on the blog has not been easy lately. Anyhow, I have a few older posts that I have been meaning to share. It's been awhile ago already but we took all three kids to the circus. Benjamin and Ada absolutely loved it! Benjamin remembered quite a bit about the circus from last year and Ada was very intrigued. Gunnar was a wonderful baby during the circus. Those kid carriers are so wonderful! He was able to stay snuggled up to me the entire time. He only stirred once and that was when he wanted to eat. Otherwise, he was very content hanging out with me. We didn't want to bring the carseat inside as there really isn't that much room to put it any where so the kid carrier worked great as I was able to have my arms free to help the other two kids.
As you can see, Benjamin has my love for cotton candy. Ada does too--I just didn't get it captured on camera. Other than cotton candy and popcorn the elephants were the kids' favorite animal at the circus. Dave was very impressed with the contortionist. I am not real sure how a human being can even do that.
We bought the reserved seating tickets. They are double the price as general admission but oh, so worth it! We had great seats, were close to the bathroom, and could actually see! Benjamin and Ada are already making plans for next year. We hope to see you at the circus!




Saturday, June 26, 2010

Gunnar's 4 Month Baby Well Check...

Where does the time go? Gunnar had his 4 month baby well visit on May 25, 2010. He weighed 17 lbs 5 oz (97 %) and was 26 inches long (95 %). His head measured 16 1/4 inches (50 %).

He is a very relaxed, happy go lucky baby. He has officially out grown the colic (he started up with colic when he was 6 weeks old and he had it for 8 weeks). It was a very exhausting time but Gunnar is the kind of baby that makes you want more. He is just so cute, cuddly, and loving! I can't picture our family any other way.

He started rolling over from his tummy to his back on May 7, 2010 and he started rolling over from his back to his belly on June 8, 2010. He smiles all the time and is very vocal. He loves to hear himself talk! Of our three children, he is the drooler of the family! I did not know that a little boy could be so wet all the time. His bibs are drenched and the same goes for his clothes, blankets, and burp cloths. Not only is he a drooler but he loves to chew on his clothes, burp cloths, and blankets. He still spits up but nearly as much or as frequent. His biggest issue is that he has a tendency to gag himself with his fingers and hand. He is always chewing on them and tends to put them in his mouth a little too far.

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Honoring those who served...

Please take a moment today to remember those who came before us and paid the ultimate price on our behalf.