For Gammy and Gandaddy:

Gammy and Gandaddy have requested pictures so here they are... They (my parents) arrive on Saturday so we are all thrilled! Karoline keeps saying "Gammy, Texas" and I keep trying to explain that she is there now, but will be here on Saturday. Enjoy the pictures!

Karoline and I went outside to play soccer and Anderson was awake so he came too. I bundled him all up and Karoline wanted to give him a kiss before we started playing.



Playing after daddy got home from work...

Karoline loves spinning the lazy Anderson :)


Karoline loves working puzzles with me and she really loves her numbers puzzle. I'll ask her if she wants to do a puzzle and she will shout "numbers, numbers". It is cute.


Karoline's feather Christmas tree. I have a tree for Anderson too but I can't find it. When I got it I put it in a safe place... very safe apparently!


I let Karoline pick out her new drawing pad and she chose Diego and I was shocked! No Dora??


Anderson enjoying his swing...


Out Shopping
Today we went Christmas shopping and we tested out our stroller using it as a double for the first time. Anderson hates sleeping in his car seat except when in the car so we decided to put him in the infant part of our stroller (the infant lays down in the back and the toddler goes in an attached seat on the front). This way we were able to put Anderson on his tummy which is the only way he likes to sleep. He slept for three hours!! I didn't have my camera so these are from my cell.



TJ made Karoline glasses out of these wax like sticks that they gave us at PF Changs. He was so funny and kept them on for a while.

Being Festive!

AH, Peace! I have two babies sleeping and some time alone to watch my Ellen show recorded from yesterday... and post pics for my parents.

Friday night we decided to be festive and go do something "Christmasy". Emily, Ryan, and Avery came with us to see some Christmas lights and ride the merry-go-round. The girls had a good time except that Karoline was SCARED the whole time of the moving animals (like at Chucky Cheese) and all the people.


He is SO CUTE!





We tried to get a family picture but I was not willing to take Anderson out of his car seat. We tried but looks like Anderson didn't make it :)


Karoline was even scared of the moving train at first, but finally went to the window to look at it. When it came close to her she would jump.


One of the only smiles from the night...


Karoline was afraid of the Merry Go Round until it started moving and then she liked it...

Sleeping Through The Night

According to the experts Anderson is "sleeping through the night"... according to me, he is not. Anderson slept for 7 hrs straight last night from 9:30PM to 4:30AM. That is wonderful and believe me it was great... problem is that we don't go to bed until midnight so I still only got 4 1/2 hrs. of sleep until I had to get up. After that feeding he went down until 7:30AM, and then back down until 9AM. It was great. So, yes I am thankful that Anderson is sleeping that long and I think we are even going to try and earlier bedtime tonight. Last night he was really crabby and I think he could have gone to bed at 9PM instead of 9:30PM... NOT THAT YALL REALLY CARE! I am just getting my thoughts out :)
Anyway... Hope you enjoyed the pictures. My mom was really ready for some new pics.
The lazy Anderson...



Bath time....


The Perfect Gift- I found on Shutterfly.com that you can take a picture and make a Dora the Explorer book and put your child in the story with Dora. Perfect for Karoline so since it was on sale and free shipping because of Christmas I went ahead and got it for her.... don't tell her though. Anyway, I used this cute picture of her for the book. I can't wait to see the final product.


Our silly little girl...

Anderson's Dedication

Anderson will be 7 weeks old tomorrow... honestly, I am so glad those first 6 weeks are behind me. Those first 6 weeks are just not my favorite. I feel like I KNOW my son now. I know what makes him happy, I know what makes him mad, I know when he wants to nap, I know when he wants his pacifier and to be left alone, I know when he wants to be held, I know when he is hungry, I know he HATES sleeping on his back and he will only sleep on his tummy, and I know when he wants to go to bed every night. The first 6 weeks you spend trying to figure all this stuff out... I am starting to get a little more sleep at night and oh how I need it. We have been sick at our house again and I am getting tired of it. I think it is a combo of me not resting enough and TJ being very busy with work and him not getting enough rest too. Either way, we need your prayers to stay well.

Dedication- Today we dedicated Anderson to the Lord at our church. It was a special time and I wish our family and friends from home could have been there. Anderson slept through the dedication. Pastor Dave said a beautiful prayer. We are so thankful for Anderson and that the Lord has blessed us with him.





Last night we had TJ's staff Christmas party. It was a lot of fun. We took Anderson with us but Karoline got to go to Avery's house. She was SO excited. When I told her she was going she grabbed her bad and went straight to the door. It was really cute. She had a fun time paying with Avery. We are so thankful for Emily and Ryan... they are like family to us here!

My Sweet Children

We have had a great week except that I got a 24 hr. sick thingy and it was not so good. TJ had to stay home a little to help me out with the kids. Karoline was not feeling so hot either and she and I watched Dora in bed all morning. It was good bonding time. I have the sweetest children and husband and I am so blessed. Enjoy the pics from this week. The video's are at the bottom and are pretty cute.
All Smiles- Anderson smiles all the time now and laughs too. He is even "talking" a little!


Crafts- Karoline and I made a Christmas tree out of all our family's handprints. Getting Anderson's was hard.


Pacifier- Karoline always makes sure Anderson has his pacifier.


Sleeping baby


Play Time
Even Karoline wanted to play on the play gym...



Anderson loves to look at himself in the mirror... Like father like son I guess! JK



Videos

My daughter knows Ellen and Oprah too well...


Anderson loves watching his Auburn mobile...

I Spoke Too Soon- Twice!

WARNING: Not for those with weak stomachs...
Just the other day TJ and I were talking about how Anderson has not had many explosive poo's yet like Karoline used to have. I just remember having to treat her poo stains ALL the time. Well, I spoke too soon! I will not go into detail but for two nights in a row Anderson really got me and and TJ good! You would not believe the mess this boy made! It was the grossest thing I have ever seen. So I tell TJ, "This really makes Karoline's throw up seem like nothing, doesn't it?" ...

Moving on to 2:00AM when I expect Anderson to be waking up. I turn on the screan of the video monitor and see Anderson quietly moving around. He closes his eyes and I think "YES! He is going to go back to sleep" and he does! I turn the screan off and then I hear crys of "MOMMY, MOMMY", turn my screan back on, flip the switch to Karoline's room and she is sitting up CRYING in bed... I spoke too soon again. There she was sitting in a pile of throw up! I felt so bad for her. She kept saying "Wet, Wet" and she could not stop shaking. We got her all cleaned up and yes, all her screaming woke Anderson up. So we had two crying babies at 2AM! Just for the record... I think throw up is the worst!

Anyway, enjoy the pics and the picture at the bottom is of the sweet girls that entertain Karoline after church every Sunday! They are so cute...

Smiles!

Anderson has really started to make some cute faces during his awake time. It is so cute. I just had to share some pictures. We also went to the doc this week to discuss the possibility of him having reflux. He does have mild reflux now (hints the bib he is wearing to catch the spit up) and we hope it does not get worse. It is not affecting his weight gain though... he was 10 lbs. 9 oz. It is hard with breastfeeding but we are making it work. Add this to the fact that he is at that strange 5/6 week fussy period and Karoline is teething... it has kind of been a hard week, but the smiles I am getting out of him make everything okay! Karoline has also been quite the entertainer this week... she is so funny. I wish you all could see her in action. Anyway, enjoy...