Anderson's Post

Since the post on Six Flags was all about Karoline I just had to include some pictures of Anderson...

He found me! I was vacuuming the kitchen and he found me... it was so cute I grabbed my camera.

He LOVES playing with Karoline's Dora car.


Anderson was letting his sunscreen "set in" for 15 minutes before we went outside. It was hot this week so we spent a lot of time in our little pool!


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This video is so funny. Anderson discovered Karoline's mirrored closet doors. He kept trying to get to that baby he was looking at and would bang his head over and over and over again! It was SO FUNNY! Karoline was worried that Anderson was hurting himself! It's really cute and hows how she loves her brother!

Okay, I know this is Anderson's post, but I forgot this picture. This is Karoline in her "boat"... she lines up her blocks and sits on them and they become a boat. You can kind of see the yellow shovel in her hand which is her paddle. So funny!

Getting Ready For Vacation

I am spending the week preparing for our vacation... We leave Saturday. First we go to the beach the beach with TJ's family then Texas with my mom and dad. I am SO excited! I had to upload everything from my cameras so I could erase the memory cards in preparation for the trip so I have a lot of pictures and two sets of videos. It has been warm outside and today TJ blew up the pool. The kids had a blast and Karoline threw a NICE fit when we made her come in to bathe and eat dinner. I think they are both ready for some pool/ beach time! I have SO MUCH to do this week so pray I can get it all done!
Crawling over Whisper...




She is really into "drumming" with Diego and seriously concentrates on her drumming skills.

Trying to sneak out of the house at a young age!

Stuck again...



Karoline is worn out after church on Sundays! I don't know what they do in Sunday School but she is always so tired. She does this every Sunday when we come home.

Anderson and his giraffe... his favorite toy these days.

I got Karoline a new pack of hair clips and she wanted ALL of them in her hair!

At The Pool... Goff Pool Is Now Open!
We had so much fun today in our little pool... I think we might have to get a larger one at some point because Karoline could not really play with Anderson in there, but they had a blast and Anderson LOVED the water. I know he is going to love the beach.








This video is of Karoline and TJ dancing... we usually start our mornings off with the IPod! There are also two videos of Anderson.

Playing in the pool video...

Because Gammy Is Nearly In Tears...

My mom is nearly in tears every time I talk to her on the phone. She TERRIBLY misses these precious children. I think if we don't get to Texas soon she is going to go crazy. We leave a week from tomorrow for the beach with TJ's family and then to Texas for a week. We can't wait for our fun trip! I know ALL the grandparents are ready to see these beautiful kids...

I know the next two pictures are basically the same but I could not decide which one I liked the best so I just posted both... Oh, and I cannot even begin to describe her obsession with this blue ball! She HAS to have it at ALL times!


Karoline's new ROCKER PJ's... she was SO excited when I pulled them out for the first time last night. She LOVED the guitars!! She was so excited I could not get a good picture of her! She wanted to dance... more on that later. I have a fun video to post at some point.

One of my favorite things this week has been watching my children play together. Karoline and Anderson really love just being in the living room together. They are USUALLY so content just to be together. I am SO glad I had my children so close together. Sometimes it is hard but I have enjoyed every moment of it and now they are really having some fun!

Little Man trying to get into the toy basket...

My Heart Is Broken...

On Monday I got some bad news... my favorite place, Now Were Cooking, is CLOSING! Our stomachs will never be the same again! It's in this cute little town called Danville.

Now Were Cooking is a food preparation center where you assemble meals and then freeze them. I have been going to Now Were Cooking once a month since March 2007. I usually make 8 meals which are family size so we split them up and last us for about 18 or so meals so I only have to come up with like 3 meals a month on my own! So I have NO idea what I am going to do!! You don't understand... I CANT COOK!

Okay, I can cook, I just don't like to do so... I HATE the prep part which is why NWC was SO great for me. NWC is the most amazing food too! We have had some of the best steak and seafood dinners we have ever had. It is restaurant quality food for so much less than going out to eat. In fact, we hardly go out to eat anymore at all.

I am going to try another place around here called Dream Dinners but I have already heard they are not as good as NWC. NWC always uses high quality foods. Anyway, I honestly don't know what is going to happen and the thought of cooking from scratch does not make me happy! People have been calling me all week to see if I am okay :)

So join me in mourning the closing of Now Were Cooking!
Here is a website that will give you a location of a food preparation center near you. I highly recommend them because in about an hour and a half you can make 8+ meals. The website is http://www.easymealprep.com/main/direct02.php.

Nusring Issues: Any Advice?

Well, I currently do not have a supply issue but my concern is that I will very soon if Little Man keeps up with this issue... He does not seem very interested in nursing AT ALL! He only nurses for like 2 minutes a side. Karoline was a fast nurser too but not quite this short. And I am really only concerned because he is so tiny. I don't want him to keep going down in the percentiles...

So I am currently nursing 4 times a day and he eats a small breakfast of 2 tbsp. of rice cereal with 1 tbsp. of pear and lunch and dinner are usually about 4 tbsp. of veggies. When I do nurse him he just pulls off and starts looking around. I know I have milk because it is visible and I hear him gulping it down AND he does not cry for more and is totally satisfied when finished. This all started once he began crawling and I think he just wants to get down and play! (He is ALL BOY!)

I just know that when Karoline started weaning at 10 1/2 months finishing at 11 months my supply went away pretty quickly. I don't think my supply will stay if he keeps this up for the next 4 1/2 months!! OR do you think I am worrying over nothing?

This is what I have tried to fix the issue but neither seem to help... feeding him in quiet room & adding a feeding (totally NOT interested!). Like I said, I would not be worrying if he was like Karoline in the 90th percentiles but since he is in the 12th and has dropped every doctor's visit since he has been born, I worry. I don't see how he is getting the 24oz. minimum of milk a day! TJ thinks he is weaning but I have not known a baby to wean so early AND its not like he wants more milk after.
ANY THOUGHTS??? Have any of you mom's been through this???

The Past Few Days In The Goff House...

Not much to write about except that our vacation is just 12 days away and I am SO EXCITED!!! Oh, AND Anderson is saying Mama!!! I don't know if he knows he is calling me but he is saying Mama!!!! My kids have been too precious the past few days so I have taken a lot of pictures!!

New PJ's... SO cute!

Playing in Anderson's room...
He LOVES to chew on the teething guard on his crib...


I brought out all our newborn board books for Anderson and Karoline thought I bought her a box full of new books. She has spent hours looking through them...


My sweet silly girl...


Karoline's newest tatoo...

Anderson crawled on top of the drum and got stuck... he thought it was fun!

He LOVES to chew on this toy on the excersaucer...

You can never start playing the guitar too early...


Anderson and TJ enjoyed a nice Sunday afternoon together watching the race. Karoline and I spent a ton of time outside, just the two of us, and it was so fun! We played, watched birds, and just talked!! She is at such a fun age and it was so nice to have girl time. TJ enjoyed his man time with Anderson too...

Karoline watching Dora in TJ's chair... very relaxed!

One of my favorite gifts Karoline has been given was a small little backpack with her name on it (from Kim)... I use it all the time and especially love it for church. So I had to get one for Anderson because now that they are in separate sunday school rooms they each need a bag. I though it was SO CUTE!

Housework...

Darby put these on her blog and I just could not resist... These make me laugh!!
Just incase you can't read the small print...
- Housework is Evil... it must be stopped!
- They Lied, Hard Work has killed lots of people
- I child proofed my house but they still get in
- If you want breakfast in bed then sleep in the kitchen
- A clean house is a sign of a wasted life...