Happy St Patricks Day

We hope everyone had a great day! Of course it was beautiful which made it even better! Things here are still crazy as ever- Erica's gymnastics is winding down though she has two classes left, I think we will try swimming then maybe enter gymnastics at 2 she will be at a different class then. Aaron is doing well he is eating oatmeal well and we have started to add some formula to his bottles at Sandy's since he is now eating more than I am pumping at work. Still trying to figure out how to get him to sleep without his swaddle. I have taken my first step into the triathlon sport...I did an indoor tri this weekend at lifetime. I was very proud of myself in the under 40 group I was 13 out of 25...not bad for my first time and just under 5 mos of having Aaron. I better get a move on though I have signed up for the Naperville womens in June and chicago in Aug.

misc....

Well we know Erica is a Laskey- here she is having her first very own OREO- and of course as predicted - she LOVED IT!

She was not sure what to do at first but she soon figured it out!!

Aaron has been doing well sitting in the bebe pod and now in his exersaucer! He is learning to push and pull the toys attached! Erica of course is helping him- being the great big sister that she is! It is so cute to see the two of them though- Aaron definitely knows who she is and smiles at her- awesome! I can't wait till he can play with her - I know she cannot wait either!

Aaron 4 months

So here we have it, though somewhat late- better than never- right! Things have been busy here to say the least!

So here it goes at Aarons 4 month appointment we got shots of course, though he did well he cried for 30 secs max and then he ate some milk which made him forget about his little legs. He was given the green light for rice cereal which we have since started. Difficult in the beginning though he is getting better and we are going to up it to twice a day soon, now that he knows to get his tongue out of the way forthe spoon! Sleep is another issue- he has started to go to sleep aroung 730-8 after Erica and he is doing pretty well though he wakes up at 1-2 to eat then goes back to sleep maybe til 630ish. We tried to put hi down for a nap without the swaddle and that was a nightmare- he screamed the entire time...maybe we will keep the swaddle for a little longer. Next are his measures...He maintained 50th % with height being 25in though dropped in his weight from 50th to 25th% he was 13bs and 14 oz. He is still a big boy to me!

Aaron before we gave him rice

First bite!

Yeah!

new pics

Here are a couple new pics that I took about 2weeks ago...It is very difficult to get them to cooperate these days, Erica won't sit still for more than a feew seconds and I hope that those seconds are looking and smiling at the camera....Then Aaron he is still wobbly so it is hard to get him to look at the camera too. Aarons 4 month appointment is friday so will update then. We have brought up the exersaucer though and hopefully be putting away the swing soon.

update

Well things have been busy here since the last update! I have been super busy now back to work and finding time to do anything extra is tough. Aaron is doing well he is alomost 4 months and I can't wait till we can start some cereal for him...he went through a growth spurt last weekend that just about killed me! He eats so much more than Erica ever did it is amazing. We have put him in the bebe pod and he likes it, grandma got him a little ferris wheel type toy that we stick to the center and he reaches, graps and spins it. He is doing well with tummy time as well. We have his 4 month appointment on the 20th of this month - I can't wait to see how much he has gained! Aaron is sleeping better recently though we are going to need some ear plugs soon because he is not a good nap taker- (just like Erica)
Erica just turned 19months and she is sleeping well- usually 7-7 though sometimes more like 730 recently to go to bed. She is talking more and becoming more interested in her potty chair which is reassuring! She oves her gymnastics class runs and plays so well- I am glad we enrolled her again. She gets to play with a few of her frieds as well John, Dylan, and Brie are all in her class too! Erica just saw a cardiologist yesterday because she had a murmur. Well see was a champ because she had an EKG and ECHO done and she did awesome sitting still for the MD. She has a muscular VSD- VSD is a ventral septal defect and hers is tiny....so it will not affect her in any way and there is a chance it can still close on its own. we don't have to go back for a f/u with him for 3 YEARS!
I will have to post pics soon have to sort through the many that I have taken

playdate

It has been awhile since updating,I have gone back to work so I am trying to find the time to get anything done these days. I will be playing catch up with some of these pics.

Becky came over for a late xmas celebration with the kids a few weeks ago and I got a chance to take a few pictures of the kids playing. Mia loves to read books and she was so cute reading to Erica and then her little brother Cole in the princess bed/couch.

Becky and Cole

Cole, look at his cute smile!

First Haircut

So Erica was not in dire need of a haircut but I could not stand the hair that was hanging in her face, it was all uneven and when I tried to put it up she always had hair still hanging in her face....so I finally did it-- we took her to kidsnips and cut her hair- she got a certificate and we kept some mini bags of hair of course for the scrapbook>.. She did really well,she got to pick out a movie so she watched shrek while she got her trim. Here are a few snaps of her.

Before...

During




Get her hair blown dry


After..SO Cute