updates

Well there have been a few new things since I last updated! First off I did my first triathlon this month in naperville, it was a goal I had set for myself and while it was tough I did enjoy it of course once it was finished :) I am doing a coupe more this summer. As for Jimmy he is busy with working he had to work a few weekends this month as well. We are doing the Heart for life 5K this sunday as well. we will both have a jogging stroller with Erica and Aaron but now that AAron is getting so big I don't know which will be less wt to push!
So I am sure you want to hear about the kids not us, Erica is almost 2 yr old! My gosh I can't beleive it...She is starting to act like a two yr old for sure throwing her little tantrums. So is using her imagination with her tea sets and baby dolls. She likes artwork, mostly with a pen which drives me crazy, she has tons of crayons! Her favorite sentances are "no mommy no", and "have a good day". She is hysterical though her little laugh just makes you laugh with her. Aaron is now 8 months and oh my god, all boy! He is pulling himself up and walking along things now which to me seems young. He is doing his army crawl still though Erica did that for a long time too. He will fall like all kids but it does not seem to phase him, he just gets back up and gets back to the toy he was plaing with. I have not gotten his wt since he was 7 months but I can tell you have does not feel that much lighter than Erica! He is a good eater and getting to be a good sleeper as well.
We have taken the kids to the pool a couple times now, Aaron is not to happy about the pool especially in the first few mins warms up to it a little. Erica of course loves being in the water and she keeps playing with her buckets and shovels. I think it is time to do some swim lessons for the both of them.
I will update some pics soon

black tie

Well this past weekend we were invited to a black tie party in Chicago by our friends Karen and Chris. It was so much fun, we got all dressed up and Grandma and Grandpa Laskey watched the little ones for us! So a night out with all adults was nice, we had a few drinks, good dinner and of course an awesome selection of desserts- there were a few different dessert stations including Eli's cheesecake and melting pot chocolate fountain. Here are a few pics from the night thanks to Karen.

Jimmy and I

Karen and I

wow! its been awhile

So it has been a long time since I have updated! Aaron is now over 6 months he had his appointment a couple weeks ago. He has maintained his weight in the 25% at 15lb 11oz and his height was 40% at 26 in. He is doing well and eating well! He is swaddle free and has been since that appointment but it did not come easy, poor Aaron had to get used to sleeping without it for a couple nights before bedtime came easy. So now Aaron and Erica are both down between 7-730 and it is nice to have out nights back! Though Erica has started a new trend of waking up at 6 am especially on the weekends! Aaron is sitting up and even getting on his knees wanting to crawl though we can wait on that for awhile.....Erica is taking a break from activities this month and we will most likely start swimming this summer. She is using more words these days but she loves to sing, we are not sure what she is singing but it is so cute, she sings to Aaron when he cries in the car sometimes. As for Jimmy and I we are learning how to get things done with two kids and it is getting somewhat easier thank goodness that we have eachother. I am still training for the triathlon one in June and Chicago in Aug. hopefully losing some of this babyweight. Here are some random pics.

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.