Wednesday, December 17, 2008
One month already
Zachary has survived his first month as a member of our crazy little branch of the Orwin clan. He seems to be doing pretty well. Max already gave him his first cold, which has been oh so fun to deal with. He's charmed the heck out of all who have met him and stolen the hearts of his grandparents for sure. He's not much of a crier unless he thinks he should be eating and then he doesn't let up until he gets his way. Getting bigger appears to be his favorite thing to do. He started out in the world about 7 1/2 lbs and is now close to 11. Max better watch out b/c Zach will be the bigger brother all too soon I think. Good thing he seems to have a pretty laid back and easy going temperment. All in all he is a delight to have around and a great addition to the family.
December Highlights as promised
Here are a few things that have happened in our little corner of the world the past few weeks. Enjoy!
Making a Gingerbread house with Nana (mostly eating the candy)!
A visit to the zoo. Geaux Tigers!
There are plenty of cute stories and adventures to go along with all of these pictures, but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to write them all down. Sometimes its more fun to live life than to write about it though. And I'm sure that I have a forever's worth of adventure ahead for me and my family.
Lots of Grandma, Paw Paw, and Nana love!
Decorating the Christmas Tree
Building a tiny snowman during the 1st snow of the season.
Building a tiny snowman during the 1st snow of the season.
Making a Gingerbread house with Nana (mostly eating the candy)!
A visit to the zoo. Geaux Tigers!
There are plenty of cute stories and adventures to go along with all of these pictures, but unfortunately I haven't had a chance to write them all down. Sometimes its more fun to live life than to write about it though. And I'm sure that I have a forever's worth of adventure ahead for me and my family.
Playing Catch up
With the craziness of the last month I have a ton of pictures that I wanted to post but didn't. So here is November at a glance.
We ate some turkey and pie.
We had the cars detailed.
We kissed a donkey or two.
And we visited a ranch.
Look for December Highlights coming soon!!
We splashed in some puddles.
We ate some turkey and pie.
We had the cars detailed.
We kissed a donkey or two.
And we visited a ranch.
Look for December Highlights coming soon!!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Been a while
I know it's been a little while since I've posted. My internet portion of my laptop seems to have crashed, so I have to take turns with my husband on his. If you know Jeff, that means I don't get too many turns!! Anyway, we are still here and still surviving. I have tons of things to blog about and tons of pictures to post, but I'm not very good at catching up on things like that so we'll see what happens. In addition to my laptop woes, my kids are both sick. Well now they are both getting better, but it's been a long week or so. So anyway, I hope I can steal a minute here or there to share our world with you, but no real promises until my computer gets fixed.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Zachary's Blessing
This past Sunday was Zachary's blessing at church. I was very excited that my dad was able to be there and participate. He wasn't able to be there when Max was blessed and I've always felt bad about that. So I was extra excited that he was there for Zach. Jeff did a wonderful job and I am very glad that he was able to do this for our baby. I know that Zach is headed for greatness in this life and I really hope that Jeff and I can give him everything he needs to fulfill his potential. We love you Zach!***My only regret is that we didn't take more time to get more pictures. This is the best we could do.
I told you so
Zach is an easy going, very relaxed baby. He doesn't demand much (only food ALL the time) and is usually pretty happy. He is however the hardest baby when it comes to changing his diaper. I worked at a daycare center for five years and have changed thousands of diapers and I consider myself pretty much an expert. And over the past two years, Max has never been a problem either. I'm organized, efficient, and very fast. Then the good Lord sent me Zachary.
I was complaining to my mom about how difficult he was to get changed and she was just laughing at me. She told me that he couldn't possible be that hard and I just needed to get a little better at it. I told her okay, take your turn!
She very confidently accepted the challenge and took Zach into his room to change him. I followed right behind her to watch b/c I knew what she was in for.
WARNING: BODY PARTS AND FUNCTIONS TO FOLLOW!!!
So she took off his diaper (and was rather cocky about it) and he immediately began pooping all over the changing table. I began laughing and she let out an "Oh my" and grabbed a wipe to clean it up. As she did this he let a fountain of pee loose all over her and the wall. By this point I was crying for laughing so hard. I went to get her a rag to clean up and when I came back she still had not gotten his diaper on and he was sending up another stream of pee into the air. I missed most of what happened after that because I was rolling on the floor laughing so hard. She however did not find any of it funny and she might have been a little embarrassed, much like she will be when she reads this post!
At the end of it, I think it took a towel, half a box of wipes, three diapers and a change of clothes for both grandma and baby to get the job done. All I can say is "I told you so!!"
I was complaining to my mom about how difficult he was to get changed and she was just laughing at me. She told me that he couldn't possible be that hard and I just needed to get a little better at it. I told her okay, take your turn!
She very confidently accepted the challenge and took Zach into his room to change him. I followed right behind her to watch b/c I knew what she was in for.
WARNING: BODY PARTS AND FUNCTIONS TO FOLLOW!!!
So she took off his diaper (and was rather cocky about it) and he immediately began pooping all over the changing table. I began laughing and she let out an "Oh my" and grabbed a wipe to clean it up. As she did this he let a fountain of pee loose all over her and the wall. By this point I was crying for laughing so hard. I went to get her a rag to clean up and when I came back she still had not gotten his diaper on and he was sending up another stream of pee into the air. I missed most of what happened after that because I was rolling on the floor laughing so hard. She however did not find any of it funny and she might have been a little embarrassed, much like she will be when she reads this post!
At the end of it, I think it took a towel, half a box of wipes, three diapers and a change of clothes for both grandma and baby to get the job done. All I can say is "I told you so!!"
The BIG Adjustment
Everyone has been interested to see how Max handles the adjustments that come with getting a baby brother. Well, I have been privilege to have a front row seat to the experience. I would say that all things considered he's handling things fairly well. However, the green-eyed jealousy monster is certainly showing up from time to time. Here are a few examples:
The last night that my parents were in town my mom was sitting at the couch holding Zach and Max decided she needed to put Zach down and read him a story. My mom said he could sit next to her and she'd read the book. He told her, "No, it's Daddy's turn to hold Baby Zach and you read me a story." When she said no he fell into a puddle of tears until she gave in (Grandma's give in A LOT!).
He has decided that when Mommy is feeding Zach, that is the time to pitch a fit and demand that Mommy stop what she's doing and fulfill his request. That is always the time that he needs a drink or a snack or a tissue. In fact he threw a fit to beat all fits when I refused to put Zach down to take off Max's shoes. I told him Zach deserves to eat in peace and I'm determined to try and make that possible.
The other day I told Max we were going to the park to play with some of his friends. He got very excited and asked if Mommy could come. I said, "Of course Mommy will come and we are going to bring Zach too." He looked at me very matter-of-factly and said, "Then I don't want to go. You should leave him here." It took me quite a bit of convincing to get him excited about bring Zach to the park. He finally said if he could bring Curious George, I could bring Zach. What a deal.
So from all of this and many more examples, I figure that Max is dealing with things about how I expected. He does have plenty of sweet moments where he wants to hold Zach or share his toys or sing him a song. He really is a sweet boy and is a great big brother. He's just having to adjust to some things, as we all are. But I'm sure that before long they will be inseparable and I won't remember what it was like with just one.
The last night that my parents were in town my mom was sitting at the couch holding Zach and Max decided she needed to put Zach down and read him a story. My mom said he could sit next to her and she'd read the book. He told her, "No, it's Daddy's turn to hold Baby Zach and you read me a story." When she said no he fell into a puddle of tears until she gave in (Grandma's give in A LOT!).
He has decided that when Mommy is feeding Zach, that is the time to pitch a fit and demand that Mommy stop what she's doing and fulfill his request. That is always the time that he needs a drink or a snack or a tissue. In fact he threw a fit to beat all fits when I refused to put Zach down to take off Max's shoes. I told him Zach deserves to eat in peace and I'm determined to try and make that possible.
The other day I told Max we were going to the park to play with some of his friends. He got very excited and asked if Mommy could come. I said, "Of course Mommy will come and we are going to bring Zach too." He looked at me very matter-of-factly and said, "Then I don't want to go. You should leave him here." It took me quite a bit of convincing to get him excited about bring Zach to the park. He finally said if he could bring Curious George, I could bring Zach. What a deal.
So from all of this and many more examples, I figure that Max is dealing with things about how I expected. He does have plenty of sweet moments where he wants to hold Zach or share his toys or sing him a song. He really is a sweet boy and is a great big brother. He's just having to adjust to some things, as we all are. But I'm sure that before long they will be inseparable and I won't remember what it was like with just one.
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