Pictures, video and updates from our family
The bouncy seat is out and the bumbo seat is the new favorite! Mark kept trying to sit up straighter and grab for toys in the bouncy seat so this new set up is much better. Emily loves the seat and tray too. She just informed me that "mark ate all his broccoli" and that "he wants more raisins". I'll have to keep an eye on this! Mark also discovered how to play his piano toy with his feet. Here are some pictures.
Of course we might need another bumbo...
We had a fun morning playing at the water park. I can't believe it is already swimming time. This time of year is so much fun with little ones!
Emily is turning 2 this month and the terrible twos have arrived. I thought she had entered the terrible twos about 4 months ago but now I know that she was just getting warmed up.
Emily has started shoving raisins up her nose. It's her favorite snack and often the only thing she will eat besides fresh fruit so its essential when we are out. But she discovered this weekend that she can shove them up her nose and get all kinds of attention. I try not to make a big fuss but she gets it WAY up there (to the point where you cant see it) and I'm worried it might do some damage so I have no choice but to reward her with attention. I decided today that I obviously just need to stop giving her raisins but I'm sure it's only a matter of time before she finds something else to use.
The Indy-Lesems made their annual pilgrimage to Texas this week. We had a great time hanging out at the lake with Don, Sheryl and Sam. We also got a chance to visit my grandparents and for Mella to get to visit her all time favorite back yard. Here are some pictures from the weekend.
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Please excuse the cheesy mom with the baby voice in the background:)
Mark is already 3 months old. I can't believe it! The newborn phase is sweet and special, but I think 3 to 9 months is even sweeter. He is still small enough to cuddle with, can't talk or walk yet but is old enough to interact. I like this stage!
We just got back from a follow up doctor's visit and Mark is 25 inches long and 13lbs even. That puts him in the 85th percentile in height and 25th percentile in weight. Mark is still sleeping well at night. Bedtime is 8 and he usually only wakes up once between then and 5:30/6am. We've had 3 nights where he slept straight through but more often the deviation goes the other way. He still takes three naps that are about 1 hour each and usually one of those naps overlaps with Emily's nap!
It is Spring Break. I had to break the news to Mark this morning.
I know we've had several posts recently, but I think this picture needs to be posted.
Mark was baptized on March 6, 2011 by Rev. Daniel Irving at Memorial Drive Methodist Church during The Journey service. It was a perfect day. The weather was beautiful and we had lots of family in town for Mark's big day. Both kids were happy and well behaved although Emily managed to attract the most attention. There is just no way for a newborn to compete with a toddler when it comes to grabbing attention. Emily made various comments during the service while we were on stage. When Daniel began pouring the water she said, "What is he doing Daddy?" , and then walked around a bit on the stage, looked out and said "Hi Mimi!" On top of the comments, Emily also attracted attention by dipping her toe off the stage in contemplation of making a break for it and pulling and then removing her bow. Of course all of this was followed by a solid hour of singing and dancing for the family after the service. Mark got plenty of attention, compliments, hugs and kisses from the family so its not like he was neglected. But to sum it up, Emily did refer to the post service lunch as "my party." Here are some pictures from the day.
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Here are a few pictures of what Mark has been up to lately. We will have pics of the baptism up soon.
It has been a busy 8 weeks but now that we are over the newborn hump I can't imagine going back to a single child household. It has been an adjustment for Emily but as Mark is getting older he spends more time awake and less time in my arms. Which means Emily gets to interact with him more and she really enjoys bringing toys and burp cloths to Mark, tucking him in, pushing him in the swing or taking care of her baby dolls while I take care of Mark. We are still working on jealousy issues during nursing sessions but we got some great advice from our doctor today and I will post more on that later after giving it a try.
We had Mark's 8 week check up today and he is 23.75 inches long and 10 lbs 15ozs. That puts him in the 87th percentile for height and 27th percentile for weight. He has settled into a great schedule with 3-4 naps, bed at 8, one night feeding and then up at 5:30/6:30. What a blessing!! My favorite development is that he smiles all the time now and coos and "talks" to me when we talk and sing to him. He loves going for walks and jogs in the stroller and stays wide awake looking around. That is a new thing for us because the stroller always knocked Emily right out! Mark likes his activity mat too and has started grabbing at the toys above him and trying to roll from his back to tummy - almost, he still needs to get that one arm out from under him to get all the way over. He shows no interest in rolling from tummy to back though. He actually loves tummy time and just curls up and would sleep there if I let him. Overall Mark is an incredibly agreeable, easy going, happy baby and I look forward to watching him as he continues to grow and learn.
