Sunday, July 25, 2010

Splish Splash

I missed swim lessons on Thursday because John and I went to Greenfield Village with my friend Jenny and her son. So, Brad got to take John on Saturday to a make up class. Jenny and Libby came too, so it was fun! Brad did good too, there were a lot of other Dads in the class, so I think he was relieved! He even sang all of the songs :) I was finally able to get some pictures of him in action!







John had a big weekend. My sister and I decided on Friday that we needed a night out without babies, so we went out to dinner and Brad stayed home with John. I left at 6:30 and I guess John screamed nonstop for Brad for about an hour and a half. Then he finally crashed and went to bed. Poor Brad...he is teething still, and he didn't get a great nap on Friday, so I think that combination did him in. But, his second bottom teeth broke through yesterday, so hopefully it feels better now.

John suddenly learned how to roll over from his back to his stomach yesterday. Now he won't stop! He is so funny, he rolls over, and starts grinning, so proud of himself. Then he realizes he is on his tummy, and starts screaming. He needs to figure out how to roll back over!

Solids are going pretty good, he started eating rice cereal last week. He is getting the hang of it, but I think he is ready to move on to something that tastes better. We are going to start oatmeal next week, and then we can move on to the veggies! Yum, yum!

We got the rest of the pictures back and they turned out so good! We are going to the Monhaut family reunion next weekend, so I hope to have some by then to give everyone. I am also trying to update my blog layout to include some. We'll see how that goes :)




Monday, July 19, 2010

John's Baptism


Thank you to everyone who came and celebrated John's baptism with us and also to those who couldn't make it that celebrated with us in spirit! We had such a great day, John did GREAT through the whole service and baptism. He looked so adorable too! We had a delicious brunch at Kruse and Muer afterwards...I am still full today! It was a very special day for us and we couldn't have asked for a better one!

My sister and brother in law couldn't make it because they were in a half ironman in Racine. Congratulations to Lisa who placed 4th overall for amateur females...she gets to go to Worlds now in Clearwater. This was a HUGE race, and we are so proud of her!! Congratulations Lisa!!! John is so proud of you too :) Greg, congrats to you too! We missed you, but said lots of prayers for your race... :)

The other piece of news around here is that John got his first tooth on his lower gums. I think it was bothering him b/c he was a little abnormally fussy for a few days, but he seems to be okay now.

Well, here are some more pictures of his baptism!

Our family

Godparents and Godbabies

Aunt Jenny and Uncle Doug

My little man...I was so proud of him!

My handsome boys

John with Pastor John

The Monhaut's

The Goodell's


Great Grandma Goodell



Side by side of Brad and John in the same baptism outfit. Thanks so much for finding this Nan! It meant so much to us for him to wear it and he looked so great in it! Aren't they twins?!

Monday, July 12, 2010

4 Months!






These pictures are getting harder and harder to take...he does not want to sit still!

Another month flown by! John turned 4 months yesterday, and my niece Libby turned 1 year old! HAPPY BIRTHDAY LIBBY! We love you!! It is crazy to think a year ago how scared we all were when Libby made her early entrance to the world.

Libby then...

Libby now!


And now here we are, a year later, Libby is as vibrant and energetic as ever, and we have a four month old, beautiful baby boy!

John went for his 4 month appointment today, and here are the stats:

Weight: 15 pounds, 11 ounces (75 percentile)
Height: 25 1/2 inches long (50-75 percentile)
Head: 42 cm (50 percentile)

He is getting some BIG thighs, let me tell you! When we put him in his bumbo chair and try to lift him out, the chair comes with him...funny! He has been so good lately, and we have been having so much fun now that we are more comfortable taking him out and about. We have been busy, and it is fun to introduce him to new people. At four months, he is sleeping anywhere from 7-9 hours at night. He usually gets up after that, eats, and then will go back to sleep for an hour or two. It is so nice. We are going to start introducing solids this week, so we shall see how that goes!

John is not rolling over yet, but he is so close! He rolls all the way on his side but can't seem to figure out that once he moves his arm, he would roll all the way. He is so alert and expressive, and constantly making noise. He loves to just scream for no reason. He isn't mad, just a happy screamer! He has started in his jumperoo a little bit, but he is still a little unsure. His favorite thing in the world right now (well, besides eating and putting everything in his mouth) is standing up.

This past Sunday Brad raced in the Detroit Muddy Buddy with his friend Erik. They took 3rd place overall in their age group! I was so proud of him! They race for Stoney Creek Bike Shop, so my friend Jami (Erik's wife) made the kids shirts to support them...so cute!





This weekend is John's baptism, so we are looking forward to that. I hope everyone has a good week!





Friday, July 9, 2010

Sneak Peek

Our photographer, Emily, sent us a "sneak peek" of John's pictures...I couldn't be happier! I absolutely LOVE them!! I can't wait to see the rest! For now, here are the ones she sent me! :)








Thursday, July 8, 2010

Swim Lessons

Before...



And After...

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Fun in the Sun

My boys hanging out on Grandpa's pontoon

We had a great time as usual at the lake this past weekend. Every year gets better and better, and this year was no exception. It was fun with John and Libby there-they did GREAT! My sister and I slept in my parents room with John and Libby in their pack-n-plays. I was anticipating long nights, but they were so exhausted, they both slept all three nights.

We swam, laid out in the sun, ate lots of good food, slept, and ate some more :) Brad's parents got to come for the day on Saturday and a bunch of my cousins and aunt and uncles came too. We had a good mix this year! Thanks Mom and Dad for a great weekend!

Brad's mom brought his baptism outfit and it fits perfect! It looks SO cute, I can't wait for him to wear it.

This week is HOT here in Michigan. We have been laying low the past two days in the AC. We actually lost power for about 5 hours last night, so Brad and John slept in the basement. Our upstairs is so hot anyways, and his room is boiling without AC. We have to swaddle him at night, so it was just too hot. He did pretty good though, and the power came back on about 12:30 am so at least today is nice and cool inside.

John has been sleeping good at night, except for that he keeps breaking out of his swaddle. We don't know what to do. He won't sleep long stretches without it, but he wiggles his little arm out and wakes himself up around 3-4 some nights. I have heard that some people leave one arm out, so we might give that a try.

This weekend is my niece, Libby's, 1st birthday! It is so crazy to me that she is already one. Jenny and Doug are having a party on Saturday which will be fun. She was so much fun this past weekend, she is so cute. She is all over the place, smiling, laughing, and having a blast. I can't wait for her and John to actually be able to play together.

John started swimming lessons with Libby last week. He seemed to like it, I think he was a little unsure, but he didn't cry or anything! We go back tomorrow, so we'll see how the second time goes. He was SOOO tired afterwards. He was asleep in the car by the time we left the parking lot at 10:30 and slept until 2! I will try to get some pictures one of these weeks at his lesson. It's so cute!

Well, here are a few pictures from the weekend. Enjoy!

Chillin' in the sun


Miss Libby getting ready for a day in the sun

Libby and John in the pool...Libby LOVED it, John wasn't too sure

Worn out!

John, Brad, and Allie all exhausted

John in his baby Bijorn