So Fresh and So Clean

Getting ready... This is usually where I can find Sydney - right by my side as I am doing something for Hunter. :)

 

 Before we got started... he had no idea what was coming!

 

 Not a big fan of the bath so far.

 

 He got a lot happier once Mama got him out of the tub.

 

 My little cutie!

A is for Apple

We went apple picking in Ellijay a couple of weeks ago.  Just like last year, we all had a great time. We came home with a bunch of apples and have a little stockpile of apple butter, applesauce and apple pie filling in the pantry now :)

 

Apples!

 

She was excited :)

 

Sydney was off and running as soon as we got there

(check out all of that hair blowing in the breeze!)

 

 "Look Mom!"

 

Dan carried Hunter... it was his turn since I'd already taken a turn for 9 months :)  (I don't think he minded too much!)

 

All loaded up!

 

One

One month old already!

 

 

 

Length and weight from the doctor visit this morning:

10 lbs 14 oz

22 inches long 

  

Hunter is eating like a champ -- about every 3 hours, pretty much around the clock. We had a stretch for a week or so where he was stretching that out at night and the middle of the night feedings weren't quite as frequent, but our Little Man is an eater and likes to wake up to eat.   Thankfully, he'll eat and go straight back to sleep.

 

Sydney is doing great as a big sister... she loves to help hold Hunter or bring him a paci or a toy.  She's VERY quick to remind us that she's the 'big sister'.

 

We're adjusting to life as a family of four...granted, it takes us a big longer to get out the door when we're going somewhere, but we're getting better at it :)   And we've already toted Hunter around on lots of fun adventures (more posts to come), so having a newborn isn't slowing us down TOO much.  (we are just doing it with a bit more coffee than usual :)  ).



A playdate at the park

We met up with the kids from Sydney's preschool class this morning at the park. 

On the way to the park she told me "My goin' playground with my scloo friends.  My 'cited!"   (Translation:  'I'm going to the playground with my school friends.  I'm excited!')   :)

We fed the ducks.

 

And played with friends.

And even met a frog. 

(the poor frog was immediately surrounded by a dozen two year olds.  one of the other mommies scooped him up and 'took him to his house' in the grass on the other side of the playground.)

"big sister read you a book"

Up 14

 

We went to the dr yesterday for a weight check to make sure that Little Man is growing well.  The answer was a resounding 'yes' --- he was up 14 oz from last Monday.   The doctor just starting laughing and said that she thought the nurse wrote down the weight wrong.  Nope, no typos by the nurse, he really did put on almost a pound in 7 days. 

 

For those keeping track, at her week and a half weight check, Sydney was up to 8 lb 8 oz.  Up 10 oz from her birth weight.   Hunter was 8 lb 14 oz.  Up 10 oz from his birth weight.    Apparently my children like to eat :)