Sitting up!

Here's a few pics of Theo sitting up and playing with a fascinating toy in our living room. He's always been content to be held or play in the excersaucer, so I never really attempted to have him sit on his own. Well, lo and behold, he can do it. Bad mommy here..... depriving my child!

Sno cones

I love Target! I was shopping for something boring and ended up passing a sno cone maker. I thought the boys would love it so I ended up getting the whole kit and caboodle. Jack earned a sno cone by eating his whole lunch after church, so we headed outside and Dave churned away. Jack loved, loved, loved the sno cone and I could control the syrup (places here drench them with syrup). It's going to be great to have this fun thing to do this summer. Yum yum.

Voodoo game

We drove down to Nawlins last night for the local arena football game. The place was swarming with people (we were surprised, but I guess people love football in any form!) and on our way in, a family offered us their extra tickets! Score one for us! We only had to purchase one extra and our seats were great. Theo was in the bjorn the whole time and enjoyed watching football up close (I snapped a self-portrait). It did get a bit loud and I spent a lot of time covering his ears. Jack had a blast and ate all sorts of arena food (nachos, m&ms, hot seasoned pecans). In fact, the only way we could keep Jack still was to get him to eat. He got super excited by the noise and activity, so we're thinking it will still be a few years yet before he goes to a LSU game!!

YMCA soccer

Jack started playing "soccer" last week with the YMCA 3-5 league. I put soccer in quotes b/c he's not actually playing the game, just running around and having fun. Totally reminds me of when I played intramural softball in college and I'd be out picking daisies and chatting with friends! He has fun and that is all that matters. Today was soggy and cold so little brother was bundled up in the stroller. I'll bring the video camera next week and upload a video of Jack running around laughing.

My photogenic boys!

I took the boys to Target last week and here are a few of my favorite pics! I think they turned out so well, especially considering that I only paid $ 16 total for 8 sheets of pictures! It's worth driving to Baton Rouge for and I don't feel guilty taking them every 3 months or so for pictures. Jack is still quite the ham and loves to sit down and pose. In this case, lay down!

Hope you like the new header I whipped up in Photoshop. That's my newest favorite toy!

Bye bye carrier

The days of convienence and portability are over...... We've moved Theo into his rear-facing carseat and out of the infant carrier. I just couldn't justify lugging a 20 lb "infant" around with his feet sticking out the end of the carrier. Poor baby! So Jack got a new seat and Theo got Jack's old seat. The first of many hand me downs, I'm sure! I got a mini stroller today to lug Theo around now that I can't just plop him anywhere.

Theo is also working feverishly on cutting his bottom two teeth. I gave him a biter biscuit and he devoured it! I also gave him a sippy cup and he held it and sucked away. I can't wait for those pesky teeth to finally come in.... give me my non-fussy baby back!!!

Jack and Theo's stats

We drove back from Houston yesterday and this morning I took the boys for their well-checks. Jack's 3 year stats are: 3 feet 2 1/2 inches (75%) and 37 lbs (90%). He got his finger pricked for some sort of test that I didn't ask about (hence the band aid). The results were normal, so that's good. Having both boys together was challenging!! Jack was in a high-energy mode so most of my efforts were spent corraling him while keeping Theo happy.

Theo had his 6 month check and his stats are: 27 7/8 inches long (90%) and 19 8.5 lbs (75%). He got 4 shots today and was not too happy about it, but quickly forgave us and fell asleep in the car. He's still napping now, poor fellow. I asked if it was ok to give Theo yogurt (yo baby) and the ped said "Not yet, more like 9 months". Ooops. I clarified and said "Is it OK if I've given him yogurt?". I was told it was okay, but wait to give it again till 9 months. The things one forgets the second time around!!