Pictures January 2007

Sorry they're all messed up, I'm still working on figuring this blog out!











Happy boy, look at all those teeth!










Big boy room










Toddler bed he's not quite ready for yet. He really loves his crib!










Here's mommy with the big pregnancy belly. Joshy is 36w and 8lbs here!








Sitting at the table like a big boy, love that PB&J!









Hey daddy I'll put this one away!












Helping daddy unload the dishwasher!










Side view of the bad haircut









Back view and side of bad haircut

Great strides!!

Joey has been doing just wonderfully the past few weeks. He's actually doing more and learning more really fast. I think it must be a growth spurt of his brain! LOL

He's not a big talker but out of the blue he shocked me with a 4 word sentence on Jan 4th. Joey and I had just gotten out of the shower and were getting him dressed. I stood him up to pull up his pants and he leaned into me (which is common) and gave me a big hug. As he did this I said "Ahhhh, I love you!" and out of the blue, clear as day, I'm not joking here...he replies with "I love you too"! OMG I was floored!!! Could have knocked me over with a breath at that point. What a wonderful wonderful sound as to hear your child tell you they love you.

It wasn't a fluke either. Later that same day we were out running errands, doctor appts etc and I was singing my "I love my Joey" song that I made up. When I was done I hear from the back seat "I love you mama"!!!
Then I think it was Friday night we were in the basement and daddy was up in the kitchen. Joey could hear him and wanted daddy to be down here playing. So of course when daddy can't hear him, Joey says up the stairs, "I love you"!! And Jim had so been wanting to hear those words and then he missed them :( Poor Daddy!

Few other things that Joey's just started doing: Washing himself in the shower. He takes my poof and will wash what he can reach which is almost everything! He even lifts his leg to the side of the tub to wash his lower leg and feet! It's so adorable. And yesterday in the shower after swimming he was washing his hair too, that was a first. He was rubbing in the shampoo!!

He's being a very big helper around the house. Daddy was unloading the dishwasher and Joey decided to help him. He's take out a dish or cup and hand it to daddy then go for another. Only problem was if daddy wasn't ready to grab the next item Joey would drop it on the floor! LOL

Joey is climbing up onto chairs and such very well now. Daddy was standing on a chair to re-install the door bell he'd taken down months ago (he was painting). Joey must have felt a little left out so he climbed up on the chair all by himself and stood there while daddy worked!

We were at McDonalds the other day in the playland. I think Joey took the other kids shoes out of the little cubby and I asked him to put them back and he did! Every last one of them had they're own spot. I don't know if the kids whos shoes they were could easily find their mate but at least they were in the cubby and not all over the floor right? LOL

Oh he's learned how to jump in his crib and actually get air between the mattress and his feet and it wasn't long, maybe a week or so before he could do that without having to hold on! He was jumping on MY bed this past Monday and his hands were free. Soon he's going to love going to someplace that has a bounce house.

And then there's a mommy update. We learned the hard way that pregnant hormonal women should NOT be allowed to go anywhere near their child's hair with scissors or clippers. Joey's been needing a haircut for the longest time but I just couldn't seem to get him anywhere to get it done. Finally after a little girl at McDonalds thought he was a girl and MIL called him Julie because of his long hair, I decided to just cut it myself. I was Just going to trim his "bangs" and the back, that was it but Joey wouldn't let me come near him with the scissors. He actually put his hands up into his hair an messed up what I'd combed! So my mind said "use the clippers, it won't be too short." I got out the clipper and put on the 1" thingy (what are those pieces called?) and started clipping. Immediately I knew I screwed up but you can't leave the kid with just one swipe of the clippers now can you? So through my massive tears I finished the top and that's where I stopped. I couldn't stop crying. Because of his light blonde hair it looked more like he was a kid who was just getting his hair and not one that was born with more than he now had! The Mullet I left on him just had to go but I was NOT touching his hair again! I called Jim at work and bawled how I ruined his son's hair. He was just releived that it wasn't anything major like Joey fell down the stairs and broke a bone or anything like that. In my mind at the time it was that bad and thinking along those lines did not help any!

After Jim got home from work we took him to the Hair Cuttery to let a professional fix it and cut my hair as well. Of course the girl who took care of us was pregnant too! I joked that pregnant women should not be allowed near scissors and hair! LOL She did a good job on us both though. Joey's now a full buzz cut and my hair is above my shoulders so I can wash and go since I'll have a baby to care for soon.

So that's it for Joey updates for now....

Update on Joshua

So, Joshua is going to be a huge baby, just because I guess! No gestational diabetes, my repeat test was even better than the first! He's healthy and even with as huge as he is right now (over 5 1/2 lbs) he's still moving and groovin all over the womb. While my due date isn't until Feb 2, 2007 I will be having him in January. There was no doubt about that even before we figured out he's big! I was to be induced around 39weeks just to make sure he comes before week 40. Well now that he's so big there is a possiblity that he'll be induced even earlier. No earlier than 37 weeks as that is considered full term but any time after January 12th would be fair game.
I see the OB next Thursday after Christmas then weekly there after. I'm having non-stress tests done every other week and growth ultrasounds have been every three weeks. Maybe more will be done as we get closer to the full term time. My OB is still out on his medical leave but the OB I found to replace him is very nice and I'm comfortable with him taking over my care. My perinatologist is very involved so I'm being watched closely. Oh I found out at my last appointment they have technically labeled Joshua as LGA which is large for gestational age!
Funny when Joey was IUGR intra-uterine growth restricted! I guess there's no argument from me how no two pregnancies are alike, even with the same parents!
So far, so good! Thanks all I can ask for. God has blessed me and my family very much and for that we are truly thankful.

Pictures November and December 2006

My little climber especially loves the tight spots and the high spots as well!


He loves mommy's belly and reclining in the chair with the phone.



The snow was great, can't wait for more to play in
and the musical doggy from St. Nick was a great hit!

Lots going on the past month

Wow I didn't realize how long since I've update on here! Sorry to you all who check frequently. Time sure does fly when you've got children, something you never quite understand until you're in the right shoes! LOL
Well we managed to get through Thanksgiving. It was very nice and even if I do say so myself, the food was wonderful! I may not be able to make chicken and rice but I sure can roast a flavorful and moist turkey and my sweet potatoes are awesome!
On December 1st the Midwest was hit with a great snowstorm. Here we managed the most in the state with an official total of 17 inches! You know Joey was only 2 inches more than that at birth! LOL
I took him outside the day after and he just loved it. He's always loved the snow but this is the first chance he's gotten to play in it. In the past, since he was little, he only got to stick his face up in the air and feel the flakes fall on his face. This time he got to hold it in his hand and attempt to stand in it. Do you believe he is wearing his INFANT snow suit? LOL He's still such a shorty that in length he still can wear that thing. It's not really suitable for walking it but it did the trick and kept him warm.
He will be 18months old on Friday. I can't believe it's been 18 months since his birth. So much has happened, he's grown and developed right before my eyes and yet I feel like I missed it all! He has his pediatrician appointment in the morning. His only shot this time is his flu vaccine and then he doesn't see the doctor until he's two and no more shots until next year's flu shot!
Yesterday I went in to get Josh checked out by the perinatologist. Josh is doing extremely well. He's gaining weight the way Joey should have but didn't! Acutually I'm a little concerned that he's going to be huge! 21 days ago he was 4lbs 0oz, yesterday he was 5lbs 7oz. If I go to my due date of 2/2/07 I'm estimating 8lbs 5oz at least! That's a huge difference between Josh and Joey who was only 3 days early and 6lbs 13oz. Can you all say WOW big Joshie??!! LOL
The perinatologist and I discussed that maybe I have gestational diabetes. I had my 1 hour glucose test done at the usual time around 26 weeks and it was normal but on the high end. It was 133 with 140 being the highest it goes. So I called the new OB I will be seeing this week (my OB is on medical leave and will probably miss Josh's delivery) and told them that I would like a repeat test to make sure. It's important to know so they can watch Josh after he's born and make sure his sugar levels don't bottom out right after birth. I hate that if I am diabetic they may have to give him a bottle to keep his sugars up. I would hate for that to ruin my breastfeeding ability. Though I did allow Joey to have the pacifier during his circumcision and it didn't ruin his breastfeeding so we will just have to see. I'll do whatever I have to in the best interest of my children.
We'll have our little Joshie in about 7 weeks if not sooner!!!

Well the site won't let me put up any pictures for some odd reason. When it's working correctly I will get them up. I do have quite a few!!

Pictures missing from previous post

I don't know why it didn't add these on, I guess I can't have more than a few per post? And as you can see they all got mixed up but I'm sure you can tell what's what! LOL

Pictures of the boys

I had another 3D ultrasound yesterday so I have a couple pictures of Joshua and some pictures of Joey from this month. I'm posting quite a few face shots....Joey's fat lip he received while tripping in the driveway. I'm not sure if he hit the cement or the sippy cup in his hands but it bled pretty good. I couldn't find the camera so I didn't get a pic until the next day and it looked so much better!
Chocolate all over his mouth, have him some M&M's and they were melting all over the place. I guess their motto is only for people who don't squeeze the M&M's in their hands! LOL
I babysat for Joey's little second cousin the other day. He did very well having the baby in the house though he did regress in wanting to sit in the bouncy seat!!
Last but not least, today he is 17mos old and for his "birthday" his cousin Colin gave him a quick little Mohawk! Very cute, Colin's just lucky he didn't shave the sides of his head. LOL

Enjoy!!

Toddler biting

Ok, over the past few days my toddler has become unbelievable! I used to love that he was teething and getting all those toofies in his mouth and now I just want to pull them all back out again! I think due to his lack of vocabulary and complete frustration he's biting ME! And he knows just where to make it hurt (ie, under the arm, inside the arm etc.) I don't know what I'm going to do with him! When he doesn't bit he bashes his own head into the floor! I swear he carefully puts himself down on his hands and knees, backs his head up and bashes it down on the floor. Totally looking for attention. It's much easier to ignore him hurting himself rather than when he's hurting me!

I think we're pretty far from 2yrs old but we're approaching the terrible twos as warp speed! Ugggg...save me!! :)

3D pictures of Joshua

My beautiful little boy. He looks so much like Joey and they said they saw some hair on him!
Mommy's favorite picture, looks like Josh is praying
What a perfect hand right next to my ear!
I'm still a boy no doubt about it!

See my muscles mommy?

Indian Summer Day

Outside with the doggy Bosco, one of my best friends!










Decided I'm thristy from all this playing with the dog. Good thing mommy and daddy leave this cooler out. I'm self sufficient!!








I'm a happy boy as daddy looks on proudly! Now how do you get this thing open?






Come on mom, open it, I want my Miller!! :)

Cool Milestones for Joey

I forgot to add this to my last update. Joey is now doing a very good "itsy bitsy spider." He LOVES that song. He's done the spider part for a long time now but he's added the "washed the spider out" part and "out came the sun" too! He's also doing peek-a-boo too! He will cover his own face (not always his eyes) and wait for you to say peek-a-boo to him and he'll cover again! It's so cute.

In swimming he's made a giant leap forward. He's always done very well but then we took the summer off and I thought for sure he would have forgotten things. Well over the past month he's has consistantly been closing his eyes just prior to doing under water and blowing out to keep water from going in his mouth! It's wonderful. He's also trying to jump off the wall to mommy but doesn't quite get air after he bends his knees! LOL He will also hold onto the wall and then reach for me and let go of it to come to me and visa versa!!!!

Wow, he's getting sooooo dang big and growing so much so fast!

And more pics

Joey's first professional haircut!
I love my Joey and my Joey loves me!
See what happens when you leave food laying around when there's a toddler in the area???
ooooohhhh...doggy makes good pillow and backrest!
Handsome boy!!! Beautiful blue eyes just like his daddy

More pics

Mr Smiley loves the camera!
Joey fits perfect in this box! Silly boys
Did someone put something in that sippy other than milk or water?? LOL
Love his laughs!
Joey and his girlfriend, they get along soo well together.

Ultrasound pics of Joey's little brother

I went today to have an ultrasound done of Joshua. I got quite a few pics, here are the ones that I have on disk.....my 2nd son is doing GREAT!!!!!

Joey goes on Vacation!

Joey went on his first vacation ever. We all went to the Niagara Falls area of New York!! It was a nice little vacation, more of a business trip for daddy but we got to do a little sight seeing and cross the border to see the falls. Joey loved the falls and did very well with the long car ride. Can I just say portable DVD players are a God send!!!???!!!! If not for the DVD player Joey would have been just miserable. As it was he had a difficult time sleeping in the car for some odd reason and we had to stop about every 100miles to stretch his legs out (mine too) as he appeared to get cramped up. Those dang car seats aren't meant for comfort I'm afraid, just safety!

One really cool thing about our trip was getting to meet an internet friend and her little girl who is the same age as Joey, for the first time. It was wonderful to finally meet and I hope we can stay in closer touch now too!!!