Congratulations to Erin and Andy! It's a girl! Cleo Anne was born yesterday! Big brother Gus has a new little sister! Everyone is healthy and happy! Enjoy the chaos to come!
Weight: 6 lbs & 9oz.
Height: 19.75 inches
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
"I Peed on the Potty!"
This past weekend was potty training weekend. We had been putting it off for the last few weeks because we had family come and go, and we did not want Eli to get too distracted. Aaron's Mom, brother and nephew were in town to find a house for Brian, but we decided to go ahead with it.
We pretty much loaded Eli up with fluids and had a timer going every 30 minutes and sat him on the potty. He did really well! We had three accidents the first day and about two on Sunday. On Monday we showed up at daycare with underwear on and about five changes of clothes.
Monday, Eli had only one accident and that was when they were playing outside. The teachers said that's when most of the accidents happen because the kids don't want to stop playing. We've had a few poopy accidents. Eli is just having a hard time with that, and it's fun to clean up too ;o)
Keenan is trying to roll over. He's such a happy baby. He's ticklish too! He's already belly laughing too. I love it! His hair is still a little crazy, but I love the chunky boy!
We pretty much loaded Eli up with fluids and had a timer going every 30 minutes and sat him on the potty. He did really well! We had three accidents the first day and about two on Sunday. On Monday we showed up at daycare with underwear on and about five changes of clothes.
Monday, Eli had only one accident and that was when they were playing outside. The teachers said that's when most of the accidents happen because the kids don't want to stop playing. We've had a few poopy accidents. Eli is just having a hard time with that, and it's fun to clean up too ;o)
Keenan is trying to roll over. He's such a happy baby. He's ticklish too! He's already belly laughing too. I love it! His hair is still a little crazy, but I love the chunky boy!
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Funny Things Eli Says
Eli has been asking me, "Are you Cherie?" then he goes up to his Dad and says, "Are you Aaron?"
This morning I asked Eli if Keenan was crying, Eli said, "No, he's all better".
Aaron was getting Eli ready for bed and we were talking to each other, Eli said, "Dad, no more talking to Mommy, read to Eli."
When he plays with his trains or other toys he actually has them using dialogue. He was playing with his dinosaur bath toys and he was taking one dinosaur saying "Hi, how are you?" then taking the other dinosaur, "I'm fine, and you?" so funny!
This morning I asked Eli if Keenan was crying, Eli said, "No, he's all better".
Aaron was getting Eli ready for bed and we were talking to each other, Eli said, "Dad, no more talking to Mommy, read to Eli."
When he plays with his trains or other toys he actually has them using dialogue. He was playing with his dinosaur bath toys and he was taking one dinosaur saying "Hi, how are you?" then taking the other dinosaur, "I'm fine, and you?" so funny!
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Fireworks go "BOOM"!
We had a very relaxing and fun weekend. Thursday night was a nice girls night drinking sangria, doing each other's nails, and walking to a neighborhood dive bar. Fun times! I did not get home until 2AM! What was I thinking?
Aaron let me sleep in, and thank goodness that he did, otherwise I would not have been productive at all! I got up around 9AM, and the house was too quiet, then I realized that it was EMPTY! Aaron took the boys on an adventure to First Watch, then the park. THANK YOU AARON! He informed me, that I owe him!
The rest of the day I cleaned and prepared for a little BBQ we were hosting for our friends and neighbors. My parents came into town as well. They were so excited to see the boys. They were amazed at how big Keenan was. Friends started to arrive around 6pm. Aaron put together a con-coction called "Gin Buckets", handed down from his aunt and uncle, they were pretty tasty. My dad thought so too. He was bright red after just one drink!
We had about 15 people over plus kids. Lindi and Ben were able to join us during their Kansas visit. Carina is a blast, she just says the funniest things! It was fun to watch Eli interact with the older kids, they are about a year older than him. Mom and Dad were a big help! At one point, I went upstairs to check on the kids, and my mom had them all sitting in a cicle while she read them some books. Around 930, people walked down the street to the high school nearby where they have a fireworks display. Aaron and I had not watched fireworks since Eli was born, so I was exicted for him to see them.
My Mom ended up walking with him and a group of our friends there. I had to feed Keenan, so Aaron and I ended up walking down a little later. We were unable to see our group until we were walking back. Our friends were telling us how Eli did, he said, "the fireworks go BOOM!". I guess on the way there Eli was so excited to see the fireworks, that he was pushing his stroller and running, he wiped out 3 times, and has some scraped up knees to show forth, but he did not cry.
When Lindi and Ben were getting ready to leave, Carina gave Eli a hug, but Eli just stood there. It was funny and cute. Eli was also pretty exhausted, he did not get to bed until 1030 or so. I went to bed past 11pm only to wake up at 515A to run with my running group.
It was just Becky and I. We ran 6 miles and I felt pretty good. After I got home though, I was so tired. I just wanted to lay in bed all day! Since my parents were here, I was able to! Aaron and i both slept off and on throughout the day while my parents took care of Eli and Keenan. It was so nice!
Sunday, Aaron and I were able to do some much needed yard work while my parents took care of the boys again. Eli was pretty tired so he took an early nap. Keenan slept quite a bit too. After a wonderful lunch my parent left to go back to Wichita and I took Eli to the pool. It was my first pool outing the whole summer! We ran into Bill and Elise, so she and Eli were able to play for a while. They were so cute together. Unfortunately I did not get any photos of the weekend! Bummer! I hope everyone has a great week!
Aaron let me sleep in, and thank goodness that he did, otherwise I would not have been productive at all! I got up around 9AM, and the house was too quiet, then I realized that it was EMPTY! Aaron took the boys on an adventure to First Watch, then the park. THANK YOU AARON! He informed me, that I owe him!
The rest of the day I cleaned and prepared for a little BBQ we were hosting for our friends and neighbors. My parents came into town as well. They were so excited to see the boys. They were amazed at how big Keenan was. Friends started to arrive around 6pm. Aaron put together a con-coction called "Gin Buckets", handed down from his aunt and uncle, they were pretty tasty. My dad thought so too. He was bright red after just one drink!
We had about 15 people over plus kids. Lindi and Ben were able to join us during their Kansas visit. Carina is a blast, she just says the funniest things! It was fun to watch Eli interact with the older kids, they are about a year older than him. Mom and Dad were a big help! At one point, I went upstairs to check on the kids, and my mom had them all sitting in a cicle while she read them some books. Around 930, people walked down the street to the high school nearby where they have a fireworks display. Aaron and I had not watched fireworks since Eli was born, so I was exicted for him to see them.
My Mom ended up walking with him and a group of our friends there. I had to feed Keenan, so Aaron and I ended up walking down a little later. We were unable to see our group until we were walking back. Our friends were telling us how Eli did, he said, "the fireworks go BOOM!". I guess on the way there Eli was so excited to see the fireworks, that he was pushing his stroller and running, he wiped out 3 times, and has some scraped up knees to show forth, but he did not cry.
When Lindi and Ben were getting ready to leave, Carina gave Eli a hug, but Eli just stood there. It was funny and cute. Eli was also pretty exhausted, he did not get to bed until 1030 or so. I went to bed past 11pm only to wake up at 515A to run with my running group.
It was just Becky and I. We ran 6 miles and I felt pretty good. After I got home though, I was so tired. I just wanted to lay in bed all day! Since my parents were here, I was able to! Aaron and i both slept off and on throughout the day while my parents took care of Eli and Keenan. It was so nice!
Sunday, Aaron and I were able to do some much needed yard work while my parents took care of the boys again. Eli was pretty tired so he took an early nap. Keenan slept quite a bit too. After a wonderful lunch my parent left to go back to Wichita and I took Eli to the pool. It was my first pool outing the whole summer! We ran into Bill and Elise, so she and Eli were able to play for a while. They were so cute together. Unfortunately I did not get any photos of the weekend! Bummer! I hope everyone has a great week!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Keenan is 3 Months!
Stats:
Weight: 18 lbs. 13.8 oz
Length: 27.5 inches
My youngest boy is growing so big! Keenan is such a smiler. Aaron can make him laugh doing his Donald Duck impersonations. It's pretty funny.This was his last week at home. I met with Keenan's teacher to figure out everything I need to bring.
We took Bernie to dinner Thursday night to thank her for all of her help. Unfortunately, it's Keenan's fussy time of the evening. He gets very cranky before he falls asleep. We each took turns walking him around the restaurant. I met some girlfriends afterwards to hang out. It was nice to catch up with all of them.
Friday I was pretty exhausted. I did not sleep well the night before. Aaron and I both kind of slept in and relished our last day being able to both sleep in since Bernie woke up with the boys. Bernie left when we arrived home from work, when she left Eli shed lots of tears, it was sad!
Today was our first full day just the four of us. I had woken up almost every hour putting Keenan's pacifier in his mouth. He was off his nightly schedule. I fed him at 6am, then left to meet my running group. I ran four miles and felt pretty good. When I arrived home, Aaron was a little frustrated with Keenan's fussiness. I think we were both getting used to our family dynamic.
Sunday was much better. We were all able to sleep in until 7AM, whoooo! I realy wanted to go to the pool since I had not been for the whole summer, but I always want to go when it's Eli's naptime. So I decided to sit on our deck to get some sun. It's so different than before when we had kids, I used sit and read a book or a trashy gossip magazine, now I sit and lay out while reading a "Parents" magazine!
I took Eli to Elise's b-day party. He had a great time especially after Elise opened a new Thomas the Tank Engine Train Set. He was so excited! The whole day he had not been very talkative, but after Thomas was out, he could not stop talking about it. He kept asking to open it, and when Rhonda did, he said, "thanks guys for helping me open it!". Elise was so tired by the end of her party, poor thing did not have a nap all day! We had a great time though!
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Nice Weekend After a Stressful Week
This past week went by pretty quickly. I had to work late Tuesday and Thursday, I did not get done until after 7pm. It kind of sucked! Our team knew we would have to work late, but we were trying to work late to avoid working over the weekend, which we did accomplish. Thank goodness! I was so glad to have Mama Rourke here to help Aaron out since I was late those days.
Friday night I was pretty exhausted. Brian and John are both in town. John just got done with KU Basketball Camp. The campers all posed for an individual shot with Coach Self and the NCAA trophy. Pretty cool. Of course John was all decked out in his KU Gear for the photo op. He was also able to get a few autographs from some players. He had a great time. Brian worked in KC this past week, and is also working here this week. He has sold his house, so he is now really looking for a house in KC. We all had dinner here, then Aaron took Eli to the park. I ran to Target and by the time I got home, the boys were all sleeping.
Saturday morning, I met Rhonda for a run. We were both dragging, but we did it. It was pretty hot. My goal for Saturday was to run all my errands so Sunday I can just relax. So Aaron and I went to Sam's to get groceries and baby stuff while Nana Rourke watched the boys. Of course we spent a couple of hundreds of dollars, buying formula, diapers, and food. It's crazy!
Aaron and I went on a date since this is our last weekend with Mama Rourke here. We had a nice Italian dinner at Il Centro, then dessert at Classic Cup. We went to see "Iron Man", we both really enjoyed the movie. I've always had a crush on Robert Downey Jr. We got home around 1245. Keenan woke up around 4AM, I got up and Mama Rourke came up with a bottle. I told her I could feed him, and she said, "No, you can, go ahead and go back to bed," I did not hesitate, and said, "ok!". Then Eli woke up at 6AM, realy crying. I layed down with him and we tried to go back to sleep. He got up at 7AM, and Mama Rourke took him and Keenan downstairs so Aaron and I could sleep in. We took advantage of it and slept in until 1030! I feel soooo rested! I cannot remember the last time I slept in that late!
This is the last week Mama Rourke will be staying with us. We have really enjoyed having her here and have really appreciated the extra help. We're all really going to miss her!
Friday night I was pretty exhausted. Brian and John are both in town. John just got done with KU Basketball Camp. The campers all posed for an individual shot with Coach Self and the NCAA trophy. Pretty cool. Of course John was all decked out in his KU Gear for the photo op. He was also able to get a few autographs from some players. He had a great time. Brian worked in KC this past week, and is also working here this week. He has sold his house, so he is now really looking for a house in KC. We all had dinner here, then Aaron took Eli to the park. I ran to Target and by the time I got home, the boys were all sleeping.
Saturday morning, I met Rhonda for a run. We were both dragging, but we did it. It was pretty hot. My goal for Saturday was to run all my errands so Sunday I can just relax. So Aaron and I went to Sam's to get groceries and baby stuff while Nana Rourke watched the boys. Of course we spent a couple of hundreds of dollars, buying formula, diapers, and food. It's crazy!
Aaron and I went on a date since this is our last weekend with Mama Rourke here. We had a nice Italian dinner at Il Centro, then dessert at Classic Cup. We went to see "Iron Man", we both really enjoyed the movie. I've always had a crush on Robert Downey Jr. We got home around 1245. Keenan woke up around 4AM, I got up and Mama Rourke came up with a bottle. I told her I could feed him, and she said, "No, you can, go ahead and go back to bed," I did not hesitate, and said, "ok!". Then Eli woke up at 6AM, realy crying. I layed down with him and we tried to go back to sleep. He got up at 7AM, and Mama Rourke took him and Keenan downstairs so Aaron and I could sleep in. We took advantage of it and slept in until 1030! I feel soooo rested! I cannot remember the last time I slept in that late!
This is the last week Mama Rourke will be staying with us. We have really enjoyed having her here and have really appreciated the extra help. We're all really going to miss her!
Monday, June 16, 2008
Happy Father's Day!
Happy Father's Day to all the great Dads out there! We had a pretty quiet, and relaxing weekend. Eli's school had a Father's Day picnic Friday afternoon, it was fun to see Eli playing with his classmates. Nana Bernie brought Keenan, so everyone was able to see him and Nana was able to see Eli at school.
Saturday I went to my running group and ran four miles and felt pretty good. We went to the Farmer's Market. Aaron and I spent most of the time in the coffee shop because Eli was having a great time going up and down the stairs. Bernie bought a bunch of fresh veggies and fruit to make us dinner. Bernie treated us for a Father's Day lunch. Eli and Keenan were great. While everyone took naps, I did a little shopping to buy Father's Day gifts.
Sunday, Bernie let Aaron and I sleep in until around 8AM. I dressed the boys up in matching outfits. You can't really see what the shirts say, but they say "My Dad Rocks" and he does. Aaron is a wonderful dad, always excited to see his family and ready to play! Aaron is such a great help and very thoughtful. Thank you Aaron for everything you do for us!We love you! Aaron got a kick out of the t-shirts. Eli helped his Dad open his gifts. We had a quiet day at home, it was rainy. Papa Rourke came in the evening and played with the boys while I prepared dinner. Brian also joined us for dinner. We had a nice steak dinner, with frozen custard for dessert.
Saturday I went to my running group and ran four miles and felt pretty good. We went to the Farmer's Market. Aaron and I spent most of the time in the coffee shop because Eli was having a great time going up and down the stairs. Bernie bought a bunch of fresh veggies and fruit to make us dinner. Bernie treated us for a Father's Day lunch. Eli and Keenan were great. While everyone took naps, I did a little shopping to buy Father's Day gifts.
Sunday, Bernie let Aaron and I sleep in until around 8AM. I dressed the boys up in matching outfits. You can't really see what the shirts say, but they say "My Dad Rocks" and he does. Aaron is a wonderful dad, always excited to see his family and ready to play! Aaron is such a great help and very thoughtful. Thank you Aaron for everything you do for us!We love you! Aaron got a kick out of the t-shirts. Eli helped his Dad open his gifts. We had a quiet day at home, it was rainy. Papa Rourke came in the evening and played with the boys while I prepared dinner. Brian also joined us for dinner. We had a nice steak dinner, with frozen custard for dessert.
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