One Month Old...

Tell us how you really feel Drew!

Prison mug shot

I hate being 1 month old - waaahhhh

Is that the beginning of a smile?

His serious pose...

Actually he was more like 6 weeks old when I took these, but I am so behind on posting/taking pictures. Drew is now 7 weeks old! I feel bad, but I haven't been too camera happy with the new baby! I need to be better about it and promise that I will be from here on out. Next week the boys are going to be home with me more, so hopefully I will have plenty of opportunities to snap pictures of all three of them or I will be busy sitting in a corner, rocking back and forth, drinking a bottle of wine, dreaming of doing tax returns...

We have been busy traveling and visiting family and friends. We were able to go to Somerset and introduce Drew to my grandparents. They were able to be at the birth of both Alex and Evan, but because of Poppy's failing health, they weren't able to make the trip up for Drew's birth. They fell in love with him instantly and spoiled the boys beyond belief. Poppy had created a candy cabinet just for them to take anything they want, when they want it. I just shake my head and look the other way... We were also able to see my dad, his wife Marla, my half-sister Jessica (who has grown into a beautiful young lady, by the way) and Little Miss Keelie. Keelie is the boys Aunt and is just four months old! My Grandmother Ray and Uncle Dan came to visit with us on Sunday. It was a special visit, since they had never met the boys! Mom and Jim hosted a movie night for the boys on Saturday night and Tim and I were able to go to the Harbor for a night out (okay, not a night out, but it was like for 1.5 hours, just to eat and then we were so exhausted we came back and went straight to bed).

Labor day weekend, we headed to Columbus for a couple events! Saturday afternoon was Kelli Marter's bridal shower. She is getting married this New Year's Eve! I took Drew to the party and he got to meet a lot of family friends. He was the only boy there and everyone loved him! It was so hot - the cakes melted - felt so bad for Aunt Kathy :( Kelli got a ton of new and fun things though - so overall, it was a fun day! Saturday night we were able to go to the Perdue families cornhole tournament! It was either that or Tim's 15 year reunion! Well, it turns out that most of the people Tim would have wanted to see was at the cornhole tournament. Paul and Carol watched the boys and we stayed way too late. Tim was in the final game against Alisha's dad. To quote Tim, "I am happy how I played, I just wish my partner hadn't been such a D-bag". Nice. My proudest moment was when he called a mid-game conference with this dude to tell him he needed to play defense - seriously?

As an update on Drew - he is doing great! He has been sleeping longer stretches at night - not consistently, but he is getting there. One night he slept 10 hours straight! He smiles for a few minutes right after I feed him and makes cooing noises - no words yet - haha... I swear he tries to crawl and he still randomly rolls over from his belly to his back - he is a very determined baby. He also has recently became interested in his mobile and the lights on the swing - he is just becoming more aware of what is around him. The boys love him to pieces and are still constantly trying to kiss him. It is cute for like 2 seconds, but then they end up fighting over who's turn it is to kiss the baby and then all hell breaks loose. His favorite things right now are me, milk, gas drops, the fan and our wall sconces.

Tomorrow Alex starts soccer camp with his buddies, Rocco, Jonathan and Alivia and next week he will start pre-school with Jonathan. He was able to meet his teachers last week and when they asked what his favorite food was, he replied water. Ummm, what happened to Cheese-Its Alex? Mary has really been working with Alex on his reading and he is able to read some BOB books on his own! He memorizes them, but apparently that is the first step to reading - I am very proud of him!

Evan starts soccer camp on Friday morning and I am a little nervous because it is parent interactive. Hopefully that just means making sure they don't run off the field... Evan will also be going to the same pre-school as Alex, but in a different classroom. I am really excited about the new things for the boys to do this fall! Evan has also taking an interest in reading and can tell his own version of the stories by pointing to pictures.

Both boys are obsessed with the iPad/iPhone and have been playing with them a lot. I have downloaded a lot of learning games and I really think it is helping them.

Wow, so this has been long. I wish I wrote more often... So to sum it all up - I am very thankful I am able to be off and enjoy being a mom with them for awhile. I do tease that it is stressful, demanding, etc... but this time truly is precious! The past 7 weeks have been great and I have enjoyed every moment of it! I worry how I will do it all when I do finally go back to work in February. I get sad just thinking about it...