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April 2011

May 2011

a lot has changed

Here are pictures from January when we were in Florida. Need to download rest of photos so that I can put more recent photos on. I'm still working on that.

Sorry for the delay in posting. Emily is doing well. She sings a lot and is a little chatter box. She is much better with Shaun now. She gives him hugs, they wrestle and chase each other around the house. She started swim lessons last and is doing okay with it so far. Going under water is a bit of a challenge but she is getting better.

Shaun is doing great. He is now probably about 23 - 24 lbs and is starting to eat solid food. He has 6 teeth, 2 on the bottom and 4 on top. He now crawls up the stairs and stands on his own. He may start walking in the next month or so. He is a very well mannered baby like Emily so we are not complaining about anything. We recently sleep trained him so we are now spoiled with full nights of sleep. Its weird to put both kids down at the same time and both go to sleep. We haven't had a quiet house at night for so long. Brad and I don't know what to do with ourselves.

We just went to a Reds game last night (4/30) and both kids were great. Emily wanted to see fireworks but the Reds didn't have any home runs and we couldn't stay until the end because it was already after 10pm. The Reds did end up winning in the 10th inning.

More pictures and videos to follow.

getting bigger and a tooth

I know its been a while. Shaun had his 6 month check up in December. He was around 19 pounds and 27 1/2 inches long. That's the same size Emily was at her 1 year visit. Since then I think he has put on another pound and has sprouted a tooth. We didn't even notice the tooth until we were on vacation. I thought I would check and I found one little tooth trying to push out. He is trying to crawl but has not been successful yet. He can move around backwards and is now pulling himself forward. Emily is good. She is speaking in sentences now, well at least when she wants to. We were in Florida for Christmas and finally got on my dad's boat. The kids did great. They both fell asleep on the way out the first time. The second time Shaun slept for about 2 or more hours while we fished and Emily ran around playing. She did not care about having to wear a vest the whole time and got to see dolphins. Three came right up to the boat. It was fun and great to get out of the cold. Emily actually slept pretty good in a strange crib which is the first time since I can remember. Usually she ends up in bed with us during vacations.

Shaun doing one of his push ups. They did pretty good with Santa. No tears.

Emily and Shaun at the festival of lights at the zoo.

Emily somewhat interested but not that much.

Shaun trying to open a present.

Kayla, Emily, and Zoe relaxing after opening presents at grandma and grandpas. Emily has the same pjs but she wanted to wear her Christmas ones that night.

Emily riding a dino at the Creation museum. Every Christmas eve its free to get in so Brad took the kids.

Halloween

Well Halloween was very fun. Emily actually went and got candy herself. She didn't want to hold her bag but at least she took candy. Before we went trick or treating Grandma and Grandpa took us all to the pumpkin patch by our house. Everyone had a lot of fun. Below is a picture of Emily riding a little tractor.

Here's Emily and Shaun in our front yard. We always make a little cemetery in our yard for Halloween.

The girls eating candy after tricking or treating.

Just hanging around the house.

Our two friends got married Nov 12th. Its was a lovely ceremony and we were so happy to share their very special moment. I was her maid of honor and Brad was a groomsman. Here's a picture of us that night. And guess what, we were kids free!!! The only thing that sucked was that Brad had been sick the other day and it was still lingering that day. Then I woke up with out a voice that day and had to give a toast. It didn't matter though because the bride was beautiful and they are so happy together.

Baptism and 4 month check up

Well a lot has happened since the last post. Shaun is now 4 months old. He is starting to roll over and sitting up much better on his own. We had his baptism October 3rd. He did not cry once. He looked so cute in his little white tux. After the baptism we had everyone over for food. Brad's mom Marilyn was able to come out so she got to babysit a lot since Brad and I still had work while she was in town. She was even kind enough to lets us go to a movie Monday night after having the kids all day. Yesterday was Shaun's 4 month check up. I like taking him the doctors more than Emily. He only cries when they give him a shot. He now weighs 16lbs 2oz and is 26.25 inches. He went up about 2.5 lbs and 2.25 inches from his 2 month visit. He is in the 72% for weight and 87% in length. So he's pretty big. To put it in perspective Shaun is about 2 lbs and 2 inches bigger then Emily was at 4 months.

Emily is doing well. Her vocabulary gets bigger and bigger everyday. She has finally learned how to jump!! That means she has finally gotten both feet off the ground at the same time. We went to the pumpkin patch this past weekend with my mom. Emily had a lot of fun running around in all the pumpkins. We went to 2 different places. The first one had animals that Emily kept waving at and Shaun slept through that one. The second place was much busier and had an actual pumpkin patch that you did not need to take a hayride to get to it. Below are a bunch of pictures of everything that has happened in the past month. Enjoy.

vacation and computer problems

Sorry for the delay in posting but we have had some computer problems. When we returned from vacation we realized our computer had a virus which took a couple of days to find and remove. Then we had problems with our Internet which I fixed today.

Well in August we went to my parents' place in Florida for 2 weeks. It was a lot of fun but really hot. The Johnsons and our friend Nathan were there for the first 5 days of our stay. We all went to the beach and then Busch Gardens. Brad's mom came out to visit the last week we were there so she could hang out with the kids. Her and my dad were kind enough to watch the two for a day so Brad and I could go to the Miami Zoo. It's a big zoo and was pretty cool to see. Emily enjoyed the pool at my parents' place but it took her 4 times to really enjoy the ocean. She screamed the first time and Brad held her most of the time. The second time the sand was okay but she was not happy with the water. The third time we did not put her in her bathing suit and of course that was the day she decided she liked the ocean. There is a video of her playing in the ocean at the bottom. The fourth time was a piece of cake for Emily.

Shaun has changed a lot since our last post. He has started to roll over, talks, smiles a lot, and can hold his head up pretty good. He prefers to be sitting or standing and doesn't always care for laying down. He is getting big and will soon be out of his 3 month clothes. So far he still fits but some outfits are pretty tight.

When we got back from vacation my mom gave us her tickets to the Reds game so the three of us could go out on a special night without Shaun. On Labor Day we watched the fireworks on TV. Emily loved them. She kept asking for more and saying "wooo". She had enjoyed the fireworks at the Reds game so we were sure she would like these. There is a video of her watching the fireworks below.

Here's Marilyn and Emily looking outside. That's Emily's favorite new word and place. When she wakes up she immediately says outside. Its funny.

Marilyn getting a slobbery wet kiss from a crying Shaun.

Emily at the beach. This is her 4th time at the beach. No tears.

This is her third time. See no bathing suit. That was our mistake.

Brad and Shaun hanging out at the beach.

Grandma and Emily in the pool.

This was Emily's 2nd try at the beach.

Aren't they so cute?

Zoe and Emily on the train at Busch Gardens;

Grandpa and Emily in the pool.

That's a big baby.

Emily at the Reds game when we got home from vacation. Emily using Shaun's chair and pacifier.Emily's special night with mom and dad at the Reds game without Shaun.