Eight Week Post

Buddy is almost 2 months old and is as good a baby as ever. He's already sleeping an 8 hour stretch at night - a feat neither of his sisters accomplished until about 6 months! He has a check-up this week so I'll find out how he is growing then. And of course we have Claire's 3rd birthday coming in just under 2 more weeks! I took a lot of pictures this week, so enjoy!





Week Seven

At 7 weeks, Buddy is as good a baby as ever. If he cries, I've figured out it is almost always because he is tired. He is consistently sleeping 12 hour nights in his own room with feedings every 4 to 5 hours. He's a good nurser and is filling out 6 month clothes! He doesn't spit up much or seem to have too many problems with digestion (unless mommy drinks entirely too much milk - then he has a lot of reflux). His eyes are still dark blue. His hair still stands straight up, though might be starting to lay a little more to one side than the other. His baby acne is clearing up.

He's starting to be really interactive - smiles a lot and coos a little. He is reaching for toys. He loves Sophie the Giraffe, his new blue elephant, and nothing is better than his mobile. When he's on his changing table he automatically looks up for me to pull the fish pull toy that hangs over his head and plays music. He likes his play mat and really likes having a toy he can kick. And, I let Geoff cut his hair around his ears already - just around the ears - and I think it looks so handsome!

At 18 months, Evie is full of gusto. She is like a baby torpedo or something - it's hard to describe how she just literally THROWS herself into everything. She talks ALL the time and is saying lots and lots of words, even some small sentences. She is incredibly impatient and is already throwing fits with the best of them. She still hasn't cut any of her canine teeth. We haven't cut her hair yet because I don't trust her to sit still - the soft curls are in layers in the back so it looks intentional. She is delightful and funny and she refuses to be ignored as a middle child.

Claire will be 3 in just a few more weeks, and she definitely has the 3 year old thing down already. She wants to do everything herself. She is a helpful child and very sweet, but she is definitely testing her boundaries. She talks constantly and has an enormous vocabulary, though she is struggling with several consonants and mommy tends to be the only one who can interpret some of what she says. She is still very petite, but undoubtably growing like a weed. I'm looking forward to see how she measures up at the doctor in a few weeks. She is starting to sing a bunch of songs now, especially Twinkle Star, and her favorite thing in the world is playing hide and seek with her daddy. Oh - and I'm not leaving her out of pictures on purpose - she just hasn't wanted me to take them lately.

6 Weeks Have Sailed By

Well, we've crossed the 6 week mark and things at the Peel household are going great. It's like Buddy has always been a part of our family. He is doing well moving into his own room and crib and life is settling into a routine for all of us. I don't feel like supermom every day, but I have more good days than bad and I'm starting to feel recovered from surgery and like getting up and getting out. Life is good. My cup overflows.

 Diaper delivery sent by Nani always means a new box fort or boat or car. We cut a "peeking hole" out of the top of this one.

If you look closely, you can see Claire is hiding in the box fort as well (behind Evie's elbow). It takes a lot of diapers these days (hence the man-sized box from diapers.com), but soon Evie will be potty training and we'll be back down to just one to diaper.

 Snuggling with Mommy

 Cooing at Tigger

 Handsome in his hat

 Claire's first stick man - she did him all by herself! Not bad for a 3 year old. :)

 Buddy's crib buddy = a crochet monkey from Mommy's friend Cricker :)

 When his hair dries after bath

 When his hair is wet after a bath

 "Mommy, I can snuggle Buddyroo?"

Evie always has to hog any toys of Buddy's (probably because Claire has to hog any toys of Evie's) - ahh the joys of siblinghood! 

 Happy baby boy

"Mommy, see this rock? It's stupendous! And very, very smooth."

 In his carrier - I have yet to figure out how to wear him in this for more than 10 minutes without him going straight to sleep. And yes, it's pink, because Aunt Gini passed it down and bought it for cousin Tessa. I'm not sweating the pink thing because it's mostly for use around the house anyway.

 My curly headed little doll

 Tessa and Evie at the water park - See how their little heads and arms form a perfect heart? Evie loves Tessa and loves to say Tessa's name over and over. It is adorable to hear, "Tessa?" while she points to the door hoping for a visit. What fun to grow up with a cousin only 3 months younger!

Claire in the background, Evie in the foreground, and our wonderful summer sitter Miss Shelley looking on. I didn't think I could manage a morning at the splash park with all 3 kids without Shelley - the girls love her. Claire on the way home said, "Miss Shelley loves me!" She comes 2 mornings a week to help with the girls so I can rest, run errands, or clean my house - it is WONDERFUL!