Everett's Baptism

So we headed to Wisconsin for the day on Sunday for Everett's baptism. The car ride down went pretty well given that both our children hate the car. Then we got to church. I asked Sean to take pictures with my camera because I was one of the godparents. Brady, however, had other plans. He refused to sit in the pew and right before mass started, he was sitting in the middle aisle "reading" Go Dog Go. Sean had to remove him from the aisle and he apparently refused to sit in the pew for the rest of the mass.

Here's a picture to prove that Brady was up to something the entire time he was at church.


And here are the only pictures we have of him sitting nicely in church:





Noelle, too, needed to be taken out by my aunt at one point, but she fell asleep shortly afterward and stayed asleep for the most part. Until she pooped in her carseat. For the first time ever, she had a blowout. Poop on her dress, poop on her carseat. Sweet.

Needless to say, we really have no pictures of the event except the few Sean was able to take while trying to wrangle Brady. And we didn't get a family photo or any photos of Noelle in her dress. The baptism itself, however, was lovely and Everett looked so handsome in his little romper.

Here are the rest of the pictures we did get:

1 Month Old!

Noelle turned 1 month old on June 20th. I took these pictures that day as well, I just didn't have time to post until today. Enjoy :)








And the crazy eyes.


Don't worry... although it looks like she's falling over in the next picture, she didn't.


OK lady. Enough already. You're making me upset with that flash!



Seriously. I'm going to cry.


Loudly.


Noelle is one month old already. I can't believe how quickly time flies... So far she does very little other than eat, poop and sleep. She's a very laid back baby and her cries are usually whines unless she's stuck in her carseat and we can't do anything about the situation.

She eats well, and we're working on the sleeping at night thing. She's usually good until about 4am or so. Then things are usually a little rough until 6, which makes for a tired Mommy when she gets big brother Brady.

For her to sleep well, however, she has to be swaddled. It calms her down immediately and she stops whacking herself in the head and scratching her face. Without the swaddle, her arms and legs are constantly in motion and all over the place.

She can hold her head up really well right now and loves her bouncer when she is awake. She also loves going for walks in a carrier - she almost immediately falls asleep, whether it's in the moby wrap, the Ergo or the sling. What she doesn't love: her swing. Go figure. She's also not always a fan of the pacifier, which in theory is good but when she won't fall back asleep at 4am but keeps spitting out her pacifier... well, that's a bit frustrating.

Like her brother, she got some baby acne around 2.5 weeks old. It's starting to get a little better now and although bad, was never as bad as what Brady had.

She MAY have started smiling yesterday. I can't figure out if it's gas or if she's actually smiling at me - either way, it should be happening a lot more and be really obvious soon.

She had her 1 month well visit today (the 22nd) and weighs 9lbs. 8oz and is 22 inches long. That puts her in the 50-75% for weight and 75% for height. I don't remember her head measurement but she is also in the 75% for that. Overall she's doing great.

Brady's "Bracelets"

Brady has recently discovered some old toys in a bin. He has these links that he's had forever but never really shown an interest in. Well, Brady has decided these make good bracelets and he puts all 20 of them on his wrists. Over and over again.

Ready for a Walk

Noelle's cute outfit as we got ready for a walk.


And apparently either her or I make weird faces when Sean takes photos.

More Sleeping

And unfortunately you can see her baby acne, although it's not nearly as bad as Brady's was.

A Visit with the Del Rosario's

I can't believe Brady sat still and even smiled for me. Note the snack container, aka my successful bribe. And there are three children under age 2, none of whom is crying. Miraculous.





And sweet and photogenic Everett with his cute cheeks.




And then I made the mistake of turning on the turtle in front of him and he was transfixed.


And this is how Noelle spent most of the visit. With pooping and eating breaks, of course.

Two of Brady's Favorite Things

Brady is obsessed with a few thing right now.

First, watching the Elmo Slide on the computer. We must do this multiple times a day and usually ending the showings results in a tantrum.




Second, playing with a"real" set of keys we don't use anymore. He attempts to use the keys in all sorts of places in an attempt to open different things.

And if Brady can do both of these things at the same time, well all the better.

Exhausted

Brady had a great time with Pat and Kate this weekend. By the end of the weekend, he was exhausted. Although these pictures don't really do it justice, while he was eating dinner on Sunday, Brady was resting his head on his hand and getting drowsy. That has never happened before and at some points we thought he might fall asleep at the table.

The Unofficial Dog Park

Sean, Pat and Kate took Brady to the high school nearby, which is an unofficial dog park on the weekends.

Heading out with Daddy.


Warming up to the dog park


Pat, Sean and Brady


All ready to play


Sitting on a bench like a big boy...



Until... whoops!


Playing with some dogs





And when Mommy met us at the park with Noelle, she was greeted with an adorable toddler running happily down the sidewalk toward her :)