Hey eveyone! Sorry it's been so long since we've updated. Our lives have been very busy with major events- adding a new addition- hence the namechange on the blog!, matching, moving, vacationing! Now that we're settled into our new city, I've got a planned day at the end of each month to update our blog- so hopefully there won't be four months between now and the next updates!
Anyway, these posts have been shortened since they happened so long ago- I'll do better next time!
And we miss you all Michigan friends!
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Florida 2010
We went to Florida for five days with my family. Had a great time at the beach- Liam loved it this year! London spent most of her time inside, which is why we have only one picture of her!
We got to take Liam to Disney to meet Mickey Mouse-his hero. He had a blast on all of the rides, and was such a good boy!
London on the couch at the condo.
Liam playing on the beach. I LOVE his swim outfit!
Taking in a show at Disney
Meeting Mickey. He was SO excited to see him, but got a little shy when it was his turn. Then he cried when we left the tent.
Josh on the plane with both kids- they did great on the flights there AND back!
We got to take Liam to Disney to meet Mickey Mouse-his hero. He had a blast on all of the rides, and was such a good boy!
London on the couch at the condo. 
Liam playing on the beach. I LOVE his swim outfit!
Taking in a show at Disney
Meeting Mickey. He was SO excited to see him, but got a little shy when it was his turn. Then he cried when we left the tent. 
Josh on the plane with both kids- they did great on the flights there AND back!Moved!
We moved into our new place in Iowa in June. so far, we are loving it. The move was pretty uneventful- we had some WONDERFUL friends help load our moving truck to leave Michigan- I will miss you ALL so much!- it only took about an hour and a half with all the hands we had. We drove to Iowa, and unpacked- and then left for Florida with my family. Here are some pics:
You'll have to tilt your head to see this one. This time to the left. I wanted to share this painting that a friend of ours did for London- everything in the picture starts with the letter L. I love it!
London's girly, pink room, all to herself- yeah!
Our room.
Liam's room
Dining/living area.
The city is great so far- we have been to the farmer's market and found the BEST local pizza place. Still lots of exploring to do, but now that we're all set up, maybe we'll actually get to do it!
You'll have to tilt your head to see this one. This time to the left. I wanted to share this painting that a friend of ours did for London- everything in the picture starts with the letter L. I love it!
London's girly, pink room, all to herself- yeah!
Our room.
Liam's room
Dining/living area.The city is great so far- we have been to the farmer's market and found the BEST local pizza place. Still lots of exploring to do, but now that we're all set up, maybe we'll actually get to do it!
Holland, MI
A few weeks after our long trip home, we went on a mini-vacation with our friends from med. school. It's funny how it happened. When we first met them 4 years ago, neither one of us had kids. We said when this med school journey was over, we would go on vacation together- maybe to Hawaii. Then came the boys. Their son was born 10 months before Liam. Our trip moved to Northern Michigan- still beautiful and fun, and just an 8 hour drive away. Then came the girls. Their daughter was born 5 months before London. we went to Holland, MI, which is a 3 hour drive from our house!
It was really a beautiful little place with a dutch heritage, Lake Michigan Beaches, and lots of fun things to do. We got a suite with two bedrooms so we could put our kids to bed early and hang out and play games and watch movies- yes, we are wild, wild people. But it was a blast!
Liam and Isaac going for a bike ride- Yes, Liam is wearing a pink helmet. It's mine- his didnt fit him anymore.
Josh and the boys with the bike trailer. That's "Big Red", the lighthouse.
Liam in his super cute diaper playing in the sand on the beach.
You'll have to tilt your head to the right to see this one. A little further...there you go. Sorry. I can't upload vertical pics tonight for some reason, but I wanted to share this one anyway. That's a giant working dutch windmill- they make flour with it.
It was really a beautiful little place with a dutch heritage, Lake Michigan Beaches, and lots of fun things to do. We got a suite with two bedrooms so we could put our kids to bed early and hang out and play games and watch movies- yes, we are wild, wild people. But it was a blast!
Liam and Isaac going for a bike ride- Yes, Liam is wearing a pink helmet. It's mine- his didnt fit him anymore.
Josh and the boys with the bike trailer. That's "Big Red", the lighthouse.
Liam in his super cute diaper playing in the sand on the beach.
You'll have to tilt your head to the right to see this one. A little further...there you go. Sorry. I can't upload vertical pics tonight for some reason, but I wanted to share this one anyway. That's a giant working dutch windmill- they make flour with it.Trip Home
When London was 5 weeks old, we took off and went home, so she could meet some extended family. We drove from Michigan to my mom and dad's house in Carbondale, to Josh's mom and dad's house in Senath, to Josh's sister's house in Cuba, to Iowa City to find a place to live. It was 22 hours of drive time with a two year old and a 5 week old (who, by the way, hated her carseat at that time). What were we THINKING?! It turned out to be okay though- it was nice to see everyone. We didn't take many pics though, because I am so bad about remembering to get the camera out!
A family pic that my cousin took
Liam got to ride the school bus that Josh's mom drives.
Liam with his cousin Taylor and "Mema"- Josh's grandma
A family pic that my cousin took
Liam got to ride the school bus that Josh's mom drives.
Liam with his cousin Taylor and "Mema"- Josh's grandmaJosh Matched!!!
Just a few days after the arrival of baby London, we got some more great news. Josh matched into a neurology residency program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City, Iowa. It's a great program at a big ten university (the hospital is 2nd largest in the country, or something like that), and it's in a great city- we couldn't ask for more! Oh, AND it puts us 3 hours closer to home- it's just a 4.5 hour drive from St. Louis!
London Faith
London was born at 9:00 a.m on March 12th after a very short labor (my first contraction was at 2 a.m. and by 9 we had our baby girl!)- much different that my 22 hour labor with Liam. She was 9lbs, 7 oz.- the doctors kept checking both of our blood sugars because she was so big- they were convinced that I had to have gestational diabetes, but this was not the case- she was just fluffy :0) Actually, she was 22 inches long so she didn't look fluffy at all.
Liam was not allowed in the hospital to see her since it was flu season and there was the big H1N1 scare- so we left the very next day so we could let him meet his new baby sister. He didn't even care at first- I think he thought maybe we were babysitting and her mom would be here to get her anytime. Once he figured out she was staying, he would start running up to her in the middle of whatever he was doing and say "hi baby!" and go back to whatever it was. Now that she has been around for 3 and a half months, he likes to kiss her, and shake her bottles, and "help me" give her a bath. He's a great big brother for sure!
She is a good baby- now :) The first three weeks were rough, and we were sure that she had colic, because she cried ALL the time. If she did, then it went away really quickly, because one day she just quit. She started sleeping through the night at 4 weeks- yeah! and now sleeps 12 hours each night. She is very advanced (ha ha!) and rolled over at just 11 weeks old. I think that means she's going to be trouble!
These pics were taken by my cousin- London was 5 weeks old here, but since I waited so long to update the blog, they are some of my favorites!
Liam was not allowed in the hospital to see her since it was flu season and there was the big H1N1 scare- so we left the very next day so we could let him meet his new baby sister. He didn't even care at first- I think he thought maybe we were babysitting and her mom would be here to get her anytime. Once he figured out she was staying, he would start running up to her in the middle of whatever he was doing and say "hi baby!" and go back to whatever it was. Now that she has been around for 3 and a half months, he likes to kiss her, and shake her bottles, and "help me" give her a bath. He's a great big brother for sure!
She is a good baby- now :) The first three weeks were rough, and we were sure that she had colic, because she cried ALL the time. If she did, then it went away really quickly, because one day she just quit. She started sleeping through the night at 4 weeks- yeah! and now sleeps 12 hours each night. She is very advanced (ha ha!) and rolled over at just 11 weeks old. I think that means she's going to be trouble!
These pics were taken by my cousin- London was 5 weeks old here, but since I waited so long to update the blog, they are some of my favorites!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
38 weeks pregnant
Here is the one picture that I have of my belly- it's HUGE! I wasn't this big with Liam, and I was able to lay around all day- not chase after a two year old. So while most of Liam's pregnancy was more difficult than this one, the end of this one has been more challenging. Almost there now though...any day!
Liam is Two!
I can't believe our little man is two! We had a great time celebrating his birthday, although we didn't have a party. We didn't want to plan anything big, since I was 37 weeks pregnant at that point, and we weren't sure what to expect! Turns out we could have had a party, because here I sit at 38 weeks, still pregnant! Oh well, we had fun anyway!
We took him to Chuck E. Cheese the weekend before his birthday with my mom. He didnt like the rides that moved, but loved pushing all the buttons and the "steering" games, even with no tokens. Josh and I played all the games, while grandma ran around with him- see? fun for all!
The day before his birthday I made Chocolate dipped Rice Krispie treats shaped like Mickey Mouse and we took them to his friends at my mom's group for snack. On his birthday we didn't do much, but we played whatever he wanted and took him for ice cream after dinner. The following day we took him to have his portraits done.
We took him to Chuck E. Cheese the weekend before his birthday with my mom. He didnt like the rides that moved, but loved pushing all the buttons and the "steering" games, even with no tokens. Josh and I played all the games, while grandma ran around with him- see? fun for all!
The day before his birthday I made Chocolate dipped Rice Krispie treats shaped like Mickey Mouse and we took them to his friends at my mom's group for snack. On his birthday we didn't do much, but we played whatever he wanted and took him for ice cream after dinner. The following day we took him to have his portraits done.
Snow Days!
We have gotten a few big snow storms this year, but I think most of the country has, so I won't complain too much! Liam HATED the snow at first. The first time we left the house and there was snow on the ground he just looked out the car window and pointed at it and said "Ewww". He doesn't like it on his shoes, or his clothes, or anywhere. We decided that, living in Michigan, this could be a problem, so Josh took him out to play. It backfired at first, as he fell in the snow straight on his face, but then it wasn't so bad. Josh was even able to convince him to touch the snow, even if it was brief. Now he is used to it, and likes to see it and touch it, but still doesn't love it. He likes to run up and down the CLEAR sidewalks, and looks out the window and says "look at the snow".
Big Boy Bed
We knew that we needed to move Liam to a toddler bed soon, since he is a climber, and we didn't want him hurting himself climbing out of his crib. Not to mention we wanted to crib for the new baby, and wanted him out of it long before she arrives, so that he didn't feel like she took over his bed.
It was a little scary at first..
But then mabye not so bad.
The first couple of nights went great- I thought- wow, I was expecting a big deal, but that wasn't so much at all! And then the third night came...that's when he realized that he could get out of the bed anytime he wanted...even in the middle of the night. And so he did. 13 times. I ended up sleeping on the couch so that I could intercept him before he woke us both up! Supernanny says if your child gets out of bed, take them by the had, avoid eye contact, and lead them back to bed without cuddling them or talking much. I did this consistently, and by the 12th time, he took me by the hand, led HIMSELF back to bed, and crawled in. Geez. Since then, he has done much better- we started putting a baby gate over his door when he goes to bed at night, just in case!
It was a little scary at first.. But then mabye not so bad.The first couple of nights went great- I thought- wow, I was expecting a big deal, but that wasn't so much at all! And then the third night came...that's when he realized that he could get out of the bed anytime he wanted...even in the middle of the night. And so he did. 13 times. I ended up sleeping on the couch so that I could intercept him before he woke us both up! Supernanny says if your child gets out of bed, take them by the had, avoid eye contact, and lead them back to bed without cuddling them or talking much. I did this consistently, and by the 12th time, he took me by the hand, led HIMSELF back to bed, and crawled in. Geez. Since then, he has done much better- we started putting a baby gate over his door when he goes to bed at night, just in case!
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