Life in pics

Do not let this picture fool you, this kid does. not. sleep....so this will be short ( by short I mean all pics and no words...sorry!)

Thanks Aunt Evie for the adorable towels!!!

I know

I KNOW! It's been forever.

Life is a little....um...crazy around here. John has been gone for work, so it's just me and the boys, and sitting down to the computer to upload pics just isn't how I want to spend my 10 minutes of "me" time at the end of the night. The 10 minutes of "me" time is because Bram is going through what I'll call a sleep hiccup (and by sleep hiccup I mean, the kid does not sleep at night....ask my mom!), and I'm usually in bed about 10 minutes to 9.

Since my reinforcements have arrived, I have a little more time to get things done, so hopefully I'll update a couple of times while she's here (and then after she leaves, I'm sorry to say, it will probably be a little sparse again!).

This little guy is as adorable as ever and growing so fast!

We started Bram on solids this past week, and although he's much smaller than Ambrose was at this age, his skills in eating solids surpass Ambroses'. However, as always, he seems he wears more than he eats.

I'm on our pc, and I forgot what a total pain it is to upload multiple pics, so in an attempt to maintain what little sanity I have left, I'll be starting another post.

Brothers

I can't think of a better gift to give these two than the gift of one another.....

Hair

This kids hair is out.of.control. It's impossible to tame. I wet it down after bath time, and comb it into an infant comb over, but when I go to get him the next morning it looks like this.....

If only....

uncle Eric could ride with us on every car ride!

Preschool

I've often stood around wishfully talking about the day that my little boy would go off to school, and dreaming of what I'd do with all the free time, thinking of how long my house would stay clean...... And then....that day came...

I excitedly talked about school as I puledl him out of his crib, I ask him what he wanted for breakfast on his very special day, and he replied chocolate bagel, and I of course comply, we talk about what he's going do at school, how much fun he'll have and all the kids he'll meet. I quickly realize that it's not him that needs the pep talk for school.

I get him dressed in first day of school outfit, comb his hair, pack his backpack and hand him his lunch box. I try and snap a few pictures, but he's being a toddler and has no interest in standing still. We pile into the car, and head in the direction of school.

We arrive early, first ones in the classroom to be exact. He immediately begins to play and I talk to the teacher. Not long ago, I was the one that parents were approaching nervously, and I can't believe I'm on this end of the conversation now!

I nervously watch him walk around the room, picking things to play with. Soon, other children begin to arrive and I want to walk over to them and tell them what an awesome friend my little guy is and somehow convince them to go over and play with him. I don't, but I do say a prayer that they will find that out on their own and choose to be a kind friend to him. Pretty soon his best friend Bella walks in, I breathe a sigh of relief knowing that someone who knows him and loves ( it will break my heart when they move away in October) will be there to keep him company today when I can't. He settles in and John nudges me and I know that now is a good time to go. We both say goodbye to him, but honestly, he can't be bothered, he's having too much fun. Initially it makes me sad, but quickly my heart begins to sing because he's a confident little boy who is ready for this not so small milestone.

We leave, but I keep making up excuses to go back to the room, just to make sure he hasn't started to cry ...he hasn't .

I can't help but think of him a million times this morning. I've done multiple loads of laundry, cleaned most of my house and spent a little time searching for the end of the Internet, but ooh nelly is it quiet around here.

Bram is sleeping, and I keep looking at the video monitor burning into my memory his little face, the sounds he makes when he sleeps and looking forward to seeing his smile when he wakes, because today I found out just how quickly the time I get him all to myself goes.

Ketchup day

I had a teacher that would slam a bottle of Heinz ketchup down on her desk and declare that "today is ketchup day."

So here I am, slamming my imaginary ketchup bottle on my kitchen counter, and declaring it "ketchup day" on my blog.

We took a much needed vacation ( reference the crying at a total stranger in the airport) to the lake back in the beginning of July. Here's our trip, in pics :)

John and I celebrated 7 years of marriage while out there.

While there, we also celebrated the 4th of July. In true lake fashion, people shot fireworks days prior to the 4th as well as days after, and of course it was done well into the night. I'm all about wishing America a happy birthday, but in a way that doesn't wake my sleeping children.

Ambrose absolutely LOVED being at the lake. The last time we took him he was 4 months, and really couldn't participate in any of the traditional lake activities. He made up for it this time and boated, swam and fished his little heart out.

Bram's lake experience was much like Ambroses first lake experience, a lot of sitting on the dock, a short dip in the pool and frequent eating and sleeping breaks.

It would not have been a vacation without Pia (John's mom) around! While there I didn't cook a single meal, wash, dry or fold a stitch of dirty clothes (and there were plenty!) and I had ready and willing hands to hold a crying baby anytime day or night! It was AMAZING, so thank you mom Fisch, it would not have been the relaxing vacation it was without you and your ever present helping hands.

This one here is showing more and more of his personality. He smiles all the time, which is a far cry from a month ago and a change from his older brother.