Sunday, November 29, 2015

Santa! And some weekend fun.

We usually like to get a real tree for Christmas, but last year we couldn't pass up the deal we got on a fully lit fake tree ha! Although Zoe stays out of a real tree and has been all over the fake one.

We still want to keep the tradition for our boys so we went to the same tree farm we've been going to for years. 



Little K was pretty shy with Santa, he whispered what he wanted for Christmas haha. 



Baby M got a pic alone too!
Although he was warm and cozy sleeping the whole time.


And a family pic with Santa


We had a fun Sunday afternoon and came home to have some warm chicken soup to end the day! 

We had a long weekend because little k was off school on Friday. 


Baby M is at a fun stage. Watching us more closely and starting to bring up toys to his mouth. 
He really has all signs of teething! 

So it's been a while since I followed a diet or had a workout so it's about time I drop this baby weight. 

I'm down 20lbs since giving birth and need 20 more to go for my first goal to hit. 

So today was my first workout. Just 30mins to start. 


I'm putting together a better eating plan too, a little hard when breastfeeding has you wanting to eat anything in sight haha

I'm starting with baby steps and adjust as I go along! 

Thursday, November 26, 2015

Baby Physiotherapy

Baby M has a condition called Torticollis. It's basically a stiff neck that has him tilted to the right.
In many cases it's from the position when he was in the uterus. He just preferred tilting to the right, right from birth. 


 
Our doctor spotted this when he was 2 months old and gave us some exercises to do on a daily basis as well as physiotherapy.

His therapy began today, finally after an assessment and long wait!

Our therapist worked with him today and taught me how to do some of the exercises.

 He will have Physio every 2 weeks for now. But she said that he is doing great and really strong, so he's coming out of it on his own too! 

Baby M was sooooo good! He is a very relaxed calm baby once fed and up from a nap. He loved the attention he was getting today and had no problem showing off his ability to hold his head up, stretch and grab some toys.

We even got him this funny looking hat to help him avoid turning right when he is laying down supervised.

He is growing and getting stronger and stronger!

Our Big Boy!

Monday, November 23, 2015

Weekend fun

It's been a week since I've  posted! 

We had a busy week and I didn't have much time to blog...

Little k had his ears checked, his tubes are still intact and look good. Yay! 


He was so good at the doctors office doing the hearing tests so he got to pick where he wanted to go for dinner. 
He wanted sushi! 
He loves salmon and shrimp sashimi, miso soup,edamame, beef terreaki, rice, and always tries new rolls to see if he likes them. I hope baby M is as good as little k has always been eating out! 

Friday night they had a tree lighting street festival in our neighborhood.


There was hot chocolate and candy apples and many other treats! So many people gathered all around as the band played  Christmas carols. It was Soo nice! It felt like a hallmark movie. Which by the way I am obsessed with the Hallmark channel and all the Christmas movies. 



Then we went home to put up our Santa and the Star shower lighting! I've tried 2 methods of putting a wreath on my door and both failed. So we will nail it on! Ha! 



One thing we love to do as a family is sit together for breakfast just talking about everything and anything. When we have no plans to rush out, we sit for hours at the table together. I hope this continues well into the teenage years haha yes I think that far! My husband and I love making new traditions that fit our little family. 

My babies Saturday morning :) little k needs to have his baby brother siting beside him. 

Last month we began the process of making our own wine. The company does all the dirty work and we went in on the weekend to bottle the wine that was ready! We bottled 15 bottles of Pinot Noir! Little k loved helping too! 

Wine pumps in the bottles 
Then we cork it

Then we label it! 



So much fun! 

We also had cousin fun this weekend! 


These kiddos were fighting over baby M too! How could they not! 

This little face! Love my babies! 


Have a great Week friends! 

Sunday, November 15, 2015

Oh Christmas Tree!


Finally! The tree is all decorated! Only took us 4 days haha

We usually get a real tree, but last year after Christmas there was a really good deal on this tree so we decided to buy it. I'm so happy we did! It's perfect! It has a lot of lighting and its huge! It didn't fit in the living room! But it's perfect in the hallway. 


Every year we buy a new ornament for little k... And now for baby m too. So this year they bought Star Wars ornaments haha 


Decorating was fun! Little k was really into it this year. 

Once the tree was fully decorated I decided to try and get a pic with the boys for our Christmas Greeting card! 

I put this collage on IG just capturing the fun that it was.

Firstly, zoe... She's all over the tree and has flattened out many parts of it and has stolen some ornaments too! 

Little k was being silly and making jokes as I tried to get the perfect pic. Ha! My silly boys I still got the perfect pics of them. 

The house is decorated and it feels so Christmassy! 


I'm even loving all the Hallmark Christmas movies. I'm hooked on this channel. 


Baby M has his personalized stocking on the way! 

Next weekend we will complete the outdoor decor. We have a big inflatable Santa to put up! As well as the Star Shower laser lighting! Our neighbors just got one too and it looks great! 

Have a happy Monday friends. With all the heartache around the world we must hold the ones we love and come together and Pray for our world. 



3 months old!


Baby M is 3 months old today! 
Ahhh cuteness! 

You are 14lbs!! My big boy!
You are in size 2 diapers
And 6-9 month clothing!!! 

You do 6-7 hour stretches most nights! Which to me is sleeping through the night! Go baby M! 

You are a quiet baby! Crying only when you are hungry or overtired or when we pick up your brother from school ha! But mostly you sit quietly and smile, your ️adorable sweet smile! 

You put your fists in your mouth now and drool like crazy. 

Sadly you have a stiff neck, torticollis it's called. The doctor just diagnosed you a couple weeks ago. Its causing you to lean to the right. So you will begin physio therapy very soon to help strengthen those neck muscles! 


You are such a sweet baby! 

We love you soo much! 


Happy 3 months baby M! 




Monday, November 09, 2015

A beautiful Sunday

Sunday was a beautiful fall day. 

We were up early so decided to go have breakfast by the lake. I dressed baby M in an Adidas track suit, when little K saw the Adidas logo he was upset that he wasn't dressed the same. So he went to pick out his TFC jersey to match. Ha! 


Baby M napped the whole time.


We then went to walk by the lake. This is our favorite thing to do. 

Can you guess what's in his backpack. 
Transformers. Ha! He has to bring them everywhere he goes. 

We then went to the park. 

It was such a beautiful day! And little k loves nothing more than to have freedom to run around! 

Don't worry baby M you'll be playing here soon Enough! I better shape up to chase you both around! 


So many people were out enjoying the day. Along with ice cream trucks and 
Candy carts! 

We even helped a little boy find his mommy. He ran a little too far from the park and was crying. Little k was so sweet and so concerned. We held his hand and went to look for him mom. He then spotted her and ran to her! She was so shocked and happy that we helped. 
My heart just sank, a parents nightmare losing their child in a big place. We were happy to be there to help! 

Little k had an awesome day at the park. And an awesome weekend overall! 

Little k did a little shopping too! We went to visit my grandparents on Saturday and they always give the kids $10-$20 when they see them. They did that with us until we were like 20! Ha! Little k usually puts it in his piggybank or buys himself a treat. 
So a soon as he saw the money he said he wanted to go to the ABC store (toys r us) I'm not sure why he began calling it the abc store ha! So with some gift cards from his birthday he was able to pick 1 toy.... 


Ha! Having fun with these light sticks all weekend I mean light saber Star Wars thingy's. This is living with big and little kids haha! 

We are getting ready to enjoy all things Christmassy!! 

Next weekend we will put up our tree and 
Decorate! For now I just pulled out the easy table top things. 



So excited for Christmas this year with 2 little boys! I'm waiting on baby M's personalized stocking! 

Little k is already asking everyday if santa is here yet! Oh boy! 

Happy monday friends!