We have been really busy around here. Jamie's birthday was Sept. 30th and we had a blast with that. I still can't believe that he is 2! My birthday was Oct. 10th. We had a nice relaxing day, it was perfect. It was just the 4 of us all day. We went to Applebees for lunch and then went to a park near our house. Then we came home to feed Oliver and then went on a nice long walk, which included a visit to another park. Eric surprised me with Lady Antebellum tickets for my birthday! That was on the 9th and we had floor seats, it was awesome! I don't have those pictures on my computer yet, but I will for sure post some.
This past weekend was Oliver's baptism. My family came into town from Wisconsin. That meant 5 extra people staying in our house! It was a fun weekend. It went by way too fast though. Jamie is definately all boy and loves being around grandpa and his uncles. He has been asking where they are. He went into the spare bedroom today and was saying grandma and grandpa. I told them they had to go home. Then he said "uncle Nick byebye."....he's so smart....but it breaks my heart.
Jamie just loves being a big brother. He is always giving Oliver hugs, kisses, holding his hand, and helping me. We still have to remind him to be gentle at times, but he is wonderful. We try to do things with Jamie alone, like going to parks and such, but he always asks for Oliver to come with and gets mad when he doesn't! He really isn't acting any different either since Oliver came home. He is 2 and is defintaley in his terrible 2's, but he isn't throwing any new fits. He also isn't showing any signs of being jealous, which I'm hoping will continue. I signed Jamie up for a signing class also so he and I will have our time together for the next 5 weeks. I thought this class would be good for him so he can at least communicate in some way the words he can't say. I can tell that he wants to say more and gets frustrated because he can't say everything he wants. He likes the class and is doing well with the signs. He knows some of the words and says them along with the sign. I also make sure to always say the word I am signing. I don't want him to only do signs and not say anything.
amie had his 2 year check-up the other week and is growing and doing well. He is just shy of 32 pounds and is 36 inches tall! He is doing so many things now. He can walk down stairs without holding onto anything, he is putting sentences together, putting puzzles together, telling BIG stories, and tries to say new words all the time. He is also sleeping in his big boy bed. He has been climbing out of his crib a lot lately and we were finding him sleeping on the floor. We figured that was his way of telling us he was done with the crib. We started off with naps and then on the third day, he wanted to sleep in there at night. We usually have to sit with him for a bit and he still gets out at times, but he loves the bed. He started sleeping in there last week and he also asked to go on his potty that same week. He went into the bathroom saying "peepee" and pointing to the potty. I put him on there, he didn't produce anything, but this is a good start. I think he already went to the bathroom when he was telling me he wanted to sit on the potty. He also has been telling us more and more when he goes potty, so we will be working on potty training more now.
Oliver is doing well also. I had to take him back to the doc. because he wasn't back to birth weight at his one week check-up. He was 8lbs, 12oz that first appointment and when we went back the next week, he was 9lbs, 10oz! He is definately growing like a weed. Today I had to take him back to see the doctor. He has been having problems with reflux and they weren't getting any better. Jamie was on medication when he was a baby for relfux and so I didn't want to mess around this time. His doctor suggested that we try a different formula that is suppose to help with spitting up. He spits up a lot and sometimes he spits up so hard that it comes out of his nose as well as his mouth. I feel so bad for him when that happens, you can see that it hurts. He also cries real hard. So far, on this new formula he is still spitting up and is still very cranky. I will see how tomorrow goes and will call the office back on Thursday. If things do not get better, then he will be put on medication. Oh, he now weighs 10lbs and 11oz and is 23 3/4 inches tall!
I love this picture of Eric and Jamie. Jamie had to do what daddy was doing! This was on my birthday. It was such a nice, beautiful day. We couldn't just stay inside.
He is such a ham! He wanted to wear Oliver's shirt.
We celebrated his birthday and Eric's parent's house and they had these super cool monkey masks for Jamie and his cousins to wear. He likes to act like a monkey. It is cute because he doesn't say monkey, he calls them "oohh oohh." I think got everything in this post. Well, I need to head to bed. Goodnight all!
We have been really busy around here. Jamie's birthday was Sept. 30th and we had a blast with that. I still can't believe that he is 2! My birthday was Oct. 10th. We had a nice relaxing day, it was perfect. It was just the 4 of us all day. We went to Applebees for lunch and then went to a park near our house. Then we came home to feed Oliver and then went on a nice long walk, which included a visit to another park. Eric surprised me with Lady Antebellum tickets for my birthday! That was on the 9th and we had floor seats, it was awesome! I don't have those pictures on my computer yet, but I will for sure post some.
This past weekend was Oliver's baptism. My family came into town from Wisconsin. That meant 5 extra people staying in our house! It was a fun weekend. It went by way too fast though. Jamie is definately all boy and loves being around grandpa and his uncles. He has been asking where they are. He went into the spare bedroom today and was saying grandma and grandpa. I told them they had to go home. Then he said "uncle Nick byebye."....he's so smart....but it breaks my heart. 
Jamie just loves being a big brother. He is always giving Oliver hugs, kisses, holding his hand, and helping me. We still have to remind him to be gentle at times, but he is wonderful. We try to do things with Jamie alone, like going to parks and such, but he always asks for Oliver to come with and gets mad when he doesn't! He really isn't acting any different either since Oliver came home. He is 2 and is defintaley in his terrible 2's, but he isn't throwing any new fits. He also isn't showing any signs of being jealous, which I'm hoping will continue. I signed Jamie up for a signing class also so he and I will have our time together for the next 5 weeks. I thought this class would be good for him so he can at least communicate in some way the words he can't say. I can tell that he wants to say more and gets frustrated because he can't say everything he wants. He likes the class and is doing well with the signs. He knows some of the words and says them along with the sign. I also make sure to always say the word I am signing. I don't want him to only do signs and not say anything. 
amie had his 2 year check-up the other week and is growing and doing well. He is just shy of 32 pounds and is 36 inches tall! He is doing so many things now. He can walk down stairs without holding onto anything, he is putting sentences together, putting puzzles together, telling BIG stories, and tries to say new words all the time. He is also sleeping in his big boy bed. He has been climbing out of his crib a lot lately and we were finding him sleeping on the floor. We figured that was his way of telling us he was done with the crib. We started off with naps and then on the third day, he wanted to sleep in there at night. We usually have to sit with him for a bit and he still gets out at times, but he loves the bed. He started sleeping in there last week and he also asked to go on his potty that same week. He went into the bathroom saying "peepee" and pointing to the potty. I put him on there, he didn't produce anything, but this is a good start. I think he already went to the bathroom when he was telling me he wanted to sit on the potty. He also has been telling us more and more when he goes potty, so we will be working on potty training more now.
Oliver is doing well also. I had to take him back to the doc. because he wasn't back to birth weight at his one week check-up. He was 8lbs, 12oz that first appointment and when we went back the next week, he was 9lbs, 10oz! He is definately growing like a weed. Today I had to take him back to see the doctor. He has been having problems with reflux and they weren't getting any better. Jamie was on medication when he was a baby for relfux and so I didn't want to mess around this time. His doctor suggested that we try a different formula that is suppose to help with spitting up. He spits up a lot and sometimes he spits up so hard that it comes out of his nose as well as his mouth. I feel so bad for him when that happens, you can see that it hurts. He also cries real hard. So far, on this new formula he is still spitting up and is still very cranky. I will see how tomorrow goes and will call the office back on Thursday. If things do not get better, then he will be put on medication. Oh, he now weighs 10lbs and 11oz and is 23 3/4 inches tall! 
I love this picture of Eric and Jamie. Jamie had to do what daddy was doing! This was on my birthday. It was such a nice, beautiful day. We couldn't just stay inside. 
He is such a ham! He wanted to wear Oliver's shirt. 
We celebrated his birthday and Eric's parent's house and they had these super cool monkey masks for Jamie and his cousins to wear. He likes to act like a monkey. It is cute because he doesn't say monkey, he calls them "oohh oohh." I think got everything in this post. Well, I need to head to bed. Goodnight all!