Dylan’s First Video Montage

How exciting! I finally have enough video clips and pictures for Dylan’s first official video montage.  At first I was going to try and keep this sweet and sentimental but after getting everything together, you realize that Dylan has so many funny faces and is so loud all the time that it’s hard not to just laugh (with him of course).  What a ham!

2 years & 2 months

Those were the well-child doctor appointments we had this morning. Holy shizzzoly.  Time flies.

But the boys did really well, got lots of shots but good bills of health.  Here are their stats:

Sean:

• Height – 35 inches (75th percentile)
• Weight – 28 pounds (50th percentile)

Dylan:

• Height – 22.5 inches (25 – 50th percentile)
• Weight – 12 pounds 8 ounces (50 – 75th percentile)

After the doctor, we went across the street to get some pizza.

Holy pizza Batman! Look at the size of those things!!  We’re happy to announce that Dylan and Sean both polished off their respective pieces.  Here’s to making their way up to the 90th percentile in weight.  wink wink.

A Fast 2 Years

It’s amazing how time seems to go faster every day.  When we reflect on the past two years and all of the blessings we’ve been given it’s truly is amazing.  It’s not always easy but it’s always worth it.  We sure are proud of our little boy and love him with all of our hearts.

Sean is 2! Is That Mickey Mouse?

The best part of the day was when Mickey Mouse himself showed up to wish Sean a Happy Birthday and do the Hot Dog dance with him!!

Sean is 2! Let’s Celebrate

Sean was thrilled as his friends started showing up….

And of course, everyone seemed to have the most fun with Sean’s cardboard box that he’s built over several weeks with Emmi (it’s a wonder we spend any money at all on toys when they have so much fun in a box)…

Sean got lots of awesome presents (many we had to open after the 2 and under crowd left for their naps (so they could rest up just in case they wanted to get up in the middle of the night)…..

Sean is 2! Let Them Eat Cake

We had cake (my first rite of passage into making homemade birthday cakes) & ice cream and sang Happy Birthday…

Sean is 2! Everyone Head to Charlotte

Sean turned 2 this past weekend.  Where did the time go? 

Sean was lucky enough to have his grandparents and Aunt Michelle come to visit for the weekend to celebrate.  We had a small party with Sean’s “baby friends” (you know, the 2 and under crowd) to celebrate.  He was so excited that they came – he talked about them all week leading up to his party and kept reminding us that he had to wait for them to come.  Sounded something like:

:: “Sean – do you know who’s coming this weekend?” ::

:: “Friends!  Birthday.  Cake.  Wait.  Two. “ ::

 

Everyone was busy with a job as soon as they got here (remember our theory of a B&B…. make the guests work for that bed and let them go home more tired than when they got here!), making food, decorating, watching babies, getting presents…. notice how Dylan was kind enough to pitch in and wash some dishes…

A Story in Pictures

And one of the big brother, too!

Dylan’s First "Almost Smile”

Dylan will be 8 weeks old on Friday and he’s yet to start smiling.  :: big sigh ::  He’s just starting to coo a bit but he’s really making us work hard for any interaction! 

Emmi caught this “almost smile” yesterday when he was on his play mat.  It’s not technically a “social smile” as the doctors will want to know about (he better start smiling before his next appointment or I’ll be forced to white lie a tad for his sake…. kidding….) but I think it at least shows he’s getting his smile muscles in shape!