Great-Grandma & Grandpa Jacobs Visit

Last week GG and Great Grandma & Grandpa Jacobs came down to visit.  It was the first time my Grandma and Grandpa met Dylan which was really exciting.  We kept busy while they were here… we flew airplanes, took walks, went to the park and saw ducks and geese, went shopping, played on the swing set out back, John setup the TV outside to watch football and made his famous wings on the grill, and of course we fed many bottles and changed quite a few diapers.  Dylan really seemed to get a kick out of Grandpa and smiled at him a lot :) How cool to introduce your Grandparents to their second great-grandchild!

{Flying airplanes in the back yard}

 

{Dylan with Grandpa}

{Looking for ducks… and finding them!}

 

{Getting ready to swing}

{John’s football party!}

{Grandma with Dylan and making the biggest pot of baked beans ever!}

“Mommy go on trip”

Well, that’s how Sean describes it anyway.  I did go on my first trip alone, leaving all of my boys behind for the first time ever!  I suddenly got a little giddy-up in my step since my back to work date was quickly approaching and there were a lot of things I promised myself I’d do while on maternity leave that hadn’t been done.  Two major items were to visit Carolyn and Mats in their new home in Dallas and visit Jeff and Elise so I could meet their adorable baby Jordan. While I was gone, Grandma and Grandaddy came to visit and help with the boys. We started prepping Sean for this a few days before I left and he was so excited that they were coming that we had to teach him the meaning of the word ‘patient’!

Dallas was awesome – we had such a wonderful time! Mom and I were able to plan the trip so our time overlapped which was so nice.  We ate good food, drank great wine, shopped, went to see the play Hair, decorated, and basically solved all of life’s problems in about 4 days.  I’m so happy for Mats and Carolyn and this new chapter in their life ((hugs)).  Christmas 2012 is on!

Then it was off to Denver for the second leg of my trip (I sound so well traveled, I know).  I was so excited that everyone came to the airport to pick me up and even more excited that they drove their Jeep with the top off.  Ah, a little slice of heaven… even if it was only for a few days.  The weather was beautiful, Elise of course made scrumptious food and we even took a really fun trip to Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.  Boy, it was beautiful - pictures don’t do it justice. 

But I must admit, although the Jeep and good weather were great, little Jordan stole the show (and a little piece of my heart). Come on, how stinking cute is this girl? I can’t wait to braid her hair one day.

What? I can’t count on the Bieber haircut being in style by the time my boys are able to grow their hair long enough to braid. So, my fall back plan is to count on Jordan growing some long flowing locks for me to mess with ;) Elise and I decided this kind of stuff way back in college… Elise can teach my kids how to cook and perform basic accounting and I can teach hers how to do hair and makeup. This would have been a little weird if she had all boys but a deal is a deal, I say.  It’s amazing we ever got any work done with all the plans we were making all the time…

As usual, it took me way too long to choose what pictures I’d use for this post because I always take way too may pictures.  So wouldn’t you know I go to pull in the pictures John took of all the fun Sean and Dylan had with Grandma and Grandaddy and this was the only picture on the card. hahahaha

I will say that I know they had a great time even if there aren’t pictures to document every minute of every day. When did we become a culture so obsessed with taking pictures of everything we do?? But I digress…  I came home to lots of handmade Halloween decorations and boys that appeared taller, heavier and had more hair!

A successful journey all the way around.  Love to everyone.

Right Paci, Wrong Kid

Confession

Dylan is 3 Months Old!

What a happy baby! Dylan seems to smile more each day.  He’s a funny little guy… he likes warm wipes, hot bottles, his lamb swing, going to bed at 9 (and waking up at 7!!!), getting a bath, watching Polly, sucking his hands, going for walks in the stroller and being held as much as possible. 

He’s learning how to hold his head up and is starting to spend some time in the bumbo chair to practice sitting.  He usually has 4-5 bottles a day, about 26-29 ounces total.  His eyes are still a very strange color – kind of a combination of dark blue/grey with some hints of brown.  They are definitely not brown yet (I thought by 3 months they would have changed) so I’m really interested to see how they turn out.  He’s starting to fight naps, I think because he just likes being around everyone so much.  So long as he keeps sleeping through the night I think we can handle that!

Dylan seems to have Sean’s forehead and nose but different lips, eyes and eyebrows.  John and I have a unique ability to produce offspring that look nothing like us.  It’s only in the smallest details that you can see some hints of us in our boys.  For example, I think Dylan might have my eyebrows and ears, and Sean has John’s eyebrows and ears.  Oh and Sean seems to have my hair.  But that’s it.  Seriously.  Find anything else on either one of them that looks like me or John and I’ll send you a prize.  For real.  But I digress…

Happy 3 months Dylan!! We love you very much.

Sean’s 1st Haircut

There has certainly been a debate amongst our families as to when we should cut Sean’s hair.  Some think we should have cut it months ago, other think we should let it grow long for a while because he won’t always be able to do that as he gets older (clearly these people don’t know much about the Justin Bieber ‘do  and his strong following of tween boys).  As for me, I’ve been on the fence about it.  It’s taken two years - TWO LONG YEARS – to even get this much hair on Sean’s head. I wasn’t about to cut it at the first signs of a little shag.  But over the past few weeks the hair he does have has starting getting in his eyes when he wears his hat & bike helmet so I figured it’s time to bite the bullet (read: mommy better race to the salon before she changes her mind).

So, Sean and I went to a really cool kids salon (yes, they have kids salons now. crazy right?) called Pigtails & Crewcuts where Sean got to sit in a red airplane and watch cartoons while Ms. Megan trimmed his hair.  Of course I was the crazy mom that took way too many pictures but I guess they’re used to that.  Sean was a real trooper – he let her spray his hair, cut it and then blow dry without any fussing.  He was just happy he was in an airplane and his cape had penguins on it!  I got the ‘First Haircut Package’ which included a picture and a lock of his hair to keep in his baby book.  I seriously had to hold back the tears halfway through – it’s just absolutely amazing how fast the time goes and how quickly you realize they are growing up.  Oftentimes I get so caught up in the day to day that it’s easy to lose sight of how precious this time is and how fleeting these years are.

So, after all of these sentimental thoughts and me almost doing an ‘ugly cry’ in the kids salon, it was time to go.  Well, that’s what I thought.  My little handsome, wonderful and perfect toddler had found the train set and was absolutely not going to leave.  So I finally had to pick him up which made him scream bloody murder while everyone was looking at me with that sad I’m-glad-it’s-not-me face as I drug him out kicking and screaming.  Not to stop there, Sean then decided to throw himself down in the middle of the parking lot and move into full scale temper tantrum madness.  I had to peel him off the concrete, get him in the car and try bribing him with lunch, which of course didn’t work and sent him into hyperventilation mode.  Awesome.  Finally, a tantalizing offer of getting gas and a car wash seemed to cure the temper tantrum.  Ah, the little things.  Afterwards we went and got lunch (grilled cheese, applesauce, teddy grahams and milk) and were on our way home for a loooong nap.  I think mommy might follow suit ;)

{what a handsome little guy}

Surprise Visit

Grandaddy was working close to Charlotte earlier this week and stopped by Wednesday night for a quick surprise visit (sporting a very chic goatee, I might add!).

{do you see Polly in the 1st picture above? if that isn’t a love stare I don’t know what is….}

And of course Grandaddy brought Sean some donuts (fresh from Krispy Kreme… does it get any better?).  Life is good.

Uh-oh

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!!