Splish Splash

With all the beautiful weather we've been having, we decided to go ahead and get Gavin's new water table setup for him to play! It's a pirate ship with tons of fun things for him to play with. He was a big fan, and eventually started pouring full buckets of water over his head! It was pretty hilarious. 

Love this cute bootie

Happy 8th Bday Lexi!

Crew 1 Month Update

 My little Crew Bear...I can't believe you are already 1 month old!! I would say this month has flown by, but at the same time, I feel like you have been a part of our family forever already! I can't imagine life without you, therefore there's no way you've only been around for a month. You've been part of the plan, my little one, for a long time. And you now complete our family in more ways than I can express. Your Aunt Amy once told me that I would know when Im done having kids because I would feel like my family is complete. Now, I can't say that i won't eat my words in a few years, or that if a little surprise came along we wouldn't be thrilled to death...but I can definitely say that I am filled with that very feeling of completeness! Watching you and Gavin grow each day is a miracle, and in my head, I see you both becoming buddies and you following Gavin all over the place! I hope he shares his toys with you...and our attention!

At one month, you:

- Sleep 6 to 7 hours straight each night, wake up to eat, and then sleep another 4 to 5 hours. You've been doing this since about a week and a half old!
- Are in Size 1 diapers and Size 0-3 onesies, but could still wear newborn pants. You are long and skinny, so your clothes sometimes look a little funny!
- Have a little bit of tummy troubles, but you take a binky and it soothes you pretty well.
- Love to sleep on your tummy for naps, and you could sleep forever in your swing. You are a good car rider, and usually fall asleep right away when we go somewhere.
- You've had a few bottles so far, and do pretty good with them, and you've been babysat by your Aunt Sissy, Aunt Amy, Grandma & Bill, and Great Aunt Sharon & GG!
- You got to take your first bath with your brother last night and it was definitely a mess! I can't imagine  how crazy it will be when the two of you splash around and play every night!

I'll take this picture each month to see how much more you fill out the chair! 

Keep on growing Baby Crew, Daddy and I love you more than you know! Until next month...

Cookout & Crazy

Last weekend we invited some of our friends over to have a cookout. The weather has been so beautiful, and all Gavin wants to do is play outside. There ended up being 3 toddlers, 3 babies, and lots of craziness as we all tried to keep our eyes on the little ones! Somehow we managed to eat in shifts, and entertain the kids with all the backyard toys. Someone had to be in the wagon or on a car that needed to be pushed at all times. It was so much fun though, and we got lots of great pics of the evening.

Liam and Gavin watching their daddies outside

The Three Musketeers

Buddies! 

Bad lighting - Liz & Liam, Me, Gav and Crew, Meg and Kyler

Sweet Kyler

Love this face on Liam

My Happy Boy

The guys hanging out with Eric while he cooked

The girls, minus Steph, Suz, and Lyndsie (who weren't there yet)

Crew sleeping the evening away, as usual

I wish I would've gotten pics of Memphis and Emma too, but it was a great time anyway!

Life with 2 Babies

People have always made the comment "Oh, that will be like having twins" when I would tell them how far apart Gavin and Crew are. Well...they were all correct! They both want to be held, and snuggle all the time, and neither would understand me sharing my time between them! But somehow we manage. On a normal morning, I can be found changing diapers (approx 5, give or take, before 9 am), watching the same Mickey episode AGAIN AND AGAIN, and feeding one child while chasing the other (yes you read that right)! 

But we are surviving and having a pretty good time doing so! Here is what we've been up to lately...

Growing

Last weekend we had a birthday party for my good friend Tori's little one, Keller! It was actually the day of St Patrick's Day, so the theme around the party was definitely GREEN! Keller had a great time opening presents.  He is so precious, and had fun digging into his cake!

Crew Bear passed out at the party

Meg & Kyler

Daddy with his Twin

My baby boys

Sweet Keller!

Nana and Papa Get to meet Crew!

Just take a look at the two pics below...

NOW which one is Gavin and which one is Crew?

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Top one is Crew, bottom one is Gavin. At this point in their lives, besides their coloring, they look exactly alike. For some reason, Crew looks like he's been tanning. Or maybe people think I was tanning and he was getting the residual sun! LOL, I would absolutely NOT tan while pregnant, but he definitely is dark!

We posed Nana and Papa the exact same way when they came over Sunday bc Crew just happened to be in the same outfit that Gavin was in. If I would've had them wearing the same clothes I think it would've been funnier!!


Nana and Papa finally got to meet Baby Crew last Sunday, after being in New York with Ray and Jess for Lincoln's birth. They were so excited to hold him, and who wouldn't be since he is pretty snuggly!

Nana with the newest baby boy

Daddy, Nana, and Crew

Nana with half her boys

Papa with Crew

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood

The weather has been so beautiful for early March, we just CAN'T sit inside! 

We let him get after his own Gatorade

Just a little messy!

 I took almost this same pic below, a year ago. It's crazy how much changes in a year! 

This March 2012

Last March 2011

Visitors

Since we've been home, several of our friends and family have spent time hanging out with us and meeting our new little man. They are also very entertained by our bigger little man. :) He loves all the company and shows all of his toys, dances, and sits on their lap! 

Stephanie's son Memphis (right) meeting Crew for the first time

One awake and one asleep!

One of my best friends, Steph, holding Crew

Uncle Ryan - he actually saw Crew at the hospital but we didn't get a pic! 

I have to take a second to brag on this amazing Mommy below! Ive been telling my Mom for months how stressed out I was about leaving Gavin, getting him to and from school, not being able to lift him for awhile, and in general making sure he didn't feel left out or less important! She told me not to worry, that she would be there, along with Bill, and they were MORE than there for me and Eric and Gavin. For the last few weeks leading up to having Crew, my Mom would let me come lay on her couch while she chased my child. She would run my errands with me so I wasn't so tired from lifting Gav. She even ran many errands for me so I could lay on the couch to keep from having contractions. Im telling you...if there was a way to help, SHE DID IT! 


Then the morning of my C-section, she was at the hospital with us bright and early, while Bill stayed home to get Gavin up and ready. Then Bill brought Gavin to the hospital after getting Gav dressed and ready for school and feeding him breakfast! After that, they kept Gavin with them and brought him up to the hospital several more times while we had to stay. And they were waiting on us when we got home, ready to unload, help us get settled, etc. Not to ramble too much, but she's been a huge help for Eric and I since we came home as well, taking G to school, driving me around, even going to our newborn pics session for 3 hours to help with Gavin If anyone has a Super-Mom, it's me, and I definitely know it! I can't thank you enough Mom for all the sacrifices you've made to be there for me over the past several weeks.  We all know when we call you in need, you find a way to make it work and do whatever we need! Im pretty sure we wouldn't have survived without you, and I hope I can be the kind of mom to these boys that you've always been to us girls. Love you

Grandma and Crew Bear

GG-Pa and GG meeting Crew

Although Tina was at the hospital all morning, she had to leave before she got to hold Crew

Crew and his Great Grandma Rose

Great Grandpa Ozzie too

Mark and Gwyn came by a few nights ago with tons of diapers and wipes for both boys. They also brought Gavin a present (books), and he jumped right up on Mark's lap to read the book with him! It was so cute! We can't thank them enough for all the food, gifts, and help they've provided to us while I transitioned from working to staying home. Best bosses (EX-BOSSES) ever!

Mark and Gwyn with the boys

 Brittany flew all the way from Colorado JUST to meet Baby Crew! Well, actually she was coming anyway, but she came right over to meet our little guy and gave him some really cute clothes too. 

Brittany and Crew

We've had so many visitors and it makes us feel pretty special! Thanks to everyone who has brought us food, drinks, or jus come over and snuggled on our baby boys!