Dinner Time Feeding Frenzy

Usually things are very well organized around here. I work hard to keep it that way, but then there are days like today where everything seems out of control. IE: the kids are running the show. For some reason the kids were really wound up today (maybe a full moon?) and as you can see from these pictures they have taken things into there own hands.

This is Mya (11 months) getting her own dinner after waiting too long on me to feed her. I'm impressed with her climbing skills considering she doesn't even walk yet.

This is Garett wearing Owen's yummy pear dinner.
Owen was done eatting and kicked the jar of food which splattered on Dad.

Pajama Time

Taylor and Mya are spending much more time over at our house now that I watch them while Heidi works. Tonight after showers we had lots of fun jumping on the bed. :) Taylor and Mya send special "love yous" to Uncle NaeNae and Mimi and Pipa.

Mya (11mo) Taylor (5 years) and Owen (5 mo)

Can you see my new teeth? And she has 4 more poking through on the top.

A small comparison. Mya is about 22 lbs and Owen is 19.2 lbs.

As you can see here, Mya spend much of her day plucking the paci from Owens mouth. She tries to put it back but it usually ends up in his eye or nose. Taylor and Mya are fun to have over, all three of them love each other very much.

Quick Pic - Owen fix for those of you who need it.

Sleepy Time
Owen and his bear named Ted.

Stuff I care about that really does not matter

First I love the TV show "So you think you can dance". Benji and Danielle are my favorite couple. I hope they get married. Wouldn't that be great.

Second why do car seat manufacturers make convertible car seats that do not recline? Do they not realize that babies sit in the seats? Do they think that sitting straight up while sleeping is comfortable?

Third why does my mom's lasagna recipe tell me how many quarts of tomatoes to use when we all use cans. Shouldn't we stop pretending that we are making it from scratch.

Last and least of all, where are the ants in my bathroom coming from!!!????!!!???

Our first ER visit

Independence Day was for the most part boring for us, Garett studied all day - it's finals week. But we did end up taking our first trip to the emergency room with Owen. He had been making gasping and panting noises usually followed by no breathing for a couple of seconds. It was unpredictable and scary. It was scaring Owen just as much as it scared us. So we took him in to the ER at Scottish Rite Children's Hospital. They took great care of us. Interestingly we were the only patients in the ER (that never happens) and they have valet parking - what great service! After x-rays (not fun) and a physical exam they determined that Owen was having bad reflux flare ups. We took him in for a follow up this morning and it was confirmed. Poor little guy is just suffering. The doctor has increased his meds, we hope that will do the trick. Hopefully your day of celebration was more fun than ours. :)
Oh ya... almost forgot... Owen is now up to 19.2 lbs! His is such a sweet chunk of a baby.

New Mom Mantra: Cleanliness is next to impossible.

Accept Life's Imperfections

When you have the perfect baby it's easy to become dissatisfied with other aspects of your life. So as you rock or feed your baby late at night, take a moment to consider your day.

Recall the imperfections and frustrations (laundry still in the hamper; those thank-you cards still unwritten) and compare them with your achievements (your child loved and fed, soothed and nurtured for twenty-four whole hours). Spend this time acknowledging that being a mother is the most time-consuming job in the world. And way more rewarding than doing laundry.

Georgia Aquarium

Garett received tickets to the GA Aquarium for Father's Day. We went on Tuesday, June 20th. It was lots of fun! We both agree that the most fun part was watching Owen's reaction to the crowds of people and all the neat fish.

Here is Owen and Bear's first look at the fish.

Garett and Owen checking out the Beluga whales.

How cool is that? Those fish are as big as or bigger than us!

Owen and I at the tropical exhibit.

Over all we had a great time and would recommend going.