Fall Fun

We took the boys to the Sever's Corn Maze this weekend - lots of fun! Henry loved the petting zoo... he called the Kangaroos "Woah-wa" aka Lola. Oddly enough, they do kind of look like her! Henry was really brave with all the animals - super excited to feed them. Like this friendly camel...

Henry also took his first pony ride with his daddy by his side...















Teddy missed out on most of the fun by sleeping in the Baby Bjorn most of the time. I barely used the Bjorn with Henry, but I've been finding it's really nice to have when we're out and about. I haven't been brave enough to take both boys on a big shopping trip to Target or the grocery store (or, basically any place you wouldn't really bring a stroller), but when I have to, I'm hoping that Teddy enjoys the Bjorn as much as he did this weekend. He snuggled right in there. But, it will be nice when he's big enough to face front and see the world!

Brotherly Love

In the last two months, Henry has gone from an only to a big brother - quite a change for an almost 2-year-old.

We've had a few bumps in the road while he's adapted to his little brother, but in general, he's really welcomed Teddy with open arms. Almost too open sometimes, when he wants to lavish his baby brother with aggressive hugs and kisses (read: nearly smother him with love, literally!).

At first we really didn't let Henry hold or kiss Teddy that much, but recently we've been ok with it as long as we're nearby and ready to pull the 36 lb. hulking toddler off the 12 lb. peanut.

I thought it would be cute to take a few pictures of this brotherly love, when Henry was recently talking and kissing baby bro as Teddy was lounging in the bouncer.

Pic #1:

Henry: Hey, little bro, how it's going? Can I get a hug?

Teddy: Gurgle.

Pic #2:

Henry: I love you little brother! Hey, mama, get this cute shot!

Teddy: Um.. you're crushing my face a bit.

Pic #3:

Henry: I love you so much, Teddy, I think I'm just going to lay on top of you!

Teddy: Um... help!

As you can see, that's my hand in the last one, just as I was taking the picture and realized that Henry literally wanted to smother his little bro with love. Yikes!

Teddy wasn't hurt... but it was a good reminder to keep a close eye on the kissing and hugging in the future!

Six weeks old today!

Teddy turns 6 weeks old today. It's kind of hard to believe, these first few weeks have been flying by, especially to what I remember with Henry. He's a great little guy.

To mark the date, I'm posting the 1-month pic I took with Henry and Teddy. It will be fun to see how they grow over the next year.

I'm also posting a pic of Henry and I at the State Fair the day before Teddy was born. This picture was actually taken only hours before Teddy was born, although we didn't know that at the time. Pretty cool - I will always treasure those pictures. I was huge!!!!

And yes, we put a leash on our kid at the fair. He didn't mind it - and, hey, it's cute!

Time for the big boy pants...

I had two thoughts for a title for this post... the one you see above, or: We might just be crazy. On the spur of the moment today, we decided to start potty training Henry. With a six-week old infant. Yikes.

I always thought that we'd potty train him closer to age 3. Basically, out of laziness on my part... I figured it made sense to do it when they're older and ready, rather than dragging out the process. If it meant that we had two in diapers for a while, so be it.

But Henry recently was moved up to the "Toddler 2" room at daycare, which means they have a tiny-sized bathroom in the room, complete with teeny-tiny toilet and sink. It's actually pretty cute! He's still in diapers, of course, at daycare but everyday they let him sit on the potty, and he's been pretty receptive to it. They can only flush the potty if they actually go... which is a pretty big incentive for an almost 2-year old!

So between the new potty at day care, and the fact that Henry has been showing interest in the potty at home a few times this week, I went out and got a little potty seat and Thomas under-roos today. As expected, he went ga-ga over the Thomas-roos... the pic above is him wearing them while watching Thomas. He could NOT wait to put them on. And I gotta say, it's super cute. Who knew that seeing him in big-boy undies could make me feel a bit sad... he's turning into such a big boy.

We put him on the potty multiple times this afternoon and tonight and he was really into it... almost too into it, since he would go just a bit and then two seconds again he wanted to get back on and go again. But, I suppose that's a good problem to have! We had a few accidents, but overall, we were really amazed by how interested he was in it.

We'll see how it goes in the coming days and if his enthusiasm keeps up. But it seems like we're on the road to potty training!

Our little family of four...

Hi everyone... this is Becky, checking into the blog.

I'm a bit late to the blog-scene, but have been reading a few other "mommy" blogs for the past few months and have gotten sucked in. I figured - with the addition of little Teddy to our family - now would be a great time to update our own blog with new pics of Henry and Teddy, so friends and family can check in from time to time. I'm hoping to do this on a somewhat regular basis, although I guess we'll see how it goes! Although, I can promise you, I won't be blogging about sports, like my hubs does. :)

When Teddy turned 2 weeks old, we had a professional photographer come out to our house for some family pictures. I figured it would be easier to have someone come to us - rather than pack up the kids and go to a studio. I think it was easier on us... but I'm not sure about the photographer! Henry was a bit, um... rambunctious that day, although Wendy with Swaddlebee Photography still managed to get some great shots. I think photographing a toddler must be one of the most difficult jobs out there!

Here are a few sample pics. As you can see, Henry was excited to hold Teddy for the first time (under a lot of supervision!). When he wants to hold Teddy, he says, "Take it". As in, I'll take the baby. Pretty cute, but we mostly keep the brotherly love to kisses on the head. :) Both boys are such cuties, although I guess I'm a bit biased! We'll be sending out birth announcements soon and I'm so excited to use these pictures!