A study in playdates

In the first picture, we see a typical playdate with two 2 year olds. In the 2nd and 3rd pictures, we see a typical playdate with a 1 month old. My how things change!

Memorial Day Weekend

This holiday weekend all four of us (ellie included) headed up to the lake. It was very relaxing and nice. Noah helped Grandma make a birthday cake, and ended up with it all over his shirt. So, of course, he stripped off the shirt to reveal his manly physique. We also got to go swimming in the lake for the first time this season. The water was surprisingly warm for May, but still pretty cold in general. But Noah absolutely loved swimming, he didn't want people to hold him and he didn't want to get out even when he had blue lips and was shivering. On Sunday night we went over to the island to visit the rest of the family and celebrate some May birthdays. It was a great weekend and a great way to start the summer season!

Piper!

Noah and I got 2 baby visits in this week! Yesterday we got to see baby Calvin again with his big brother Fred. Today we got to see baby Piper! My good friend, Ryane, from work had another little girl. Piper was born on May 16th and Noah has been asking to "check facebook" to "find pictures of piper." He was very shy, but I think he was excited to see her. We had fun playing outside with Meryn and her new sand table. I got plenty of snuggle time with Piper which was lovely. The kids got to make a pizza, though it was more Meryn and I fixing the pizza and Noah grabbing ingredients and eating them. Piper is just so perfect, it was wonderful meeting our new little friend!

Updating the look

Yes yes, I have changed to blog layout for you (few) faithful readers. So hope you like it. Just a quick note, we are NOT planning on naming the baby Moses. It's just the nickname that both Josh and Philie came up with, separate from each other creepily enough. We do have a name, but we're not publicizing it until the big day. And yes, I went with my earlier of the two due dates (July 26th vs. August 3rd) as it's the one the doctor is sticking to and the one I'd prefer. So again, hope you like the changes. If not, suck it, I'm pregnant, don't piss me off...

Adding to the boys club

Noah and I had our first official playdate with Fred since the arrival of his little bro, Calvin. Noah did surprisingly well with Cal, but it helped that Cal didn't have any crying fits while we were there. The big boys had a blast playing with Nana Lynn in the yard, getting all sandy in the sandbox, and taking a "manly shower" together (which sounded like a teenage girl party what with all the screetching and high pitched laughter). I enjoyed snuggling with Cal, he's so sweet and so perfect. And the big boys are both really good with him, rubbing his head and kissing him frequently. Welcome to the club, Cal!

A Visit South

Noah and I took a trip down to West Lafayette, IN to visit my cousins Brad & Jeaneen and their 3 kiddos. CJ is about 6 months older than Noah and the two boys have bonded in a family full of girl (we're working to change the balance). The guys had a great time, they played on their computers in their office of moving boxes, they went on a bike ride with Brad, and enjoyed matching Bob the Builder shirts. We had a great time, Noah and I both slept hard last night recovering from the partying. Hope see all of them more at the lake this summer!

New Dishwasher, New Activity!

We've had a busy week! We finally got our new dishwasher delivered (it was purchased on IL cash for clunkers appliance day back in mid-april). It's lovely even if it doesn't match our white on white on white kitchen. It even plays a little jingle when the dishes are clean, very exciting stuff. Noah also got to try out scissors for the first time this week. He needs some help figuring out where all his fingers go and orienting the scissors on the paper. But, overall it was a big hit. Noah loves snipping the edges around his pictures. He seems to know the rules for now, "no cutting fingers, no cutting clothes, no cutting Ellie, cut the paper." I'm sure it's just a matter of time before he tries something like his hair, but for now we are enjoying our new found activity!