Zachary Says.....

Zachary's language has been taking off lately, so of course that means he is saying some really funny things!

I'm going to start documenting them here so I won't forget them.  I know we will look back and laugh one day!


Earlier this week we were in the car and I was showing Joey something on my phone.  Zachary wanted to see what was on my phone, but was in the back seat.  He said, "Catch it to me Mommy!"


This morning Zachary was getting a little rowdy.  (Not bad enough to be put in a time out, but he definitely needed to take a break to cool off.)  We have been telling him to take a break in his room, and he has been really good about going in and calming down.  I told him, "Go take a little break in your room."  Zachary says, "I go take a big break."  That was totally fine by us!  :)

Swim Lessons!

In July we signed Zachary up for a week of Parent and Me swim lessons through the City of Orange.  It was mostly just a "get used to the water" type class, but it was still a lot of fun!

He loved the water and kept asking anyone who came to watch, "Watch me!"

(Thanks to Joey, Papa Edmisten, Nana Bintliff, Nicolette, and Kyle for coming out to watch)

 Throwing the toys in and jumping in was his favorite part!

 He also really loved swimming towards the toys!

 The last day was jump/drop off the diving board!

He is such a daredevil, we were sure he would jump!

He made it to the end, but was dropped/passed off to his teacher!

Oh well!

 I had a great time with him......even though the pool was freezing!

Everyone loves a parade!

I'm catching up on all of the fun we had during the month of July!  

On 4th of July, we started our morning by watching/participating in the Orange Park Acres 4th of July Parade.  It's been a tradition in the neighborhood that Joey grew up in, and it's always a good time.  There is a real sense of community when you see the Firefighters, Boy Scouts, 4-H, and friends and neighbors rolling down the street.  Anyone can join in, and this year Joey and his brother Brian decided to, along with Zachary and Sam!

 Decorating their bikes like they did when they were kids!

 Nana Edmisten took ours for a test drive!

 My Dad totally photo bombed us!

 Nana and Pop-Pop Bintliff came to watch this year!

 They were the last people in the parade!

What a finale!  :)

 Zachary lasted the whole time!

Happy 4th!

Ian: Month Three (July 2012)

We have had an extremely busy month...which might explain the lack of blog posts I have written lately!  

Ian is the most amazingly sweet baby boy!  Many people have told us that he is one of the happiest babies they have ever met!  He doesn't fuss much at all, and he LOVES to smile at people!  He's just charming!

He is still sleeping well at night, except for the past few nights where he wants to eat during the three o'clock hour!  (I'm hoping it's just a growth spurt!)  We moved him from his bassinet in our room into his crib in his room this month and he adjusted perfectly!  He is long (his height was in the 70th percentile at his two month appointment) so he was starting to look squished in the bassinet.

He is SO close to rolling over!  He wants to roll so bad, from back to tummy, but he can't quite figure out how to tuck his arm under yet!

We still are amazed at how well this little man has fit right in!

Check out all of the fun we had this month!

We traveled to Vegas with Joey's family to celebrate his dad's birthday!

 Ian's First 4th of July!

 He was happy......of course!

 We visited The Licona Family!

 We drove up north to Arroyo Grande to visit The Hall Family!  (Joey's cousin)

Amber was our little Flower Girl 4 years ago!

 Hanging out with Cousin Jason!

 Amanda was our other Flower Girl!!

 Checking out the Sea Otters in Morro Bay!

They were so close and SO cute!

 It's the best we could do.......

 I LOVE this face!

Those eyes......

 Happy Three Months to you Ian!

You are fantastic!

Angels games with Zachary...

Taking an EXTREMELY active 2 year old to the Angels games has been tough!

Here's how we get Zachary to sit still for a few minutes........

SNACKS!

We started with a healthy snack.

Blueberries!

 But those only lasted so long......

before we had to break out the ice cream!

(Notice how happy he is!)

He's been very excited to wear his Angels hat since he sees Joey wear one quite often!

I had to include these two pictures because they are just too cute!

This is the face of a life long Angels fan!

Although it can be a challenge sometimes to bring him to the game, and actually watch the game, we wouldn't have it any other way!

Ian: Month Two (June 2012)

We've had a busy 2nd month as a family of four!  Mostly, we keep busy trying to keep Zachary busy!  (Disneyland, Bounce Houses, Angels games, the park, etc.)  Ian is so great and just comes along for the ride!  He doesn't make much of a fuss and is content to just hang out and let his big brother get some of his energy out!

Ian has started sleeping through the night!  He sleeps from about 10pm-5am with no night feeding!  It's been great getting long stretches of sleep!

I broke out the farm animal play mat and let Ian check it out for a bit.

Of course Zachary had to get involved so I took their picture together!

It reminded me of a picture I had taken in the past......

 Zachary and Ian - 2012

 Samuel and Zachary - 2010

People tell us all the time that Sam and Zachary look like brothers!

Now I think Sam, Zachary, and Ian ALL three look like brothers!

We celebrated Father's Day at the Angels Game!

It was Ian's 1st Angels game!

He was 8 weeks old!

 Pop-Pop and Nana Bintliff

 Our best family photo to date.........

 It was a WHOLE new experience with two kids!

 Ian has started smiling and melting hearts!

(He looks like such a little stinker!)

 We are hoping those eyes stay blue!

 During the 2 month photo shoot, Zachary wanted to peel off the sticker!

Happy TWO months Ian!

Ian: Month One (May 2012)

Of course I am WAY behind on blogging!  I am still adjusting to life with my two boys and just haven't found the time to write an update.  I'll let the pictures do the talking!

 First Dr's appointment

 Two Weeks Old

 First Bath

 Not a big fan......

 Happy Mother's Day!

 Mother's Day with my two boys

(Their faces are priceless)

 Just hanging around.......

 being cute!

Happy 1st Month Ian!

We love you so much!

Ian had a bit of a health scare right around 4 weeks and ended up at Children's Hospital Orange County (CHOC) for 3 days!

He came down with a fever of 101.3 one night and I rushed him to the ER.  Because he was so young, they did a ton of tests and it ended up just being a viral infection that needed to run its course, but it was a very scary few days.  He also had a form of jaundice called Breast milk jaundice.  You can see from the last two pictures that his skin tone completely changed once he got healthy!)

He was poked so many times for all the tests they were running (including a spinal!) and he barely cried!

The staff at St. Joseph's Hospital and CHOC were fantastic!  CHOC really did a great job of making me comfortable too.  (Lots of snacks and even one free meal a day because I was a nursing mom!)

We are so lucky to have such a beautiful, healthy little boy!