Houston Zoo

A couple of weeks ago we got the chance to visit the Houston Zoo when Nathan's work training meeting got out early. The zoo was an absolute blast. They had so many great things for kids. Caleb ran around like crazy touching and climbing on everything. We all had a great time.

 

 

He was a little unsure about the carousel at first but once it stopped and we made him get off he cried to get back on.

 

 

The best part of the whole trip was when we got to the chimpanzee exhibit. One of the Chimps was super interactive and Caleb would bang on the window and then the Chimp would stand up and bang on the window which would send Caleb into and uncontrollable laughter. It was hilarious and went on for awhile.

 

The zoo even has a really great splash park right in the middle of the kids zone. Of course only in south Texas is it still hot enough that it would still be open at the end of October.



 

 They had a really great petting zoo and of course our little animal lover had a great time and didn't want to leave. He would grab and try to hold all of the goats hands, I am sure they were happy to see him go.

 

 

If you ever get at chance to go I would reccomend it, this zoo was by far one of the best and most little kid friendly! We all had such a great time.

Day 3

Day 3: My little boys! I love my little family more then anything and I am so grateful for these two little boys that have made me a mom. It really is the greatest (hardest) job in the world.

 

Day 1

Today is day 1 of my "30 days of Thanks." I love this little project because it gives me an opportunity to remind myself of all the good in my life. When I sit down and really focus on all I have it is amazing how much I have to be grateful for.

 

Day 1

Caleb's sense of humor. This little man is so funny and Nathan and I are so grateful for that. Recently while I was feeding Ethan, Caleb decided he needed a little R&R and went into our bedroom, turned on the baby swing and sat in it. When I came in he was just chillin. It's moments like these that I realize how much Caleb is like Nathan and how much fun we are going to have.

 

 

Happy Halloween from the cutest zoo animals around!

 

A little disaster...

Although Nathan and I do love projects occasionally we get one that is unsolicited. A few Sundays ago right before we were headed out for church Nathan noticed something that sounded like a hose (I was trying to get two little boys ready and was completely oblivious). When he went to figure out what the sound was (after finishing the dishes) he realized it was our guest bathroom toilet. A ring that seals the pipe that is connected to the wall busted and water was poring out the pipe. The bathroom, hallway, and both bedrooms were filled with water. Nathan quickly shut off the water and grabbed the shop vac so he could start sucking the water up out of the carpet. It took him almost two hours to suck out the water and several trips of dumping out a very full shop vac. Although the carpet seemed like it wasn't to wet Nathan went ahead and ripped some up to see what the pad underneath was like and it was completely soaked. So we ended up ripping up all the carpet, pulling out the pads and hanging them up in the garage to dry out and then putting buckets under the carpet so it would air dry. It was such a mess and keeping Caleb out of it was impossible.

Luckily for us we were headed to Houston for the week so we were able to get out of the house for the week while the carpet was drying out. We came back from Houston and Nathan relaid the carpet but it is bumpy and needs to be replaced by a professional so hopefully sometime after the holidays we will be putting in new carpet.

 

 

"The Church"

There is a wonderful church here in town that opens up there gym (and fills it with fun toys) to the community every Thursday. One of our good friends introduced us to it several months ago and ever since then we have spent almost every Thursday morning there. Caleb loves it and it is a great place for him to not only get all his energy out but also to interact with other kids. The first time we went he was a little over stimulated by everything but since then he has been full swing all over the place. We are really grateful to this church for being so generous with their facilities.

 

1 Month

 

 

I can't believe this little man is one month today. Ethan has been such a great addition to our little family and we are so grateful he is here.

 

 

-Weighs 8lbs exactly

-Sleeps 2 /12- 3 hours at night

- Eats about 2 - 2 1/2 ounces of milk every 3 hours

- Loves to be held or cuddled

-Wants to be rocked to sleep

-Has a pretty chill and mellow personality

-Doesn't like his carseat

-Loves being in the baby bjorn

-Sleeps really great in his swing

-Only cries when he wants to be held or is hungry

- Poor guy has lots of baby acne

- Gets the hiccups at least once a day

- Has a little bit of acid reflux which causes him to occasionally projectile vomit through his mouth and nose (it is pretty upsetting for both of us)

-Still fits great in newborn clothes



This little man loves to be outside.

 

sleep deprived

You know how I know I am not the only one in my house who is sleep deprived? Because of this conversation Nathan and I had last night.

Nathan: If I would have known it was raining I wouldn't have watered the lawn.
Heidi: It's raining? Are you sure?
Nathan: YES! It is pouring down, our back yard is flooded.
Heidi: Wow that is crazy because I didn't see any rain clouds earlier.
Nathan: (Nathan goes outside to take out the garbage and comes back in) Oh crap it isn't raining, I'm still watering the lawn.
Heidi: What time did you start watering Nathan?
Nathan: 7
Heidi: It's almost 10:00... no wonder the back yard looks flooded.

2 weeks old

I can't believe Ethan is two weeks old today! Since this is the only form of journaling I do (I don't keep a baby book) I am going to try really hard to keep it updated as these two little boys continue to grow. 

Tomorrow Ethan heads in for his two week appointment and we are really hoping he has gained some weight. Here are a few pictures of the last two weeks...

 

Ethan with Dr. Nowitzky! We just LOVE her and are so grateful she has been here to bring both our little boys (and hopefully and future children) into this world.

 

Ethan is headed home. His newborn clothes are still completely drowning him.

 

 Ethan's first bath.

 

My sister Hana has been here to help out and boy have we needed the help. I think Caleb is going to be sad when she leaves. After all she is the only one who lets him play with her phone.

 

Dad and baby Ethan. This little guy is SOOOO ALERT and constantly awake.

 

I love that when he doe sleep he puts his hands up just like Caleb did at this age.