Here we go again...

For the second Thanksgiving in a row we have a little announcement... This was definitely not planned and most of you will be as suprised as we were. In fact, I considered waiting to share the news of the newest member of our family to our friends until we were for sure things were going ok but here goes....

We have a new Beta fish, Fiesta. Like I said, this was totally unexpected. Friday night we celebrated Thanksgiving and Hannukkah with the Weigles and my cousin Ellie had my name for the gift exchange. She is always so clever and can pick out the most creative gifts. I guess she did it again this year. I threatened that turnabout is fair play and she should prepare herself for a hamster for her daughter's birthday but then I thought she may retaliate with a puppy or something worse so I guess we can handle the fish.

We had a great Thanksgiving and we are all so thankful for family. Thursday we celebrated with the Everitts. Dylan got to spend time with his cousin Jon for the first time since he was 1 week old. Below, a picture of Chad's parents with their two grandsons:

After the Everitt feast we headed over to Uncle Dave's to meet up with the Weigles. Dylan had a play date with cousins Christopher and Madeline. For some reason I didn't take any photos with my camera!!! But Sarah the professional snapped some good ones so maybe I'll post a few later. Here are a couple I took of Dylan staring at Miss M. He was obsessed with the sleeping baby!

Then as I mentioned, Friday we hosted Thanksgiving with the Weigles. 16 adults and 3 babies. We had the vibrating chair, a walker and an exersaucer in the dining room so we could enjoy dinner. I think we made it about 6 minutes before the first baby started crying. Oh well. Life has really changed.

Saturday morning Dylan and I woke up and headed to Aunt Jen Jen's for a penguin pajama party with his aunts, cousin Jon and grandma. Jon and Dylan had matching pjs and the Everitt ladies all wore matching pants. We ate pumpkin pancakes and watched Happy Feet. Believe it or not I forgot my camera (again!) so hopefully I'll get some more photos later. We were exhausted after a weekend of family fun so we stayed home last night and watched football. Maybe today we will work on the tree? Then tonight is the Wizard of Oz at the Adler. Happy Belated Turkey Day, only 15 more days until Hanukkah starts!!!!

Better Late Than Never

Some of you may have noticed but I skipped last week's post and somehow its Saturday already. So here it is. Dylan turned 4 months Thursday. We had his Dr appt yesterday. He is 24 1/4 inches and 13 1/2 lbs. He is now 25th percentile for weight which is not suprising because he is constantly kicking and exercising his little legs and throws temper tantrums when he nurses. Oh well. Maybe time for rice cereal soon. Nights are as unpredictable as ever. A few nights ago he slept 10 hours with one 2 am feeding and the next night he slept 6 hours with a 2:30 and 5 am feeding. Unfortunately he is usually up 4-5 times a night. Hmmmmm.

We have a big week coming up. Today we sent daddy and grandpa to Iowa City and mommy and grandma are staying home with Dylan to cheer on the Hawks. Then tomorrow is Chad's bday and next week is Turkey Day! Hopefully we'll have lots of good photos next week. Here are a few recent ones:

Eating animal cookies...

Playing in the bumbo...

4 month photo with Micky...

Ready for another Hawkeye win!!!

Gotta Love the Indian Summer

You just can't beat 70 degree days in November. We have had an awesome weekend and now I'm excited for spring. Too bad we have to get through a cold Iowa winter first. Oh well. Chad has been busy at work and I have had my hands full with the baby. Same old same old around here really. Friday night we went to a SIDS fundraiser at DCC. Lots of good wine and fun times. Dylan was at home in good hands with Aunt Jen Jen.

Saturday morning we headed up to Iowa City for the Hawkeye game. I can think of a lot of four letter words to describe the day but I will just say 'shucks'. Losing one game would have been ok but losing our quarterback is going to be a problem. Next week's game versus the Buckeyes might be hard to watch. On a positive note, it was a beautiful day so Dylan got to come party with us as well as cousins Ellie and Madeline. Dylan and Madeline were the hit of the game.

The update for this week is Dylan is soooo close to rolling over. He loves to turn from his back to his side, over and over again. I am very excited for him to flip to his tummy at night so hopefully he will sleep better! I keep thinking its going to get better every week but so far no signs of improvement. Life goes on!

Trick or Treat!

Dylan celebrated his first halloween this weekend but I'm really not sure that he was a fan of his giraffe costume. Everytime I put it on him he gave me a look like "Mom, do I have to???". Oh well, part of the fun of having a three month old is he can't talk back... yet! Saturday mom and dad went to Iowa City to watch the Hawks while Dylan stayed home with grandma. It is way more stressful being an Iowa fan this year than being the mom of a fussy infant who doesn't like sleep. But they somehow pulled off another victory so we were happy.
Dylan is growing like a weed and keeps us laughing every day with his new babbles and noises. According to his grandma he rolled over in his crib this week to his tummy but I haven't seen it yet. Uh oh, he's going to be mobile before we know it!!!!
We can't believe October has come and gone but today is one of my favorite days of the year - Fall Daylight Savings! Hooray!

Fun with the Cousins

What a fun week its been! Thursday I celebrated my 29th birthday (forever holding). I got a new winter wardrobe (comfy sweatsuits, mittens, coats etc) and am also now the proud owner of not one, but TWO snuggies! A pink one from my parents and a hawkeye one from Dylan. They are wonderful. Chad took me out to dinner so that was a fun treat.

Friday night we attended a halloween party at DCC. We dressed Dylan up like a giraffe but he slept in his carseat the whole time so we'll take pictures of him in it this week.

Saturday we had some Weigle family fun. Dylan partied with his two cousins Christopher (who is one day older than Dylan) and Madeline (1 month). We all got together for a photo shoot with Aunt Sarah. The babies were so cute!!! A couple favorites:

The babies with a proud Great Grandma Nancy...

And the babies with their mommies...

After the photo shoot we dressed up in our black and gold and watched the Iowa v Michigan State game. What an amazing ending! Looks like we may be taking a trip down south for New Years!!!

Happy 3 Months Dylan

Dylan is 3 months old already! I tried to get a cute picture of him with Mickey tonight but he would not crack even the slightest smile. Oh well. We have a few updates for the week. The little guy is starting to get very interested in toys and likes to reach for them. He is also soooo close to finding his thumb. Last night he slept from 10 until 5:30 (which is extremely rare might I add). But when I went in his room at 5:15 to check on him he was sucking his thumb. It was so cute. We think Dylan is probably around 13 lbs by now and growing up too fast. Well, I must admit he gets easier each week but is still a handful! I am lucky if I get 6 or 7 hours of sleep at night which can make for some long days but we are hanging in there!!!
We have a busy busy week ahead. Unfortunately it includes my birthday :( but at least its an excuse for a date night with Chad. Friday night we are going to a halloween party and Saturday we get to meet cousin Christopher for the first time so hopefully we'll have good pics to post next week. Last but not least, how bout them Hawkeyes???

3rd Time is Not a Charm

For the first time in 12 weeks the news we have to report is not about Dylan. Mythos, our third fish together, has died. We let Dylan witness the ceremonial goodbye down the toilet but I'm not sure it had much of an impact on him. Oh well, we are done with pets until Dylan begs for one. If we're lucky it will be another fish or a caged animal. Moving on....

Not much new to report with the baby other than he moved upstairs to his big boy room last week. We think he likes his crib ok but just when we thought he was only getting up once a night it seems like two feedings is now becoming the norm. We probably made matters worse by letting him stay at his grandparents house until 12:30 on Saturday night while mommy and daddy went to the Black Out Saturday Michigan game. He retaliated by keeping us up until 3 am and then sleeping until 10 am this morning... What a rascal. Anyway, here are a few photos from the week.

Dylan playing in his new Baby Einstein activity center at Grandma Kathys...

Getting ready for bed in his comfy night nights...

Closest picture to a smile this week (he doesn't always cooperate)...

Week 12 photo!