Facebook Posts

Catching up the ol' blog to the facebook posts (excluding pictures) 8/6/12: When You Know You Need to Help Your Partner: "No honey, don't pull him, he's not a wishbone... don't pull his legs." 8/7/12: Me: I love you, Melanie. Melanie: I love Daddy. Me: You don't love me? Melanie: No, I love Daddy. 8/13/12: Reflecting on a precious moment yesterday: Melanie was clowning around with her Mr. Potato Head and Devin was just watching her & laughing. Seeing the two of them interact made me a little misty eyed! :) They're going to be best friends for life. I love that - and I love my siblings! :) 8/16/12: As I dressed Devin in a onesie made for a 9 month old, something finally dawned on me. When I was younger, it bothered me when tall men dated/married petite women because it shrunk the dating pool for tall women. Now I realize that tall men and tall women make giant babies. Brian should have married a Kristen Bell (5'1") while I should've married Gene Kelly (5'7"). 8/22/12: I'm such a parent. I was explaining a situation at work and I was so tempted to finish it with, "...and the next thing I knew, my donkey fell in your waffle hole. Right? Who's with me?" 8/24/12: Melanie asked for music this morning, so I flipped through the channels until she tells me to stop. Her pick: Rage Against the Machine. 8/28/12: I'm trying to teach Melanie how to spit out her toothpaste. Me: (to Brian) How do you teach a child how to spit? Brian: I'm trying to teach you how not to! ba-doom-ching! Devin just rolled over from his belly to his back!! Tami told me he's done it a few times at daycare, but I wanted to wait to see it for myself. :) My big, strong boy! :) He's now on his belly again, and I'm looming over him with the camera on standby. 9/1/12: "The Wiz": Scares me. Entertains Melanie. So, I suffer in silence. Actual dialogue this morning: "Melanie, eat your toast. If you eat this piece of toast, you can have more bacon. Don't eat it all at once. If you spit up the toast, you won't have any bacon. If you hide the toast, you won't get any more bacon. If you drop the toast, you won't get any more bacon." 9/3/12: Yup, I'm going to facebrag: Devin slept from 11:00pm to 7:30am today! :D Whoo-hoo!! :)

Devin at Four Months

Devin is everything you would want in a baby. He's happy all the time, he barely cries, if you look at him & smile - he'll smile back at you with a gummy grin. He's long & chubby - his toes are almost peeking over the carseat carrier and he weighs about 17 pounds. He's still got dimples on his finger knuckles and rubber-band wrists. And those cheeks! Oh my goodness those cheeks! His dark brown hair is short & soft and I'm pretty sure he's going to end up with my eyes. His eyebrows came in dark brown too, so he's definitely not going to get his daddy's red hair. Devin sleeps all night, going down at 9ish, I wake up on my own & feed him around 3ish (he knows just what to do - even though he's still sleeping) and then he's up around 7ish. Such a blessing! Now, the good part - today Devin rolled over on his own and he held his own bottle at daycare! I tried to see if he would roll over for me tonight, but no such luck. Once he does, I'll be sure to take video of it to share! That's all for now - I'm going to go cuddle!

Father's Day!

Father's Day! - make slideshow

Facebook Posts

Here is a collection of Facebook posts about my sweet little'uns while I was on maternity leave.  Apparently for the first month of Devin's life, I only posted pictures of him & not status updates.  That makes sense, I guess - he was just a newborn & didn't do anything terribly exciting.  :)

05/02/12: So apparently we're potty training now. Melanie, on her own accord, told us she wanted to go potty on the big potty - and then did exactly that. Not once, twice!

05/03/12: I am now convinced my supply is just as good as before... I just have a little piggy on my hands. :) I was just holding him & thought, "Man, is he heavy..." He ain't a newborn anymore, that's for sure.

05/07/12: Exhausted. I thank the Lord for giving me a whole month of uneventful nights with Devin & Melanie and I hope last night was just a fluke. They practically tag-teamed me since 3:30

05/08/12: I'm going to go show off Devin to my work today. I'm supposed to go during lunch but I might just go now & get it over with. Strollers & downtown Tampa restaurants don't mix. And we had another rough night last night.

05/09/12: Ahhhh... "normal" night last night. Got my 8 hours of sleep, Melanie didn't wake up at all, Devin woke up once & eventually went back to sleep in his crib - not the vibrating bouncy seat or the swing. :)

05/10/12:
Melanie: Where's daddy?
Me: He's in his room.
Melanie: I'm gonna get him!

05/18/12: Soaking up all these baby smiles!

05/21/12: Sigh... only 2 weeks left with my little chubby snuggler. I don't see why I can't take him to work with me. He's happy & quiet as long as he's in my arms.

05/21/12: I tried to sing twinkle twinkle little star with Melanie but she frowned & forcefully stated, "No, I do it!"

05/23/12: I freakin' HATE tummy time!

05/29/12: For once my supply is more than little buddy bear's demand... that's a great feeling!

05/31/12: Last night I had my chin sucked by a very eager but misguided little sucker. :)

05/31/12: Tomorrow is my last day of freedom. I really enjoyed playing housewife. I learned how to effectively get stains out of clothes, make my own homemade cheese sauce and crochet granny squares. Oh, and I FINALLY finished Mom & Dad's anniversary blanket. Add that to all the baby snuggles I can handle and my life was pretty darn perfect! ...Oh well, back to the grindstone I go!

Devin's Asking for His Pacifier

Devin's Toes!

Devin's Sweet Smiles