Mike's sister, Kristin, had her baby on Thursday! Mike & I are so happy to be Aunt Jill & Uncle Michael!! Aberlee was 7 lbs (at 36 1/2 weeks!) & 18 inches long. She looks like her Daddy with great big cheeks!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Aberleee
Mike's sister, Kristin, had her baby on Thursday! Mike & I are so happy to be Aunt Jill & Uncle Michael!! Aberlee was 7 lbs (at 36 1/2 weeks!) & 18 inches long. She looks like her Daddy with great big cheeks!!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
Sophia and Alex
My friend Becca and her daughter Sophia stopped by for a visit yesterday. Sophia and Alex are 2 days short of being exactly 3 months apart! Alex loved looking at her and at one point grabbed her face with both of his hands--crazy boy! He also tried to put her little feet in his month when Becca was holding Sophia.
Alex on the go!
Alex has really had a big month this month!! Not only did he start crawling, but he can now pull up! It's crazy! I can't believe my baby boy can do these things! He is also practicing with a slippy cup and LOVES puffs!!
Kate at 2 1/2 years
Kate had her 2 1/2 year appointment this past week. Here are her stats:
Height: 35 1/2 inches (50%)
Weight: 28.8 lbs (50%)
BMI of 16 which is also 50%.
So I guess she is very average overall!
And Dr. Owens checked Alex's ears and they are FINALLY clear!! Yes, we have two healthy kiddos--finally!!
Friday, March 25, 2011
Monday, March 21, 2011
Duke blue devils
It's March Madness and in the Abernethy house, that means watching some Duke basketball!! Here are the kiddos & Mike in their Duke gear. Go Duke!
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Friday, March 18, 2011
Playdate today at our casa
Since Mike is gone I had play date at our house! We had 7 moms and 10 kiddos here! It wasn't the best weather, it was windy, but we had fun outside! Alex almost slept thur the whole playdate!!
Sweet kiddos!
Rare pictures of the kiddos together. Kate wants to be taking the pictures these days instead of letting me take them of her. She will push the button on the camera and say "cheese." Alex was just playing on the floor as he usually is and Kate just went and laid down next to him. I had the camera close by so I took those pictues!
Kate is still being such a sweet big sister! She seems to really love Alex. She is excited to see him every morning and even when he wakes up from a nap. She can always get him to laugh and to calm down when he is crying. She is also talking so much lately (and I can actually understand her.) She is starting to put sentences together and has finally started to say "Dora"! She had made up a word for Dora and I have been working really really hard with her to say Dora!! She still loves to sing and can sing these songs: Happy birthday to you, Old McDonald had a farm, Pop goes the weasel, Monkeys jumping on the bed, ABC song, I'm a little teapot, this is just a few that she knows--there are more!! She also has learned her colors pretty well now.
Alex, oh he is just growing up too fast! He is tummy crawling all over the place and seems to be frustrated that he can't go faster! He is still eating a lot and taking better naps during the day. He can sit up by himself, but he will still randomly throw himself back or fall over sideways! He is just so cute!
While Daddy is away
Mike has been gone since my last blog post!! He left March 8 for Peru to see Machu Picchu with his brother. Here is a picture he sent me of Machu Picchu:
I was excited for him to go, but not looking forward to almost 2 weeks of having the kiddos without him. He is such a huge help with the kids and I knew it was going to be hard around here without him!! The first few days were ok, until Friday night when Kate woke me up screaming and I found her covering in throw up! Yes, this was our first experience with throw up. It was a nice 2 1/2 years without it!! And I learned that there is no way to tell a 2 1/2 year old to throw up in a bucket!! Poor thing! We were up half the night with her throwing up about 3-4 times. All day Saturday she just had water and crackers until dinner. Everything I gave her stayed down and by Sunday morning she woke up saying "Eat, Eat" like she usually does! Either Alex or I got this so I guess it was just a bug she picked up at school.
I somehow talked my Mom into coming up here to help me with the kids while Mike was gone. She got here Friday night but stayed with my sister until Sunday (due to the throwing up). She was here from Sunday night until Wednesday afternoon! It was so nice to have her here! The kids & I both enjoyed having her here!
She was such a big help and she even watched the kids so I could go out to dinner with my dear friend Stephanie.
Mike flies in tomorrow night and I CAN NOT WAIT!! I have missed him so much!!
I was excited for him to go, but not looking forward to almost 2 weeks of having the kiddos without him. He is such a huge help with the kids and I knew it was going to be hard around here without him!! The first few days were ok, until Friday night when Kate woke me up screaming and I found her covering in throw up! Yes, this was our first experience with throw up. It was a nice 2 1/2 years without it!! And I learned that there is no way to tell a 2 1/2 year old to throw up in a bucket!! Poor thing! We were up half the night with her throwing up about 3-4 times. All day Saturday she just had water and crackers until dinner. Everything I gave her stayed down and by Sunday morning she woke up saying "Eat, Eat" like she usually does! Either Alex or I got this so I guess it was just a bug she picked up at school.
I somehow talked my Mom into coming up here to help me with the kids while Mike was gone. She got here Friday night but stayed with my sister until Sunday (due to the throwing up). She was here from Sunday night until Wednesday afternoon! It was so nice to have her here! The kids & I both enjoyed having her here!
She was such a big help and she even watched the kids so I could go out to dinner with my dear friend Stephanie.
Mike flies in tomorrow night and I CAN NOT WAIT!! I have missed him so much!!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Back to the Doctor AGAIN
We had Kate's follow up appointment and Alex's 6 month appointment yesterday. Kate is FINALLY well!! Thank goodness!! The Augmentin she was on finally worked! Alex on the other hand, still has a ear infection. Dr Owens thinks the Amoixicillin didn't get rid of it so now he is on Omnicef. I hope it works! We are going back in a few weeks for Kate's 2 1/2 year appointment and she said she would check his ears again then. Alex also might have to visit an eye doctor. He has had a blocked eye duct since he was born and it is still there! We have used the antibiotic drops on it and it will make it go away, but it always comes back. We are going to try it again for 7 days and then if it doesn't stay clear, then we will be headed to the eye doctor. We have until 8 months to get it fixed before he would have to have surgury to fix it. Dr. Owens thinks that he just needed to have his duct probed.
Alex's 6 month Stats:
length 26 1/2 inches (50%)
weight 15 lbs 9 oz (28%)
Alex also got to ride in the shopping cart for the first time yesterday! He seemed to like it! Also, yesterday we dropped Mike off at the airport for his big trip with his brother. He will be gone for almost 2 weeks! We miss him already!
Alex's 6 month Stats:
length 26 1/2 inches (50%)
weight 15 lbs 9 oz (28%)
Alex also got to ride in the shopping cart for the first time yesterday! He seemed to like it! Also, yesterday we dropped Mike off at the airport for his big trip with his brother. He will be gone for almost 2 weeks! We miss him already!
Monday, March 7, 2011
Alex is 6 months old today!!
My baby boy is 6 months old today--I can't believe it! Where has the time gone? It really has flown by!
Alex seems to be finally coming into his own. I think I am finally understanding this child! I think being on a schedule has helped A LOT! I seem to know now when he is crying because he is tried rather than being hungry. He is mostly sleeping at night and (knock on wood) has been taking about 2 naps a day. One is usually short, but the other is sometimes 2 hours or more (hopefully this lasts a few months!!) I think all the rolling around on the floor that he does has helped to wear him out! He can even now get onto all four's. I dread to think that he will be crawling soon! He is still eating a ton! He gets breastmilk about 4 sometimes 5 times a day, but LOVES baby food!! He is already eating stage 2 and can eat a whole jar of stage 2 and then WANT MORE!! And that is stage 2 mixed with ALOT of rice cereal! He will scream for the next spoonful, even before I have finished giving him his current spoonful! So different than Kate. He has his 6 month check up tomorrow so we will find out his stats then.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Crow's Nest Farm
Kate and I went to a bday party at Crow's Nest Farm yesterday. Very cool farm!! We went on a hayride and saw so many animals! Pigs, goats, sheep and even owls! Kate loved it!
Alex & Taylor, March 2011
We had a playdate with Alex's girlfriend, Taylor, our friend's Christy and Jake's daughter on Saturday morning. Alex is about 2 weeks older than Taylor. Christy took some wonderful pictures of the kids!
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