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Just like dad

Cailee wanted to be just like daddy today. He was mowing the lawn and so Cailee decided she needed to have her lawn mower too. It didn’t get any further then the back steps and that’s as far as Cailee got too – she’s a little nervous of daddy’s lawn mower it turns out, so…

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Strawberry pickin’

Today, Cailee and I left Connor with Daddy and had some mommy-time at Gymboree and then strawberry picking. At first Cailee took off to a single rose bush with bright pink flowers, assuming that was the strawberries, but once she was finally turned around and pointed in the right direction we had a great time,…

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Weekly photo project – 5 weeks

Connor had his one month appointment today – and we can safely enter him in the heavy weight class with these marks. 11.2 lbs (90%) 23 in (90%) – he grew 2 inches! I compared to Cailee however, and the growth rate is about the same. She went from 6.9 to 10.8 in month one…

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What a good baby!

With Cailee, we didn’t know any better and of course, every parent wants to say they have the perfect baby and of course I still think Cailee is the best little girl ever. But now we know the truth about some things that Cailee could have made a little easier on us, especially since we…

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Weekly photo project – 4 weeks

It could just be me, but I think if you compare Connor’s face here to the pictures of Cailee on the left of this page (home) there are a lot of similarities, especially now that he is filling out – just like she did. A few more honorable mentions…

April showers and May flowers

Admist a lot of rain (and tornados) these days (which has been very good for our grass) Cailee and I have been enjoying the warm weather and the flowers these days. I always enjoy our Rhododendrons, so much so, that we bought a few more for the back yard- my fingers are crossed that they…

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Connor’s first bath

I guess I will never understand, babies spend 9 months in a pool of water but they hate baths (or at least mine do). So Connor didn’t like the bath tub – but he was content as soon as he was wrapped in his elephant robe.