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Thursday, May 5, 2011
My "jolly" little Eli
Oh man!!
You are so happy!! Your smile is so contagious!! You are such a happy little guy! I LOVE walking in after you have woken up and watching you smile so much that your whole face shines. You are rolling over, but you really do not like to hold your head up while you're on your tummy. I really need to be better about putting you on your tummy; but I just love holding you!! I know, I know, I'm doing you a dis-service; but I think you'll be just fine :)
You are eating cereal already and doing a great job of it! You still H-A-T-E our car-seat.. but somedays you'll ride along okay in it.
We had your baby dedication this past Sunday at church and Grammie and Juju came up to share the day with you. Papa wanted so badly to come, but he's not been feeling well so Poppie went down to spend the weekend with him. We had a little reception for you after and had a lot of our friends come and shower you with their love. Jamie, Craig and Emersyn; Justin, Jessica, Anna and Kenneth, Nicole, Paul and Brian, The Boans, and of course Grammie and Juju. You loved it!
You are starting to stand up in your exersaucer and love it!!! I can't believe how big you are getting; you're going to be 5 months old in just a week or so. You've gotten so big and are back to sleeping pretty well at night. You're starting to get some teeth and that is really bothering you, so it's been waking you up at night :(
You are my sweet little Eli bug and I am so happy you are here!
I love you so so so much!!
love, Mommy :)
You are so happy!! Your smile is so contagious!! You are such a happy little guy! I LOVE walking in after you have woken up and watching you smile so much that your whole face shines. You are rolling over, but you really do not like to hold your head up while you're on your tummy. I really need to be better about putting you on your tummy; but I just love holding you!! I know, I know, I'm doing you a dis-service; but I think you'll be just fine :)
You are eating cereal already and doing a great job of it! You still H-A-T-E our car-seat.. but somedays you'll ride along okay in it.
We had your baby dedication this past Sunday at church and Grammie and Juju came up to share the day with you. Papa wanted so badly to come, but he's not been feeling well so Poppie went down to spend the weekend with him. We had a little reception for you after and had a lot of our friends come and shower you with their love. Jamie, Craig and Emersyn; Justin, Jessica, Anna and Kenneth, Nicole, Paul and Brian, The Boans, and of course Grammie and Juju. You loved it!
You are starting to stand up in your exersaucer and love it!!! I can't believe how big you are getting; you're going to be 5 months old in just a week or so. You've gotten so big and are back to sleeping pretty well at night. You're starting to get some teeth and that is really bothering you, so it's been waking you up at night :(
You are my sweet little Eli bug and I am so happy you are here!
I love you so so so much!!
love, Mommy :)
Sick little Oliver
Today you woke up totally fine, then by about 10:30 you just wanted to go to sleep (which is completely abnormal for you). I felt your head and you were "burning" up! I took your temperature and you had a 102.3 degree fever. This is the first time for you to get a high fever like this. I am assuming you have a sinus infection or possibly strep throat again. I'm not sure where you got it from, but just praying it goes away, fast! By this evening your medicine started to kick in and you were your normal self, running around and shouting.
There are so many things that I mean to write down, then I get called away by your sweet little voice to come and play, or little Eli's voice to be rocked or fed; that I'm not getting everything written down like I wish. I do want you to know, that whenever you read these, you know that I love you so much. You are definitely a hand full, always keeping me on my toes and out-smarting me, but I adore you. I pray that our relationship is always a close one and you always feel safe to come to me no matter what. I am also praying that this little sickness is working it's way out of you while you're sleeping!!
We went to the library and you did such a great job of sharing the trains! And, if it were up to me, we would have brought every book home to read. You love LOVE to sit and read, and would do it all day if I let you. You also love to be outside, as much as possible, and now that's it's warmer you are getting your wish. Your allergies have seemed to be doing much better, until today; but maybe you're going to grow out of them, wouldn't that be great??
Grammie and Juju came up this weekend for Eli's baby dedication and you loved having them here. Grammie, Poppie, Uncle Cody, Aunt Crystal and Uncle Eric were here last week for Easter and oh man, did you ever get spoiled? Grammie and Poppie took you to see HOP, your first time to go to a movie theater (yes, I still think you were too young, but apparently grandparents can get away with many things..) You seemed to enjoy it. You definitely enjoyed the skittles and juice you were allowed to eat (since you don't get those things at home...).
You are such a great talker. AND!! We went to the park yesterday and you were climbing all over it and going down the slides, and talking to the other boys there!! You had been going through a phase where you were scared of the "ledges" so you wouldn't climb up anymore. But, I climbed up and you followed behind me; and when you did, you were so proud of yourself!! (as was Mommy!!) It was such a great moment to see you proud of an accomplishment you had made.
You are already learning your letters! I think if I would work on them more with you you would know more. But as of right now you can recognize "A, B, C, D, and O" and sometimes "E." You know that "A says Ah, B says Buh (like Buddy), C says (Kah like Cole) and D says duh." And that "O for Oliver." My new favorite quotes by you are, "Are you kidding me?" "Are you serious?" "Mommy, what do you think?" The other day you came in Eli's room while I was in there, came up, kissed my leg and walked to the door, then waved and said, "bye, I'm going to work." You were shutting the door and said, "I'll miss you while I'm at work." You came back in said, "(sigh) I'm finally home from work, I missed you." Then you did it over again, and over again. I loved it!!!
Anytime Eli wakes up from his nap you are the first to shout, "Eli's awake!" You are so great! You haven't really been throwing too many fits lately, which is so nice! I think you're starting to catch on that it doesn't really work with us :)
Today, being sick you have been a rock star. I keep asking you if you don't feel well and you just look at me and say, "I feel okay mommy." :( I don't like you being sick; but am so glad you are doing better; and all the snuggle time we got today!
Love you little man :)
-Mommy
There are so many things that I mean to write down, then I get called away by your sweet little voice to come and play, or little Eli's voice to be rocked or fed; that I'm not getting everything written down like I wish. I do want you to know, that whenever you read these, you know that I love you so much. You are definitely a hand full, always keeping me on my toes and out-smarting me, but I adore you. I pray that our relationship is always a close one and you always feel safe to come to me no matter what. I am also praying that this little sickness is working it's way out of you while you're sleeping!!
We went to the library and you did such a great job of sharing the trains! And, if it were up to me, we would have brought every book home to read. You love LOVE to sit and read, and would do it all day if I let you. You also love to be outside, as much as possible, and now that's it's warmer you are getting your wish. Your allergies have seemed to be doing much better, until today; but maybe you're going to grow out of them, wouldn't that be great??
Grammie and Juju came up this weekend for Eli's baby dedication and you loved having them here. Grammie, Poppie, Uncle Cody, Aunt Crystal and Uncle Eric were here last week for Easter and oh man, did you ever get spoiled? Grammie and Poppie took you to see HOP, your first time to go to a movie theater (yes, I still think you were too young, but apparently grandparents can get away with many things..) You seemed to enjoy it. You definitely enjoyed the skittles and juice you were allowed to eat (since you don't get those things at home...).
You are such a great talker. AND!! We went to the park yesterday and you were climbing all over it and going down the slides, and talking to the other boys there!! You had been going through a phase where you were scared of the "ledges" so you wouldn't climb up anymore. But, I climbed up and you followed behind me; and when you did, you were so proud of yourself!! (as was Mommy!!) It was such a great moment to see you proud of an accomplishment you had made.
You are already learning your letters! I think if I would work on them more with you you would know more. But as of right now you can recognize "A, B, C, D, and O" and sometimes "E." You know that "A says Ah, B says Buh (like Buddy), C says (Kah like Cole) and D says duh." And that "O for Oliver." My new favorite quotes by you are, "Are you kidding me?" "Are you serious?" "Mommy, what do you think?" The other day you came in Eli's room while I was in there, came up, kissed my leg and walked to the door, then waved and said, "bye, I'm going to work." You were shutting the door and said, "I'll miss you while I'm at work." You came back in said, "(sigh) I'm finally home from work, I missed you." Then you did it over again, and over again. I loved it!!!
Anytime Eli wakes up from his nap you are the first to shout, "Eli's awake!" You are so great! You haven't really been throwing too many fits lately, which is so nice! I think you're starting to catch on that it doesn't really work with us :)
Today, being sick you have been a rock star. I keep asking you if you don't feel well and you just look at me and say, "I feel okay mommy." :( I don't like you being sick; but am so glad you are doing better; and all the snuggle time we got today!
Love you little man :)
-Mommy
April 2011 update
To my awesome little boys.
This month has been so fun with you guys! Eli, you turned 4 mos. old on the 13th; and Oliver, you are now 31 months old, where has the time gone??
You two are starting to develop such a sweet friendship. Oliver, you cannot keep your hands off of Eli, always wanting to hug, kiss, or talk to the little guy; and Eli you just light up anytime you hear sweet Oliver's voice.
My prayer is that you two will continue to develop this amazing friendship as well as the desire to protect each other.
I am the luckiest and most blessed lady by God granting me the gift of being your mommy. The greatest gift I could have are both sleeping soundly in their beds.
I love you!!
-Mommy
This month has been so fun with you guys! Eli, you turned 4 mos. old on the 13th; and Oliver, you are now 31 months old, where has the time gone??
You two are starting to develop such a sweet friendship. Oliver, you cannot keep your hands off of Eli, always wanting to hug, kiss, or talk to the little guy; and Eli you just light up anytime you hear sweet Oliver's voice.
My prayer is that you two will continue to develop this amazing friendship as well as the desire to protect each other.
I am the luckiest and most blessed lady by God granting me the gift of being your mommy. The greatest gift I could have are both sleeping soundly in their beds.
I love you!!
-Mommy
Thursday, April 21, 2011
4 months old! (for Eli)
Eli,
You turned 4 mos old 4/13. I cannot believe this!!
You have turned into a VERY happy baby!! You smile so much now; it's magical, really! You giggle and squeal almost anytime mommy, daddy or Oliver talk to you. You love, love, love to be talked to. You are cooing so much right now. Yesterday you were "talking" all day! I love this!
You are just so sweet in the mornings. You will lie in your bed making the sweetest sounds, waiting for mommy or daddy to come get you. The moment we walk in your room you start smiling your huge bright smile that just makes my day.
You are becoming so strong! You still hate to lay on your tummy; but you have rolled over a few times, so mommy doesn't force it on you as much now. I know, bad mommy, but really... I just love to cuddle with you! You are holding rattles and your Sophie giraffe. Your eyes light up and get so big when I put a toy in front of you, especially your Sophie. You love it when Oliver talks to you and all morning at breakfast you were just laughing at him.
You love to look in the mirror at yourself and flash the greatest smiling during this time! You are sitting up really well; and you kick like crazy when we let you lie on your back. You love to lay on your changing table, naked for as long as we will let you. You will lie there cooing, giggling, smiling and kicking like crazy!! I love this!
You still love to sleep on your little lovey that Jamie made you, and in fact you have a hard time sleeping if you are not right on top of it. You've been sleeping from 8pm to 5am for the past month, except for the past 4-5 days. I believe that you are starting to teeth as you are very drooly and are fussy. You are never a fussy baby; and you've been waking up at night again. I'm hoping this goes away, as I LOVED having you sleep all night. I also love the cuddle time with you in these early hour mornings. You really are great about going right back to sleep after mommy feeds you, so I can't complain.
You now weight 16.4lbs and are 26" long! You are doing great and I am so happy you are here. You are such a sweet sweet baby. I really think you are going to be like your daddy; very calm (yay!), sweet and sincere.
I could write all night about how amazing you are. God has blessed us immensely by placing you in our lives.
Sleep tight my sweet baby Eli.
I love you.
You turned 4 mos old 4/13. I cannot believe this!!
You have turned into a VERY happy baby!! You smile so much now; it's magical, really! You giggle and squeal almost anytime mommy, daddy or Oliver talk to you. You love, love, love to be talked to. You are cooing so much right now. Yesterday you were "talking" all day! I love this!
You are just so sweet in the mornings. You will lie in your bed making the sweetest sounds, waiting for mommy or daddy to come get you. The moment we walk in your room you start smiling your huge bright smile that just makes my day.
You are becoming so strong! You still hate to lay on your tummy; but you have rolled over a few times, so mommy doesn't force it on you as much now. I know, bad mommy, but really... I just love to cuddle with you! You are holding rattles and your Sophie giraffe. Your eyes light up and get so big when I put a toy in front of you, especially your Sophie. You love it when Oliver talks to you and all morning at breakfast you were just laughing at him.
You love to look in the mirror at yourself and flash the greatest smiling during this time! You are sitting up really well; and you kick like crazy when we let you lie on your back. You love to lay on your changing table, naked for as long as we will let you. You will lie there cooing, giggling, smiling and kicking like crazy!! I love this!
You still love to sleep on your little lovey that Jamie made you, and in fact you have a hard time sleeping if you are not right on top of it. You've been sleeping from 8pm to 5am for the past month, except for the past 4-5 days. I believe that you are starting to teeth as you are very drooly and are fussy. You are never a fussy baby; and you've been waking up at night again. I'm hoping this goes away, as I LOVED having you sleep all night. I also love the cuddle time with you in these early hour mornings. You really are great about going right back to sleep after mommy feeds you, so I can't complain.
You now weight 16.4lbs and are 26" long! You are doing great and I am so happy you are here. You are such a sweet sweet baby. I really think you are going to be like your daddy; very calm (yay!), sweet and sincere.
I could write all night about how amazing you are. God has blessed us immensely by placing you in our lives.
Sleep tight my sweet baby Eli.
I love you.
Memories (for Oliver)
You being 2 1/2 years old brings so many new things to the table each and every day. You are such an intelligent little kiddo, which, again, at this age brings a whole new bag of worms to face each day. Some days you out smart me 100% of the time, other days we tie 50/50. It's so hard for me to look at you and remember that you are only 2 1/2 yrs.
I have been filling photo albums with your first year photos the past couple of days and looking at all of these photos has brought back so many wonderful memories! Seeing your ornery grin when you were only 2 mos old, and remembering the thought that you were going to be a very ornery little boy and my hands were going to be full with you (so far so good). Looking at the pictures of you developing your hand-eye coordination, it's so fun to look back and see these photos of you when you were unable to sit on your own, then stand on your own, then walk on your own; and seeing your excited facial expressions when you accomplished these things.
These pictures made me both miss holding you in my arms, when you fit in my arms lengthwise, and look forward to a life full of great memories. You have been such an amazing kid. It's crazy to call you a kid; and I feel like you just grew up over night. Now, you put yourself to sleep, you potty on the potty, you drink out of "big boy cups," you play outside by yourself (not for long and of course mommy watching you every second through the window), you sing your "ABC's," you count to "eleven," you recite all of your books (a rather amazing feat as you have over 200 books), and you are the best big brother. You give Eli kisses, put his blanket on him if it falls, hand him his toys, sing to him, and lately, make him laugh. You help mommy bake with cracking the eggs, and you are better than me at this as you never get shells in the egg, you help me pick out presents/cards for others, and you can write the letter "O" -"like Oliver."
I just wanted you to know that although life is so super busy right now and you are growing up so fast; you are always my sweet baby Oliver. Thank you for these amazing memories and making me realize that life is so much sweeter with having you here.
Sleep tight my love, (hopefully all night).
I love you.
I have been filling photo albums with your first year photos the past couple of days and looking at all of these photos has brought back so many wonderful memories! Seeing your ornery grin when you were only 2 mos old, and remembering the thought that you were going to be a very ornery little boy and my hands were going to be full with you (so far so good). Looking at the pictures of you developing your hand-eye coordination, it's so fun to look back and see these photos of you when you were unable to sit on your own, then stand on your own, then walk on your own; and seeing your excited facial expressions when you accomplished these things.
These pictures made me both miss holding you in my arms, when you fit in my arms lengthwise, and look forward to a life full of great memories. You have been such an amazing kid. It's crazy to call you a kid; and I feel like you just grew up over night. Now, you put yourself to sleep, you potty on the potty, you drink out of "big boy cups," you play outside by yourself (not for long and of course mommy watching you every second through the window), you sing your "ABC's," you count to "eleven," you recite all of your books (a rather amazing feat as you have over 200 books), and you are the best big brother. You give Eli kisses, put his blanket on him if it falls, hand him his toys, sing to him, and lately, make him laugh. You help mommy bake with cracking the eggs, and you are better than me at this as you never get shells in the egg, you help me pick out presents/cards for others, and you can write the letter "O" -"like Oliver."
I just wanted you to know that although life is so super busy right now and you are growing up so fast; you are always my sweet baby Oliver. Thank you for these amazing memories and making me realize that life is so much sweeter with having you here.
Sleep tight my love, (hopefully all night).
I love you.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
The new us.
I just realized that I slightly forgot about this blog - sorry to those who have tried to follow up on us.
So many new things to update. First off, Eli Matthew was born December 13, 2010 - 4 weeks early. We were both so excited to find out who this little baby was. We were both fairly convinced we were having a boy, but that moment right when Eli came, waiting to find out if we were having a boy or a girl, was one of the most magical moments. Eli has been a fabulous baby since that exact moment. Oliver has been the best big brother!! He loves kissing Eli, hugging him, and now he loves to make him smile.
Oliver is 2 1/2 years old today!! We spent the morning making some delicious chocolate cupcakes. Oliver loves to crack the eggs, and does a great job - actually a better job than mommy!
I'm trying to re-vamp this blog, so it will be under "construction" for the next couple of weeks, but I would like to be better at this. I have realized that I don't have any sort of journal going for Oliver anymore. Once he turned a year old, I no longer keep a record of his milestones, and hilarious personality.
Here are a few pictures to enjoy.
Will be back soon!
Eli Matthew Winblad - 12/13/2010 - 11:15PM - 6lb 3 oz - 20"
This is all I have time for now. I will post Oliver's 2 1/2 year photos and his up-to-dates and Eli's 2 month and 3 month photos.
Good Night :)
So many new things to update. First off, Eli Matthew was born December 13, 2010 - 4 weeks early. We were both so excited to find out who this little baby was. We were both fairly convinced we were having a boy, but that moment right when Eli came, waiting to find out if we were having a boy or a girl, was one of the most magical moments. Eli has been a fabulous baby since that exact moment. Oliver has been the best big brother!! He loves kissing Eli, hugging him, and now he loves to make him smile.
Oliver is 2 1/2 years old today!! We spent the morning making some delicious chocolate cupcakes. Oliver loves to crack the eggs, and does a great job - actually a better job than mommy!
I'm trying to re-vamp this blog, so it will be under "construction" for the next couple of weeks, but I would like to be better at this. I have realized that I don't have any sort of journal going for Oliver anymore. Once he turned a year old, I no longer keep a record of his milestones, and hilarious personality.
Here are a few pictures to enjoy.
Will be back soon!
Eli Matthew Winblad - 12/13/2010 - 11:15PM - 6lb 3 oz - 20"
This is all I have time for now. I will post Oliver's 2 1/2 year photos and his up-to-dates and Eli's 2 month and 3 month photos.
Good Night :)
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