One Month

What?  Eoin is one month?  I just can't believe how time flies.  I always knew it did, but with little ones it becomes so much more apparent when you can see how much they change so fast.  Eoin has gained three pounds in the last month and grown half an inch.  We adorable him and I can already picture our future with him in it bouncing around and playing with Leighton.  It is fun to think about all that we are going to do as a family.  I have to keep reminding myself though to live in the moment and appreciate this hour and this day.  I do, but I get so excited for him to crawl, then walk and waddle around!  I forgot how little newborns do during the day.  So our time is spent feeding him, burping him, changing his diaper, changing his clothes, sleep time, tummy time, swing time and repeat.  All day long, repeat! 

Eoin is the sweetest guy and has one fussy time per day, which is in the evening.  It is difficult to manage dinner and bathtime with LB when he is unhappy, but she doesn't seem to mind and is rather patient for a 22 month old.  Soon enough the fussing stops and I say my blessings that it is only a couple of hours.  After he calms down, he usually goes to bed and stays asleep until about 4 to 4:30am.  Then it is a quick change and feed and the guy is back to dreamland where he stays until 7-7:30am.  You can't beat only one feeding per night.  I hit the jackpot in having children that can sleep!  We feel grateful for our two very healthy and thriving children.  We couldn't ask for more.

The Great Outdoors

Our family loves spending time in the Great Outdoors.  This is a sampling of some of our outdoor activities from over the past few months.

 

Durant Road Park

 I love this picture, LB is leaning back to catch a glimpse of an airplane and screaming "AIRPLANE!"

Dunn Road and Falls River Avenue Park

LB calls this the "tunnel slide"

 

Enjoying time in Bb and Pops backyard

 

Helping Daddy mow the grass

Climbing at the "Pool Park"

Getting close to the deer on the Greenway in our neighborhood

Rock wall at the "Pool Park"

 Another tunnel slide

Splash table out back

 LB did not want to get her new dress wet!

Going for a bike ride with Daddy

Taking Eoin for our first family walk on the Neuse River Trail

 Leighton found berries on a bush, luckily we caught her before she ate them!

Hanging out with our little guy

 Snuggling on mommy

 Tummy time with Leighton

Big enough for the Baby Bjorn!

Hillridge Farms

Aunt Jennifer came to visit us from South Carolina while Stuart was in Savannah for the weekend.  It was so great to have an old friend visit and have her help out with the kiddos.  We took LB and Eoin to Hilldridge Farms.  It was a huge hit!  LB loved it.  Talk about having plenty to do, there were bounce houses, animals, hayride, pumpkins, slides, the list could keep going on.  We stayed as long as we could but eventually it was lunch and naptime.  We made it out just in time to avoid a complete melt down!  It was fun watching LB explore the farm.

Maze with Jennifer

LB loves bounce houses.  Seriously. Loves. Bounce Houses.

Hayride to go pick out our pumpkins

 

My little pumpkins in the patch

 

Checking out the animals

 

Tunnel!

Climbing the giant haystack

Early Literacy

Nobody can ever say our children haven't been exposed to books since birth!

I love that Leighton is showing Eoin the pictures!

 Right now, Brown Bear is Leighton's favorite book!

Soccer

LB went to her first soccer practice.  It is a parent/child class for 18-24 month olds.  What we learned about our girl is that she does need a class like this to help her establish listening skills and paying attention to coach.  She was hilarious and all over the place!  Not bad though for her first session. 

Looks like little brother is gearing up to be a soccer player too!