Snow Adventure

Maddox saw snow for the first time in Denver. 

October

Just checking in

We haven't updated in a long while.  Sorry about that.  This has been our first full summer in New Orleans since we moved here four years (four years?!?) ago.  We've been trying to keep busy, entertaining a toddler, while also trying to stay cool.  We've been pretty successful, I would say.  Maddox and I (Nichole) did swim lessons from June-August.  He was a bit hesitant at first, but by the end was a pro--- putting his face under water willingly and enjoying being in the water.  We think we'll continue the lessons into the fall.

The boys are both getting bigger and bigger... Maddox says amazing and hilarious things regularly.  Some recent examples:

While playing at an indoor play area, Maddox spotted a young boy standing on a pile of big blocks.  Maddox remarked, "That doesn't look very stable."

One evening I asked Maddox if he had fun playing with his friends at the indoor play area (aka, the baby center).  Maddox responded with, "Yeah, it was reasonable."

Quinn will be four months old tomorrow!  You look at him and just know that he is ready to be on the move.  He wants to sit up.  He wants to crawl.  But, alas, for the time being he forced to just watch.  He loves watching his big brother moving about.  I wouldn't be surprised if Quinn is a much earlier walker than Maddox was (who walked at 17 months).

Brother snuggles

Big boy smiles

"Oh, what is this interesting thing??"

Playing

Quinn is getting bigger and is starting to play a bit.  He enjoys laying on his mat trying to bat at the toys above him.  Maddox likes to sit next to him, telling him stories and showing him how things work.

Playtime!

A mama and her boys <3

Quinn-- almost two months!

Quinn is 7 weeks old, and is super adorable.  He has been smiling at us for a few weeks now and has started to "talk" (baby cooes).  He is still a very mellow baby and an excellent sleeper.  He naps well during the day, and has been going to bed at night between 7-8pm.  He wakes up a few times at night to nurse, but always goes right back to sleep.  He loves staring at his big brother and giving his brother smiles.  His big brother loves giving Quinn kisses.  Both Maddox and Quinn are very sweet boys.  We are very lucky.  :)

Just loungin'

Summer swim classes

We enrolled Maddox in a 10-week swim class for the summer.  It meets once a week for 30 minutes, and is a toddler-parent class.  The goal is to get them use to the water-- they put their face in the water and blow bubbles, put their ears underwater, float on their backs (with parent help), hang on to the side of the pool-- things like that.  At 2 weeks in, it's been great.  Maddox did really well the first week, and was a little more apprehensive last week (but he was also just getting over being sick).

Here are some pictures from the first week:

Getting those ears under water!

Learning to float!

 

Units Update

Went to the doctor for Quinn's one month checkup. He's doing well. In fact, he's put on three pounds and two+ inches. So exactly, Quinn is 22.75", 10 lbs 6.6 oz. and a head circumference of 38.5 cm. (Is it weird that he has a metric head?)

We also measured Maddox to entertain him while we were there. Maddox is 29.2 lbs and almost 38 inches. We didn't measure his head, so I'll just guess 'large'.