I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee...

Won't my mommy be so proud of me?

Cause I'm bringing home a baby bumble bee...
buzz, buzz, buzz, buzz
OUCH, he stung me!

And a couple of the busy worker bee!

Miles Alexander, 1 month!

I can't believe my baby is already a month old! Time goes by even faster with the second little one! Miles is doing great. He is a champion nurser, and has been giving me 6-8 hour stretches at night, despite being colicky! (He did have a few rough days, which had me thinking I'd never sleep again!) We had his check-up and the little porker is already weighing in at 10lbs 4oz! Just last week he was only 9lbs, lol! Like I said, the boy LOVES to nurse! He's 23 1/2 inches long. My little baby is getting so big! Miles and Eli have identical growth charts so far! Both chunky and tall!



Miles is already starting to smile in response to his Mama! It just makes me melt! Here is the evolution of a 1 month old's smile!

I hear Mama...

She says some funny stuff!
Now she's really cracking me up!

That was a good one!

Thanks Mama, I needed a good laugh!

Another way Miles seems to be following in his brother's footsteps are by his other facial expressions. Eli is a boy of MANY faces...here are a couple from Miles:

Already showing some attitude!

Already trying to master the "pouty" lips, that Eli has perfected!

Just one more of my sweet Mr. Miles!

Godspeed little man, sweet dreams, little man!

A week full of play dates!!

We had so much fun this past week, playing with all of our friends! We had our usual play date with Callista, Bella and Lucy, but also had some adventures with some neighbors, cousins, and our mom's group! Of course, I only captured two out of the five on film, lol. Baby brain has got me bad this time!

Eli and his favorite mommy friend playing with Play-Doh!

(Seriously...Eli is in LOVE with Callista!)

Bella, looking adorable as always. This is the face I

got when I told her to say, "cheese"
Lucy and Miles slept through it all...here was Miles when we got home:

We also went to play with the boys' cousins Avery and Hayden. Diane and I thought we should try and get a picture of the four of them together...

Eli, (holding Miles,) Hayden and Avery:
Great smile from Eli and Avery, but Hayden had other plans!

Role reversal:

And this was about as good as it was going to get!

(at least they're all looking forward!)

Next time hopefully I'll remember to take the camera OUT of the diaper bag at our other play dates...keyword, "hopefully!"

Boy vs. Puddle

Today we had another visit with my Grandma. Both the boys love seeing their Ghea. Eli loves sitting on her lap and going through all of her kitchen gadgets, and Miles loves being rocked by her. Well, today Eli loved going to her house even more. She had a big ole' puddle in her driveway, and he was dying to step in it. I'm the master at stain removal so the clothes weren't a worry, and he had Crocs on. Perfect for a battle with a puddle!!

It all started out innocent enough...

Eli ran through the darn thing probably 50 times, and then he finally tripped and sat in it! I was shocked it didn't happen sooner! He LOVED it though.

Notice the seat of his shorts...full of mud!

Thanks Mama, that was so much fun!!

Final score: the puddle wins it, 1-0!
Miles stayed nice and dry, nestled in Ghea's arms!

After bath time, hanging with my boys!

Fun at the Fair!

This weekend was Fairview's annual Summer Fest! We went last night for a little bit to have dessert, and see Uncle Matt, Devon and Mr. Peej. Eli and Peej had a wonderful time loading up on sugar from all of the adults. They both had some birthday cake Dippin' Dots, banana split Dippin' Dots, some chocolate custard from Weber's, and some chocolate chip cookie! Can you say sugar rush? Surprisingly Eli still went to bed on time! Nader and I were able to hear and see the fireworks from our house, since we couldn't stay long enough to see them there.

Today we went again with the Puchmeyer Family! It was great fun as usual! We had a nice lunch together, and then Eli and Bella rode a couple of rides! Of course I had the camera ready to go, and snapped a few pictures:

First, a few from the never ending train ride. Seriously...this ride went on FOREVER! I'm shocked the kids weren't screaming to get off, lol! We certainly got our $2 worth!

Bella, wondering what she got herself into!

Eli already plotting his escape.

Bella is just too cute!! I love this picture of her!

Again, Eli trying to escape. Poor Bella has her hands full!

Then on to the Trucks!!

Eli let Bella drive!

And we can't forget Miles...but this is what he did the whole time:

He thought about waking up, but that didn't last long!

Then it was time to go home. We managed to leave before any serious meltdowns, so that's always a plus!! We had a great time today Callista, Jason, Bella and Lucy!! We always love hanging out with you all! (I know you're reading this! ;) )

Our best buds!

Today we had our weekly play date with our best buds, Callista, Bella and Lucy. They came over to play outside, have some lunch and give Callista and I our much needed mommy time! Before they came, I snapped a few shots of the boys. Eli insists on holding Miles every morning. He is so in love with his baby brother...I just melt watching them together. It was so cute, Miles was actually smiling like crazy for Eli. Yes, my baby who is only 3 weeks old today has been smiling like crazy. (And no it wasn't gas, lol!)

Showing Miles his nose...

Eli was trying to figure out what was so funny!

Can't forget to show him his eyes!

It was a very sweet morning with them! Shortly after, our friends arrived. Before long the kids were ready to go outside. They had a great time playing on the swings and the slide. Miles was asleep in the swing, (I guess Callista seems to be the good luck charm) even though it only lasted 15 mins again, lol! I FINALLY got a picture of both Eli and Bella actually looking at the camera, AND they both seem to have a smile on their face! Miracles can happen!

WEEEEE!!!!!!!

Eli loves his slide!

Bella hiding!

Little Miss Lucy was such a good girl and chilled out in the shade on a blanket. Eli of course had to go over to her a million times and give her kisses.

She's getting so big!!

Relaxing after lunch! Lucy and Miles were relaxing on me, and of course Eli had to join in!

This is how Miles spent most of the play date...in the sling of course!

We had a great time with our friends, and it went by fast as always! Before we knew it, it was nap time. Eli is oh so fond of diaper changes. This is what happened when he saw me grab a diaper:

Finally got him to peek out!

Yes, my little stinker ran into his bedroom and tried to hid under an umbrella, lol! Didn't work for long, but it was darn cute!! (At least I know it's not just my toddler who hates diaper changes...Bella hates them too!)