Emily meets Uniqua!

Uniqua was going to be at Pizza Hut, so we headed up to visit Michelle & Laura. The girls have so much fun when they are together!

Laura's 3rd Birthday Party!

Jim, Emily, Jimmy & I headed up to Pennsylvania for Laura's 3rd Birthday Party! I can't believe our babies are 3!!!

Laura was born 7 weeks before Emily, so they are super close in age and its nice that they'll grow up that way.

We all had a wonderful time!

Great Real Estate Site!

As we all know, I love the state of Florida!

So...if you are looking for some really nice Florida Real Estate, please check him out! He is located in the beautiful Gulf Breeze area.

http://www.keithfurrowandassociates.com/

No More Tears?!

Okay, so as a kid I had an irrational fear of blood work. I was okay with needles and shots, but anything going into a vein was enough to send me running.

I had my 1st blood draw done at 15. My Doctor thought I had mono….he was right. Anyway, I was crying before the phlebotomist even put the needle in.

The point of this post….

I was reading my new issue of Parents magazine and I came across this advertisement….

http://www.saveyourtears.com

This thing is really neat! It actually “shows” where the veins are, so you don’t get multiple sticks because they can’t find a vein.

Though this website you can find where the nearest one is to your area. You can request that your hospital get this equipment.

I think this would help with a lot of blood draw fears.

And Jimmy came tumbling after...

We went with my parents to LBI to try to find a house to rent for vacation. We didn't succeed in finding anything, so we went for lunch and went home.

When we went to take Emily out of her carseat, Jim thought she either 1. spilled her drink or 2. peed through the carseat. Either way, we decided to bring it in and wash it.

I fed Jimmy as soon as we got home and I was holding him for a bit....okay he fell asleep on me so it was a couple of hours. Jim and Emily are hungry so Jim starts making dinner for them. I decide to "try" and take apart the carseat to wash it. Anyone who has ever tried to take a carseat apart should find some humor in this.

Jim asks me if I strap Jimmy in when I put him in his carrier. I said, "No"....but what I should've said was..."I don't put him in the carrier". I then went into the bedroom. You see where this is going right?

All of a sudden I hear it.......................THUD!

Both of us are running, Jim gets to him first. Jimmy decided to see if he could practice some rolling and tipped the carrier, with himself in it, OFF of our dining room table. Both Jimmy & the carrier land on the floor.

Jimmy is of course screaming, but so is Jim. I am now wrestling Jim for the baby to check him out. He seemed okay, but I gave him Tylenol.

About a half hour later, he still doesn't have bumps or bruises....but he hasn't stopped crying. Now, those who have met him, know that he doesn't cry for no reason.

Jim & I want to have him checked out so we decide to head to the emergency room. Well, remember the carseat! So at 8:00pm, Jim has to get the other carseat from my car and install it in the Explorer to go to the ER. Yes, in the dark!

We finally get to the ER. Jimmy has stopped crying and is now flirting (Yes, flirting!) with the two nurses and the doctor. Go figure! They said all his vitals looked great, so no CAT scan was needed.

We bundled him back up and headed home. What a day!

Oh yeah, the reason Jimmy wouldn't stop crying was because he was hungry! Jim & I didn't realize this until we got home from the hospital.

As a side note: my hospital has a pediatric ER. Its really neat! It is much less scary than the real sterile looking ER. It has been open for about 7 years. Surprisingly, we've never been there.

Tigger at Pizza Hut

Today we went back up to Michelle & Laura's. Tigger was going to be at Pizza Hut and Emily wanted to meet him! She is doing much better with the characters. She will now go up to them and hug them.

We have a roller!

Okay, so Jimmy was fussing around in the Pack n Play. I went in there to make sure he was okay and this is what I find!



He managed to roll from his back to his front. Ironically, the pediatrician said that this is the hard way for them to roll! He's also trying to lift up on his knees. I think we're in trouble!

Baby Jimmy's 4 Month Check Up

Well everything went well and our "little" guy is growing...rapidly! He is now 15lbs 4oz and 26 inches long.* He is up 5lbs 5oz. and 6 inches from birth!

Since he is sleeping through the night (and has been since 5 days old), we decided against starting cereal at this time. If he starts indicating that he is still hungry, then we will reconsider.

He did get 5 vaccinations, 4 shots and 1 oral. He did pretty good, only cried a little and seems to have no reactions to them.

Next doctor's appointment is at 6 months.

*At Emily's 4 month appointment she was 14.7lbs and 24 inches.

James' Baptism!

Today Jimmy was Baptised into the Church!



Jimmy's Godparents were our good friends, Shelley & Keith.



About 20 of our closest family and friends were in attendance for this celebration. Unfortunately, some were not able to make it and they were missed.

It was great to see everyone and just be able to sit and talk for a while!

Happy Easter!

Today we had a full house for Easter!

We had my parents, Jim's parents, Michelle, Laura and our neighbor Maire.

The girls had an Easter Egg Hunt in the yard.

We all had such a wonderful time and the Easter Bunny was very good to us!

Here comes Peter Cottontail....

Jim was off this week for Easter/Spring Break. It was so nice to have him around and we got so many errands done!

We decided to take the kids to see the Easter Bunny. Emily was so excited...until we got there. Then, you guessed it, she wanted NOTHING to do with him. Thankfully, we were able to coax her into smiling for a picture. BUT she wasn't going to sit on his lap!

Emily meets Pablo the Penguin!

Today we went to visit Michelle & Laura. Pablo was at their local Pizza Hut, so we all went and had a great time! As you can see, Emily loved Pablo!

Happy Saint Patrick's Day!

Now, anyone who knows me, knows HOW important this day is to me. Seriously, its one of my favorite (if not favorite) holidays!

Jim is off work this week, so we were invited and decided to go to our cousin Trisha's house for St. Patrick's Day! It was great to catch up with family that we haven't seen in a while. The food was wonderful and we all had such a good time...especially Emily!

When you go to an event for my side of the family, there is no lack of kids for Emily to play with! Emily was a little shy at first, but quickly warmed up to her cousins.

St. Patricks Day...Take 1

Today both sets of parents came over to celebrate St. Patricks Day with some corned beef and cabbage! Everyone enjoyed themselves and we had a wonderful time!

Surprise 70th!

Today we all went to Michelle's for Jim's Dad's surprise 70th Birthday Party!

We had such a wonderful time and he was really surprised!

Happy Valentine's Day!

We went out for a nice dinner at The Melting Pot, so Emily & Jimmy got to stay with my parents!

They love going to my parents and always have so much fun when we visit!

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho to Pizza Hut we go.....

Today we went with Michelle and Laura to meet Snow White at Pizza Hut. Emily was SO excited to meet her...until we got there. Then she wanted NOTHING to do with her...until we left!

oh well....

Super Bowl Sunday!

My parents came over today to watch the Super Bowl with us.

My team (New England Patriots) were playing the Giants. Now, I KNEW how this game would turn out, but NOBODY believed me. Needless to say, I wasn't THAT upset when the Patriots lost to the Giants 17-14.....ending the Patriots undefeated season.

Jim's 40th Birthday Party!

Sort of!

Today we all went to the Olive Garden to Jim's 40th Birthday! Then, we all came back to our house for cake and coffee. We all had a wonderful time and Emily loved playing with her cousin Laura!

Jimmy's 2 Month Appointment!

Today we had to take baby Jimmy to the doctor for his 2 month appointment. He weighed in at 12lbs. 4oz and is 22 inches long, up from 9lbs. 15oz and 20.5 inches from birth. He had to get 4 shots and 1 oral vaccinations. He did pretty well, only cried a little.