Mother's Day

I had a wonderful Mother's Day!!! Anthony had a beautiful card and necklace waiting for me when I woke up (with Daddy's help, of course!). ;) After church, we had a quiet picnic in the park. It was so peaceful. Anthony played on our blanket...this is him wearing Daddy's sunglasses!!! :) After he fell asleep, Mario and I played catch. Later that night we went to the Cheesecake Factory for dinner and a piece of cheesecake! We had to take the cheesecake to go because someone was getting fussy (and it wasn't Mario)!!! All in all, it was a fantastic Mother's Day...we had so much fun!

Our little guy

We just thought this was a cute picture of Anthony. This is the only toy he can hold!!! Look at those chubby cheeks...so kissable! He loves playing on his changing table...that's where he is here. We can't wait to see everyone soon!

Birth Control

Hey everyone! We just wanted to share with you all the "other side" of parenting :) This is a photo of our last two nights with beautiful, sweet, peaceful Anthony at bedtime. Enjoy!!!!

Anthony's 2 month checkup

Anthony had his 2 month checkup at 10:00 this morning, and he did great!!! Here are his stats...He weighed 10#8oz (25th percentile), his length was 22 3/4 inches (50th percentile), and his head measured 37 cm (10th percentile). He's doing fantastic on both his size and development. He is functioning at a range of 3 months and 2 weeks to 4 months and one week. Dr. Goebel says he's a little advanced for his age! (But we're not bragging or anything) ;) He had two vaccinations in his thighs plus an oral vaccine. We decided to split things up so it wouldn't be so much all at once. I'll take him back next week to get the other three vaccines...there are so many at this age! He cried a little, but recovered very quickly, and by the time we got to the car he was smiling again! :) He's pretty tough! So, we're going to take it easy the rest of the day because those little legs are going to be pretty sore. Here's a picture of him sleeping last night with his bunny...

Anthony holds a pencil!!!

Hi everyone!!! We just wanted to share this video clip with you! Enjoy!!!

7 Weeks and Warm Weather

Anthony is seven weeks old today! I can't believe it!!! It really just seems like a couple of weeks ago I was in the hospital, and we had everyone here! We did Anthony's hand prints and foot prints last night, and I can't believe how much he's grown...his footprint is alot bigger now than the one they did in the hospital.
The weather has been beautiful here lately...warm, sunny, in the low 80s. Somehow when you're outside in the sun, it feels alot hotter than that. Maybe I'm just not ready for our 100 degree summers. ;)
We can't wait to see everyone...We all leave for Chicago on May 15, and Anthony and I will travel to Memphis on May 23 when Mario leaves for Europe! I'm looking forward to seeing how Anthony will do on the airplane, since I have the feeling he will be a world traveler like his daddy!

London, Calligraphy, and Anthony is growing!

Sorry I'm a little behind on my postings! What's new? Well, Mario returned safely home from his trip to London. I'll let him update everyone on his trip, but he had a fantastic group--very hungry to learn spiritually. While he was gone, I stayed with a friend from church whose husband was out of town too...and she has four little ones! It was definitely a learning experience for me!!!

Also, I officially received my check for my first piece of framed calligraphy. It was a great learning experience...lots of trial and error goes into this! It's going to be so much fun to see where this takes me. I'm working on getting a name for my "company" and getting some business cards made up. That's my next big project!

Anthony is getting so much bigger! Even Mario was surprised after being away for 5 days! He is just starting to smile a little (not consistently yet), and he's reaching for objects that dangle above him (like in his bouncy seat or over his play mat)! Did I mention that when I took him in to see Dr. Goebel last week he was 9 lbs!!! He's in size 1 diapers now, too! Here's another picture to hold you all over until we can mail some to you...