Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Friday, January 27, 2012
Hanging out with Olivia & 4 weeks old!
Taj is 4 weeks old here. Ms. Olivia was born November 14th, 2012 and her sweet mother Erin is my neighbor and co-worker.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Planning trips for the year 2012
So I'm turning 30 in June and since I was not able to go to a beautiful beach last year I asked to go to Cabo...made it really easy on Doug, right?
Well, he wants to go to Alaska for our wedding anniversary in July-- 5 years already! Yes, I agree that is a very cool trip. He even agreed to make it a cruise. He's gone on many in the past, however I have not. He does not like cruises, so I appreciate him for trying on this idea. Plus we'll get to leave out of Seattle, and I've always wanted to check out that city! Going in the summer will hopefully give us some reprieve from the hot weather I know we'll be having in Houston.
AND we want to go to Disney in November. WITHOUT our kids...I know, its blasphemous! We're going for a half-marathon, and since we both want to run, we surely cannot afford to take someone with us to babysit our two boys. So, they will have to stay home. Did I mention the Wine Fest going on the same time we'll be there. So of course, not the best place for children, right?
Well, he wants to go to Alaska for our wedding anniversary in July-- 5 years already! Yes, I agree that is a very cool trip. He even agreed to make it a cruise. He's gone on many in the past, however I have not. He does not like cruises, so I appreciate him for trying on this idea. Plus we'll get to leave out of Seattle, and I've always wanted to check out that city! Going in the summer will hopefully give us some reprieve from the hot weather I know we'll be having in Houston.
AND we want to go to Disney in November. WITHOUT our kids...I know, its blasphemous! We're going for a half-marathon, and since we both want to run, we surely cannot afford to take someone with us to babysit our two boys. So, they will have to stay home. Did I mention the Wine Fest going on the same time we'll be there. So of course, not the best place for children, right? 
So...since I will likely not be 'beach ready' in June--I was not one of those who dropped weight super-quick by breastfeeding, I couldn't really start losing til I stopped breastfeeding at 6 months unfortunately--I think I'll lean towards the Alaska trip. I can workout on the ship, right?
Monday, January 23, 2012
Happy 5 weeks!
Weight: 11 lbs, 2 oz (via my American Red Cross Infant Scale)Eats: Breastmilk only. During the day I put him to the breast and at night he gets expressed breastmilk via Nuk bottles. He takes between 4-6 oz.
Diapers: Size 1
Clothing size: 3 month
OTC: Bio-gaia probiotic infant drops. My at-home visit from the lactation consultants suggested this as she had a child with huge amounts of gas and the child's GI doc recommended it.
Rx: Finishing up our rx of 5 days worth of amoxicillin today!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Happy Birthday Elliot Samuel!
My sister-in-law Lindsey had the newest edition to the family! On that side of our family there are now 5 grandsons 3 and under! Phew...like my father-in-law says...a deer lease is in their future!
He was a chunk too! 9 lbs, 1 oz...and no c-section! She did go past her dates and was able to go into labor on her own. He's now a citizen of Washington D.C. I think special privileges go with that...well, he can't vote for the U.S. President, right? Not sure if that's a priviledge...hmmm...
Friday, January 20, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Doug complete his first marathon!
Doug worked so hard training for this, officially since last summer! He didn't join any running groups (like I likely would have...at least for those long 20+ mile runs once a week) but did rely on montly calendars provided by a renound triathlon & marathon trainer--who we found out last month is also a chiropractor. Too bad we didn't enlist in those services too... 
Our good friend Amaris made this photo for Doug, another pal of hers (who was also running her first) and her sister Cristina who was running her 7th Houston Marathon and her 15th total!
Doug in high spirits in the Heights. Our good friends Angie and Glenn lent their house that was just down the street as a meeting place for my family and I. And they served as great cheerleaders!
Ok Doug, time to keep going :)
Taken while driving (I was the passenger) on I-10 headed to the next place to see the runners.
Still in high spirits near the Kroger on Montrose right where the the turn around point was for those doing the half-marathon.
My pal Cristina (on the left), who as I wrote earlier was completing her 15th marathon!
Now here is where the runners thinned out. Only marathoners at this point. Check out the guy running in an argyle skirt above!
The guy with the clown wig was our lookout person at each stop. Once we saw him, we knew Doug was not too far behind. I learned this tip from my pal Amaris, who is the sister to Cristina. Amaris has been following her sister to cheer her on for all her Houston Marathons, so she was a great resource that day.
Seeing a man run at his age (above) reminds me that with proper training ANYONE can do this. No excuses! 
Here's my happy hubby!
Another lookout person. When I saw this Texans fan coming along, I knew Doug wasn't too far behind. There were A LOT of people in Texan's gear since we were playing in the playoffs later that day.
FIRST MARATHON COMPLETE!! 
A congratulatory kiss from Asher...smeared with Oreos. Can you tell he was being watched by his grandparents?! :P
And a congrats from Taj as well!
Our good friend Amaris made this photo for Doug, another pal of hers (who was also running her first) and her sister Cristina who was running her 7th Houston Marathon and her 15th total!
Doug in high spirits in the Heights. Our good friends Angie and Glenn lent their house that was just down the street as a meeting place for my family and I. And they served as great cheerleaders! 
Ok Doug, time to keep going :) 
Taken while driving (I was the passenger) on I-10 headed to the next place to see the runners.
Still in high spirits near the Kroger on Montrose right where the the turn around point was for those doing the half-marathon. 
My pal Cristina (on the left), who as I wrote earlier was completing her 15th marathon!
Now here is where the runners thinned out. Only marathoners at this point. Check out the guy running in an argyle skirt above!
The guy with the clown wig was our lookout person at each stop. Once we saw him, we knew Doug was not too far behind. I learned this tip from my pal Amaris, who is the sister to Cristina. Amaris has been following her sister to cheer her on for all her Houston Marathons, so she was a great resource that day. 
Seeing a man run at his age (above) reminds me that with proper training ANYONE can do this. No excuses! 
Here's my happy hubby!
Another lookout person. When I saw this Texans fan coming along, I knew Doug wasn't too far behind. There were A LOT of people in Texan's gear since we were playing in the playoffs later that day. 
FIRST MARATHON COMPLETE!! 
A congratulatory kiss from Asher...smeared with Oreos. Can you tell he was being watched by his grandparents?! :P
And a congrats from Taj as well! Friday, January 13, 2012
Taj's room
Just a few things changed from Asher's theme of Cat & the Hat. Mainly the bumper, comforter, fitted sheet, and some other decor items. The bath rug from Pottery Barn Kids is being used as a rug for his room, there are some scattered caterpillars throughout, he has a caterpillar tote bag, lunch box, and his guest book at my shower was a board book of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. You can also see the 'baby sack' from the stork posted in front of our house sitting on top of the hutch.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Monday, January 2, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
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