I was looking back through old emails and stumbled upon this brief comment I typed right after Griffin was born. I emailed it to myself and (almost) forgot about it 'til now...
One thing I know for sure - that as I type this (or rather peck) on my blackberry, with a warm little fuzzy headed snoring being nuzzled on my neck, that this time is fleeting. I know I should put him down to sleep in his crib, but instead I choose to listen to his rhythmic breathing and feel his little sighs against my chest and know that I am truly blessed.
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
My Little Sunshine...
Here's a video of Lily singing to her little brother - and his funny reaction...
Lily singing...Griffy's yawn that turns into the sweetest little smile...I could watch this video over and over and over again...
Lily singing...Griffy's yawn that turns into the sweetest little smile...I could watch this video over and over and over again...
Saturday, March 5, 2011
"Cool Shoes"
Hey, you learn something new every day! I just figured out how to post a video directly from YouTube which makes things a little bit easier (since I've been having trouble loading videos to this blog). This is the video I previously posted about - Lily and her "cool shoes!"
Thursday, March 3, 2011
One of those moments...
I feel like there so many moments every day that Lily says something so sweet or funny and it just makes my heart smile. Griff gives me his big, gummy smile....and makes me feel like all is right in the world. I happened to capture one of those moments the other day. Lily wanted to try on her "cool shoes" and show Griff.
I love the brief moment when she's looking over him while he's in the swing...and he gets the sweetest smile listening to his big sister. She's telling him to "look at my cool shoes, Griff." Love it. Enjoy!
I love the brief moment when she's looking over him while he's in the swing...and he gets the sweetest smile listening to his big sister. She's telling him to "look at my cool shoes, Griff." Love it. Enjoy!
http://youtu.be/R_IEDArW-7I
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Quick Update!
Wow - so much has gone in these past 3 months and I realize I am WAY behind on postings. I've never even officially done a "Griffin is born!!" post - but they are coming. Greg has had our home laptop with him at school during the week so any extra time (who am I kidding...extra time?) has definitely not been devoted to doing blog posts. But, we're still as busy as ever and I have been taking pictures whenever I remember to bring the camera!
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A few updates:
* Lily finished her last swim lesson and is now on to a gym tots class. We went to our first one last week and she had a BLAST! At the end of class, she got stamps on her legs and I think she pulled her pant legs up at least 40 times the rest of the day to look at and show us her stamps. I knew a couple moms of little ones in the class which was really nice too!
* Griffin is 3 MONTHS tomorrow (gasp, shock!) I know, I can't believe it either! It feels like so long ago that he was born! He's getting SO big (as in 95% for height, weight and head circumference). He's smiling a ton and cooing all the time. He seems to enjoy books and will sit through a couple in a row. I still sometimes find it hard to believe we have a son! Greg and I will say out loud, "our CHILDREN are sleeping..." can you believe we have CHILDREN!?
* We've been busy going to the Y, friends' houses, the Museum, and playing in the backyard when the days have been a bit warmer.
* Lily and I recently had a "Mommy and Lily special day" (as Lily called it) and got dressed up to go to the theatre (AKA Madcap Puppet show!) followed by a fine dining lunch (AKA Big Boy). It was so fun and felt very strange just going out the two of us. It really seems hard to believe that was our reality just 3 months ago!?
Lily holding her play ticket.
Post show pictures with the biggest Madcap puppet (as you can tell, we took this picture from faaaaar away...)
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A few updates:
* Lily finished her last swim lesson and is now on to a gym tots class. We went to our first one last week and she had a BLAST! At the end of class, she got stamps on her legs and I think she pulled her pant legs up at least 40 times the rest of the day to look at and show us her stamps. I knew a couple moms of little ones in the class which was really nice too!
* Griffin is 3 MONTHS tomorrow (gasp, shock!) I know, I can't believe it either! It feels like so long ago that he was born! He's getting SO big (as in 95% for height, weight and head circumference). He's smiling a ton and cooing all the time. He seems to enjoy books and will sit through a couple in a row. I still sometimes find it hard to believe we have a son! Greg and I will say out loud, "our CHILDREN are sleeping..." can you believe we have CHILDREN!?
* We've been busy going to the Y, friends' houses, the Museum, and playing in the backyard when the days have been a bit warmer.
* Lily and I recently had a "Mommy and Lily special day" (as Lily called it) and got dressed up to go to the theatre (AKA Madcap Puppet show!) followed by a fine dining lunch (AKA Big Boy). It was so fun and felt very strange just going out the two of us. It really seems hard to believe that was our reality just 3 months ago!?
Lily holding her play ticket.
Post show pictures with the biggest Madcap puppet (as you can tell, we took this picture from faaaaar away...)Sunday, February 6, 2011
A to Z
Here are a few funny videos of Lily reciting her ABC's. In the speedy version I'm not sure what I find more humorous - Lily whizzing thru the alphabet or Greg's reaction on the side...you be the judge!
The speedy version of ABC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEw7dr7et7o
The interrupted version of ABC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUKfcrGljw
A slower, calmer version of ABC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Th2k5b3DTQ
The speedy version of ABC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEw7dr7et7o
The interrupted version of ABC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AUKfcrGljw
A slower, calmer version of ABC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Th2k5b3DTQ
Friday, January 14, 2011
Lily the Fish
Lily has now attended 2 swimming lessons and she's loving every minute of it. She loved the pool this past summer (and the ocean) so we thought it'd be a nice activity for her during the winter. I didn't want her to forget how much she enjoyed being in the water! It also allows for some special time with her daddy since she now has to share her time with a new little person.
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I didn't come to the first lesson because I didn't want to be a distraction. After going to the second lesson, I realized I couldn't have been more wrong about thinking my presence would distract her! She just had an absolute blast in the pool that it really didn't matter if I was there or not. She did look over a few times to see if I saw her swim through the hula hoop or go down the slide, and a couple times she'd look over and sign "more" because she wanted to do whatever it was they were doing again! So cute. They did a bunch of different songs and activities and I think she smiled just about the whole time.
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As I sat on the bench with a few other parents (and grandparents) laughing and clapping, I couldn't help but think, "wow, my little girl is in there kicking and paddling and singing songs with the group..." and I felt like it wasn't that long ago she was just a little baby, brand new to the world just like our sweet Griffin.
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As I sat on the bench with a few other parents (and grandparents) laughing and clapping, I couldn't help but think, "wow, my little girl is in there kicking and paddling and singing songs with the group..." and I felt like it wasn't that long ago she was just a little baby, brand new to the world just like our sweet Griffin.
I went a little nuts taking videos (I think I took 8 in total!) but here
are a few, quick snippets from Lily's lessons:
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