Jamie celebrated by taking the girls to the Pistons game thanks to our friend Mike. They had a fun time!
First Pistons game ever!
Lego magic
If there's a horse, Maggie's there
Hanging with Daddy
Ben is doing great! We had a little flu scare last week. I took him to the pediatrician to get tested since Maggie had it, and he tested positive. We were really worried, but I'm really not sure he had it anyway. He never had a fever, and was just a bit more fussy than usual. Anyways, that's out of the house now and we're back to normal!
I love baths
Trying to stay calm
Hello?
Best new development has been his smiles. He has the power to melt us.
Loves his Daddy
Joyful times
Wait til I have teeth, ladies
Ben has also started "talking" a bit more:
Here's some others:
Practicing dice rolling at school... we start gambling young
We made it to one month! Ben is doing great, eating about every three hours like clockwork. He's become a bit more fussy, but usually only for one or two periods each day. He's got a strong neck, coos a little bit, and even gave me his first smile a couple days ago!
Woo hoo, I'm one month old!
Maggie at 1 month (she is currently 75 months)
Evie at 1 month (about 47 months now)
Maggie had to miss the daddy-daughter dance this year since it was the weekend Ben was born. Jamie took her on a make-up date to dinner and to see 42nd Street at Foley. She had a great time, and they didn't get home until 11pm! The next day she came down with the flu. Doh.
Excited for her special night out
Milkshake and fries... he knows how to impress her
I took Evie to an indoor playground on Sunday so she could have a fun day out (and also to keep her away from Maggie's germs). She did great playing on her own, and even made a friend by the end.
Happy go lucky
Life has been a blur otherwise. Jamie and I get about 5-6 hours of sleep each night, which is not so bad... but sometimes it catches up with us. My days at home are long, but the weeks seem to fly by. Jamie has been an amazing husband, these kids are so lucky to have him for a dad.
Looks so peaceful... I want to go to there
Check out this adorable quilt from Mrs. Sandoval - skills!
Maggie asked for green eggs and ham on Dr. Suess' birthday... it looked disgusting, but both girls gobbled it up. Evie is now asking for pink eggs with strawberries (gag)
Neck interval training
A case of the Mondays
Both girls think the paci solves all problems for Ben... if only!
Jamie and the girls were home all last week for winter break. It was really nice to have Jamie around for help, and good to spend more time with the girls... that being said, it was pretty much our goal to get the girls out of the house each day so I could get some peace and quiet!!
Grandma and Grandpa took the girls and Will to the Shrine Circus last week. The girls have been obsessed with The Greatest Showman movie, so they were totally enthralled with the experience! They really loved the tightrope walker, the dancing bears and the trapeze artists. Grandpa even took them on an elephant ride before the show started!
Elephant ride!
Hanging with Uncle Jason
Loves her Grandma
Awesome grandparents!!
Here's Evie pretending to be on the stage, and not ok with someone stealing the spotlight:
Maggie had a McDonald's date with her school buddy, and then Jamie took them and Evie to Chuck E Cheese to meet up with Evie's favorite friend!
Friend fun
Evie's besr bud
Grammer and Pops came over one day and took the girls to Detroit Kid City, and couldn't get them to leave! The girls got to have McDonald's for lunch! (Maggie had McDonald's three days in a row... I realize this is not the best parenting, but considering the newborn exhaustion, I'm allowing a parenting mulligan).
A girl and her horse
Grandma took the kids for a sleepover and then they went bowling for their first time!
First time bowling!
Maggie had a birthday party at the trampoline place - she loved it!
Superhero jump!
Jamie took the girls to the Creative Arts Studio for an afternoon:
A focused artist
Unicorn!
So we basically visited every kid-place in the area throughout the week. The girls had fun and we avoided the winter break boredom!
Ben's umbilical cord fell out last week, so he got to have his first bath in the tub! Evie was my big helper, and continues to help at bath time. Maggie is over it.
Ahh so relaxing
A bit unsure, but mostly content
Helping hands
My sweet boy
Ben had his 2-week appointment at the pediatrician, and it went great! It was my first outing alone with him, and it felt so good to drive and get some fresh air!
Ben gained back the weight he lost from the hospital, plus a few more ounces and is now at 8lb 13.5 oz (62nd percentile) and is 21.5 inches tall (77th percentile). Everything is good and we don't have to go back until 2 months!
Still a big fan of this guy
...and his badass protector
Expert baby holder
Tummy time!
Here's some others from the week:
Daddy's shopping buddies
Maggie speculating on being Jamie's art student one day:
Daddy's girl
Back at the tattoo shop to open up her ear piercing... glad her reading skills are limited
