Two Months Old

Ellie had her two month check-up this morning with Dr. Mulqueen. It went well. She's a healthy little girl. She stayed perfectly on the 90th percentile curve that she's been on since birth for both height and weight. She's 12 pounds 11 ounces and 23 3/4 inches tall. She had 2 shots today plus a drink for the rotavirus. I took Charlotte to the appointment too. Well, when Ellie got the shots, she let out a pretty loud scream and Charlotte hugged my leg and was holding back tears. She's so sweet, she sympathy cries if another kid is crying. She hasn't done it for Ellie before but this cry was louder than the norm and I think it scared her.

I asked about the flu shot and after he explained things a little, I decided Stephe and I will get the vaccine but the kids will not. I've never had the vaccine before and probably wouldn't do it if it wasn't for the kids. Since Charlotte's only at daycare 2 days a week (and one of those days, she's the only kid there), chances are if she got the flu, it would be from us. He told me she's not the highest risk and that it was up to us whether we wanted her to have one.

We're still trying to figure out what type of formula to put Eleanor on. We started with Enfamil Premium with Lipil which she was spitting up with. So I went and bought Nestle Goodstart Gentle Ease which was made her spit up even worse. I bought a can of Enfamil Prosobee Soy which she didn't spit up but she started having trouble pooping. So I tried Enfamil AR which was even worse for pooping so I went back to the Soy. She seemed to be doing better until last night when had trouble pooping again and then today was spitting up. Dr. Mulqueen gave us a sample of Enfamil GentleEase. He wants us to try that for a couple days to see if it helps. We'll give him a call Thursday to decide whether or not she'll need the prescription formula. It's pretty frustrating knowing that she had no issues at all while on breast milk. I wish nursing went better for us.... :( Hopefully we'll get this all straightened out soon. I have 3 almost full cans of different formula on the counter right now that we can't use.

Laugh???

This video was taken Monday night. I think Ellie is trying to laugh. It kind of sounds like a throat clear but I'm going to call it a laugh. She had done it a few times before I brought out the camera. Then, the camera comes out and nothing. Well, if you listen closely, there might be a little one. haha!

Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes

Potty Training - Day 1

We had an almost perfect first day of training. Charlotte willingly went to the potty all day today. Every time she peed, we celebrated with lots of high fives, hugs and a smartie. I was shocked when each time I checked her pants, they were dry. Around 2 in the afternoon, Daddy decided to take her to the candy store so we could have better rewards for her. They came home with gourmet chocolates and french rolls for when she poops. Now I think I want to potty train so I can have some of the good stuff. Lucky girl. LOL

Then, around 4 or 5 she did the big one. She POOPED on the potty. I hear that's the toughest part of training. I didn't do a thing, she did that one on her own. Such a big girl. She did end up with wet pants once around 6 tonight, but I'm certainly not complaining about ONE accident on her first day.

I hope this great attitude continues.

Of course I don't want to leave little Miss Ellie out. She was looking pretty cute today too. :)

Monday night Hunter came over to play while Jim & Mich went to a parents meeting at Holy Rosary. The girls had a good time. I thought this was funny, Hunter helping Charlotte eat her dinner.
I can't believe Charlotte still sleeps in the same position as when she was a baby. I still think it's just as cute so I had to snap a picture.
Charlotte and Eleanor were ready for the Patriot game Sunday. They looked adorable. Too bad the Pats lost. Ellie knew it wasn't worth waking up for. :)

Seven Weeks

I'm back to work, maternity leave is over. Can you believe I have to leave this happy little face everyday now?

The Cutest Little Ballerina

Charlotte started ballet class this week. I don't know who was more excited for it, her or me!!! She did not disappoint either, she did awesome!!

She wasn't phazed when we left the room and was totally into doing everything the teacher told her.

Here are some of the kids coming out of class

Charlotte with her friend Mackenzie. She was so happy to find out they would be in class together.

Hunter is taking a tap/ballet combo class that occurs at the same time as Charlotte's. Hunter seemed pretty excited to introduce her little cousin Charlotte to all the teachers she had last year. So cute!!

Here's a cute little story: When I took Charlotte to the school to sign up for dance, they were showing a video from the last recital. When the little 2-3 year olds were doing their dance, I asked her if she wanted to learn to dance like that. Her reply was, and I quote... "Yes, and I NEED that dress!!!" I can't wait to see her in "that dress" at the recital next June.

Special Pictures

Eleanor meets her great grandmother. I love this picture!!!

Eleanor at 2 weeks old

Eleanor at 1 month

The "Music" Park

Earlier in the summer, while I was very pregnant and had to work, Stephe and Grandma Sue took Charlotte to Canobie Lake Park. She had a great time and couldn't get enough of the rides. When they got home, she kept asking me if I was going to take her to the "music" park (her version of amusement park). So in the month or 2 leading up to Ellie's birth, to help get her excited for her baby sister, I would tell her that after the baby was born, we'd all get to go. We lined up Auntie Krista to watch Ellie for the day while Stephe and I took Charlotte and Owen to Six Flags. What an awesome time. The kids were so well behaved are both such dare devils they went on everything they could. Charlotte was JUST at the 36 inch mark to get on some of the rides. Luckily I had a bow plus her sun hat on her that day to give her just enough lift that she cleared the marks without question from the ride operators.

First ride of the day

We all went on this one. It was awesome!

Check out the video of what this "kiddie" ride was like. Charlotte and Owen were yahooing and putting their hands up on this thing.


Wags the dog and Henry the Octopus from the Wiggles

We met up with Stephe's cousin Priscilla and her kids Jesse & Grace. It was great to see them.

The kids loved the Wiggles show

Here's a quick clip of the kids watching the show

I think Charlotte had a little crush on Captain Feathersword. She stayed with him a while.

Me with the kids on the ferris wheel

Stephe took the kids to the water park for a little while

The whip

Here's a quick video, you can see how big they're smiling and hear them scream when they took the corner. They loved this one!!


They were the smallest kids on the rides. A lot of my pictures were a big ride where you basically only see their hats sticking up. LOL

They played a game. They threw darts at the wall of balloons and won prizes. They each picked their own prizes. Owen chose a monkey while Charlotte chose the big snake.

A Wednesday Afternoon Hike

Here's our favorite spot to take Lainey. It's a wildlife preserve in Westminster with literally thousands of acres of fields, woods and streams. There are often other dogs for Lainey to meet and run around a little with but the best part, at least for me, is there are paved roads. Makes it nice to push a stroller, especially now with the double.

Ellie's already multi-tasking. Here she eating and hiking at the same time.

Lainey found the water

Daddy, Lainey & Charlotte
Ellie taking in some views... Who am I kidding, I'm sure she's sleeping, right, Mich? :)
Mommy got tired of pushing the stroller so I put Charlotte to work. Haha!