School Haircuts

Ever since Nate needed his first haircut, I've just done it myself. At first it was because I didn't want to waste money taking them somewhere where they would scream and cry and be uncooperative. I'd rather keep that in the privacy of my own home. Then as I realized that I can do a just fine job, I just kept on doing it. Really, this is how they still feel about getting their hair cut. For a little while Nate had a mullet. We did cut it off though. But it was pretty sweet there for a minute or so.

Graham and his lollipop.

The end result. All of Graham's curls are gone, but for a while there he was looking like the guy from "The Blue Lagoon" or whatever that movie is.

My Kindergartener

The other day Nate got a hold of the camera, and went to town. This is my new favorite picture of him.

smiles

I was finally able to catch some smiles on camera. Hope they make you smile!

The Meanest Parents in the World

So in the next few days I'll tell the real story of our adventure today, but for now, I'd like to say that due to the insane amount of crying that goes on, one may think that we are really mean parents. (Sometimes we are, but all the same.)

Thoughts on the above picture- OK, so he's not crying, but look at him, it's like we're torturing him making him be here with us.

Second thought- look at the people in the background. Do you ever wonder how many pictures of you there are out there on the Internet where you are just in the background of someone else's picture? Did you ever see that episode of Better Off Ted when they developed a software that could find your photo anywhere on the Internet due to facial recognition? (I miss that show...)

That's it. Now back to the crying children.

Just pictures

Nothing special, just some pictures from our latest photo shoot. These boys adore their sister.

We are Family

What do you think- do my kids look alike? Maybe Olivia and Graham are the most alike? i want to get that little yellow sleeper out and take one of Olivia in it though. But that would involve going through the tote of boys clothes. So probably not. Since that size would be on the bottom of the pile. :)

One month

More or less....

Olivia is now 7 weeks old, but let's back track to a one month post. At one month Olivia was still a sleepy little baby, and hadn't really started her evening fussy time yet. By 6 weeks however it was in full swing. We are trying her on zantac to see if perhaps she has reflux, and it has kind of brought an improvement. It seems like now when she cries she doesn't seem to be in as much pain, but perhaps is just plain tired and is having trouble settling down.

We all still like her a lot. The boys like to talk to her and hold her for about 15 seconds at a time. And then they just let go of her. You gotta be on your toes with those two. She sleeps really well at night, generally only waking up once. Sometimes she goes right back to sleep, sometimes we have a two hour party. I like it better when she goes right back to sleep.

At her doctor appointment (Which was actually closer to 6 weeks) She weighed 9lbs 13 oz, and was 21 3/4 inches. She is plotting right at the 50th percentile.

So there she is. Stay tuned in a week and a half for her 2 month update! :) But she cries, and kids whine, so I'd better end this.