the dude has a fairly large melon, so the cotton skull caps weren't cutting it anymore. that, and it's getting rather cold up here....so we got him this adorable fleece hat. mommy loves when he has it on!
Family pictures
9 years ago
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Friday, December 31, 2010
happy new year!
wow, where did 2010 go! i guess being pregnant and having a baby will make the time go by in warp speed! what a year it was though:
found out we were pregnant
celebrated my last birthday in my 20's!
celebrated our 3rd wedding anniversary
got the house ready for a new baby
HAD A BABY!!
took our first road trip with graham at thanksgiving to grana and grampa's
hosted graham and mason's first christmas at our house with the whole fam!
and celebrated new years eve with graham's newest friends kiera, derek, dawn and ej!
what will 2011 bring?! guess we'll have to wait and see. i guess it's time to make some new years resolutions too, huh?!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
christmas photos!
i went a little overboard with the photos this christmas. guess it could have been worse!
check them all out here!!
if there are any you would like high-res versions of just let me know and i can email them to you.
we all had a wonderful time with everyone though and miss all the hustle and bustle. the house is far too quiet now. we're not quite sure what to do with ourselves right now. graham is taking it upon himself to nap! poor little guy needs it though after the day he's had though.
here's to the new year!!
check them all out here!!
if there are any you would like high-res versions of just let me know and i can email them to you.
we all had a wonderful time with everyone though and miss all the hustle and bustle. the house is far too quiet now. we're not quite sure what to do with ourselves right now. graham is taking it upon himself to nap! poor little guy needs it though after the day he's had though.
here's to the new year!!
two month stats
today graham had his two month well baby visit. thankfully grana and grampa stuck around this morning to lend some moral support for the visit since there were shots involved. he did such a great job though. he did cry when he got his vaccines, but i was able to soothe him and calm him down in an instant once the nurse was done and handed him to me (thank you mother nature!!).
well and i'm happy to report that my little dude is growing into a big dude!!!
weight - 11 pounds 3 ounces (29%) (increase of 2.6 pounds since one month visit)
height - 22.5 inches (24%) (increase of 2 inches since one month visit)
head circumference - 15.75 inches (42%) (increase of 0.75 inches since one month visit)
it looks like he might have a herniated umbilical cord, but it's nothing to worry about. once he starts walking his ab muscles should be able to pull everything together and he'll have his innie belly button back. he also might have a very small case of cradle cap, so we picked up some baby oil and are looking for a shampoo brush so we can start massaging his scalp with that at bathtime.
and just for future reference we found out three interesting remedies:
1 - malox! graham has a slight little cough that the doctor thinks might be a little bit of reflux and said to give him a teaspoon of malox after he eats if we wanted to. never would have thought of that!!
2- pedialyte or dark karo syrup! the little 'rasinet' looking pieces (that's what i think they look like) in his poop, combined with him straining to poop sometimes could be a sign of constipation. so a teaspoon of the karo syrup or 2 ounces of pedialyte once or twice a day should get rid of it!
who would have thunk it!! we're going to let him try to work things out naturally, but if anything gets any worse we might give one of these a try.
well and i'm happy to report that my little dude is growing into a big dude!!!
weight - 11 pounds 3 ounces (29%) (increase of 2.6 pounds since one month visit)
height - 22.5 inches (24%) (increase of 2 inches since one month visit)
head circumference - 15.75 inches (42%) (increase of 0.75 inches since one month visit)
it looks like he might have a herniated umbilical cord, but it's nothing to worry about. once he starts walking his ab muscles should be able to pull everything together and he'll have his innie belly button back. he also might have a very small case of cradle cap, so we picked up some baby oil and are looking for a shampoo brush so we can start massaging his scalp with that at bathtime.
and just for future reference we found out three interesting remedies:
1 - malox! graham has a slight little cough that the doctor thinks might be a little bit of reflux and said to give him a teaspoon of malox after he eats if we wanted to. never would have thought of that!!
2- pedialyte or dark karo syrup! the little 'rasinet' looking pieces (that's what i think they look like) in his poop, combined with him straining to poop sometimes could be a sign of constipation. so a teaspoon of the karo syrup or 2 ounces of pedialyte once or twice a day should get rid of it!
who would have thunk it!! we're going to let him try to work things out naturally, but if anything gets any worse we might give one of these a try.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
visit from gg
today we had to say goodbye to gg as she flew back home to massachusettes.
we had such a good time with her and graham loved being held and loved by her.
thank you so much for coming and celebrating the holidays with us!!
we had such a good time with her and graham loved being held and loved by her.
thank you so much for coming and celebrating the holidays with us!!
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 25, 2010
first christmas
what a wonderful first christmas it was indeed!
graham got tons of toys and clothes from santa this year and he got some good cuddling time in with grana and grampa as well. he didn't really know what to think of the whole day, but he definitely enjoyed playing with his stacking blocks and stacking rings later in the evening. they're very fun to look at! the rest of the day was spent eating and hanging out with family and it was perfect.
and graham has been giving mommy the best christmas gift yet recently....sleep!!! the past couple nights he has been sleeping for 5.5-6 hours for the first stretch and then 3 hours the second stretch! hopefully this trend will continue and he'll be officially sleeping through the night every night now. (keeping my fingers crossed!)
we hope everyone had a wonderful christmas and that santa was good to all the other kiddos!
here's to a safe and happy new year!
graham got tons of toys and clothes from santa this year and he got some good cuddling time in with grana and grampa as well. he didn't really know what to think of the whole day, but he definitely enjoyed playing with his stacking blocks and stacking rings later in the evening. they're very fun to look at! the rest of the day was spent eating and hanging out with family and it was perfect.
and graham has been giving mommy the best christmas gift yet recently....sleep!!! the past couple nights he has been sleeping for 5.5-6 hours for the first stretch and then 3 hours the second stretch! hopefully this trend will continue and he'll be officially sleeping through the night every night now. (keeping my fingers crossed!)
we hope everyone had a wonderful christmas and that santa was good to all the other kiddos!
here's to a safe and happy new year!
Friday, December 24, 2010
dj lesson
boys and their toys!
grady got to show off his new serato itch turntables and gave tim his first dj lesson.
olivia benefited from this lesson as well and showed us her fabulous dance moves and bouncing skills!
grady got to show off his new serato itch turntables and gave tim his first dj lesson.
olivia benefited from this lesson as well and showed us her fabulous dance moves and bouncing skills!
the hertel clan
even though i am technically a sanner, i will always be a hertel.
and it was so great to have all of us together with our families for the holidays.
it was definitely a special one with two family members celebrating their first christmas. and all the kids must have been very good this year with the amount of presents santa left under the tree! hopefully they'll be just as good in 2011!!
and it was so great to have all of us together with our families for the holidays.
it was definitely a special one with two family members celebrating their first christmas. and all the kids must have been very good this year with the amount of presents santa left under the tree! hopefully they'll be just as good in 2011!!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
so gentle
graham is so lucky to have such a sweet cousin!
miss olivia gave graham some good lovin' and kisses while she visited. and in return, graham let olivia borrow his silkie.
miss olivia gave graham some good lovin' and kisses while she visited. and in return, graham let olivia borrow his silkie.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
friends
instant friends...just add....drool?!
these two were friends the moment they met. they kept looking at each other, shared some playtime on the floor together and even caught mason holding graham's hand. too cute!!
these two were friends the moment they met. they kept looking at each other, shared some playtime on the floor together and even caught mason holding graham's hand. too cute!!
two months
happy two month birthday little dude!
you're getting so big and time is going by far too fast.
we go for your two month well visit on the 30th, so i don't have your stats yet, but here is what you have accomplished this month:
you took your first roadtrip to grana and grampa's house for thanksgiving
you are technically sleeping through the night. your average first stretch length is 5-5.5 hours long (followed by an average 3 hour stretch after that)!! your longest stretch so far has been 6.5 hours. THANK YOU!!
you have outgrown your newborn outfits and are officially wearing 0-3 months clothes
you have outgrown newborn diapers and are officially wearing size 1 diapers
you flashed your first real smile
you had your first visit with santa
you experienced your first snowfall
you are able to hold your head up for a very long while when being held
you've managed to tolerate baths much better than you have before (you only start crying when you're taken out...and who wouldn't at that point!!)
you've discovered that laying on your playmat is fun, tummy time isn't as much fun...but you'll tolerate it sometimes
i don't think you've completely discovered that your hands are yours, but you definitely bring them to your mouth a lot more
you love looking at bright colors and are starting to reach out to books and toys
and on your actual two month birthday you met your uncle tim, aunt andrea, cousin olivia and cousin mason for the very first time!
you're getting so big and time is going by far too fast.
we go for your two month well visit on the 30th, so i don't have your stats yet, but here is what you have accomplished this month:
you took your first roadtrip to grana and grampa's house for thanksgiving
you are technically sleeping through the night. your average first stretch length is 5-5.5 hours long (followed by an average 3 hour stretch after that)!! your longest stretch so far has been 6.5 hours. THANK YOU!!
you have outgrown your newborn outfits and are officially wearing 0-3 months clothes
you have outgrown newborn diapers and are officially wearing size 1 diapers
you flashed your first real smile
you had your first visit with santa
you experienced your first snowfall
you are able to hold your head up for a very long while when being held
you've managed to tolerate baths much better than you have before (you only start crying when you're taken out...and who wouldn't at that point!!)
you've discovered that laying on your playmat is fun, tummy time isn't as much fun...but you'll tolerate it sometimes
i don't think you've completely discovered that your hands are yours, but you definitely bring them to your mouth a lot more
you love looking at bright colors and are starting to reach out to books and toys
and on your actual two month birthday you met your uncle tim, aunt andrea, cousin olivia and cousin mason for the very first time!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
let the festivities begin!!!
OMG (olivia, mason & graham) christmas 2011!!!
can't wait for the excitement to begin!
i don't think there are enough presents!! (and this is before uncle tim, aunt andrea, aunt sue and gg added their gifts!)
can't wait for the excitement to begin!
i don't think there are enough presents!! (and this is before uncle tim, aunt andrea, aunt sue and gg added their gifts!)
Monday, December 20, 2010
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