Bikes, Kites, and Dora

Addi got a bike at a garage sale while my mom was here. We finally got Jared to lower the seat so she can try and ride it. She does ok, but always wants to push down with both feet at the same time time so then she doesn't go anyway. We thought maybe a trike would be easier so Jared put an ad on free cycle and someone gave us a really nice trike so now maybe we can teach her to pedal right.
Addi had been begging to fly her kite, but when we went out when daddy got home there was no wind. We could keep it up only if Jared didn't stop running.She said she wants to fly it at the beach. Apparently she remembers it being windy at the beach.
If you have been around Addi lately you know she is obsessed with Dora. She watches Dora and Diego movies from the library all day, we read Dora books, and we go on Dora adventures. She doesn't play like she is Dora on the adventures she is Addi friend of Dora. We don't have a Dora doll or boots or baby jaguar so the above stuffed animals are the substitute. And that is Addi with her Uncle Ethan Smile.
And of course Baby Aidan is happy to come along on our Dora adventures, and look Aidan knows the uncle Ethan smile too!

I 'heart' Rhode Island

I really do like Rhode Island. I think if we were going to stay on the east coast we would move to Rhode Island. We have fun on their beaches (usally when we go to the beach we go to RI. Providence is such a nice clean city and every summer they have one our favorite family outings WaterFire. Remember when we went last year?
This year we decided to checkout the children's museum before the show. Addi's favorite at all the children's museums we got to is usually the water room and this time was no different.
Mommy had fun on the giant brite-lite.
After the children's museum we had a picnic along the river and then went and staked out our spot for the show.
It was fun, but we think it was better last year. The fire dancer was better last year and we liked the music better.

Mommies Cry Too

It is days like today that I need to remember I really do have cute, sweet kids like the ones in the pictures (oh wait those are my kids in the picture). Addi has not been the easiest to deal with lately. I am not sure how much of it is from being 2 and how much of it is from having a new baby brother. She is very moody. She can be my sweet little girl one min and then turn into a little terror the next. I know some off you think she is always that sweet little girl, but it is not true. However, I have found the secret to controlling her, have a mental breakdown. After multiple times in time out for hitting, kicking, screaming and plan just not listening (I don't know how else to deal with her except for time out or shutting her in her room (which happens if I have had enough and she wont take a nap)) I just broke down and started crying. Did I mention the baby was screaming as well and wouldn't take a nap unless I was holding him. So, that makes all three of us crying, throw in a barking dog and aren't you glad your not our neighbor (who is home sleeping during the day I am sure he hates us). Addi sees that I am crying and stops throwing a fit to ask me why I am crying. I told her I was sad that she was being naughty and I didn't like it when she hits me. She instantly turn back to my sweet little girl who asks me if I need a tissue and gives me a hug. Later when she started hitting again I asked if she wanted to make mommy sad and she stopped. Apparently she doesn't care if mommy is mad,but doesn't like when mommy is sad. So,I guess next time I get mad and want to yell I will just start crying instead.


Oh and don't worry we are doing ok now especially since it is Friday and daddy will be home in a few hours for the weekend and I can get back on track from this hectic week. Anyone else have a crazy week? Is it a full moon?

Our Big Boy at 2 Months

Aidan is 2 months old and just about as big as his sister was at 6 months.

Addi at 2 months:
Weight: 10.8 lbs (50%)
Height: 23.5 in (86%)
Head: 15.5 in (78%)

Aidan at 2 months
Weight: 15 lbs (95%)
Height: 25.25 in (>95%)
Head 18.6 in (>95%)

Addi at 6 months
Weight: 15.2 lbs (30%)
Height: 26.5 in (74%)
Head: 17.4 in (89%)

At 2 months Aidan is holding his head up, smiling and laughing, surviving his sister's loves, and sleeping for 4 hours at night. He is a good baby, but prefers to be held and mostly by him mommy. He is definitely a momma's boy and Addi is a daddy's girl.

He is not very happy today because he got shots. I hate the first shots. I forgot to see if Jared could take off work to take him so I had to do it on my own. It wasn't as bad as with Addi. I cried right along with Addi at her first shots. When Addi had her shots the nurses had me hold her down and she was staring right at me this time I got to hold Aidan up to my chest and cuddle him instead of pin him down to the table. Plus I knew what to expect it is so much more tramatic with your first.

Mamma Chewy

A couple of weeks after my mom left Jared's mom came out for a week to see the baby. The day after she arrived we went up to Boston. Jared had tickets to a Red Sox game so we decided to head up there for the day.
Last time we went to Boston we didn't make it to the end of the freedom trail and Bunker Hill because it was too far for pregnant mommy to walk so we decided to go there. It is almost 300 stairs to the top of the monument and only worth it if you are in good shape. My legs were jello after 225 stairs and it hurt to walk up and down stairs for the rest of the week.
We went to the public gardens and road on the swan boats. It was a fun little ride and Addi always enjoys different modes of transportation.
Of course we had to visit the duckies Addi's favorite thing to do in Boston.
While Jared was at the baseball game we played at the frog pond. We have never been when the frog pond was open. Addi didn't have a swimsuit, but I did have an extra pair of clothes.
We showed grandma some of the Freedom Trail and spent some time at the cemetery. I like the wording on the old grave and thinkit is kind of weird that they all have skulls with angel wings on them.
On Sunday we blessed Aidan at church. Jared's aunt and uncle came and some of his co-residents. After the blessings we had a nice little brunch with our family and friends.
Jared had to workmost of the week, but one day we met him at a park by his work for some lunch.
Don't worry Aidan was with us on all these adventures usually asleep in his car seat blowing bubbles.
One of the days Jared was working we met Jared's sister and her little boy at the Bronx Zoo. Addi was so excited and kept saying she was going to the zoo to see giraffes, elephants and teddy bears.
Addi loves the zoo and it was even better with her cousin.
Aidan and grandma enjoyed the zoo as well.
I love this picture. Addi loves her baby brother.
We spent time playing with this cute little guy. Well not so little but cute none the less.
Jared took friday off work so we could go to the beach. We set up camp a little too close to the water and dispite moving backtwice as the tide came in and digging a trench in front ofus a giant wave came and tried to take all of our stuff. Luckily the baby was not still asleep in the tent, because the water picked up the tent and everything in it. We saved everything, but a few sand toys. My clothes were wet and a full of sand so we had to go to walmart to get me new clothes before dinner.
We stopped in Mystic for dinner.
The day before grandma left we found this fun pick your own flowers garden. We had fun picking flowers and taking pictures.

Adjustments

Having a baby is an adjustment, having another baby is a major adjustment for everyone. As the mom you now have to adjust to having 2 children. How do I make sure I have enough time for both my children? and make both children feel loved? How do I make it down the stairs to the car with a baby, 2 yo, dog, diaper bag, and library bag full of books? (The answer is you don't, you take 2 trips). I have to adjust to less sleep because I can't always sleep when the baby sleeps. I definitely need to adjust to more patience, but I haven't decided if thats from having 2 kids or just having a 2yo. Everyone asks how Addi is adjusting and I must say she is doing quite well. She loves her bother, sometimes a little too much, but she lets us know when he has had a liitle to much of our attention, "daddy wants the baby" or "I need my mommy". She tried to un-potty train herself that first week, but we weren't having any of that and may have used a little chocolate as a brib for sitting on the potty. She doesn't like to go to bed and she always gets up and turns her light on and I have to go back in and put her back to bed. Most of the time she gets up and is reading her books, but every once in awhile she finds something else to do like this
That is diaper rash cream all over her face. One night when Jared was on call at the hospital I attempted to bath both children and get them to bed by myself. Well it took until 10 pm but I did it or so I thought. Not long after I put Addi to bed I heard her knocking on her door. I went to go put her back to bed and found that she had completely covered her face in diaper rash cream. I don't know why she thought to put it on her face, but it was funny. The next day she fell at playgroup and and started crying causing her nose to run white goopy stuff all over her face. Apparently she had got the cream all up her nose.
Even daddy has to adjust a little bit by filling in for mommy doing things for his daughter he normally wouldn't do.

5 years!!!!

We have survived
5 years of marriage
4 years of dental school
3 moves
2 kids
1 year of residency
together and still just as much in love!!!!