Naomi's two month check up

Naomi had her 2 mo. check up Monday. I was not surprised to hear that she is big...

She measured 23 3/4 in. (87%), 13 lb. 9 oz. (95%), and 16 in. head cir. (85%). At least, as the doctor so kindly put it, she's "proportional."

She also had her first round of shots (for purposes of this blog -- and because the doctor did -- we are opting to ignore the hospital Hep B). She's a sad little thing now. It was especially sad for us, because she spent her whole appointment smiling and talking and enjoying her reflection and just being adorable. Then the shots came and ruined everything. She actually calmed down really quickly, but then a few hours later, the side effects hit. She's running a bit of a fever and crying a lot (inconsolably), which is very unlike her, and I feel so terrible for her. Baby pain killer has helped, but she is still obviously miserable. I hate watching my babies suffer, even when I know it will be short-lived and she'll ultimately be healthier.

So right after I wrote that paragraph, Derek handed Naomi to me and she started grinning and cooing, so I'm feeling lots better.

I started this Monday, but am just now (Wed) getting around to finishing it, and Naomi is back to normal -- getting even cuter every day!

A few pics from the last week or so

We left Grandma and Grandpa's house (in CA) on Friday the 15th and headed off to Phoenix to see Gavin (Derek's big bro) and Ashley (and their six kids).


Here are Ethan and Naomi. I actually caught Naomi with a smile! I'm not sure if Ethan's smiling or not, but he sure is cute. I admit, I covet his hair (for my baby). Isn't it cute? And I loved this picture of Drew and Naomi swinging beside each other.

The kids had a great time playing with their cousins. Zoe and Nina were very excited when we found them matching dresses. In the pics you can see them playing babies (those are dolls -- we didn't just let them haul around their little siblings -- except Drew). And that's Nina and Zoe shopping in the pantry. They were very serious about it and moved a lot of food to Zoe's room, but they were also responsible and put it all back.

We went to Chucky Cheese's. The kids had a fabulous time, of course, after all, that's where a kid can be a kid...

Here are the pictures of our time in New Mexico. I actually thought it was a rather beautiful state, though my time their is not full of fond memories.

We drove, stopped at McDonalds, drove, stopped to clean up DJ's vomit (I included a picture of the gas station where we did the cleaning up. His pic was taken just before he threw up -- I spared you pictures of the vomit), then drove some more and sometime in there arrived in Texas.

Texas was (from my point of view) dark. The only memorable moment was stopping for gas and restrooms in Amarillo in a huge downpour (and of course, the restrooms were outside, in a separate building, so we had to get wet...). Finally (at 5:00 am Central Daylight Time, Monday Aug 18th -- my b-day -- what a way to begin it...) we arrived in Norman, Oklahoma. My, how beautiful home looks after 18 hours on the road!


Wednesday (the 20th) our kids started school. Michael is in Pre-K and has the same teacher Nina had last year. He goes to school from 7:55 to 10:25. Nina is in Kindergarten and has the same teacher Jon had. And Jonathan is in 1st grade. I can't believe it... DJ believes he goes to school since we've spent time there every day. He even has a Kennedy shirt. Naomi probably just believes that life consists of being in a new place every few days. She's been an awfully good sport about it, thankfully.

And, for a current note: Naomi is laying in our bed right now making all kinds of cute noises. I think she even tried to laugh.

"Old" News

This may be old news, but I finally found the picture of Jenn painting our Sharks table and wanted to post it so the world would know how talented (and dedicated to the cause) she is. Oh, and it's also her birthday today. Happy #% Birthday Jenn, I love you!

Disneyland: Featuring Michael

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Disneyland: Featuring Janina

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Playing at the Lake

This is my smilebox experiment. I didn't add any text and didn't arrange the pictures much, but I thought I'd share, since it's pretty cute (at least in my opinion).

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Memories

I've had so much fun reading and remembering as I've browsed blogs that I decided to try it. Oh, and, in case you haven't guessed, Derek's parents (we are in CA now) have high-speed internet and I am loving it!

Here are the instructions:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. (It can be Jenn, Derek or both). It doesn't matter if you knew me/us a little or a lot; anything you remember.

2. Next, re-post these instructioms on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's fun to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.