(10) Ronan's Baptism (3/11/18)

(9) Two Months

Even though I'm typing this 11 days late, rest assured the pictures were taken on time.  Ronan is a chunky monkey!  He is 14 lbs and almost fitting in 6 month clothing. 

 He is such a sweet babe!  He has reflux and is doing fantastic now that we have him on zantac.  He is very smiley and interactive.  Tons of eye contact and cooing and gooing.  He likes to be tickled and even gives little laughs. 

 We aren't sleeping though the night, but that's ok.  His first sleep of the night is usually 5-6 hours, like 9pm-3am.  Then back down until 5 or 6.  Not bad and certainly nothing to complain about.  He still sleeps a lot during the day as well, definitely between every feeding, even if it's just a short cat nap.  We're definitely blessed with a great napper, which is much appreciated!

He's just the chubbiest, most kissable, lovable, hunk of joy.  We are so happy he is here!

(8) January Recap

As expected, I haven't been great about posting.  but here some pictures of the rest of our January.

Mitchell got torticollis (neck injury) from taking of his school fleece.  It was the craziest thing.  No he didn't hurt himself playing basketball or sledding, it was just take off his sweatshirt!!!  After going to the doctor and getting a prescription he was back to normal in no time.

It was lucky that we took Mitchell to the doctor for his neck.  After commenting to the doctor about Ronan being fat and wanting to eat all the time, she commented that he might have reflux.  Apparently it feels good to drink.  I had no idea a baby could have reflux and not spit up!  After starting him on zantac the crying has gotten much less. 

Cameron helped mommy make muffins... 

 

 

Cameron loves Ronan sooo much! 

We also took our first trip to Great Wolf Lodge.  It was a really nice stay and we all had a blast.  Cameron even enjoyed swimming and went down water slides even Mitchell wouldn't go down. 

 

(7) #placescameronfellasleep

So it's January 18th and this is only post #7, but its a heck of a lot better than nothing!  I knew dailies just were not going to happen.  The past week has been pretty busy and Ronan has been extra fussy.  There hasn't been a lot of time for extras like blog posting.  Tonight, though, a situation presented itself that HAD to be documented.  Cameron has historically been found passed out in the funniest positions.  The older he has gotten, the less it has happened.  We all couldn't stop laughing when Maya stumbled across him at the top of the steps.  He earned himself a ticket to an early bedtime tonight for whining and tattling.  Poor guy just needed some sleep...

  

 

 

(6) Birch Box

 Maya has been patiently waiting for her next Birch Box.  She has asked everyday if it came yet.  This month she got shampoo, conditioner, sunscreen, face wash, and eye shadow.

 This one is just for fun...

(5) "Snow" Day

(4) One Month

This precious gift is one month old today.  His strengths include snuggling, eating, and fighting sleep.  He still sleeps a lot, even though falling asleep is often a struggle.  Daytime naps are usually longer than he stays asleep at night.  He loves music and often calms down when his brothers and sister sing to him.  I think he is partial to Cameron's singing, but aren't we all?  Cameron likes to call him Ronie-Bonie, which is pretty cute.  We are all pretty adjusted to our new normal.  Life is good.

(3) Little Daddy

The big kids went back to school today and I got lots of cuddles with the two littlest boys.

Mitchell did an awesome job feeding Ronan his bottle this afternoon.  I told him he was being such a great little Daddy.  He asked me to title my blog "Little Daddy."  It was so great to watch him successfully be a huge helper.

(2) Maya's Pie Face

(1) New Year's Eve

After a 3 1/2 year break, I've decided one of my resolutions will be to bring back the blog.  I know I can't commit to a daily picture, but will do my best to update frequently.  So to ring in 2018, here is how we ended 2017...

I blew up 12 balloons and stuffed them with an activity for us for every hour.  I taped them up in the shape of a clock and wrote the popping time on each of them. 

12:00 - New Year's Eve Bingo:  cross off a square when you see or hear words associated with New Year's.

1:00 - Fill out a "Year in Review." 

2:00 - Make a Gingerbread House

3:00 - Show us your "Christmas Play."

4:00 - Secret Santa (Just a little excited. Sorry for cutting off your head, Maya.)

 Maya organized a Secret Santa for the family.  Daddy had Maya, Mommy had Mitchell, Maya had Cameron, Mitchell had Daddy, and Cameron had Mommy.

Time-out for real life... 

Somehow I have been averaging 7-8 hours of sleep per night (thanks fitbit sleep tracker) with a newborn in the house.  Arthur has been getting 3-5.  He goes back to work tomorrow, boo!

Cameron passed out in the hallway during time-out. 

Our first winner of New Year's Eve Bingo... 

5:00 - Saint Name Generator

Every year we use the website to pick a new patron saint to ask to pray for us...

Daddy: St. John Damascus

Mommy:  St. Joan of Valois

Maya:  St. Catherine Laboure

Mitchell:  St. Paula of Rome

Cameron:  St. Albert of Jerusalum 

6:00 - Make a drink from the surprise mocktail bar...

7:00 - Make our new resolutions...

8:00 - More presents...

We saved two Christmas presents for each kid as a surprise.  They all got a book including a letter from Mommy and a letter from Daddy recapping the year and what makes them special.  Maya got an art cart for her room, Mitchell and Cameron got Ohio State and bedding, and Ronan got a stuffed seal.

9:00 - Make a marshmallow catapult.  This was a failure and we resorted to just tossing in each other's mouths.  Ronan conveniently needed to be fed and I sat this one out.

10:00 - New Year's Eve Poppers

11:00 - Present from Ye-ye

They had to figure out what the cards spelled to find out what Ye-ye got everyone for Christmas.  He got us a night at Great Wolf Lodge.  Thanks, Ye-ye!  The kids are super excited!