George Goes Trick or Treating

This past weekend, Mike came down to visit George for the first time. We had a lot of fun, although little G, of course, slept through most of it. We did get to take him out with us last night to the Air and Scare event hosted by the Air and Space Museum. George was dressed up as a little cat. Kids kept asking Taylor if he had a pretend cat with him and then would realize as they got closer that it was a real baby!! George looked so stinkin cute and Taylor found him to be a real asset to getting candy for himself.






Little G is doing well...eating lots and sleeping lots. We are really enjoying talking to him when he is awake as he is beginning to respond to our voices and stay awake a bit more.

First Bath

And with the arrival of the bee-bo comes George's first real bath...



He really enjoyed it and didn't cry at all!

Mr. Man Turns 3!!!!

Well this weekend wrapped up a month of celebrating that Mr. Man has officially turned 3!! Due to various family members visiting each weekend this month at different times, Liam has had the opportunity to celebrate his birthday every weekend (yes, that's 4 times!!) Because of this, we have come to learn that Liam HATES to have the birthday song sung to him. According to him, "it makes him angry." If you avoid that and just give him presents and cake, then he is fairly happy. :)

We began the first weekend with Uncle Bryan. It was our first weekend home from the hospital with little George, and Bry did a fab job of making Liam feel special and equiping him with the tools to help around the house:



The following weekend was celebrated with Papa and Grandmichaele. He got a Thomas ice cream cake (which he LOVED) and, amongst other things, a cash register and shopping cart which he totally adores. If you haven't yet, you have to check out the video of Liam opening the shopping cart on his video site....he was totally overwhelmed and it is one of the cutest things ever.







The 3rd weekend was his actual birthday. Friday, we had a party at school for him. I made him a Thomas cupcake cake (made of all cupcakes, but decorated as one big cake). Liam did not like all the attention on him, so he wasn't thrilled with the party itself and insisted on eating his cupcake at home.





That Saturday, we went to Cox Farms, which was a blast (we also took him there for his second birthday). Mimi and Tooey came and it was a great day all around:







On Sunday, we met Cousin Ben and family at the park for a train ride and time to play at the playground before heading home for presents:







This past weekend was spent with Mike. On Saturday, we went to the Air and Scare event hosted by the Air and Space Museum. Liam LOVED this as it involved airplanes and candy...what could be better. We could not get him to wear a costume, but he was able to trick or treat and check out lots of neat things:







Today was a big day because it was Liam's first road race. Taylor and I really like this 5K race near us (we ran it first in college) called the Goblin Gallop. Well, they have a kids fun run 1K for kiddos up to 12. While it took quite a bit of coaxing to get going since Liam got freaked by the crowd a bit, he finished the race and won his first medal:









All in all, I think October was a hit with Mr. Man. He was able to see all of his family and enjoy a really special month that will be hard to forget. It will be fun to see how he does with Halloween on Wednesday. They have a parade at his school, so we are praying he'll actually wear his costume. Either way, should be fun!!

Happy birthday, Baby Boy!!! Daddy, George, and I love you VERY, VERY MUCH!!!!

Guess Who Found a Bee-Bo!

That's right! For Liam's birthday, George got a present too...his bee-bo (belly button). Liam is actually really excited. He's been fascinated with the entire process and kept telling everyone that George's bee-bo wasn't ready, but his is.

George is doing really well. He is such a happy little baby. Last Thursday was his two week checkup. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 ozs, so already surpassing his birth weight! We're not totally surprised because this kiddo loves to eat. Liam enjoyed the appointment and watching all the things the pediatrician did with George, but was a bit disappointed to learn that George could not longer make his in-utero noises that we heard at the appointments before George was born. It was pretty cute, actually.

Other things we have noticed about our little guy is that he is extremely vocal for his age. He often likes to look around and make all kinds of noises while awake. He has been awake a little bit more, but still sleeping a bunch. George does really well with tummy time and won't fuss for quite awhile. The other thing he absolutely loves is snuggling with Daddy, as you can see. This pretty much always calms him down nearly instantly....



This past weekend was big brother Liam's birthday weekend and George got to meet his Mimi and Tooey for the first time, as well as Uncle Judd. This coming weekend will bring a first meeting with Aunt Michaele!!

He's his own little man

One of the first things we have noticed about little George is how different he is from Liam, and not just in appearance. It's like from the first second he entered this world, he has made a point to say to everyone that he is not his brother. Not that there is anything wrong with Liam, of course. But George is definitely his own little person.

At 12 days old, little G is doing great. He is eating well and gaining weight. We took him last week for a quick checkup and, at 8 lbs, 3 ozs., he was just an ounce and a half short of his birthweight. Everything checked out well. His apgars at birth were 9s and he never developed jaundice.

One of the biggest differences between little man and his big bro is how relaxed he is. Liam did not sleep this much when he was born and was rather high-needs and colicky from the start. The handful of times we've seen George even whimper was during diaper changes. At other times, you can find him just laying out and quietly relaxing...whether asleep or awake. George's favorite sleeping position is with both arms above his head (touch-down style). He hates to be swaddled! He loves to snuggle and is just a really chill baby.

We decided to give our little man his own site since we keep Liam's blog as a baby book of sorts and want to keep it more focused on him. Also, this will give George his own space to highlight all these new and different things that he is surely to do. You can still find photos and videos for both boys on the same sites, and all will be linked together, so just look for the links on each boy's site. Hope you enjoy!

Will post again after his 2 week check up on Thursday.

It's a George!!

After an uncomplicated cesarean surgery, George Charles joined our family on Wednesday, October 3rd at 8:37 in the morning. He weighed in at 8 lbs, 4.9 ozs and 20 inches long. Two days later, we are all home from the hospital and adjusting to being a family of four. Liam seems to like his little brother, but is still obviously very nervous about the entire situation. Will write more in a day or two, but wanted to let everyone know that we are doing well. To see more pictures, you can always visit Liam's photos site at http://www.flickr.com/photos/mr_man_1/

Problem Solved

When Mr. Man wakes up in the morning, he comes down the hall and into our room. Many days, this is as early as 5:30 in the morning. To entertain him while we rest a bit longer, we put Maisy on the TV (we have the episodes TIVO'd) and he likes to lay down and relax on the floor next to Taylor's side of the bed. Most mornings, since it's so dark still, he complains that it's too bright when we put the TV on.

This morning, he came up with a solution:



Problem Solved!!