Alex - 2 Month Update

Alex is getting bigger and bigger every day...I swear it! He had his first shots yesterday which were anything but fun. We spent the evening dealing with a very fussy little baby. He has also caught his first cold, so it was almost a double whammy for him.

Here are his "stats": he is currently 13 pounds, 10 oz. and 23 inches long. He started smiling at us about 2 weeks ago, which about the only thing that keeps me going when he is awake at 3am and refusing to go back to sleep.

I will get some new pictures posted tonight...I promise!

Matthewisms

For those of you who are not Lutheran, I need to share with you the exchange that occurs at the beginning of each service so that you have a better appreciation of Matthew's exchange with his preschool teacher on Friday:

Pastor: May The Lord Be With You
Congregation: And Also With You

I go to pick Matthew up on Friday from school, which happens to be a part of our church. I am on my cell phone with Kevin (not driving) in the car having already buckled Matthew in. All of a sudden I hear this exchange:

Matthew: Goodbye Mrs. Nyholm
Mrs. Nyholm: Goodbye Matthew
Matthew: May the Force Be With You

Sunday we got up and went to service for the first time in 7 weeks. Matthew always goes to the nursery for the majority of the service, but we bring him out for communion and prayers at the end. Sunday he was particularly talkative

Matthew ("whispering"): Daddy, is it time to go?
Kevin: No, Matthew.
Matthew ("whispering"): Why?
Kevin: Because the service isn't over
Me: Matthew, be quiet
Matthew (in an even louder "whisper"): When are they serving the food and juice?

And, by far the funniest thing he said on our way out of the parking lot in the car on Sunday:

"See ya later suckers"

Back to School

Matthew started school yesterday with orientation at St. Mark's Preschool. I think he is going to do very well with Mrs. Nyholm. She has been teaching preschool for 27 years at St. Mark's and seems to really know her stuff. Matthew was pretty comfortable in the room because it is the same room they use for nursery during church service. There are 4 other little boys in his class, so I am really hoping he will make some friends.

As usual, I was the only mommy who works. I don't know why that bothers me so much, but it just does. I guess I sometimes feel like they are all looking down on me because I don't spend every waking moment of my day with my kids. Thankfully, I have a great boss who will let me take some time away for things like field trips and special programs.

Matthew's class is the "Teddy Bear" class:


Here is Matthew sitting in "circle time" with his classmates:


Matthew helping to open a special new gift for his classroom with Mrs. Nyholm and the other boys:

Running - Take 2

So, Misty and I took a couple of weeks off running because my knee ended up bruised with a huge amount of fluid floating around under the knee cap. On doctors orders I had to quit running until my knee didn't hurt when I walked. I reached that point (finally) this week...so we are back to running again. It actually felt pretty good. Even though we were following the Couch-to-5K program, my doctor didn't feel that I was ready for that yet since my body is not toned at this point.

Exercise is exercise, though, and we both deserve kudos for getting out of bed in the first place that early in the morning!

Alex's first photo shoot

My friend Misty is the world's greatest photographer...I swear it! Anyway, she was kind enough to do pictures of my boys so that I can send some to the great grandmas and decorate their room with black and white pictures of them. Alex was in a pretty agreeable mood that day and poor Matthew...all he wanted to do was play with Nathan and Aria.

Click here to see the pictures!

More pictures with grandma and grandpa

No weekend would be complete without a trip (or two) out to my parents house. I am so fortunate to live in the same town as my parents...it is so nice to have them be able to see my kids whenever they want...and they are fabulous grandparents to boot.

I think I am raising a future engineer of America!

Matthew loves Hastings. Last night he went with Kevin while I hung out with my cousin Jenna and they found a "project" book. Kevin didn't want to buy it for him last night, but Matthew was so insistent about getting it that Kevin went to buy it for him today, along with a few supplies. They are at the table right now trying to get a "project" done. Of course, I had to take some pictures to share with all of you.

Every scientist must wear his safety goggles:


His "mentor"--daddy:


Getting ready to get to work: