Pancakes!

We all woke up happy and restful this morning so ... It was a good morning to make pancakes! Plus I had everything on hand (I'm usually always missing some key ingredient ... Flour, eggs)

Wesley helping (himself to blueberries that is)

YUM

Under blankets

Here are Wesley & Claire with their beautiful baby blankets made by our good friend -  she made them especially for each of the kids as gifts for the baby showers. They are so lucky to have these to cherish their whole lives.

Wesley's is crocheted and Claire's in knitted. They are really amazingly beautiful!

They loved cuddling under the blankets this morning together. Each time I finished taking photos, Wesley would say, "No all done." So I was forced to take 20 more!

2 month check up

Claire had her 2-month doctor visit this week and she is a thriving baby!

My baby girl is 22.6" long (60%) and a whopping 12.3lbs (83%)!

I am still exclusively breast feeding and that is all she needs apparently. This news made Matt and I so happy. It also helps that all of my "mom friends" breast feed and so when we get together we can help each other out.  The best part is seeing her grow in these photos!

Look like?

Claire =

Daddy +

Mommy

I did one of these for Wesley and the conclusion was that he was the mailman's son. I think this one is pretty obvious that Claire is our baby!

In my opinion, she's a perfect mix of the two of us.

Splash Park Birthday

It just seems like Wesley's 2-year old birthday never ends... but this is it! 

Saturday we had a little birthday party for our friends and their kids, who are all Wesley's age, at a local splash park.

We had pizza and homemade cupcakes à la Mickey Mouse (courtesy of yours truly).

The kids splashed in the water and played in the sandbox.

The dads watched the kids (always appreciated) while the moms chatted it up.

And even Obama visited -- well, he flew overhead...

It was a great afternoon ... and we left quite pooped out.

Cherokee Purple tomatoes

 

Delicious heirloom tomatoes from our yard ... makes the perfect summer tomato salad.

 

Shakespeare's garden

2 year old check up

Wesley's 2 year well check up was yesterday and it felt a little sad because this is the end of the long string of well visits for "baby" -- he won't go back until he's three and every year from there. Oh well, it's the end for Wesley but just the beginning for Claire (and I get to start it all over again.)

We love our doctor and we got a lot of positive feedback on the way he eats and sleeps as well as our disciplining. He was happy to hear that I am consistent, and that I changed tactics when time out wasn't working.

Then the big moment arrived ... How tall is our little man? We've been hearing that you can double a child's height at 2 years if age and that will give you a good idea of how tall they will be as adults. Well, Wesley was off the chart-- 98% to be exact. His official height is 37-1/2" which would make him on goal for 6'3" give or take (I'm betting just 6'1"). And his weight, 34lbs, was 95%.

The doctor told me that I should expect people to think he's 3 years old at the park which is tough because he will be expected to be more mature to other people. I told him that people have been taking him for a 2-1/2 - 3 year old since he was 21 months old. His size 8.5-9 feet don't help either (and that he wears size 3T for the last few months ...)

** the picture here is on his birthday blowing out a candle at our local breakfast joint