Thursday, January 29, 2015

Our Weekend


This past weekend we did a lot! On Saturday morning we had swim lessons and then ran some errands. In the evening we drove to Barrington to Pinstripes to celebrate my Mom's birthday. We rented a Bocce Ball court for an hour before having dinner. None of us had played Bocce Ball before and were excited. However, having two kids with us made it challenging to actually follow the rules while playing. I am super excited though because I think I found a sport that I can beat Louis at, YIPPEE!!!

Everyone getting ready to play!

Brother Sister Selfie

The Birthday Girl with her "babies"

Yep, another rare picture of Louis and I! 

Blake used the Bocce court as his personal playground and insisted on picking up all of the balls after we threw them.

Brooke just hanging out with Papa (he is protecting her from any runaway bocce balls)

After dinner Brooke fell asleep. I swear my Dad is the baby whisperer

On Sunday while my parents graciously offered to watch the kids, Louis got to work on painting the basement (we have a deadline of Brooke's birthday to get the basement done!!). This left Sean and I able to take the train into the city to see Melanie!!! She was in town for a work convention and had some free time on Sunday. We met her at the hotel (Adam was with her too) and we walked to Weber Grill for lunch. It was YUMMY! While it wasn't a lot of time together there were a lot of laughs (and inappropriate convo's) and it was nice to see her and get some time away from the kids. 


Thursday, January 22, 2015

Blake and Brooke Happenings



Brooke's ear tube surgery went really well. Even though she was nervous and scared (she freaked out over seeing the scale) she didn't cry when they took her away. And plus, she was ADORABLE in her hospital gown. I love this picture, it is me trying to act like everything is fine (even though I was freaking out inside) and Brooke acting like what the heck are you doing to me. 

Daycare has magical powers. They get him to wear boots, snowpants, coat, hat and gloves outside. 

Her hair is so crazy and out of control. Lately she HATES any bows or clips or headbands. I can sometimes get a little ponytail in but that is about it. So, crazy hair it is!

This might be my favorite picture of Blake. He is in the zone at the computer. Those headphones on him are so cute!!!!

Monday, January 19, 2015

Our goofball

This age is absolutely hilarious. It is also a roller coaster of emotions. The other day he says to me "Mom, how was your day?" Haha, too cute!! Every night before bed he always says "Ok, I love you Mommy". Melts my heart. Makes all the meltdowns worth it! He is totally into pretend play, I think we are required to play "alligator" or "bad guy" or "santa's sleigh" every single night. He loves to color at school and play with his friend Brady (I am pretty sure the teacher is just being nice and saying they are silly during the day when that is code for, they are crazy together!). He loves to help cook in the kitchen and is very much a Momma's boy. He still loves Brooke but gets annoyed with her constantly wanting to be by his side. His new favorite answers are "probably" or "maybe" and he thinks that is so funny. He is in a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle phase- he loves everything about them! He also is doing great at swimming and starting to swim a few feet on his own with his arms and legs going. I swear, I blinked and he got to be a big boy!



Thursday, January 15, 2015

Brooke: Ear Tubes


Our poor Brookie has had several ear infections in her first year. The average baby has one, she is on five or six, depending on how you count. When she got her ear infection over the holidays, we knew that when we went back for her recheck we would get sent to a pediatric ENT for evaluation. This past Saturday we went to the ENT to find out she had yet ANOTHER ear infection. Needless to say, the ENT highly recommended that she get tubes. She constantly has fluid in her ears, which makes her hearing muffled. Plus, she is in constant pain and is becoming resistant to antibiotics. Putting in tubes does require surgery in which she needs to be put under (luckily, it is gas, not IV) so tomorrow we are heading to Lurie's Childrens Outpatient center for her surgery. I won't lie, I am nervous and feel terrible because she get so upset anytime she sees doctors and cries now. I will just be glad when it is all over and we can have snuggle time!!! 



Saturday, January 10, 2015

Our Winter Break: Part 2

As everyone is well aware of, every month we have a Kramer/Malic date. For December, we decided to do something over our break since the Kramer's also had off of work. Katie had the great idea of going to this place that basically was a big indoor playground that included an indoor carousal!! Genius!! It was only $4 for Blake and the rest of us were free. Blake and Raegan LOVED running around and burning off some energy. They rode the carousal 5 times and we got there right when it opened so it wasn't super crowded. 

Brooke and Weston

They are really excited to play!!

Blake was amazed!!

He is trying to figure out how this thing works!!

Even Brookie got a ride!

After the play area we headed to Red Robin for lunch, yummy!! Both kids fell asleep on the way home, that is the definition of success!!

Thursday, January 8, 2015

Our Winter Break: Part 1


From Christmas Eve through New Years daycare is closed, thus we have to figure out stuff to do during our winter break. Luckily, both Louis and I had off of work the entire time so we got lots of good family fun. Blake really loves to do art and projects, especially making superhero masks. I had to make about 10 before he found one acceptable enough to wear. Ugh, I wish I was more creative. Haha. 

With Brooke getting more mobile and needing more of our attention, Blake has been wanting to get our attention even more. Thankfully, Uncle Sean got Blake a Chuck E Cheese gift card for Christmas. Grandma Malic watched Brooke for us and we headed there for the first time. Blake was way more entertained by riding the little "rides" versus playing games. Also, Chuck E Cheese was way cooler when Louis and I were little, haha. 

Monster Truck ride

Horsey Ride

Attempting Skeetball

Riding a rocket ship

Riding with Chuck E. There was a big Chuck E walking around that Blake spent half of the time chasing and keeping a safe distance while being totally fascinated. He finally gave him a high five before we left. It was a fun way to spend some Blake time!!

Sunday, January 4, 2015

Brooke 10 Months

I can't believe that I have to start planning a 1st Birthday soon, tear! This past month Brooke has done a LOT. She has mastered crawling, she is climbing stairs, she can pull herself up to a standing position (and stand alone for a few seconds) and she can "walk" by using the chair in the kitchen and pushing it. She got another tooth (5 in total), and is saying "mama" and "dada" and waves hi and bye. She got to experience her first Christmas (she gladly let big brother open all of her presents!). She did get another ear infection and so we have an appointment with the doctor in a few days to decide if she needs to get tubes, poor girl has been on antibiotics forever. She wants to be in the action all the time and has figured out that if she wants something she just crawls to one of us and starts to whine. Haha. We also moved her from her baby carseat to a bigger carseat to make it more comfortable.