The Rest of May
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June 2, 2011, 3:10 pm
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The rest of May has been jam packed with taking care of my new baby as well as hanging out with friends and making sure we’re still doing the fun things Florida has to offer.
Spencer-Gardeners Visit
We had a fun weekend when our friends from Rochester were in town. The Spencer-Gardeners (Luke, Jessica, Ella and Chloe) arrived in town late on a Friday (13th) night and were with us for the weekend before going to visit their family in another city close by. While they were here we made sure to get in some beach time, good food and simple fun – hanging out.
We headed to the beach forst thing saturday morning. They boys were able to do some wake boarding and we women hung out with our kiddos while they played in the sand and the waves. We eventually got stormed out – it’s actually amazing. Since we’ve been down here it really hasn’t rained but a few times even though it’s been predicted to rain a bunch of times. Well 40% chance actually came true this one saturday so we waved the boys out of the water (the lifeguards were also getting everyone out!) and picked up our camp quickly – made it just in time. It was a true downpour on the drive home!
After regrouping and eating lunch we met up at the Barlows for a cookout and games. We grilled and, after putting the kids to bed, ended up playing an exciting round of banana grams and Spoons! Jon ended up dominating in both games =)
The next day we ate a good lunch at one of our favorites – crazy fish – and then the SG’s had to take off to meet up with Jess’ family.
Sweet friends and their Daddies
Witt was SO happy to see his sweet friend Ella! They had a great time catching up and playing together.
playtime back at the apartment
;) back in the sunshine again!
Love this!
Happy family of 4
The captivating finale of Spoons!
Crazy Fish for lunch!
2 Week Check Up
I took Helen in on Tues 17th for her 2 week checkup. She’s doing fabulously! She weighed in at 8lbs 13oz, 1 pound more than her birth weight! She was 20 3/4 inches long and 14.5″ for her head cir. That’s 90% in each!!! It made me happy to hear all of that because I wasn’t really sure how feeding was going. She would only take one side most feedings and was doing long stretches at night. Turns out whatever I’m producing is thick milk and enough, and I’m grateful for that!
I took Helen in on Tues 17th for her 2 week checkup. She’s doing fabulously! She weighed in at 8lbs 13oz, 1 pound more than her birth weight! She was 20 3/4 inches long and 14.5″ for her head cir. That’s 90% in each!!! It made me happy to hear all of that because I wasn’t really sure how feeding was going. She would only take one side most feedings and was doing long stretches at night. Turns out whatever I’m producing is thick milk and enough, and I’m grateful for that!
Speaking of sleeping, by two weeks she’s already on a pseudo-schedule. She’ll wake up around 7 or 8 and feed every 3 hours till about 10/11 and then sleep a long stretch till either 3/4 and then start over. Since then she’s still going roughly the same thing, and to maximize sleep, I should learn to go to bed when she does!
Kylie’s 6 month birthday!
On Thursday the 19th we celebrated Kylie’s 6 mo birthday with tacos at a highly recommended place – TacoLu. And it was so yummy!
Witt, Emily and the half-birthday birthday girl Kylie!
The men =)
Me and my SWEET boy!
the whole gang
Something Different – A Day at the Park
Emily had a great idea to do something a little different. We headed down to Metropolitan Park in search or a splash park that Emily had found online. Metropolitan Park was right next to the Gator Bowl downtown. We parked and walked into the park – low and behold, it was gone =( But we had a good time anyway. It was hot so we found a shaddy spot and had a picnic lunch. It was a really nice park on the water and Witt was able to witness a fireboat in action. He also played on the playground while the babies stayed in the shade.
Emily had a great idea to do something a little different. We headed down to Metropolitan Park in search or a splash park that Emily had found online. Metropolitan Park was right next to the Gator Bowl downtown. We parked and walked into the park – low and behold, it was gone =( But we had a good time anyway. It was hot so we found a shaddy spot and had a picnic lunch. It was a really nice park on the water and Witt was able to witness a fireboat in action. He also played on the playground while the babies stayed in the shade.
a fireboat doing a practice run
our picnic spot
love that face!
this one too!
Gator - keeping guard! (part of downtown in the background)
all three kiddos - siesta time!
This month we also took a trip to the Museum of Science and History. But, naptime is almost over and it’ll have to wait for a post on it’s own.
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Ah Sari, we had a fantastic time visiting you guys. Ella just loves Witt and today said that Witt is at the beach…she’s looking forward to seeing him around again
Little Helen is just precious, and I love that close up of Witt! Your kids are adorable.
Comment by Jess SG June 5, 2011 @ 9:21 pm