Addie and Elise

Our friends, The Paxtons, have been in town for the Christmas Break. It's been fun seeing them and spending time with them. Addie and Elise are only two days apart in age and they have had fun playing with each other. We weren't sure how they'd do since they've only seen each other three times and the last time was two years ago but they picked up like they were old friends! Wish they lived closer!

May 2006 (about 6 months old)







December 2008 (3 years old)

Will's Newborn Pictures

When Will was about 3 weeks old, I was able to take him to a photographer for some newborn photos. Because of the holidays and everything, it took a little while for her to get them back to me and I just haven't had the chance to post them yet. They turned out cute though. Here are a few of my favorites!

Photos by Christy Rossi (www.christyrossi.com-She's still working on getting her website going).
Thanks Christy!

Pics of the kids

As some of you may know, my experiences taking Addie in to get pictures in the past have not been very good. It's just not her cup of tea and getting a good, decent smile out of her is always difficult (even with Grandma there)!

I was not exactly looking forward to taking two kids there and right during the middle of the busy, Christmas season but I had to get in to get Will's one month pictures before he got too big! Luckily, Grandma came along again to help out.

We actually had a positive experience this time and got some really cute pictures. We were able to get good pics from both kids and had a wardrobe change! Will is a much better picture taker than Addie!

Here are the photos (they are low res because I had to take them off their website):

Two Months!

Will is two months old now! Sometimes it feels like he was just born and other times, it feels like he's been with us forever. We all love him so much (Addie sometimes too much). He's very sweet and such a handsome little guy! He's so cute and smiley!

He still spends a lot of the day asleep (as long as we are holding him) so we have a lot of sweet, peaceful pictures of him sleeping!

He is doing so much better since we got his reflux under control and now that he's recovered from his different illnesses! We're still fighting a little cold/congestion but we're hoping to stay pretty healthy for a little while!

I took him in a few days before Christmas for his 2 month appointment. He is a huge eater so we were expecting him to weigh a lot. He weighed in at 10 lbs. 14 oz. which puts him in the 23rd percentile. Not exactly what we were thinking! He's not as long as Addie was. He currently is 23" long putting him in the 59th percentile for height (Addie has always been in the 70th percentile). Luckily, he has a pretty normal sized head - only in the 35th percentile (Addie was always in the 70th percentile for head circumference).

Some things about him at two months...
He still loves to eat. Still hates to get his diaper changed (he has pretty much had a constant diaper rash for the last month or more- so we can't blame him). He loves watching us and having an audience to talk to. He loves Addie- he gets a big smile on his face when he sees her. He is a pretty good sleeper at night (most nights going one stretch anywhere from 5-8 hrs). He doesn't nap well unless he's being held (I guess it's giving my arms a good workout). Still puts up with a lot of loving from his big sister. He's getting hair- he's got a decent amount of dark brown fuzz on the top of his head now! It's fun to play with in the bath!

He still LOVES his baths! He's starting to grab onto things like blankets, burp cloths, etc. He loves to suck on and eat his fists and his fingers when he can get them in there!

We love him so much and we are looking forward to the fun the next few months will bring!

Family Christmas Party

We recently attended the annual Zundel Family Christmas party. Just like last year, we had a Zundel Derby (pinewood derby) for all who wanted to participate. This year, Clay & Grayson made Addie a Curious George car that she absolutely loved (sorry, I need to get a better picture of it)!



She really got into the racing and cheering. Her screams could be heard by everyone in the building.




She loved yelling, "On Your Mark, Get Set, Go" into the microphone.



It was a great party! Thanks for putting on the derby Uncle Gray!

Will's Baby Blessing

We blessed Will at church on Sunday, December 7th. Clay did a great job with the blessing and Will managed to make it all the way to the end without crying. He looked so cute and handsome in his little button up shirt, khakis and sweater vest.

Afterward, we had our families over for soup, rolls and a chocolate fountain. It was yummy! Poor Will was still recovering from a double ear infection and a major diaper rash but he was so good. It was an exhausting but great day!