I mean it

Our son is the worst sleeper.  Ever.

-ED

Ugh!

Remember that resolution I made?  More pics.  More updates.  Blah, blah, blah.  Oh well.

Short version:  Colby is a good baby; doesn't sleep well.  T is exhausted.  Ellie is a handful.  And I work too much.  End result?  This update is made three months since the last.  Ugh.

So what's been happening? 

Ellie is five today.  She graduated from preschool last month.  She is so excited to begin kindergarten.  However, before that takes place we've got a family vacation at the beach to take and she's got several week long camps to attend. 

Colby will be eight months old in a week.  He is still nursing, but with that comes a good mix of solid foods.  He should cut his first tooth any time now (we've been saying that for two months because EVERYTHING goes in his mouth).  He is also poised to crawl at any moment.  People say he favors me.  And he has the absolute best smile I've ever seen (and he smiles alot). 

With all that said, I'm not going to promise to do better (we see how that goes).  I'm just gonna do what I can, when I can.  That's all any of us can do.

-ED

First Book

Tonight Ellie read to us, from start to finish and without help, "The Foot Book" by Dr. Seuss. It was completely out of the blue and completely wonderful. Now, in all fairness, we did help her with twenty... but c'mon... she's four and a half. Brilliant.

-ED

Nanny Daycare...

...is now open for business. Actually, it opened Tuesday but you know how lax we are with updates these days. Anyhow, EM is back at work and Colby is all hers (Ellie too, after preschool). Day one, as I understand it, went fairly well (perhaps thanks to Pa being able to help a bit?). Day two (today), on the other hand, not so much. Primarily, because Ellie decided to be difficult. End result? The dollhouse (you know, the one from Christmas) is ours (for the time being).

-ED

Recap and resolution

Anyone paying attention to this blog knows that we've done an awful job of updating this blog for some time now. Moreover, we've been especially bad about capturing and posting photos of Colby.

On that note, Colby is doing well for the most part. The smiles, in particular, are becoming more frequent. He could still stand to sleep better. In fact, what you'll see in these photos is that he has no problem sleeping on others. The problem is at night. In his crib. Alone. He's eating all the time, too. This kid is a chunker. By our best guess, he is weighing in at approximately 15lbs - and he's just two months! We'll get more specifics on that after a regular check up with Dr. Betsy next week.

Anyhow, this recap, with photos, captures our holiday season. But with this recap comes this New Year resolution: we will try to do better with photos of our baby boy.

Nanny, Ellie and Colby at my office prior to taking in the Christmas parade.

Colby with Aunt Brandi. We exchanged gifts with my side of the family at her house.

Grammy and Poppy got Ellie a really cute froggy hat.

Christmas at our house. Santa brought an awesome dollhouse.

Nanny and Pa got Ellie a cool scooter.

Ellie got to hang out with her favorite cousin, "Jakey-boy."

Aaaawww....

-ED

Merry... oops!

For the first time since Ellie's birth, there is no family Christmas card/photo to post. How sad (slack) is that? Oh well. Colby's first Christmas went well. Nothing much to report, really. Ellie's fifth, on the other hand, was a smashing success... topped off with a huge dollhouse. She loves it. The evidence being we've hardly seen her/heard from her since.

-ED

Lazy day

EM's exhausted. I'm dealing with lingering cold symptoms. Colby is sleeping. And Ellie is sick. As such, we've not done a darn thing today but lay around. Not much fun to report from the Addison home.

-ED