Amund at 2 months

Islwyn having snack after nap and watching Wiggles.

Amund taking a nap in the sunshine.  Poor buns had to have some shots today :(.

I can't believe he is two months old already!  He had his appointment today and is doing great.  He is 13 pounds and 24 1/2 inches tall.  He still has big blue eyes too!  The only bad part was when he had to get his vaccinations.  Poor baby.  But it was just a couple seconds and then he was better.  While I think it is hugely irresponsible to NOT vaccinate your kids, I have decided to spread his vaccines out a little bit so he doesn't get like 4 or 5 at one time.  But rather two today and then go back in a month for another one.  Anyway, I took some pictures of the boys with photobooth--so they're not the greatest pics, but it is a good picture of what we are doing right now.

Happenings

So Islwyn decided he really needed to make a pie the other day. A blueberry and chocolate chip pie.  He talked about it incessantly all morning and then after nap started asking about it again.  So he and I made a pie.  He is really good at baking!  Anyway, after it came out of the oven, Islwyn took this picture of his pie.

Amund and I have been trying to have play time while Islwyn naps.  Usually Amund naps almost the whole time Islwyn is napping, but he also usually has a little bit of time when he is up and wants to play.  The other day we were playing together on the floor and took this picture of us.

Tummy time.
Rolling around on the floor.  He is always smiling and gurgling at me, and then when I get out the camera, he stops and either starts crying or gets really serious.
Cool onesie, you can compare Islwyn in the same onesie at about the same age by following the link below.  They look so different to me!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/96026355@N00/247850725/

Some Book Ideas

Here are some great children's books that Islwyn and I have been enjoying reading lately.  

If you want to read a book that is just really funny and kind of gets the kids a little riled up....SkippyjonJones (by Judy Schachner) is a great book (http://www.skippyjonjones.com/)!  It is about a little siamese kitty who thinks he is a chihuahua.  He is always getting into trouble and gets sent to his room, then his imagination takes over and all kinds of funny things happen while he is a chihuahua (in his dreams).  The author used really clever rhymes and little songs written in Spanglish that is really funny.  Some favorite quotes Islwyn LOVES from this book are:

"I bounce on my bed and once or six times I land on my head!"

"AAAAAAchoopichu!"

"Out came Skippyjon with his birthday pinata on his head!"

"Holy Guacamole!"

"And then they all went crazy loco."

A really great book for before bed is Ten Sleepy Sheep (by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Susan Gaber).  It is a very soothing book to read, all written in little poems.  It is about 10 baby sheep who can't go to sleep and then throughout the book the sheep fall asleep in different places around the farm.

A really good book that would promote a lot of discussion with kids about 3 years and up is called Mole and the Baby Bird (by Marjorie Newman, illustrated by Patrick Benson).  Actually Islwyn has been reading this book since he was born and it never gets old.  But I feel like right about now he is getting to the age where we can talk more about what is happening in the story.  It is about a mole who finds a baby bird, so Mole takes the baby bird home and takes care of it.  Soon the bird is big enough to fly and be outside again, but Mole wants to keep the baby bird because he loves him.  The illustrations are beautiful, there is just enough text for a small child, but there is a lot of stuff going on in the story to get kids thinking.  

I hope you enjoy these books as much as we do!

We love Maine!

There is an extra holiday in Maine called Patriot's Day.  And Jonathan gets the day off!  So we decided to go to the beach and also visit one of the many lighthouses in Maine.  

I had to get at least one shot of the baby at the beach.  This is before you climb down the steps to get to the water.  You can see the water behind him.  He is in the stroller.  It was a little cold and windy to have him out.

Building  a sand castle with a plastic cup and spoon we brought for our lunch since we didn't think to bring the bucket and shovel.




Jonathan and baby hanging out.

The lighthouse.  Me and Amund.
Note my sweater-I finally finished it!!

Happenings

We have been having lots of fun getting used to two boys instead of one at home!  Islwyn is a great big brother and always tries to get toys for baby to play with or tries to help rock baby when he is crying.  It is amazing to me how different the two boys are though!

Yesterday Islwyn told Jonathan that he wanted to take some pictures.  So he got on his trike and was showing how he could open his cheese stick by himself while Jonathan took pictures.

Another day baby was having tummy time.  He thinks, ok, this is ok.
Do I really like tummy time?
No I don't!!! I hate tummy time!
Maybe it's ok....
Meanwhile big brother was in the dining room lining up his new paints and getting ready to do art project.

Fun Stuff

Islwyn was painting today in the kitchen while I fed the baby in the living room.  This is what he looked like when he was done!

Islwyn took this picture of me the other day.  He is quite a photographer.
Islwyn created this work of art in the kitchen one day.  He came running into the living room and asked me to come and see what he made for me.  He was so proud of it that we had to take some pictures of it.
This one potato had moved out of the spot it was supposed to be in so he was trying to fix it before I took the picture!

Outside!

We finally got it together...after three weeks, and got out to the park.  It helped that it was really nice and sunny today and in the 40's.  Balmy!  Anyway, here is Islwyn playing at the park.

Climbing the steps...showcasing his most recent footwear choices.
Baby came too!  But hung out in the stroller.

Then after nap Papa and Islwyn went outside and did some work in our little garden.

Look at all those tulips coming up!