A Celebratory Weekend!

I can't believe its already been another year, but C's Second Birthday has already passed.  This year we tried to keep things simple.  We also were celebrating H's Baptism, so we had a joint party for that with our families.

C is really into robots, so everything this weekend has a robot theme.  For his actual party we had fancy grilled cheese sandwiches (his favourite) and soup for M & I.  I made a pan of brownies and then cut the squares so I could make it a robot.  I then decorated it with mini M&Ms and blue icing.  With only three people eating the "cake" I didn't want to make anything too big.

His big presents this year were a balancing bike and Hanna Andersson Star Wars Pajamas (sounds silly that these were a big present, but HA clothes can cost the same at the bike!  They're worth every penny though and he loves them.)

The next morning we had a breakfast party at Fun Buy The Pound.  Last year's party was easy, this year's was even easier.  We had Muchkins from Dunkin Donuts (the pumpkin ones were amazing!), bagels, and coffee.  The kids got to munch on food and run around while we had coffee.  This year I made robots out of scrapbook paper for their goody bags.  My sister was able to make shirts again to give out as favors (C is modeling it on the left), and the other big item was an articulated wooden robots from the House of Marble.  C has two of these and can't put them down!

The following morning was H's Baptism.  He wore the same outfit I made for C and it was a nice service that he slept through. After the service we had a lunch for our families at The Sewickley Cafe.  Which was wonderful - the staff was very accommodating and the food was delicious!  It was nice to have so many people together to celebrate and we finished off with a Robot Birthday Cake from Paddy Cake Bakery in Bloomfield.  C had been waiting for this cake for weeks, whenever we mention his birthday he would say I-E I-E? (which apparently is the sound robots make...)

Overall, it was a fun, exhausting weekend to celebrate two important events in our kids' lives.  Although I'm hoping we won't have so much overlap again!

Welcome Baby Bean!

So a lot has happened since my last post...including the arrival of Baby Bean!  I haven't yet decided if I should refer to him as H in this blog, or continue with bean (thoughts?)

So I woke up on August 28th very hungry and with bad back pain at 4:30am.  I didn't think much of this, well I was very pregnant, and H had put a lot of pressure on my spine all week (at my last check up he hadn't fully turned to my back), so I just figured that was all.  Around 6, I realized that I was having contractions, but they weren't regular or bad, so I told my husband to go to work.

So still in denial I did my best to get through my day - I had big plans of baking cookies and a playdate with C's friends.  After lunch I realized my contractions were getting regular and that I should probably time them, but I was still in denial, as I was scheduled for a c-section the next day.  Around 2, I realized this wasn't happening.  And the contractions were getting closer.  C was great and would hold my hand during a contraction or give me a hug.  I also realized I wasn't really packed for the hospital and C wasn't packed for a night at my parents.  So I got C to take his nap and then I started ironing my clothes to pack...crazy right?  Around 4, I told M we were at 5-6 mins(but only 45 seconds long) and I should probably call the doctor.  The doctor said I should get to the hospital, so I called my mom, who was much closer than M to me and asked for a ride.  We got to the hospital and it became clear that H was arriving earlier than scheduled.  M and I decided that the C-Section was still the best idea, and by 8pm H was here.

C has done really well being a big brother once we got home from the hospital.  He holds H's hand when H is upset, gives him hugs, and insists that H wants a pacifier all the time (C would like his all the time).  My favorite is that he can't say H's yet, so its really cute to hear him say H's name.

H has been a relatively easy baby.  He's already sleeping 3-4 hours at a time and sometimes more.  He's a hungry dude and gained almost 3lbs in his first month!  I can't wait to see his little personality grow and see how he develops.

My next post will probably be a review of C's birthday - I can't believe he'll be two in just a few days.  We also have H's baptism coming up, so its a big week for us.