christmas and more

Wow! I can't believe Christmas has come and gone. Since we were busy with a new baby, we didn't have time to really sit back and enjoy this time of year. We did, however, enjoy our Christmas. It was nice to just veg at home....no packing and unpacking all the clothes and toys. It was nice!!

Here are the boys and their loot!!

Claire was a little bored and fell asleep. I'm sure next year she'll be all about the toys.After Christmas my sister and her family came to meet Claire. We sure enjoyed their visit. We barely saw the boys for two days!!
Two days after the Becks left...Matt's parents came in. We also enjoyed our visit with them. This was the ONLY pic I got while they were her. Can't believe it!

Here are some random pics from the week....I've given up on getting a decent pic of all three.

Claire thinks tummy time is hard work!
These pics aren't that great of Claire, but I think she looks like me so I had to put them on here. :)

So, there ya go! I've updated my blog!!

santa

This morning we took the kiddos to the mall to see Santa. They were SUPER excited!! Well, Claire was just tired...but the boys were excited! We tried to see Santa yesterday at 10 AM when the mall opened and the line was CrAzY! So, we took them to the movies instead. Today we got there at 9 AM and we're 2nd in line! We had an hour to kill, but the boys did great. They had this...

to look at. LOTS OF TOYS!

They probably stood there for 45 minutes and didn't touch one! (surprisingly!)

Andrew told Santa he wanted a pirate ship and Blake told him he wanted a black train. Thankfully everyone was happy and nobody cried!

getting ready for Christmas

Last weekend a friend in Andrew's class had a Christmas party. We all showed up in our jammies and had pancakes and made crafts. The kids had a blast. Blake even cried when it was time to leave.

This was the only decent picture I got...the kids making crafts.

Then today Andrew's school put on a Christmas play. It was really cute! I was so proud of him! He sang his heart out up there!!

Andrew and Blake with their friend Lauren. Blakers is hamming it up!

Does Daddy look a little proud?

I've tried uploading a video of Andrew's part in the play...but durn blogger isn't cooperating. I'll try later...

blakers

Blake loves his little sister...

and he wants her to love her pink bunny as much as he loves his blue bunny.

ANYTIME I put Claire down...Blake is right there with Claire's pink bunny ready to give it to her.

Of course she just wants to eat it. No matter where she is her pink bunny is right there! We all know how much he loves his bunny!!!
You gotta love this sweet boy!

can't come up with a title!

Matt"s worked nights the past couple of nights so Claire slept in her crib for the first time during the day. I'm pretty sure she liked it!!

Gotta love those chubby cheeks!!These boys sure do love their sister. They constantly are giving her kisses on her head. Andrew loves to hold her and Blake just wants to be right by her. There hasn't been any jealousy...yet. I'm sure it's because the boys have each other to play and fight with. And I'm sure when the "newness" wears off there will be some jealousy...but right now, I'm enjoying it!I can't wait to see how the three will be in a year or two!!

snow!!!

I'm sure most of you know....WE GOT SNOW!!

Doesn't Andrew look like he's having a blast? It wasn't doing much at this point and Andrew wasn't really amused! :)

And then it started coming down.... but this was the most we got... it was just a dusting.

And a little while later the sun melted it all. :( It was fun while it lasted tho.

Poor Miss Claire slept through it all!!

blah!

Well, I haven't updated or taken pictures for that matter because the boys and I have been sick. The boys still have runny noses and coughs and now I've got a cold. Thanks boys! I'm just hoping that Claire doesn't get it.

Claire is doing well. She's been going 5 hrs at night. You would think I would be rested more, but I'm not! Dumb cold!

Today I'm going to try to get some pictures for our Christmas card of the kiddos. I'm not holding my breath tho and not sure I'll really get anything out. I'm pretty sure it will be stressful and I'll give up. :)

random pics

This picture was taken when we got home from the hospital. The boys were excited to check out their new sister!!And here's Claire in her coming home outfit! sleepy head!

In her new swing. Not too sure what she's thinking.

Taking a sponge bath.

And I don't have many pics of the boys with Claire because Andrew started coughing the day after we got home. We took him to the doctor yesterday and he has bronchitis. He has to use the breathing machine and the medicine is making the boy HYPER!! I seriously hate it!! It does seem to be working tho. And, of course, Blake is now coughing. LOVELY!

My parents are here. It's been very nice having the extra help and extra hands around. They got here Sunday evening and are leaving Friday...the same day Matt goes back to work. I'm sure it will be pretty chaotic that day!!

claire update

We took Claire to the doctors yesterday for a check up. She weighed in at 8 pounds 4 ounces. We go back Wednesday for another weight check...and to make sure her color is getting better.

So far she's done fairly well at night. We had one night where she was not a happy camper, but Daddy gave her a bottle and that was all she needed. I usually wake her at 2 AM and 6 AM to eat. Not sure how long she would go if I let her, but since she's a little jaundice I wake her. We are still in the honeymoon phase tho...you know, where they just eat and sleep all the time.

Showing off her muscles!

The boys are adjusting really well. Better than I expected. It probably helps that they have each other to play with. Blake loves to come sit by me while I'm feeding but there isn't any jealousy there...yet! :) Andrew loves to hold her, but he's had a cough so once he gets better he'll be able to touch her again.

Checking out the fish!

I have realized what free time I did have is no longer. :) Someone is always needing something. I'm sure my first day alone with all three kiddos will be interesting.

I know the quality of the pics aren't that great. I took them without a flash and didn't have time to photoshop them.

Well, that's it from here!