movies in the south

Last weekend we went to see Batman (great movie) and my sisters watched the kids. In the theater we had not one, but two couples sit in front of us with little kids. Now those of you in the north may not have come upon this phenomenon but down here it is common practice to bring little kids/babies into adult movies. It is extremely annoying and I can't get over the complete selfishness of the parents. They have to see the movie so badly that they can't wait to get a babysitter or wait to watch it on dvd. Some of the movies I've seen kids in have been SO inappropriate for children and they usually end up crying because they get scared and the babies cry because they are babies. Last Saturday we had one couple with a baby Liam's age and the other couple had a one year old. It just makes no sense why people think it is acceptable. Before movies start they play PSA's about keeping cell phones off and soon they will have to have one about keeping your babies quiet (at least in the south).

This weekend I am going to go through Liam's clothes and put up all of the ones that are too little. It's the first batch of clothes he has grown out of and it's kind of sad. Time is flying already and he is growing so fast. He is smiling a lot now and making the cutest little noises. His hair is also starting to grow in in the bald area's. Neither of my boys were bald when they were born (thank goodness) but they both had weird bald areas. Liam's hair- or lack thereof- is so funny, so I'm glad it's starting to grow in.

Gavin's new obsession is dinosaurs, I don't know how it got started but he loves them. One day he went up to one of Liam's outfits and it had a dinosaur on it and he pointed and yelled "Sosaur". It's now graduated to so-a-saur but why he says so instead of din I can't figure out. He had already had a few dinosaur toys and they are his favorite toys right now. I'm just glad because this new obsession has knocked out the Finding Nemo one he was in before. I was pretty sick of hearing about "Melmo"

Jacob's parents are coming for a visit in a few days and we are all looking forward to it. The boys and I are going to hitch a ride with them back to Illinois (if there is enough room in their car- kids take up a lot of space) and spend a couple of weeks there. It will be the first time our friends and family get to meet Liam. I'm really looking forward to that also.

Liam does not like being on his tummy at all


Gavin gave Liam a kiss and made Liam smile a big grin at his big brother. So cute!! Too bad Gavin moved out of the frame when the picture took






Gavin just thought it was the funniest thing to put his foot in the picture

Liam at 2 months

Liam had his two month checkup today and weighed 11 lbs 14oz. I was surprised because I had checked Gavin's 2 month weight and he was 9 lbs 11oz. Liam who weighed one pound less than Gavin did at birth is already 2 pounds heavier at the same point. Of course though from 2 to 3 months Gavin really started packing it on, gaining 6lbs in one month. Maybe Liam is just gaining his weight at a slower pace than Gavin did.

Liam also had his first real shots and for the first time ever I had to stand next to the child getting a shot. Up until now I had always had Jacob stand by Gavin because I couldn't take it but Jacob had to stay home with Gavin so I was alone. The funny thing is that when Gavin got his first shots I cried too, I felt so bad for him. For Liam, I felt bad but there were no tears. Poor second kids, they kind of get the shaft. Liam seemed to react o.k. to the shots but by bedtime he was super tired, super hungry and not feeling the best from the shots and he let me know it. He has this scream that could make your ears bleed- it is so loud and so high. He doesn't use it often, tonight was only the 3rd time, but it is horrible to hear.

One thing everyone was surprised at was how well he controls his head. I told them it's because the only way he likes to be held is at the shoulder (I call him my parrot) and he gets a lot of practice keeping it up. He also got comments on his eye lashes. They are so long it's ridiculous, I would kill for some like his. The funny thing is that when he was born they were stubby little blond lashes and one morning he wakes up and they are dark and half an inch long. Lets just hope they stay this way.

The Past Week

What to say about these last few days? They have been long and not so great. I got a nursing infection and last Thursday I could barely get out of bed, I was pretty sick. I went to the Dr. and got antibiotics and although I am better it just won't go away and it's really wearing me down. Gavin picked this time to really turn into a terror. In the past week he has rubbed vaseline all over his window, smashed my breadbox, took dirty dishes from the sink and put them on the kitchen table, and used a crayon all over the kitchen table. Those are just a few examples of the stuff he gets into every chance he gets. I have no clue what got into him but he is just really pushing the boundaries lately. I can't leave him alone but when I am nursing Liam there isn't much I can do about it.
It hasn't been all bad though, there have been a few bright moments. For one thing I think Gavin is finally sleeping in his bed again. He actually stays in it when he is supposed to go to bed but if he wakes up in the night he does still go and sleep by the door. It's still a step in the right direction though. Also we are working on manners and that is pretty funny. He picked up on thank you before I even tried to teach it to him he would say "tank yu" when I would hand him something or pick up what he dropped at the dinner table. Please "peeze" is coming along good although he thinks that when he says please then he automatically gets what he is asking for, that's hard to explain to him. He needs to say please when asking for something but that doesn't mean he will get it. The funniest is when I remind him to say please or thank you, I say to him "what do you say?" and sometimes he says the right word but other times he repeats me. Then I say "you say please" so he will say "you say please". I'm not sure if I explained that clearly but trust me, it's funny.
Liam is still doing good also. He is two months old now (his check up and 1st shots are tomorrow) and changing all of the time. For awhile there he had to be held all of the time and that drove me crazy but he seems to be getting over that. He had a record sleep of 9 hours the other night and that was awesome. I know I go on and on about how long he sleeps but Gavin was just so bad that it is a complete miracle that Liam is a sleeper. Gavin still has problems and frequently wakes in the night- at least once a week he gets up more than Liam. I don't know why he is such a bad sleeper but before Liam was born I just imagined two like that and I believed I would never sleep again so it was quite the relief when Liam came home and was the opposite.

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Liam has the funniest hair!

I asked Gavin to hold Liam's hand and he did but right when he put his hand on Liam, Liam sneezed. Gavin jumped back yelling "Ewww"