Michael is 6 months!

Last week Michael got to eat food for the first time! He loved it! He didn't even make an "eww that's gross" face that the other kids made. He also had his 6 month doctors appointment and he weighed 18lbs 12oz (no wonder my back is always hurting). He has started growling (like Andrew used to) when he is hungry. Sniff, sniff, my baby is getting big!

Our Birthday!

For our birthday we spent the day at the beach! it was a great day and we had so much fun (even though it was chilly). Andrew & Larry made a sand alligator (okay, mostly Larry, but Andrew tried to help).

Andrew is 3yrs old!

I have some catching up to do so forgive these old posts, but I want to get up-to-date! Andrew had a great 3rd birthday with his friends and family. He really enjoyed his birthday this year, because he understands the whole concept of cake and presents (0:

Look at me!

Michael is the center of attention right now, because if he isn't he is not happy lol. He loves to sit in his playcenter and stand up with mommy's help. He laughs and smiles a lot now.

Our Trip to the Oakland Zoo

Auntie Shanna came in to visit the kids, so we took a trip over to the Oakland Zoo. Andrew had a lot of fun telling auntie about all the animals and the noises they make!

TCPG Fun!

We're having lots of fun with our playgroup...although we are working on sharing lately. He used to be so good about sharing...ahhh the terrible twos...I guess I can't complain if this is as bad as he is going to get. Our group had a great BBQ with a "party like a rock star" theme. Andrew loved the blow up guitars. We also had fun making a choo-choo out of cardboard boxes.

Andrew Visits Thomas the Train

Andrew loves Thomas the Train so we took him to Roaring Railroads to see him. He didn't want to leave. He had a lot of fun, although he did ask me "mama, where is Percy?" (Percy is one of the other trains). Geez kiddo! He got to ride the train, get a Thomas tattoo, and a lot of other fun stuff!

Andrew @ the Fair

Andrew won a goldfish at the Alameda County Fair! He really like the games, but not the rides lol.

The end of July and some of August

Hope everyone is having a great summer! We are doing good. Andrew is getting big and his 3rd birthday is right around the corner! I can't believe it! We are almost all the way potty trained! Just working on naps and nightime now. Michael had his 4 month checkup and he is already 16lbs 10oz! He is grabbing his toys and laughing a lot. (0;

It's been a while...

...since my last post. I missed all of June and now part of July. Well we've had a fun summer so far hanging out with the TCPG Crew and doing a lot of swimming at Grandma's. Michael has been cooing, laughing, and "baby" talking ALOT...I have a feeling this one is going to talk my ear off at an early age. Andrew has been hanging out with his buddies and playing with his trains. We are doing a long and drawn out potty training with him, but we're getting there. So far it's been a great summer and although daddy was put on a limited schedule at work, it has been nice to have him home a extra day during the week to share our summer fun with us!

We had fun at Pie's 3rd birthday party!

Andrew loved hanging out with his cousins on the 4th of July!

We spent a lot of time with our TCPG crew buddies playing at the playgrounds!

We took at trip to Fairyland with the TCPG crew and Pie!

Andrew's favorite thing to do in the backyard now is dig...**great**

The boys love hanging out with their bff buddies!

The Kids Pic's (3 months)

Hi all! Michael hit the 3 month mark, and he's already almost 4 months! Oh my, time goes too fast! We'll here are the kid's pics when they were all 3 months so you can compare (0;

Michael

Andrew

Faith

The Kid's Pic (2 month)

Here are all the kid's when they were 2 months old (so you can compare):

Michael

Andrew
Faith (look at her mohawk lol)

The Kid Pic's (1 month)

Faith 1 Month

Andrew 1 month

Michael 1 month

The Kid Pic's (Newborn)

I was pulling out pic's of the kids the other day and wanted to compare them at their different stages...so every month (if I remember) I'm going to post them (0; Here is a catch up:

Faith Newborn

Andrew Newborn

Michael Newborn

Michael's 1st Bath

Today Michael got his 1st bath. He didn't like it at ALL, but I'm sure that he'll get used to it soon (0; Yesterday he had his 2 week checkup and weighed in at 9lbs 5oz, so he is basically back up to his birth weight. He is doing good, although he is a night owl, we are hoping his schedule gets turned around soon. Big brother Andrew is starting to get used to the fact that the baby is here to stay, not just visiting, and loves to pat lil' brothers head. Mommy had her two week post partum check up today and everything seems to be healing up great. Daddy is back to work and trying to sleep at night through the crying lol.

Baby Michael Is Here!

Michael Allen DeFord was born on 3/26/09 at 1pm. He was 9lbs 6oz and 22" long.

For more pic's click below...
03-2009 Baby Michael