Taxi

Mike has learned a new song that they play on Noggin. He surprises me b/c out of nowhere he will sing songs or say things that he has picked up and I had no idea he knew them.



These are the words just in case he's not quite clear-

Taxi, Taxi
Riding in the backseat
Roll the window up
Roll the window down
Put the money through the slot
See ya later
Thanks a lot
Sure beats walkin' cross town

The month of May

I have been so bad about posting anything. So here are the happenings from most of this month! I can't believe it's gone by so fast. We are going to the dr on Wednesday, so hopefully I will be posting news soon. The boys have just moved into a room together tonight for the first time. This should be very interesting! We will see what kind of funny stories come from this!

Mother's Day!

Our picture from the Melting Pot


This year I got a huge surprise for Mother's Day. First, Joe and the kids got me a watch to wear when I work out. Now that I am pregnant, I have to check my heart rate all the time and it's hard to do without a watch! The best part was that Mike was so excited that he and "dad" had gotten me a present. He was clapping and jumping up and down. He notices every time I wear it.
Secondly, Joe had secretly arranged for our neighbor to watch the kids while we went out to dinner in Wilmington. He made plans for a mother's day dinner at the Melting Pot. It came with flowers and a framed picture of the two of us at dinner. It was so nice and he did such a great job keeping the surprise!

Memorial Day Weekend!

The pool is open! Hooray! We went to the pool on base Saturday. Mike had a blast. He played with some other kids and had lots of fun pretending he was a submarine. Henry had fun, but after about an hour we had to leave b/c even with SPF 70, he was getting burned. Only my kids can get a sunburn with SPF 70. Must be that Irish blood. Just not made for sun. Joe has the worst burn I think I have ever seen. He thought going to the beach for the first time without any sunscreen would be ok. He's hurting now! The kids had a great time at the beach on Sunday too. The actual ocean was really cold, but there were puddles left from high tide that were really warm. They both played forever. Henry was a challenge b/c he wanted so badly to eat the sand. We stayed for a record 2 1/2 hours!

Goofing Around

Joe has been off work due to the holiday. As these boys get a little older, the rough housing seems to become more and more constant. Henry, even as small as he is, has been finding his way into the craziness. Sometimes on purpose, and sometimes because he is just caught in the crossfire!

I love these guys!

These two keep me so busy some days I think my head might spin right off! But, I love em!!

Bath Time!

Well, it has started. These two are going to get into more trouble than I ever imagined. I can see it already. Tonight in the bath, Mike was splashing like a maniac. I of course told him to stop, and right after that Henry started laughing. Well then Mike just started putting on a show and Henry kept right on laughing. And that was it. I was out numbered. A small introduction to what the future holds no doubt.

All the things I can do!

Henry has taken off! All of a sudden he can sit up, crawl, and hold his own bottle. He also says "mama" and "dada" discriminately. He's moving right along! In a few days he will be 8 months old. That is really unbelieveable to me!

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Happy Easter!

Today we had a very relaxed Easter. We got up, hunted for eggs and went to church. The church was filled with more kids than I think I have ever seen there before. We got there just in time to get seats in the quiet room. Ironically enough, the quiet room is anything but quiet! I don't think anyone in there heard a word that the priest said. After church we went to McDonalds. Joe gave up fast food for lent and was super excited to eat a big mac!
Mike thought the Easter baskets were great. He looked for eggs for a couple minutes. He thought the Peep's that Joe got in his basket looked yummy, but after he tried them he thought differently and spit them out. Henry got some goodies in his basket too, but he was interested in getting ahold of the wrappers on the floor. We missed being at home with everyone, but it was a great day.

SOD!

Our yard has been the thorn in our new home buying experience. We put seed down last fall only to have it washed away by a tropical storm. Since then it has been a big sandbox. So now that spring has come we decided to put sod in. This has been such a huge job. Joe and two others have been working around the clock to get it all laid by the end of their Easter 96. So far they have logged a solid 20 hours and they aren't done yet. They are working their tail ends off, but the yard is looking great. Mike is having a blast too. He has been hanging out with the guys "helping dad" and in the process getting to have a ton of fun!

What a Week!

The whole clan came down to visit us over their spring break. It was so great. Everyone helped with the kids, mom cooked for us and mom and Roger gave us a lot of help and advice with our yard! I was so sad to see them go, but I think Mike was even more sad than I was. He kept saying he wanted to go with them to their house! We had so much fun. We went to the beach and out to Mike's Farm. The kids played with Mike the whole time. It was such a great time, I can't wait until they come back again.
The icing on the cake was our visit from Matt. He was able to come and eat dinner with us one evening. Mike thought he was the coolest! It was so nice to see him and what better way to show it than to put him to work! Joe roped him into helping us put in a shelf under the tv. As you can see, it was a group effort!

The Guys

Baby News

Today we went to the doctor to find out what we are going to have. Unfortunately the results were inconclusive. The baby was moving like crazy and the cord was in the way. The tech said she thinks it's a girl, but she couldn't be 100%. So we have to wait until the next appt. to try again. That is scheduled for April 28th. We will keep you posted!

Potty Training

Michael has been begging to get some "cars" pullups. So today while we were shopping we bought some. He loved them so much he tried to put two of them on at once. Then he wanted each of us to wear some too:)Hopefully this will help motivate him!

Henry Man

Henry is getting to be a big guy. Just after he got his tooth, he said mama. This did not make Mike happy at all! Mike promptly replied "THAT'S MY MOM!" Soon after that he started to say dada. Now Joe rubs it in that Henry says dad way more than he says mom. Here he is with a couple of other babies. They are all the same age, but as you can see, he clearly wins the size competition.

Mega Update

I have so many things to post, but I am so behind. So here's what's been going on. Joe has been very sick since last Friday. He felt so bad yesterday he came home from work early. Then, he went in to work to find that the whole squadron was going on a run with the new CO. So, he went, and puked, and feel very bad for him. Nothing sounds worse than running when you have the flu.
On a very bittersweet note, my baby, my "newborn", my little Henry has a tooth! I can't believe it. I seriously feel like he was just born yesterday. I can't believe he is 6 months old and is getting teeth. Anyway, I found it today when he was jabbering.
Attention Haley's with big head syndrome: You are smarter than the average person!
Good news huh! Henry went to the neurologist. The took one look at Joe and said "well if you take a look at the size of your head, you'll find that this is probably where Henry got his from." Yes, we already knew that, but the Dr's wanted to check it out anyway. They even strapped Henry to the cat scan table and took pictures of his brain. He's fine and according to the Dr, people who have big heads(as in this instance)have them because they have bigger brains. And there is a scientific correlation between the bigger brain size and being smarter. So hooray!
Going on the Michael, he has been watching Nick Jr. during the day. There is a commercial for "Cars" (the movie) pull ups. He keeps asking for them and I keep telling him that he has to go to the bathroom on the big potty if he wants to get them. So today he finally asked if he could try. Unfortunately nothing happened, but this is a big step for him. He usually runs away in the other direction if we mention the potty chair.
He saw the physical therapist today and she said he was making such great progress that he didn't need to come back for a month. We usually go once a week, so that is good news too.
I haven't been to the Dr lately. My next appt is next week. I am 16 weeks now so we should be finding out what this one is going to be. I'll keep you posted.
Bye!

Henry

Poor Henry gets left out of the mix b/c he can't play with Mike when we're out doing all of these fun things. He is rolling over now, eating tons of cereal and sleeping through the night!

Two Peas in a Pod

Mike has been attached to Joe's hip lately. He will randomly put his arm around Joe when they are playing. I guess Joe has been working long hours and Mike misses him when he's gone.

The Park

The last few days we have had great weather. It's been in the high 60s and sunny. Today was a different story, but we took advantage of the nice weather when it was here. We took the kids to the park. Mike of course had a great time. He was being Joe cool and copying his dad. You will notice the sunglasses!