Play Date

Yesterday, my good friend from high school & college, Emily, brought her little girl over to play with Matty. Matty enjoyed playing toys and reading books with Riley. It took many attempts to get the pics below, sincs both little ones are so active! On a side note, we had the first flurries of the season this morning...Zach's first snow!

MU Victory

We had a fun time watching MU roll over KU on Saturday!

Happy Thanksgiving

Zach enjoyed his first Thanksgiving and Matty definitely enjoyed playing with everyone and eating mashed potatoes. We are so thankful for the arrival of Zachary this year and of course for our first special miracle boy Matty. Hope everyone had a great turkey day!

Almost the Season

Since my free time has drastically decreased, I decided to start decorating for Christmas a little early, knowing that it will probably take 2 weeks to complete the entire task. Yesterday, I hung the outside lights, the garland on the railing, and had Matty help me with the smaller Christmas tree in the living room. He is very interested in the tree, especially the ornaments. He thinks that the round ones are all balls that he can play with. I have told him that we just wave to the tree instead of touching it, but...while we were eating dinner last night, I heard a crash...he had pulled over the entire tree! Here is Zach, sporting one of his new Christmas suits. He seems pretty happy too!

2 Months

Zach had his 2 month checkup yesterday...he weighed in at 11 lbs 14 oz, so he gained 2 lbs this past month. He was in the 39% for weight and 44% for length. He was supposed to receive 4 shots, but we opted for the revised shot schedule...so, he only had to get 2 shots. He was pretty fussy all afternoon, due to a sore thigh I assume! Matty has been busy playing in the leaves, listening to music on his CD player, and reading books. He also had a a great parents as teachers visit on Tuesday. He can name about 10 body parts, and we were told that he is exceeding expectations...it is good if a 2 year old can name only 3! Great job Matty! Here is another comparison...little Matty at about 1.5 months adjusted, and Zach at 2 months, wearing the little monster suit:

Zachary's Baptism

Zachary was baptized on Saturday evening. Surprisingly, both boys were very good during mass and during the baptism ceremony. It seemed like just yesterday that Matty was being baptized! How time flies. We then went to my parents' house for a yummy Italian dinner. Of course, Matty had fun playing with everyone there! It was a lovely evening.

Hanging Out

Today, we went to visit Jeremy at work. Matty enjoyed saying hello to many of Jeremy's co-workers. My Mom snapped some nice pics of the boys today, so I am high-jacking a couple. It is so hard to get the 2 guys together, and I think we have a successful shot!

Special Month

November is Prematurity Awareness Month. We are so blessed that our miracle boy is a thriving 2-year old now despite his rocky start at life. 1 in 8 babies is born too soon, which is a staggering statistic! Matty was born 15 weeks early and weighed only 1 lb 1 oz, and had only about a 30% chance at survival, so we are so thankful for the care he received during his 108 days in the NICU. His very first picture is shown below, along with a picture of him when he was about 4 lbs. The March of Dimes has a great website where you can read more at: http://www.marchofdimes.com/prematurityawareness.html

Shopping

I took Matty to Town Center on Saturday afternoon to do some shopping. Since I have to split my time between the 2 boys now, I felt that we should spend some special time together. We started out at Barnes & Noble...he had a blast running around and trying to select the perfect new book. He chose between Elmo, Dora, train books...but the final decision was a fire engine book with wheels. We went to the bath & body works store next to buy some new soaps. Every time we would smell a new soap, he would say 'mmmmm'. We finished up at Macy's, where I had to exchange an outfit for Zach. Even though he enjoyed riding up the escalator, he was getting a little antsy...running through the aisles and hiding in the clothing racks. Oh well, he had fun. On a side note, Zach has found his fingers and hands...he loves chewing!

8 Weeks

Zach is now 8 1/2 weeks old. I can't believe how fast time has flown! He is growing into such a big boy. It was always a struggle to give Matty a bottle when he was small, but Zach loves to eat. He loves the play yard, just like his older brother. The little outfit he is wearing below is actually a 6 month size! Yikes. I took Matty for his 2nd official haircut today at the kids' hair salon. He started out in the purple car, but started to cry when the haircut began. I had to hold him on my lap, and by the end, I was covered in hair! Oh well, he looks so cute now and his shaggy 'do is gone.

Trick or Treat

Halloween evening was very fun. Matty dressed up in his Nemo suit and went around to several neighbors. Zach stayed home because it was a little chilly outside. The boys looked pretty cute in their orange costumes!