A Long Time Coming......

Saturday, July 2, 2011

Summer Nights...

We went to the park tonight, and William had a ball. Charlie got the chance to get in on the action, but seemed less excited by it all. We love these long summer evenings, I just wish it weren't quite so hot and buggy.

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Green Meadow Farm...

Will got to hold and piglet, and so did I!!

We made multiple trips back to hold chicks...We had a few "Lenny" moments...Be gentle, don't "love" it too much!!!

Will was THRILLED to climb on the combine!

Charlie loved all the bumps on the hayride and became very Zen-like...

This enormous horse almost ate Charlie's foot when I wasn't looking. Thankfully, he just nibbled. Yikes! I think he was trying to get the bottle that was under the blanket next to Charlie's foot....

More Chick holding...

Will was desperate to bring home this huge Durham Bull. I explained that it wouldn't even fit in our door!

Will and the Emu seem to have had some kind of ESP going...

There is really nothing cuter than a baby pygmy goat...

Will bonded with this Jersey cow...She reminded me so much of my own Jersey. Brownie was her name, and she kicked me once when I was putting her milkers on. I never forgave her.

Will got some milk to come out. I impressed the farmer with my milking ability. I felt very sorry for this cow though, all these kids wringing her poor teat all day....Ugh.

This bunny was very patient and SO soft!

More cow petting...

Note how tiny this goat is compared to Pudd!

Will had to be dragged away from this climber to go see the animals....

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Charlie at 2 Months...

Charlie had his 2 Month Well Baby visit today. He has been pretty crabby since the vaccines, but it was fun to see his latest stats. He is currently 12 lbs 5 oz, 24 inches long, and 40.6cm head circumference. That puts him at the 85th % for height, 65th% for weight, and 66th% for his head. William was 12lbs 13oz, and 23.75in at the same age, so Charlie is a little lighter, but a little longer. His head is always quite a bit smaller though! Thank goodness! Maybe Charlie will fit into hats, unlike William. In other news, Charlie is doing much better these days. His reflux is getting better with his medication, and the formula has made a world of difference. I still haven't gotten the insurance to start paying for it, but we should get all the kinks out soon. It is costing us about 10 bucks a day to feed him, so it is really hurting our pocket book. He is sleeping much better now that I started putting him on his stomach. We are all nervous about it, but Grandma bought us an Angel Care Monitor which monitors the baby's movements, including the breathing movement, and alarms if it stops. I have tested it quite a few times now, and though I thought it was crazy and over protective at first, I am really impressed now. I feel much safer with it. It has been a wild 2 months, but we are thrilled Charlie has come to join our family, and I love having a chance to do it all again.