Life Here Lately

So our summer adventures are pretty much done. No more trips or camps or lessons. Just hanging out at home. It has been pretty tame. I have been doing things like: buying newborn diapers and nursing pads, washing newborn clothes, sorting through some of our other clothes, watching a lot of Diego, taking naps, wanting to take a nap but not being able to fall asleep, sitting in bed at night watching tv on the computer, and all the other things that make my life totally glamourous. Pete has been around a lot playing with the boys, taking them places, letting me try to take naps, and wearing the boys out so I don't have to. I imagine this is how the rest of our summer will go- I might take more naps.

We were cleaning the other day and Pete was with the boys in Jack's room vacuuming when he decided to make the vacuum a monster and chase the boys. I have been told that Jack ran to his mattress and took refuge there while Luke grabbed a stuffed animal and ran screaming toward the vacuum and tried to take it down. After doing this for a couple minutes he then seemed to remember that he could just turn off the vacuum which he did.  I wish I had seen it. 

So below are just some pictures of our everyday life. Simple but fun.

For those of you who have not seen this picture-- a treat from me to you. This didn't last past the night but it had to be documented.

Jack likes to take pictures with the camera so here you go.

I forgot the settings on our camera were still on BW but this is Luke right before breakfast

Boys Only Time-- I think it was too much for Luke to handle.

Fort time with Daddy-- some more boys only time-- there has been a lot of that lately

Luke found this lovely hat while I was sorting clothes and demanded to be put in a box- ps he also has on one elmo house slipper but alas you can't see it.

Pretty cute after his nap. He has to sleep with two bear and his blankie- sometimes two blankies. When he wakes up he hands each item to you one at a time before he lets you take him out of bed.

Weigel Adventure Land

Hey son why you gotta be hollerin' and making all sorts of ruckus when mom's on The Facebook? How's she supposed to read about other peoples lives when you're botherin' her?

Ok so that isn't exactly how it went down, but that is how it sounded to me so I figured I should get off the couch and actually interact with my son. So this is what Luke and I did while Jack was napping.

It is homemade finger paint

Then Jack woke up so we went outside. This is win-win because I can just sit in a chair and the sun wears them out, but it is like I am actually doing something awesome with them. Plus, when my legs get hot they pour water on them to cool them off-- they think it is fun, and I don't have to get up. Bad parenting? I say creative.

Jack started swimming lessons in the medium pool, and they have them do head bobs getting their whole head wet- Jack was only getting his face/forehead wet. Pete decided it was time to show him not to be scared so we practiced in our little baby pool over the weekend. On Monday Jack did it once but then decided he was done. However, he was standing next to this little girl who kept doing it, and I think after watching her for a bit he decided he would try again. This triggered some sort of adventurer chemical in his brain because he has been trying all sorts of stuff this week. At dinner that night he ate rice, tried refried beans on his taco, and even tried salad. What?! Then the next day Pete was eating crab sushi for lunch and asked Jack if he wanted to try some and the kid actually took 3 bites!! I don't think he loved it, but he didn't hate it--crazy?! Who is this kid?

They got to go to the big pool yesterday

Jack trying the sushi!

Also, he let Pete give him a buzz yesterday without having to be bribed- huge deal. So we have decided that Jack should have a big boy car seat-- a booster car seat. This and we found out a boy younger than him just got one, so we figured it was about time.

Really Luke Really

Luke is being quite the handful. Jack had a cold a couple weeks ago and now Luke has it. You would think maternal love would take over and the nurturing side would shine through, but this child makes that impossible. He screams and cries all the live long day. If for some reason he isn't crying he honestly goes out and finds something to make him cry. He has discovered a couple really good spots to induce crying- the bathroom is loaded with them: toilet, tub, cabinet, and apparently the door frame, and I have temporarily moved this shelf thing into our living room, minus the shelves, so he just has to stand up underneath it to hit his head thus producing the cry. He isn't lovey or sweet, he won't sit with you for more than the length of time it takes to throw his head, elbows, and feet right into your stomach, and he refuses to take medicine- you have to pen him down, hold him upside down, and sometimes even squeeze his mouth open. He has a runny nose and if you try to wipe it he acts like you have just punished him beyond belief, and I have to wipe it every 15 minutes. There are moments when you think maybe he is better, but this just leads to situations where he will once again cry. These things include but are not limited to: hitting the dog, playing with the water heater, turning the washer on or off(whichever you don't want him to do), throwing food, throwing his cup, knocking down Jack's car ramps, lodging himself between the wall and where we have stowed our busted computer, throwing balls inside and probably at people/animals, and throwing things out of the tub while he is in the tub and refusing to sit while in tub. I think I speak for the whole family when I say-- Get Better Luke!!

Summertime Fun

We sure do get around. We headed back to KY last week to meet cousin James. He flew to KY at just 6 weeks-- way to go big guy-- and we drove there to say hello. Jack kept rubbing his belly and talking to him in a soft sweet voice. Luke ignored him at first then was interested in touching his head and face. I had fears of cars, balls, and tackles being directed at the baby but luckily these things did not happen. Here is a picture of the three grandkids.

After our visit there we drove back home so Luke could get his 15 month shots. Pete took him, and was able to get far more information from the doctor than I ever do-- I think I will send him more often. While we think of our Luke as quite the chunk apparently he is not as big as we think. If you take his weight and height individually and compare them to the general child population he is around the 30th percentile, and when you take his weight and height and compare them to each other he is in the 50th percentile. (At least I think that is how Pete phrased it). They gave Pete print outs of his graphs from birth to now, they talked about food allergies, milk intolerance, getting fruits and veggies, beta- carotene absorption when taking a multi, and a few other things. I guess she just took one look at him and knew he could handle it. They also discussed Luke's language development, and since he has displayed the ability to say words(even though he is a one and done kinda speaker) she didn't seem overly concerned. She said that after having Jack she was sure we were pretty worried about it, but not to be because in second children it is normal to have delayed speech and all they really look for is the ability to put two words together by age 2.

Then Pete and I had our 6th wedding anniversary. We have not gone out to celebrate it yet, instead we made it more of a family afternoon by taking the boys to see Cars 2. Pete and I are going to see the last Harry Potter film the weekend it comes out so we will celebrate that way. Then while Pete was studying I entertained the boys with water in the backyard. I bought a sprinkler earlier in the summer, but that was a total bust because neither child wanted to go near it while it was on. I noticed that inflatable baby pools seemed to work on the kids so I got one at Wal-Mart. This did work for a bit but then Jack got bored so I brought over our handy dandy bucket and put it next to the pool and Jack had a blast after that. So in summary the thing that has worked best this summer is a free bucket we got last year when we bought our grill. Then last night(which is really late afternoon when it involves our boys) and earlier today we have been setting off snakes, smoke bombs, M-80s, and some other loud fireworks. Below are a few pictures of our outdoor fun.

Summer isn't over yet- Jack starts another round of swim lessons tomorrow and at the end of the month Uncle Joe is coming in from Korea to visit us for a few days. We still have lots of fun to experience.