Yummy Baby Goodness

Squishy baby, squishy car seat. Now, if only said baby loved said car seat. Or any car seat.

This is Baby Jack-Jack. He's like a sugar-covered doughnut (like the ones at Chinese buffets?) or a marshmallow. Most of the time when we are around him we restrain ourselves from nibbling on him.

And this is Baby Jack in the Combi Coccoro. It's delicious, too. :)


I took out the infant padding to see if he'd take to this seat any better. He's putting on a good show, but this is in the house. He still cries most of the time in the car seat if he's awake. And wakes up the minute he's out of the car and screams if he isn't removed from the seat.

And, a quick look back. This is seven weeks ago (well, in a couple of days, we left the hos on Saturday, he was born on Thursday) as we were leaving the hospital.

Born a car seat hater, lol.

Obligatory embarrassing bathtime picture.

And shameless product placement, Part II.

We love this Baby Bee's stuff. It smells so good we want to nibble on our baby.

I've been holding out on y'all.

Here is one of the boys from a couple weeks ago. You may not have seen it if you haven't been over to Flickr.



Baby in the middle seems so much bigger now! And has less of a receding hairline, lol!

baby guns

baby guns, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

He is so tough he totally could have pulled off a name like Marshmallow.

Scenes from Sunday

Jacob was in the band this morning, it was an all-together service (meaning kids stay with you, not attend their regular kids' church), and taking on the challenge of my crew in that situation sounded... stressful... so the kids and I opted for a relaxed morning of playing close to home. We started off in the backyard on the "new" Rainbow play set, then put some miles on the scooter and bikes. All in all a great morning even if Mommy didn't - still hasn't! - gotten a shower! :)

Here are some pictures. As usual, more on Flickr.

Jack's morning Uncle Fester face. He's a doll, right?


bubble rocket


Freddie's Billy Idol face (cracks me up!)


The full Freddie effect


Sammy's favorite swing


A Moby nap (Trust me, that's funny 'cause it's play on words :)

"Do you have a cover?"

We went out to eat at a family-friendly salad bar tonight (Q. Cumbers for you locals) and I received my first breast feeding in public comment. A women across from us (only kind-of across from us... walkway between us, her chair was facing a different direction than mine) asked me, "Do you have a cover?"

At first, I couldn't hear her because, er, she wasn't that close and like I said, family-friendly place, not super quiet. Plus, I was sitting with two boys, a friend and Jacob, and I was on the far side of the table. Discretely nursing.

I gave her a blank stare and said, "No."
Her: "Didn't someone give you a cover?"
Me: "No. I'm not going to cover his face."

She returns to her table, and chair that's not even facing in my direction, and proceeds to finish her meal reading the newspaper.

Really? My nursing my six-week-old without *any* exposed flesh disturbed her that much that she had to say something? Really? I mean, come on! There were other women wearing tank tops with more on display than me!!

I am flabbergasted that this exchange actually took place. Jacob and I watched ABC's "What Would You Do?"on public breast feeding and have been joking/talking about it lately. Because it seems so ludicrous to us. We must have willed it to happen to us!

Anyway, just had to share. I am still in disbelief. I totally support breast feeding but am not really a I'm-going-to-nurse-my-baby-in-front-of-an-Applebee's-type mom, (aka the Applebee's Nurse-In ) but STILL. I keep replaying the scene in my head and can't fall asleep. There are so many other things I'd like to say... Shoot.

Bunk Beds!

Bunk Beds!, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Finally! Yeehaw!

They aren't sharing the space yet, but I found the exact bunk beds we wanted (an older but exact copy of Tami's boys' bunk because I loved theirs so much) on craigslist last week and Jacob hustled to pick them up (thanks for the loan of the truck, Kip!). The beds were a total score. And another one of Jacob's childhood dreams realized.

More bunk pictures HERE

Preschool graduation!

Preschool graduation!, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Sammy was a mechanic in his preschool program. He wore Jacob's Van Halen concert t-shirt and held a wrench. I forgot the other accessories we had. D'oh!

More program pics up at Flickr but they are kinda bad - sorry!

Jack's Storyboard from Tami!

These are pictures from Jack's newborn photo shoot with Tami. AKA Tami Tripp Photography:D

Also, from that shoot, a couple of my big guys:




How gorgeous are these?! I *heart* Tami!

Jack's favorite way to travel.

Jack's favorite way to travel., originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

A Mei Tai from my Freddie carrying days. Loving it with a newborn!

Pure Joy riding Swipers Sweepers

Swipers Sweepers, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

We took Freddie for unlimited rides on his birthday at Nickelodeon Universe at Mall of America. He and Sammy rode Swipers Sweepers A LOT. They loved it. I loved listening to their contagious laughter every time they swung around the corner.

For more birthday pictures check out the Flickr set

Freddie's birthday lunch at Highland Grill

Big guys at Highland Grill, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Happy Birthday Freddie Freds!

Today we celebrate Freddie's 3rd birthday by sharing the following recent " Freddie-isms."

His new favorite thing to do at the park is "run for fun." He'll say, "hey guys, come run for fun with me."

A few weeks back as we tried to get him to put on his socks and shoes, a resistant Freddie told us he "didn't want to be sockin' right now."

And finally, this past weekend, Freddie's hair was in fine form after his nighttime slumber. After we called him Don King, he responded by saying, "No, you're a donkey!"




His very own sense of style. Our wild child...

Big Brother

Big Brother, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Sammy was most excited to show off his bracelet and to check out the snack kitchen at the hospital. He's done the new baby thing before. No biggie.

Product placement.

product placement, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

A picture of Cutie Face taken at the hospital. Burt's Bees for size comparison.

Brothers

Brothers, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Cody and Ashley visit!

The boys' Godparents Cody and Ashley traveled down from Duluth on Friday to meet our newest family member! Sadly I was a total slacker and didn't take one picture while they were here, but Ashley took some and has already been playing around. Here is what she has sent me thus far. Thanks, Ash!

Codes-n-Ash had the boys at the park while Jacob was picking Jack and me up from the hospital on Saturday morning. Here are the big guys in action:





And a couple of the baby guy:


Watercolor J.D.


Abstract Jack

Announcing Jack Dylan!

also to be known as J.D. or Cutie Face

Thursday, April 15th, 2010
11:11 a.m.
8 pounds 15 ounces
20 inches long

Tami put together this slideshow of the incredible photos she took of Jack's first hours. Watch to feel like you were there, too. Bring tissues! :)

Baby show-off!

All this stunning newborn photography by Tami Tripp Photography! Thanks SO much, Tami.

Baby is here!

He is beautiful! Quick and easy labor from about 9 am - 11:11 start to finish!! More details later, and hopefully some fantastic make-you-misty-eyed brand-new baby pictures thanks to Tami!

Holly's awesome craftiness!

Lookie what's on it's way to us!!



Thanks so much, Holly! I *wub* them! :D

Big guy!

Big guy!, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Freddie didn't lose any teeth but he needed a picture, too. Mr Cute Stuff.

More missing teeth!

Toothless, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Two in less than fourteen hours! Sammy lost another bottom tooth (his 4th) last night and then this morning his first front tooth fell out. He's growing up so fast! (Thanks to tooth trauma of December 2007.)

Not only is cloth cuter, but check this out:

Disposable diapers are made of plastic. One baby will use at least 3,800 diapers, which amounts to 715 pounds of plastic. Non-renewable. Non-biodegradable.

Snagged from a gDiapers email. Here's more:

What does it mean to be plastic-free?

Give it up for technology! But sometimes technology can be deceiving. For instance, did you know that disposable diapers are made of plastic? Sure they feel soft, not at all like plastic. And some of them aren’t white, looking more like paper. But it’s true. They’re still plastic. There are a lot of reasons why we’re not crazy about that. Here are a few:

Plastic doesn’t biodegrade. It’s not good for the earth.
Plastic doesn’t breathe. It’s not good for baby.
Plastic is non-renewable.

Dang I wish I had an adorable newborn in cloth picture to post here. Soon, friends! :)

Baby can be born now!

Baby Blanket, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Per our agreement, Jack can be born now that I've completed The Biggest Thing I've Ever Knitted aka his Mod Concentric Squares Baby Blanket! (okay I'm nearly done I just have to weave in ends - bleh - and block)

Feel free to gush away at my awesome craftiness. M'kay. Gush now. Thanks. ;)

Happy Easter!

Sammy was so excited for Easter Morning he woke the entire household up before daylight. It was painful to get out of bed that early but seeing his little kid excitement (and super silliness!) was contagious. He brought the flashlight to church this morning -in case it was dark like it was at the Good Friday service.


His brother woke him up an hour too early this morning so Freddie was a little extra, er, opinionated. He "needed" to bring his balloon to church this morning. Why? "Because I do." Of course, I ended up carrying it.


Sammy picked out the purple polo (Vikings color) a month or so ago and I thought it'd be perfect for him to wear for Easter Sunday. Found a solid purple for Freddie and matching shorts. How cute are they?! Can't wait for our third to arrive so I coordinate them all :)

KP, Gage and Holly

KP, Gage and Holly, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Every few months Holly makes the trek from Wisconsin back to the Twin Cities to iron over a dozen of Jacob's work shirts. This trip she also made us Muddy Buddies (dessert after our trip to the 5-8 Club), crepes for breakfast, and washed dishes. She even slept without a pillow. Thanks, Holly!

Sammy, Freddie and Kennedy

Sammy, Freddie and Kennedy, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

I tried to get a good picture of the three kids. To see how we went from this (probably the best) to the Goofballs! shot check out my flickr photostream. :)

Goofballs!

Goofballs!, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Sammy and his hoe

Sammy and his hoe, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Sammy: "I'm going to take my hoe down the slide."

He cracks me up.

Freddie!

Freddie!, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Nothing quite like a good nostril shot.

Jacob and Sammy

Jacob and Sammy, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

We've been parking it a lot this week, thanks to our awesome HOT (consider the source) spring break weather.

Shower Flowers

Shower Flowers, originally uploaded by sweetietooth.

Last Saturday my friends threw me a super sweet baby shower. I am so touched by their kindness and generosity and I can only hope to someday repay them (personally, or by filling a similar role for someone else). There was delicious homemade food, virgin margaritas, flowing conversation, non-embarrassing shower games and gifts! (seriously, gifts? for #3?!)

Many thanks to you all! Each one of you have been such a support to my family and me throughout this pregnancy. I don't know what I'd do without friends!