Hattie Mae

I plan on doing the monthly photos for Hattie the same I did for Emmy Lu.  Here is my little gal at 1 month old.

 

Doppelganger

Tanner is young but he already has his little doppelganger in Emmy Lu.  Here are some pictures of my two kiddos at about the same age:

 

 

 

 

Springtime Weekend Stuff

First things first....LOOK how beautiful my lilacs are :) They smell even better. I picked two GIANT bouquets and have one in my entry and another on my dining room table.

Now on to the "Quist Club's" fun filled weekend. After 2+ weeks of junky weather, we were so excited to finally plant our vegetable garden. Just LOOK how excited Tanner is...He can barely contain himself.

OK, so maybe he wasn't too excited but he was a good little boy and napped the whole time that Paul and I worked away.

Here's Farmer Paul using our neighbor's seeder. Talk about EASY!!! We are so lucky to have nice neighbors who let us borrow their gadgets. In our garden we have quite the variety of produce which includes: garlic, chives, cilantro, dill, basil, parsley, tomatoes, green peppers, jalapenos, green beans, lettuce, peas, carrots, radishes, onions, and beets. I can't wait for it all to be ready for me to use in my kitchen!!

Sunday, Paul, Tanner and I had a day out and about. But before you go anywhere you HAVE to get ready. Tanner takes this VERY seriously. He can't leave home without a good looking outfit and some styling shades!!

Tanner's ready for a little disc golf in Hutchinson :) He can't throw yet but Paul likes to set a baby sized disc next to him and take pictures.

I only threw a few times before picking up my little guy and carrying him along to watch daddy.

Here's Paul in action and doing one of his MOST favorite activities. He was a happy camper!!

Before heading to Paul's parent's house in Litchfield, Tanner need to stop for a little snack on the swings with Daddy. I LOVE my guys!!!

We had such a fun weekend full of fun activities. Tanner must have been wiped out from all of the activity because he slept a full 8 hours last night!! I can't believe that my little man is already 8 weeks old. He's getting sooooo big.

Tanner's First "Playdate"

On Friday, Tanner had some friends over for the first time. Well, it was maybe more for us Moms to get together and chat than it was for the babies. I mean just look how excited they are to "play"

Here's Easton and Tanner.

Easton born March 28th

Tanner born March 22nd

Evangelin born April 2nd

Can't wait unitl they are actually big enough to play rather than just sleep for most of the time they are together!!

It's true what they say

It's true when they say they grow so fast. I can't believe how Tanner is changing before my very eyes. The logical side of me knows that babies grow and change daily but the emotional side wants to hang on to that little 8 lb newborn nugget. Just 7 short weeks after making his world debut, my big baby boy is outgrowing a good number of his 0-3 month clothes already and it is affecting me more than I would have thought. I keep thinking that crawling, and walking, and talking aren't too far off. OH NO!! I better not get ahead of myself, I'll cause myself to have an emotional break down. Here's my big boy enjoying his bath yesterday. He's such a good little guy.

Happy Mustache May

Every year Paul and his buddies can't wait for May because of "Cinco de Mustache" and the kick off of Mustache May!! They all grow their best Tom Sellek wannabe facial hair accessories and think it's so cool. Of course Tanner isn't old enough to grow one of his own but couldn't miss out on being part of the "in" crowd for Mustache May. Here his is with Daddy, representing the Danube sector of Mustache May participants.

Cuddle Bug

Tanner is 6 weeks old today and is starting to develop quite the routine for himself. Since he is still little we feed him on demand and it averages about every 3 hours during the day-evening. Then he falls asleep between 9 and 10pm and goes till about 3-3:30am. He eats then fall back asleep. He is ready for more at about 6-6:30am so we feed him but Paul and I usually aren't quite ready to get up for the day so we'll bring him to bed to cuddle up, which Tanner LOVES (I don't think Paul minds either). This morning I hopped in the shower since he seemed perfectly content. I came into our room and saw this and my heart melted. My two favorite guys cuddled up. It's the moments like this that make me feel like the paths I have chosen in my life have led me to exactly where I am supposed to be.

My Mom's a Fox

I feel like people could perceive this as being conceited by dressing a baby in this onsie but to my own credit I did shower and do my hair and make-up today! Plus he's just SOOOO darn cute he obviously has to have a good looking mom right???

Thanks for the sweet shirt Bonny!!!

5 weeks

I have officially survived 36 days of being this guys mom!!

Still LOVING every minute!

And taking LOTS of pictures!!

And learning the tricks of cloth diapering...having the right supplies is clutch!! My big boy weighed10lbs 3 oz today at the doctor. He is gaining weight just fine so our next appointment isn't until his 2month check up. I'm so relieved!!

Re-entering society

After spending the first month with Tanner cozied up in my house (with the occasional walk or visit to the doctor) I have officially re-entered society. Who knew there was life beyond sitting here, holding and snuggling and being completely in LOVE with my little boy?!?! This weekend we had a couple firsts. Friday night Paul's mom came to Danube to watch Tanner so Paul and I could the Fireman's wives appreciation supper over at the fire hall. It was the first time I had ever left Tanner for more than the minute it takes me to walk over to the post office and back. Both he and I did just fine and I am SURE Grandma didn't mind snuggling with my little nugget for a couple hours.

On Saturday, Tanner and I made our first road trip to my mom and dad's place in Oak Grove. I posted on facebook that we were going to be in the area and Tanner had no shortage of people that wanted to meet him.

Here's Tanner and my Grandma Donna

Here's Grandma, Tanner, my cousins Alex and Antonio

I also took Tanner over to my parent's neighbor's 30th birthday party for a couple hours on Saturday evening. The rain held off and we got to hang out for a couple hours. Even with all of the commotion of karaoke, dirtbikes, and people peeking in his stroller to see him he still just snoozed away. He's such a good baby!! It was really nice to get out and do some socializing too!! I forgot that there is a whole big world out there...I have been so consumed lately but it's time to start re-entering society...little by little. I still love all the one on one I get with Tanner everyday.