Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Sambo grows

We just left the doctor's for Sam's 2 month visit. Two months!! Gosh, did I really just deliver 2 months ago?! He's doing so well weighing in at 12 lbs 8 oz and 23 1/2" long. Sam is such a sweet little boy and is beginning to grin and laugh at the sound of my voice. I keep trying to catch him at it, but nothing yet except blurry pics. :-)




Enjoy!

Summer begins

Schedules are frustrating, but routines are usually necessary and aid in the process of keeping daily sanity. There are times, though, as we all know, that it's necessary and relaxing to step out of the routine and just roll with it. Well, that's what we did when this weekend rolled around. Memorial weekend really marks the beginning of summer for me, so in true beach weekend fashion, we pulled out all of the usual stops.

We spent much of our time with the Bensons who traveled from Greenville with their 3 children to stay at Folly Beach. They've been making the Memorial trek for several years now. This year we got to welcome Lila, their newest addition, a mere 2 weeks younger than Sam. Corinne romped with Wesley and Max. According to Wesley, Corinne's cool "because she's fast!" With Wes it's all about speed.

Popsicles!


Watermelon for the kids

Watermelon margaritas for the adults


Benson and little Lila



Downward facing dog: Max-style



Yoga trend

The Pirate Ships anchor at Folly (Corinne learns the rules from Wesley!)



Arrrghh, Matey!

The Pool (at Scotty D's)

To the delight of her daddy, Corinne splashed around in the pool most of the afternoon. She even jumped off of the diving board into Dad's arms.

Sam catches some love from Suzi

We finished the weekend with a dip in the trusty backyard pool. Callie was more than happy to share the slide with Corinne.



Hope everyone had a relaxing, fun-filled weekend!

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Popcorn, popcorn

Corinne invited me to her school for Mother's Day lunch a few weeks ago. What a blast! As we all sat on the floor in a circle, Corinne and fellow mates taught the moms the 'Popcorn' song. It is now a favorite after dinner.

Word on the street is that Roman is thinking of trying out for the next season of 'So you think you can dance.' Go, Daddy, Go!

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

First Date

I finallly got the chance to visit my friend, Elizabeth, and her new baby girl, Ava. She's a mere two weeks younger than Sam. Little did the kiddos know that we were plotting their future relationship :-) Congratulations, Joyners!

Proud Mama and Ava
The future couple


Girlfriend?! What 'chu talkin' bout, Willis?


Past curfew



Have a great week.

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

If you give a girl a pancake...

Corinne matched us pancake for pancake tonight pulling in an impressive amount of syrup, also.

Enjoy!

Friday, May 1, 2009

Growing Boy


Sam is really growing and filling out lately. Shoot, he should the way he's been eating! We visited the doctor for his well-check this week and he'd gained almost 2lbs and grew an inch and a half in 2 weeks! He's up to 9.4lbs and 22 1/2" long. That was Monday. I dare say that he's more than that today. Trying to figure out nursing with Sam has been a bit more of a challenge than it was with Corinne. The fact that he's growing (a lot!) tells me that something must be going right. Here's a few pics to show his progress:

Hey, this thing is moving!

Cousin Brittany visits from Savannah


Sisterly love


Big Sister is enjoying Sam also. Everytime he cries she says, "Feed 'im, Mama, feed 'im!" She's still our little helper doing a great job of bringing me diapers and toys for him. She also enjoys trying on his clothes. Naturally, they don't go very far.


"Tee hee hee. That's so silly!"

Enjoy the weekend!