Yep.

He's got those Harwell boy eyelashes.

Happy 2 Months to a very happy Rocka Baby!

Big Boy!

At 1 month, Rocka Baby weighs a whopping 10 pounds 14 ounces! That's 2 pounds 4 ounces more than he weighed at birth and 3 whole pounds more than his lightest weight!

This boy loves to eat!

1 Month Old!

Brothers, Part II

Looking alike: Poki at 2 months and Rocka Baby at 3 weeks!

The Artist

Yesterday, Ping Pong swiftly went from drawing scribbles to drawing people! This happened in a matter of seconds--one moment his little hand was wildly moving across the page, then carefully drawing a face the next. Here is one of his "men."



I think it looks like a lion, but he insists it's not. Maybe it's a beard?

3 Weeks Old

Brothers

I seriously didn't think Rocka Baby looked much like his brothers until just now. Check out this split-screen of Rocka Baby and Ping Pong at around 2 1/2 weeks old!

Welcome Rocka Baby!

It's been a few weeks since we welcomed Rocka Baby into our lives! Poor kid has already fallen victim to the ignored third child syndrome, but I suppose it's better late than never! (Plus, I have been a wee bit busy with the other kids and all...)

Simon Riordan was born on December 27th at 9:28pm. He weighed 8 lbs 10 oz and measured 20 inches. He's as chill as chill can be! We're all madly in love with him--especially his mama. He is truly scrumptious.


Rocka Baby, just minutes old.




On his 2nd day.




With big brother, Ping Pong...




And his biggest brother, Poki!




Taken last night--2 weeks and 3 days old.




More to come!

Introducing...

Rocka Baby!

The puddle at the top is the placenta, the lump on the bottom left is the belly, and the thing on the bottom right is the head in profile. Isn't s/he the most adorable fuzzy blob you've ever seen?



Some News!

I have to admit that one of the reasons I wanted to get this blog up and running again is because I feel we owe it to our third child to broadcast every detail of his or her early life over the internet. It's nothing short of a basic parental responsibility.

And in case you missed what I just barely glossed over...we're expecting again!

Rocka Baby is due to arrive on New Years Day! Rocka Baby is the name Ping Pong has given our latest family member. We think he was inspired by the classic lullaby "Rock-a-bye Baby." Poki thoroughly approves of the name because there is a Lego Hero Factory guy named Rocka. So there you go!

FYI: As excited as we are to meet our newest little guy or girl, we're going to do our best to wait to find out if s/he is, in fact, a guy or girl until Rocka Baby's grand entrance! Let's see if that actually happens. :)

Yay for babies!

Ping Pong Has Changed...Just A Little Bit.

I need to dig up some pictures and fun posts from the last year to bring you guys up to speed, but in the meantime, here is a sample of a conversation we had this morning:

Ping Pong: "Mommy, climb inside this airplane."

Mom: "This toy airplane? Do you really think I can fit in here?"

Ping Pong: "No. You're too big. I'll climb in instead."

Mom: "Will you fit?"

Ping Pong: "Yes. And I'll fly around and around the room. I'll fly that way and crash into Carson...then I'll fly that way through the window...then I fly that way and fly down inside the sofa..."

Mom: "Really? You're going to do all that?"

Ping Pong: "Ooooh yes. I really am."

Five years ago today, every cliché about parenthood proved true. You were born and both of our lives began. I gave you the names of the two greatest men I could think of without realizing the size of the shoes that went along with those names, but you are filling them perfectly, and you don’t even know it. Happy birthday, Carson Atticus. These five years have been nothing short of awesome.

Hmmm...

So...after nearly a year, I'm wondering if Blogger will let me post. Let's find out...

Blog Problems!

I've been trying to post new things on here for more than a month, but blogger wasn't working. I've finally fixed it! Man...do I have some catching up to do! Stay tuned!!!

Birthday Disclaimer

Poki is having an out-of-this-world party this weekend, so if you are here to see the traditional birthday post, please check back after Mom has been released from her outer space party planning headquarters.

I guess she'll just have to give up on winning mother-of-the-year this year.

The Return of the Poki-isms

Mom: I DVRed Kung Fu Panda; do you want to watch it sometime?

Poki: I don't think so.

Mom: I don't mean today, but maybe we can watch it another day.

Poki: No thank you.

Mom: Really? Why don't you want to watch it?

Poki: I really like pandas, but I do NOT like when pandas eat with chopsticks.

Busy, Busy!

Sorry--no time to talk. I've got sooo many emails to answer.

We Haven't Forgotten About You!

This is just a note to tell you all how sorry we are that we haven't posted anything new in nearly a month! Mom got a virus on her computer, so little Laptop went to live on a nice farm upstate with acres and acres where he can run and play. (Translation: It had to be put down). We have a camera full of fun stuff to show you...and we hope to be able to...someday. In the meantime, she's got to get around to installing her camera software on Dad's desktop.

Soon!

(We hope)

Me and My Shadow

Ping Pong discovered his shadow today...and immediately started making out with it.



As you can see, Ping Pong isn't the only one who thinks his brother is hilarious. I'd say the feeling is mutual.