summer is here!!!

Well according to the temperature summer is here. We opened our pool extra early this year and although it was cold Brady jumped right in and even Cameron enjoyed it.

Like father, like son

Tonight Brian took Brady to the band concert at Sanborn. Do you like how they dressed?

Mother's Day

Well I have to say I had a wonderful Mother's day, Thanks to my wonderful Hubby! He let me sleep in, I slept until 8:30. I can't tell you the last time that happened was. Then he made his mother and me a wonderful Brunch. Of course just being able to spend the day with my boys was good enough for me, but I also got a gift certificate to be able to go and have my hair and nails done. Later in the day after the boys woke from their naps we went to Brian's Grandparents house and got to see the whole family! I think it is so great that my boys are able to be apart of such a big family. I looked out the window at one point and saw brian and Brady standing there with his father and Grandfather, how wonderful to have 4 generation together!

Seeing as my mom had to work at the flower shop during mother's day we'll be celebrating it with her this comming weekend. hope all the moms out there had a wonderful day!

The Boston Children's museum

During Brian's April vacation we took the kids to the children's museum. Both the boys had a blast!!!

The boys in the car watching Nemo for the ride

Brady and Ryan racing golf balls

Cameron posing!

Cameron asleep on the way home!

Sun, Sprinklers and Sleep

Today was a perfect day to let the kids run through the sprinkler. They also got to watch Finding Nemo and then we even had an ice cream party. Needless to say the kids all took a great nap!

Enjoying the summer like weather

This weekend it was so gorgeous we decided to hit some parks and have some fun with the boys. It is so nice that Cameron can now walk and like to play at the park. He enjoys being outside just as much as Brady does. You can see how warm is was by Cameron's pink cheeks. He takes after his mommy in the respect.

18 Month Stats

Cameron went for his 18 month appointment today and the Doctor was happy with his growth and development. he weighed in at 24.6 lbs putting him in the 25% and his height was 32.75 inches putting him in the 50%. He will be going on Thursday for surgery to get his tubes in his ears. We are hoping this will stop the rampant ear infections. Wish him luck!

The Infamous Banana Dog

The other day we decided to do something different for lunch. So we made banana dogs! It's really just a hotdog roll with a banana and I gave them bags with peanutbutter and jelly so they could squeeze it onto their 'hotdog' and then were given a few chocolate chips to sprinkle on top! All the kids loved them, even our picky eaters ate them. As you can see from Brady's picture he really liked them!

Easter!

Easter started early for the boys on Thursday when we did an easter egg hunt with the daycare kids.

On saturday Pam and Charlie came over with the boys and Pam cooked us dinner because they missed Brian's 30th Bday party. On Sunday, we were up bright and early as Brady has been getting up at 6:00am. The boys came downstairs to find their Easter basket and did another Easter egg hunt. Later we went to Brian's parents house for Brunch and they got another easter basket. It was a very nice relaxing morning. We came home to let the boys take a nap and then headed to my parents house for dinner, where they get yet another Easter present. It was a nice day to spend with family! The boys looked so handsome in their Easter outfits.

The boys playing with their Easter presents

Brady posing at babcia's house

Spring is here!

Today turned out to be a beautiful day, Brian actually got home at a decent hour so we decided to take the boys to the park. After all their playing at the park they came home took a bath had dinner and went to bed. Here are some pictures of our night!

18 months already!

Cameron turned 18 months old on March 25th. He has certainly grown up alot. He is walking EVERYWHERE. Even when we go to a store he doesn't want to sit in the carriage. He's very good about staying with us when he walks around, although he won't let us hold his hand he stays with us. Cameron is now talking alot. He has even started saying Brady's name. Other words he says are ball, more, mama, dada, cookie, cracker, banana, night night, wiggles, go, pizza, pooh.
Cameron is able to hold his own with the bigger kids, he runs and plays with them as if he were two or three. He loves going outside and begs us to put his shoes on and always wants to put his coat on. Cameron and Brady are so different, It's wonderful to see them each come into their own.

A Surprise 30th Birthday Party!

On Saturday I surprised Brian with a 30th Birthday party. Thanks to Dustin for keeping Brian busy, and thanks to Elizabeth, Shanna and Dave for all their help getting things ready. A special thanks to Dan for making us some fabulous meatballs and kielbasa. A great time was had by all, and it really was a surprise! thanks to everyone who came!

The first day of spring!

Today was officially the first day of spring! We decided even though it was cold, we would brave it and got to the park for a picnic. This was Cameron's first trip to the park being able to walk. he was a little tentative at first, but finally went down the slide and through the tunnel.

spring has sprung!

As you can see the boys are enjoying the nice weather! You can also see the boys in their green shirts from St. Patricks Day!

A woman of strength.

On Monday my mother entered the hospital to have a full knee replacement. Unfortunately the OR got backed up and she was told at 5:00pm that they would admit her and have to do the surgery in the morning. What a complete let down. She hadn't eaten all day and was in a lot of pain because they had taken her off of her arthritis medication. They took her up to her room and She was finally able to have something to eat, and get some sleep. She was taken into surgery at 7:30am the next morning and was done in 2 hours.
My mother has always been the face of strength in our family, the peace keeper, the strong one! Seeing her laid up in a bed was not easy, but it only took minutes to realize that she hadn't lost her caring nature. She was already asking us if we'd eaten, she didn't want us to leave to late etc. The day after the surgery (wednesday) She got up and was walking! All the nurses and physical therapists were amazed at how well she was doing. Although she was sore and tired she kept a smile on her face and tried to do everything they told her to do. Thursday was a little tougher for her as was today, but although she has her moments as anyone would she has shown such strength to comethrough this as quickly as she has.
My mother is the most amazing, loving, sensative, selfless person I have ever known. She truly is an inspiration to me everyday of my life. I only hope to be as giving of myself as she is. So here's to you mom!!! I love and admire the person that you are! I can't wait for you to be home.

Fun in the Snow

The other day when it wasn't too cold out we decided to let the kids go play in the snow on the deck. Cameron was quite mad that he couldn't go though. We thought since he still had the stent in it wasn't a good idea.

2 Days post surgery

This is the position Cameron has been in since we got home Friday at 5:00pm. We arrived at MGH at 8:00 am. Cameron was taken back and put on a small pair of hospital pants and a johnny. They took his vitals and asked us all the usuaul questions, they let him go back out into the waiting room where all th etoys were. By this point he knew something was up and didn't want to play anymore, They called us back into a room where brian and I put on hospital gowns, booties, and hair nets. We were then taken back to a room where we met the anestesiologist. we signed all the consent forms and the anestesiologist decided to give Cameron some meds by mouth to help him calm down. within about 5 minutes cameron was smiling and laughing. you could see that his eyes weren't focusing on anything, they walked us across the hall to the operating room where they had me lay him on the table. They put a mask on his face and within a few breaths he was asleep. By far this is the worst part, you have to leave your child in the hands of other people all the while having the image of your child with his eyes rolled back in his headand for all intents and purposes looking dead. we were allowed to take our masks down to give him a kiss and then were escorted out of the room. Yes this is when I broke down, this wasn't a huge surgery but all the bad thoughts go through your head like, what if he doesn't wake up, or his heart stops. Pushing all the emotions aside Brian and I went to the cafeteria, they had our cell phone number and told us they would be in touch with us during the surgery (something they never did) He went in for surgery at 10:00 and at 1:30 the doctor took us into the family room where he told us the surgery went well. about 45 minutes later we were taken back to see him. He was still asleep and still had all the monitors on him. Not an image I liked seeing. about 5 minutes after we were there he woke quite suddenly trying to stand up in the crib. he sat with me for a while, while the anesthesia wore off. He had a spinal block so he wouldn;t feel any pain in the area. we were given the home care instructions, which included the care for the stent that was left in place and won't come out until Thursday, changing his diaper hasn't been fun! We came home gave him some tylenol with Codine and he went to bed early. he woke up every couple of hours, I finally took him into bed with us he slept a little better.
Saturday he was pretty miserable. My sister and Dave took Brady for the day which was a big help. by saturday night he seemed much better. Today (sunday) he seemed a little worse again, we have been monitorin a fever that has gotten up to 100.5. we're supposed to call the doctor if goes up to 101. We are praying that the fever stays at bay and that nothing is wrong. This has been tough on both of us but we are glad that we are having it fixed now, We couldn't imagine having this done at the age of three!
We want to thank everyone for all the well wishes and a big thank you to Brian's parents for taking Brady over night the day before the surgery, and thank you to Shanna and dave for taking brady the day after the surgery. You all made our lives alot easier!

Cameron is Walking

"Better late than never!" Cameron has now started walking this week....yeah! Then again, should we be happy or not? Not sure!!!

Cameron's Walking!!!!!

On Monday 2/9/09 Cameron Finally took his first real steps! he walked all the way around the kitchen island and then into the living room. He is doing it more and more now, but if he sees us watching too closely he'll drop down to his knees. We're going to try to catch it on video and post it soon, but wanted everyone to know the good news!

Also Cameron's surgery is scheduled for Friday February 27th. We're assuming we'll have to be at MGH early but we have to call the day before the surgery to get the official time.

Cameron 15 month update

Cameron had his 15 month check up last Friday. he weighed in at 21 lbs and was 32 inches long. He's healthy and although still not walking can manage to get anywhere that he wants. He is using lots of new words every day. he saya ball, more, nana (banana), up, cup, go, night night,. he allso uses the signs for, eat, more, all done, and just recently wait. he can identify his head, nose, eyes, and belly!

Cameron will be going in for surgery most likely some time in february to have the hypospadius fixed. It will be a day surgery and will come home with a catheter for about 7 days. I'll just be glad when it is over and done with!

Disney Slide show!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Disney Update

Well we left on Saturday and are still in Floriday. The weather has been beautiful about 70-75 and sunny! The boys are having an absolute BLAST! The plane ride went very well Cameron slept for part of it and Brady watched Curious George on the portable DVD player. Our first day here we tried to hit the magic Kingdom but it was packed so we only went on It's a small world and Pirates of the Carribean. Yesterday we spent the day at Epcot, Brady was facinated by spaceship earth! We came back fairly early to the hotel yesterday to make sure the boys got a good night sleep. Well sleep they did 12 hours for both of them and they were ready to go today. We did the morning at Animal Kingdom and the afternoon at Hollywood studios. Brian and I have been so pleasantly surprised with our kids. We always thought that Cameron would only nap in a bed but he has been napping on Brian in the Ergo (our saving grace) and has been sleeping for about 2 hours at a whack when he does sleep. I didn't think that our kids would like sitting through shows but they have absolutely LOVED them. Brady thought the Bugs life 3D show was a riot! they also saw the play house disney show which they BOTH LOVED and they likes the Muppet 3D show! Brady has also been so excited to see all the characters and get his picture taken with them. We waited in line for 25 minutes so he couls see Buzz and Woody from toy story.

It feels like a rare occasion that I actually get to spend so much quality time with my kids. even though I'm home with them I have daycare kids etc. and I don't get to give them 100% undivided attention. Brian and I have so enjoyed rediscovering our kids! getting to know their two individual personalities and I have to say they are pretty great and unique kids in their own ways. Cameron is trying to become so independant even though he can't walk, his latest trick has been standing up in the middle of the bed! and Brady is trying hard to act like the big brother. They both love to be silly and laugh but both can be so stubborn some times you want to strangle them! Tomorow we will head off to the magic Kingdom for our last day here. It has been fun! but I will also be glad to go home! We'll do a more detailed blog and post more pics and vidoe once we are home!

So Happy Together!

Now that Cameron is getting a little older, he and Brady have started playing together more. I now understand why my parents bought my sister and I two of everything just in dfferent colors. Brady tends to be pretty good with sharing or atleast tries to give Cameron a differnt toy to distract him while h takes the toy he wants. Ahhh problem solving skills at work! There other favorite thing to do now is to take bubble baths. Brady put the bubbles on his chin and said "Look, I'm Uncle Dave" Then he gave himself a mustach and said "Look I'm Dziadziu"

Cameron will be 16 months on the 25th and hasn't started walking yet but pulls himself up and cruises. He'll stand alone for a few seconds but then drops down to his knees ( he is still getting PT in the house and will be having his re-evaluation in February). As for talking he knows the signs for more, all done, and please. He says, byb-bye- night night, wiggles , ball and cup.

Brady is going to Preschool 2 mornings a week and has started recognizing his name, he knows all his colors and can count to 20. we are also working on letter recognition and he has one eto one correspondence up to 6. he no longer wears a pull up during nasp time and has recently started getting up in the middle of the night to go potty and has a dry pull up in the morning. He has asked to stop wearing them but he's not consistant enough yet.

We will be going to Disney for a couple of days in January, We leave on the 17th! we can't wait and neither can Brady, Cameron is still a little young but were sure he'll enjoy it anyway seeing as he LOVES music!

Brian and I feel so blessed to have such wonderful boys!