My son, the heavy metal rocker, singing his favorite lullaby.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Monday, June 13, 2011
Overwhelmed - in a good way
The grass needs to be cut, the pool needs to be cleaned, and there are plenty of other chores that are waiting to be started and/or finished. That being said, I played several rounds of Hi-Ho-Cherry-O and Candyland today with Q and spent time bouncing Zoe, trying to burp her. That was only after I got home around 5:30; Katharine spent a good deal of the day in the same activity schedule.
We are now sitting and watching TV, with two sleeping children. It is a beautiful thing, and they are beautiful. As much as we love spending time with them, it is nice when everyone gets the sleep they need to.
In a much needed update - here are some photos (the top pictures are more recent).
Big brother taking care of Zoe
Just hanging out in my monkey pjs
Checking out the mobile in the big crib
She still sleeps in the cradle, but hangs in the crib in Q's room some of the time, too.
Grandma MJ and Zoe
Hanging out together on Q's bed
Grandpa Roy can find Goldbug. Why can't I?
Quite a crew
Q in his first bounce house--he loved it!
Momma and Zoe
Smiling at Auntie Jenni
Still smiling
Q carefully getting past Zoe in the tunnel.
Mossil and Q
Q wants to know why Zoe won't stop yelling while he is trying to watch his show.
Q dying Easter eggs.
He ended up getting sick and not doing a hunt, but he loved picking out the color of the egg to eat out of the refrigerator.
Grandma MJ and Zoe, both looking very fashionable
We are now sitting and watching TV, with two sleeping children. It is a beautiful thing, and they are beautiful. As much as we love spending time with them, it is nice when everyone gets the sleep they need to.
In a much needed update - here are some photos (the top pictures are more recent).
Big brother taking care of Zoe
Just hanging out in my monkey pjs
Checking out the mobile in the big crib
She still sleeps in the cradle, but hangs in the crib in Q's room some of the time, too.
Grandma MJ and Zoe
Hanging out together on Q's bed
Grandpa Roy can find Goldbug. Why can't I?
Pops holds Zoe out by the pool.
Zoe at one month
Zoe at one month
Zoe at two months
Quite a crew
Q in his first bounce house--he loved it!
Momma and Zoe
Smiling at Auntie Jenni
Still smiling
Q carefully getting past Zoe in the tunnel.
Mossil and Q
Q wants to know why Zoe won't stop yelling while he is trying to watch his show.
Q dying Easter eggs.
He ended up getting sick and not doing a hunt, but he loved picking out the color of the egg to eat out of the refrigerator.
Grandma MJ and Zoe, both looking very fashionable
The little one
I'll try not to let two months go by without another post, but I do need to mow the lawn before it gets too tall. We are all happy and enjoying spending time together.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Zoe's bath and the slower blogs
It has been an eventful few weeks in Casa Stevenson-Riedlinger, where we had several firsts. Activities started with Q helping to feed Zoe her first bottle.
You can see him concentrating to make sure it stays in just the right place.
We also found that Zoe is a very happy side sleeper. Q always did better on his stomach, and it seems like his sister takes after him. She works her legs and hips until she is able to get over, which is very funny to watch.
Our little side-sleeper
Zoe has also had a few baths at home since the umbical stump fell off. The first one was quite exciting, with Q helping, water on the floor, and then, after we got her all cleaned up she decided to spit up and (stop here and skip past the picture if you prefer to not hear about some of the grosser things babies do) squirt poo right at her mom. I had stepped out of the bathroom for a minute and missed the full action, but it required washing a rug and Katharine changing her clothing. She's pretty amazing for such a small one.
Many people have noticed the lack of posts recently. Part of that is just balancing time between Q and Zoe and sleep, and part of it is the beginning of a slow transition, with the fact that eventually, we will stop posting pictures of Q online. It is a difficult decision, and the plan is not to stop immediately, but over the next year or so.
Until then, we still have many happy moments to share - like Q was dancing last week - and he didn't seem to care that I started filming (check out the one minute mark!) he is really great fun.
Easter pics and more to come soon.
You can see him concentrating to make sure it stays in just the right place.
We also found that Zoe is a very happy side sleeper. Q always did better on his stomach, and it seems like his sister takes after him. She works her legs and hips until she is able to get over, which is very funny to watch.
Our little side-sleeper
Zoe has also had a few baths at home since the umbical stump fell off. The first one was quite exciting, with Q helping, water on the floor, and then, after we got her all cleaned up she decided to spit up and (stop here and skip past the picture if you prefer to not hear about some of the grosser things babies do) squirt poo right at her mom. I had stepped out of the bathroom for a minute and missed the full action, but it required washing a rug and Katharine changing her clothing. She's pretty amazing for such a small one.
I'm all cleaned up.
Many people have noticed the lack of posts recently. Part of that is just balancing time between Q and Zoe and sleep, and part of it is the beginning of a slow transition, with the fact that eventually, we will stop posting pictures of Q online. It is a difficult decision, and the plan is not to stop immediately, but over the next year or so.
Until then, we still have many happy moments to share - like Q was dancing last week - and he didn't seem to care that I started filming (check out the one minute mark!) he is really great fun.
Easter pics and more to come soon.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
A plethora of photos
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Zoe's arrival
Zoe decided that Friday was her day. April 8, 2011 at 5:23, she flew into this world. Katharine had started contracting around 8:00 Thursday evening and went into the hard labor around 3 AM, before pushing her out a few hours later. Katharine, as always, was so incredible and amazing. We had a fun moment around 5:00 when Katharine told the hospital staff she was ready to push, and the doctor came and checked, and then kind of forcefully called nurses to come assist, saying "I mean I need someone - NOW," in that tone. We were surprised to have one of the doctors on rotation and not one of the midwives, but the delivery process went well and no interventions were needed to assist Zoe out.
Quinlan came to meet his new sister and spend some time holding her with his Mom.
It is pretty amazing to watch him experience being a big brother.
We were able to come home about 36 hours after the delivery. The hospital is amazing in that they are not very eager to let you leave. And as much fun as the nourishment room in the postpartum recovery area is, I like the idea of not trying to go back and forth between home and Q and the hospital with Zoe and Katharine. We were very lucky to have Grandma MJ down to be able to help Q out at home.
We are taking it easy and will be happy to see visitors in person or via skype. Feel free to call either of us if you are interested.
Quinlan came to meet his new sister and spend some time holding her with his Mom.
It is pretty amazing to watch him experience being a big brother.
We were able to come home about 36 hours after the delivery. The hospital is amazing in that they are not very eager to let you leave. And as much fun as the nourishment room in the postpartum recovery area is, I like the idea of not trying to go back and forth between home and Q and the hospital with Zoe and Katharine. We were very lucky to have Grandma MJ down to be able to help Q out at home.
We are taking it easy and will be happy to see visitors in person or via skype. Feel free to call either of us if you are interested.
Saturday, March 26, 2011
A Quinlan Story, on Prezi
The big brother-to-be has been enjoying lots of fun times with both Mom and Dad while we anticipate the impending arrival of Zoe. He has attended two baby showers, and he seems to know there is a difference between the bath shower and a baby shower. (One means playing in water, the other means cake.)
I haven't often gotten off topic here, but I learned about a new website this week and wanted to share about it. Prezi is really a very interesting new program, and if you haven't heard of it, you should definitely check it out. It isn't flying cars or anything, but when they talk about how technology is changing, I think they are taking a step. I played with it and made the following presentation to share. It is only three "slides" and you can click through them by selecting the play button on the bottom of the viewer and you can make it full screen by selecting more on the bottom right.
Hope you enjoy.
I haven't often gotten off topic here, but I learned about a new website this week and wanted to share about it. Prezi is really a very interesting new program, and if you haven't heard of it, you should definitely check it out. It isn't flying cars or anything, but when they talk about how technology is changing, I think they are taking a step. I played with it and made the following presentation to share. It is only three "slides" and you can click through them by selecting the play button on the bottom of the viewer and you can make it full screen by selecting more on the bottom right.
Hope you enjoy.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Getting ready for Zoe
Q went with Katharine and I to the most recent doctor (midwife) appointment. He was great, helping to find Zoe's heartbeat and helping to measure his Mom's stomach. He talks about "Z" a lot and talks about how he will be the big brother.
After we uploaded the video, he wanted to watch the "heartbeat" several times. He kept coming back to the computer to say, "heartbeat." When we asked him whose heartbeat it was, he would tell us "Zoe".
After we uploaded the video, he wanted to watch the "heartbeat" several times. He kept coming back to the computer to say, "heartbeat." When we asked him whose heartbeat it was, he would tell us "Zoe".
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