Growing Too Fast!

Lydia turned 4 months old this week!   Here she is trying out the bumbo seat with Ian helping to make sure she doesn't fall...

 Ian's love for Lydia seems to grow each day. He likes her to lay next to him and then he will lean over and give her hugs. Sometimes he wants to hold her, all by himself of course, which can get a little tricky. Overall, he's very good and Lydia is so laid back that she doesn't seem to mind when he tries to pick her up!

 Lydia LOVES to watch Ian. In this photo, she can't take her eyes off him!

 Lydia is ticklish and loves to give Mommy and Daddy smiles. This afternoon, she was giving the smiles left and right...

 And then with all the excitement, she spit up. She spits up quite a bit more than Ian did. The doctor said it's nothing to be worried about, just hard because we go through so many outfits in one day!

 My Sweetie pies cuddling...

A look ahead: I asked Ian what he wanted to be for Halloween and he replied "Um, a birthday cake!" I better start looking for that costume!

Lydia's Big Day!

Lydia had a big day today, she rolled over!
We had just gotten home and I put Lyddie on her tummy on a blanket on the floor. Ian was sitting near her having some juice and we were deciding which video he wanted to watch while Mommy made dinner.
I said to Ian, "Be careful of your sister, since she's right in front of you." Then I turned to Lydia and said "Mommy's going to get dinner going and then I"ll be right back." She gave me this look...

And the proceeded to roll to her side...

Then rested for a short bit (less than a minute)...

And then rolled all the way over...

Ian and I told Lydia what a great job she did and then had her do it two more times!
She loves to put her feet in the air and grab at her toes, which she did right after I snapped this picture.


Ian continues to be a great big brother and loves his sister dearly. Lydia will be 4 months old next week!

Great Job Lydia!

Siblings

It's been so long since my last post that I thought I'd ease into blogging again and just post a few photos this time.

At the hospital when Lydia was born, Ian was such a proud Big Brother!

Growing so fast!

My Loves

Ian loves his Baby Sister

It was too hot this summer -- Ian eating frozen yogurt before bed!

Ian loves to ham it up for the camera!

Lydia is already 3 months old!

Meeting Ms. Reese!

I promise, when I took this photo, they were not scared! I think they were just wide awake!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fall 2011

So I have been a little lax in our blogging this summer and fall! Here is a recap of what Ian has been up to since mid July...

In late July, Riley and Hailey gave Ian a "cars" themed couch that he instantly loved! He not only likes to sit and read on the couch, but he likes everyone to sit on his couch! He also went through a phase of refusing to wear pants.

Charlie was a fan of the couch as well.
Ian also discovered a fun new game with Bumpa. Bumpa got a good leg workout that day!
The last weekend in July, we traveled to Davenport so Momma could run the BIX 7 Race. We stayed with Ben and Deb's family and it was so much fun! The race was a great experience and hopefully we can go back next year with Ben and Deb!

There were around 30,000 people running the race, so we don't have a good photo of Momma, so here is a photo of the bagpiper that was located near where Ian and Kurt were cheering...
Since we were so close, we went to the American Pickers shop! They were closed, but we still got a few photos. We didn't see Mike or Frank, but it was still fun to see.


In August, Ian went to the Allamakee County fair and loved the animals. I think we have a future 4-Her!

In September, Ian was a busy boy. First we celebrated with Wade, Erika, Miles and Mia at their wedding.

Here Ian is saying "CHEESE!" for the camera at Wade & Erika's wedding dinner (Momma isn't mad, just caught off guard!)


Here is Ian and Miles before the ceremony...


During the outdoor ceremony...
and the next night at the reception...

And then Ian danced the night away at the reception. He loved it! Here he's learning some new steps from Riley.


Also in September, we had Papa's 60th Birthday party! Here is Ian having pre-party fun with Papa and Avery...

Papa brought all of his tractors to the fairgrounds for everyone to ride! Here is photo of Scott and Avery... It was a great party and celebration!

And in October we went to the Pumpkin Patch! We spent time in the corn box (instead of a sand box!) Playing on the slides...



Making ghost faces...

On hay rides...
and then we spent the most time watching and feeding the goats. They had this amazing set up for these goats. They even had platforms that the goats would walk across. All three of us were amazed!

And after a long day, here's Ian riding with his pumpkins.


Now we're in planning mode for Ian's 2nd Birthday party next month!

Summer Adventures

In June, we decided to redo Ian's room. It had maroon carpet and white walls and needed to be transformed into a little boys room! I painted the walls a light blue and then we removed the carpet and uncovered original hardwood floors. The floor turned out amazing and Ian was very happy with the results. Here he is inspecting it...

And his stamp of approval...

The first night we put his room back together -- about 5 minutes after I tucked him into bed in his CRIB, we heard a loud THUD and then no noise at all. Of course Kurt and I leaped up the stairs to find Ian sitting on the floor next to his crib smiling. We put him back into the crib and watched from the hallway. He had figured out how to climb out of his crib! We brought him downstairs, tired him out and then put him back in the crib once he fell a sleep. The next day we converted the crib into a toddler bed. Ian can now get out of bed whenever he wants, but he has learned that he needs to stay in bed! He likes to test Mama and Daddy to see what he can get away with, but he also does listen extremely well.


In June, we attended the Red Power/IH Tractor show in Albert Lea. Ian loved looking at the tractors and spending time with Avery! Here is a photo of the boys riding the train at the show.

This is a photo of the fairgrounds from Nana and Papa's roof! Papa had to take the photo because I froze on the roof...I guess I am a little scared of heights! They had over 1,000 tractors for the show.
Here's one of the best tractors that was on display and the most handsome Farmall fans in the drivers seat!

Ian also loved Wrigley's (Avery's Boston Terrier) house! We very fortunate that Wrigley was willing to share his house with Ian...


We also went to Brainard, Minnesota and spent time on Roy Lake. We were having so much fun, I didn't take one photo of Ian! On the last day, I did snap a few of the lake. This is a photo from our cabin looking onto the deck and lake...

A few other tidbits...

Ian's new favorite word (and also his favorite toy) is "lawnmower". He likes to "mow" the carpet in the house and then point out the big lawnmower in the garage.

He also loves to open and close the garage door. When we are leaving the house, he will say "door!" until he can push the button to open the door. He also likes to use the opener in the car and will press the button and then hand it back to me with a big grin!

Grandma and Grandpa Olson came to visit a few weekends ago and Ian invented a new game with "Bumpa"...

And lastly, an equestrian in the making...