The Swerk Spot: January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Daddy was gone and mommy had all the fun. Ha!

Well last week was spent relaxing for quite a bit of it due to Lizzy having the flu for the first half of the week. Bobby had his two month wellness check up and came in at 23 inches long and 12 pounds 14 ounces in weight. He is such a little tank! He ended up with three shots and did amazing. Mommy only had to give him a little Tylenol that night and he was good to go.

Lizzy laid pretty low Sunday through Tuesday. Tuesday we decided to take her to the walk-in clinic as she was complaining of ear pain. Anyone who has a toddler that gets ear infections knows that you don't want to wait on that one. Well it wasn't an ear infection but it was the flu. Poor girl didn't eat anything for probably four days.

Thursday we were back on the mend, just in time for daddy to head to Whistler with two of his buddies. I must be an awesome wife because handling two kids is quite a bit of work when one is still attached to you! I have no idea on mommies and daddies do it that are either single parents or are in our military. Three nights was a lot of work and we decided to head south Friday afternoon to have the help and entertainment of mimi and papa Muldary!

Friday we did get Bobby's two month pictures taken and he did pretty good. Friday afternoon we drove down to Lake Tapps and then that evening Bobby and I got to meet Will! Lizzy stayed and played with mimi and papa and Bobby and Will got some play time. Will is one of my dear old friends son who currently lives in NYC. They were adorable together although Bobby is such a tank ... he is a full month younger ... check out the photos!

Saturday we headed to a birthday party for Jackson, another friends three year old son at Acme Bowl. It was Lizzy's first time bowling and she loved it ... that is until she tried to run down the lane. Ooops! Mommy didn't think to have the discussion of where she could walk/run and where she couldn't. Needless to say it was 1, 2, 3, 4 steps and whack ... she fell straight on her back. Poor girl, scared the crap out of her, but she recovered. Not an easy feat though to have Bobby strapped in the Beco and me trying to inch down a bowling lane to reach her and pick her up. Haha!

Saturday night mimi and papa took care of both kids so mommy could meet up with Linds for a bottle of wine. There is nothing better than sharing some alcohol with someone who knows and understands all your fun and trials of being a mom! Sunday we swung by the Foisy's in West Seattle so Lizzy and Bobby could hang with Aunt Jo-Jo, Russ, Robbie and Cameron. It is crazy how time flies ... I remember when Robbie was just 20 months old and our ring bearer in our wedding. Now he is seven years old! Ah!

Overall it has been a good week and a half. Swimming is going well, Lizzy loves it. Mommy and daddy have decided no more weeknight lessons though. I'm not back at work and it is a joke trying to get fed and out the door in time. Back at work will make it next to impossible! The picture below is from Tuesday ... they are so adorable and definitely related! Ha! Enjoy the week folks and Happy Superbowl Weekend!

Monday, January 21, 2013

A week in review!

So I've now kept this up to date for a whole week! Here are a few fun shots from last week.

Monday marked our very first swim lesson at Lynnwood Rec Center. It took a few minutes of coaxing but then 25 minutes later we couldn't get her out of the pool. We literally had a melt down. Not sure if that was just wanting to swim or if it was the fact that we have swim lessons from 6pm-6:25pm. Fairly certain we will not do evening swim lessons again! Overall though swim is a blast daddy swam with her on Monday and I got in the pool on Wednesday. That was a feat inside itself, swimsuit seven weeks after having a baby, thank GOD for tankini's!

Monday, January 14th

Wednesday, January 16th

Thursday I got off my duff since it has been so sunny here (but darn cold) and Bobby and I went for a walk around the block. He did awesome in his carrier and was out like a light within the first twenty feet! Mommy was a little sore, how sad is that, but I figure it is just getting started that is the hardest part.

Obviously I'm not looking at the camera and I have no make-up on, but it was gorgeous out!

Bobby is smiling all the time now and it is so fun when I can capture it on camera! He giggles when we change his diaper or tickle him under his chin. Simply too cute! He is growing like a weed. The second picture is to show how long he is ... that sleeper is actually 6 months. Yes, I think that sleeper is a bit undersized but it is amazing how fast these little munchkins grow!

Probably one of our favorite memories from this week, and one that will live on as a story that is retold time and time again, is one of Lizzy feeding her baby. She hopes up on the couch, pulls up her nightgown and puts her baby to her chest. I start laughing as I know exactly what she is doing but I look at Ben and ask Lizzy, "What are you doing?" ... to which Lizzy answers, "Feeding my baby." Sure makes perfect sense so I see what else she'll tell me ... "Lizzy what are you feeding baby?" ... to which Lizzy answers very matter of fact, "Milk from my boobies." I love kids and they say the darnedest things. The best was when she hopped down to grab a cloth diaper (which I use to burp with) and did a pretend burp with her baby doll. Too cute!

Saturday we had a pretty lazy day ... Ben took Lizzy to the bank and the post office. She loves the bank as she always seems to come home with a lollipop. Lizzy got a chance to use her easel to pain for the first time (this should be interesting!) and then I snapped this cute photo of Ben and the kids at dinner. Lizzy is just over 2 1/2 now and Bobby was 8 weeks yesterday! Time sure does fly!

It was a great week until yesterday morning when we went to wake Lizzy up and she had thrown up all over her bed. She fell back asleep and didn't come get us, poor thing ... we had a long talk about the next time we have tummy owwies ... we need to come wake up mom and dad. So needless to say we laid pretty low yesterday. Poor pumpkin.

More to come later after Bobby's 2 month wellness check!

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Back at it ... maybe!

So let's not call it a resolution but rather a third (or fourth, maybe fifth) attempt at keeping this blog current. Well things have changed slightly since the last time I wrote. We've since welcomed baby number two into our family as you will see below. Lizzy is growing like a weed and it's hard to believe that we are approaching birthday number three. I'm currently out on maternity leave and loving every moment of it ... except for the mastitis that I've been lucky enough to come down with twice. Not something you wish upon your worst enemy!

So let's review a bit! As mentioned above let me introduce Robert Arthur Swerk. He is handsome, adorable and everything a mommy and daddy could want in a little boy. He joined our world on November 25th via scheduled c-section at 10:13 weighing in at 8 pounds 8 ounces and 21 inches long. He has been amazing since day one, eating and sleeping like a champ.

Lizzy is in awe of her little brother, constantly wanting to hold, hug and carry (yes carry although that one hasn't happened yet ...) her brother. We are teaching her the meaning of fragile and gentle even more so than before.

Hanging out on Thanksgiving (11/22/12) just
three days before Bobby arrived!

Lizzy meeting her baby brother for the first time

Here is Bobby, just a mere 15 minutes or so old

Me and my babies!

Proud grandparents!

In an effort to keep this fairly short for the first post so I can do this often and keep all posts short and sweet here are just a few pictures from Christmas ... once again it was far too busy for my liking but it was nice to not have to travel on top of running from one party to the next. We are so very blessed to have lots of family and friends to visit with ... I just look forward to now creating our own traditions with our family!