May & June 2009 July 1, 2009

Somehow May slipped by under the radar.   It might have something to do with some new addition to the household.  We stayed pretty close to home during the month of May as little man came into our world.  We had help from Grammers aka Molly Dolly and my parents aka Oma and Opa.  Eisley of course thought these fun adults were coming just to amuse her and she had lots of fun.  Grammers was able to watch her at her first gymnastics class, biking, arboretum and lots of other fun.  Oma and Opa saw several swim lessons, did some biking and lots of playing with Eisley.  We appreciate them all coming and easing the transition for all of us. 

At the one month visit from the doctor little Beck turns out to be not so little.  He was up to 11lbs and 15 oz and was 21 and 3/4 inches long.  These numbers apparently put him in the 97th percentile for height and weight.  He has had quite the upset tummy and has lost most of those long locks of hair that he had when he first came out.  Also, he has a nice dose of infant acne.  Poor little guy seems like he is pretty uncomfortable even with gas drops and other stuff.  Doc says that the gas should pass around 6 weeks and that the acne might take 3 months.  Good times.  Of course we wouldn’t trade him for anything and we know it will get better eventually. The baldness I assume is self induced to look like his popps.  Momma is a great sport and is super patient with him.  She just passed her 6 week test from her doctor to go swimming and more!!

We  just returned from a quick road trip to visit uncle Chance in Nashville , Tennessee before he shipped out to Afghanistan.  Grammers and Grampers were there too and we all had a good time hanging out.  We would probaby not recommend a trip like that again in that car with two little ones but it turned out as well as can be expected.  Eisley has been asking for Uncle Chance/ Creston, Grammers and Grampers off and on.  We also had a short but nice visit from Uncle Creston as he was passing through.    We enjoyed seeing him and Eisley enjoyed being spoiled by him. 

Week 2 Baby Beck and Family June 10, 2009

Two weeks down with a new addition.  It has been a fun time but of course plenty of hard work too.   Mr. Beck weighed in at 8 pounds 12ounces and when we left the doctor’s office after a three night stay he was down to 8lbs 2 oz.  At his one week appointment he was back up to 8lbs 7 oz.  At his week 2 appointment he was up to 9lbs 7.5 ounces and 20 and 3/4 inches long.  He seems to be a healthly little boy and is doing pretty well.  He is having some stomach issues like his sister did but it doesn’t seem to be as severe as hers was.  He is sleeping 3-4 hours at a time at night and will wake up to feed and then go back to sleep.  Beck is lucky to have a sweet big sister that likes to hold him and makes sure that people are quiet around him. 

 

We were very blessed to have Grammers come and stay and Oma and Opa too.  They helped ease the transition for mom and dad and particularly little miss Eisley.  She is at a real fun age as she is talking and everything is so new still.  Grammers got to attend Eisley’s first gymnastics class and Oma and Opa got to attend her first swim lessons. More on that later.  Many thanks to both parents for giving of their time and energy to help our family.  We appreciate you all!!  Also, big thanks to the prayers, thoughts, meals and visits from friends!!

NAME GAME WINNER! June 10, 2009

Congratulations go out to Taylor Johnson.!!!  She was the winner of the naming contest.  Nobody got it dead on, but several had partial matches.  She had Beck as the first name for a boy and Merit for the girl name which are both winners.  Also, her own sweet bundle of joy is named Piper which was our original number one name for a girl.  There were many good combinations out there which made us even rethink our choices.  We’ll have to come back and scan some of your great ideas if we ever go for number 3.  Thanks for playing!!

New Arrival!! May 22, 2009

Benjamin Beck has arrived!! Praise be to God!! Momma and baby boy are healthy and doing well……..except for a lack of sleep.  He’ll be going by Beck…is it after the artist or the football star? Or neither?

Beck arrived at 1:18 weighing in at 8 pounds and 12 oz.  and 20 inches long. 

THanks for the many thoughts, prayers, texts etc.  They were all felt and had us all feeling cool, calm and collected throughout the process.

April 2009 May 4, 2009

April was a fun filled month for all.  Momma is looking and feeling good.  We initially thought that new baby had only one kidney but after a recent sonogram they have found a second! Yeah!!  Jami has been working hard and maybe even doing some nesting as we get ready for number two.   We finished up the master bath a couple of weeks ago and are now onto the guest with time ticking away. Yikes!  Good thing we have such a good helper.

Eisley has remained healthy and continues to be a litter chatter box.  She has lots of new words that she surprises us with daily.  Her routine of morning books has been changing to more immediate play time.  She has had more little melt downs or tantrums as she t tries to figure out her power plays in the world.  She will use the bathroom probably twice a day and is excited to her mini chocolate chip or m&m when she is successful.  She does love to hold the treat instead of actually eat it though.  I like to think she is a saver but we also notice a bit of gollum in her as she covets her precious.  Pretty darn cute though.

We have several Easter Egg hunts to let her hone her skills at egg finding.  One with church, one at the Arboretum and also at the Tuttle Ranch where she enjoyed the bounce houses.  We were also able to see a 2 day old colt which was lots of fun………not as fun as seeing family though. 

School is winding down for Poppa and he is looking forward to hanging with the family and maybe even some swim lessons for Ms. Grace.  Life is good and we are thankful to God for each moment that we all have together. Thanks for they prayers for Jami and baby and stay tune for the future addition.

Name Game April 18, 2009

Here’s the deal….

Baby Schweers is scheduled to be cut out on May 21^st and we thought it would be fun to hold a little competition prior to the arrival.  As most of you know we chose not to find out the gender of the baby.  Rest assured though, the Doctor has made it clear, it is definitely a girl or a boy, no in-betweens, and just one baby! 

Because we had to then select both a boy and girl name we thought why not let our friends and family try to guess the names we selected. 

If you choose to participate in the competition here is what you need to do:

Below you will find a list with 25 boy names and 25 girl names.  Choose a first and middle name for both genders even though one name will be eliminated once the gender is known.

 

Then post your best guess, please only one submission per person, to the blog. (Post or view other guesses by clicking on COMMENTS at the bottom of this entry)

 

*Note:  Not all names are actual names we would consider naming this child…but that’s  up to you to figure out!!

 

BOY NAMES Adler Atticus Beck Bence Benjamin Cole Davis Diesel Eli Forest Foster Frodo Ian Isak James John Lachlan Mason Michael Nathan Paul Simon Stephen Theo Weston

GIRL NAMES Ada Ainsley Ana Edel Elizabeth Faith Febe Hadley Hedia Hue Jane Lachlan Lane Mattie Mercedes Mercy Merit Molly Olivia Peace Piper Reed Reese Riley Stephanie

 

 What will you win…you ask? 

The person who guesses the correct combo will win an all expense paid trip for two to Jamaica including airfare and a 5 night stay at a 5 star hotel.  Please read the fine print for additional rules, regulations, and substitutions.

 

In the event there is an actual winner, the Jamaica trip and all expenses will be substituted for a $25 gift card to the restaurant of the winner’s choice.

 

 

2 Years Old!! April 3, 2009

Jami and Eisley started the month of with a trip to Austin to see some friends while Poppa was in Phoenix.   They had a good time catching up and hanging out but Poppa sured missed his girls.  They got to go on some walkabouts and Eisley worked hard to keep up.  We have found her to have a rather short stamina so far but we will build up her endurance I’m sure. 

Time continues to fly by.  Eisley has had several Easter Egg runs already with a couple more to come still before Easter actually comes. 

She has really become quite the parrot lately and seems to understand a lot too.  She talks to her Sesame Street dolls and has them do her bidding at times.  Some mornings her Elmo or Zoe doll really wants to watch Sesame Street or some other show.  She has had her moments of pushing boundaries from the clothes she wears, food she eats or doesn’t eat, changing diapers to wanting to drive the car after coming home.  Overall she continues to be  a sweet girl that laughs easily and obeys well. 

Of course she ended the month with her big 2 year old birthday.  We didn’t really celebrate anything crazy.  Mom and Dad took little one to Chuckee Cheese briefly for some games and pizza and then came home and had some cupcakes.  Nothing too crazy……..until she gets older that is.

Momma is continuing to do well.  She is complaining about her size for some reason…..??? We had a sonogram on Monday and all looked well.  Baby’s weight is 4lbs 13 oz and is scheduled to be bigger than Eisley’s 8lb 6 oz.  We’ll see.  Time is ticking fast and mom and dad’s list of things to do keeps growing instead of shrinking.  We did get the master bath retiled and a new sink and cabinet put in.  Much more to do still though.

Month 23 March 2, 2009

So another one down.  Of course, Valentine’s Day was lots of fun with the family.  Eisley was able to celebrate at Poppa’s school and at her school.  She had several cute outfits and enjoyed some extra sweets. 

Momma continues to ripen and is doing well.  Tentative due date is 21st of May.   We are excited and have been talking about being a big sister with Eisley and she likes to talk to momma’s belly.  Of course, Eisley still tells others she has a baby in her belly too so we aren’t sure how much is really sinking in. 
This month has seen little Miss’s vocabulary continue to increase.   She loves Sesame Street and particularly Elmo and Zoe.  Aunt Steph accompanied us to go see Sesame Street Live at the end of the month.  It was fun to watch her sing some songs and recognize the charcters.  Now she has other friends that have to join her for nap and bed time. Oh boy!!

She has several songs tunes down pretty well and lyrics to go with most.  Favorites include: Happy and you know it, Wheels on the bus, Jesus loves me, Twinkle Twinkle, Elmo’s Song, Cookie Monster’s song and some from church.  She loves putting on her lips, chapstick every day.  She also continues to help around the house: unpacking groceries, sweeping, cleaning her toys and other fun things.  Upon her request, we have had some success with more potty time,  We might really start pushing it here during Spring Break when we are both home during Spring Break. 

Month 22 February 2, 2009

January has been a recoop month after the craziness of December.  Nothing too exciting going on.  Momma is on schedule with baby #2 and feeling good still.  She has been a little tired still but is still able to keep up with little miss so far. 

Some little stinker is a little addicted to Sesame Street and still loves the Grinch Who Stole Christmas.  She is fairly certain that every TV that she sees should be only showing these shows and will try to convince the owner to find it for her.   Eisley continues to be very musical.  She hums and sings the tune to many tunes including the ABC’s,  Sesame and Elmo’s theme song and many others.   Eisley has some more teeth coming in but I think they are the very back ones so we might be closer to that being done for a little while.

Month 21 January 4, 2009

Christmas time has come and gone.    The month of December has seen little Miss change quite a bit.  She is talking a lot more and starting to show more and more personality.   We are getting longer words and several words strung together now.  She can say that Christmas is about baby Jesus which is awfully sweet.  Papa got to spend extra time with Eisley as school had a nice break. 

Eisley was blessed by many friends and family during the Christmas season and wants to tell everyone a big THANKS!!

Eisley has fallen in love with The Grinch movie and book and would watch it repeatedly if we let her.  She will point at the screen and say “bad bad bad” to the Grinch. 

Her routine has been pretty good: going to bed around 6:45-7 and waking up around 7 with about a 2 hour nap most days around late morning.  She seems to be a little picky with food unless she is just in the mood.  Eisley will read for a good 20-25 minutes every morning when she wakes up while she drinks a big cup of milk.  We have tried a little bit to do the potty training but it is still a long ways off.  She doesn’t really seem to mind marinating so it might take a while.  Mondays and Thursdays are still MDO days but there were not too many of those during the month of December.  I think she is excited about going back to to school though.

Jami is feeling pretty good overall.  We had a small scare Christmas Eve and ended up going into the ER.  They said it was basically some contractions even though they initially thought it was some type of ligament strain or something.  She has been a little extra tired but I guess that makes sense as she is growing a baby.  We are opting to not find out the gender of this little one until it pops out in May. 

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