Days with Daddy

Daycare for James and Blake ended May 23rd. We had a couple weeks of babysitters and now that Todd is out of school and done with tennis camp he is watching the boys on Monday, Wednesday, Friday while I'm at work. He is currently doing summer conditioning with his team from 7:30-9am Monday-Thursday. I meet him at the tennis courts at 9 and switch cars. I head to work and Todd heads home with the boys. He has really enjoyed the extra time with them. They sing, play guitar, wrestle and do all sorts of boy things!

Swinging buddies

We are quickly outgrowing our swing set and on the look out for an upgrade. But in the meantime James and Blake love swinging together!

Blake's 1 year stats

Blake had his 1 year check up a while ago and I realized I forgot to post his stats. Our big boy was
30 1/2 inches long (73%)
21 lbs 12 oz (34%)
46 cm head circumference (45%)
He had to get shots but only cried for a minute. He checked out very healthy and right on track for growth and development. We won't have to go back for another 6 months. We also retired our baby carrier and Blake has graduated to his big boy carseat. He is still rear facing, but doesn't seem to mind. It actually makes it easier for the boys to interact with Blake staying rear facing.

Blake's 1 year pictures

If you want to view Blake's 1 year pics go here.

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It's Blake's Birthday

Happy Birthday to our baby Blake! You have been such a joy and a blessing in our lives. After a long, hard pregnancy I was blessed with a great baby! You have made my transition from 1 to 2 so easy and I'm sure that will catch up with us on number 3! You are so easy going and happy. More about Blake:
-You are taking 5-6 steps at a time. You get the biggest smile on your face when you start walking. You are so proud of yourself.
-You babble and talk to yourself constantly. You say Mama and Dada.
-You have 8 teeth and your molars are on their way. You are chewing on your fingers a lot and I can see that your gums are inflammed. Unfortunately, you chipped your front tooth sometime over the last month. I have no idea when it happened. It is hardly noticeable and just a small chip.
-You are a great eater. You will eat almost anything we give you.
-You sleep from around 7pm-7pm for the most part. Sometimes you like to get up early or cry in the night, but thankfully you sleep through most nights. You usually take 2 naps a day. They usually total about 3-3 1/2 hours per day. You are a good car traveller but you don't sleep as well in the car as James did at your age. If you fall asleep in the car you usually wake up as soon as we turn the car off.
-You are a cuddle bug and so cute at night when you suck your left thumb and stroke your hair with your right hand.
-You are very photogenic and crinkle your nose at the camera.
-You HATE getting your diaper/clothes changed and usually cry during the whole ordeal. It is getting nearly impossible to change you without help.
-You have been swimming a few times and you love the water. Bath time is also your favorite time of day.
-You and James play very well together. You are starting to get very upset when he takes a toy from you. We have even caught the two of you in a tug of war over things. I can tell you are not going to back down easily to your big brother, but that you will be great friends.
- You are very tough. Most of the time when you fall down or bump your head you don't cry.
-You are becoming very daring! Today you decided you could climb up the slide all by yourself.


Happy GOLDEN Birthday Blake!! We love you!

The rest of our weekend

We had a great weekend with Todd's family in town. Ashley got down Thursday night and Robin, Justin, Shawn and Tatiana arrived Friday night. Saturday morning we drove to our favorite photographer in Independence and had Blake's 1 year pictures taken. He did so well and we got in more pictures than we expected. Ashley was so helpful with James during our pictures and I was so thankful she was there. The rest of the gang wandered the shops in downtown Independence. We all met up around 11:30 for pizza at Square pizza. We all thought it was REALLY good. Too bad it isn't closer to us. We had a relaxing Saturday afternoon and evening. Sunday we had Blake's party from 11-1pm. After naps we headed to my parents for some pool and grill time. Monday we ran in the Amy Thompson race. Todd and I hadn't done that race since before James and it was great to see the course again. It goes through some beautiful neighborhoods around Loose park. Here are some pictures from the rest of our weekend!

Blake's Party

We celebrated Blake's 1st birthday over the weekend. He was a happy boy the whole party! These pictures are some of my favorites! We had a monkey themed party for our little monkey! I still can't believe how fast the last year has gone and how fast he is growing up! We LOVE our baby Blake so much!