Big Brother/Little Sister

Matteo is more than a head bigger than Chloe May.



And one thing is for certain, they both love green :-)

Green continues....

....When asked to smile this is what I received....



(yes once again he insisted on wearing his PJs today - though I assured him today was the last day of wearing them and tomorrow we are back in shorts).

And Ms. Chloe May seems to be filling out a bit---could the pudding be going to her hips instead :-)

Check back later in the week - - we have a busy week planned as I hope to get Matteo his own library card (thanks for the thought Sarah) - - this might be my first outing out with both children ALONE! Also Chloe's first bath (we typically wait a month). Busy busy.

PS Sorry Amy I have seen you called, will try to call back soon, until then lets work on your blog missy :-)

Green Hat Day

Lucky Us! Aunt Adrienne sent Chloe May a whole box full of hats today for when Chloe gets a little older....however guess who loved this the most---MATTEO!!!



Naturally he picked out the green hat and wore it all day and even slept next to it.

Oh if you think this picture was taken in early morning or evening you are sadly mistaken..this picture was taken around 2ish in the afternoon...seems matteo insisted on wearing PJS all day, which was fine with Mommy as we were in the middle of a small tropical storm. Good thinking Matteo---if only i had a pair that fit! (prob have about 15 lbs. to loose still---but that can always increase as Grandma left pudding here and as Grandma would say "a minute on my lips forever on my hips").

So long again Grandma

And before Grandma left - this was the result of my closet - -



As well as a clean bathroom, clean refrigerator, semi-straightened counter tops and a VERY wound up toddler :-)

Come back soon Grandma - but I doubt it as school starts next week. You will be missed, we have felt spoiled these past 3 weeks.

Oh where is Gramps you ask? Daddy met him halfway on the expressway - so I guess that means Gramps will have to sleep on his own couch or clean his car in his own driveway (haha you'd have to be reading the blog a long time to get those jokes - or just be vicious).

Andrew's visit continued.

Grandma made her famous PB&J sandwiches for lunch - of which I am proud to say Andrew tried andd enjoyed one on BROWN bread for the first time and then proceeded to have seconds!

If only you knew the story behind this picture. Let's just say after 30 minutes of meltdown crying (kid you not -sadly), Matteo was send to his room and this is the result......Mommy was happy.



However let a toddler sleep from 5:15 to 6 PM and yes they indeed will be up until 9:45 PM! haha - - it was still worth it.


And lastly, the boys in the house enjoying some storytime before bed!

Happy Visitors!

And the stream of visitors visiting our Precious Chloe has yet to end! With Wednesday came Auntie and Kimmie!

Chloe looks like a little dolly in Kimmie's arms!

And from left to right: Chloe, Kimmie (2), JJ (9), Andrew (5) and Matteo (2).

What a treat Grandma and Andrew decided to stay and spend a few days :-)



Let the fun begin.

Time for Bed!

Certainly you didn't think Grandma would rest before cleaning out my sink...DID YOU? :-)

I"m a bird watcher

With Tuesday came a bit of bird watching, as we attended a birthday party that supplied us with, what else, binoculars!



Of course we had to go on a scavenger hunt for birds! And what a treat, we had ice cream before noon! Happy 4th birthday Johnny.

3 weeks

Hooray Chloe's 3 weeks today :-)



I'm wondering where the time went - - and it's only 3 weeks!

Chloe

Yes, she really is this long :-)

Ribbit

With Saturday came our neighbor's 4th birthday party...



and yes Matteo has found yet ANOTHER frog :-) He does love green.

Nanny for a Day

Well, who needs a Nanny when you have Grandma!

Today Grandma stayed home with Matteo while Mommy, Daddy and Chloe all went out together and what a busy time we had. First Mommy got her haircut because really it won't happen again until the [yes i'm going to say it] HOLIDAYS come! They are fastly approaching - - and then Mommy Daddy and Chloe all ran 4 errands and were gone for a total of 3 hours! Now to some no biggie, but to Mommy THIS WAS HUGE! Very rare is it that she will leave Matteo with anyone - - for 3 hours---AWAKE!

Grandma must be pretty special and let me tell you - - yes she is.

However tomorrow our Dear Grandma leaves............. :-(

Another day filled with love.

Well Grandma is still here - - - - and so the party continues...

look how worn out these poor folks are...Matteo, Grandma and Daddy -- all sound asleep :-)



It sure is fun having Grandma here, I think we will keep her.

GRANDMA!

And with Wednesday night came our Darling Grandma :-)

Matteo quickly invited Grandma for a sleepover at his house and with the temps over 90 (inside and out) and our bedroom being the only room with A/C - - needless to say Grandma was thrilled :-)



However the slumber party didn't last too long because as Grandma often tells Matteo - - she has "old bones".

Alas Grandma woke up and did...what else...DISHES :-)

Thanks Grandma, but don't go too far, the dishes come back every day. hah.

Chloe

Tried to show Chloe's body in comparison to myself.

Cousin Jessica!

When Matteo woke up Tuesday morning, because he was such a big boy and stayed in his bed ALLLL night, there was a dinaco blue mac waiting for him~! (Yes, I will bribe to get the wholee bed to myself for most of the night - no shame there!).

And what another treat, Jessie and Aunt Adrienne came out to visit our Dear Chloe May!

Of course, Matteo was tickled pink over Cousin Jessie visiting.

I however think Cousin Jessie enjoyed some female bonding time with Chloe.



PS - I can only hope Chloe has Jessie's great sense of fashion when she grows up.

Big Boy!

Hard to believe, but Matteo is all grown up..sleeping on his own big boy mattress (on the floor in our bedroom).

Camping

Just enjoying the outdoors with our Dear Chloe May..........

and not sure what brought on this unexpected camping trip, but once again Matteo requested to go camping with Jules Friday night......



which simply consists of him using his Santa Claus blanket as a bottom sheet and spreading it on the floor. But can i tell you ....Mommy LOVES when the two of them go camping..it means I have the whole bed to myself...which in this case lasted until 5:15 AM at which point Matteo woke up and insisted on eating breakfast :-)

small wonders

Hard to believe 2 weeks ago at this time, our Dear Chloe May was still just a dream..........

and surely our house did not get THAT much smaller with our new addition, however Matteo clearly is running out of room to play (still making good use of our chair Gramps)!

Life is good.

2 3/4 and one week old - - life is good.



and no Grandma, they don't sleep together, this was just a photo opt and they are both posing :-)

Miracles....

Here on Tall Tree we received the most beautiful card today and inside the message was as sweet as could be - - -

"Miracles are worth the wait."

All day today I reflected on this simple yet sweet message and realized how true it truly is. I only wish I did not begin to run short on patience around the 1st and 2nd of August before relizing how truly close we were to our Miracle.

Thank you Adel for pointing out the obvious.

Oma and Co.

Our weekend fun didn't end on Saturday.....

Oma .......

Aunt Lois....

Poppi Lou

and Uncle Frank all came to visit Matteo and his Little Sister Chloe May.

Visitors!

With the work week behind us, guess who came back to visit....GRANDMA (of course Gramps too, but a picture of Gramps awake just isn't as funny as those of him sleeping!).

And Chloe is clearly recovering from the birth, as is Mommy still.

Settling In

With Mommy gone for 3 days, things around the old homestead got a bit screwy.

Below Matteo spent the day running around in Mommy's high heels........

..and pitter patter, pitter patter, Daddy welcomed Chloe and Mommy home from the hospital with a bouquet of flowers :-)

Home Sweet Home

One last picture of Chloe before Big Brother and Daddy come to pick us up and we make that ever so scary first car trip home (though Daddy said he was not scared, Mommy could not get home - to our safe house - fast enough).

All set, dressed and discharged!!! Matteo's excitement speaks for the whole family.

Thank you for all your help Grandma! We will miss you when Gramps comes to get you today.

And Daddy loving a little alone time with his little girl! BACK TO WORK NOW DADDY!


Ironically, or not so ironically - today was the exact date last year that I had my surgery for my miscarriage and here today I stand bringing home my little girl. Sometimes time ccan be our best friend, you just need Faith.

Visiting hours!

Having never been away from Matteo for more than a few hours, when visiting hours arrived on Tuesday Mommy was more than happy to see her little Matteo. Matteo however did not mind being away from Mommy as much, as it meant he was in charge of Grandma!!!!!!

And yes Grandma enjoying her 6th grandchild - 3rd girl.

Not sure why I expected more than this for dinner...... just glad I didn't order the fish :-)

So delighted to hold my Chloe May after all of these months.