Ian Uses The Potty!!

I am excited to tell you that Ian has finally peed in the potty! Woo Hoo!!

(no pictures will be forthcoming)

This is Awesome.

Big Smiles!

IMG_2806, originally uploaded by Elizabeth Stek.

I finally caught one of those elusive little smiles on camera. Enjoy!

Kick it!

Going Strait to Hell!

Two Months!

Noa is two months old as of yesterday. The time goes fast! He came back from the doctor with an 'A'. He is 13lbs 12ozs, 22 1/2 inches long and has a 39cm head circumference. He is one solid baby! His rankings are: 90% for weight, 50% for height and 25-50% for head. Ian however is in the 10th percentile for fashion. He is becoming quite independent and sometimes wants to pick out his own clothes - with funny and charming results! We think that Noa suffers from reflux which fits with the stomach sleeping, not liking the car seat and the frequent spitting up and discomfort after eating. Now that we know this we can keep him upright after feedings and it seems to help - except at bedtime when he is just fussy. But the good news is that once he decides to settle down to sleep he is out - for the night. Last night he slept from 10 to almost 5am! Which is why I am up early blogging - hardly worth going back to sleep for only a half hour.

Moratorium on Road Trips!

The Steks of Chicago hereby notify all family that we will not be undertaking anymore road trips until Noa has decided that a car seat will not kill him. The return trip on Sunday took us approximately six hours due to repeated stops to try to find out why our youngest son was crying. Our particularly favorite moment was when Ian could not stand to hear Noa crying, or that his Momma had her finger in Noa's mouth, so he proceeded to solve the problem by drowning out Noa's cries with his own. And I am on record that traveling to Chicago turned around with your finger in a babies mouth, switching positions as your arm grows numb from the car seat edge cutting off all circulation, is not recommended for comfort or chiropractic health.

Come this holiday season, anyone who would like to see us or our children, can come to Chicago. We will be more than happy to see you but we will NOT be driving anywhere. Trains will be considered IF Noa does not have to be in a car seat.

Ian's birthday party will be the weekend of the 17th - in Chicago. Thanksgiving dinner will be served the weekend of November 28th - in Chicago. Christmas - ditto. Humpf!