Simon- 3 months

Loving our Simon man!

Really such a sweet little fellow.

His smiles have come out full force this month.

Tom and I agree that Simon is our most smiley baby... which is funny, since he has been our fussiest one, too.

Started sleeping a little longer at night. Likes to go to bed between 6:30 and 8 then goes between 6 to 8 hours before waking again to be fed.

Naps are "eh". Sometimes I get 1.5-2 hours out of him.

Wants to sleep in his bed.... this makes running errands pretty difficult- doesn't want to fall asleep in his car seat when we are out and about.
Still likes to be swaddled. Paci isn't always neccessary.

Has started standing in our laps.
I've got to do better about giving him tummy time... wished he liked it better.

Likes to be propped up so he can "sit".

Here he is "reaching" for a toy.

I decided that I want to take a short video of him when I take his monthly pictures.

I put him on his changing pad, since that's where he likes to have a little chat. I think he talks to his dad the most.

Stage Fright

Henry had his spring PE program a couple of weeks ago.

He had been talking about doing the "Froggy Jump Jump Jump" for weeks, but unfortunately it turned out like I thought it would... with lots of tears.

When he walked in with his class, he was already crying.

(his teacher said he was fine until they got into the elevator... Henry later told me someone was going to push the emergency button and that scared him. Who knows??)

As he watched the other classes perform, he collected himself... but when it was his class' turn to go, he got nervous again.

Words of encouragement did not help :(

So he just walked around the tape...crying.

After it was over.... still crying.

Oh, and let me add that while we were waiting for the program to start, Simon was crying. While I was trying to get him to settle down, Margaret kept herself preoccupied... too bad it was in my purse... with my lipstick.

By the time the whole thing was over, I was sweating...to say the least.

Next time I'll insist that Tom comes. Work, shmork.

This and That

These 2 pics were from January

Margaret's last day at gymnastics. Fun times were had with Brinley!

And here are some random pictures from this last month:

A pic before church

"Wearing" Piggie in my sling

Henry got to go with his good buddy, Luke, to his grandparents' at Lake Texoma.... for TWO NIGHTS!! It sure was quiet around here.

We met the Warminskis at Braums for the "hand off".

We took Margaret and Simon to the Botanical Gardens

Had the pleasure of helping host a shower for Liz and Baby Maggie.
Colin kept Henry and Margaret (Tom was working nights) so we stayed around all day.
I didn't get any pics of the shower, but made sure to get one with my sweet friend that evening.

All the kids adoring Simon

Brothers
Sweetness

Happiness

Got caught putting on my lip gloss... on her cheek.

Margaret likes to put Piggie in Simon's carseat. She was pulling her arm to get her out, and the arm gave way. Tears. Oh, the tears, while Margaret stood there holding one arm.

Piggie has now been repaired.

My mom came for a visit

Ready to go on a walk

Celebrating Mardi Gras with his Hubigs (New Orleans based fried pies) onesie from Uncle Ross... the "chef's" name is Savory Simon.

Henry and Margaret have loved Alice coming over and bringing her ride.

We FINALLY got to meet precious Benjamin Burkhart! The Burkhart family came up for a shower for the Seamans... who will be welcoming Baby Connor VERY soon!

We hosted a couples dessert shower.

Theme: Great Thinkers... long story... but very well done.

Such a fun time with great friends!

The morning of the shower, we met up at a park.

Jenny loving on my boys

Henry loving on Benjamin

All the kids loving on Bekah's M&Ms

Simon and Benjamin

Lovie sandwich

Tom brought the kids these little Sprites from the hospital. H loved it. MG thought it was "spicy".

Backyard baseball

Brothers

A few days ago, we went to Ava's Minnie Mouse Birthday party.

Henry was so excited that he fixed his hair himself.

M, Ava, and Brinley

Enjoyed a beautiful day at the Arboretum.

"Mommy and Me" day = little petting zoo= Margaret in Heaven.

Tummy Trouble in Tyler

A couple of weekends ago, we met my sister and her family in Tyler.

The original plan was to go to the zoo.... but seeing that it would be raining and cold, we opted for an indoor venue.

Elizabeth found a children's science museum that was perfect for our day.... well, it could have been perfect.

I thought it was strange that Henry didn't want any snacks in the car.

About 20 minutes outside of Tyler, Henry started to complain of a stomach ache.

About 5 minutes from the museum, Henry said his throat hurt, then immediately lost his breakfast.

What a mess!

Fortunately, I was bringing a tub of clothes for cousin Liam and was able to get a change for Henry... although the fit was little small.

We continued onto the museum, and since Henry was feeling better, let the kids play for a little while.

Madeline, H, and Sarah Grace producing a newscast.

Little Emma

The museum wasn't the fanciest place, but was perfect for our kids.

Sarah Grace

After being there for about 45 mins, Henry laid down and said he didn't feel good again. I immediately scooped him up and ran him to the bathroom... running over a couple of people.

Luckily, he didn't get sick there.

But that was our cue that it was time to head back.

Said our goodbyes to my family and headed to a nearby Walmart.

Poor fellow- he was miserable.

At Walmart, we purchased a car seat (his was not usable. Tom wanted to leave it on the curb, but I wouldn't let him... and we got to enjoy the presence of it for 2 hours in close quarters), a change of clothes, a bucket, and some more burp cloths (we used all the ones we had for clean up).

Then headed home.

We spent more time in the parking lot of Walmart than we did with my family.

Thank goodness for the bucket- came in handy on our drive back.

And unfortunately, Margaret had just fallen asleep, with my nursing cover on her head, when we had to pull over.

What a trip.