Thursday, August 04, 2011

7 Months Old


I can't even begin to believe that my baby boy is 7 months old.  Time has flown and it is apparent that we are busy with our day to day lives (as you can see from how far behind I am in blogging), but I wanted to take a minute and write some stuff down, because even though I swear up and down I won't forget these sweet day but I have learned with the girls that as the days get further away the memories fade away as well.  That is the point of this blog, to go back and remember, reminisce and forever have a record of the days that seem to fly by without warning.

William is a joy and he smiles with his whole face in a wide open mouth grin which melts my heart.  He has 2 teeth and is working on some top ones which can cause him to be cranky at times.  He still loves to be held, but is finally taking naps in his crib (when we are home to do so).  He is eating cereal, veggies, and some fruits, although he is starting to realize that the cereal has no taste and much prefers the veggies and fruit.  He has even started to eat puffs here and there which he loves, and he is working hard at using a sippy cup.  He adores his sisters and lights up when they catch his eye.  He laughs easily and often, but no one can make him laugh harder than Olivia and Abby.  William rolls with a purpose, he can roll to pretty much any where he wants and he can scoot his butt way up in the air and inch forward.  Crawling is not too far away!  I think I may have to invest in a big baby gate (baby jail) to keep him safe from all the little toys the girls have laying around everywhere!  He is beginning to get "too smart for his own good" and when we go into his room, shut off the light, turn on his sound machine and turn toward the crib, he knows a nap is coming and he starts to cry.  In the morning when he wakes up, Andrew goes to get him and changes his diaper and then brings him to me in the rocking chair for his feeding.  As soon as he sees me he reaches his arms out toward me and throws himself at me with a big smile on his face, its a wonderful way to start my day!  My baby boy is getting big so fast, and before I know it we will be celebrating his 1st birthday....crazy.  I adore my little family of 5 and truly feel like we are complete!!



Tuesday, August 02, 2011

Ghost Crab Hunting

One of the highlights of our trip to OBX for Abby (and Andrew) was ghost crab hunting.  These guys came out at night and if you brought your flash lights down to the beach after dark the bright lights would scare them and they would freeze and then we would scoop them up into our bucket!  I was amazed at how brave both girls were, they were both scooping up crabs with their bare hands.  Abby was especially skilled at this and had such a fun time doing it.  I thought it was pretty cool for about 20 minutes until I started to feel like they were crawling all over me....kind of like arachnophobia!!








Monday, August 01, 2011

OBX Family Photo


Sunday, July 31, 2011

More Fun at the Beach!!!

Wes wanted his "hair done"....I think he looks like Coolio circa 1994!!

Playing with squirters


Sunshine and salty air makes for a sleepy baby!

Olivia was afraid of the water at first.  But when she finally warmed up to the idea, she loved running away from the waves.  She was just playing by herself for the longest time and loving every minute of it with a HUGE smile the whole time...so cute!!


Abby wanted to join in the fun.





Crab...its whats for dinner.


We loved OBX!!!

He's awake!!!


Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Currituck Beach Lighthouse

We took a drive over to the Currituck Beach Lighthouse.  Abby wanted to climb to the top, but Olivia had no desire to climb.  So, Andrew, Peter, Abby and William (in the baby bjorn) climbed to the top while the rest of us hung out down at the bottom.  I was very proud of Abby for climbing all those stairs by herself and she was very happy to get her "I climbed to the top of the lighthouse" sticker.  She was so sweet and asked the man for another sticker for her sister even though she didn't make the climb!

Lighthouse Facts:
Number of steps: 214
Height to focal plane of lens: 158 feet
Height to top of roof: 162 feet
Number of bricks: approximately one million
Thickness of wall at base: 5 feet 8 inches
Thickness of wall at parapet: 3 feet


The spiral staircase was beautiful!

Andrew, William, and Abby making their way back down.

The climbers!

Not such a good picture.
 You can hardly see Abby, mostly just her sicker but it was the only family picture we got that day so here it is, shadows and all!

OBX--part 2

We LOVED spending time at the beach.  We would wake up in the morning, have breakfast, pack up and head over to the beach.  We would stay for a few hours while the kids played in the sand and water and then we would head back to the house for lunch and naps for the little ones while the older kids swam in the pool.  Most nights we would head back to the beach after dinner for a nice little walk and some splashing in the surf.  It was perfect!!!


3 Generations of Vrabec boys!

Josh and Tyler watching the ocean



John and Bec

It was windy....William is all bundled up in Daddy's jacket


Some down time for the girls after dinner.

Playing in the sand!!



I spent a lot of time at the beach in a chair holding William.
He would look around and enjoy the fresh air and then take a nice little nap in my arms!

Our beach set up!



Digging and playing in the big hole!

William is napping again!

 
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