M.I.A.

Yep thats me, Missing in Action. I feel like with Facebook, people see enough of the George fam so I don't need to blog. Sounds horrible but, nobody really reads this anyways!

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Here we go again...

Well surprise number 2 has made it's way into our lives. As you can see from the picture I am about 7 weeks along. Our Due Date is November 15th. So much for spacing our kids out right! I just wanted to post a quick picture to get everyone up to speed. More to come.



(PS- Check the date people....April Fools)

Mr. Fred

I have dubbed Holden's alter ego, sometimes known as Captain Distruct-O, Mr. Fred. This is when he is feeling extra mischievous as well as pissy panties. Today Holden is being Mr. Fred for sure! He had is 6 month check-up today and received shots, so of course he is in one heck of a mood. So here are his latest stats.

Height: 27 inches 49% (They consider him 7 months)

Weight: 15.7 lbs  7%

Now the doctor said he has "thinned out," which could be due to the 2 meals a day of solids he is getting. And she wants to watch his weight over the next 3 months. I don't buy that he is just tall and skinny, like his mom and dad were (noticed I used the past tense) and he eats like a pig. Anyone who has seen him eat can vouch for that.  So theres the lastest on Mr. Fred!

Mr. George and Little Mr.

I sure do love the men in my life :)

That is all!

Thoughts...

Yeah so...I'm thinking, WHY I this blog called "The George Family Blog?" I mean I'm the only one that ever writes on here, right??? So with that said I have created a personal blog. This way I can write more things without feeling obligated to stay within the "family" news. I will be the housewife/working mom/stay at home mom who writes about her EXCITING (sarcasm) days :) Really Im hoping that Zak will contribute more to this blog and then I can use the other one for my thoughts. Check it out!

The Wheels on the Bus...

Cousin Steph

My cousin Stephanie, who is currently living in Australia, came home for the Holidays and made time (her 3rd trip this year) to visit us!!! It was the first time for her to meet Holden and since she is an honorary Aunt of course he LOVED her! Thanks Steph for making yet another plane trip to see us. We love you and miss you!!! Can't wait to see you again soon :)

Playing catch up!

Okay People,sorry I'm so very behind! I will spare you all pictures of Christmas since there is A LOT. I will say that we had SO much fun with famly in town. It was so great to see Simon, Jenni and Elayna! Holden of course loved every bit of the attention! On Christmas Day Mimzy decided that it would be a good ideato dip Holdens pacifier in Gravy. Since he was SO interested in this form of food we decided to try the rice cereal out and see what he thought. Well here are the pictures of that.

Crying for more gravy (my doctor wouldn't approve)

First bite of Rice Cereal

You Can see how much he liked it....NOT

I will post of video of him eating it later, he really enjoys it these days!!!

New Years Eve was spent in Longmont with Tommy, Kate, Ocho and Stephanie. We ate dinner at the yummy Oskar Blues and then went home with the intention of having the traditional chocolate fondue and video games once Holden was all tucked in for the night. Great plans, but neither one of us made it past 10:30pm. SO sad when I used to give my parents  ration about not being able to make it to midnight. Oh well I guess that is what happens when you take care of a newborn all day and night right? Anyway, Happy Christmas and New Years everyone!

The Toad in action!

My sweet Boy going to bed!


Pulling himself over, he is trying SO hard to pull his head and body up anytime he is lying down.

Enjoy Grandparents!

We decided to go to Bath Garden Center where I used to work and have our picture taken with Santa, the same Santa that Zak and I had our picture taken with 3 years ago. We HAD to make it a family affair by adding the dogs since they are our First babies! It was fun and everyone did really great. You can see in the first picture of Holden by himself that he was NOT happy to see Santa, I think its great because whats your first picture with Santa if your not crying right??? I got him to calm down and get his attention by clapping and saying his name. Of course when the lad decided she had enough pictures and I went to grab him he gave the BIGGEST smile, oh well we got some good ones and I had to share!!

I think we got the BEST Christmas present ever!!! I little early even!

3 months

Can you believe we have a 3 month old? I know we can't it seems like we just brought him home yesterday! It takes looking at pictures for me to realize how fast and big he has grown. He had a cold last week and it was really scary for me. I was SO worried about him having pneumonia or something worse. I took him to the doctor when his fever was joined by a cough and a runny nose. After an RSV/Influenza test and chest XRAY we could relax and know it was just a cold that would work its way out. But not before it worked its way through Mom and Dad! I hope Holden never has to have the RSV test again because it was HORRIBLE. Not only for Holden who I have NEVER heard scream like that, not even during the circumcision. I had to help by holding his arms and feet. I had to bury my head down in the exam chair and cry, I wanted to rip the thing out of his nose and run. I usually stay composed for the shots because I know they really only hurt for a second, so it surprised me that it hurt SO bad to see him hurt. NEVER again do I want to experience that.


2 Months (Photo taken on Nov. 4th)


3 months (Photo taken Dec. 2nd) He was sick so he was sleeping in his car seat to help his nose to drain. :) And I didn't take a good one in the car seat like the prior month, better luck next time!

A few of my favorite things...

Here are few very cute photos of the Toad. Most of the pictures are him discovering something new. It is so funny to see his expressions when he runs a new experience through his brain. I could seriously take pictures if him ALL the time!!!This first picture wasn't his FIRST snow but for picture purposes it was. It actually was his first time out side in the snow other than in his car sea walking to and from the car. This was after one of the quick snow falls that turned nice and sunny the next morning. (Did I mention we have already had 33 inches??) So he was in the Bumbo exploring the snow!


This is the just out of the shower picture. That's right I said shower. We found that it is so much easier and pleasant for Holden to just take a shower in Zak's arms. With the tub it took a lot of time to get him situated and then he would scream the entire time. With the shower method he relaxes a little more and also smiles at Zak! I think it is great bonding time for Zak since at this stage a lot of his time is spent with Mom! Isn't he just SO darn cute?

The Bumbo! Let's just say we don't love it yet but we also don't hate it. The problem currently is that it doesn't matter when you put him in it he still spits up. I think it has to do with his reflux and how it puts pressure on his belly. At any rate he seems to enjoy it more each day!

These last to were hilarious to me at the time. The FIRE wow is it cool! He laid there perfectly content for 30 minutes just staring at the fire. Not even the cat messing around behind him could take away his attention. He still likes it now just not as much as the first time!

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Traditions

November 18Th was our 2 year anniversary! When we celebrated our one year we decided to follow the traditional anniversary gift giving list each year to make things easy! Well since I'm big on traditions we decided to make the entire evening a tradition. So we went to The Melting Pot for Dinner and then went to Best Buy (just like last year) Remember what we got each other last year?


This year we got a new TV!!! SO exciting right?? I could really care less to be honest but whatever makes Zak happy. It was fun and different to go out without The Toad! (Holden's official nickname) Thanks to Mimzy for watching him while we were celebrated!

WOW, 2 years already I can't believe it! Here's to MANY more!


Last year


This year

Thankful

I have been feeling very full of love these days and thankful for SO many things (Holden has made me this way) But I wanted to let those people know how I felt and get it out since life really can be cut short at anytime, I always want them to know! So here it goes.

Zak- My best friend, my husband and even though I never really believed in this before him, my soul mate. We were complete opposites it seemed in the beginning. The farm boy and the city girl. But through the years we have literally become the same mind. It sounds cliche but we finish each others sentences and know what the other is thinking. Not to mention he is hilarious! Now, I was grateful and thankful for Zak before Holden was born but bringing a child into the world and seeing what you have created with another person really changes things. I wouldn't want any other person raising my son with me. You do so for much us, all of us including those 3 furry mutts, and I appreciate every single bit of it. THANK YOU for picking me to share your life with. Love you babe!

My Parents- Everything I know I learned from you. Thank you for raising me with the values I will instill in my son. I hope I can be half the parents to him you were to me. I know I was a total pain in the ass, but thank you for always supporting me and trusting that I would figure out what was right. I really am who I am because of you. Also, thank you for always loving each other and showing your love around me. It really goes to show that 2 people really can stay together forever no matter what life throws at you! Love you Guys!!

Peter and Libby- Thank you for raising Zak with the values, morals and beliefs he has. I'm grateful for the wonderful person you created. And well lets face it, he was a pain in the ass at times too. WAS try IS :) Thank your for taking me into your family and "allowing" (for lack of a better word) me to take the George name. Love you both!

Stephanie Wind- I love what you do for people and by people I mean ME! The pictures you have taken of my family make me so happy. I really started to think about this when Holden started "talking" to his monkeys that my mom painted. Then I really started thinking about it when the topic of moving came up. You took pictures of the monkeys and nursery when you were here and now I will forever have a picture to go with the story of the monkeys. The story I will tell his girlfriends someday ;) Pictures aside, I love YOU! It is totally funny how our friendship has evolved, from strangers to, as you say "BFF's" I want you to know how much I appreciate and am thankful for you and EVERYTHING you do for me and my family. I wish our families lived closer, but I will have to deal with that for now. (Retire to Florida someday??) Thanks for being my "GO to Mommy" I feel like you always make time for me and my craziness. Even if it is via email you always have time to talk and help. I love you for that!I look forward to seeing you in January!!!


Holden- Even though you are too young to read this, thank you. Thank you for coming in to my life, surprising the heck out of us, turning our worlds upside down (for the better of course) and making me appreciate life more. What a true miracle birth is, creating another life is...well words can not describe that experience. I gave another person life and that person is YOU! I will love you forever, I will love you for always, as long as I'm living my baby you'll be. God has plans for you, BIG plans, you REALLY wanted to be here and I am SO thankful you are.

2 Month Check-Up

Today was Holden's 2 month well baby check-up, can you believe it has been that long? Anyway, here are those stats!

Height: 23 inches- 55Th percentile
Weight: 11 lbs 3 oz- 39Th percentile

He is pretty much following in his mothers footsteps as far as his progress! He got his shots today and was NOT happy. His face turned bright red and he started crying but by the time his nurse was done and I picked him up he calmed down. He still wont let me put him down even as I type, but its okay he had a rough afternoon! I got a H1N1 nasal spray since Holden is unable to get a flu vaccine until 6 months we are considered high risk. Zak got a regular flu nasal and says that is enough for him for the year...what a sissy!!! Here are some pictures of the man from today and also Halloween!!


September 4Th


November 4Th



Monkey Man!


Having fun during tummy time!

Just some thoughts

It is Sunday the first of November and here I sit with a sleeping baby by my side. It still is a bit unreal to say that I am a mother, that Baby G is no longer just an ultrasound picture HE is very real and has very real needs and wants. Must of these only I can provide. He is such a good little man but I wouldn't mind a little more sleep or a consistent schedule, babies should come out like that! I am however adjusting and looking forward to working more but glad that I will be able to be at home with him. In this I am lucky. I have the perfect situation, stay at home mom/working mom. I just hope that I will be able to find the best balance for this situation and Holden will someday appreciate the fact that I was there to raise him, take him to the bus stop and make his lunch. Having to drop my son off at daycare or have a babysitter would break my heart. On another note and I almost HATE myself for thinking the words before I type them but it would be nice to have some time to myself! Zak doesn't do too well with the crying spells! On the same note as work, spending so much time in the house makes me have a little cabin fever so i've been trying to get out more. After Holden was born I made it a goal to everyday take a shower and get out of my PJ's (except for on Sundays, which I call God's day and don't do anything if I don't want too!) I have done SUCH a good job of actually getting ready from head to toe!!

Just some thoughts... :)

So there is Snow in October...

What's the big deal people? I remember PLENTY of Halloweens growing up with snow on the ground or actually snowing, this is why we always did the mall trick or treats. At any rate here are some pictures of the snow taken around 10am and it is STILL coming down. Zak was up at 3am to go work and arrived home around 11am so sleep so he could be ready to go out again around 2pm. I know he will be going out many more times with this storm especially if it continues they way the weather people are predicting.







I personally LOVE when it snows, I guess that comes from growing up in Colorado. However, I do not love it that my husband has to work at all hours of the night when it snows. BUT, the bonus of this is that we will always have winter money and the bigger the storm the bigger the bill I send people. LOL!!!

Happy Early Halloween, I will post a picture of Holden in his costume and an update after his 2 month check-up. I'm excited to see how much he weighs and measures!!!

What is wrong with this picture?

Do you see anything wrong with the above picture? No?? Well me neither, but here is the problem it has been broken for OVER a year. That's right people we have been shower in one of the guest bathrooms for over a year. Supposedly all that needs to take place is for caulking to be put in around the facet. Sounds easy right? Trust me if I knew how to do it I would because I would LOVE to be able to shower in the shower that is attached to my bedroom. Because, we all know that if I tried to do it myself it would be done wrong and then we would REALLY have problems.So I guess I just pray to the Shower Fixing Gods in hopes that it fixes itself???