Food

Ok.. Another dominic post. Lol oh well..

I decided to just give Dom what we eat. I wasn't very good at giving Dri solids and promised myself I would do better this time around. I'm pretty proud of myself. Dom eats 3 meals a day with us. :) 

I have really enjoyed making healthy food for him and Dri. I've gotten pretty good at hiding veggies and not using as much Flour or sodium in our diet.  So even though yes Dom eats solids now Dri is eating better too.:) 

Here is an example of what Dom (and Dri too) eats:

Breakfast: sugarless blueberry muffins, flourless and sugarless waffles.. I use fage yogurt, oats, eggs and add in spinach and blueberries, whole wheat waffle, eggs, bananas, oatmeal or purées food pouch 

Lunch: leftovers from dinner, food pouch (his fav is carrots, squash or broccoli), grilled cheese or quesidillas (yup not the best)

Dinner: whatever we eat. He loves pasta, broccoli, carrots and any veggie for that matter.  Also offer him a squeezy. 

He's such a good eater. I can't believe it. 

Teethies

Oh man, it's amazing how being a second time mom I know feel like I know everything. Haha I never knew when Dri was teething. She never complained.. I could never tell by her gums either. 

Well Dom this kid is completely different. Weeks prior to his first tooth breaking through he was a mess. He wasn't sleeping well. Wouldn't nap well. Would wake up just screaming every 30 min - 1 hour. He was not happy! Poor thing. I gave him some teething tablets and those only would do so much. I also have him TYLENOL and that helped a little. Anyways.. 

At his 6 month appt I asked the dr if she thought he was teething.. She was like nope! Ok then. In my head I knew she was wrong. So 3 weeks later we had a few awful days and I saw a silver line. J thought ok he's gonna get one like tomorrow. I showed some friends and they were like well it may be a few more weeks still. I was like NOOOO. So I just kept checking obsessively.. And guess what 2 days later his tooth came in!! (July 2 ish).. Which is weird bc Dri got her first tooth July 4.. But was also almost 10 months old. I couldn't believe I was actually right and o knew it!! It was a few weeks later when he got his second bottom tooth. 

Now he is working on his two top!! 

Tonnie visits and 4th of July

We love when Tonnie comes to visit. She is seriously so much fun and always gets me to do something that ends up helping my anxiety. Lol last year it was leaving Dri for an entire day with Dave while we went to nyc and this year it was taking day trips with Dominic. Way to go Tonnie. Lol:)

While she was here we went to Hershey park, KOP mall, and hung out!

 She spent the 4th here and we had fun! Some of we friends moved to a town close to us so they came to hang out. 

4th of july

Hersheys World!!!

Got our penny!!!

BYE TONNIE!:(

Summer!

I can't believe it's already August! Summer is seriously going by so fast. 

We have had lots of fun and been staying very busy. We have a pretty good routine down. My kids oh I mean my baby is all about s routine. You throw him off and he is not the happiest but he still smiles.:) 

We've been going to our local ymca to swim almost everyday. The days we don't go we go to story time or run errands. It definitely has been wearing the kids out. 

Dri has gotten so good at swimming (with the life jacket on, of course). She kicks her feet and moves her arms real good! She also loves jumping off the side of the pool into the pool.. Over and over again. 

Dom is a rascal and loves the water. He crawls all over the place. He wants to just dive in... Without a life jacket! He is so dangerous. Lol Don't worry he wears a life jacket if we go in the deep end..'otherwise I keep one hand on him

At all times.

Here's a few pics of our summer so far... 

Playing the piano and guitar together. so cute

Wearing the new outfits that the Bednooffs gave them. 

It was a baby wearing kind of day.:)

Costco while cousin Tonnie was here. We had fun trying on these hats.. the funny thing is my mom sent them to us a few weeks later without knowing we had even tried them on.

Dri looking very grown up in her new swimsuit

Dom being all cute and innocent...hahahah he isn't. 

YAY!! Her shopkins came. 

our nightly walk

worn out. 

We go to the beach next week!! So exciting!! 

Canada

Poor Dave has a work trip every Father's Day so he wasn't here to celebrate.:( He was in Canada.. which is a bummer because he is a one of a kind dad.

Anways, my mil was so nice and came and stayed with us... My fil stayed with us as well the first night. 

We went to the carnival, went to story time, the pool, ran errands, went to the playground and went on lots of walks. 

One of the days we went to target.. That was fun! Dri talked mom mom into buying quite a bit of toys for her. And one "big thing" that I said no to.. Dri kept on and on about it once we got home and mom mom went back and bought it for her. Dri is spoiled. lol she is hard to say no to. 

I loved being able to shower and do things without worrying about the kids.

It was nice having another mom in the house.. She just did things without me asking! And the kids loved having her around. 

Play-do.. Duh!

Dri is OBSESSED with play do. We went to target to buy her some more.. She picked out a 20 dollar kit. Lol I was like Dri you need to call daddy and ask him if it's ok. So she calls Dave and says.. "Daddy I buy play-do? It's 20 bucks." Dave was like how can I say no? So now she has a ton of it. And Dave still has a hard time saying no! 

Anyways, she's spent hours playing with it. It's been really good for her! 

Carnival!

Dri is seriously at the funnest age! We found a local carnival and decided to give it a try. Let's just say Dri loves it! It was soooo cute watching her enjoy and love the rides. She kept begging for more! 

Dave left the next day for Canada and his parents stayed with us -- so we got them to come along for another evening at the carnival! Mom mom even went on some of the rides with her! 

She had so much fun we knew we had to take her to more! Luckily, our town had one last week! Yay! So we went to that and maddie (dris bestie) came along! It was super cute watching the two of them together. It's so much more fun for Dri when she has a friend with her. 

We decided we need to go to a local amusement park. Let's see how that goes. 

Dom 6 months!!

Holy cow! 6 months went by so fast! Here are some highlights..

- you started army crawling around 5 months and then started crawling right around 6 months! You're amazing! 

- showed no interest in solids. Like 0 zilc, nada.

- still have to have your routine ( which I love)

- still a mommys boy.

We love how adventurous you are! Always surprising us with your tricks! 

Memorial Day

We had planned to clean and organize the garage on Saturday. Well, dominic decided to sleep in until almost 10! When he woke i said to Dave lets just say screw it and take Dri to do something fun! So we packed up lunches and a cooler and went to a huge park! We had been wanting to take dri for awhile! It's ranked in the top parks in the country. 

It was literally huge! They have a nice walking trail, big castle park, bike trails, soccer fields, adult weight park, small park and lots of picnic areas. 

It wasn't too hot out and perfect! Dri had a blast. Dom napped 

We upgraded Dom to a convertible carseat and driving anywhere has been much better. So that has been a good thing. 

Came home, Dri wouldn't nap and Dom barley napped. While Dom napped Dri helped Dave organize the garage. 

When Dom woke we had dinner and of course went on a walk and back to the playground (not the big one! Just ours).

Sunday, was church as usual. We got there super late! Dom of course napped in the van with me.

After church we came home and took naps! Daves parents came up around 3 and we grilled and hung out. It's always nice having them come over. Dri loves them! 

They loved my grilling.:) 

On Monday, we i took Dom on a run and he napped.:) 

Then we packed up and went to the pool!!! It was hot and sunny! 

It was a blast!! We are so lucky the ymca built this and it's literally across the street!! 

We came home and had lunch and naps. When the kids woke we sorta hung out for awhile. 

Just chillin...Dri learning her alphabet and of course pointing that finger! She's hilarious!! 

We had more leftovers and guess what else we did? Went on a walk and to the park! Perfect ending to the weekend! 

Mother's Day.

Mother's Day was perfect! We started it off on Friday.  I had been missing having one on one time with Dri and was wanting to take her to get a pedicure for a long time! Plus, we told her back in February when she potty trained she could get one. So off we went!

It was seriously so cute watching Dri sit there. She was so still and literally did move! She Chose her color as soon as we walked in. Then she chose mine.. Wait til you see it! Lol

A fly flew on her foot and she pointed to it and screamed and some lady came and swatted it away. Lol oh Dri 

Do you love my color as much as I do?! Are you shocked with the color Dri chose?????

Saturday morning I made a ton of cookies! The young men were in charge Mother's Day and since Dave is the president I just took over. Lol we put the cookies in a bag and it ended up cute. 

Saturday night we went to dinner with Daves parents. We went to red robin. That has become our go to restaurant. Lol the joys of living in a small town. 

Dom was going through something and was just so fussy. I ended up leaving early with him and walking over to target. Thankful for babywearing!! Made me feel like a real mom! Lol 

We came back and had cake and went on a walk. It was perfect!!

Sunday came and we went to church, can home and had lunch, napped and then guess what?? I grilled some chicken. Yup! Me!! It was nice to cook dinner and not feel rushed. We finished th day with our usual walk and park. 

Oh and Dave was sweet and surprised me with some new candles. I am the type that doesn't like gifts for bdays and Mother's Day. All I want is family time. So that was thoughtful of him. Oh.. I forgot. He also got me lipgloss that is like bright pink. I don't wear color on my lips and we both had a laugh. Then it wouldn't come off and it looked like I had cold sores. Haha 

Mother's Day wouldn't have been Mother's Day without some snuggles! 

5 months!!

- Dom is now almost crawling!

- We upgraded to a convertible carseat and he enjoys it much more.. Thank goodness

- no interest in food 

- LOVES DRI

- loves his toys

- naps in the stroller!!

- still nursing like a champ

-too cute for words!

Minivan!

Yup!! We own one now!! The rogue was just getting too small.. Especially when one of us has to sit back there.. Dominic hates the carseat and Dri still gets car sick. 

We absolutely love it!! And I said I would never get a van! Lol

Birdy

When we first moved into our house there was an old nest above the porch light. we sorta got rid of it and we never had any birds come. Well, a few months ago the nest was back.. a bird was there! I popped up to see if there were any eggs and there was 1! I was so worried th egg would fall bc the nest didn't seem so sturdy. 

Watching the bird care for the egg was so cute. One day, Daves dad came to put up a new mailbox and the bird got scared a flew away.. Not far though. He went from one neighbor to the next to our roof and back and forth watching the nest. She got used to me and started staying in the nest if I went out the front door. 

A few weeks later we saw the baby bird! She just stayed there with it. So cute. They lasted about a week or two then they just disappeared. We were going to clean the near up and guess what? She's back! Lol she must have missed us! I can't say I don't blame her! 

Dress up

Dri is OBSESSED with clothes and shoes. She changes her outfits like 5x a day. Ahhh! She loves dresses and shorts. She begs to wear dresses.. And if it's cold out she says "meemy, Iya wear tights"..  I mean how do you say no to that?! Lol

We were at Walmart last week and We stumbled upon dress up shoes.. Now, I had been wanting to get some for her but didn't want to spend more than 10 bucks! These were a whole 3! Lol I said to Dri.. We could get them bc they are only 3 bucks. We get home and I call my mom and tell her about the shoes.. And Dri says.. They were only 3 bucks! Lol too funny. 

Dri ended up running around the kitchen and jumping with them on bc she loved them and the sound they made. Later that day, she jumped off a stool and they shattered! Dave took her to Walmart a few days later and Dri asked for more. When Dave asked where they were she said "Iya forgot" lol! They found them and Dave bought hem. 

Dri is for sure a girly girl. It's Adorable and tiring at the same time. 

4 months!

Woah! That went by quickly! Dom is such a joy! 

- he takes about 3 naps a day (1 short morning, 1 long afternoon and 1 short evening)

- he still sleeps with me.:) 

- he has rolled both ways but prefers not to roll at all. 

- he loves when we sing to him. Especially, I'm a little teapot 

- he laughs. Not a lot but he laughs 

- smiles a ton!!! Always smiling! 

- still isn't a fan of the car seat.

- adores Dri 

- started showing interest in toys 

- weighs 14 lbs 9 oz and is 26 ish in long. 

Dom Dom we love you! 

No more

Online shopping after 7 pm! I bought chairs for our front room.. They came! Problem is-- they are low to the ground! Hahaha 

Dave is so determined to get the front room finished! He designed the collage ... And I ordered the chairs. Ok. So he took the chairs back. I told him he can pick out and buy the new chairs. I don't function after 7 pm! 

but caves collage turned out really good! 

Easter

- With Easter falling on general conference we decided to dress up the week before. We all tried to color coordinate so we could snap a fam pic. It was windy, sunny and cold but it's not too bad! 

-We tried to take Dri to see Easter bunny and she hated him! Totally scared. So we suck and told her just mommy and daddy would hide her eggs and leave her a basket. So that we did. lol 

- daves dad, Jason and Alex came over for dinner. We had brisket, ham, sweet potatoes , reg potatoes, corn stuff, pasta, broccoli, salad , tomatoe pie  and about 4 pies! We are still eating leftovers! Lol 

- we kept the day pretty much low key. Went for a walk and enjoyed family time . 

Big sissy Dri

She is the best big sister! I love seeing these 2 interact. Dom loves and adores Dri. He hears her voice and he smiles. Dri will go get him toys, sing to him and play with him all the time. I can shower real quick while she tends to him too. I am in love with these two!!