Take me out to the ball game!

It has been a bit of a trying week but we decided to take a break from the stress of it all and head out to the ballpark with some friends from church. We went to a Frederick Keys game as minor league games are so much better for kids as you can get much closer to the action. Not that there is that much action in baseball, but it was an exciting finish when a Keys player hit the winning home run in the bottom of the ninth. The exciting finish was followed by fireworks. Bridger LOVED them. It was pure joy. It will be a sweet memory for Matt and I thinking of our little guy squealing with delight for the 15 minute show (we were really impressed with the show...as good as many July 4th celebrations). Larsen slept through much of the game, but we still think she enjoyed the wonderful weather.

Some old fashioned father/son baseball bonding

Bridger's impossibly large hamburger (no a hotdog was not acceptable!)

Bridger and Anna trying to figure out what is going on

Loving the fireworksSome sweet brother-sister moments the morning after the game

Silly at 6 weeks!

Larsen is six weeks old today. She must be having a growth spurt as she is eating ALL THE TIME. The last day or so it has been almost every hour, so we are all a little tired(well Larsen never is that energetic so maybe she isn't that tired). Otherwise she has had a few more smiles which is fun. I have also been having fun putting her in some bows and things. Hard to believe that half of my maternity leave is over. It is flying by and so is her cuddly newborn period. I know that before I know if she will be playing in an exersaucer and trying to take Bridger's toys. Hopefully she will stay cuddly for at least a little while longer!

Silly Larsen pictures

A silly Bridger picture to go with the silly little sis pics

Strawberry Picking

Bridger here again. I want to tell you about what we did last weekend...well not last weekend but the weekend before that while we were in Virginia. We went strawberry picking! I was so excited to pick strawberries using my pink bucket. I was excited you see because I used my pink bucket for my Easter egg hunt and that was very fun so I thought it would be super fun to put strawberries in my pink bucket. To get to the strawberry field we had to take a ferry across the James River. That was also fun because I like ships and it is similar to the ships I like and that are near my house here in Baltimore. At the strawberry fields we had to bend down really close to the ground to find the really red strawberries and pick them without pressing on the strawberry too hard. It was actually kind of difficult, and I really liked eating the strawberries better than picking them. I'll tell you what though. The best part was when we had strawberry ice cream after picking strawberries. Yep, that's what we did and it was super yummy and I at all of my ice cream (and none of my lunch). I do love strawberries and them a lot the few days after we got home because my mommy and daddy picked a lot of strawberries. Right now it is back to my "Bumpermore" and doing my usual routine but hopefully we will do something fun like that again soon.

Being silly on the ferry boat

Being silly in the strawberry fields

I'm five weeks old (and I was officialy one month last week)

Hi this is Larsen, and this is my first post. I was planning to do a post last Friday when I turned one month old but we were traveling so I didn't have the time. Today I am actually five weeks old. My mom says it has gone by in a flash, except when it is 3am and I want to play and she wants to sleep. Here are some fun facts about me now that I have crossed into 1 month land:

Eating: Well I still enjoy my mama milk about every 2 hours. Occasionally I stretch it to three, but all the time I need to have a snack every hour. I had my first bottle about 10 days or so ago. I am not sure I like the bottles, but I am a hungry girl so I did drink some of it. I just tend to be a little slow. My parents really hope I will take a bottle better than my brother did. Apparently is was pretty stressful that he didn't like it AT ALL. That also meant he ate a lot at night once my mom when back to work and well that made for a very tired Mommy. She is hoping I will sleep through the night sooner than Bridger did (19 months). Speaking of sleeping...

Sleeping: I don't have any sort of schedule. Some nights I do really well and only get up every 2-2.5 hours, but many nights I decide I am hungry every hour after about 1am. I also much prefer to sleep on somebody or in my parents' bed. We are working on getting me to sleep in in my own bed. Maybe I will like my crib better than the bassinet. Right now I am getting up too much to sleep in my crib because I share a bedroom with my big brother and he needs his sleep too.

Other stuff: Mommy thinks I smiled at her yesterday and a few days ago Daddy thought so too. Yesterday I was wide awake, looked at her and gave a sweet little smile. I haven't done it since. Maybe in a few days. I also have done a few responsive coos but they are also few and far between. I still prefer to be looking around or sleeping. However, I am having more awake time so it might not be long now. Nobody knows how much I weigh since I haven't been to the doctor in about 3 weeks. However, I am starting to fit into all of my three month clothes, and I am in size 1 diapers so no doubt I am still growing!

Happy Mother's Day

We spent my first Mother's Day to two little ones in Virginia visiting the Grandparents Ross. It was not quite the trip we planned since Grandma Ross ended up in the hospital. She is doing better now, and we were glad we could be there when she was ill to make sure she got better. We still managed to fit in a little fun, and in any case it was nice to have a break from the city. Next time we visit, however, we hope for a little less excitement. The Mother's Day festivities started last Wednesday when Bridger's school hosted a tea. It was quite fancy with fine china, little sandwiches, scones, and even real tea. Bridger had his first taste of tea (well it was mostly milk with a little tea) and stated he liked it. He is pretty picky so this was surprising except that he really wants to do whatever the grown-ups are doing so maybe he said he liked just to be part of the big people crew even if he didn't. We did manage to have a nice dinner together on Saturday and yummy Mother's Day breakfast. GrandDad and Bridger made french toast topped with strawberries we had picked the day before. Bridger can't wait to tell you all about strawberry picking in a few days. We haven't had our family Mother's Day yet. With everything going on we will be celebrating in two weeks. I can't wait to see what Matt and my two cuties will do!

A few pics of our time in Virginia

The Mother's Day High Tea...