I saw this on my friend Bekah's blog. It's hilarious and I already want to watch it again. I'll have to check out their other videos too. Please to be watching this, won't you?
31 August 2011
29 August 2011
zucchini links
Colin with his zucchini friends.
Kate with her zucchini friends.
These are because Papa didn't think these pictures existed.
Kate with her zucchini friends.
These are because Papa didn't think these pictures existed.
Gray's 2 week stats
So, Sweet Baby Gray went in for his 2 week checkup today. He is gaining weight, which means he's getting enough to eat, which means my stress levels are going down. Now if he would just go longer than 2 hours at a time between feedings at night. Sigh. Here are his official stats.
8 pounds 7 ounces (37%)
20.5 inches long (36%)
14 inch head circumference (18%)
Here are Colin's and Kate's 2 week stats in case you feel like comparing my children to each other. Gray's percentages seem really low to me when I look at the other kids' info. And now Gray is screaming. The end.
8 pounds 7 ounces (37%)
20.5 inches long (36%)
14 inch head circumference (18%)
Here are Colin's and Kate's 2 week stats in case you feel like comparing my children to each other. Gray's percentages seem really low to me when I look at the other kids' info. And now Gray is screaming. The end.
25 August 2011
getting some love
Gray has been getting a lot of love and attention from his siblings. Colin is particularly possessive of him. He gets mad whenever anyone else holds him—like his friends Mary or Tracy. Maybe he's possessive of his friends, not Gray. Anyway, I try to keep a close eye on everyone when they play together so no one squishes the little guy.
Here's Gray chillin' in the sunshine one day. He had a big of the jaundice, and I had to take him to the Spanish Fork clinic 3 times over the course of a week to get his bilirubin levels checked. On Monday when I called to get the test results they told me that he's fine and requires no further testing. Thank heavens.
Can you see just how hairy his little werewolf shoulders are?
Every time I lay Gray down on the floor the two big kids come and get right up in his grill. I love it.
They did this all on their own. Totally un-posed.
Colin gets such big grins on his face when he snuggles his brother.
I was going to do a comparison like "who wore it best?" with this onesie, but I didn't want to bother with finding a picture of Colin wearing the same thing. So I guess Gray wins by default.
These are from yesterday. I took like 30 pictures of the 3 of them playing on the floor. Gray was looking particularly adorable and I just couldn't stop myself.
The infamous duck slippers from Uncle Doug.
I went out to the garden last night and discovered 4 ridiculous zucchini and 1 ridiculous armenian cucumber. So then I had to take a picture of Gray with his vegetable friends.
I didn't even know we had an armenian cucumber plant out there. It's been kind of amazing to see what has come up volunteer this year.
Zucchini bread, anyone?
No, really. Who wants some zucchini? I don't know what to do with all this.
Here's Gray chillin' in the sunshine one day. He had a big of the jaundice, and I had to take him to the Spanish Fork clinic 3 times over the course of a week to get his bilirubin levels checked. On Monday when I called to get the test results they told me that he's fine and requires no further testing. Thank heavens.
Can you see just how hairy his little werewolf shoulders are?
Every time I lay Gray down on the floor the two big kids come and get right up in his grill. I love it.
They did this all on their own. Totally un-posed.
Colin gets such big grins on his face when he snuggles his brother.
I was going to do a comparison like "who wore it best?" with this onesie, but I didn't want to bother with finding a picture of Colin wearing the same thing. So I guess Gray wins by default.
These are from yesterday. I took like 30 pictures of the 3 of them playing on the floor. Gray was looking particularly adorable and I just couldn't stop myself.
The infamous duck slippers from Uncle Doug.
I went out to the garden last night and discovered 4 ridiculous zucchini and 1 ridiculous armenian cucumber. So then I had to take a picture of Gray with his vegetable friends.
I didn't even know we had an armenian cucumber plant out there. It's been kind of amazing to see what has come up volunteer this year.
Zucchini bread, anyone?
No, really. Who wants some zucchini? I don't know what to do with all this.
23 August 2011
your thoughts?
I think I'm partial to the third one down, but I can't make up my mind. Do y'all have any opinions? Keep in mind that I am not a professional photographer or graphic designer, so these aren't super fancy.
18 August 2011
finally more pictures
Certain aunts (who shall remain nameless) have requested more pictures. I am now more than happy to oblige.
Here is Colin wearing his fancy hat and holding his garden glove.
Kate also needed a hat and a glove. She looks more awesome though since she's not wearing pants.
On Friday I wanted to take the kids out and do some fun things before we had to leave for the hospital. Since they love the park (and since the park is free), we went Friday morning.
After Nate got home from work and we had dinner, we went to another park. This is the park with the splash pad right next to it. Naturally, the kids didn't want to play in the water. They didn't really want to play on the playground either since there were so many kids. Colin is kind of used to being alone at the park, and he wasn't sure what to do with all those big kids around. Colin eventually got wet, right before we were ready to leave. Afterward we went to the Milkshake Store (Burger King) to get a milkshake. This was very important to Colin. The milkshakes were not great, but the kids we thrilled to get them.
And now we're back to the hospital and the baby. Here's how Nate spent his time--watching Pawn Stars on Netflix.
More Gray. He still looks the same. I can't believe how much hair he has. I know it's not much compared to many babies, but it's way more than my other kids ever had.
Daddy is happy to be leaving the hospital finally! Can you tell?
I packed up the camera and sent it down to the car before we left, so I didn't get any pictures of Gray in his "leaving the hospital" clothes or getting into his car seat. You'll have to make due with him actually in his car seat on the way home. And by home I mean Walmart, because we stopped there first to get a present for Gray to bring home to his siblings. They were very happy with his offering of Legos.
I really like these blankets that my mom bought for Gray (back when he was still an it). They're super big and lightweight and awesome for swaddling. Also, they're cute.
Awww. He looks a lot like Colin did.
And here are the traditional First Bath pictures.
Nate washed his head so I could take a picture with him in it.
Yesterday Kate pulled out the hat/glove combo again. This time she improved on the old look by including her purse. She had to put her face up like that so she could see me from under that hat.
So far the kids both love their brother. Kate is hilarious when she tries to say his name, which comes out "Baby Gay." Nate says she shouldn't say his name. I also like to hear her say, "Hey brother." The older kids follow me around wanting to watch me change the baby's diaper and give the baby his milk, and they both like to hold him. They also try to help, which isn't helpful at all, but it is sweet. Yesterday they wouldn't stop giving Gray kisses while he was chillin' in his seat.
Little Yellow Face tolerates his siblings well. Gray has a bit of the jaundice, apparently. I had to take him to Spanish Fork for a billirubin test yesterday morning, and when the non-native English speaker called to tell me the test results I didn't understand her, but I caught that he has to go back for another test Friday morning. Yay. It's so convenient to drag both myself and the baby down to the doctor's office. I imagine if it were really bad I'd have to do the special lights or whatever, so I guess it's not too bad. I've been sticking him in the sunshine during the day, so we'll see if that helps too.
I like this picture because it makes it look like Gray's head is huge and his body super tiny.
Colin tried to steal the camera and wound up with his picture taken instead.
I am recovering well. I would much rather recover from childbirth than be pregnant, that's for dang sure. I've had a few rough nights, but if Gray continues like he did last night then life will be all lollipops and rainbows. All I need to do now is find the time to keep my house clean and make dinner again and I'll be happy. Weird how those are some of the things I do to make me happy. Sweet Baby Gray is eating well, and I think he is happy and content with life. I am certainly happy to have him here in our family.
Here is Colin wearing his fancy hat and holding his garden glove.
Kate also needed a hat and a glove. She looks more awesome though since she's not wearing pants.
On Friday I wanted to take the kids out and do some fun things before we had to leave for the hospital. Since they love the park (and since the park is free), we went Friday morning.
After Nate got home from work and we had dinner, we went to another park. This is the park with the splash pad right next to it. Naturally, the kids didn't want to play in the water. They didn't really want to play on the playground either since there were so many kids. Colin is kind of used to being alone at the park, and he wasn't sure what to do with all those big kids around. Colin eventually got wet, right before we were ready to leave. Afterward we went to the Milkshake Store (Burger King) to get a milkshake. This was very important to Colin. The milkshakes were not great, but the kids we thrilled to get them.
And now we're back to the hospital and the baby. Here's how Nate spent his time--watching Pawn Stars on Netflix.
More Gray. He still looks the same. I can't believe how much hair he has. I know it's not much compared to many babies, but it's way more than my other kids ever had.
Daddy is happy to be leaving the hospital finally! Can you tell?
I packed up the camera and sent it down to the car before we left, so I didn't get any pictures of Gray in his "leaving the hospital" clothes or getting into his car seat. You'll have to make due with him actually in his car seat on the way home. And by home I mean Walmart, because we stopped there first to get a present for Gray to bring home to his siblings. They were very happy with his offering of Legos.
I really like these blankets that my mom bought for Gray (back when he was still an it). They're super big and lightweight and awesome for swaddling. Also, they're cute.
Awww. He looks a lot like Colin did.
And here are the traditional First Bath pictures.
Nate washed his head so I could take a picture with him in it.
Yesterday Kate pulled out the hat/glove combo again. This time she improved on the old look by including her purse. She had to put her face up like that so she could see me from under that hat.
So far the kids both love their brother. Kate is hilarious when she tries to say his name, which comes out "Baby Gay." Nate says she shouldn't say his name. I also like to hear her say, "Hey brother." The older kids follow me around wanting to watch me change the baby's diaper and give the baby his milk, and they both like to hold him. They also try to help, which isn't helpful at all, but it is sweet. Yesterday they wouldn't stop giving Gray kisses while he was chillin' in his seat.
Little Yellow Face tolerates his siblings well. Gray has a bit of the jaundice, apparently. I had to take him to Spanish Fork for a billirubin test yesterday morning, and when the non-native English speaker called to tell me the test results I didn't understand her, but I caught that he has to go back for another test Friday morning. Yay. It's so convenient to drag both myself and the baby down to the doctor's office. I imagine if it were really bad I'd have to do the special lights or whatever, so I guess it's not too bad. I've been sticking him in the sunshine during the day, so we'll see if that helps too.
I like this picture because it makes it look like Gray's head is huge and his body super tiny.
Colin tried to steal the camera and wound up with his picture taken instead.
I am recovering well. I would much rather recover from childbirth than be pregnant, that's for dang sure. I've had a few rough nights, but if Gray continues like he did last night then life will be all lollipops and rainbows. All I need to do now is find the time to keep my house clean and make dinner again and I'll be happy. Weird how those are some of the things I do to make me happy. Sweet Baby Gray is eating well, and I think he is happy and content with life. I am certainly happy to have him here in our family.
13 August 2011
Gray Nathan Silvey
Well, Gray is a proud to let everyone know he's a healthy little boy. He was born at 4:54 pm on 8/13/11. He weighed in at 7 lbs 7 oz and is 19.5 inches long.
Here's some photos. More to come in the next few weeks. We all know Kirsta loves pictures!
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| Labor is soooo hard. |
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| Woohoo! |
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| Gray's first Uncle Rico pose! |
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| Nice hair sonny! |
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| Snuggling with Nana |
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| Inspection with Granny |
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| Papa is getting close to a combover hairstyle |
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| Dang! Kirsta looks good for having just given birth. |
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| Kate couldn't stop touching Gray's hair. So far she loves him. We'll see what happens once we get home. |
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| The whole family (as close as we could get) |
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