Roommates..the next generation

Since Ranee and I were roommates..maybe there's a chance that our boys will go to good ol' Hesston College and be roommates too! Well, either way I'm sure they will grow up as friends..they had a good start to it this past weekend :) Christian has a little catching up to do, but once he's walking I'm sure they'll be good to go!

They made quite the pair :)

Tessa

Meet Tessa Red Brokaw... 

she was born on March 25.

Hard to believe not very long ago Christian was her size. They do grow so fast.

A new swimsuit after our shopping extravaganza!

I made her a quilt :)

Iowa trip

Justin and Ranee Brokaw

Luke (2), Tessa (7 weeks)

Last weekend we took a trip to Iowa to visit our good friends, the Brokaws. Ranee was my roommate at Hesston College. Whoever placed us together did an amazing job...because I have a lifelong friend, and my only complaint is that we don't live closer to each other! So, they have an adorable family, and we had to meet the newest member Tessa.

We arrived Friday evening in time for supper. Kyle (my cousin, and Ranee's brother-in-law), Julie and their little boy Isaac (almost 2 years old) joined us. Isaac is quite a cutie..and he loves babies! Even though Christian is a BIG baby for him to hold, he wanted to and did so quite effectively :) 

Saturday we had a FULL day of fun filled activities! We first went to a couple shops in Kalona, came home to eat lunch, then....the GIRLS went shopping while the boys stayed home. They have a nice outlet mall nearby..with many good stores I might add! Whew, we did well!! It was a productive shopping day, with plenty of good deals and much needed purchases :) We took a picture of our piles of goodness.

The boys joined us in town for some of the best pizza, and then ice cream too, AND there was a park right across the street that we went to. It was such a nice evening.

There was even a sunset to top off the day! You know its a good day when you can fit in all these things AND get a sunset :)

Good Morning!! 

It's a shame I didn't take any pictures of Ben playing with legos with Luke. He did that several times..and enjoyed it! Luke has quite the vocabulary and it doesn't seem possible that Christian will be saying things like this so soon! Sunday morning we were able to play a little bit more before going to church. After church we ate some lunch and then had to leave to come home. We had such a good time visiting our friends..only wish we could do it more often!!

Birthday for Uncle Mitch

Happy Birthday to you...

Mitchell 

Christian testing out his new bat bag

(His actual birthday was on May 14, but we celebrated a few days early since we were going to Iowa)

LOVE

I love Christian more than words can say...I love watching him grow...I love seeing his happy faces...I love hearing his jabbering...I love his sweet eyes...I love being his mama!

I feel so blessed to have the gift of a healthy child. It truly is a gift that brings such JOY to my life. I had a wonderful Mother's Day, just celebrating the fact that I am a very happy mama.

Mother's Day Weekend

On Saturday, we went to Hesston to visit Grandpa and Grandma Bergey...and Ben's Uncle Jack and Aunt Karen were visiting from Colorado. They hadn't met Christian yet, so we were all glad to see them :) Ben's Grandma had fallen a couple weeks ago and had surgery on her hip. Since surgery she has been in the Villa recovering, and will hopefully go back to their apartment soon.

Christian appears to be giving Great Gma Bergey lots of LOVE!!

On Sunday, we went to John and Chris's (Ben's uncle and aunt in Inman) place for the Mother's day meal that they host. As usual, it was delicious..always a treat to go :) And they invited my Mom and Dad, so it was nice to have both of our moms with us to celebrate mother's day!

Three of the mama's that were there :)

Then later we went to Mom and Dad's house and had an afternoon and evening of relaxation with the rest of the Sweigart fam (besides Carissa :( ).

Happy Mother's Day!! I love my mom :) 

9 months old!

Christian is 9 months old today!! Whew, the boy is growing up :) He is just cutting his 1st tooth through this week. One of many..but its a start. We're glad he is still a happy guy the majority of the time and healthy. We've had to give him allergy medicine everyday for the past several weeks, but its helping take care of the symptoms..so I'm glad. 

Its hard to keep track of all the new things he is doing over the last month..but here are a few:

-claps hands together with somewhat of a purpose

-likes to pat things...the floor, toys, my FACE 

-loves to play peek-a-boo...much more interactive with it

-when going through what animal makes what sounds the "puppy" and "kitty" are his favorite

-has to look ALL around whenever we go anywhere..you can expect him NOT to look at you if you're the one holding him

-drinks from a sippy cup...but really just thinks he's a "big boy" and chews on it more than drinking out of it


-can sit, roll, stand with help...and just on the brink of wanting to try to scoot. Only weeks away from being officially untrusted when left in a room for more than a few seconds.


-can be VERY vocal when he gets excited!


-sleeps through the night almost all the time..can't say he does 100% with nap time, but hey, as long as we all get sleep at night I won't complain

-recently switched to size 4 diapers, weighs 19 1/2 lbs...really curious how tall he is though! His hair is getting longer every week, makes him look so much older. His eyes are still bluish/greyish/greenish depending on the colors around. And he still gives the sweetest smiles that NEVER get old :)