Up to no good

I figured that since Daniel was nearly six that Daniel was old enough to have his old textas as in the past he had drawn lines on the walls and all over himself. Well boy was I wrong. He hadnt had the textas for more then a couple of days before temptation got the better of him. And instead of a few lines we got a mural with his signature and all!!!! Well gone are the textas and he is back to pencils again. Maybe I will trust him again when he is 16! At least it was in the playroom in a spot I dont have to look at everyday!

7 1/2 weeks

Now 7 1/2 weeks old. Some days it seems a lot longer then that! He is a fairly easy baby during the day. his "off days" are not nearly as bad as I have experience in the past, and even nights aren't really that bad. I have just been spoiled in the past with 2 babies that sleep through the night pretty much from day one. Zack on average wakes up once a night . occasionally he provides me with the gift of sleep and will sleep all night. other nights he choses to take that away and is up many times! I can only hope it will settle down soon. He has also started smiling this past week, and while we don't get smiles all the time yet I was able to capture one of his first on sunday night.

A Mother's Day Off

A man came home from work and found his three children outside, still in their pajamas, playing in the mud, with empty food boxes and wrappers strewn all around the front yard. The door of his wife's car was open, as was the front door to the house and there was no sign of the dog.

Proceeding into the entry, he found an even bigger mess. A lamp had been knocked over, and the throw rug was wadded against one wall. In the front room the TV was loudly blaring a cartoon channel, and the family room was strewn with toys and various items of clothing.In the kitchen, dishes filled the sink, breakfast food was spilled on the counter, the fridge door was open wide, dog food was spilled on the floor, a broken glass lay under the table, and a small pile of sand was spread by the back door. He quickly headed up the stairs, stepping over toys and more piles of clothes, looking for his wife. He was worried she might be ill, or that something serious had happened. He was met with a small trickle of water as it made its way out the bathroom door.As he peered inside he found wet towels, scummy soap and more toys strewn over the floor. Miles of toilet paper lay in a heap and toothpaste had been smeared over the mirror and walls.

As he rushed to the bedroom, he found his wife still curled up in the bed in her pajamas, reading a novel. She looked up at him, smiled, and asked how his day went.He looked at her bewildered and asked, 'What happened here today?' She again smiled and answered, 'You know every day when you come home from work and you ask me what in the world I do all day?' 'Yes,' was his incredulous reply?

She answered,

'Well, today I didn't do it.'

My Little Men

Daniel loves to lie next to Zack on the floor and just chat with him. It is SO cute to watch. He also ALWAYS wants his photo taken with Zack. He is always asking me to get a photo! ( note the quilt Zack is lying on ws started when I was pregnant with Ethan and was finished just before Zack was born...only 8 years of work!)

Zack's First Bath

Not a fan of the bath!

Easter Weekend

Zack's first easter egg from Easter Bunny

Easter morning began with an early egg hunt outside in the freezing cold

Over the weekend the boys bought new toys with their money and spent hours playing and fighting

the night before easter the boys sat on the deck like old men and ate their favourite food. sausages on a stick

Zachary Ernest Jury

Zack with his very own Loopey the Dog.

My helper. Every night Ethan made Zack's bed

A very proud big brother

An even prouder big brother

Born April 3rd 2009 at 9.27 am

8 pounds 6oz. 51 cm long.

Well I must say that I have been a little slack with photos since I got home from hospital, but blogging has been the last thing on my mind. Zack's birth went really well despite it taking an hour for them to put in my Spinal. It was definately one of the most painful hours of my life as they pushed that large needle in and out of my back trying to find the right spot.( leaving me with some rather impressive brusing on my back, and now on going back pain), but other then that all went so smoothly. I had no reaction to the spinal this time which was my biggest fear going in.

A few hours after he was born auntie Erin brought the boys in to see him. They were very excited ( especially Daniel). Infact they were so excited that they made Matt bring them back in that evening. When they came back in the evening they had bought Zack his own Loopey Dog. Now for those not knowing what a Loopey dog is...Loopey is the name Ethan gave to a stuffed Dog when he was 4 and it has become his best friend coming everywhere we go. Daniel last year decided he wanted a dog just like Loopey and we happen to find a baby size Loopey for him and even Uncle Andrew has a Loopey that the boys gave him ( only he named his dog smooch). So it was only fair in the boys eyes that Zack get his own Loopey too!

Anyway after 4 1/2 days I was so over hospital and ready to come home. As soon as I got home I felt SO much better. My back isnt nearly as sore sleeping in my own bed as it was on those horrible hospital beds, and it is so nice not having midwives coming in constantly checking on everything. We have even ventured out a couple of times to do a little pre-easter shopping. Thankfully Zack seems to be sleeping really well and only is waking once during the night. So far he is a really easy baby, and certainly the best feeder out of all of them. He attaches really well which has meant minimal damage this time. However with my milk still yet to settle I am very sore at the moment, hoping it will change soon.