4, 26, and 360 months!

Boy!  Has time flown by!!!  Considering our last post was when Charlie was born, I figured it was time for an update!  I know you are all lost without knowing what is going on with the Clines!  :-)

Charlie is now 4 months old!  Learning more and more everyday!  This week he has mastered holding on to a few toys and really "playing" with them!  It amazes us how so alike yet so different he is than JJ.  There are days when he looks JUST like JJ!  But then there are days he 100% looks like a Fon!  At his 4 month appointment, he weighed in at a whopping 16 pounds!  And THAT would be how different he is than JJ!  :-)

JJ is now 26 months old!  We celebrated his 2nd Birthday in April!  Had a GREAT time celebrating with everyone!  Of course it was BEAUTIFUL the beginning of April...but was cold and nasty again by the time his birthday came around!  We were thinking JJ would actually be able to have a pool party for his birthday!  :-)  JJ's new found love is the swimming pool!  Whether it's at home or swimming at the Y, he LOVES being in the water!  He has completed 3 sessions of swim lessons at the Y and will probably take a few more over the Winter to keep him familiar with it.  Who knows...maybe he will be the next "Michael Phelps"?!?! 

As for 360 months....that's ME!  Turned the BIG 30 in June!  Scott took me to dinner at Eddie Merlot's, which is my favorite!!!  Definitely ate TOO much!  But that's what you're supposed to do on your birthday, right?!?!  :-)  Then I had a wonderful Birthday Day!  Church and breakfast with some of the greatest people I know, took JJ to get a cool Summer haircut, got manis and pedis with my sisters and Aunt Sheryl, and then dinner and ice cream cake with my whole family!  Turning 30 wasn't that bad!  Now, next year may be another story! 

And for Scott...guess we can't leave him out...we just celebrated his 31st Birthday (or I guess 372 months to keep with the theme!)  Work has been keeping him busy.  Traveled to New Orleans in April for a conference, and has managed to make some time to golf! 

Plus One...

Since we are patiently sitting in Sara's hospital room waiting for discharge, I figured it was as good a time as any to restart our blog updates. Sara checked into St. Vincent Women's hospital early Friday AM for her planned induction. It started off as a bit of a cluster, but once we got the IV running things really took off. Sara's epidural placement was placed by an anesthesiologist who I really thought was going to pass out during the entire procedure, but in the end it did its job so no complaints there.

Around 1530 Sara noted some pressure and at 1617 Charles Robert (henceforth known as Charlie, except by JJ) was born. He was 8#6oz, 20 3/4 in at birth and probably 4oz of that was his hair. Nowhere near the amount JJ had at birth, but enough that he'll need a haircut this summer. Charlie has been feeding well, crying plenty, and taking his immunizations like a champ. Unfortunately, Charlie is just like JJ was in that he won't sleep unless someone is holding him. He also has some day/night disorientation that we'll have to reverse. Let's hope the rocker swing saves us with Charlie the way it did with JJ, otherwise we're in trouble!

Charlie has had lots of visitors in his first day, but none more entertaining than JJ's first visit. JJ's first duty was to show Charlie his eyes and nose (which resulted in JJ poking Charlie in the eye). Then he was helping comfort Charlie by patting him on the back (which increased in frequency and velocity with each pat). And of course the look of genuine concern on JJ's face whenever Charlie started crying. The best part so far is hearing JJ say his name. Not sure where he got it because we've always called him Charlie, but JJ knows him only as "Charles."

So far Charlie has passed all his tests, and we're just waiting to complete his newborn screen. Here's to hoping that Charlie sleeps well tonight and that JJ sleeps through the nights that he doesn't. I'm sure there will be plenty more updates coming on these two boys. If nothing else they'll be picture posts, assuming we can corral JJ long enough to take one. Till next time...