Paul & Megan's Wedding

John's brother Paul and his beautiful bride Megan celebrated their big wedding day!!  We all had the honor to play a part in their day.  John was Paul's best man, standing up by his side.  Hannah was their flower girl, stunning in her beautiful dress.  And I was able to do a reading for them.  We were all unbelievably honored to be with them on their wedding day.  It was a beautiful day and a wonderful occasion spent with family and friends!!

  John and I at the rehearsal dinner


My beautiful flower girl walking down the aisle like a pro! - Smiling and looking at everyone.  Thank goodness I couldn't see her where I was sitting or I would have been a crying wreck!


                        Paul and Megan during the ceremony
 
       My little lady :)  (Artistic photos by Dale!)
 

Hannah wasn't cooperating with pictures after the ceremony, but I'm not surprised as she was skipping her normal nap-time.  But we did manage to sneak a few cute pictures in between her melt-downs
  
  And a quick "family" shot


Finally!  Time for reception fun!!  Hannah enjoying her special milk and cookies!


                                               Paul and Megan's first dance as husband and wife
 

My little dancing-machine!                                                                                            Hannah sharing her dance moves with her brother
  

Paul and his mother dancing                                                                     Daddy and son
  

                    All of the family together                                                               all of the LaMacchia's
 
                                                          all of the Przybyla's ...... silly crew!
 

                                                                     My family :)                                                                                
  
                                                                                             <3 Love <3
 

                     The beautiful bride and I


Hannah was having a great time with John's cousins             the end of the night there were fireworks across the lake
 

We all had a great time and enjoyed dancing until the night was over!  CONGRATS to Paul and Megan as they begin their life together as husband and wife!  We love them and wish them the best :)

Noah's first Oatmeal

The first bites of "real" food for this big guy are in the books!  Noah was ready, Mom and Dad.. not so much!  It's so hard to let go of them as they pass their new milestones, so hard to accept how fast time slips by.  But memories are certainly held close to the heart and we await the next big milestone to celebrate!

Noah loved his oatmeal!  We decided to skip over rice cereal and dive into oatmeal.  Hannah never really liked the rice cereal and seemed to prefer oatmeal, so we just figured we'd skip it for Noah as well. This was certainly a family affair, we all had a chance to give Noah a spoonful.  This little guy isn't very picky!
 
 
 
 
 
 

Noah 6 Months

6 MONTHS!!  How does a half a year fly by so quickly, time never ceases to amaze me.  But seriously, it  needs to take a little vacation and SLOW DOWN!!

Our little boy is getting so big, so cuddly, and is oh-so love-able :)

                               
                                                                   

Six Month Stats:

-Height: 27 inches (69%)

-Weight: 14 lbs 5 oz (4%)

-Head Circumference: 40.7 cm (1%!)

Noah -- our happy-go-lucky, easy-going, screeching, sweet, adorable little boy!  If I thought Hannah was pretty happy and laid back, Noah makes her look difficult.  Noah is so relaxed, super-laid back, and go-with-the-flow baby.  Rarely do things seem to mind him, except his over-aggressive/helpful sister at times.  Noah will fall asleep anywhere, at any time, in any position. (He must get his sleep from me)  Where Hannah would only sleep in her crib, he will sleep wherever he feels like it.

His sleep isn't as great as Hannah's was, but its still not anything I can complain about.  His naps are a little more sporadic during the day, where Hannah was more structured and routine and we knew her habits to a T.  Even though the daytime naps are hit or miss, thankfully he sleeps all night.  He peeps and cries out a few times during the night, but giving him his paci and handing him his blankie put him right back to sleep.  Hannah was pretty good about  not needing her paci when she woke in the middle of the night, but this guy seems to enjoy his a LOT more.  We will certainly have a much harder time taking that away I'm sure...

Noah tried oatmeal for the first time.  He seemed to like it... didn't really make any horrible faces and kept opening his mouth for each spoonful.  We decided to skip rice cereal and go for oatmeal instead.  When Hannah ate it, she never seemed to care for it, so we went the same route this time as well.  Since having the oatmeal, Noah has had some pretty horrible toots and gas!  Hopefully as his system adjusts to food and not just breastmilk, this will get better.  It is so stinky!!

Noah is getting closer to making his move!  He likes to scoot around in a circle when he's on his belly.  He is starting to get up onto his hands and knees and rock back and forth.  He's still working on sitting up on his own.  He is pretty close, but can't quite sit up for too long before he folds over in half.  We're still working on building those abs!!

Noah also likes to stand with your help.  He loves when he's held up so he can bounce up and down.  He also loves when he sits on your legs and you bounce him around.  He really gets giggling when that happens.  I love hearing that sweet sound!

Noah likes to take his paci out of his mouth and put it back in.  He likes to hold it and chew on the nipple part.  He's still working on those teeth!  And of course, all that teething as made for some terrible diarrhea days.  Can't wait until one actually pokes through!

Noah started at daycare with his sister this month and so far he has done really well.  There were so screams and tears at drop-off, so that makes it a little easier for me!  I was way more nervous about Noah starting than I ever was for Hannah.  Maybe its because Noah is a lot cuddlier and wants to be held more, or maybe because he's not such a good sleeper and wants to be held if he can't fall back asleep, I'm not sure.... but for whatever reason, I have a hard time leaving him there.  I'm sure this will get easier, but thankfully he is sleeping and taking his bottles well while he is there.

And lastly, Noah's 6 month doctor's check-up..... this was an interesting appointment.  At his 4 month check-up his weight hadn't really gone up drastically and his percentile dropped.  I was really curious to see what would happen two months later at this one, and curiosity is not what I walked away with.  More like disappointment and a lot more nerves.  Noah's weight percentile dropped again, to the 4%, only gaining one pound in two months.  Our doc assured us not to worry, but the NICU RN in me starts to go in the medical direction of what could possibly be wrong?!   We will head back in 4 weeks to do another weight check and go from there.  Hoping it was just a combination of growing and a little case of the sickies we had in there that have haltered things.

In the meantime, some fun sibling pictures.  I love theses two, and can't wait to see them continue to grow together, hopefully into good friends.
 
 
And my little man!  I love that little curious face and just want to smother him in kisses :)
 

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to the best man in my life!  We have been together for over a decade (CRAZY!)  We've laughed and cried and seen each other through the best and worst and everything in between.  But still, whenever I look at you, I feel even more love than I've ever felt before.  And now when I see you with our children, I am in even more awe at how much you love them.  It makes my heart happy seeing you with them and knowing that you will always be there.

 

We spent the morning/afternoon at the lake where John's parents have a "cottage" (beautiful house is more like it).  It was a sunny and warm day and we were able to enjoy some outside time.  When we got there, we took a little pontoon ride around the lake.  This was Noah's first time :)  John helped Hannah "fish", she didn't know, but there was no hook attached.
 
 
 
 

We came home before nap time so we could all get some sleep.  Unfortunately I had to go to work that evening, so naps were essential!  John did some yardwork as we napped, perfect for him!  For dinner, John grilled up some steaks and veggies which was delicious.

I headed into work and left John with both kiddos.  He gave them baths and hoped for the usual bedtime routine. But Noah had some other plans as he decided to stay up and help John celebrate all the way until midnight.  Oh well... but all in all, a lovely Father's Day with family.

Happy Father's Day to all the Dads out there!  Including my own Dad.  He was the first man I loved, and still do.  My dad is a great example to me on how to love and show your family you care for them.  Love you Dad!  Sending you a bug hug across the miles :)