July Already?

I can't believe the summer is halfway over already! It's gone by so fast, but we're loving every minute. We started off the month with a road trip down to Atlanta for the 4th, which is also my Mom's birthday. She knew Izaak and I and the boys were coming, but the rest of the Heijermans clan went along to surprise her. We thought she might have figured something out, but we pulled it off - she and Dad didn't have a clue!



Shiloh had his 2nd birthday on the 12th, so we hit the beach with Jordan & Sue and Seth & Bethany, then headed home for cupcakes and presents. While Shiloh was eating his cupcakes, someone said, "Shiloh, hurry up so you can open your presents" so he stuffed the whole thing right in. Typical Shiloh. :)







Eli is getting so big - he's already more than doubled his birth weight! He started smiling a couple weeks ago, and it's so cute! I'm pretty sure he's going to have some pretty cool baby blues, just like his big brother.

Finally getting back to normal...

Whew! After almost 14 weeks of bedrest, a new baby, 2 weeks in Branson, and a week without Izaak, we are finally getting settled down. Shiloh is readjusting to being a big brother - the 2 weeks in Branson and one without Daddy kind of made him crazy - and Eli is growing like a weed. At his six week weight check at the pediatrician he was already up to 8 pounds, 9 ounces. He has definitely outgrown his preemie clothes, and is filling up his newborn outfits very nicely. The fatter he gets, the more he looks like Shiloh. I love it.



Izaak's sister's wedding was beautiful, and the weather ended up being perfect after a scary week of rain. It even rained the day of the wedding, but by picture time, it was perfect, and not too hot. Shiloh was finally starting to warm up to his big cousin, Nolan, by the time we headed home.






Shiloh has graduated to a big boy bed, and loves it. The other morning I was feeding Eli early and I peeked in and he was on the floor. When we got up, he had moved back up onto the bed but had a red bump on his cheek... He must have hit something on the way down. :)



We took our first trip to the beach on Saturday. It was nice to be back - we practically lived there last summer - and Eli seemed to like it. He was his usual sleepy self, while Shiloh and Daddy played in the waves.

Big Helper

Here are a few pics of Shiloh being a big helper... :)

Ditching the Diapers

We've been potty training Shiloh for what seems like forever - just having him sit on the potty every half hour or so and giving him a treat when he goes. But he knows his diaper is still available to him, and he can always just go in there. So last week I decided to ditch the diapers and put him in his big boy underwear. Then he got sick, so we put it on hold. Today's the day we start again...

Look alike?

We've decided that the boys do look alike. I think Eli favors Izaak a little more than Shiloh does, but there are definately similarities...

Shiloh

Eli

Shiloh

Eli