Tuesday, July 22, 2008

2 Months today! lots of Birthdays going around....



Birthdays this week belong to Papa John (ha ha...I never said the "papa" with the "john" til now) and Lauren's cousins Liam and Phoebe who are 61, 5, and 3 respectively. It was a weekend of celebration (and lots of cake). Pics of both festivities are below!

Baby Lauren is defining her own schedule lately---- regardless of what she is supposed to be doing. Yesterday = bad, today = good. Sometimes she just fights going to sleep at all. Ughh. At least she still knows when it is night and sleeps pretty solid, only waking once or twice to eat and then right back to sleep.

Tomorrow is vaccine day with her pediatrician which is no fun at all! Odds are that she will tolerate it well but we worry anyway. I wonder how much she weighs now?

In better news, Lauren has inherited a new toy from the Newtons: The Exersaucer! Wow! This thing is packed with goodies to play and interact with. She LOVES it! It's a bit too big for her to navigate but with some added blankets she does fine. See video at the top of this post (taken before we thought about adding blankets, oops!).

Speaking of video....Last week Jacqui and Alex were featured on channel 7 for choking hazards (Alex inhaled some peanuts last year). The Itson's get more air time than a little girl who swallowed a spoon! Nice job! You can see it on youtube here.














Thursday, July 17, 2008

8 Weeks today! Pro Photos and Announcement

We finally got around to doing Lauren's birth announcement pictures this past Tuesday. She was sooo good for the whole session--even allowing a wardrobe change! Announcements are mailing out very soon.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2008

First Night Out

We managed to get out for a few hours to celebrate Tina's birthday in downtown Fullerton. We got the private booth VIP treatment which is always nice. Fun had by all! But before that, all 3 of us went to a poolside party for friends Ryan and Rome who are moving north to Yorba soon. The taco man was excellent!

Also adding various pics from the week.





Monday, July 7, 2008

July 4 Weekend in La Quinta





Our first family road trip out to the house in La Quinta. What a scorcher! Arriving late at night the temperature was still over 95F and the day was around 112F. Needless to say, baby spent most her time indoors.

In attendance were: Great Grandpa Odi, Grandpa Steve and Grandma Dorothy, and friends Ryan and Rome. All enjoyed a wonderful BBQ. Kudos to Ryan who braved the heat of the flames to cook some delicious ribs!

On the way home we stopped in at Grandpa Odi and Sidsels place for a nice cold beer. The perfect end to a hot weekend!

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Lauren has a brand new cousin! Introducing Molly Smyser!

Molly Corinne Smyser made her debut today, July 2.

Vital statistics:.
Time of birth: 1:50 PM
Weight: 8 pounds 13 ounces
Length: 22 inches

Congrats to new parents Erin and Tim and big brother Noah!! (Erin is Ross's baby sister)

What a cutie pie!