3 Years Gone

Wow. Silas at 9 Months was my last entry way back in 2009. Wow. Time is a fast running challenger. Seems to get faster all the time. No matter how hard I train, I will never be able to out run him.

Tomorrow is Silas' 4th birthday party. F.O.U.R.T.H. Four years is a long way from 9 months! Holy moly! My baby is such an amazing young boy. I knew back at 9 months that he was super special, but as I've come to know him over the past 3 years and 3 months since I've been amazed time and again by his sense of empathy. His ability to read the emotion of a situation and either diffuse it or ignite it, depending on his mood (and how much sleep he's had). His wit and understanding of abstract ideas. Happy Birthday Baby Silas!! Thank you for being my little monkey. I love you so very much.

Silas 9 Months Old

Yes. 9 Months. Wow. Now I've been on the outside as long as I was on the inside! Woo hoo!

I can go up the stairs - all of them. Daddy likes to make me do it. Mommy won't watch. But I crawl up slowly. I think it is fun!

I still like to cruise around on my feet holding onto things. Sometimes I let go for a few seconds before I realize it an gracefully fall to my butt.

My brothers and I play "baby chase" every day. Daddy sets me up near the TV and I start to crawl - FAST - and try to catch my brothers. So far they are faster than I am, but I am gaining every day.

I like to empty the toy box. All of my brother's toys right on the floor. They don't like it when I do it, but I think it's fun! I also like to sit in the swing outside and swing while Vladimir and Waylon play in the dirt or whatever it is they do outside.

I still love food. I like turkey meatballs and avocado. Maybe those are my two favorite things. I also like pancakes. Mommy makes them with rice milk since I am allergic to cow's milk. Yum, yum! I like chicken too. Mommy bakes it and cuts it up for me.

I have 4 teeth now. Two top and two bottom. More are coming because boy oh boy do I drool! I am always wet and I like to slobber on everyone, calling it a "kiss". hehehe...

I like to stand up in the bathtub. It drives mommy nuts! I just have too many things to explore, like the spicket, the drain, the stopper...it is very exciting.

I went to the doctor last week. She said I am "long and lean"! Very unlike my brothers were at my age. They were fat - round, even. Not me! I am tall, 3o inches, in the 75%, but skinny. I only weight 19lbs and that put me in the 25%. Doctor says it is because I spend so much time trying to chase my brothers.

Mommy isn't home right now. She had to go to Texas for work. She should be home tomorrow. Gaga Adzentoivich is staying with us. She has been here for about 2 weeks. I am having so much fun with her. I love her!!!

Silas Seven Months Old

At a restaurant after my bed time for Uncle Bryan and Aunt Sam's wedding rehearsal dinner - December 2008

Time flies. 7 months already. Wow. Mommy has been very bad about posting for me. I will forgive her someday, but not sure when.

Let's see. What have I been up to lately? Well, I can sit myself up onto my butt. I can roll any which way I chose. I can get onto my knees and kneel. I also have pulled myself up to standing in my play yard and on the stairs and on toys. I have cruised around dad's room while holding onto the couch. Yes! I can't wait to play with my big brothers!!

Look! I can sit up by myself!!

I like to eat food. Not baby food. Not a bottle. I barely take 20 ounces a day from the bottle. Mommy doesn't nurse me anymore. She stopped about two weeks ago once I began to bite her. I have two sharp bottom teeth on the bottom. But that's it. Just two. I drool a lot so I guess the others are on their way soon.

Me and my favorite sippy cup

So, back to eating. Yes. I like teething cookies. I like Cheerios. I also have a taste for those Gerber finger foods. I tried a piece of banana today and also a few pieces of avocado. Not mashed up, but in pieces. I did a pretty good job getting it all into my mouth. Mommy gave me #3 baby food for dinner with chunks of veggies in it. Yum. I don't really like to eat the baby cereal anymore. Just so much mush.

Vladimir, Waylon and me in our jerseys from Uncle Jeff and Aunt Carleen

I like to laugh. A lot! I also like to talk. I say "ba-ba" for bottle. I say "baa" for bath. Gaga Wood says that I say "papa" but mommy hasn't heard that yet. I like to babble too. Make up my own sounds for stuff. Soon I will be talking with my big brothers!

Hangin with Waylon and Vladimir

I like to watch Waylon and Vladimir. They are so cool. Way cool. Wicked cool. As far as I am concerned. I watch them like a hawk every chance I get! I like to reach out and touch them and they say "no baby!" and move away. Sometimes they give me a hug and kiss but usually mommy or daddy asks them to first. When I cry they say "shhh baby" and if I make noise when they are watching TV they say "shhh baby". They tell me I can't eat food because I have "no teeth baby". I love them!

I am so easy going. I like to take naps. Two per day. I like to sleep through the night too. Mommy and daddy are so happy about that! I nap in my crib with no problem. Mommy or daddy just put me up there and I talk to myself until I fall asleep with my blankie.

I spent the night at Gaga and Papa Wood's house last week. It was my first night away from home and without my brothers. Mommy was traveling for work so it was much easier for daddy without me in the house. I had a blast! I think gaga and papa like it too.

At the farm with Mommy, Waylon and Vladimir

A few weeks ago I went to the farm in Pennsylvania with mommy, daddy, Waylon and Vladimir. What a fun time! We went to a restaurant, Perkins, for lunch. We hiked into the farm. I got to ride in mommy's backpack for the first time and I loved it. There was so much snow. It was really pretty. Then we had dinner at Uncle Tony's house before the long ride home. I slept in the van and went to bed as soon as we got home. I like to ride in the van because I get to look at my brothers the entire time!

My Christening with Uncle Bryan and Aunt Deanne

Back in December I was Christened at Church and I also went to my Uncle Bryan and Aunt Samantha's wedding. It was so fun. I stayed up past my bed time! My God parents are Uncle Bryan and Aunt Deanne.

With my new Aunt Samantha!

Well, mommy needs to post some pictures here. She will upload some videos this week too - or so she tells me anyway.

First Christmas - dorky suit, thanks Mom...

Oh yeah, one last thing. I like to kiss all the time too. Not contact kisses but air kisses. Just a smack of the lips. Over and over again. >kiss<

playing with Waylon

Silas 4 Months Old

Favorite Passtime: Rolling onto tummy and getting stuck

Favorite DVD: has no say in the matter
Favorite TV Show: ditto

Favorite Word: eee-ahhhhhh!

Favorite Food: breast milk but starting to enjoy watery cereal (allergic to milk and formula)

Favorite Place to Sleep: mommy's shoulder
Favorite Song: whatever mommy sings

Vladimir 26 Months Old

Favorite Passtime: Jumping
Favorite DVD: tie - Cats and Dogs and Pee Wee's Playhouse Season 2

Favorite TV Show: Little Einsteins
Favorite Word(s): Bye Bye Mama!

Favorite Food: pancakes

Favorite Place to Sleep: Waylon's bed
Favorite Song: tie - This Old Man and Wheels on the Bus

Waylon 26 Months Old

Favorite Passtime: Jumping

Favorite DVD: tie - Brainy Baby ABCs and Leap Frog Talking Words Factory

Favorite TV Show: Little Einsteins

Favorite Word: Plum

Favorite Food: tie - pancakes and "A" cookies

Favorite Place to Sleep: the floor

Favorite Song: tie - ABC and Wheels on the Bus

Silas - Three Months Old

Baby brother Silas is now 3 months old. Wow does time fly? Mommy has no time to keep up with blogging. Someday baby brother is going to search online and find out that mommy blogged about everything Vladimir and Waylon did in their first year, and barely managed to announce his birth!

Well....mommy is trying. But with three of us under 3 and working full time, there isn't a lot of time for anything else.

Silas is doing great! He rolls over from his tummy to his back. He hold onto his rattle and his toy giraffe. He chews his fingers and his toys all the time. Silas never used a pacifier. In fact, mommy has thrown them all away since he never showed an interest.

Soon Silas will be sitting up. He sits now as long as somebody keeps him steady (usually mommy). He loves to watch his big brothers all day long - until he gets sleepy and needs to take a nap.

Aunt Dee Dee comes over a few days a week and plays with all of us. We love her.

One scarey thing happened two weeks ago. Silas threw up a bunch of times until he turned blue and went limp. Mommy and daddy were so scared. They took him to the Emergency Room as fast as they could. He had to spend the night in the hospital with mommy but they let him come home the next day. The doctors aren't sure why that happened to him. It might have been because he has a Polio and Hepatitis vaccine that morning, or because he drank formula that afternoon. We are going to try to figure it out at his 4 months doctor's visit.

All of us brothers are getting along well. Vladimir likes to hug and kiss Silas. Waylon stays a little further away.

Daddy started asking us if we want another little brother and we both said YES!

Silas 8 Weeks Old

Silas is a great baby. We are so lucky! He is sleeping many nights right through from 9:30 until 5:00. Wow. What a difference from his brother's at his age. He is now 23.5 inches long and more than 12 pounds. He holds up his head and has rolled over a few times from tummy to back. He smiles and laughs all the time. I think he is going to be the one who keeps our family lighthearted and looking at the sunny side of life. Not to put pressure on him at such a young age, but he seems to be naturally optimistic and happy. If he cries for more than 5 minutes at a time it is an anomaly. Really. Lucky. Yes, we are.

Waylon in orange and Vladimir in red

Vladimir in white - Waylon in yellow

Waylon and Vladimir

The big brothers are doing great as well. At 2 years old they are already protective of their younger sibling. At the mall playground Vladimir makes sure all of the other kids know that he is his brother and they better not touch him. Waylon likes to talk with him and play with him when he is on the floor for tummy time.

Vladimir and Waylon with Calder

We all took a trip to Storm King last weekend. All of the boys had a great time. The big boys think Alexander Calder makes great jungle gyms! We will definitely be back there. What a great place for kids to run around. And the boys loved all of the big "blocks". They were very inspired to build when they got home, not to mention exhausted.




Papa Adzentoivich has been visiting for the past few weeks. We went with Papa and Mama to Compo Beach in Westport. It was a fun day! (Vladimir in Green, Waylon in White)

All the Adzentoivich Boys

Here they are. All 5 of them.

Two Year Old Photos

Waylon turns 2
Time for birthday cupcakes!

Vladimir loves his birthday.

Now what? Daddy takes the sandbox apart (notice the power tool?)

TWO Years Old!

Yes! We made it through another year. TWO. Can't believe it. Vladimir and Waylon are TWO!! And they certainly are all that goes along with that age: curious, stubborn, strong-willed, fearless, loud, silly, creative, hilarious, fast and adorable.

The birthday party had to be canceled this year because Mama came down with pneumonia along with two other infections and was in the hospital the week of the party. However, we did manage to have lunch with Gaga and Papa Wood, Papa Adzentoivich, Aunt Dee (and Uncle? Jason), and Joan and Kate McFarland. We had special carrot cake cupcakes and yummy wraps for lunch. And of course, there were the presents!

And the best gift of all is our little brother Silas who is now 6 weeks old. We are all getting along really well. We can't wait until he is big enough to play with us.

The Newest A-Boy

Silas W. Adzentoivich. July 17, 2008.

22 Months

I have been a bad mommyblogger. Three months have passed since the last post!

Here are some recent pics. Talking is still challenging for the boys. Climbing and walking up and down stairs has been mastered. Car seats have been moved to the WAAAAAYY back in anticipation of the third car seat. We are now in real toddler beds. So cute. Grandma A has been living with us since 4/1 and goes back home this Sunday. We went to the Stepping Stones Children's Museum on Mother's Day. We went to a picnic in Brooklyn Memorial Day weekend. We also went to a parade. On Father's Day we went to a picnic at Granny and Grandpa's.