Our Friends

From Left: Fuzz, Julia, Jade, Cullen, Reese, Koen, Brady, Bennett

Last week we had a girls night/play date and we look forward to these every month!  This month, we were missing Tyra & Evelyn because they were sick and....Keelin wasn't able to come.  Our new buddy, Connor Purdy was born the day of our party so maybe he'll be at the next one, maybe?  We love our friends!!  I'll tell ya, it's sure a zoo when we all get together, but our Mommies have a lot of wine, beer and laughs and it is ALL WORTH IT (words from our Mom's mouth) - we look forward to "girls night" EVERY MONTH!

Our little Chunkadoodle Bennett - 2 month check-up

2 months

 Fun day today, our little chunkers is two months already!  Time flies without any sleep (ha)

 

We headed to the two month check-up appointment today and and update below!

• He is clearly not missing a meal
• Weight: 11lbs, 7 oz (50%)
• Height: 21.5 inches (10%)
• Head size: 40cm (50%)
• Smiling: Not really. When I'm fussy I don't smile either.
• Fussiness: Bad
• Gassiness: Extreme
• Cuteness: OUT OF THIS WORLD!

Things looks good and Bennett seems to be a little healthy nugget!  He is still a very fussy baby which is fine, but it is a known fact.  He rarely sleeps more than 2 hours at a time, is very gassy even though we have changed diets and tried gripe water, gas drops, burping, bottles, and endless attempts to make him feel better. Dr. MaryBeth hopes that he will "grow" out of this at 3 months of age.  We hope so too - we want our little guy to be happy, content and satisfied!

Dr. MaryBeth - Bennett 2 months

 

With his expression, can you tell he will be a rebel?

This weekend for Easter we are headed to the cabin!  Mom said that the Easter Bunny will hide eggs and we can go on an easter hunt in the woods which will be sooo much fun - pictures will DEFINITELY be shared with you all.

Duluth Mania

We needed to get out of these house and a road trip up to Duluth was the perfect idea!  Mom, Bennett and I loaded up the rig on Friday last weekend to see Karis & Steve and we had a BLAST! Before I forget, I'll tell you that the ride up AND back, I didn't take a breathe? Yeah, because I talked the ENTIRE TIME.  Mom and I sang Old McDonald about 80 times in a row and then we followed it with some harmony of Ring Around the Rosie another 400 times while Bennett was sleeping.  It was great, right mom?

Daddy was planning on coming along with us, but needed to fill in at a work function on Saturday. Boo-hoo. We still haven't been able to chill with Daddy at all since last Friday.  When we returned from our trip, Daddy had the horrible stomach flu and it still getting better.  We have quarantined (not sure what this word means) him in the basement this week while we are washing our hands often. While we were in Duluth, it snowed (yes, in April) but don't worry, I brought my boots, mittens and hat.  A few pictures to enjoy from our trip! 



Attempt to make a snowman

 

Snow Monkey Brady in the SNOW JUNGLE (woods)

 

The Easter Bunny brought me a snow bucket

Steve made me a homemade sled! 



Karis taught me how to order a beer



Momma missed this the past 9 months

Thanks for the great visit!



Mama, her boys, her best friend and her beer. Could she be smiling any bigger?

What we have learned from our father...

Hey, Bennett & Brady here...

Once thing we have learned at our young ages is the POWER of volunteering.  We are very proud of our Dad, not only for his hard work with his career, but what he gives back to the community sharing his passion for the outdoors, story telling and keeping our fishing streams glistening clear:)  He graciously volunteers at several events, speaking gigs throughout the year, donates his time, and this is just one of them that makes us smile.  Click on the link below to read the story...

CLICK HERE for Article - Citizen Newspaper

 Daddy About the Woods

"Turkey Hunting" by Brady Sherck

Last night, we all headed out on a drive after dinner to scout out some of the property that Bill is Turkey hunting the next few days. Brady is so funny, we wanted to share our conversation with him....


sunglasses upside down, a hoot!



(We pull into a field-approach.  Bill gets out of the vehicle to walk up to see where he will set up turkey camp...)

Brady: Mom, where Daddy go?

Mom: See, he's right there in the field, he's looking for turkeys. Tomorrow he's going turkey hunting

Brady: Turkey hunting?

Mom: Yes, once a year, Daddy brings out his gun and he tries to shoot a turkey.

Brady: Wow! Whoa. Mom, can I shoot a gun?

Mom: No, guns are for big people. Maybe you can when you get older.

Brady: Mom, pleeez can I shoot a gun at those turkeys? I go get my binaccaplayers (binoculars)

Mom: When your Dad gets back here, you can ask him.

(Bill gets back to the Jeep)

Brady: Dad, I maybe shoot a gun at the turkeys?

Dad: Maybe when you get older. Guns aren't for kids, they are dangerous.  When you're older, you can come turkey hunting with me!

(Bill puts the Jeep in reverse, we're waiting for cars to drive past before we back up)

Brady: Wait (our) turn, cars coming.

Mom: Yes, Brady we have to be careful before we back-up. We need to watch the cars.

Brady: Wait turn, cars coming CRASH. Crash cars!

 Mom: Brady, no, we do NOT want the cars to crash into us.

(Bill laughing)

Brady: Dad, I shoot the cars with a gun?

Dad: No Brady you cannot shoot the cars.

We didn't have a good response. Our little dude has the mind of a crazy man!  Maybe it wasn't such a good idea for Santa to bring brady a dart gun last Christmas...

Ahh, this is the life.

What a life I live.  I sleep. I eat. I poop. I cry. I nap. I squeak. I shop. I visit friends. I play. And...because it was so beautiful outside today, I went on a long walk with Mom in the stroller.  Now THIS is what maternity leave is for, right?  Today was even more special too - this afternoon Mom and I took a bath together.  I was so excited I pooped in the water.

Chubbadubber Cheeks



7 weeks old - my bro never had chubbers like this

 

Hooray for me! 7 week milestone

Told ya' I'm working on the sleeping thing.  Last night, I slept from 10pm-1:30pm and then again from 2:15-6:15am!!!!  This is the best night of sleep I have had since I was born.  I know I'm probably jinxing it by writing this today, but today we are celebrating! 

Later, Bennett

Convo with Brady 2.4

Brady 28 months

 Hey, Mom here. I've been meaning to write a post about Brady lately as this is his baby book and I want to make sure I capture my thoughts (at the moment.)  At this time in Brady's life, 28 months old - Bill and I are AMAZED by this little man. Even though he has his 2 yr old tantrums & everything that goes along with a 2 yr old, he is such a good little boy.  He is kind, funny and very inquisitive which we adore.  We are proud, we feel that he's talking at about a 4 yr old status and proves this to us daily when he talks non-stop.  To be honest, I love it. We love it so much and it makes us happy every day to have this little boy in our life. 

Now that he's older, we do talk to him a lot and tell him about many things.  He often (100x a day) asks "what's this called?" Needless to say, we have some funny conversations.  As we're getting in the Acadia the other day after daycare:

Mom: Brades, how was your day?
Brady: Good.  We did puzzles and planted flowers.  (You willl need to know that the day prior, he pointed at one of Shelli's empty flower pots and asked me what it was.  I told him that it was a flower pot, and Shelli would be planting her flowers in them once the weather gets a little nicer"
Mom: You planted flowers? Really?
Brady: Yep.  Hey, Mom.  We go get an ice cream cone? (eye crean cone)
Mom: Ha. No Brades, it's dinner time soon when Dad comes home. We need to eat dinner.
Brady: Awh. Mom, can we  pleeease go straight, take a left and go eat donuts? Sound good, alright?  (those were his exact words)
Mom: Donuts? You want donuts?  Like I said, it's dinner time and we need to eat dinner with Daddy.
Brady: Moooom, I love donuts so much. They nummy.  Please?
Mom: We're going to eat dinner soon, maybe after dinner if you eat well you can have a popsicle.
Brady: Oh. Yeah. Possicle (popsicle).  Alright. Whoa. Look at that basketball hoop, Mom!

He is in a phase and loves to do puzzles.  He can whip up a 24 piece puzzle in no time...which is funny because the box says "ages 3+ yrs"  It's a nightly ritual that he and Bill read his favorite book "Z is for Zamboni" sent to him from Karis & Steve.  He knows Bobby Hall, Bobby Orr and knows the referee sign for interference and will say "Interference, go to the box!"   He has been VERY good with his little brother and will try to do anything to calm him, including trying to pick him up:(  I'd like to say he's outgoing, but is still shy/quiet around people he does not know and large groups of people. 

 

Tomorrow Bennett will be 7 weeks old already!  He is a growing WEED!  This week, we headed to the doctor for a quick check-up with Dr. Fatima because of Bennett's horrible gas (crying/straining/grunting) and reflux.  He weighed in at 10lbs 9oz on Monday and I'm sure has gained more since then!  He is already ahead of where Brady was at this 2 month check-up appointment....We're trying some Zantac for the reflux and I'm on a no-dairy diet to try and help with the gas. We have not seen improvements in his farting ability so do not believe that it's dairy in my diet/breast milk.  We will continue to research as we want our little man to feel content and happy!  I posted the picture above, now that the weather has been a little nicer, we've been able to get out for a couple walks.  He looked too funny - fat guy in a little coat.  He was happy though and I'll take it! :)

FLU-B-GONE

A recap of last week at the Sherck household

• Sunday: Brady sick with the flu
• Monday: Brady sick, Mom headache during evening
• Tuesday: Brady sick, Mom headache and  small fever in afternoon and evening fever 103.5
• Wednesday: Brady on the mend, Mom in bed with flu
• Thursday: Mom in bed with flu
• Friday: Mom in bed with flu
• Saturday: Mom out of bed, but still low grade temp
• Sunday: Headed to church as a family, relaxed around the house and made taco soup in the crock pot for dinner.

We would not wish this flu on ANYONE and sure hope this nasty bug does not reach your home.  Please remember to wash your hands often, drink a lot of fluid and be healthy to stay healthy!  We are so glad that Daddy and Bennett have not gotten the flu and are praying that they stay healthy!

Our Mom is still sleeping in the guest room tonight (for the 5th night in a row) but think she's beginning to truly feel better even though still having a few sweats here & there. Thank you to our awesome, awesome daddy for taking care of us during the nighttime so that Mom could rest up and get better.  She sure was sick.  We hate the flu and need our Mama back!  Mama must love him too because I hear she's letting him go fly fishing tomorrow?!?!?!  Um, hello Dad - why are you always so secretive about these things...why can't we come with you?