The Pisarzewicz Family

Monday, August 24, 2009

Cora's Third Month

Cora is FINALLY three months old! Some of you who don't have children or whose children are much older may not remember that the first three months of a baby's life can be kind of rough. Don't get me wrong, Cora really is a happy little baby and is pretty easy to please (more often than not), but after living with Eva and her predictable schedule for quite some time it was pretty rough having the whole thing thrown out the window and starting from scratch again. But, things are looking up! Cora is now taking pretty regular naps and is usually down for the night by 6:30.

Since we're on the topic of Cora's night sleeping, I will answer the most popular question asked of me these days.
Enquiring person: "So, is she sleeping through the night?"
Me: "Sort of. She wakes up once or twice to eat and then goes promptly back to sleep."

Why must everyone insist on asking this question? When I hear of someone who claims their baby started sleeping 12 hours a night at 8 weeks of age I don't believe them and I think they must be 1) lying or 2) drugging their children to make them sleep (or perhaps the parents sleep with OSHA rated hearing protection to drown out the wails of their children). The next person who asks me this question will start receiving phone calls in the middle of the night! Ok, done ranting. Now on to the real reason why you check out this blog...

Cora can really hold her head up now and started rolling over from her tummy to her back just a couple of days before her three month birthday.

We visited a farm! My dear friend Sarah invited us to join her for some time on her parents' farm in Marshall. We had a great time! Thanks again to Jim, Jill and Sarah.

A sweet farm kitty!

Oma returned from CA. We were all glad to have her back in WI!

Feeling inspired after her bath.

Leslie's dad and his wife came to visit us for a couple of days.

Eye on the ball...

Good hit!

Cora assumes the sleeping position.

Hanging out with Oma & Dzia-dzia at the zoo.

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Two Months Down...

I can't believe Cora is two months old! She is such a nice addition to our family and is a good baby. The smiles that appeared at the end of last month have exploded into lots of smiles, coos and squeals. She is getting stronger and can really hold her head up and likes to be held in a standing position (much like her big sister did). Here are some pictures of the girls during Cora's second month:

She LOVES her baths!

Cora and Althea. Next time you see Matt, ask him about this Cabbage Patch doll.

Smiles!

Looking pensive.

A great picture of Eva and Uncle Phil.

Eva enjoying herself at the Sweet Twins' birthday party. She had a blast (we all did)!

Baby at the Terrace.

Eva loves to lay down next to Cora and insist I take their picture.

Cute baby!

Girls in Action

Here are a few of the latest movies:

Some face time with Cora--admittedly, it's a little long for just showing a beautiful baby cooing and smiling. I figure that some will appreciate it more than others. Gram & Oma--this is for you!

One of the scariest things that Eva tells me now: "I will let you know when I go potty."

Those legs are finally long enough to pedal her bike!

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Fourth of July

A couple weeks late, but here are some shots from our July 4th. We had a great time at the parade in the morning and Eva became a pro at picking up candy.

Keeping a close eye on everything.

Cora enjoying the parade.

Daddy and his girls.

Eva waiting for fireworks--it wasn't successful. She claimed that they were "too loud for Eva" and then said "I want to go home." Better luck next year!

Not the best video, but here we are on our way out.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

We survived the first month!

Well, we made it! Cora is one month old and we successfully navigated our first month as parents to a toddler AND a newborn. Eva is adjusting though she still lets us know when "That baby is in the way." Cora is really getting alert and active. She started giving her first true social smiles and gave a really big one to Leslie yesterday.

Here is Eva showing off her architectural skills. This is one theme she often revisits when building--pairs of blocks with one on the floor as a base and the other standing up on top. She's been doing this design for months now.

Here we are with our playgroup visiting the fire station. So many of us have had our 2nd child (or will very soon) and this picture really amazed all of us with how large our group has gotten. Some of us have been in the same playgroup since our firstborn were infants. It is a really special group of women and I don't know what I'd do without them.