Happy Memorial Day Weekend!

Out and About

Our first shopping trip was a debacle with Alex shouting NOOO NOOO at all the women oohhing and aahhing over 8 day old baby Josh,and  mom and dad chasing Alex down the aisles while baby Josh patiently slept in the produce section.

Josh is an excellent sleeper!! He sleeps in the gated off dining room to keep him safe from crazy big brother.

Yawning at his first doctors appointment.

Having fun with ice cream.

Welcome Home Josh

Josh is home So far we’ve had one good night and one sleepless night, not due to Josh who is a predictable sleeper, but Alex and William (no joke, she was crazy!) kept us up all night long. Alex loves to hold his baby brother and has only conked him on the head once with the remote to his rc race car. The best thing of all, today the brothers are both napping at the same time!!!!

the next chapter

Joshua Luis Makaitis arrived on may 16 at 10:30am, weighing 6lb 6oz. He’s a sweet, mellow baby, you can see the difference in personality from his demanding but also sweet big brother already. Alex loves his little brother and shows his affection by swatting him on the head or lovingly poking him in the eyes. Tomorrow, mom and baby come home and the next chapter can really begin. The following pictures are of Alex’s last night ruling the roost and some hospital fun.

 

 

Less than 48 hours….

Well, luckily Josh hasn’t made his appearance yet, since the c-section is scheduled on his due date. We figured since Alex wanted to stay put, why wouldn’t Josh? Especially with the madness already present at The Mak Shack.

Part of Alex’s bed time routine. Josh, don’t watch!

Justin and Alex compete for sink space, while nana oversees (thank you!).

Mom’s weekend consisted of icecream 3 times over a 2 day period. Perfect!

In the Home Stretch!

This is it, the last weekend before our lives are turned upside down by yet another crazy little munchkin! And he is crazy, he has self-proclaimed himself to be a “wild crazy boy”.  We’re going to miss the time we have now with our first little one, but look forward to lots more love and cuddles all around.

Mommy and Alex did a Celebration of Smiles photo session, a charity for cleft lip. This is our favorite picture.

Despite the rain, fun was had. Plus, no one has enough energy to pull him out of the puddles.

Who dressed this boy???

Wild crazy boy on the loose!

38.5 Weeks Big!

Nature Walk

Mom had one last chance to take Alex on the Science Center’s nature walk before becoming house bound for the foreseeable  future. Josh will be here two weeks from today, the count down to sleep deprivation is on!

Sarah and Alex strayed from the rest of the group.

Alex is unaware that he’s about to be pushed to the ground. Ahaha!

Running to catch up with the group!

Distracted again.

 

Looking for tadpoles.

Stolen Baby

We were very saddened to hear that right before we arrived to feed the birds, a seagull had stolen one of the geese’s sweet baby chics. Poor mama and papa goose, it looks like a tough job. We tried to fatten those babes up with some bread.

Hey Ladies!

Taylor and Alex.

Violet and Alex.

Isla and Alex.

He does like to do guy things too!

Mommy and daddy and Alex (even though he doesn't know it) are soooo excited to have the flower beds professionally mulched for the first time EVER! Yaaay!!!

School Vacation Week

WOW! Alex isn’t even in school yet and April vacation week was exhausting! But we had lots of fun at the beach, fun with family and fun with friends. Unfortunately, the excitement of the week ended with Alex having a fever, but all is well.

Getting techy with the cousins. He's absolutely smitten with his cousin, Summer.

Finally! A picture of the beauties, mommy Meg and baby Josie.

Pineapples with Opa.

Summer in April.

Sad but cute, bundled up after the bath with a fever of 105.

 

Dirt

In the eyes, in the ears, in the face, in the mouth, down the shirt, under the fingernails, in the pockets, down the pants, in the shoes …. on a good day!

Happy Easter

A fun Easter weekend! Lots of candy, cake, sugar highs and lows, birthday celebrations, Easter bunny visits and time with family.

Scary Mall Characters

A span of four months does wonders for a toddler’s fear of mall characters. From keeping Santa at an arms length to giving the Easter Bunny a very hesitant hug. Although, I want to know who hires these creepy people!! They shouldn’t be working around adults, much less kids, I certainly wouldn’t want to hug them either.

Heaven or Hingham?

This playground in Hingham is like a magic toy land for kids, old toys get dropped off here. Its adorable madness! You just open the car door, watch their eyes get reallllly big and let them run for it. Look at all the busy little bees, so funny!

Somewhere in this picture you can find Alex, Isla and Sarah.

Relaxing after a hard day.

Mom, mom, MOM! Where did my ice-cream go??