Monday, December 27, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
It's been a while
It has been forever since I posted anything on here. It has been quite crazy around here now with 2 little kiddos. I am slowly learning how to meet both of their needs while trying to remain sane and get things done that need to be accomplished.
Seth is now 31 months old and talks, talks, talks all the time! He knows most of the alphabet and can count to 10. He still has a LOVE for chocolate and a bit of a sweet tooth that we need to keep under control. He enjoys playing with Daddy but often wants Mommy to read to him at night before bed. Seth loves reading books but doesn't always like when I sing to him :( -He will often say, "Mommy stop" I didn't think my singing voice was that bad! However, he does like when I sing "Away in a Manger" and "You Are My Sunshine." We are working on potty training him which has been up and down. Somedays he has much interest and others not so much. In time we will get there I guess. He recognizes and can say many things. He will describe his food as juicy, crunchy and delicious.
Zach is 3 months old and we just love his smile. He has also started cooing a bit and makes bubbles a lot with his mouth. He is doing well overall with his night sleeping. Usually sleeps from 11pm - 6 or 7 am. He eats throughout the day about every 3hrs. In the next month I will be working more so on getting him on a schedule. He is also still sleeping in the pack 'n play in our room so we will be transferring him to his room and the crib in the next few weeks.
Ted and I are doing well. Adjusting to having 2 kids and trying to find time for eachother. Ted has been biking off and on, running and swimming to prepare to do a sprint-triathlon. I on the other hand need to figure out how to fit in some more exercise to lose the rest of the baby weight I gained. That is all for now. Can't believe another year is around the corner. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Seth is now 31 months old and talks, talks, talks all the time! He knows most of the alphabet and can count to 10. He still has a LOVE for chocolate and a bit of a sweet tooth that we need to keep under control. He enjoys playing with Daddy but often wants Mommy to read to him at night before bed. Seth loves reading books but doesn't always like when I sing to him :( -He will often say, "Mommy stop" I didn't think my singing voice was that bad! However, he does like when I sing "Away in a Manger" and "You Are My Sunshine." We are working on potty training him which has been up and down. Somedays he has much interest and others not so much. In time we will get there I guess. He recognizes and can say many things. He will describe his food as juicy, crunchy and delicious.
Zach is 3 months old and we just love his smile. He has also started cooing a bit and makes bubbles a lot with his mouth. He is doing well overall with his night sleeping. Usually sleeps from 11pm - 6 or 7 am. He eats throughout the day about every 3hrs. In the next month I will be working more so on getting him on a schedule. He is also still sleeping in the pack 'n play in our room so we will be transferring him to his room and the crib in the next few weeks.
Ted and I are doing well. Adjusting to having 2 kids and trying to find time for eachother. Ted has been biking off and on, running and swimming to prepare to do a sprint-triathlon. I on the other hand need to figure out how to fit in some more exercise to lose the rest of the baby weight I gained. That is all for now. Can't believe another year is around the corner. Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Friday, October 15, 2010
Zachary Konrad Eby
Hey everybody, my name is Zachary!!! My parents only took a month to introduce me, which actually isn't too bad considering I'm the second child... My hobbies are eating, sleeping, and eating some more. I was 6lbs 14 ounces and 19 3/4" long, and was measured at 21" at a checkup three days later. Anywho, I'm off for another nap, see you around!
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Strasburg RR
Saturday, July 31st we visited the Strasburg RR to take Seth on his first train ride. We got off at a picnic area and had our lunch before boarding the next train. The weather was nice and we all had a good time. Hopefully we will do it again next year!
Seth & Daddy
Emsley and Seth on the see-saw
Pappy & Seth and Seth swinging
Pappy and Nana (Nani/Gram)
Ashley, Bobby and Emsley
Us
Seth & Daddy
Emsley and Seth on the see-saw
Pappy & Seth and Seth swinging
Paw-paw and Maw-maw
Pappy and Nana (Nani/Gram)
Ashley, Bobby and Emsley
Us
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Sunday, July 4, 2010
slide + pool = awesome
oh to be two again... note the shovel in the background supporting the slide. totally ghetto!
Road Trip
Here's a quick update on our summer so far. The first event was a road trip out to Iowa for Andrew and Emily's wedding. We had a great time staying with the Armbrecht's in Des Moines, catching up with some friends, and of course attending Andrew and Emily's wedding. Congrats once again guys! It was fun being part of your special day and getting to see everyone from Willow Creek church too. We also had an awesome time with Todd and Paige, and got to meet Atticus and Penelope. We went to Cornerstone for a Saturday evening service, ate at Hickory Park, and got to reminisce about our two years living in Ames. We tried to catch up with as many people as we could, but I know we missed several we would have liked to see!! After we got home we realized we had a grand total of about two pictures from the trip, but here they are anyway:
Congrats Andrew and Emily!
Roadtripmobile. And yes, that is a real word... I made it up myself
Friday, June 11, 2010
Updates
It has been a while since I've been on here so I will give you some updates on what has been going on. I am getting bigger & hungrier but doing well overall and as far as we know all is well with the baby. We haven't come up with a name yet, so if you have any boy name suggestions that go well with Eby then let us know! Hopefully this time around the name will be decided before we have to hand in the papers with his name on at the hospital! (Last time we waited until the very last second to decide and so Seth was called "Baby Boy Eby" for the first 2 days of life!)
Seth has been in his "big boy" bed now for a week and we couldn't ask for it to have gone any smoother. He hasn't once gotten out of the bed in the night or for his nap. When he wakes up, he waits in bed until we come get him! I am hoping that he continues to do well and not later on down the road, get out and play with toys in the night. We let him pick out his own sheets and he chose "Cars" over "Thomas the Tank Engine" which surprised us a bit. We now read on his bed instead of in the glider and he likes that a lot too. He has picked up on a few more words: help, yes, out, and shoe. He refers to himself as "you" instead of "me" which always gives us a good laugh. He prefers to wear his sneakers instead of his new sandals even on the hottest of days. He has become bothered by some of the tags on his shirts and so I have had to cut a few off already. If his clothes get wet, he usually wants to get dry ones on. When his hands are sticky, he likes them to be wiped clean. Seth LOVES playing at the park but he doesn't like to swing and he won't go down the slide or through the tunnels if they are too hot to the touch. He enjoys throwing his football to Ted and I and kicking his extra large ball to us. He is generally a happy little guy who gives us lots of laughs and tires us out by the end of the day.
Seth has been in his "big boy" bed now for a week and we couldn't ask for it to have gone any smoother. He hasn't once gotten out of the bed in the night or for his nap. When he wakes up, he waits in bed until we come get him! I am hoping that he continues to do well and not later on down the road, get out and play with toys in the night. We let him pick out his own sheets and he chose "Cars" over "Thomas the Tank Engine" which surprised us a bit. We now read on his bed instead of in the glider and he likes that a lot too. He has picked up on a few more words: help, yes, out, and shoe. He refers to himself as "you" instead of "me" which always gives us a good laugh. He prefers to wear his sneakers instead of his new sandals even on the hottest of days. He has become bothered by some of the tags on his shirts and so I have had to cut a few off already. If his clothes get wet, he usually wants to get dry ones on. When his hands are sticky, he likes them to be wiped clean. Seth LOVES playing at the park but he doesn't like to swing and he won't go down the slide or through the tunnels if they are too hot to the touch. He enjoys throwing his football to Ted and I and kicking his extra large ball to us. He is generally a happy little guy who gives us lots of laughs and tires us out by the end of the day.
Thursday, May 20, 2010
24 Months
Seth at 2 years:
Length: 36 inches (90%)
Weight: 27 pounds (10%)
Recent words added to his vocabulary: Elmo, Bye, Cup, Dig, Dirt, Couple, Two, Choo-choo, Caillou, Door, Home, Hi, Pop, Car. (There may be others but that is all I can think of right now)
He currently LOVES bubbles and to play outside. He likes to slide down his sliding board but isn't too fond of swinging. Seth also LOVES to water the flowers/plants and is a good helper at doing so. He enjoys playing with his cars, building towers, flying the helicopter, coloring, hitting his golf balls outside and hammering/fixing things at his new workbench.
Length: 36 inches (90%)
Weight: 27 pounds (10%)
Recent words added to his vocabulary: Elmo, Bye, Cup, Dig, Dirt, Couple, Two, Choo-choo, Caillou, Door, Home, Hi, Pop, Car. (There may be others but that is all I can think of right now)
He currently LOVES bubbles and to play outside. He likes to slide down his sliding board but isn't too fond of swinging. Seth also LOVES to water the flowers/plants and is a good helper at doing so. He enjoys playing with his cars, building towers, flying the helicopter, coloring, hitting his golf balls outside and hammering/fixing things at his new workbench.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
2nd Birthday
Seth's 2nd Birthday Party!
On Mother's Day we celebrated Seth's 2nd Birthday! His party was held at Pappy & Grammy Mellert's house. We had a nice time and Seth enjoyed licking the icing off the bottom of Thomas the Train as you will see in one of the photos! He has played with many of his new toys already and we've read some of his new books. He particularly likes his camera, golf clubs, car, and loves the reese's peanut butter cups his Aunt & Uncle gave him.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
We're not in the Friendly Midwest anymore...
Yesterday I decided to ride my sweet Huffy 10-speed bicycle to work. You know, it's a fun way to get a little exercise and save some money too. Anyway, on the way home I was really having trouble getting up to speed. Just as I was begining to question my manhood, I noticed my back tire was flat. So, I called my awesome wife Tiff, and she jumped in the van to come pick me up. I was still about 10 miles away at this point, so I started walking along the road while watching for Tiff to come from the other direction. It's a very busy road during rush-hour, with lots of traffic in both directions. As I'm walking, pushing my bike, literally hundreds of cars are passing by, none of them slowing down or even moving over to give me a little room. I couldn't help but think of the time I ran out of gas halfway between Slater and Ames, and all three of the cars that came along stopped and asked if I needed help. That's right, all three of the three total cars that were on the road stopped. Much nicer than the 0 for 542 that I scored here. Welcome to Pennsylvania!!
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