February so far...

We have enjoyed the sunny February weather by going to parks, hanging outside, going to Toddler Time, visiting friends and checking out Play Boutique in LO. The boys have been loving the activity, but as I feared, Wyatt is now sick (AGAIN!). We took him in to get checked out and they thought it was strep throat. The culture came back negative, so now we are told it is a virus. Whatever it is, it sucks and I feel so bad for our poor little man :(

Needless to say, we have laid low this week in hopes of getting better. I have managed to get a few smiles out of Wyatt though - the picture below is my new favorite :)

Happy Heart Month,

The Bales

Mommy Wine Weekend!

Thanks to my wonderful husband, I was able to join my lady friends for a wine weekend in Dundee :) It was SO much fun - we got a limo, hit up 3 wineries and then had a wonderful Pasta dinner at Ariel's parents beautiful home. They put us up for the night and we were able to enjoy a night away from the babies.

Of course the daddies had a "Daddy Daycare" at our house while we were spending time in wine country - baby bjorns, beer pong, pizza and sports were on the docket :) Everyone survived and we all appreciated having the "girl time" and "boy time".

Thanks Ariel, Kelly, Taylor, Kim and all the daddies for a fun, sunny weekend with lots of yummy food and wine :)

Thankful mommy!

The Bales Boy Band

We see bright lights in our boys' future :)

Wyatt's 18 month check up

We took Wyatt in for his 18 month check up on Friday and learned that he is doing great! He is developing very well and is right on track for a boy his age :) They repeated that the epic temper tantrums are totally normal, much to our dismay :) This is life with a toddler we are told so learning to "ignore" them is our best bet. I really see that as a lesson for Nick and I...hopefully we can stick to our guns and not give in.

His measurements confirmed he is "above average" in size (not a shocker) and that he is growing at a great pace.

Head - 19 inches (75%)

Weight - 27 pounds (75%)

Height - 35 inches (off of the charts)

We took a few pictures of him at the doctor office...he looks SO big to us :( He only had to get one shot and cried for half a second - then all he wanted was fruit snacks :)

As for our other little man, he goes in for his 4 month appointment on the 15th and we are just sure his measurements will also prove he is way big :) We just packed away all the 3 and 3 to 6 month clothes. I can hardly keep his closet and dresser up to date with how quickly he is growing. He is now eating 5 ounces every 2 to 3 hours and is sleeping 5 hours at a time at night. We are going to add some formula to the night bottles to see if we can stretch that a bit :) He is such a happy and smiley baby and we are loving his little personality.

Nick and I are doing well - I am FINALLY healthy and back to work. We are enjoying time with the boys and are kicking off a "healthy" living style by joining the YMCA and eating better. We will see how that goes :)

Here is to staying healthy!

The Bales

Nolan and Sage's Baptism

This past Sunday we had the joint baptism of Nolan and Sage :) It was so special for us to share the day with the Fetrow family, especially since Sage is our Goddaughter. It was a wonderful celebration filled with family and friends - we are so thankful for everyone who attended and supported our little ones in their baptism. Thank you to the Fetrow family for sharing the day and helping with the celebration.

Below are a few pictures of the ceremony - the kiddos did SO well and we are so proud of them :)