Keeping Up With The Darlings: January 2009

Saturday, January 17, 2009

Babies' First Christmas

On Thursday December 18, we were watching the weather forecast in Boston and a series of snow storms were in the forecast for the weekend, starting on the morning of Friday December 19. This was a problem, since we were planning to drive to North Carolina overnight on Friday, December 19!! So we made a quick decision and after Jason got home from work on Thursday, we packed up our things, loaded everything in the car (including kids and dogs!), and got on the road just after midnight on Thursday night. It was an exhausting drive, but we were able to beat all of the snowstorms and arrived in North Carolina around 2:30 pm on Friday, December 19. Another successful overnight drive!

The weather in North Carolina was a welcome change from the frigid, brisk, raw Boston weather. Jason was able to play a couple of rounds of golf in the week leading up to Christmas, and we enjoyed several runs outside in the warm weather.

Cameron and Isabel enjoyed all of the attention they received during the week, and were spoiled silly with gifts on Christmas day. Unfortunately, they were too young to really enjoy the Christmas day...in fact, they slept through most of the present opening!

With Christmas over, it was time to return to Boston and the impending start of work for Meghan. :-( So sadly, we made another overnight drive back to Boston, arriving at home on Sunday, December 28. Only 9 more days until Meghan returns to work.

Below are some photos from the Christmas holiday.

Isabel and Cameron in their 1st Christmas outfit. They wore this on Christmas Eve day. Isabel likes to flash her flirtatious smile and Cameron like to give his serious look to the camera.

Aunt Chele cuddling with Isabel just before...

...Grandpa Bahler soothed her to sleep.

Cameron and Isabel in their Christmas Eve church outfits! (Christmas Outfit #2)

Cameron acting like "Cam the Ham" as he shows off his rock hard abs.

Cousin Maddie holding Cameron and Cousin Jordan holding Isabel on Christmas Eve in front of the Christmas tree.

Cousin Jordan holding Isabel on Christmas Eve.

Jason holding Cameron and Meghan holding Isabel on Christmas Eve in front of the Christmas tree.

Cameron and Isabel in their 3rd Christmas outfit, this one for Christmas Day. Cameron is sporting a dapper red and white overall outfit with a reindeer motif. Isabel is wearing a trim looking red one piece with a Christmas tree image on the front :-)

Another photo of the kids in their Christmas Day outfits, this time complete with antler hat (for Cameron) and matching red headband (for Isabel).

Isabel looking like the prettiest girl in the world in her stylish Christmas outfit complete with matching head band :-)

Aunt Christi holding Cameron.

Grandma Bahler holding Isabel on her first Christmas!

Dixie and Duchess on Christmas Day...the pups have started to become best friends and stick together!

"They Said It..."

Cameron: "Dad, it's raining so hard since the clouds really needed to go pee!" (Cameron staring at the pouring rain and explaining the science of rain, May 2013)

Isabel: "Daddy, get my book." Jason reply "Isabel, what is the magic word?" Isabel response "Bippity-boppity-boo!" (Isabel responding to Jason's request for the magic word, looking for Please, April 2013)

Isabel: "Daddy, did Lucas get the bath sanitizer on his head?" (Isabel asking about the baptism, April 2013)

Cameron: "Did you turn the pacifier on?" (referring to the humidifier, Feb 2013)

Cameron: "Dad, did you put air conditioner in Isabel's hair?" (asking about conditioner in the bath, Feb 2013)

Isabel: "Look at all of the wedding fishes!" (looking at the white fish as Pet Smart, Feb 2013)

Cameron: "I gave Duchess a treat because she is swell" (swell? Feb 2013)

Cameron: "Dad, what's that chomping thing that chomps things out of here?" (Cameron asking for me to get the needle nosed pliers to get a toy out of one of his trucks, December 2012)

Cameron: "When I was a baby, I had to go to the dentist to get new teeth!" (not quite understanding what the dentist does, Nov 2012) followed up with "If I put my chipped tooth under the pillow, the tooth fairy will come!" (also not understanding the job of a tooth fairy, after he fell on his face and chipped his tooth, Nov 2012).

Isabel while jumping on the bed: Jason asked "Are you guys listening to anything I am saying?" Isabel replies "Nope!" (at least she is honest, Oct 2012)

Cameron: "Mommy, I need to give my cough back to the kids at school." Meghan reply "No, we don't want to give it back to the kids, we just need to get rid of it." Cameron response "Yeah, we need to throw it in the trash!" (Oct 2012)

Isabel: "Cameron, I stunk it up in the bathroom! Do you want to come in?" (Isabel sharing the news, Oct 2012)

Isabel: "Daddy, are you on a plane?" Jason reply "No, I'm in Minnesota." Isabel response "Are you drinkin' soda?" (conversation while Jason was on a business trip to Minnesota, August 2012)

Cameron : "Come on Isabel, let's get the telescope." (referring to the play stethescope in their pet hospital, June 2012).

Cameron: In response to Jason asking if he needed to go poop "No, I am just scratching my butt because it itches." (Obviously. July 4, 2012)

Isabel: "Daddy, I can see better when my eyes are open." (Isabel explaining some newly learned wisdom, April 17, 2012)

Cameron: "Mommy, it looks like a pancake." (Cameron looking in the toilet and commenting on the appearance of his poop...April 15, 2012)

Cameron: "Mommy, when we have the baby, I am going to teach him how to spit!" Mommy: "Really? What do you mean?" Cameron, "I am going to teach him how to spit when he brushes his teeth!" (April 14, 2012)

Isabel and Cameron: In response to my request for Isabel to try a black olive "I don't like olives." After which Cameron adds "I don't like olives either. It looks like a tire." (eating dinner at Cici's...March 2012)

Isabel: When Meghan told her that she has a baby boy in her belly, Isabel replied "And Daddy has a baby girl in his belly!" (at dinner, March 2012)

Isabel: In response to Isabel's preschool teacher asking her if mommy had a baby in her belly, Isabel replied "And Daddy has a baby in his belly too. It's getting bigger." (At preschool...March 2012)

Cameron: "Mommy, I am going to peel the girl off you and put on a boy." (explaining how he did not want his mommy to be a girl anymore...March 2012)

Cameron: "Dad can you open the window? I need to throw my booger out." (while on a car ride...Feb 2012)

Cameron: "Dad, how about we go outside and play a little bit of ball." (while holding his little baseball bat, making his Dad proud of his future Red Sox player....Dec 2011).

Cameron: "Mommy, you're a goofball...and grandpa is a hockey puck!" (Repeating some name calling, terms of affection among Meghan's family! Dec 2011)

Isabel: "Mommy, I want to help blow your candles off!" (commenting on Meghan's birthday cake...Dec 8 2011).

Cameron: "(laughing) Mommy, did you hear that? That was my bum laughing at you!" (Cameron while sitting on the toilet, after passing some gas....Sept 22 2011)

Isabel: "I need Wheat Thins cause it will make my stuffy nose better. (explaining what we should give her Wheat Thins for lunch instead of fruit, etc...Sept 21 2011)

Isabel: "I don't need to poop. It's not ready yet." (no explanation needed, Sept 20 2011)

Isabel: "Chicken nuggets!" (Isabel's response when asked to name the animal, looking at a group of small chickens, Sept 17 2011)

Isabel: "I don't want to see yours back, or yours ears, or yours arms." (Isabel while sitting on the potty, telling Mommy that she wants her privacy).

Cameron: "Are we there yet?" (Aug 26 2011 on the way to the NC mountains)

Isabel: "Daddy, backpack ride!" (asking for her version of a piggy-back ride)

Cameron: "Blow on it!" (in response to us telling Cameron that the fireplace is hot and not to touch it)

Cameron (April 3 2011): "I pulled my boo-boo off." (Cameron telling us that he pulled his scab off...)

Cameron (April 3, 2011): "I eat mine booger!" (Cameron proudly exclaiming his new skill)

Cameron (July 13, 2011): "Daddy, put my juice in the elevator...to keep it cold!" (or maybe the refrigerator?)

Cameron (July 26, 2011): "I almost broke myself!" (after falling off the chair onto the floor)

By the Numbers

Last Update: September 19, 2011

Born on Date (babies' birthday, not what is written on the side of a Budweiser bottle): August 5, 2008

Cameron James Darling: Born 2:29 pm, 5 lbs 3 oz, 18.7 inches

Isabel Clare Darling: Born 2:31 pm, 4 lbs 12 oz, 17.3 inches

Cameron's discharge date from the NICU: August 30, 2008 Number of days in the NICU for Cameron: 25

Isabel's discharge date from the NICU: August 31, 2008

Number of days in the NICU for Isabel: 26

Cameron's latest weight: 32 lbs 8 oz (Aug 30 2011)

Isabel's latest weight: 25 lbs 2 oz (Aug 30 2011)

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