party of five

Video from 1 Year Ago

2012-02-01T14:39:00.001-05:00

Just stumbled on this video. I don't know if we posted this one from about a year ago, but it's so funny. Reilly is such a character!

Sullivan Gives Kisses

2012-02-01T14:34:00.000-05:00

Sullivan - 9 month stats

2012-01-25T21:31:00.003-05:00

Weight - 17 lbs 5 oz (7%)

Height - 27.5" (24%)

Head - 45.5cm (55%)

Sullivan had his 9 month checkup yesterday. No shots!! Yeah!! The doctor says he looks awesome (we already knew that though!). At the last visit, she was concerned about his weight gain and had me come back in to re-check him. At the re-check, he had gained weight and had basically made a new curve. At the check up yesterday, he stayed on the curve (a little below), and the doc was just fine with that. I reminded her that Hannah weighed 18 lbs at 1 year. She then said.. Yep, he's fine.

Sullivan remains a happy healthy little fella! He rolls around everywhere and scoots backwards to where he wants to go. He still doesn't crawl forward, but he hasn't really had a need to since he's so efficient in reverse! He laughs hysterically at his brother and sister. He eats everything he has been fed so far--sweet potatoes, mixed vegetables, green beans, peas, carrots, every fruit imaginable, cut up bananas, Puffs, cheerios, and now graham crackers.

He sleeps through the night 85% of the time. Takes good naps (when we're home). The only times he cries is when he's hungry, tired, or has just been robbed of a toy!!

Black Market Babies

2012-01-25T08:50:00.001-05:00

Preface: lately I've been trying to teach the kids the value of money.
Hannah is constantly asking to buy lunch, breakfast, toys, etc. I tell
her that these things cost money and we need to save our money. Ok...
So we're driving to school this morning...

H: "Mom, did you have to pay money for us?"
M: [thinking to myself...does she think I rolled into a store and
bought her? It's 7:30am and we're on a 2 minute car ride to
school...How do I answer this without launching into a 25 minute
explanation?]. "Yes, the hospital charges you to come in and have a
baby."
H: "Oh! Well then you must REALLY love kids to spend that much money on us!"
M: "Yes I do! No matter what the price!"
H: "Bye mom. I love you."[exits car]
M: "I love you too!" [door closes.]

To be continued, I'm sure!

Happy 9 months Sullivan

2012-01-23T18:46:00.000-05:00

We can't really get any still shots anymore...it's all action shots now!

From the back side

2012-01-20T07:49:00.000-05:00

100th Day of School

2012-01-20T07:48:00.001-05:00

Today was Hannah's 100th Day of school (which I'm pretty sure they got
wrong-- she just started yesterday, right?). So to celebrate they had
a Wacky one-hundred day party. This was Hannah's wacky wear!

All the kids

2011-12-26T12:13:00.002-05:00

The kids posed for the camera, sort of. Reilly just refuses to look at the camera.

A gift for you...

2011-12-26T12:09:00.000-05:00

What a great gift!

2011 Christmas Card Picture

2011-12-25T18:37:00.001-05:00

Here is the picture we used for our Christmas card this year.

Sullivan with his doggie

2011-12-25T16:18:00.001-05:00

Presents!

2011-12-25T15:52:00.002-05:00

Here are some pictures of the kids with new presents.

Sullivan's first Christmas

2011-12-25T15:45:00.006-05:00

Sullivan really enjoyed his first Christmas today. He loved the crinkly wrapping paper from Mom's present. This is his pile of presents, with a HUGE stuffed doggie, just like Reilly's.

The kid's gifts

2011-12-25T15:42:00.001-05:00

Santa left Hannah and Reilly a big pile of presents to fight over. Sullivan's present pile was a little smaller, but he did play for about 1.5 hours with crinkly paper.

Sullivan ask for that!

2011-12-25T15:39:00.002-05:00

Sullivan clearly didn't ask for one of those.

The happy kids, except one.

2011-12-25T15:37:00.002-05:00

Everyone was so happy!

Hannah the angel

2011-12-25T15:24:00.004-05:00

Hannah was an angel in the Christmas mass last night. She was very proud that she would be the one to carry the baby Jesus to the front of the church. Here are some pictures from that mass last night...

Hannah's first Jumping Jacks, er, Basketball game.

2011-12-18T17:01:00.002-05:00

Hannah's first Basketball game from Atlanta Captures on Vimeo.

No one can say she is not active on Defense!

Cowboy Reilly

2011-12-18T13:58:00.001-05:00

...constantly making us laugh!!

A First for Sullivan

2011-12-08T08:44:00.001-05:00

Mark December 8th down as the first time he slept on his
stomach--after being put down to sleep on his back!!

Sullivan doesn't love his new food...

2011-12-04T15:35:00.002-05:00

Click on the video twice to open in a new window.

Future basketball star... Hannah Chambers

2011-12-03T22:42:00.005-05:00

You can not truly evaluate talent at a young age, or even on the first day of trying a new sport, however... Hannah clearly displayed all of the true markings of a future basketball star this morning at her first practice. She displayed incredible form, form that current NBA stars wouldn't dare try to match. She made at least 3 baskets in the hour long practice and she has been gifted with her father's genes, guaranteeing she will grow no taller than 5'04".

Hannah has a bright future in basketball.

Hannah, Reilly, Sullivan, and ... Santa!

2011-12-02T23:48:00.001-05:00

Hannah, Reilly, Sullivan and ... Santa! from Atlanta Captures on Vimeo.

Santa is Over Stimulated

2011-11-30T09:12:00.002-05:00

Reilly-- "Hey Santa, Hey Santa, I'm THREE, I'm THREE!"

Hannah --"Hey Santa, Hey Santa, Don't forget about Sullivan this year. He's new."

Sullivan -- "Hey Santa, Hey Santa, If you could just slide that list over here, I could have a nice little snack."

Sullivan & Santa = BFFs

2011-11-30T09:09:00.003-05:00

This year Sullivan was not scared of Santa. My bet is next year will be a different story!

It runs in the family...

2011-11-19T23:24:00.001-05:00

Sullivan gets quiet

2011-11-19T23:20:00.001-05:00

Sometimes Sullivan gets quiet, then you realize he isn't quiet, he is sleepy.

More Halloween- Carving the pumpkin

2011-11-19T23:06:00.003-05:00

Hannah and Reilly had a great time helping to carve the pumpkin this year. They especially liked holding the "guts" of the pumpkin and showing their "mean faces".

Sullivan is getting old...

2011-11-19T22:41:00.003-05:00

Sullivan will be 7 months old next week. He is a great little boy. He sleeps really well, has a great personality, and has an infectious smile. He has just about outgrown this swing/chair. He has such strong abs, he can lean up and stick his head between the swing and the legs.
Some time ago, he figured out that he does not like pacifiers, but that his fingers taste really good.

Sullivan's big Halloween

2011-11-19T22:26:00.004-05:00

Hannah, Reilly, and now Sullivan each rode in the wagon on their first Halloween night, the same wagon. Sullivan was a trooper, he stayed up all night and didn't whine about it one time. Despite looks to the contrary, there was no beer in that cooler, at least not at the end of the night.

Playing in the leaves

2011-11-19T22:08:00.005-05:00

Most everyone can remember playing in piles of leaves when they were young... Hannah and Reilly, now known as 1 and 2, got their chance to play in a small pile this afternoon. It was very late int he day and the pictures were not very good, but here are a few of 1 and 2 having a great time.

Footnote- Mom and Dad have devised the uncrackable code of numbering the children by birth order. Now we can talk about them in front of them. They are all very smart, but they will never figure it out.

G and Pop's visit

2011-11-19T22:03:00.004-05:00

G and Pop stopped by and stayed with us for the night a couple weeks back. The family photographer has been a little busy at his real job, hence the delay in posting the pictures. All the kids enjoyed G and Pop's visit, but Sullivan might have had some special attention this time around.

Can You Rd Ths?

2011-11-18T17:41:00.003-05:00

This morning Hannah asked me (as she does every Friday) to write her a note to get ice cream in the school cafeteria. I said sure. She whipped out this note and said "Good, 'cause I was going to have to use this one!"

She is 6 years old and already forging notes to the teacher. Lord help me.

Birthday Party

2011-11-06T20:16:00.001-05:00

Reilly rode the horsey at a Chuck E Cheese birthday party today. I'm
pretty sure he loves that place as much as I hate it.

2011 Halloween

2011-11-01T20:03:00.001-04:00

Our lil' candy corn fairy, chicken and the egg had a successful
halloween night!! So.much.candy. So.much.FUN!

Too much whine

2011-10-30T19:18:00.000-04:00

Makes a boy sleepy!!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!!

2011-10-30T11:36:00.001-04:00

From all your little chickens!!

Beautiful

2011-10-25T18:26:00.000-04:00

Hannah got off the bus today and was invited over to play in the
neighbor's tree. It was a beautiful day. A beautiful tree. A beautiful
girl!

Sullivan - 6 month stats

2011-10-25T16:57:00.003-04:00

Weight - 15 lbs 4.5 oz. (12%)

Height - 26" (33%)

Head - 44.3cm (64%)

Sullivan is a very happy baby boy. He is growing so fast! The doctor was pleased with his progress but was a little concerned about his weight not staying on the curve. She said it's probably fine, but wants me to start feeding him solids twice a day along with continuing to breastfeed him. We'll go back for another weight check in 6 weeks.

He is rolling over both ways, sitting up with assistance, watching his brother & sister intently, sleeping through the night, laughing when laughed at, and smiling when smiled at.

Thoroughly Enjoying the Game!

2011-10-16T14:36:00.000-04:00

...with his eyes closed!

First Pro Football Game!!

2011-10-16T12:14:00.000-04:00

Yummy Toes!

2011-10-15T20:21:00.001-04:00

Storytime with a Twist

2011-10-15T17:58:00.011-04:00

We've stumbled upon this awesome place here in Roswell that does a **free** storytime once a month. It's not just any storytime. It's a storytime that lets the kids act out the story. The story today was Boogie Knights. The premise of the story was the Knights are sleeping watching the castle while the "Halloween" characters were having a dance party in the basement. The Halloween characters consisted of ghosts, witches, wear-wolves, aliens, etc.

Hannah jumped up at the chance to be a knight in the story. Her role was to "sleep" on stage while the others were having a party. She did ok, but you could tell she really wanted to be on the party side. (who can blame her!). Reilly was chosen to be the alien. And a good alien, he was. He basically stood on stage, did what he was told and acted the part of the partying alien. One by one, the knights joined the party. Hannah was excited to join the partying Halloween characters! Here are a few photos from the storytime. I highly recommend it for any locals!

Reilly is in the back as the alien. Hannah is in the foreground as a Knight (dressed in a Viking hat!)

"How Do I Look?"

Reilly the Alien trying to keep his hat on!

...and it slips below his eyes.

After the Knights join the party, they do the Conga!

So Giddy to be on stage!

After the Boogie, they all go to sleep.

...but not Hannah!

Pumpkin Patch 2011

2011-10-15T17:32:00.010-04:00

Today, we went for our annual photo shoot at the pumpkin patch. It's definitely more difficult to get pictures of 3 kids.

Check out Reilly's eye roll. That comes from the Chambers side.

Maybe if we hang him upside down, he'll have fun?!

That's better. Except Daddy decided to mock Reilly who is now smiling. Oh well!

Momma & Sullivan!

Sullivan was happy for half the time.

I love this candid of them. They really do love playing with each other.

Meanwhile, Sullivan is hanging out in the pumpkins!

We have to admit. After several not so good pics of Reilly, we bribed them with a doughnut. It worked for a little while, but then....

we decided maybe we'd like a "mean face" pumpkin picture.

We all left happy on our way to the doughnut store.

Sullivan- the best little baby. Ever.

2011-10-09T22:34:00.002-04:00

Sullivan, thus far, has been a very easy baby. He hardly ever cries. Always Smiles. Always Giggles. Always laughs out loud when his brother and sister enter the room. He goes to sleep with nothing. No sassy. No blankie. You put him in his bed and he's out. Til morning. If I have to wake him up abruptly, he doesn't cry.

So it doesn't surprise me that without a peep, he has not 1--but 2 first teeth! Wahoo for Sullivan!

Hannah, the Entertainer

2011-10-09T22:22:00.001-04:00

Hannah, now a Kindergartner, rides the bus pretty much everyday. We live in a very large neighborhood with a LOT of neighborhood kids on her bus. I found out the other day from another parent that Hannah has been singing - on the loud speaker- to the entire bus. Friday's song was "You Are My Sunshine"- a song I started singing to her when she was days old!

She will always be my sunshine! I love her independent, self-confident little spirit!

Vintage or Dated?

2011-10-09T15:55:00.003-04:00

So "G" gave Stephanie an old hat that Andrew used to wear as a kid, in 1976, 34 years ago, with a slightly rusted metal fastener. Stephanie loves it, and thinks Sullivan looks great in it. Andrew thinks Sullivan looks like a girl in that hat and doesn't think Sullivan should be subjected to mental anguish this early in life. So the question becomes, is a 34 year old hand me down hat "vintage" or is it "dated"? Feel free to comment below.

One more...

2011-10-02T21:38:00.002-04:00

Reilly pointing out a boat on the water.

Brother and Sister

2011-10-02T18:44:00.003-04:00

We woke up in Augusta, GA this morning, Hannah's birthplace. Hannah, Reilly, and Daddy went out early and took a walk on the Augusta River Walk, and we saw a train up close! Here are a couple pictures from this morning.

Sullivan lounging around, on his tummy.

2011-09-24T17:37:00.003-04:00

Click on the video to watch it full screen.

Sullivan and the new camera lens...

2011-09-24T16:45:00.003-04:00

Sullivan has been working on his roll over skills. He can now roll from tummy to back pretty well, but he doesn't seem to do that well going the other way around. Daddy recently got a new camera lens that lets him do a little more creative work with the camera. So we worked together on a few pictures this afternoon (it was halftime of the football game). Here are a couple from halftime...

Reilly looks big today, Sullivan doesn't

2011-09-11T15:21:00.006-04:00

Reilly looked really big today with his polo button down shirt! I imagine Sullivan thinks Reilly is really big too, since he has to look up to him from his car seat.

There are no words...

2011-09-11T08:22:00.003-04:00

Usually when we post pictures of the kids, we can come up with something clever to say, however with this picture there are no words. Hannah came up from the basement looking like this and I knew this picture would show back up on her wedding day, whenever that may be.

Sullivan takes baby steps... Figuratively speaking

2011-09-08T17:44:00.003-04:00

Sullivan is now sitting up with a little help from the Bumbo seat. He really seems to like it, but is not happy when you sit him in the seat facing away from the TV. Sullivan is the only of our three kids that cared at all about TV at his age.

Hannah is getting older...

2011-09-04T22:31:00.003-04:00

Hannah is getting older and starting to look like a big girl! She is also is getting to be a really good model for when the family photographer gets new equipment! Here she was posing for our new lighting equipment. Hannah continues to be a great big sister and helps out a lot with her brothers. She also intentionally get under Reilly's skin just to mess with him.

A different perspective…

2011-09-04T22:25:00.001-04:00

As a mother of 3 young children, I am realizing that the English language has a lot of instances of words that sound the same, but are spelled differently, and have totally different meanings. I know there’s a technical term for these words, but I forget.

So, a couple months ago, we were in the car and Reilly spots a red truck. He emphatically tells me to look at the red truck. I asked him if he knew what kind of truck it was. Nope. I told him it was a tow truck. Oh, he says as if he knew all about tow trucks.

I asked him if he knew what tow trucks are used for. Yeah, he says (still struggling with his “Rs”). “It’s for when ya bwake ya toe, ya put it onna toe twuck.”

Sullivan loves rice cereal... Well at least the parents do.

2011-09-04T22:24:00.002-04:00

Sullivan got his first taste of rice cereal last week, and he loved it. Can't you tell? Well, his parents love it, because he has been sleeping better ever since he started eating it!

Sullivan’s 4 month stats

2011-08-25T21:18:00.001-04:00

Weight – 14 lbs 8 oz (44%)

Height – 24 3/4” (46%)

Head – 42.4cm (54%)

Scary how close he is to his brother’s stats! He is 3/4 of an inch longer, his head is .1cm bigger, and he weighs EXACTLY the same at this age.

Sullivan is a growing, happy, healthy baby boy. He is a joy to have around. You almost don’t even know he’s here (except when he’s hungry!). He smiles at his brother and sister all.day.long! I can tell he can’t wait to get down in the floor and play with them. He will be starting rice cereal soon…. as soon as the photographer is ready!

I'm still here...

2011-08-18T22:09:00.003-04:00

Yea, Sullivan has not made many appearances on the website lately. He has been laying around on the job, much like his father.

Sullivan’s Baptism

2011-08-15T19:35:00.001-04:00

Mommy & Sullivan

Sweet Cousins Cecilia (4) and Hannah (6)

GodShane (Hannah’s Godfather) reading

Aunt Jillian (Hannah’s Godmother)

Father Murphy & Deacon Ed married us and baptized all 3 of our children!

Daddy has this baptism thing down pat!

This picture makes me laugh. Mommy had taken the pacifier out (for picture purposes). Sullivan began to scream. Father Murphy said “Put that thing back in.” Ha!

Another Catholic!

The GodParents!

Sweet Picture of Mommy and Sullivan!

Hannah's first day of school...

2011-08-15T08:49:00.001-04:00

You can't see it in this picture, but only one Chambers girl has tears in her eyes... Her name ends with "tephanie".

Hannah’s Birthday Bowling Bash

2011-08-13T17:50:00.001-04:00

I realize it’s August 13th and Hannah’s birthday was July 1st. I am really behind on posts I know! Better late than never??

Hannah is ready for her friends to arrive so she can BOWL!

Mommy helping Julianna.

Reilly loved bowling!

Tiny Might, Lilly! She has more energy than any 2 year old I’ve ever seen!

Refueling!

Hannah ready to blow out the candles. And, the memory card is full!

Hannah 6 Year Stats

2011-08-13T16:50:00.001-04:00

Weight – 44 lbs – 43%
Height – 43.5” – 16%

It’s confirmed! Hannah is a healthy little 6 year old girl! She’s weighs about 1 pound per inch!!

Ahhhh!!!

2011-08-13T16:25:00.001-04:00

A new way to post. I was starting to really hate the blogger interface! Let’s try another way!

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a Yummy Baptism

2011-08-11T23:05:00.001-04:00

2 days after Sullivan's baptism, Reilly saw a picture of when he was baptized. He said, "Sissy, is that a picture from when Sullivan was 'appetized'?!!

That kid cracks me up!

Starter Pets

2011-08-11T22:59:00.002-04:00

Last week we were getting ready for our trip to the beach and I told Hannah that I needed her to be a really good girl and a good helper in the car with the boys. She had been wanting a fish for quite some time and so I broke down and promised that she'd get a fish if she was really good. [subplot - Hannah's idol, Candice, had just asked me what she could get her for her birthday and I told her the only thing she hadn't gotten and really wanted was a fish. Not really thinking through the logistics of getting a fish home from Mobile. ]

So after promising Hannah that her good behavior might result in a fish, she looked at me with her big green eyes and said "Yeah, I've been thinking about that fish. And I think I'd rather have a horse."

I just about fell out of my seat. I told her that a horse really wasn't a good "starter" pet. She quickly said, well then what about a hamster. Yep, Mommy doesn't do rodents either.

Rainbow, Hannah's new fish, is fitting in quite nicely to our little family.

Water Please

2011-08-11T22:57:00.001-04:00

We were leaving a restaurant a couple weeks ago and Reilly asked for a cup of water. I told him that we really didn't need any more water before we got home. Without hesitation he says, "well, den I'wwa just take a milkshake."

Hmmm...

2011-08-11T22:53:00.004-04:00

This past weekend we baptized Sullivan. (pictures to follow). During the Mass, the priest was speaking symbolically when he said "I am God and I am Here" in these troubled times when people are asking where God is. Ok... so most of the audience picked up on this symbolism. Not Reilly. While the priest was giving out the chalices to the Eucharistic Ministers Reilly said "Hmmm. What's God doing?" I started laughing hysterically. I knew exactly what he meant... I mean the priest DID just say HE was God!

Sullivan Talks!

2011-08-03T17:00:00.002-04:00

Sullivan - 2 month Stats

2011-07-19T21:48:00.002-04:00

I know I'm posting this late, but at least I'm posting it :) His 2 month doctor visit was June 27, 2011 and here are his stats:

Weight - 12 lbs 7 oz. (66%)

Height - 23"(48%)

Head - 41cm (70%)

Birthday Party - Part 1

2011-07-18T21:45:00.010-04:00

Reilly & Charlie could be brothers they're so stinkin' cute!

Cecilia & Hannah with the sign the Nicholas Cousins made!

Curran sporting her cast! Thank goodness she's gotten it off now and can enjoy the rest of the summer cast-free!

Mary Keenan looking like a flower child :)

I can't explain this one of Mackie??

Brooke posing.

Hannah ready to dig into some cupcakes!

who wouldn't want to play in dish bubbles at the beach?

Hannah in the original birthday hat. I think she'll be wearing that thing til she's old and gray!

Argghh.

While we were at the beach, we celebrated Hannah's Birthday - Part 1! Here are a couple pictures from the Pirate & Princess Breakfast on her actual birthday - July 1st!

Sullivan is still here!

2011-07-18T21:34:00.004-04:00

Sullivan can sleep just about anywhere.

G really knows how to pound babies to sleep!

awake talking to Pop!

So we were asked today if we sold Sullivan to the gypsies because we haven't posted any of him lately. Oops! Poor 3rd kid! Here are a couple of just Sullivan. He's now 12 weeks old and has a really cute personality. He loves to watch his big brother & sister. He smiles when smiled at. He's laughing and cooing more and more each day. He is a laid back baby and pretty much only cries when he wants to eat. Although today he cried in Target and he was completely happy with being up on my shoulder checking out his surroundings. Made for a little bit more difficult of a trip to Target, but at least he wasn't screaming!

Lil' Stinkers

2011-07-11T21:51:00.000-04:00

Let's Go Fly a Kite

2011-07-10T11:47:00.001-04:00

Papa took the kids to the big beach to fly a kite! I'm not sure if the kids or Papa had more fun!

They love their Papa!

Mr. Bigeye Fishy

2011-07-10T11:40:00.004-04:00

Daddy went out on the annual fishing trip that Papa has. The kids and Mommy went to the dock to see all the fish that they brought in. Here's Reilly holding the bigeye snapper that Daddy caught. Daddy caught a lot more fish than just this little guy, but he was the best candidate for the kids to hold!

Hannah's turn!

Ahhhhh!!!!

2011-07-10T11:34:00.002-04:00

We just returned from a week at the beach! As always, we had a great time with friends and family. While we were there, we celebrated Hannah's 6th birthday! For a birthday treat, we went on a family trip to the Ferris Wheel! This picture makes me laugh!

2 peas in a pod

2011-06-19T17:03:00.004-04:00

I just found this picture of Hannah and Reilly during Reilly's first bike ride. It struck me how much they look like each other when they are wearing their helmets.

Reilly's new bike

2011-06-19T16:52:00.009-04:00

Reilly got a new bike from a friend (read- hand-me-down)... He was very excited as you can see. You can also see he is becoming a big boy. Hannah was mothering him as he was riding for the first time. She was helping him turn around and honking his horn every chance she could get.

Reilly eating (mostly) an ice cream cone

2011-06-19T16:41:00.005-04:00

When Hannah was 3, Pop and Daddy took her to the Orange Beach Marina to have some ice cream. The result was a great picture and a tremendous mess... So Pop and Daddy decided to recreate the moment with Reilly this year, since he is almost exactly the same age as Hannah was that day. Here are the results...

Hannah the soccer player!

2011-06-19T16:38:00.001-04:00

Here is Hannah's team picture from soccer this year. The date was 01-23-2011, so yea, I am behind on getting things posted to the website. -Daddy

Catching up...

2011-06-19T16:37:00.001-04:00

It's father day and Daddy is trying to catch up with all the stuff on my desk, pictures from vacation, etc. I will try to post some pictures this week.
-Andrew

Hannah and Reilly camera time...

2011-05-31T21:11:00.003-04:00

Hannah and Reilly got in front of the camera too. Stephanie suggested they rub noses and it turned out to be a great picture of them.

Sullivan poses under the studio lights, and loves it!

2011-05-31T20:51:00.002-04:00

Sullivan got the studio photography treatment yesterday, and it was his favorite thing ever. This is the only picture where he was crying, no really, he was an angel. OK, not really, but I think the crying pictures are the best ones anyway. This is not the best picture from his sitting, but I do think it is a cute one. -Daddy

Sullivan - 1 month Stats

2011-05-27T09:51:00.002-04:00

Weight - 10 lbs 8 oz (64 percentile)
Height - 21.5" (42 percentile)
Head - 39.3cm (67 percentile)

Sullivan is blending right into our new family of 5. He is a pretty laid back little guy. He cries when he's hungry, has a dirty diaper, or is tired. He is waking once at night and eating like a champ during the day.

3 Year Stats - Reilly

2011-05-27T09:44:00.002-04:00

35 Lbs (80th percentile)
37" (30th percentile)

Reilly is a happy, healthy little boy. He makes us laugh every single day. He loves playing with trains, trucks, and balls. He is ALL boy. He is a sweet little thing with a wild streak at times. He keeps us on our toes.

Lately, he has been speaking VERY loud. At first, I thought he was just trying to be heard over his sister and baby brother. Lately, he seemed to be getting louder and louder. Yesterday I asked the doctor to check his hearing. After the hearing test, they said he has poor hearing in his left ear and referred us to an ENT/Audiologist. Our appointment is next week, so hopefully we can get to the bottom of what's going on with our little guy.

Hannah loves her new brother...

2011-05-17T20:55:00.003-04:00

... and loves to hold him too. Hannah and Reilly helped put him to sleep today when Mom was busy. They are big helpers for us... at times.
Great pictures Mom!

More gifts

2011-05-17T20:50:00.003-04:00

Here are more of his gifts... Notice how Hannah is hovering over him waiting for a chance to steal the new toy out from under him, like a dog under the dinner table? It might not bother Reilly all that much, but it drives Daddy crazy.

Rockets!

2011-05-17T20:48:00.001-04:00

Here Reilly discovers he can shoot air-rockets in the house, and Mom and Dad will just laugh about it. Unlikes throwing balls around the house, which will land him in the timeout chair.

Cars!

2011-05-17T20:45:00.002-04:00

Reilly likes his new cars, trucks, and helicopter. He is really starting to like playing with more little boy toys. He has spent three years trying to play with Hannah's toys and chasing her around the house, soon he will be leading Sullivan around.

Reilly is a big boy...

2011-05-17T20:39:00.003-04:00

Reilly turned 3 years old today! He was very proud and happy to turn 3, but it will really be big when he has his official party this weekend. Here are a few pictures from this evening when he opened his presents from his sister and parents. Sullivan couldn't make it to the store yet, but will try to go in a few days.

Reilly gets a new doggy from his sister! He quickly named the new doggy Halley (Bebe and Papa's dog's name)

Reilly's birthday is coming soon!

2011-05-15T08:27:00.002-04:00

Reilly's birthday is coming soon, but he will not be in school for his actual birthday, so they had a party for him early. Reilly will turn 3 on May 17th, but he already enjoyed these puppy cupcakes Mom made this week. Great job Mom. -Andrew

For the record, Daddy didn't get to eat one.

Cecilia is a proud cousin

2011-05-15T08:20:00.005-04:00

Hannah, Reilly, and Sullivan's cousins came over to hang out for a day from Birmingham. They all enjoyed playing, but Cecilia was particularly proud to hold Sullivan. It is quite fun to see the cousins enjoying playing with each other. We hope to get together at the beach this summer!

Vin and Mary Murphy stopped by...

2011-05-15T08:17:00.002-04:00

Thanks to Vin and Mary Murphy for stopping by to see our newly expanded family. They live in Mobile, AL and made the trip all the way to see us after Sullivan was born... Or maybe it was to see their daughter who lives close by, no it must have been to see us. -Andrew

One more...

2011-05-15T08:14:00.002-04:00

I found one more of Great Grandma Curran and all the kids...

Curran Girls

2011-05-08T17:34:00.004-04:00

Here are all the Curran girls posing with Sullivan. Thanks to G, Great Aunt Georgia, and Great Grandma Curran for stopping by to see all the kids.

Great Grandma Curran's visit

2011-05-08T17:25:00.004-04:00

Great Grandma Curran made the long trip with Great Aunt Georgia to visit Sullivan, Reilly, and Hannah this past week. We had a great visit and took lots of pictures. Everyone is very appreciative that she made the trip, even if she did make Sullivan cry just a little bit.

The boys

2011-05-08T17:22:00.001-04:00

Stephanie caught Daddy and Sullivan sleeping during the hockey game. A rare moment for Daddy during the playoffs.

Back to Birth Weight!

2011-05-06T15:52:00.002-04:00

Sullivan had his 2 week checkup today. He weighs 8 lbs 15oz--surpassing his birth weight by 1 oz! The doctor says he looks great! We're so blessed to have a healthy baby boy!

In the end, Sullivan was happy once again

2011-05-03T22:16:00.002-04:00

Sullivan stopped crying long enough to give a half smile, then I left the room to look at the pictures. So I assume everything went just fine after I left the room. -Daddy