July is for the birds!

Well I have to say July has been one heck of a month here for us! With Max breaking his leg, being in a cast for 4 plus weeks, getting strep throat on top of that, Jackson getting strep and Lola finally getting over her colicky phase......Let's just say this has been a true test of our patience for both Zach and I! I'm happy to report that Max's leg is healing and he'll have his cast off Aug. 5th. He is able to crawl around in his cast which makes him and all of us much happier! He's over strep and Jackson is getting better day by day. Lola is now 8 weeks old and she weighs 10 lbs and is 23.5 inches long! She is in the 25 percential for weight and 100 percential for length! So, she may look like her mama but she's definitely going to be taller than her mama! Her fussiness has really died down and she's smiling and cooing allot more. She is sleeping in her own room now and takes 3-4 naps a day, some are 2-3 hours and some are just 40 minutes or so. Her long one is in the morning and she sleeps great at night! She is down between 9-10:00 and sleeps til 4 or 5 in the morning, feeds and back down til 8 or 9 am!! :-) The boys are so good with her and she loves to talk with them in the morning when she first wakes up, its so cute to watch.

Lola and I are heading to MI next weekend for the family to meet her and my Grandma's 80th Birthday Party. I'm really looking forward to the little break and excited to see my niece Audrey who is now over a year old! :-) I'll post pictures when I get back. For now here are some family pictures we had taken when Lola was 4 weeks old! Enjoy!

Maximillion, our little trooper!

Well it has been a while since my last post. As you can imagine it's been a little difficult to blog lately. Just having Lola a few weeks ago and her having colic, it leaves no real down time for me, but this too shall pass, right? So here is the latest news on the Shea front, Maximillion broke his leg on the 4th of July! Yes, that's right little Max tripped over all things a pillow and broke his femur bone. It happened right before bedtime and Zach was on his way back from MI so, thank god he was only an hour or so away and could meet me at Emergency. Aunt Jeanette came down to sit with Jackson while I took both Max and Lola to the hospital. Needless to say, he has a cast all the way down his leg and across his belly! It has to be on for 3 weeks, which really isn't too bad considering the break. The last couple of days, we have been hanging out in the living room, propped up with pillows and watching Tractors! Not too sure how much longer this will go on, but for now it works. He hasn't tried to move around yet, but I'm sure it's coming! Lola is growing and changing daily! She weighs about 10 lbs and is cooing more and more. She loves to talk with Jackson, they are so cute together. Her face lights up when she hears his voice! She sleeps great, and has her fussy time about 7:30-8 o'clock at night til about 11:00 then she's out til morning! I really can't complain too much other than I miss spending time with Zach!! And then there's Jackson! He has been really good about helping out around here lately, especially since I need extra hands these days! He really has grown up so much in these last couple of months, it's amazing!! Here are a few pictures of the little man, Lola and of course Jackson! :-)